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22 minutes ago, TuTigers2012 said:

Don’t remind me. That one hits hard.. instead of “pats trench coat” it should be “Skeets gold blazer”

Glad you put that last paragraph in there…if not you’d get criticized 

It is, but a small part. Graduating players and  making them better men is a goal. But winning games is also a goal. Afraid we are turning into the laughing stock of an already weakened conference. (Not the women’s teams though)

 

187-161 in the last 11.5 seasons… 16-14

That may be true regarding the Olympic sports that receive no funding, but for a sport that gets serious funding, winning is the goal....ask PS...he will tell you he does not get an extension for graduating players.....we ain't Harvard. If he went 30-0 and did not graduate a single player.....he would be a folk hero. 

1 hour ago, AtlantaTiger said:

This is the least surprising result. This game was very “on-brand” for Skerry & Towson. Wash, rinse, repeat….
 

Obligatory Disclaimer: Pat Skerry is the nicest coach in college basketball. He is a pillar of the community. He graduated his players. He does sincerely do amazing work for great causes. He would probably be a really fun dude to have a beer with. 

If only your disclaimer were a part of the job. BUT..................................................

Is there anywhere the post game press conference can be viewed?

6 minutes ago, Bay Area Tiger said:

He’s reading it all and ready to give this message board a nice big shit burger to eat come March.   This is Pat’s year….

2024 🕺

I guess sooner or later you will be right

13 hours ago, Chris Datres said:

It was one extension and it was probably for too many years.  It's not like they've been tacking on a year each year.  Though if it would make some of you squirm a bit more with anger, it would be kinda funny if they did that.  But keep up that negativity!  👍

No negativity whatsoever. as Colonel Jessup said....."You cant handle the truth". Skerry is a coach who can get his team to beat Goucher all day long, but lose every game that matters. 

1 hour ago, Chris Datres said:

Congrats on #200.  Considering that he started his career 2-33, this is a pretty monumental milestone that some won't acknowledge.  Let's see what these guys got with the conference grind starting this week.

It is not monumental. 13 years (not counting the first year) is 15 wins a year....basically .500. 200 Wins means you got unearned extensions. 

48 minutes ago, Bay Area Tiger said:

CBS/TBS/TNT/TruTV gonna have a heck of a story to show before our first round game in the NCAA tournament.  
Tarke now.  Hicks soon.  All the pistons firing.  

Whoa Nellie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 hour ago, Chris Datres said:

Rumor has it that for the 200th win (a bunch of Coach K’s, Dean’s, Knight’s wins came vs 2-8 or worse teams…go figure), Pat will get a 1-yr extension. 

I hope you were not sober when you came up with that one. 

1 hour ago, TuTigers2012 said:

He wanted to play in march too so don’t blame him for leaving and trying to get a ring. He was here 5 years and did what he could. 

Don’t blame him for taking the most money. Interesting if this extra year hurts his chances to play and make more money overseas than if he went straight there last year 

He is going to take a pay cut at his next stop from KU.

17 hours ago, Blounge said:

Pat skerry is a thief. Multi-Millionaire thanks to towson basketball and we have no March madness to show for it

Don't blame him for the extensions....you, however, can blame him for coaching failures. 

4 minutes ago, TSU88 said:

After sleeping on it, I thought I’d be less aggravated this morning. In fact, it’s just the opposite. Not guarding the inbounds pass? Are you kidding me? Playing Coleman? In fairness, it’s not all Skerry’s fault (just most of it). The FT shooting was dreadful, but Bryant’s was too. 

Look, concededly this game makes no difference in terms of any postseason aspirations. But it’s emblematic of 13 years of futility when it comes to trying to win games like this 
 

A. Poor free throw shooting can be corrected by proper coaching. They call it a free throw for a reason. 

B. None of the regular season games make a difference for postseason aspirations. As I have said before we play a twenty some game exhibition season for the few games that matter in March. 

In the end, it is ALL ABUT COACHING............

1 minute ago, TuTigers2012 said:

What the hell?! That’s why a coach and 5 or so other assistants are paid, to coach. That’s not on us as a fan. And to be honest I wouldn’t want 90% of people on here giving him ideas. That would be as Worse! 

