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Post by bigdobber on Feb 10, 2006 7:35:14 GMT -5
Last nights game showed a distinct gap in talent between Bonnies and Rams. I felt we played hard and saw spacing on offense but we really are not a good shooting team. This team needed a bonafide point guard to run the offense this season but it looks like Sol relied on Relph who seems to be better suited as a shooting guard to make the transition. They have the same problem the Knicks have in the NBA. No one to run the offense. Same results as Knicks. Difference is Larry Brown(if he stays) will eventually put a decent product on court. As an alumn, I can say that I have no confidence in Sol's abilities. So many mixed feelings about direction of program but from an economic stand point, to see Riley Center half full last night has got to be hurting this school financially. I expect alot will be addressed at end of season. The Board needs to look at the long term viability of the program. Make no mistake about it. We are at a crossroads. The players are not getting what they were promised athletically. Hopefully they see the value of the diploma.
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Post by mangham on Feb 10, 2006 8:03:39 GMT -5
I have seen us play 3 times. We continually allow opponents easy transition baskets. Our floor balance is terrible. Fordham must have had 26 points in transition. You will never win games giving points away like this.
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Post by oldschool on Feb 10, 2006 8:19:50 GMT -5
In response to bigdobber, I agree that Relph is a shooter and not a point. I also like the comparison to the Knicks. Having the Reilly Center half-full, however, does not have the kind of impact on the University that one would infer from his post. True, the lack of ticket sales may hurt the athletics, and by extension men's basketball programs, but the University does not rely on ticket sales to balance its books. The school is tuition dependent, and in need of more students after a down year in 2005. While it may be a stretch, I will allow that the low poor performance of the men's team may affect the University's other revenue stream--alumni giving. As for the players not getting what they were promised athletically, I believe it is they who promised us athletic talents, while we promised them an education without cost, and an excellent one at that. The fact that they get to play basketball while they are here, an activity which should be fun but that they make look like it is the most tedious job in the world, is only half of the equation.
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Post by bigdobber on Feb 10, 2006 8:47:47 GMT -5
As far as I can see 3000 tickets less per game at 14/ticket over 13 dates is over $500,000 in revenues not realized. Also, don't underestimate the importance of the basketball program in promoting the school. I sense that Sol has lost this team and question whether he is the right guy for the program. That is all. I here alot of rumblings from people who were initially solidly behind Sol. I won't point the finger at the kids. Sol does that all the time with his "life lessons". I know of another "life lesson". If you don't produce over a reasonable period of time changes are made. I expect that status quo will not be the direction in 2007. Something has to give. Something will have to give.
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Post by risaint05 on Feb 10, 2006 9:24:33 GMT -5
Actually, Bonnies are 6 1/2 point favorites in next month's exhibition game with the Knicks.
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