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Post by durhamgsoaggie on Feb 16, 2015 19:26:33 GMT -5
It's been 2 days since I started this post. I'm just as disgusted today as I was 2 days ago. For the people out there who are still supportive of Cy getting another year, just give me an idea of what you think next season will be like under him...help me see the light. I'm not going to front. Saturday was as frustrating of a loss as I've experienced as an Aggie. That one hurt. To answer your question above, I do think next year under Cy will be different. 1. Personal Improvement When you have the extensive personal situation that Cy had, one of the things that goes lacking is the opportunity for personal improvement. Even the very best coaches have to take a step back, re-evaluate their coaching style versus the current state of the game and re-tool. When you don't have that opportunity, you rely on what got you to the party. That may not be good enough as the game changes. Even coaches for Team USA usually struggle the year after the Olympics/World Championships because of the extra burden that responsibility carries. Match that level of distraction up with a talent or chemistry issue.... and you can have a bad result. I expect Cy to be able to work on his "game" this off-season in a way that he probably couldn't do this past off-season.... same with the assistants. I do think that any recommended individual workout routines for the off-season also need to be evaluated. 2. Team Leadership/Killer Instinct On the current roster, there is no player who has anything resembling a "killer instinct" on the court for us. Consequently, there is no one who can step up as a team leader as a result. Lamont and Jeremy filled that role with a more mature roster in 2012-13....and a good result for us. Lamont and Jeremy weren't able to lead a younger roster as well in 2013-14 and Lamont and Pack had issues as well. The expectation since January 2014 was that Pack would be back and be the senior leader for this team in 2014-15. Pack told the staff he was returning.... until late April 2014, when he informed them he accepted the scholarship to Maryland. That left a big gaping hole in skill level and leadership. With the current squad, Bruce is the only player with the skill level and athleticism to be "that guy". At the present time, Bruce is not showing the mental make-up to be "that guy" with limited help around him. That could be a step he hopefully makes next year with one more chance to leave his mark.... he will reach 1,000 points before this season is done. He's had a good career so far... but he has a chance to make it great with the remainder of this year and his senior year. The one guy in the program who has the killer instinct and the skill to lead is Sam Hunt. He's that proverbial "gym rat".... the dude who is in the gym at 4:00 am shooting jumpers and running through situational/conditioning drills on their own. So was Pack. Coaches can't make players do extra work on their game, per NCAA rules. That has to come from within. If your team leader is doing it.... it puts more pressure on the other guys to do it at a higher level as well. This is a big one, IMO, because it has a force multiplier effect..... but we won't see the results of this internal work until next season. 3. Athleticism/Skill Level To have an exceptional team at our level, you have to have players who a) have good to exceptional athleticism; b) good skill that can be honed to an exceptional level by being "gym rats"; c) the mental makeup to process the game and handle change; and d) the psychological makeup to withstand pressure and adversity.... or "will". When you don't have a) and b), it makes c) harder and d) darn-near impossible. We've been starting Abdullah, Bremers, Doby, Beckford and Burroughs for the majority of the season as our most stable lineup. All these guys won't start next year. Sam Hunt is going to start at PG. Hopefully, a 6'5" athlete like James Whitaker follows Sam's lead and steps his game up this summer to compete with 6'7" Jamin Lackey and (hopefully) 6'7" freshman Deion James at the 2 and the 3. To improve our perimeter defense and non-existent transition game, we have to get longer and more athletic on the wings... the current state of the game requires that. There's a good bit of recruiting at the 4/5 spots to do the same. 4. Maturity This season, there are 4 active players who are in their 3rd season or more of college basketball. Next season, we should have at least 9 players who will be in their 3rd season or more of college basketball. This will have a big effect on points 2 and 3b and 3c. So.... 4 points of improvement to get our men's hoops program back to winning basketball. Even as tough as things look right now....I believe that Cy gets it done with a winning record next year.... particularly with 15 home games next season. But everyone who touches the program has to improve.... the coaches, the players, the trainers, the staff.... even the fans. And.... this season isn't over yet...... so let's not bury the squad yet....
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Post by aggierattler on Feb 16, 2015 19:45:21 GMT -5
^^^ I surely didn't see ANY killer instinct on Saturday night. That was definitely lacking.
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Post by da heretic on Feb 16, 2015 19:51:14 GMT -5
Where's the evidence of any of those 4 things happening, Mr. Durhamsoaggie? That's all extreme conjecture.
As for the death in the family argument, what about his time at TSU? His wife and mama weren't dead then.
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Post by aggie2ru on Feb 16, 2015 20:01:22 GMT -5
Will anyone be realistic for a change? Our record speaks for itself. It is certainly a bad, bad day in Aggie MBB'Ville. How can ANYONE expect things to be different next year or the year after if Cy is still the coach? The game has moved WAY ahead of his capabilities. I will not and cannot throw good money away when the program is in shambles and is D111 level.
