BK_Brian

I realize there is a business aspect to it and coaches leave, etc. I also realize and understand the arguments that players should be compensated. The problem is that it becomes a slippery slope if you start paying players. Who gets paid? Only revenue producing sports? Do women and men get the same amount? What about field hockey, tennis, track and field? How do you justify paying some athletes, but not all. At the same time, I wish the NCAA would lighten up on the restrictions they place on players that want to transfer, etc. With limits, players should be able to leave, especially if a coach leaves, etc. I can go on all day with this.

Did Benimon stand out in the year he redshirted?

I guess I disagree that this is simply a business. If it was a business, then they should be paying players and if they start paying players it would likely crush any chance TU has of succeeding.

Has anyone observed Gray in practice? Will he be a solid contributor?

Is anyone else getting tired of TuTigers2012? Every comment is a complaint, nothing is good enough. If you're not making the NCAAs you must be fired. Get a grip, we are a mid-major college basketball program in metropolitan area at a former commuter school (maybe still?) with little to no history of success in the lifetime of any player PS has had an opportunity to recruit. Without debate PS has been TUs best men's bball coach in 30 nearly years. I'm not familiar with what Truax did. Outside of his first season, the team has an overall winning record and generally competes. The team is not an embarrassment both on the court and off the court. At least from what I can tell, the players go to class and get decent grades. Moreover, if/when a coaching change occurs we have at least established the fact that TU is not a conference doormat and will not be on academic probation. In 8 seasons (can't count the first) he's given us 2 teams that had a great opportunity to dance 12/13 and 13/14. Unfortunately the prior coaching staff/NCAA fucked over the 12/13 team and the 13/14 team did not produce in the CAA tournament. Comparing Shaver to PS: W&M parted ways with Shaver after 16 seasons and although he had some recent success, he really can't hold a candle to what PS has done. The year before Shaver took over W&M they were 12-16 (7-11 in the CAA). The year before PS took over TU was 4-26 (0-18 in the CAA). In Shaver's first 10 seasons, he produced 2 winning seasons (17-16 in 07/08 and 22-11 in 09/10) and a total of 57 conference wins. In PSs first 8 seasons (including the first season when cupboard was empty) he produced 4 winning seasons and 68 conference wins (and that's over less CAA games due to conference changes).

And #1 JMU goes down. If Towson gets past the hosting Hens the road to the NCAAs should be a little easier.

Shaver's offense and Skerry's defense, we'd be unstoppable. Unfortunately prob requires different types of players.

It's way too early to assess what everyone will bring back and lose b/c there are so many transfers each year. All teams lose players some expectedly and some unexpectedly. The good news (for now) is that Hofstra loses a bunch, NE loses its best player, and C of C loses one of it's best two (and hopefully Riller grad transfers out). We only lose Thomas, who was injured all year, and McNeill. I have faith that PS will get us into the top 3 in the conference next season with a shot at something more. We had so many close games and were battling for 5th/6th until we tripped over our own feet at the very end of the season into the bottom 4. In my observation, the biggest weakness from the PS era (other than not finding and keeping a top PG) is either (A) drawing up a play(s) at the end of the games to convert or (B) having a good enough/clutch player to give the ball at the end of those games. Watching our second to last offensive possession against JMU (when we still had a 2 point lead) reminded me of the 2014 CAA tournament game against W&M when we still had Benimon and we could not get a decent shot off near the end of the game. I fully expected this season to be a dud after losing Zane, Justin and all those seniors. We essentially had 3 players return and still competed for most of the season. 2-3 more baskets and we have 8-9 wins and are in 4th or 5th place. Did the season end disappointingly? Yes. Did the team still exceed my expectations? Yes. Assuming we only lose Thomas and McNeil, we will compete next season? Yes. Am I happy with PS? Yes

https://www.laxsportsnetwork.com/videos/jamie-munro-breaks-down-7-towsons-win-over-1-loyola

From SI.com's Monday's Hot Clicks: NOT SPORTS Police at a Maryland college are trying to find a woman who keeps approaching students and asking them if they’ll date her son. ... (When I read this, I knew it was going to be TU) https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/bs-md-towson-woman-date-son-20190210-story.html

I disagree with this. I'm not posting, but I'm still reading and honestly I'm kinda tired of the naysayers on this board. Let's be real about what he took over. He took over a shitty basketball team with academic troubles, that's generally been a BAD program since the early 1990s, at a University where the student body generally doesn't care about sports and in a state that doesn't care about Towson. For the most part he has made the team competitive each season and from what it appears the students are getting good grades. Having witnessed the Jaskulskis, PKs and everyone in between, hands down he's been our best coach in the last 20+ years. Of course I want to make the tournament and of course I think we need better PGs, but as long as the team is competing most seasons and not an embarrassment to the University I'm not going to be ones of these people seeking his replacement.

Hawkins transferred again? I think that says something significant for everyone who thinks PS has a problem with losing players to transferring.

Did Timberlake play? Did not see him in the boxscore and did not see any mention of him in this thread.

Can they get someone in and red-shirt them? Or does that still count?

The radio stream with Spiro has an awful connection

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Not sure if this was already mentioned, but it appears Byron Hawkins is transferring from Murray State. Clearly it's not just a TU problem, but more of an issue across the board. Being a college basketball coach must have been stressful enough convincing high school kids to come to your program, coaching them to win and overseeing your staff to make sure they kids are going to classes and not getting into trouble. Now, you have to deal with grad transfers and everything else.

To bad Cacok wasn't a senior, he would have been a much better fit than Gustys.

It could just be me, but it definitely looks like he is standing on this tippy toes to give him a little more height for the team photo.

Looking forward to see what this Brian kid can do. Although, did anyone else look at the Genesee CC basketball team picture and notice something a little funny? http://geneseeathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/roster

According to ESPN we recruited/offered Calixte a scholarship years ago: http://www.espn.com/colleges/basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/119/class/2014/page/offers Besides, he was the best player on a team that finished near the bottom of the America East at 6-26. Who's pipe dream would it be if he came to TU? Us or his?

Also, comparing Skerry to Gotleib or any other coach that was at the university for three decades without results is nonsense.

What is lack of success? Your definition of success is probably significant different than many other people. It's a University, where the goal is to educate young men and women and help them prepare for the rest of their lives. As for a college basketball team, what is considered a success? I would generally consider a college coach to be successful (especially outside of the P5 schools) if you field a competitive team with young men who do not embarrass the university and graduate, as most of them will not be playing professionally. I think Skerry has checked all the appropriate boxes. He fields a fairly competitive team each season and the kids graduate.

Who needs surgery?

Of the top 16 players only 3 seniors (and two of them were on the third team). Damn, next year is going to be difficult.