9 years of out of conference games

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15 hours ago, Towsonfan2014 said:

I can’t help feel like the expectations are somewhat high for people at Towson. Yes we are D1, and yes we have a chance at making the tourney. But I think we have to be realistic when it comes to Towson Basketball. 

While the CAA is a higher end mid major. But we are on the low side of it. Meaning that all good players who come here are using us as trampolines to go power 5, or head cases that power 5s don’t want to deal with (see Benimon). People rarely pronounce “Towson” correctly, but you expect us to attract star recruits that have multifaceted games. If they could do that, they wouldn’t be at Towson. 

 

Second off, do we need a coaching change? While we do need a change of pace offensively, you can’t deny that Skerry has a solid defensive gameplay night in and night out. However, his offensive scheme is atrocious. A change in offensive scheme, (More Princeton Offense, Launch and Board) is the only way Towson is going to be successful. Maybe try handing an assistant coach more of the offensive scheme? Do you guys think Skerry would take a demotion to an assistant coach that specializes in defense haha?

So because people can't pronounce the university's name, we shouldn't be good at hoops? Uh.. Part of the reason no one can pronounce the name correctly is because we are stuck playing crappy local teams that offer NOTHING to us.  

CAA is not a high end mid major anymore... We are in the middle of the pack, not the tail end.  So we should be realistic and just accept the fact that 16 wins is our ceiling, with a coach who has been here a decade and makes a good sum of money??? SHEESH

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51 minutes ago, TuTigers2012 said:

So because people can't pronounce the university's name, we shouldn't be good at hoops? Uh.. Part of the reason no one can pronounce the name correctly is because we are stuck playing crappy local teams that offer NOTHING to us.  

CAA is not a high end mid major anymore... We are in the middle of the pack, not the tail end.  So we should be realistic and just accept the fact that 16 wins is our ceiling, with a coach who has been here a decade and makes a good sum of money??? SHEESH

So what would be your solution? I know that Skerry does a lot for the community and for Towson as a whole, along with turning the hoops program at Towson around COMPLETELY. Let’s just get another coach. Another coach who doesn’t care about Towson and uses us as a platform to a better opportunity. Maybe on the way up he can bring some 2 1/2 star recruits (as opposed to 2 stars) and win is an extra 4 games or so! Fair enough. To each his own I suppose. 

Let’s return Towson to its former athletic glory. Gary Neal’s team had a good offensive system and some post season success, right?

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It’s hard to take comments in a post seriously when it contains a belief that TU had some postseason success during Gary Neal’s playing days. In fact, we went a combined 27-33 in Neal’s two seasons, with no postseason appearances 

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29 minutes ago, Towsonfan2014 said:

So what would be your solution? I know that Skerry does a lot for the community and for Towson as a whole, along with turning the hoops program at Towson around COMPLETELY. Let’s just get another coach. Another coach who doesn’t care about Towson and uses us as a platform to a better opportunity. Maybe on the way up he can bring some 2 1/2 star recruits (as opposed to 2 stars) and win is an extra 4 games or so! Fair enough. To each his own I suppose. 

Let’s return Towson to its former athletic glory. Gary Neal’s team had a good offensive system and some post season success, right?

I've always said that Pat is a great guy, and person. He has done a lot of the community and helped a program get out of the dump. To say he has COMPLETELY TURNED the program around is not true. That would have meant he made the NCAA tournament, or even the CAA final. Hell, most on here would settle for a win in the F'ing CAA Tournament.  He did a great job and took the program as far as he could. He has become stagnant and stale (just look at football too).  Most coaches do not stick around for a decade + at this level. Why do you think that is? They either win and move on, or are fired for performance. 

There is nothing wrong with wanting more and to be better (no RKW we do not want to be Duke or Alabama). No one is expecting a sweet 16 appearance and back to back NCAA's, but after a decade in charge, the best you can muster up is a CAA semi-finals trip, with the 2 time CAA POTY and a home advantage in the tournament?? That's disappointing to say the leas.  We took a giant step under Pat, and definitely seems like he can't get us over the hump. A new, younger coach would be hungrier, and the players would probably be more responsive to him. He could give two shits about Towson, if he takes us to the NCAA and moves on to a better/higher paying job, I'd be ecstatic. 

Since Pat took over, EVERY team in the CAA except Elon (who joined the conference in 14-15) has made the CAA Final.

Drexel

VCU

NE x4

JMU

Delaware

WM x2

Hofstra x2

UNCW x2

Charleston x2

Drexel has since canned their coach. Delaware and JMU who both won the CAA fired their coaches a few years after. WM and Elon fired theirs for not making the NCAA's. UNCW's left for NC State. 

Pat is the second longest tenured coach in the conference.

2 minutes ago, TSU88 said:

It’s hard to take comments in a post seriously when it contains a belief that TU had some postseason success during Gary Neal’s playing days. In fact, we went a combined 27-33 in Neal’s two seasons, with no postseason appearances 

I believe he was being sarcastic.