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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 19, 2019 9:28:53 GMT -5
I don't understand why people trash this. Everyone complained there were no local rivalries in the Patriot League. Well you got one. It would be nice if HC wasn't awful at everything and it was competitive. "We stink so lets take our ball and go home"....great attitude. Trying to "make" a rival is as vapid as giving yourself a nickname that you think is cool. I'm looking at you, Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant. The play on the court has made Bucknell, and to a lesser degree Lehigh, with American 3rd (in my opinion) our rivals in basketball. And Bucknell and Lehigh's continued success has not meant that we are on equal footing, let me be clear. I don't think we have a football rival, but again, for their successes and how often we play them, I would put Colgate first and maybe Fordham second.
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 19, 2019 9:21:33 GMT -5
It's hard to say the team quit yesterday. I will give them the benefit of the doubt (of a last place team) but also what I watched on TV. You can't deny that the strategy of one coach deploying a zone that is vulnerable at times in the four corners, and another coach coming into the game exploiting it-- like most of our league opponents have done this season-- and attacked with outside shots. A few sharp BU ball rotations had our players trying to cover two guys at once, which is a lost cause. It's a reason why the passes to the interior had Floyd make some great blocks on the weak side. It's the same reason why more passes to the outside had guys hitting the corner J for 3 points.
I could see that rebounding isn't coached. No player looks to box out when a shot goes up. It's simple, and it's teachable, and it's not done. Game after game.
I can see that the players are coached with a timer on the ball. If there isn't an opportunity to develop the play, they quickly pass the ball. It's why Floyd doesn't "go to work" in the post. It's why players at the elbows extended don't let him get in position in the high post and feed Floyd. It's why Benzan will quickly get over half court and then slow it down, and there are 4-5 passes quickly around the perimeter. The defense can literally pack in the zone when HC is not hitting its outside shots, rest on their heels, and we'll just throw it around. There was only two or three set plays run the whole game that I could see. One resulted in a bucket. The other was a turnover. I forget the third. This is on the coach. Run an offense.
We committed a shot clock violation after a timeout. How many times has this happened this season? Inexcusable and on the coach that it happens repeatedly.
Down 20 we were walking the ball up the court. We started to probe the zone defense with about 13 seconds left on the shot clock. No urgency, no pressing the issue. On the coach.
I work in a field that is results-oriented. Don't deliver and you're gone. Carmody doesn't have the track record in the numbers, historically and at the present date, and he doesn't perform on the eyeball test. I can't be the only person watching who is driven mad by all of this.
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 18, 2019 20:39:20 GMT -5
Team bricks a lot of shots for a D1 scholarship roster.
Floyd passes out of the post way too quickly. When he goes to work, I like what I see. He also abandons the high post against the zone too quickly. He needs to sit there and attack the zone at its heart. But he also needs to touch the ball more often.
The team hustles very hard on defense, but Jesus Lord above can we play man to man like adults?
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 18, 2019 20:35:13 GMT -5
GET THR #$@&^*! OUT OF THE ZONE DEFENSE! 600 three pointers later and down 1800 points, Carmody still throwing the 1-3-1 CYO gimmick.
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 18, 2019 15:11:11 GMT -5
What about the Holy Cross Apologists:
"We - are - sor - ry... CLAP, CLAP, CLAPCLAPCLAP!" "We - are - sor - ry... CLAP, CLAP, CLAPCLAPCLAP!" "We - are - sor - ry... CLAP, CLAP, CLAPCLAPCLAP!"
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 18, 2019 11:10:16 GMT -5
"Holy Cross College"
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 18, 2019 11:09:34 GMT -5
What about the Packachaog Pantyhose?
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 18, 2019 10:33:30 GMT -5
Does JF start the opening tip in foul trouble? Is there anything he can do to correct this as a senior before league play? Clearly a game changer when he's in there any playing "his" game.
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 18, 2019 10:32:38 GMT -5
Don't know how you catch and shoot in .8 seconds Fairly certain that the NBA rule book definition of time to catch and shoot is something like either .3 or .4 seconds. Anything less than that on the clock and again, by rule, the team has to score via tip-in. What I'm getting at is that there was twice as much time remaining in this game, so clearly plenty of time to catch and shoot by rule. Just looked it up-- it's .3 seconds for pros/FIBA: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Tucker_Rule
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 18, 2019 10:12:47 GMT -5
I think it's because the SJWs only stand up for those perceived slights that target groups outside of their own ranks. They feel they are doing a great service to the helpless... so them speaking from the moral pulpit about Native American/Indian/"Red-skinned"-themed mascots or Crusaders (insults Muslims) is easy to do. They're assuming how other groups of people must feel and, in my opinion, crossing lines to do "good" in a semi-guilt-stricken over-the-top fashion. "See how open-minded and not-racist I am?! I'm white and I hate the Washington Redskins!"
Meanwhile, Drunky the Fighting Irishman flies high across the country without a blink. The irony of this group of folks never fails to make me laugh.
