Delaware trying to keep us alive and misses another front end

Martin became the first player from 2010-2011 to now have no points, at least 8 field goal attempts, at least 10 rebounds, and at least 4 fouls. He got a rebound with 13 seconds left to reach double-digits.

Death. Taxes. Delaware beating Drexel in postseason tournaments.

Final 66-56 Delaware.

Frustrating game from start to finish. Tough game to go out for Cam and Butler and company. Great careers here.

28 points for Cam.

22-58 FGs
4-23 3PT
-5 on rebounds.
Only 9 turnovers. Clean 2nd half in that aspect.
40-28 points in paint in favor of Delaware
Amari fouled out in 15 minutes, it seemed faster than that

7 straight losses for Drexel vs. Delaware in the CAA Tournament, 4 in the CAA 1st round or quarterfinals, 3 in the NAC/America East Championship Game.

Saw the dark side of pretty much every player. Even cam with all the points had his signature burst of brilliance surrounded by stretches with bad decisions like passing up layups or turning the ball over.

Amari didn’t look interested. Not sure what his deal was. Had his hands on his hips walking up the floor before the first media time out. Either he was hurt or wasn’t invested. He should have dominated that game.

Fun to have us relevant again. Next year will depend on the sophomores taking the next step and spiker taking the next step in recruiting.

I think it's time for a new coach to be honest.

Hofstra down to Charleston 55-33 at Half.

I predict a UNCW vs Towson game.

Yes it was not a good game. Cam struggled early then turned it on and nobody else woke up. CAAT brings out the worst in us, which made last year's run so amazing.

Charleston was on fire last night and hounded Hofstra the entire time.

I don't go on the Hofstra message boards, if there are any, but there must be some concerns over there. They have some really good teams, but lost to an 8 seed and a 6 seed in the last 2 CAAT's. Was Speedy running the show last year too? Joe Mihalich was listed as last year's coach, but I don't think he coached at all due to his illness.

They certainly have concerns of in game coaching and defense. But that is not new to Speedy at the helm.

(03-06-2022 07:30 PM)Dragon For Life Wrote:  I think it's time for a new coach to be honest.

Many probably feel the same, but its tough. New AD might help. But the championship last year made it a tougher call. Add to it he has continued to show improvement, even if modestly.

Year 1: 9-23 (3-15)- 10 seed (preseason 9), lost first round; 0-1
Year 2: 13-20 (6-12)- 8 seed (preseason 9), lost QF; 1-1
Year 3: 13-19 (7-11)- 6 seed (preseason 9), lost QF; 0-1
Year 4: 14-19 (6-12)- 8 seed (preseason 8), lost QF; 1-1
Year 5: 12-8 (4-5)- 6 seed (preseason 3), won CAAT; 3-0
Year 6: 15-14 (10-8)- 4 seed (preseason 3), eliminated in QF; 0-1

Overall: 76-103 (36-63); 5-5 in CAAT

6 years to take a really bad program and turn it into a winning program in the CAA. Certainly not great, not eye opening, but still a tough sell that he is not making progress. No off court issues with any players. Even changed the narrative some with 5 road conference wins this season. Was his first top 4 finish in conference. Nobody ever said Drexel was easy to win at.

That being said, we also returned as much if not more than anyone in the conference and finished below preseason expectations. Struggled to win multiple games in a row. And with a bunch of seniors and experience, that cannot be looked at favorably. Resume is certainly underwhelming, but there is clear slow progress each year. Tough spot.

Feels like the title has saved him (rightfully) but what do you do now? A 1 year deal to preserve recruits next year? Leaving a coach as a lame duck is always a bad move. Based on the above, can you really fathom a multi year extension? If given 1 more year before making a decision, what do you need to see? This team is clearly going to take a step back next season without Cam, JB and company (one would think). So what would need to happen next season to tell him "Yes we are extending you otherwise we are going in a different direction"? Tough call for sure.

Do we know for sure that Cam is not coming back? During the broadcast yesterday, they mentioned that he is eligible to return, due to the Covid year.

Sometimes a decisions to replace a coach depends on what kind of talent is on the horizon. When Bruiser was let go, his talent tank was getting empty. I know that Terrell Allen transferred when Bruiser left, but he probably would have left anyway. But I don't know of any high talent recruits heading our way but went elsewhere.

(03-07-2022 10:00 AM)J.B. Wrote:  Do we know for sure that Cam is not coming back? During the broadcast yesterday, they mentioned that he is eligible to return, due to the Covid year.

You never know officially until summerish when scholarships official are made. Seniors were all given senior day, which I know does not mean anything officially. Have to imagine JB and Cam have overseas desires and wouldnt continue to stick around. I think the only one who is officially official is Tre Brown, since he was here as a grad student so he is out of eligibility. Im sure someone else will chime in if that is truly the case or not. But I cannot see JB coming back for his 18th year and not sure Cam has anything to gain professionally by coming back.

Games tonight:

Towson favored by 5
Charleston favored by 2

(03-07-2022 10:22 AM)dan10 Wrote:  

(03-07-2022 10:00 AM)J.B. Wrote:  Do we know for sure that Cam is not coming back? During the broadcast yesterday, they mentioned that he is eligible to return, due to the Covid year.

You never know officially until summerish when scholarships official are made. Seniors were all given senior day, which I know does not mean anything officially. Have to imagine JB and Cam have overseas desires and wouldnt continue to stick around. I think the only one who is officially official is Tre Brown, since he was here as a grad student so he is out of eligibility. Im sure someone else will chime in if that is truly the case or not. But I cannot see JB coming back for his 18th year and not sure Cam has anything to gain professionally by coming back.

If Spiker gets fired Wynter would leave. I think he would be tempted to come back and try to break the time points record and assists. I read articles that he has a year left it just depends if he does a Lee or not.

(03-07-2022 08:31 AM)J.B. Wrote:  I don't go on the Hofstra message boards, if there are any, but there must be some concerns over there. They have some really good teams, but lost to an 8 seed and a 6 seed in the last 2 CAAT's. Was Speedy running the show last year too? Joe Mihalich was listed as last year's coach, but I don't think he coached at all due to his illness.

Some of them are rather apoplectic over on their boards. And Speedy wasn't running things last year, it was another assistant.

how is spiker a lame duck coach?

Belief is he’s going into the final year of his contract. Makes it hard to recruit when you can’t tell kids you’ll be the coach when they enroll so schools generally extend or cut bait.

UNCW beat COC. I hope they win tomorrow!