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Post by sidclassof69 on Jan 14, 2021 14:38:42 GMT -5
IMO - anyone coming onto this site with any kind of optimism-, really doesnβt understand the game.What they are, and they are certainly entitled to their viewpoint, i- They are La Salle Explorer fans, and think itβs terrible if you view the situation as it really is, not very good. At my age( 75) and still caring the way I do, I have every right to GRIPE! The situation is so bad right now, that I actually find myself getting angry at those who are optimistic! There must be something wrong with me!!!π€π€π€π€π€
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Post by SICguy84 on Jan 14, 2021 17:15:13 GMT -5
Whomever controls the MBB instagram page (athletic dept) deleted all the critical posts in reaction to last night's gem. Lol.
Nothing to see here . . .
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Post by explorer88 on Jan 14, 2021 17:16:51 GMT -5
IMO - anyone coming onto this site with any kind of optimism-, really doesnβt understand the game.What they are, and they are certainly entitled to their viewpoint, i- They are La Salle Explorer fans, and think itβs terrible if you view the situation as it really is, not very good. At my age( 75) and still caring the way I do, I have every right to GRIPE! The situation is so bad right now, that I actually find myself getting angry at those who are optimistic! There must be something wrong with me!!!π€π€π€π€π€ Absolutely correct. Fans should be pissed and angry. What this program has become is very sad for many who grew up with this program that was once a strong one in the basketball landscape. The landscape has changed and La Salle was unwilling and unable I guess to change with it. We were thrown a life vest by the A-10 and except for a couple of seasons haven't taken advantage of what was given to us. We have had 4 A-10 coaches. 1st wanted didn't want to recruit. Second one was caught up in a scandal. Third one was somewhat successful but couldn't sustain success and this one has shown very little resemblance to the coach we thought we were getting. I think most of us are numb right now. We are getting more apathetic every year and apathy is the worse thing we can have as a fan base.
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Jan 14, 2021 17:22:56 GMT -5
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Post by sweat83 on Jan 14, 2021 18:04:52 GMT -5
I'm gonna go out on a limb here, but I think sidclassof69 is gonna take a hard pass on this.
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Post by sidclassof69 on Jan 14, 2021 18:28:09 GMT -5
Well said, Explorer 88!ππ I have not reached the attitude of APATHY yet( as you can tell by my rants)- but sadly, I am getting closer to it, after each game. I really thought getting Ash was such a major coup for us( from Villanova)- but , to this point, I am very disappointed in him! Not all his fault- but he must be made accountable under his watch! AND- I understand all of the obstacles one faces when he becomes a coach at La Salle.
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Post by sidclassof69 on Jan 14, 2021 18:29:34 GMT -5
Hey Sweat- that was a good call( take a pass!)π€π€π€ππππππ
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Post by heftyexpl on Jan 14, 2021 21:14:09 GMT -5
Chiming in late on this one.
Biggest take away from last night's game was that it was simply an "off game". I know that's hard for people to swallow, but that's what it was and I think the team is entitled to have a clunker. Would not surprise me if they come out Saturday and beat Davidson.
Against GMU there were a minimum of 10 shots that rolled half way in and out. We simply did not have the basketball gods on our side. Not saying we would have won, but it would have made the game more respectable.
Now that doesnt excuse the sloppy play. The amount of inexcusable turnovers. Ash also having one of his biggest blunders in getting the Technical when a run seemed imminent.
Having said all that my biggest issue is still the amount of players and minutes being distributed. Think back on Dayton and Fordham wins. Gill, Ray, Kimbrough, Betty & Izay all played limited minutes compared to what we've seen in other games. And in no way am I blaming those players for us losing now. Just reiterating what people have said all year that Ash needs to shorten his bench.
The subbing 4 players at a time needs to stop. He also needs to back off the full court press after every made basket. If players being fresh is such a concern for him. Pick your 7 or 8 best players and ride them out.
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Post by Gnocchi on Jan 14, 2021 22:19:53 GMT -5
Chiming in late on this one. The subbing 4 players at a time needs to stop. He also needs to back off the full court press after every made basket. If players being fresh is such a concern for him. Pick your 7 or 8 best players and ride them out. Moore picked up his 2nd foul at 2:43 in. Moore went to the bench - along with Brickus, Beatty and Gill. Any thoughts?