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 15, 2019 15:24:19 GMT -5
Pirates rape and plunder. Warriors, well, war with other people. Titans clash with gods (how blasphemous), and Devils (both Sun and Blue varieties) tempt Jesus Himself. Eagles eat rabbits. Ban all mascots. Every contest should just be the, "Us" versus "Them."
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 15, 2019 10:01:48 GMT -5
Live look at Father B trying on the new mascot that he and the BoT have designed with the help of select faculty and the editorial team from the SPIRE:
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 15, 2019 9:58:54 GMT -5
This thread is headed towards thread of the year candidate, but I vote that inhocsigno be the front-runner for Post of the Year 2019.
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 12, 2019 9:58:18 GMT -5
Jordan, Pippen, Harper, Rodman, and who was it Longley or Kukoc at the 5? That's a solid lineup too... but the current Warrior's starting 5 is like a Super Nintendo fantasy lineup.
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 11, 2019 15:28:18 GMT -5
Great article. Great man.
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 11, 2019 15:14:15 GMT -5
Hold your finger down over the URL instead of tapping on it.
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 11, 2019 13:32:54 GMT -5
*any?
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 11, 2019 11:25:19 GMT -5
BTW, very interesting that of 51 responses, not one student. Maybe that "tells us everything we need to know?" Students not paying attention to athletics unless they're on the team. I feel like the school spirit or attendance is so low that I can safely make that generalized statement.
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 11, 2019 9:59:19 GMT -5
I personally thought that it was tough to take advantage of the programs when I was a graduating senior. Either I did poor research/preparation, or HC didn't make it easy enough. My guess? Probably the former.
All I can do now is volunteer my time as an alumni professional mentor, and hopefully push folks to take advantage of whatever they can-- Crusaders for others!
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 11, 2019 9:24:16 GMT -5
I wish I could find it now (LinkedIn's timeline of posted stories is the absolute worst example of an efficient social media platform, after their web redesign last year), but a recent Holy Cross alumna penned a two page letter speaking to the integrity Professor Dustin's character, calling the local publication's piece a hit job, and accusing HC of a lack of leadership. Perhaps someone else came across it, but it was posted seemingly "a week ago" according to LinkedIn. Who knows what the hell is going on.
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 8, 2019 11:44:30 GMT -5
Not spreading a rumor, just speculating, that there was no single incident or episode that caused this suspension. Rather, I strongly suspect that there was a "pattern of behavior" involved and while a single incident may have been the straw that broke the camel's back, I would suggest skepticism on any story that one thing alone did it. Not a bad bit of speculation. However, given that his contract was up this year, why not just let him ride it out at this point? If it was that egregious, it warrants a comment from the school. The vacuum of information on the matter leads to guesswork and speculation on all interested parties' parts. The good news here is that Dean Wormer is on the patrol for this little community. The bad news for the rest of the country, or at least prospective students and athletes, is that there is no such guidance and governance in the wider world out there. That could be to the detriment of HCWBB, or HC at large, given the accompanying bad news of the last 6-12 months plus.
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 5, 2019 17:14:37 GMT -5
I’m not an employment law attorney but immediate termination upon an allegation seems problematic. Administrative leave while the investigation occurs seems more appropriate. But to be clear: allowing an employee contact with students after a credible allegation is ludicrous. I am not defending the college but it is only fair to point out that after the (non-physical) sexual harassment claim and before he was ultimately disciplined via administrative leave: ".... according to documents, Dustin’s interaction with female students had been limited and he was restricted from conducting private, one-on-one meetings or unsupervised communications with female students or junior employees, including by e-mail." www.worcestermag.com/news/20190131/holy-cross-professor-on-administrative-leave-after-sexual-harassment-allegationsWithout the facts of what actually occurred and only speaking about possibilities: the college could not guarantee or otherwise "prevent" interaction, one-on-one meetings, or otherwise unsupervised communications between the professor and any of his students unless the college imprisoned him. He still had his freedom, cell phone, car, legs to walk, and go wherever he wanted, regardless of an administrative decision. We're lucky this didn't become anything more tragic, that we could tell, but I think it was somewhat reckless-- even akin to the Catholic Church's abusers who were merely placed in isolation or moved from parish to parish-- to not act more decisively and publicize the issue.
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 5, 2019 11:54:56 GMT -5
No argument there, ndgradbuthcfan. I once was president of a county women coaches association. [Yes, that was the title, women coaches not "women's coaches." The story behind that could fill a page...and most of the coaches were men. ] I was even the Woman Coach of the Year a couple of times. I finally resigned after serving in various offices for 35 years. I felt strongly that the association should be again led by a woman (and a good role model or our female athletes). There are more than enough qualified women would could do well in such a position...if we could convince one to take the job. That candidate number would also include our current interim head coach. You make one hell of a lady.
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 5, 2019 10:44:06 GMT -5
I still think the most ridiculous thing of all is that the College is not leading the discussion by releasing facts. Speculation can, and maybe even should, run wild in the wake of facts... so why are they always late, keeping their mouth shut, or playing mea culpa after the fact?
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Post by WCHC Sports on Feb 1, 2019 16:01:56 GMT -5
Best of luck and get well soon.
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