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Post by hchoops on Oct 20, 2018 10:34:44 GMT -5
The two who needed the gain the most, achieved it—Faw and Niego(maybe “The Big Skinny” will have to be changed)
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Oct 20, 2018 11:03:31 GMT -5
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Post by WorcesterGray on Oct 20, 2018 12:01:15 GMT -5
Sad indeed. CoBL was a go-to site for me to get info on prospects in the Philly area, and Verlin had a consistently smart and interesting Twitter feed. They will be missed.
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Post by WorcesterGray on Oct 20, 2018 12:07:19 GMT -5
8 of the 10 returning players are listed at a higher weight compared to last year's roster. Note the major weight gains in the front court Faw= +17 very interestingFor Faw to get more time, he will have to improve (read, "get quicker") defensively, and if Carmody is sticking with a scheme that has bigs doing a lot of run-and-jump out of the paint, I don't see another 17 pounds helping his minutes this year. If the defense is more "stay at home" conservative, he'll play more, which would allow the team to exploit his considerable offensive talent.
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Post by rgs318 on Oct 20, 2018 12:14:39 GMT -5
Well, for Gradison and Zignorski there might be a change in the ratio of muscle to body fat with the weight remaining. That could be a good thing. No?
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Oct 20, 2018 12:26:49 GMT -5
I have to assume that every player is in better condition, stronger or quicker or both. Dado always provides great expertise in this area and I look forward to hearing his insights. Perhaps Matt Faw could be quicker even at the higher weight?
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Post by notjuanjones on Oct 20, 2018 12:44:26 GMT -5
Ken Pomeroy's site has now switched to the new year. His projections have HC finishing at 15-15. His projections of future games change as he gets more data and adjusts each team's offensive and defensive efficiency. His projections for the PL are 1-Lehigh 11-7 in PL games 2- Colgate 10-8 3- Bucknell 10-8 4- Holy Cross 10-8 5- American U 9-9 6-Army 9-9 7- Boston U 9-9 8-Navy 8-10 9-Lafayette 7-11 10- Loyola 7-11 He has Lehigh at 11-7 in the conference and Laf & Loy at 7-11, so a tight pack as others have forecasted. HC is 10-8 in conference. He does not have his all kenpom.com team selected yet. I believe that also can change as the year unfolds Much more accurate than PL poll, IMHO.
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Post by breezy on Oct 23, 2018 17:27:36 GMT -5
After careful consideration and close study, I have decided that this is the best pre-season projection for the upcoming season:
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Post by rgs318 on Oct 24, 2018 7:27:39 GMT -5
Hey, you never know...but I do remember the las time HC was picked as #1 preseason. It was the year after RW left. It was not a happy time.
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 24, 2018 8:08:56 GMT -5
And Milan Brown was NOT the coach.😝
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Post by rgs318 on Oct 24, 2018 9:14:31 GMT -5
Did someone say he was?
We had hoped he would be a step up from that awful season.
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Post by Tom on Oct 24, 2018 9:53:54 GMT -5
Almost unfathomable that that season was such a train wreck
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Post by DiMarz on Oct 24, 2018 17:26:10 GMT -5
Anybody sneak in to see a practice or scrimmage???
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 24, 2018 20:10:24 GMT -5
No. I was anticipating "the usual suspects." Milan was not the best coach Holy Cross ever had, far from it, but I would suggest his immediate predecessor was worse. Like in "that awful season" bad.
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Post by rgs318 on Oct 24, 2018 20:52:37 GMT -5
You are on target with that evaluation. He gave many HC fans one more reason to not like Notre Dame.
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Post by hchoops on Oct 24, 2018 21:04:35 GMT -5
Kearney coached poorly The players also bear some blame.
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Post by nhteamer on Oct 25, 2018 7:59:51 GMT -5
Kearney was a disgrace and I will hate (wait...hate is a strong word) hate Mike Brey forever that he recommended that fraud. He didn't prepare, was an awful in-game coach, made no effort (and it takes a mighty effort) to "get" Holy Cross and worst of all demeaned his players. He was a disgrace.
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 25, 2018 8:18:21 GMT -5
SK was a personable guy but my impression was he treated his head coach position as a CEO that had little day to day dealings with the actual workings of running a team. I also had the impression that he thought that was how it was supposed to be after watching and learning from Brey for many years. He was, as we used to say, R.I.P. - “retired in place.”
He probably worked hard for many years as an assistant and as a new head coach, it was up to his assistants to do the heavy lifting. He had paid his dues.
Now, offset that partially by the fact that RW left in a hurry and SK was required to keep most (all? can’t remember) RW’s assistants who had no loyalty to him. That surely didn’t help him.
Finally, as hoops posted, at least some of this failure of a season rests with the players.
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Post by bison137 on Oct 25, 2018 8:50:36 GMT -5
Kearney was a disgrace and I will hate (wait...hate is a strong word) hate Mike Brey forever that he recommended that fraud. He didn't prepare, was an awful in-game coach, made no effort (and it takes a mighty effort) to "get" Holy Cross and worst of all demeaned his players. He was a disgrace. At the end of the day, however, doesn't the fault lie entirely with the person or committee who interviewed and vetted him? Of course Brey is going to recommend an assistant who had worked for him for 15+ years.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Oct 25, 2018 9:21:31 GMT -5
Kearney was a disgrace and I will hate (wait...hate is a strong word) hate Mike Brey forever that he recommended that fraud. He didn't prepare, was an awful in-game coach, made no effort (and it takes a mighty effort) to "get" Holy Cross and worst of all demeaned his players. He was a disgrace. At the end of the day, however, doesn't the fault lie entirely with the person or committee who interviewed and vetted him? Of course Brey is going to recommend an assistant who had worked for him for 15+ years. Of course, Brey wasn't doing Kearney any favors IF he endorsed him for a job that he knew Kearney could not do well.
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