jefferysinclair
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Terrible SeasonHi Group - just another chapter in this terrible mess of a team. Lots of questions, but no answers. Hey at least it's March!!
Carry on!!
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curiousgeorge
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Let's hope it's the final chapter for Tammy! At least one of the answers is a new coaching staff. These young ladies deserve better!
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The Maroon
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| curiousgeorge wrote: | | Let's hope it's the final chapter for Tammy! At least one of the answers is a new coaching staff. These young ladies deserve better! |
I still want to heave when I watch Tammy's "we don't have much experience, yeah we have 5 seniors and 4 starters back from last year and this is game 25 of the season and most of the teams that are beating us are less experienced than we are, but we don't have much experience" speech. (OK, I took some creative liberties, but it was the ultimate reach in excuses.
Tammy in the media guide (Yes, I know the media guide is all about promotion but it's still worth a read): "We're looking to build on last years sucess...obviously we'll have to replace 4 seniors but we're very confident we'll be able to replace all aspects of what we lost." Going a little further "we were all disappointed in last years outcome" (that would be a 14 win season, which to be fair is still possible if we can win the PL title and advance to the elite 
The story--if there is gonna be one---should develop quickly. Most coaches in this situation---ASSUMING THEY ARE GOING TO LOSE THEIR JOB---"resign" either right before or right after the tourney.
Think this year was bad? It should be worse next year. We'll have a decent front line but considering 1) we've virtually always used three guards and flexibility is not Tammy's strong suit and 2) we have absolutely nothing returning in terms of PROVEN talent at the guard position....we could be looking at a 25 loss season. Only a Chris Webber moment by a Penn forward and Princeton going to sleep stopped this from being a 24 loss team.
Tammy averages 6 wins/year. Since I'm into really simple math that amounts to the football team having an 8 year stretch where they win 2 to 3 games every year. I want to hear, I'm DYING to hear, the rationalization for keeping her.
Because we all know they will.
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jefferysinclair
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The coach from Muhlenburg has D-1 experience and he is doing quite well there. At least he has won a few league championships there, something Tammy has never done.
Just an idea to throw out there.
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The Maroon
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| jefferysinclair wrote: | The coach from Muhlenburg has D-1 experience and he is doing quite well there. At least he has won a few league championships there, something Tammy has never done.
Just an idea to throw out there. |
He didn't do well and was apparently pretty unpopular at 'Gate. Then again they aren't enamored with their current coach either. I haven't followed their team fanatically over the years but I don't remember them ever being much (although I'm having to start really reaching for the times we were any good).
Doesn't make it a bad idea, I'm just going on the very little I know.
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Xboreturns
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I doubt if we will go to the Muhlenberg well for another drink of water.
Let's see: Ron Rohn's record at Colgate from 1996-2001, that's five years and a total of 23 league wins, or 4.6 wins per year. Compared to Tammy Smith's 23 wins in 6 years, or 3.8 league wins per year.
Do you think we really want to torture ourselves?
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TheTruth
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If we ar looking for a new coach, I hope the College does not go the D-III route again. Now that we have scholarships, I hope we could get a D-I assistant coach who could use us as a stepping stone.
Of course, the college will have to address a new arena.....
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carney2
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In the hopes that somebody actually reads these ramblings, I repeat the final line of my spleen emptying screech in the men's basketball forum:
BRUCE, it's time to get a backbone!
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bison137
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LC just upset #2 American in the first round of the tournament. That should be worth a 4-year contract extension, don't you think? 
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curiousgeorge
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Not only no, but NO WAY IN HELL, NO!
We got lucky, real lucky!
The ladies that got us the huge first half lead were our freshmen and sophs. And how much did they play in the second half????
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The Maroon
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| curiousgeorge wrote: | Not only no, but NO WAY IN HELL, NO!
We got lucky, real lucky!
The ladies that got us the huge first half lead were our freshmen and sophs. And how much did they play in the second half???? |
Lucky? If we shoot 50% from the foul line the game isn't close.
Wonderful to see some tears shed after the hard earned win.
Unfortunately it's hard to get too excited as we are virtually assured of another year of Tammy and it WILL be ugly.
But heck...Let's rock and roll...Bring on Pat Summit and her gang.
