Reasons For Optimism in the 2010-11 Season

Norm brings in an associate head coach who is an X and O genius. Also you have to be excited about the Big East dumping more talent while we return all of ours. Harangody, Monroe, All of Syracuse, All of UConn, Samuels, Scottie Reynolds, Ebanks, Butler, etc. will all be graduated or leaving early. It's a fact.

Quote from: Dave on January 21, 2010, 02:34:09 PM

Norm brings in an associate head coach who is an X and O genius. Also you have to be excited about the Big East dumping more talent while we return all of ours. Harangody, Monroe, All of Syracuse, All of UConn, Samuels, Scottie Reynolds, Ebanks, Butler, etc. will all be graduated or leaving early. It's a fact.

I thought that was this years theme? The problem with this theory is the other schools are well coached with good recruiters.  Besides our talent has known nothing but losing.

Norm brings in an associate head coach who is an X and O genius. Also you have to be excited about the Big East dumping more talent while we return all of ours. Harangody, Monroe, All of Syracuse, All of UConn, Samuels, Scottie Reynolds, Ebanks, Butler, etc. will all be graduated or leaving early. It's a fact.

Norm brings in an associate head coach who is an X and O genius. Also you have to be excited about the Big East dumping more talent while we return all of ours. Harangody, Monroe, All of Syracuse, All of UConn, Samuels, Scottie Reynolds, Ebanks, Butler, etc. will all be graduated or leaving early. It's a fact.

Quote from: Dave on January 21, 2010, 02:34:09 PM

Norm brings in an associate head coach who is an X and O genius. Also you have to be excited about the Big East dumping more talent while we return all of ours. Harangody, Monroe, All of Syracuse, All of UConn, Samuels, Scottie Reynolds, Ebanks, Butler, etc. will all be graduated or leaving early. It's a fact.

Syracuse, like all of the other big east powers just reloads.
THIS was supposed to be their down year. Remember when fans here were saying we'd beat them in the dome?

We could lose by 50.

Quote from: Dave on January 21, 2010, 02:34:09 PM

Norm brings in an associate head coach who is an X and O genius. Also you have to be excited about the Big East dumping more talent while we return all of ours. Harangody, Monroe, All of Syracuse, All of UConn, Samuels, Scottie Reynolds, Ebanks, Butler, etc. will all be graduated or leaving early. It's a fact.

what kind of program hopes the rest of the conference sucks so we can move up? 





WE ARE ST JOHN'S

I believe we're a tournament team next year.  BUT that's not enough to keep Norm around IMO because in 2011-12 we lose almost all of our guys because of our scholarship mismanagement.

My excitement for next year is trumped by my disappointment at what will likely happen the following 2 years.

Quote from: TRabinowitz on January 21, 2010, 03:21:27 PM

I believe we're a tournament team next year.  BUT that's not enough to keep Norm around IMO because in 2011-12 we lose almost all of our guys because of our scholarship mismanagement.

My excitement for next year is trumped by my disappointment at what will likely happen the following 2 years.

Norm will never coach an NCAA tourney game!

Quote from: Dave on January 21, 2010, 02:34:09 PM

Norm brings in an associate head coach who is an X and O genius. Also you have to be excited about the Big East dumping more talent while we return all of ours. Harangody, Monroe, All of Syracuse, All of UConn, Samuels, Scottie Reynolds, Ebanks, Butler, etc. will all be graduated or leaving early. It's a fact.

what kind of program hopes the rest of the conference sucks so we can move up? 
it's more realistic for us to join the maac. 
if you're hoping for 18-20 win seasons every year with no impact or relevance on the national scene, we can get there with norm.
we'll NEVER be better than that.  no how no way.

Who's Kevin Kennedy?  And why would anyone be optimistic about Lavin or even worse, Doherty?!  Larranaga didn't even go for the Providence job...

Anyway, optimism: improvement from Malik Stith forces Malik Boothe to the bench.  Omari Lawrence becomes a foul-drawing beast (a la Sean Mosley of Maryland.  I think it's very plausible.  Wrote about it a while back.).  Someone realizes that Dele Coker can play 20 minutes and he holds down the interior.  Quincy or Hardy get a lot of time and prove to be excellent scoring threats.  Burrell's light goes in with respect to rebounding.

Those are possibilities.

Norm brings in an associate head coach who is an X and O genius. Also you have to be excited about the Big East dumping more talent while we return all of ours. Harangody, Monroe, All of Syracuse, All of UConn, Samuels, Scottie Reynolds, Ebanks, Butler, etc. will all be graduated or leaving early. It's a fact.

Quote from: Dave on January 21, 2010, 02:34:09 PM

Norm brings in an associate head coach who is an X and O genius. Also you have to be excited about the Big East dumping more talent while we return all of ours. Harangody, Monroe, All of Syracuse, All of UConn, Samuels, Scottie Reynolds, Ebanks, Butler, etc. will all be graduated or leaving early. It's a fact.

Sorry Dave, this is complete BS.  Norm should have brough in an X and O's "genius" year two...not year SEVEN.  He's gone.

Two words:  Fran McCaffrey

The guy is amazing.  He loses an NBA caliber player (his best all-around player) and he just reloads.  Siena goes through a tough spell and we all think they are down, them BAM.  They win ten straight and jump out 8-0 against like teams in their conference. 

He is personable, he is intelligent, he has WON, he has a style of play that will both suit our team next year and attract top talent (especially point guards) to run and gun.

lawrence frank doesnt have a job....despite his nba record i like what he does as a coach

plus hes been seen at a couple of stj games