But he is a great human being!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! do they give extensions for that?

41 minutes ago, TuTigers2012 said:

I think (and really hope) that you are joking 

Taking care of Morgan, Coppin, Loyola and Goucher ........and getting excited about that.....is a pretty low bar. 

Credit where it is due. Big win, now the job is to keep the ball rolling.

1 hour ago, TSU88 said:

A Charlie Eckman reference is worth the price of admission. I loved when he did a radio talk show back in the day, and would tell callers who irked him to catch a cab. Also love a story I heard attributed to him-he was the coach of the Pistons (so long ago, it might have been the Ft. Wayne Pistons) when the owner called him in one day and told him he was going to make a change in his department. It took Charlie a minute or two to realize there was no one else in his “department,” and that he had been fired 😆

He was the most honest and straightforward sportscaster you can think of.

19 hours ago, mat1992 said:

https://x.com/towson_mbb/status/1732098977057931765?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw

As Charlie Eckman would always say......There are two plays in the world....South Pacific and put the ball in the basket. 

11 hours ago, Blounge said:

Actually, Rob Ambrose should stand at the front of the beer line and buy drinks for everyone in Towson! He made multi-million dollars off this town, he owes us all a cold one!

Not as much as much as someone who never got to a conference final, much less a national final. 

12 minutes ago, TSU88 said:

Peachy. 3+ more years of walking the ball up court, dribbling for 29 seconds, then chucking up a desperation shot. 3+ more years of our best play on offense being a missed shot. 3+ more years of struggling to score 60 points. 3+ more years of yakking away winnable games vs P5’s. 3+ more years of futility in the conference tournament.  3+ more years of pitiful guard play. 3+ more years of head scratching play calls when the game is in the balance. 3+ more years of certain recruits who have no business being in D1. Did I forget anything?

Yes. He graduates players and he is a good human being.

1 hour ago, TuTigers2012 said:

Should be the best person(s) for the job regardless of other things. TBH don’t watch these much anymore but did when we weee good. (West years and Benimon) because well it was new and we were good. But if he’s anything like his broadcasting, than the host should be replaced. 

i understand the  "should be the best person".......but that is not how the real world works these days. If you want viewers, there must be a draw and as was noted in a previous post.....two old white guys don't work any more. there is a reason that every sport show that sells advertising has various ethnicites, genders, etc......it is because That Is What Works!

On 11/30/2023 at 9:20 AM, Blounge said:

It’s disheartening that they straight up don’t care about producing good content. The towson athletics social media and photography teams are excellent but somehow they don’t ask them for help on these types of videos 

Most "broadcast" teams have both men and women as interviewers as well as those of various ethnicities. It makes the interviews seem less stale. This is not to diminish anything Spiro does, as he does a great job, but variety is the spice of life and is likely to draw more viewers. There seems to be more crossover these days with women as analysts, interviewers and play by play in men's sports and vice versa, both in order to enlarge the audiences. No guarantees, just a passing thought

I guess we are getting to the point where we say...."He graduates kids and he is a great human being". 

17 hours ago, Blounge said:

One positive is I know we are gonna win on Sunday. Gotta bounce back with some piss and vinegar after getting embarrassed like that. We protect our home court and we don’t lose to Morgan State. Still bet the under! But a tigers W is coming!

Lets call Goucher and see if they have a date available. Skerry is always solid against them. 

1 hour ago, Blounge said:

Skerry critics are coming out of the woodworks!

There is a reason for that and the reason is not because the team is playing so well.

2 hours ago, TSU88 said:

Something tells me our best offensive set this season is going to be a missed shot, followed by 1 or more offensive rebounds 

Always has been

2 hours ago, TuTigers2012 said:

I mean if we had a true round robin still I would say fuck the conference tourneys (I still do). The best team over 18 games and 2 months should be in not the best team over 3/4 days and games.  
The smaller conferences have to really think about it. Would sending your 28–6 regular season champ have better chance at winning another unit (around $2 million over there 6 years) than the revenue from hosting a conference tournament/tv?  I would think so

In every sport, the object is not "to be the best".....the object is "to be the best at the right time".  The Power 5 do not want the UMBC-UVA upset. Welcome to the world of professional sports, which is what college athletics truly is.