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Post by glorydays on Jan 15, 2021 7:44:53 GMT -5
Chiming in late on this one. The subbing 4 players at a time needs to stop. He also needs to back off the full court press after every made basket. If players being fresh is such a concern for him. Pick your 7 or 8 best players and ride them out. Moore picked up his 2nd foul at 2:43 in. Moore went to the bench - along with Brickus, Beatty and Gill. Any thoughts? What's the big deal? The Flyers do this all the time...
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Post by Gnocchi on Jan 15, 2021 11:42:38 GMT -5
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Post by freewisterbeer on Jan 15, 2021 11:49:36 GMT -5
Fire ash
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Post by MisterD on Jan 15, 2021 12:02:46 GMT -5
Great first post. Lets just eat the remaining 2.5 years on his contract and maybe lure Stevens here from Boston?
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Jan 15, 2021 12:06:35 GMT -5
Public warning. Either come with something real or get lost.
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Post by freewisterbeer on Jan 15, 2021 12:09:14 GMT -5
Great first post. Lets just eat the remaining 2.5 years on his contract and maybe lure Stevens here from Boston?
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Post by freewisterbeer on Jan 15, 2021 12:12:26 GMT -5
You really think we could get Brad.. ? Who else would be on the list of coaching candidates?
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Post by MisterD on Jan 15, 2021 12:18:15 GMT -5
I think the only real concern would be if he could handle the pressure of Philadelphia. If not him, maybe Shaka Smart (proven he can win in the A-10) or Mark Pope (mormon code of conduct seems like its no fun)?
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Post by theneumann64 on Jan 15, 2021 13:27:44 GMT -5
I think the only real concern would be if he could handle the pressure of Philadelphia. If not him, maybe Shaka Smart (proven he can win in the A-10) or Mark Pope (mormon code of conduct seems like its no fun)? Last name is Pope so I'm guessing he could adapt to the Catholic school culture.
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Post by jellybean on Jan 15, 2021 13:57:15 GMT -5
Chiming in late on this one. Biggest take away from last night's game was that it was simply an "off game". I know that's hard for people to swallow, but that's what it was and I think the team is entitled to have a clunker. Would not surprise me if they come out Saturday and beat Davidson. Against GMU there were a minimum of 10 shots that rolled half way in and out. We simply did not have the basketball gods on our side. Not saying we would have won, but it would have made the game more respectable. Now that doesnt excuse the sloppy play. The amount of inexcusable turnovers. Ash also having one of his biggest blunders in getting the Technical when a run seemed imminent. Having said all that my biggest issue is still the amount of players and minutes being distributed. Think back on Dayton and Fordham wins. Gill, Ray, Kimbrough, Betty & Izay all played limited minutes compared to what we've seen in other games. And in no way am I blaming those players for us losing now. Just reiterating what people have said all year that Ash needs to shorten his bench. The subbing 4 players at a time needs to stop. He also needs to back off the full court press after every made basket. If players being fresh is such a concern for him. Pick your 7 or 8 best players and ride them out. I usually try let stuff slide but this post is one of the dumbest I've ever seen on this board. 1. As for an "off game". Are you kidding me? We just came off an embarrassing defeat to Umass. A game where we trailed by 27 with 18:51 left in the game. BTW we learned not from getting our butts kicked the first time where we trailed by 21 with 3:30 left in the game. The GU was NOT a clunker and something to just brush away and move on from. We trailed by more than 25 the majority of the game. We did not even make run at any point. 2. As for the "basketball gods" not being friendly, please stop. we shot 18-69 (26%). By my math, that's 51 missed shots. So IF the "gods" were kind and those 10 shots ALL drop then we lose by 12 instead of 32. Oh I feel so much better now knowing to were more respectable in a game where we were a 4-5 point underdog. BTW, a friend called me and said he listened to Kale and Richie P who said the same thing about those so-called 10 shots. Shame on them for putting that spin on the game. We got our ass kicked and had no answer for GMU. I'll go a little further, IF Clark didn't put up some terrible shots and Kenney didn't feel the need to shoot a 30 footer I think we could win this game. 3.Ash got the technical, if you watched the game, because Kenney was fouled on the head when he went in for that layup. The GMU guy blocked the shot with his hand but clearly made contact to the head area. No call. Good for Ashley defending his player. 4. Against Dayton and Fordham, Gill and Ray played 37 and 40 minutes respectively. BTW, I thought Ray had a helluva game against GMU. 5.Back off the full court press. Great one thing we are REALLY good at you want to can. I guess you don't know that La Salle is in the top 30 nationally for creating turnovers off the press. The problem is they CAN"T FINISH. As evidence this past game where they got two points TOTAL off of turnovers. Also if you heard Pete Gash in the pre-season you would know why and what they are trying to accomplish with the press.
