Harvard 61, Danes 48-- a few thoughts for now...
Been away for awhile, taking care of finals. Lots of all-nighters and not much of anything else, so please pardon my absence.
I have a lot going through my head, but I have to run off to a graduation party. I'll just say this for now:
Yes, you pay you admission and you can say what you want. However, if your sole purpose in attending a game is to let the world know who you hate, who you think sucks or to yell "bullshit" at every opportunity, stay home. We don't need you. To call for Brown's job 8 games into a season is a joke. Anyone berating their home players should be ashamed of themselves. These kids are in college and it is early in the season. This team has been scrutinized plenty by the media, and it really needs its fans' support right now.
If you want to blame anyone, blame McElroy. His handling of Coach Brown's contact was disgraceful and now having a struggling team and a lame-duck coach does not help matters at all.
Harvard has a nice squad. Their point guard, Drew Housman, reminded me of that pipsqueak, T.J Sorrentine. Stehle is also a very complete player who plays with poise. However, this was a bad loss that was a result of a very poor defensive effort by the Danes. Kirsten was lost out there as he seemed to revert to his old form tonight. Levi was nowhere to be found, Brent played hard but was just a little off today, Johnny couldn't find his shot, and Jamar's judgment, shooting and passing were all erratic tonight.
More tomorrow.
I have a lot going through my head, but I have to run off to a graduation party. I'll just say this for now:
Yes, you pay you admission and you can say what you want. However, if your sole purpose in attending a game is to let the world know who you hate, who you think sucks or to yell "bullshit" at every opportunity, stay home. We don't need you. To call for Brown's job 8 games into a season is a joke. Anyone berating their home players should be ashamed of themselves. These kids are in college and it is early in the season. This team has been scrutinized plenty by the media, and it really needs its fans' support right now.
If you want to blame anyone, blame McElroy. His handling of Coach Brown's contact was disgraceful and now having a struggling team and a lame-duck coach does not help matters at all.
Harvard has a nice squad. Their point guard, Drew Housman, reminded me of that pipsqueak, T.J Sorrentine. Stehle is also a very complete player who plays with poise. However, this was a bad loss that was a result of a very poor defensive effort by the Danes. Kirsten was lost out there as he seemed to revert to his old form tonight. Levi was nowhere to be found, Brent played hard but was just a little off today, Johnny couldn't find his shot, and Jamar's judgment, shooting and passing were all erratic tonight.
More tomorrow.
posted by L3K at 1:28 PM
2 Comments:
Not sure McElroy can be blamed. Maybe he saw something that the rest of us didn't. In hindsight, 1 year may have been good. Iy gives Brown a chance to prove himself and if it doesn't work out, McElroy can find someone else.
I think the blame goes to Brown. It's his team - it's not like they are playing well and losing, they are playing horribly.
Stephen Gersztoff to Anonymous
More options 12:21 pm (3 minutes ago)
as of right now, i definitely agree-- everyone looks completely lost on the court, and you have to look at the coach-- to an extent, i'm still amazed how the team refuses to play transition d. that's on the coach, no doubt.
however:
1) a one-year extension isn't exactly a ringing endorsement for a coach that has done a nice job (this year, notwithstanding) helping to build this program
2) its tough to continue to build a young, unproven D1 program with a lame-duck coach. recruiting becomes impossible. the fact that we have our recruiting class in place anchored by a big kid who chose UAlbany over some pretty good mid-majors speaks volumes about the coaching staff.
3) we're talking SUNY-Albany, not Duke. even if i wanted him gone, its not like we have a bunch of coaches lined up for the job.
Yeah, I expect better. Not only that, but no one expected this debacle. However, I'd personally hate to see the fanbase develop the attitude where if we don't win, Brown should go. He should be recognized for taking a team with no one and turning us into contenders.
I hope the fans wait until the end of the season to judge him-- we're only 1/3 way through the season. Coach Brown deserves a fair shake from both the administration and the fans-- he's had to deal with some lousy team and inauspicious situations to get to this point.
Thanks for the comments.
Steve
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