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Post by fortytwo on Feb 22, 2024 22:29:25 GMT -5
I am a conspiracy theorist - always have been.
Accuse me of blasphemy but here it is.
Steve Curran leaves SBU in a lateral move within the A10. Dana Valentine arrives from a prep school that has provided many players to our program.
Maybe Curran realizes he will not ascend to a head coaching role at Bonas and travels on.
Two players from that aforementioned prep school red shirt.
I am just speculating for sure.
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Post by coach on Feb 23, 2024 3:29:45 GMT -5
Yeah, Schmidt has struggled at times but he's done a great job. If they didn't hire him and made a bad choice-St bona would have probably dropped to a way lesser conference. Also, the guy is really liked in the community as well as very well-liked by alumni equates to more donations. You guys don't realize that his donation salary is because of him and his ability to get to know the community and alumni. Not all coaches win and are likable. Also, hate to be the bad guy but imagine getting players to commit to st Bonaventure?  They fly to buff- Staff or school representative picks them up. Drives them an hour and a half through cow pastures and icy roads. Finally get to campus FUN- and a great place to attend, but it's small and different and during the winter it's most likely a Cold visit. It's not easy to get people here and it's not easy to do what he has done. The donations are up b/c he's likable. There's a lot more that goes into NCAA coaching than just the X's & O's, He's been great. |
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Post by Cat on Feb 23, 2024 4:39:04 GMT -5
Well said!
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Post by geneseo on Feb 23, 2024 7:53:25 GMT -5
Is it ok to criticize Schmidt? Sure, it is. This season has not gone as planned up to now. I will tell you that nobody is harder on Schmidt than he is on himself.
This horrible season (which is not over yet] we are 16-10. 16 wins is as many or more than St. Bonaventure has had in 26 seasons since 1979-80 and joining the Eastern 8. Some of you need to look at the history of this program. Schmidt and Baron {we can relive the Wickenheiser nightmare if you want} are the only coaches that have had sustained success in the league. 4 regular season or tournament championships since 2011, and some want to get rid of him? The days of storming the court because Dan Putney had a decent game and we accidentally won are over. Could we go back to that? You better believe it.
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Post by sabo on Feb 23, 2024 10:49:52 GMT -5
Expectations of 26 wins by some people on this board before the season started are part of the problem. Not sure how that was determined. All the transfers except maybe Mika have come from conferences signicantly below the A10. Not putting these guys down, it is what it is.
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Post by u518370 on Feb 23, 2024 11:58:33 GMT -5
This season has been frustrating. I think Schmidt's focus on running the offense through Venning has led to too much stagnation from everyone else...which makes it very hard for the guards to consistently find a rhythm. Of course, I'm not a coach and it's very possible (likely) that the other guys aren't executing around Venning the way that Schmidt has asked them to. I do think it's time to try a different approach with this group.
That said, the NCAA at-large chances for this team were always going to be slim. Very little margin for error in the current A10. It was always likely that the team would need to get hot in Brooklyn in order to make the NCAAs. However unlikely, that is still possible.
As I have mentioned elsewhere, being in the top 25% of D1 schools (as measured by the NET) should never be considered a "bad" season given SBU's enrollment and resources. If I was reading some of the commentary on this board without context, I would think the team was 10-16 instead of 16-10.
With regard to Schmidt, I think the chance of improving the program under a new hire would be less than 20%. I think the most likely outcome would be a downturn that finds us consistently playing on day one of the conference tournament. Until that calculus changes, the idea is silly.
Go Bonnies!
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Post by gregmitch70 on Feb 23, 2024 12:26:52 GMT -5
People keep mentioning 16-10 record this year as some kind of swell accomplishment. Reminder: We played several of the worst of the worst teams in the entire D1 in our OOC. While losing to another bad team, Canisius. Even Okla State is 11-14.
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Post by kccgold on Feb 23, 2024 12:52:01 GMT -5
People keep mentioning 16-10 record this year as some kind of swell accomplishment. Who is? Give me a break old man. Everyone is disappointed with where we are in this season so far |
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Post by gregmitch70 on Feb 23, 2024 13:29:39 GMT -5
People keep mentioning 16-10 record this year as some kind of swell accomplishment. Who is? Give me a break old man. Everyone is disappointed with where we are in this season so far Ha, ha, young man, two people here just today--including the previous post in this very thread and another three hours ago. Maybe try taking the trouble to read, I know a lot to ask. |
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Post by u518370 on Feb 23, 2024 14:32:39 GMT -5
Who is? Give me a break old man. Everyone is disappointed with where we are in this season so far Ha, ha, young man, two people here just today--including the previous post in this very thread and another three hours ago. Maybe try taking the trouble to read, I know a lot to ask. To be clear, I never intended to imply that the 16-10 record was a "swell accomplishment". Rather, I was trying to make the point that the mood on the board is more in line with a 10-16 record. Go Bonnies! |
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Post by bigcat on Feb 23, 2024 14:41:22 GMT -5
Expectations of 26 wins by some people on this board before the season started are part of the problem. Not sure how that was determined. All the transfers except maybe Mika have come from conferences signicantly below the A10. Not putting these guys down, it is what it is. A10 coaches picked us third in the league. Many publications had us in top 2 and a possible surprise mid major. This is not just what posters expected … it’s what everyone expected. Yes Mark has a tough job. But he gets paid handsomely and deserves some heat when expectations are not met. I’m repeating myself every two days… glad it’s almost Happy Hour!! |
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Post by sabo on Feb 23, 2024 14:59:28 GMT -5
Coaches had Bona at 2nd place in the A10 based on what though? A second half meltdown last year and the addition of 2 5th year above average transfers? Sorry bigcat but I dont believe "everyone" thought this team was storming to an at large berth. No disrespect intended,I just dont see things the same way.
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Post by kccgold on Feb 23, 2024 15:59:01 GMT -5
Ha, ha, young man, two people here just today--including the previous post in this very thread and another three hours ago. Maybe try taking the trouble to read, I know a lot to ask. To be clear, I never intended to imply that the 16-10 record was a "swell accomplishment". Rather, I was trying to make the point that the mood on the board is more in line with a 10-16 record. Go Bonnies! Almost everyone knew what you were saying |
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Post by kccgold on Feb 23, 2024 16:14:19 GMT -5
Coaches had Bona at 2nd place in the A10 based on what though? A second half meltdown last year and the addition of 2 5th year above average transfers? Sorry bigcat but I dont believe "everyone" thought this team was storming to an at large berth. No disrespect intended,I just dont see things the same way. Nothing wrong with having high expectations, it’s great to have that barometer. But yeah, I agree we may have overestimated how good the team could be |
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Post by Cassian on Feb 23, 2024 16:19:32 GMT -5
So, you’re saying there’s a chance?
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