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Post by lasalle69bestever on Jan 15, 2021 14:14:04 GMT -5
We lost to Texas Southern on homecoming. We've lost to Coppin State, Morgan State, Hampton, and Howard. We've lost to a 4 win Towson team where our 5th year senior point guard got stuck in Brooklyn over Christmas due to snow. We lost to Philly U during the 9-22 season. This is not the worst loss...no where close. NPOA gnocchi - I understand that you encountered some kind of difficulty continuing with the original macho birdhouse. But congrats at replacing it as best you could under the circumstances.
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Post by heftyexpl on Jan 15, 2021 14:14:34 GMT -5
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Some one get this guy a stiff drink, its been a long week
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Post by jellybean on Jan 15, 2021 14:54:36 GMT -5
π Some one get this guy a stiff drink, its been a long week What do you dispute?
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Post by a10champion15 on Jan 15, 2021 16:13:00 GMT -5
I thought this would die down after a few days but clearly I underestimated some of you. It's the same people that disappear during a win and then the team gets blown out by a mediocre team and here they come making ridiculous generalizations. None of us know how Ash's tenure going to go but he was by far the best hire on paper we could make. I have issues with a number of things Ash does in games between some of the subbing, timeouts and offensive schemes but to make it about the program as a whole after two terrible losses is frankly dramatic. You have every reason to be mad about the last two games but some of yall take it to a whole nother level.
Obviously, the last 2 games were god awful. We all know that. The 3 games prior to they looked real promising and the metrics supported it. For people to attack anyone that been "positive" is assine. Hindsight 20/20 so *slow clap for you being right for two games. Congrats! While I'm discouraged, frustrated and annoyed by their performance I ain't given up on them yet so have at it.
PEACE!
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Post by sidclassof69 on Jan 15, 2021 16:22:43 GMT -5
β Off Game β Did he say βOff Game?β+ ! As far as βFire Ashβ- I think that was just a sarcastic reply to all the negative remarks about the program in general
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Post by diehardexplorer on Jan 16, 2021 15:51:14 GMT -5
I thought this would die down after a few days but clearly I underestimated some of you. It's the same people that disappear during a win and then the team gets blown out by a mediocre team and here they come making ridiculous generalizations. you mention posters who disappear during wins. check out the davidson game thread. looks like the apologists are the ones who've disappeared. three straight games against mid-pack a10 teams that were over after 10 minutes of play. the coaching is non-existent. the offense consists of jacking up threes with many of them contested. no defensive adjustments allowing multiple layups, dunks, backdoors and wide open kick-out threes. extended runs by the opponents with no time outs being called. this team will be lucky to beat an awful st joe's (pa) team. there i go being ridiculous again.
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Post by festushagan on Jan 16, 2021 17:23:58 GMT -5
Not ridiculous at all, being non-competitive at home makes the program ridiculous!
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Post by walkon on Jan 17, 2021 19:39:57 GMT -5
Whatever happened to dolphins? Miss that optimism..... did he finally cut the cord?
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Post by a10champion15 on Jan 18, 2021 20:03:29 GMT -5
I thought this would die down after a few days but clearly I underestimated some of you. It's the same people that disappear during a win and then the team gets blown out by a mediocre team and here they come making ridiculous generalizations. you mention posters who disappear during wins. check out the davidson game thread. looks like the apologists are the ones who've disappeared. three straight games against mid-pack a10 teams that were over after 10 minutes of play. the coaching is non-existent. the offense consists of jacking up threes with many of them contested. no defensive adjustments allowing multiple layups, dunks, backdoors and wide open kick-out threes. extended runs by the opponents with no time outs being called. this team will be lucky to beat an awful st joe's (pa) team. there i go being ridiculous again. I've been a little busy with closing year end so I missed the davidson game. Obviously, not happy about how the team played against UMass, Mason and Davidson. The criticism for how they played those games are valid I just can't get behind the generalizations about the team and coach right now. It's just too early for me but again I understand the frustration.
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