tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post6552248136500653039..comments2024-03-24T05:21:33.293-04:00Comments on Eagle in Atlanta -- atleagle.com: Wrong team for the wrong time?ATL_eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16014348799382628049noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-54155265367967878802013-11-15T20:07:09.456-05:002013-11-15T20:07:09.456-05:00"At least all the rah-rah fans out there...&q..."At least all the rah-rah fans out there..."<br /><br />Is there any other kind?Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12850144451590968474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-8939602628079554582013-11-15T15:39:17.458-05:002013-11-15T15:39:17.458-05:00Bruce Pearl's NCAA penalty will end in August ...Bruce Pearl's NCAA penalty will end in August 2014.<br /><br />I'd certainly like to see his style of basketball at the Heights; i.e., full court pressure, run and gun for fun. Oh yeah and the regular 20-30 wins and yearly NCAA appearances.<br /><br />Lenny Sienkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18106249138571503999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-37364863513561923392013-11-15T15:12:51.880-05:002013-11-15T15:12:51.880-05:00I am in complete agreement with those comments reg...I am in complete agreement with those comments regarding soft defense. This team has absolutely no players that can play mean defense. What scares me is this is the soft part of the schedule. Even worse this is essentially the same team we're going to have next year. Donohugh has to make a major re-tooling of the team's approach while on the run something I doubt can be done. I hope I end up over reacting to the current mess and things do improve but the schedule would seem to indicate otherwise. Why can't we get ATHELETES Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14334132660868478248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-63792135820913996302013-11-15T12:14:46.720-05:002013-11-15T12:14:46.720-05:00Well said, it's a "Chinese Fire Drill&quo...Well said, it's a "Chinese Fire Drill" outside with no shot blocker on the inside.JBQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09344181644293746758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-30200267948048712112013-11-15T10:27:54.000-05:002013-11-15T10:27:54.000-05:00BC's defense and rebounding are weak. The offi...BC's defense and rebounding are weak. The officials are making the game unwatchable. Compare what b-ball has done to the football product. Football has been exciting and entertaining. The coaches have implemented the optimum system for obtaining wins. Power run game with a limited passing attack. Holding the turnover and penalty margins to a minimum. Rettig deserves credit for playing within this system. Last year he had 17 TDs but 14 Ints. This year he has 14 TDs and only 4 Ints. He's gone from almost a one to one ratio to a better than 3 td to 1 int ratio.' a quantum leap in efficiency. If BC can match there usual home performance of 33 points a victory should be in the offing. BC 33 NCST. 21.NEDofSavinHillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337433376275407168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-54470729149170403252013-11-15T09:27:50.764-05:002013-11-15T09:27:50.764-05:00According to Kenpom this morning BC is in the top ...According to Kenpom this morning BC is in the top 100 (out of 351 D-I teams) in only two of the eight statistical categories -- essentially shooting % and getting to the free throw line. They're ranked no better than 228th in any of the four defensive categories. 4 years in to the Donahue regime it is an undeniable reality that his teams shoot very well and are terrible at defense and rebounding. It's part who he recruits and part how he coaches. They spend so much practice time working on their offensive spacing, ball movement, shooting, etc. that defense and rebounding are almost an afterthought. It doesn't work.WI_Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03782064378275342229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-39107053865880716212013-11-15T08:47:59.149-05:002013-11-15T08:47:59.149-05:00IF, and big IF, I stop watching this team, it won&...IF, and big IF, I stop watching this team, it won't be because of the losses. It will be because of those kickouts Bill mentions. It's awful. As soon as a BC player gets any penetration, they kick it out. Usually to a covered BC player, sometimes to a defender. The real gems, though, are when our guy jumps in the air, spins 180 degrees to look for a teammate and hopes that someone is around. Kickouts are great if you can get the defense to collapse, but that isn't happening. It's so boring to watch, it is so ineffective, and I can't comprehend a staff and team watching film and thinking that this is okay. The frustration of watching that is what will drive me away from the team, not the team losing games.<br /><br />Not to be overlooked offensively is that in practice we play against our own terrible defense.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852682232912278307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-61886275896915874982013-11-15T08:46:04.554-05:002013-11-15T08:46:04.554-05:00What drives me insane is Gene had himself planted ...What drives me insane is Gene had himself planted in the BC athletic Hal of Fame. Hell, I can be a complete failure at the hiring process if that gets me in the HOF. eaglebostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536194020385661646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-31296537472689094742013-11-15T03:24:29.312-05:002013-11-15T03:24:29.312-05:00Well, at least we only play the Fighting Jabari Pa...Well, at least we only play the Fighting Jabari Parkers once. Syracuse with eight guys 6'7" and up? Yikes.<br /><br />A combined 77 free throws tonight. Sounds like a fun game of Referee. Were they paid by the blow? Wait...<br /><br />Let's see...can't breathe on a guy this year and no paint presence. What could possibly go wrong?<br />CThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05783098791522341665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-27054499383152597682013-11-15T00:57:20.635-05:002013-11-15T00:57:20.635-05:00I am an original Donahue supporter.
My patience is...I am an original Donahue supporter.<br />My patience is done. The guy should be fired tomorrow. He has assembled a sorry roster that has even worse coaching. The experiment period is over. He is a bad coach period. Our team is stuck in the basement so long as he is our coach. His roster management is so bad that this is our peak year. Next year was already suppose to be worse than this year. I hope bates pulls the trigger tomorrow even though it wont help our current year. Hariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05590323517409541782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-75593259172403487822013-11-14T23:17:13.977-05:002013-11-14T23:17:13.977-05:00Gene's legacy will be his bad hires and firing...Gene's legacy will be his bad hires and firing Jags, Skinner and Inglese. He was also the guy who hired Spaz, Donahue, Gambino and Crawley.ATL_eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014348799382628049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-15614860059122360682013-11-14T23:13:46.949-05:002013-11-14T23:13:46.949-05:00I blame the hiring processes and decisions of one ...I blame the hiring processes and decisions of one Gene D.Bravesbillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18132085833230451082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-55599741169248021932013-11-14T23:11:04.888-05:002013-11-14T23:11:04.888-05:00I was duped by Coach Donahue. I was so frustrated ...I was duped by Coach Donahue. I was so frustrated with the mediocrity of Skinner and I was excited about a guy who took Cornell, let me repeat that, Cornell, to the Sweet 16, that I truly thought he would have BC in the tourney every year. Boy, was I wrong. This guy is a disaster. I think we all got greedy by being frustrated with the "good not great" of Skinner and TOB. Be careful what you wish for BC fans!eaglebostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536194020385661646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-66046495025869723892013-11-14T23:03:19.311-05:002013-11-14T23:03:19.311-05:00I had such high hopes for this season, and have be...I had such high hopes for this season, and have been looking forward to going to the Auburn game next month. There seems to have been serious regression, and that, to me, indicates poor coaching. I don't really know how they turn this around.dixieaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12923834034976250382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-63145285706313628542013-11-14T22:56:47.723-05:002013-11-14T22:56:47.723-05:00Hits the nail on the head. Well put.
At least all...Hits the nail on the head. Well put.<br /><br />At least all the rah-rah fans out there can take comfort in Donahue pacing the sideline and looking coachlike while having his rear end handed to him,@timstwrthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449880547941136306noreply@blogger.com