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Huh? 1) This ain't the A-10 I grew up with so coach needs to lower the pedestal he placed on the conference a little bit. 2) It was George Stinking Washington a team that is and will be at the bottom of the A-10. If George Washington was in our conference they probably would not win it. How is this team being prepared if the head coach was worried about our mental state to face GW?

GW is probably the second worst in Atlantic 19

Do not disagree at all '88. LET ME PREFACE THIS STATEMENT, before Mat, Datres and others get on me... I am not calling for Skerry to be fired, and believe he took the program as far as he can but... Do you think the cats out of the bag on Skerry and his staff? Do good players/recruits really want to play his style and for a coach who has been here coming on 8 years or so without a trip to CAA Title Game or NCAA's?? revolving door of players, even seems more so recently (and I know, I know its a problem plaguing college sports, but seems higher here) AAU and high school coaches talk.. It just seems weird that a guy can stay this long at one program without any real accomplishments to the outside eyes and keep getting extensions. (Don't bite my head off, I (even more so) along with the rest of us here, know what he came into and he has graduated all of his players, put some overseas and has them do a ton of community service, All of which I am extremely proud of as and Alum and somehow who worked for this program for 4 years, 3 under PK and 1 under Skerry.) But to the casual fan, alum, and student, they see "2-6" and no NCAA trips in 30 years. Its tough to find good players nowadays ESPECIALLY a point guard to run this type of offense. Basketball is becoming like football, an open free flowing, up and down game, and it seems like Skerry and Co have not evolved. They keep trying to put a square peg in a round hole...

Sanders gets into trouble when he puts the ball on the floor. He should never play power forward because he's not quick enough. At center, he's fine but he picks up so many fouls, he gets out of sync. I'm not going to give up on Sanders scoring 12 and grabbing 7 boards a game. That's possible. I don't think Thomas should play many minutes right now, especially if he's hurt. Play Solomon more minutes and even a little Yagi. We know what Thomas can do. If you are playing against W&M with Knight or some other team with a very good big, fine. Use him because Sanders will get in foul trouble. But we need to develop the young guys who have upside. And when you have no real offensive threat outside of Fobbs so you can't afford to throw out guys like Tunstall and Thomas for 45-50 minutes who can't finish. Dennis played over 30 minutes tonight and while he was great on the boards, he can't finish underneath the basket with contact. Great dunk finish but if he scores over 5 points, that's a bonus. Howard is a mystery. You have to play him. While he can't make threes right now, he has a bit of a floater that is working. Teams aren't respecting Dottin when he comes in. They are just standing five feet away from him, daring him to shoot from the outside. What I think Pat is upset at right now is Howard's ability to run the team, not his shooting. His lack of awareness at times. The turnovers tonight were brutal. It wasn't just him but McNeill had two, Fobbs had a brutal one late. You can understand when Timberlake and Dottin have two apiece but you're older players have to take care of the ball. If they don't, you might as well play those kids late. Let them make those mistakes and hope they learn from them. It's a shame that Betrand was sick tonight and couldn't play in the second half. Looks like Drayton is going to miss a lot of time so Betrand is going to need to play at least 10 minutes. Sometimes, you get the feeling that if Timberlake wants it enough, he can be a star. When he believes in himself as a shooter, he doesn't have that hitch in his jumper. When he gets in defensive position, he can stop most guys, if he focuses. He can pass and jump out of the gym. When he gets stronger and works on his handle, he'll be able to drive more and get to the basket. There's nothing he can't do if he continues to get confidence. He has the instincts because his father was a great player. It might take Betrand a bit longer but he just needs minutes. He has the length and athletic ability. His shot is not bad. We need to be patient as fans and well, the coaches need to be patient with the kids as well. Not as patient with the juniors and seniors though. Do they need to recruit better shooters? Of course. Better finishers inside. No doubt. We have one recruit for next season but he's pretty good. https://247sports.com/player/charles-thompson-46055832/ (from ESPN.com) Strengths: Right now, Charles' strength is centered on his size and length. Charles also stays near the basket where he is best suited right now - and hopefully will be in the future. Charles is willing to battle inside and, unlike some less bellicose classmates his size, does not seem inclined to drift to the perimeter. In other words, Charles is a 6'8 player who wants to play in the post. Perfect. Weaknesses: Charles is only effective offensively up to 6-feet from the basket as a sophomore. Currently, Charles is too foul-prone, needing to develop his feet to more properly position himself against basket intruders by land or by sky. Skill development across the board is a necessity here, as is the aforementioned footwork needed to augment his size and bulk (220 and counting). Bottom Line: Charles, like most big men in the current sophomore class (Class of 2019) is like an unfinished portrait - not done yet. Maturation of mind and body we hope will prevent foul trouble and inconsistency. Spending a lot of time with the basketball developing a move and a counter would stamp Charles a prospect with great size - already in place - and budding skills; that is always a combination desired at the next level.