tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post7502644107137037089..comments2024-03-24T05:21:33.293-04:00Comments on Eagle in Atlanta -- atleagle.com: Something special and something miserableATL_eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16014348799382628049noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-64656633304110226772015-02-25T16:17:24.270-05:002015-02-25T16:17:24.270-05:00Thomas, look around and you'll see every fan b...Thomas, look around and you'll see every fan base degrades when the team is poor. 1966, the red sox were one of the worst draws in baseball. they went to the world series next year. 1996 they were in the bottom half of AL attendance; 2013 (when they won the WS), they had their worst attendance in 11 seasons. In the early 1990s those sad Yankee teams drew poor enough it seemed inevitable they'd leave the bronx. Heck, even a couple of years back Duke basketball started selling off student seats b/c their attendance kept falling. Those are three pretty good fanbases right there that have had problems.blisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738621049003351937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-35821858921582690252015-02-25T15:25:27.078-05:002015-02-25T15:25:27.078-05:00I think the team this year is better than last yea...I think the team this year is better than last year in spite of what the record says. Hanlan is much better than last year. The problem is the league is better. Lville has been added and most teams are playing as good if not better. 2 of our wins last year were against Va Tech. I don't see how people can be surprised by this. Donahue was a complete incompetant who prety much conducted a suicide bombing mission against our basketball program. This is going to be a long slog to recovery if ever. This will tell us if BC hoops really does have a fan base at all. I'm starting to have my doubts. Hoibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12681823413809048599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-8649061500810845252015-02-25T14:47:11.076-05:002015-02-25T14:47:11.076-05:00Tim-
Even the Miami Dolphins have great fair weat...Tim-<br /><br />Even the Miami Dolphins have great fair weather fans. Great fan bases fill the stands regardless of the product on the field, court, rink, etc.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738249202468643946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-61255201416514875982015-02-25T13:56:43.277-05:002015-02-25T13:56:43.277-05:00Thomas-
No, it's because our program has been ...Thomas-<br />No, it's because our program has been non-competitive for 4 years. Look at some of the old youtube videos of BC beating Syracuse at home in 2001 and 2005 (there are probably other good highlights out there but those jump to my mind). Conte was packed and it was loud. Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860968589818360244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-56686820561288960702015-02-25T13:13:18.716-05:002015-02-25T13:13:18.716-05:00It's really a shame Anderson and Rahon left. T...It's really a shame Anderson and Rahon left. They weren't perfect, but BC players typically aren't. Both were undersized for their positions and not the best athletes but a frontcourt of Anderson & Clifford with Heckmann and McGarity would have been competitive. Rahon would've given us the extra ballhandling we're missing right now. <br /><br /><br />The fact that this team is competing at all is pretty impressive. The losses are obviously frustrating. It worries me that Christian hasn't been able to pull one or two of these off but he's stuck with a short rotation and dead legs at the end of nights. The team is not mailing it in by any means though. I hope Hanlon gives it another shot. I could see him as a second round pick and giving it a go this year, but I don't see how he has much to lose as there's no way he'd be a first rounder. <br /><br />It seems like we have a couple contributors coming in next year. If Christian can't get strong pieces in the 2016 class then I will be very concerned, but hopefully with a full summer to work with the returners and drill his system in place we'll see some more potential next year... and wins. GP11https://www.blogger.com/profile/18114348784688324267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-39532876828233181872015-02-25T12:18:57.608-05:002015-02-25T12:18:57.608-05:00Rahon was completely worthless last year. He regr...Rahon was completely worthless last year. He regressed so much after his freshman year. I'll agree that Anderson was pretty decent, but he received a lot of criticism last year for his uneven performances. I still have no idea how this team has 1 ACC win but managed to beat Providence and Harvard earlier in the season, even when Hanlan wasn't playing well. What in the world happened since then esp. when Hanlan has been absolutely on fire?Bravesbillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18132085833230451082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-26644703688923907772015-02-25T11:36:07.437-05:002015-02-25T11:36:07.437-05:00This year's team does not have better players ...This year's team does not have better players than last year -- materially worse actually. The delta is Anderson, Rahon, and Jackson vs. Brown, Batten, and Clifford. Anderson is massively better than Clifford. Rahon/Jackson combo is marginally better than Brown/Batten combo. WI_Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03782064378275342229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-65032538161192269122015-02-25T11:18:44.396-05:002015-02-25T11:18:44.396-05:00Well, at 9-18, and ranked #129 on Sagarin, we are ...Well, at 9-18, and ranked #129 on Sagarin, we are the most highly ranked 18 loss team in the country.<br /><br />Christian has shown us nothing this year on the floor or the recruiting trail.<br /><br />Yes, only his first year, and BC is ranked higher than the great sleazeball Bruce Pearl at Auburn that many here thought wouol dbe a good fit for BC (ha!)mod34bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129365485893573618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-55023271428998803142015-02-25T11:04:59.777-05:002015-02-25T11:04:59.777-05:00rottenrottenmod34bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129365485893573618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-44800757905215438492015-02-25T10:34:28.007-05:002015-02-25T10:34:28.007-05:00The fact that the entire team outside of Hanlan an...The fact that the entire team outside of Hanlan and Brown scored 6 total points is truly pathetic. This team will finish with a worse ACC record than last year's team even while having better players (Brown, Batten, a somewhat healthy Clifford). This is not a good indictment for Christian, who seems to be in way over his head like Donahue was.Bravesbillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18132085833230451082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-34487917246260685732015-02-25T10:22:47.346-05:002015-02-25T10:22:47.346-05:00I don't wonder at all. We have shitty fans and...I don't wonder at all. We have shitty fans and a spread out alumni base.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738249202468643946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-2563211633444787952015-02-25T09:55:39.046-05:002015-02-25T09:55:39.046-05:00And we wonder why Conte is empty?
And we wonder why Conte is empty?<br /><br />Big Jack Krackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202172743722727956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-64747472229466646172015-02-25T07:47:07.821-05:002015-02-25T07:47:07.821-05:00Over the last four seasons, BC is 16-51 in the ACC...Over the last four seasons, BC is 16-51 in the ACC.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860968589818360244noreply@blogger.com