We need a new coach and better playas or we will continue to get the same results. It stinks, sucks, or whatever term you wanna use. How much more can a man take? I've been to one game ALL year (D111-Greeensboror College) and after that performance it convinced me to not attend another game this year......and I have not.
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Post by noexcuses on Feb 16, 2015 23:29:56 GMT -5
Where's the evidence of any of those 4 things happening, Mr. Durhamsoaggie? That's all extreme conjecture. As for the death in the family argument, what about his time at TSU? His wife and mama weren't dead then. Man...You just raised a point that NO one had thought of, i.e. Cy's Tenn State record that got him Fired(and No deaths in family Then). Our program is in DISARAY, and it's affecting attendance and student support Tremendously!
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Post by The Professor on Feb 17, 2015 1:00:21 GMT -5
Let's face financial facts, We can't afford to fire another coach
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Post by aggieblackie on Feb 17, 2015 1:55:04 GMT -5
Professor, we can't afford to keep a coach that is not producing either.
Check out the attendance at the games.
You have used every excuse you can think of to keep a non producing coach. Our program is embarrassing as hell.
We have paid two coaches at the same time several times. That goes for A D's as well. One mo time won't hurt.
Enough excuses for Cy - Professor.
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Post by Trueaggie on Feb 17, 2015 4:10:13 GMT -5
From what I can see it is the norm to let a coach go when they have one more year left on their contract; and the argument that we can't afford to pay two coaches at the same time is BS.
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Post by bluehaze on Feb 17, 2015 7:30:52 GMT -5
Let's face financial facts, We can't afford to fire another coach Based off what? He only has one year left on his contract and he's not making Coach K money. The athletic department has been very financially responsible the last 5 years.
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Post by Aggie Monster on Feb 17, 2015 8:34:34 GMT -5
I have to agree with others. We have been in much worse spots financially while paying two coaches. We paid Broadway and Alonzo Lee. We paid Alonzo Lee and Lee Fobbs. We paid Eaves and Cy for 2 years I think?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think during one year we were paying 2 football coaches AND 2 Basketball coaches(Cy, Eaves, Broadway, Lee), LOL . Based on our history this will be just a drop in the bucket.
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Post by Trueaggie on Feb 17, 2015 8:35:49 GMT -5
If he only has one year left i predict this will be the year they let him go; or it should be.
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Post by thefriscotxaggie on Feb 17, 2015 9:26:16 GMT -5
Where's the evidence of any of those 4 things happening, Mr. Durhamsoaggie? That's all extreme conjecture. As for the death in the family argument, what about his time at TSU? His wife and mama weren't dead then. Man...You just raised a point that NO one had thought of, i.e. Cy's Tenn State record that got him Fired(and No deaths in family Then). Our program is in DISARAY, and it's affecting attendance and student support Tremendously! After Tenn State he landed in Texas as an assistant. He was part of an entire staff at Texas A&M Corpurs Christi that was dismissed.......
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Post by Trueaggie on Feb 17, 2015 10:15:37 GMT -5
I don't care what went at his pass jobs; what I know now is that he isn't cutting it.
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Post by marchingband1969 on Feb 17, 2015 11:36:30 GMT -5
The A&T men's basketball team has been a joke for decades so this isn't new. And if Cy returns next year and continues to put a sub-par performing team on the floor, I wouldn't be surprised.
I think AD Hilton is probably consumed with MEAC FCS football issues and hasn't had time to focus on our men's basketball program. Football is much more important to A&T than basketball so he's probably working hard to make sure our football program doesn't suffer with the latest changes. I think once he gets the football issues settled he will focus on the men's basketball team. This may take some time so I don't expect to hear anything about the men's team any time soon.
My only advice to all of you A&T men's basketball fans...enjoy watching the Lady Aggies play and skip the men's game. Watching the men play will only add to your frustration. The season has been over for weeks for the men's team and in a few more weeks they will be done playing for good!
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Post by da heretic on Feb 17, 2015 13:28:03 GMT -5
^^^^
Those are all valid points, which is the problem with A&T's men's team. An emphasis on football, even under Corbett, undermines men's basketball. Corbett won in spite of, not because of, the athletic dept. Women's basketball would also suck if not for title IX. Under title IX, the athletic dept can't under fund women's basketball without suffering federal punishment. To the school's credit, they abide by Title IX. As much as y'all think it, A&T aint a football school. A&T still has more championships in b-ball (a lot more) than any other conference school; it aint even close. Until that's dealt with, as the prior poster stated, we'll continue to piss in the wind with men's b-ball. I still think Alexander deserves de boot, however. I think the only way A&T crawls to respectability is somehow find a coach that can do well with a lot less.
One thing I disagree with the previous poster on is Hilton's concentration on football (I know my sheeet's off topic). Hilton and other ad's direct the entire athletic dept, not just football. If he aint up on all sports, he need to find a different line of work; not just him, but all ad's who focus on a single sport. I apologize for the tangent, but this sheeet's been on my mind for a minute. Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming already in progress (my bad for gettin off topic).
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