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Xboreturns
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Well it was certainly a great win for the seniors. Nobody wants to end their career on an eleven game losing streak. I know we only made 3 foul shots the entire game, not sure how many we took, probably 12 -15.
We played a great first half, very agressive on both ends of the court. We collapsed the middle on D forcing AU to shoot from the outside. Only Kirk was halfway decent from the perimeter for AU. We attacked the rim on the offensive end and Wright was unstopable in the paint. I don't believe Spicer took a shot the entire game. Good inside work by Virgin and Garner.
Who would have expected the 6 and 7 seeds to meet in the semi's. Navy held on to knock off BU in a game between two offensively challenged teams.
Lehigh had an easy game with CU and used all their players sparingly so they should be well rested for the game with Army. Army pulled away midway in the second half over HC.
Why is their no support from the band and cheerleaders? LU is on break but they brought in three junior high school bands. CU had their band at the game. Army had their band and cheerleaders. HC had their band and cheerleaders. Navy had its band. BU had its band. LC had no band, no cheerleaders. At least the Leopard showed up. Pitiful.
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Lafalum
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I continue to be disappointed in the student body support for their classmates. We should be doing a better job in orientation.
I AM happy for these girls!!
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bison137
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| Xboreturns wrote: |
Who would have expected the 6 and 7 seeds to meet in the semi's. Navy held on to knock off BU in a game between two offensively challenged teams.
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Having the 7 seed in the semis is definitely a surprise. The 6 seed however is no surprise, since Navy not only had the same record as the 3 seed (8-6 in league play) but would likely have finished 2nd if Cassie Consedine hadn't been hurt for almost half the league season. One more win would have given them 2nd place, and they lost home games to Bucknell, Holy Cross, and Army while she was out. She is now back and apparently played well.
Navy's new coach seems to be doing a great job.
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The Maroon
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| Xboreturns wrote: | Well it was certainly a great win for the seniors. Nobody wants to end their career on an eleven game losing streak. I know we only made 3 foul shots the entire game, not sure how many we took, probably 12 -15.
We played a great first half, very agressive on both ends of the court. We collapsed the middle on D forcing AU to shoot from the outside. Only Kirk was halfway decent from the perimeter for AU. We attacked the rim on the offensive end and Wright was unstopable in the paint. I don't believe Spicer took a shot the entire game. Good inside work by Virgin and Garner.
Who would have expected the 6 and 7 seeds to meet in the semi's. Navy held on to knock off BU in a game between two offensively challenged teams.
Lehigh had an easy game with CU and used all their players sparingly so they should be well rested for the game with Army. Army pulled away midway in the second half over HC.
Why is their no support from the band and cheerleaders? LU is on break but they brought in three junior high school bands. CU had their band at the game. Army had their band and cheerleaders. HC had their band and cheerleaders. Navy had its band. BU had its band. LC had no band, no cheerleaders. At least the Leopard showed up. Pitiful. |
I believe the Leopard is a paid position now.
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Lafalum
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The Leopard is no longer a student. It is an employee who asked if he could do it. If you look at the basketball stands this year it is 90 pct alumni and easton residents so it follows....
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Andy
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Look at us, only two three point attempts!! That's quite a change in approach.
X, watching on computer couldn't tell what happened with the technical. Called right in the middle of a two-on-one break. Then with the missed layup, a few poorly chosen shots by the freshman and the foul shooting--we were trying to blow it.
I, too, am so happy for the seniors. How 'bout another one, ladies!?
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Xboreturns
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Andy, from talking to some of the players after the game, the consensus is that the T was on Cullen. The official was coming down the sideline in front of the bench and immediately called the T. Tammy walked down the bench and said something to the group at the far end. I'm still not sure what happened on the play involving Virgin where offsetting Ts were called.
Looking at the box score this morning, I can't see any justification for curiousgeorges statement regarding the freshmen's building the first half lead. They played a total of about 15 minutes and scored 3 points. Downey, in for Spicer because of her 2 fouls, hit one 3 in two attempts and most importantly, had no TOs.
The difference in the game was we attacked the basket instead of weaving the ball outside the arc and then throwing up the 3 with 3 seconds left on the shot clock. Spicer and Zavocki had 2 shots between them instead of the normal 16-20.
Today's game is winable, but based on what I saw yesterday, LU is head and shoulders above everyone.
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