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Post by trimster on Mar 4, 2023 14:05:43 GMT -5
Boo birds were out in the first half.
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Post by trimster on Mar 4, 2023 11:32:35 GMT -5
Friars are on at noon vs. Seton Hall.
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Post by trimster on Mar 4, 2023 10:14:38 GMT -5
I don't think the following is true, but I've sometimes wondered if Crossports is perceived by some as a group of mostly older, cranky, over sensitive, nit-picking alums whose unremitting scrutiny of HC sports is not representative of alums as a whole. I like KH--a lot-- so I don't think he would have this mindset. We’re definitely not representative of alums as a whole because we actually still care about HC sports. Most alums have long since given up on men’s basketball. But we’re hanging in there trying to advocate in some small way for change that will help move the program and the school as a whole forward. Maybe there just aren't enough of us who think a more successful athletic program, done in the right way, promotes Holy Cross.
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Post by trimster on Mar 4, 2023 8:36:19 GMT -5
The Jocam has not worked since late last week. The problem is not the camera, or the feed from the Holy Cross end. The problem is at the company that supplies the webcam feeds to the Internet. They have been alerted. It is back on.
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Post by trimster on Mar 4, 2023 8:34:41 GMT -5
I don't find it plausible at all. There's no way the prior AD added a year to BN's contract and the current AD and TPTB are unaware of it. 0% chance. So what’s the holdup?
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Post by trimster on Mar 4, 2023 8:21:14 GMT -5
If Nelson is going to be let go, I can see no reason why it hasn’t happened by now. Perhaps the title of this thread was prophetic. The drift appears to possibly be when Kit lowered the boom, Coach noted his Covid extension and it was like pulling a rabbit out of a hat, catching Kit and TPTB flat footed. Could FADMB have given the extra year to BN with little fanfare (it was Covid after all, the world stopped for a while) and between transitioning Presidents, ADs, Interim ADs, Board Athletic chairs etc., nobody currently in office picked up on this legally binding amendment? Maybe this weekend everybody is scrambling to find an unsuspecting Peter to rob to pay Paul (Bret) an extra 350K to get this cluster---- done and go on to win the next press conference. Entirely plausible.
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Post by trimster on Mar 3, 2023 17:21:13 GMT -5
I can tell you for a fact: his former players are INCENSED over the double standard. That is literally what I’m trying to communicate. It is the number 1 reason why I was adamant about a swift/prompt dismissal day 1. The opportunity has been blown, the door is now wide open for any and all despicable reasons (or 1 REASON) as to why Brett Nelson is still coaching this team. Holy Cross…you blew it..again. We do have a bit of history in doing that. As someone once said, "We have met the enemy and it is us." Not sure how I will respond to next fall's email about renewing my season tickets.
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Post by trimster on Mar 3, 2023 17:15:22 GMT -5
High Point fired their head men’s bb coach after one year, he was asst there for 4 years prior to being named head man, after the team went 13-17 this year. Coaching Fraternity stages a one day general strike in response. Touchee.
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Post by trimster on Mar 3, 2023 15:44:16 GMT -5
High Point fired their head men’s bb coach after one year, he was asst there for 4 years prior to being named head man, after the team went 13-17 this year.
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Post by trimster on Mar 3, 2023 11:11:33 GMT -5
Is there a better & more realistic fit than Joe Gallo? Hasn't had a losing season in conference play (D1 & D2). Has led Merrimack to 2 first place finishes in 4 years despite the transition to D1. Schedules an aggressive out of conference slate with several Power-5 schools a year. Currently coaches in-state & has previously coached at Dartmouth. Widely regarded for his innovative 2-3 zone defense (remind you of someone?) & is only 43 years old (fits hiring trend among other HC recent hires). This coach may be the most natural fit....don't overthink it. Assuming he’s interested.
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Post by trimster on Mar 3, 2023 10:04:47 GMT -5
Maybe since we extended him during Covid when we should have canned him, HC is eligible for some PPP money that we can use to fund his buyout? Can you imagine the fallout in the coaching community if HC canned a coach after one year for the 2nd time in ten years.
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Post by trimster on Mar 3, 2023 10:02:21 GMT -5
We really have no idea what is going on, if anything, behind the curtain but I guess that is what makes talk shows and message boards tick.
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Post by trimster on Mar 3, 2023 9:53:35 GMT -5
Surely any Covid Contract extension was added with performance requirements to protect Holy Cross.🙏 That would be a big assumption.
