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    On 6/20/2023 at 9:37 PM, mat1992 said:

    There are 200-250 schools in the same situation. If we were in the A-10, we get buried alive. In the CAA, at least there's a chance that if you can just find one or two players who can carry you or get hot in the tournament. Maybe it's Cole and/or Williamson. It's getting tougher to figure this crap out and remain a fan of college basketball. I believe in the players and this program. Love the sport. But I'm not sure where this game will be in five years. Will there be a salary cap?

    (WARNING: I'm about to beat a dead horse)

    While I don't disagree with the premise that a couple of key new players can carry a program and get hot in the tournament, you cannot lose sight of the fact that our coach remains the same.  So while it's fun to keep tabs on the comings & goings of players from program to program and it's theoretically a reason for optimism, it's all for naught if the coach consistently comes up short regardless of the roster talent.

    If you have a chance to chat with Coach Skerry this summer can you please ask him, in all sincerity and with the greatest degree of respect, what he and his staff do in the off season to get better at their craft?  Do they attend coaching clinics?  Does he spend time visiting other coaches/programs to compare notes, study film, discuss philosophies?  What is he doing to evolve as a head coach?  

    You can give him Kentucky's starting 5 but if he doesn't know how to use them or put them in the best position to win, at critical moments in a game, they won't realize their ultimate potential.

    Go Tigers!

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    At the gym today I spotted a guy wearing a West Florida Football t-shirt.  He looked to be in his mid/late 40s so I knew he wasn't a former player there but maybe had a kid on the team.  I asked him what his connection was to the program and he said he was a former baseball player at UWF and a current booster to the athletic program.  He spoke glowingly about Pete Shinnick and said we got "an absolute steal" by landing him.  He knew UWF wasn't going to be able to keep him and that it was inevitable that he was going to get poached by a larger program.  This guy is convinced Towson has the right guy.  

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    11 hours ago, mat1992 said:

    Donald Minnegan, who coached everything at Towson, was the basketball coach from 1927-48. Vince Angotti (1966-78, 79-83) and Terry Truax (1983-97) had long runs at Towson. Pat Skerry has been at Towson since 2011 so this will be his 13th season coming up. Let's take a look at the top 10 players from his era. Probably not a lot of argument for the top 4-5, but we'll see about the rest. Then, I'll list them by position.

    1)PF Jerrelle Benimon-CAA Player of the Year 2x, All-Defensive team 2x

    2)F Cam Holden-All-CAA first team, All-CAA second team, All-Defensive team 

    3)SG Nicolas Timberlake-All-CAA first team 2x, Sixth Man of the Year, All-Tournament team 2023

    4)C Charles Thompson, All-CAA second team 2x, All-Defensive Team 3x

    5)G Zane Martin, All-CAA second team 2x

    6)F John Davis, All-CAA second team, All-CAA third team

    7)G Brian Fobbs, All-CAA second team

    8)G/F Mike Morsell, All-CAA third team 2x

    9)F John Davis, All-CAA second team, third team

    10)Arnaud William Adala Moto All-CAA second team

     

    By position

    First team

    C Charles Thompson

    PF Jerrelle Benimon

    SF Cam Holden (I know he played PF, but also SF, PG)

    SG Nicolas Timberlake

    PG Jason Gibson (all-rookie team) 

    Second team 

    C Timajh Parker-Rivera (did make All-Defensive team in 2015-16). Hon. mention . Dennis Tunstall though he played mostly PF

    PF John Davis

    SF Mike Morsell. Hon. mention Marcus Damas

    SG Zane Martin

    PG Jerome Hairston (not a lot there. Brian Starr?). 

    Best sixth man? Raferiel Guthrie

     

    I know, we're basically at a positionless basketball era. Looking back, I guess there's an argument to put Zane at the 1, since had the ball so much over the last two seasons he was here. Unfortunately, looking at the record book, Towson MBB has not had a true point guard on an all-conference team since Devin Boyd in 1992-93 when were were in the Big South. Ralph Blalock and Scooter Alexander both made all-conference teams in the Big South but both were wings. 

    Were there two different John Davis' that played under Skerry?  You have John Davis at 6 and at 9.  Guessing you meant Gibson?

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    Admittedly, I've not been paying full attention to our incoming transfer situation.  Yet, I get the impression, that in all reality, we may just end up with some transfer portal "crumbs" when all is said & done?  No game-changing players coming to Towson via the portal.  Is this a fair or accurate assessment? 

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    On 5/19/2023 at 10:16 PM, RundaPower said:

    Okay, what specifically makes you feel good about the future of Towson football?

    I thought I laid out some of the specifics within the post itself i.e. expanding our recruiting geography, aggressive activity in the portal, qualified/experienced coaches. 

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    Obviously, I have no idea how the things will go under this new coaching regime but I can't help but feel that for the first time, in a very long time, there's some positive momentum about this program.....that there's a sound strategy in place to improve recruiting and build some buzz about the program.....that we're finally doing some of the things that other programs have been doing for years to help generate awareness and interest among players from all over the map.  I feel like we've finally busted out of the isolated bubble of recruiting that we had been trapped in for so many years.

