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Post by lasalle89 on Nov 19, 2017 20:23:23 GMT -5
I like the A10. The problem is we are not competitive in the A10. G has got to figure it out or move on.
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Post by cjprof on Nov 19, 2017 20:27:06 GMT -5
I like the A10. The problem is we are not competitive in the A10. G has got to figure it out or move on. Well put! Concise and on target.
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Post by walkon on Nov 19, 2017 21:08:50 GMT -5
Yesterday was a very proud effort by our guys… Can’t say that enough. One of the rare losses where I could sit back and say our effort was almost as good as a win. Today was just pathetic, that team was not that good we made them look very good with bad decisions, we beat ourselves today. No credit to BC, they were not impressive, and would be average in the Atlantic 10.
Today La Salle beat La Salle.
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Post by cjprof on Nov 19, 2017 21:21:11 GMT -5
The Restore Our Tradition crew over on Facebook is getting all over G.
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Post by Happy Fortune on Nov 19, 2017 21:22:52 GMT -5
I’m at the point where if La Salle ever wins the A10 tournament, i will Feel like a Cubs fan winning the World Series. (kinda crazy but that’s how i feel)
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Post by victoriouslasalle on Nov 19, 2017 21:32:23 GMT -5
I like the A10. The problem is we are not competitive in the A10. G has got to figure it out or move on. Some may differ but I would much rather try to upgrade the coaching than down grade our league. I see us as a mediocre mid range A 10 team, not a regular A10 top competitor but also not a consistent bottom dweller. If G cannot improve our lot I would rather stay bide our necessary time with him and give someone else a chance ASAP.
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Nov 19, 2017 21:41:52 GMT -5
I like the A10. The problem is we are not competitive in the A10. G has got to figure it out or move on. Some may differ but I would much rather try to upgrade the coaching than down grade our league. I am see us as having been mostly a mediocre mid range A 10 team, not a regular A10 top competitor but also not a consistent bottom dweller. If G cannot improve our lot I would rather stay bid our necessary time with him and give someone else a chance ASP. With the Philadelphia recruiting base, La Salle should be perennially in the top third.
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Post by charmcityexplorer on Nov 19, 2017 21:47:46 GMT -5
What were we back then? We played in the MAAC. I'll tell you what we were... We were a top 20 team who was were 30-2 beating every team that we played except for Lou and that was a close one. We won 100 games in 4 yrs and made the tournament 3 and was int the NIT chip my freshman yr.We won the Big 5 two yrs straight and had a 49-1 win streak in MAAC!! In thos four years, we beat nova 4 times, temple, st joes, Penn, rank teams Florida, florida st, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Ohio state, set a record against DePaul, and many other tournament wins and no conference games!! So check your history when you challenge the MAAC back then and who we played. You completely missed my point.
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Post by La Salle 08 on Nov 19, 2017 22:14:44 GMT -5
At least our unis are awesome. If a Uni is awesome but no one can buy it does it even exist?
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Post by postup on Nov 19, 2017 23:16:18 GMT -5
Maybe we can keep this tournament a secret from the rest of the college basketball world since it looked like almost no one attended this "event." The organizers have to be saying to themselves, "What the hell were we thinking hosting something like this and inviting a program like La Salle?"
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Post by cjprof on Nov 19, 2017 23:19:28 GMT -5
Maybe we can keep this tournament a secret from the rest of the college basketball world since it looked like almost no one attended this "event." The organizers have to be saying to themselves, "What the hell were we thinking hosting something like this and inviting a program like La Salle?" I bet the folks in Ireland can’t wait to see our style of college basketball.
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Post by lasalle69bestever on Nov 19, 2017 23:56:13 GMT -5
I'll tell you what we were... We were a top 20 team who was were 30-2 beating every team that we played except for Lou and that was a close one. We won 100 games in 4 yrs and made the tournament 3 and was int the NIT chip my freshman yr.We won the Big 5 two yrs straight and had a 49-1 win streak in MAAC!! In thos four years, we beat nova 4 times, temple, st joes, Penn, rank teams Florida, florida st, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Ohio state, set a record against DePaul, and many other tournament wins and no conference games!! So check your history when you challenge the MAAC back then and who we played. You completely missed my point. I don't think he did. Bobby (Mr. Johnson) is very, very right !!! Actually, your point is sketchy. Make it better and it'll fly better.
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Post by cjprof on Nov 20, 2017 0:07:48 GMT -5
The long range forecast for Belfast on Dec. 1 & 2 is for rain showers . . . how appropriate. My guess is it’s going to be raining threes all that weekend.
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Post by MisterD on Nov 20, 2017 8:31:26 GMT -5
With the Philadelphia recruiting base, La Salle should be perennially in the top third. So would Drexel in the A-10 be expected top 3 given the same city but better location?
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Nov 20, 2017 8:58:20 GMT -5
With the Philadelphia recruiting base, La Salle should be perennially in the top third. So would Drexel in the A-10 be expected top 3 given the same city but better location? Eventually over 20 years, yes.
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Post by coachd on Nov 20, 2017 9:14:12 GMT -5
I know many are growing weary of the "Aww shucks" culture that G has cultivated (the only exception being the 2 Ramon Galloway years which tells you who was running the show those years). The next head coach, Donnie Carr or an external candidate, has to change the entire mentality of the program. We should have had a few A10 titles by this point as some here have alluded to. Obviously this looks like another year where the program falls short. Mediocrity sucks for a program that is used to being outstanding.