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Post by trimster on Mar 3, 2023 9:43:02 GMT -5
What a Friday morning kick in the nether region..... Not surprising given what it has been like being an HC hoops fan for the better part of the last 40 years.
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Post by trimster on Mar 3, 2023 8:51:05 GMT -5
Do you mean he might actually have two years left on his contract? Yes.. Looks like the idea floated by someone a few weeks ago about the Covid year affecting BN’s contract wasn’t so preposterous after all.
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Post by trimster on Mar 3, 2023 7:53:44 GMT -5
Hopefully they will be using the classic purple and turquoise floor design. I watched a bit of a women’s tourney game in Greensboro last night and the floor is that and then some although I am not sure I’d call it Classic.
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Post by trimster on Mar 2, 2023 18:57:40 GMT -5
I think we came on board at the same time.
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Post by trimster on Mar 2, 2023 17:41:33 GMT -5
How about this-as long as we are discussing all possible scenarios, no matter how infinitesimal their likelihood of happening: we fire Coach Nelson and announce a search for a new coach. Then, not only do we not lose any players to the portal, we hear that Kyrell Luc wants to come back, as in "Coach Brett is 86? I want back in!" Speaking of Luc, I watched a half hour of the Bonnie’s game on Saturday vs St. Joe’s. It appeared he is their backup point guard. The starter had an excellent game.
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Post by trimster on Mar 2, 2023 16:45:24 GMT -5
I am beginning to think the odds of the first point happening, both black and red points, are getting better. I wonder if HC would roll the dice and bring Nelson back without an extension figuring if no recruits sign in the fall, next year is another disaster and even if all 6 seniors opt not to use their Covid year at HC, the new coach, (or Nelson if he does well next year), could fill out the roster in the Spring via the portal.
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Post by trimster on Mar 2, 2023 16:40:51 GMT -5
This horse has 9 lives.
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Post by trimster on Mar 2, 2023 15:51:57 GMT -5
His recird is 27-84. Let's be fair about that. It is not a gxood won/loss record, but it is 4 games better that wat is listed above. If we drop games vs "non-D1" by a poster's choice, I believe we should also not count games versus teams that have over 30% Catholic players. I really, really hope our days of playing D3 opponents are over, whatever happens on the coaching front. It is an embarrassment and I don't care if 50% or even 99% of the country is doing it, I don't want HC doing it.
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Post by trimster on Mar 2, 2023 15:47:35 GMT -5
Not saying he should stay, and playing devils advocate, what’s the case to retain BN? Can't just retain him. Have to extend him. He can't recruit as a lame duck. Imagine sending that press release out that Kit Hughes is extending Brett Nelson.I thought the team played hard in 80% of the losses, and played much better in PL play. Playing hard is an expectation, not an accomplishment. They only lose 1 starter (unless the portal calls some away.) That starter was our only all-league player.Aside from the leftovers, they return 2 bigs that were out with injury, and would have made a difference this year, and have a couple decent frosh coming aboard. Rabs is a big unknown. We don't know if he would (or will) make a difference. Let's hope he makes a Husek-type jump as an upperclassmen, but he's contributed very little in his time at HC. Louth seemingly would have helped this year. But, like Rabs, it's not as if he set the world on fire in his first two seasons. Regarding incoming freshmen, they all always look good on paper and in highlights, don't they? Proof is in the pudding. assurance to recruits that he'll be here. BN appears to be a decent person and most of the players seemed to respond to him. Minus the two guys that outright quit this season and the many others who left the school under his watch. Nelson, as a person, is largely unknown. Has he done anything whatsoever to engage with alums, students, former players, and fans? My guess is he's uncomfortable doing things like this. In red. I am beginning to think the odds of the first point happening, both black and red points, are getting better.
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Post by trimster on Mar 2, 2023 8:02:24 GMT -5
Not sure if we were still recruiting him but Eric Acker, the pg from NYC, has committed to LIU.
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Post by trimster on Mar 1, 2023 16:46:50 GMT -5
One thing that has become evident today based on the number of people on the men's hoop website at any given time, is there are still a number of people out there who care about our men's hoop program.
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Post by trimster on Mar 1, 2023 12:49:08 GMT -5
What if he is being brought back for next season? I would then be convinced the school is 100% focused on becoming a D3 program. That would be the only explanation. The sad truth is #32 we are much closer to being a D3 program than we are a middle of the pack D1 program. I don’t think those of us who have been following the program for 40-50 years realize how the far we have fallen and how the outside world views Holy Cross basketball.
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