    I feel good about the future of Towson football.

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    16 hours ago, TuTigers2012 said:

    Kids need to be coddled now a days. Boot camp, yelling style doesn’t work. Worth a shot. Complete 180 from the last coach …

    Speaking of the last coach, do we think he will be on college football sidelines come this fall in some capacity? 

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    11 minutes ago, TuTigers2012 said:

    Well there goes someone from the D1 ranks who has a longer streak of not making the tournament than us. There are now 3 original teams without ever making it to the dance. 

    legit question, why is this area so obsessed with local kids? How many of these local guys work out? Not many. Most kids don’t want to stay at home.  There’s plenty more talented players elsewhere. Need to look elsewhere. 

    Taking a look at our most recent/current roster it’s overwhelmingly local/regional. I don’t know what our (i.e. Pat’s) chances are of convincing kids from Milwaukee, Dallas, Los Angeles, etc. to come to Towson. I’m not sure a lot of talented kids are clamoring to transfer to Towson. That’s why it’s hard for me to get too excited by some of the posts on this thread about a portal player that’s “heard from Towson”…..along with 14 other schools including the likes of Vanderbilt, Clemson, Butler, etc….

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    St. Francis College in Brooklyn is dissolving their athletic department.  They currently play in the NEC (with FDU).  Looked at their roster and they have a couple of local/regional kids....a 6'8" Forward from Wilmington Delaware and a 6'3" guard from Baltimore.  Not sure if they're any good but they're available.

     

    2022-2023 Men's Basketball Roster - St. Francis Brooklyn Athletics (sfcathletics.com)

    St. Francis (Brooklyn) to drop NCAA D-I athletic program (espn.com)

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    Sorry to beat a dead horse but does anyone know for a fact that Holy Cross and Pat Skerry aren't feeling each other out even a little?  No exploratory conversations at all?  I can't help but feel like HC would at least lob in a call to Pat to take his temperature on the opportunity.  They have deeper pockets than Towson and could possibly make him an offer he can't refuse if they really wanted him. Has anyone even heard from Pat recently?

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    3 minutes ago, Blazer49 said:

    As much as most of us would like to see a change at the coaching position and as bad as the CAA is collectively as a conference, I know you only used Manhattan and Wofford as examples of openings, but I think it would be an embarrassment if PS left for a lateral move at best to go to a MAAC or Southern Conference school.  

    I don't use them simply as examples. Wofford has been to the NCAA Tourney FIVE times in the last 12 years.......Manhattan FOUR times in the last 20 years.  Significantly better than our beloved Tigers.  If the path to the NCAA Tourney is easier in those conferences why wouldn't Pat consider it?  Yes, the overall conferences may not be as high-profile as the CAA (which even that is debatable at this point) but those individual programs have had more exposure and success than Towson has in relation to the big dance. 

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    Apologies in advance if this scenario has already been addressed in a different thread but have we considered a situation where Pat Skerry is poached by another school in this upcoming coaching carousel?  Take a look at the list that has already started to grow of programs that are in the market for a new coach.....is it impossible to think that a Manhattan or a Wofford wouldn't consider Pat as a viable option.....that they could get fixated on his "great run of 20 win seasons"....

    Take a look at the teams in the "Other Openings" .....the list will continue to grow.....maybe one of them can take Pat off our hands.

    College basketball coaching changes 2023: Georgetown fires Patrick Ewing, Stanford sticking with Jerod Haase - CBSSports.com

     

     

     

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    What's left to be said at this point?  This is exactly how I knew this season would end all the way back in October.  

    Under Pat Skerry this program has gone from abysmal to competitive to now stale and stuck-in-neutral.  It's not unreasonable to think it could start going in reverse soon.  Bit of a bell-curve model.

    Some people want to believe that we're just one key playmaker away from getting over the hump.  Pat's had 10 years to find that true difference making player and it hasn't happened yet, why would we think Pat's going to get this guy for the 2023-24 season?  And even if he does land a transformational player, I'm not convinced he would know what to do with him or how to use him.

    The player's change from year-to-year, occasionally there's a new assistant coach.....the one constant has been Pat Skerry.  This program is in desperate need of a radical shift in mindset, a different leadership voice and a different way of doing things, cause the Pat Skerry way ain't working.  

    Pat's definitely elevated the image and credibility of the program and I would think we could compete for some pretty impressive up & coming head coaches.  Time to capitalize on our respectability and get a solid new coach before we start to go in reverse and find ourselves back where we started when Pat first arrived.

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    3 minutes ago, griggey20 said:

    The refs don’t care who wins this game. They just wanna get to Greensboro for the ACC tourney or NYC for the Big East

    Make no mistake though, CAA leadership is pulling hard for CofC….certainly not publicly but the Commish believes a better $$$$ opportunity for the league with a deeper tourney run with Charleston than with Towson/UNCW. 

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