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Nov 20, 2017 9:17:05 GMT -5
I didn't get to see any of the games, and only read the recaps (and this board), but I can't help but wonder if being tired was a factor. 3 starters playing 47+ minutes on Monday, followed by 4 of them playing 35+ minutes against very inferior South Alabama team is a lot of minutes. We should've been on cruise control and resting the starters in the last 10 mins of that game instead of letting their lineup dictate our style of play. That has to get fixed.
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Post by MisterD on Nov 20, 2017 9:19:46 GMT -5
So would Drexel in the A-10 be expected top 3 given the same city but better location? Eventually over 20 years, yes. And this is in a "just because" sense, independent of any other factors that go into building a program?
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Post by 23won on Nov 20, 2017 9:50:03 GMT -5
Glitter, i think fatigue is a partial answer but the same four teams played two days so you have to put up or go home.
Two points i would like to note, and i made this last year also
1) G doesn’t stop long negative periods effectively with a timeout and calling 2- 3 go to plays that are go to and should work 65 percent of the time. He just watches a burning building burn. Look at a few Davidson games in the past, the UVA game at Barclays, this weekend’s games and a bunch in between where we played well coached or athletic teams. G ball personified
2) part of meltdowns are attributable to 37 mpg guys getting gassed at the end of each half. G needs to give the guys including the stars quick blows throughout the game and make better use of those blows around tv timeouts since we don’t have the depth
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Post by Shout out to my Cousin Bern on Nov 20, 2017 10:25:37 GMT -5
Yaaay, we're already in end-of-a-long-miserable-season form on the board!
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Nov 20, 2017 10:42:41 GMT -5
Fatigue? It's November 20, not February 20, these guys have played 5 games... Most, if not all, have played more than 5 games in a weekend with AAU ball.
Guys get gassed, but let's not talk about fatigue. I think the college basketball regular season should be at least 35 games so you don't have all these week long gaps in November and December. That's bad for the sport.
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Post by gymrat67 on Nov 20, 2017 11:30:03 GMT -5
Sub-trivia : All 5 BC starters scored in double figures. BC 6'-10" sophomore Center Nik Popovic hit his career high thus far of 18 points ( 8 - 12 ).
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Post by durenduren on Nov 20, 2017 11:40:29 GMT -5
Fatigue? It's November 20, not February 20, these guys have played 5 games... Most, if not all, have played more than 5 games in a weekend with AAU ball. Guys get gassed, but let's not talk about fatigue. Thank you. That excuse is already tired [no pun intended].
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Post by durenduren on Nov 20, 2017 11:45:19 GMT -5
Some may differ but I would much rather try to upgrade the coaching than down grade our league. I am see us as having been mostly a mediocre mid range A 10 team, not a regular A10 top competitor but also not a consistent bottom dweller. If G cannot improve our lot I would rather stay bid our necessary time with him and give someone else a chance ASP. With the Philadelphia recruiting base, La Salle should be perennially in the top third. With all the other significantly progressive (and controversial) changes in the past few years under new leadership, including those specific to athletics, you have to imagine there's conversations about Giannini's future and the direction of the program. There'd be something wrong if these conversations weren't taking place.
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Post by coachd on Nov 20, 2017 12:11:54 GMT -5
Drain the Swimming Pool or whatever it takes to get us out of the mediocre hoops mess.
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Nov 20, 2017 13:18:10 GMT -5
Eventually over 20 years, yes. And this is in a "just because" sense, independent of any other factors that go into building a program? All things equal, a move up in conference affiliation is usually followed by a movement in resources and an improvement in recruiting grades. La Salle's jump to the A10 pre-dated a gigantic boom in AAU recruiting and coincided with an apathy on Speedy's side. Not to mention the MCC mistake that was prior to the A10.
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Post by durenduren on Nov 20, 2017 15:58:07 GMT -5
Not to mention the MCC mistake that was prior to the A10. You know, just one of the most ridiculous decisions made among a long list of bad decisions. So easy to forget the absurdity of La Salle in the MCC.
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Nov 20, 2017 16:46:33 GMT -5
Not to mention the MCC mistake that was prior to the A10. You know, just one of the most ridiculous decisions made among a long list of bad decisions. So easy to forget the absurdity of La Salle in the MCC. I wrote more on that post but used brevity instead. I can’t imagine that meeting where it was decided.
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Post by blueandgold on Nov 20, 2017 17:00:29 GMT -5
With the Philadelphia recruiting base, La Salle should be perennially in the top third. With all the other significantly progressive (and controversial) changes in the past few years under new leadership, including those specific to athletics, you have to imagine there's conversations about Giannini's future and the direction of the program. There'd be something wrong if these conversations weren't taking place. "EXTEND! EXTEND! EXTEND!" - any such conversation with Brennan around
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Nov 20, 2017 17:13:08 GMT -5
With all the other significantly progressive (and controversial) changes in the past few years under new leadership, including those specific to athletics, you have to imagine there's conversations about Giannini's future and the direction of the program. There'd be something wrong if these conversations weren't taking place. "EXTEND! EXTEND! EXTEND!" - any such conversation with Brennan around ’Whatever requires me to do the least amount of work.’
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