Anderson - is he really the guy ?

[Mullins Revenge]

I think Posh transfers after this season.

Good.  Hes getting worse by he game and cant shoot.  Let Colby King run the show.  Maybe he can shoot the ball.

Let Pinzon run the show next year. He’s bigger, has a better basketball IQ, has a better shot .

Silly comments.  Posh needs to improve his shot and has flaws but he’s a good player and a warrior.  He is not the problem.  One poster just wrote that King, a two star recruit, would do a better job running the show as a freshman next year.  Some of you are insane!


 

Thats not the point.  He isnt getting any better.  Hes not close to being one of the top players in the conference, heck hes not even a top pg in the conference.

We had high hopes for Posh and he has disappointed this year.  Thats a fact.

 

[Mean Gene]

I think Posh transfers after this season.

Good.  Hes getting worse by he game and cant shoot.  Let Colby King run the show.  Maybe he can shoot the ball.

Don’t ever sell Posh short. He’s the best hustler I can remember in a SJU uniform.

Hustler yes, but his shooting , shot selection and decision making leave a lot to be desired. He has not improved at all from last season.

 

[fordham96]

His job is not in any danger. 

But is this a fair question?  He got a lot of mileage out of that 6 game winning streak last year and 7 of 8 (6-1 in conference that stretch).

What if he went like 4-4 in that stretch? 8-11 in conference.  And then this year?

Would this conversation be different now?

 

[Knight]

If you saw the game you could see Posh was trying to make things happen by driving to the hoop.  He’s done this in past games when guys would be open for a pass.  Today his teammates weren’t there.

 

[Mean Gene]

I’m watching Kentucky vs Auburn now. These teams would beat us by 30 easy! It’s amazing what real talent and coaching looks like. 

 

[ADORAZ]

2-7 against Power teams this year, with the 2 wins being at home against Georgetown and DePaul (combined 1-11 in BE).

Would it be possible to fire him now, eat his contract, and hire anyone else at dirt cheap (say $250K/year with incentives)?

 

[Mug Costanza]

His job is not in any danger. 

But is this a fair question?  He got a lot of mileage out of that 6 game winning streak last year and 7 of 8 (6-1 in conferencethat stretch).

What if he went like 4-4 in that stretch? 8-11 in conference.  And then this year?

Would this conversation be different now?

Probably not. Because you're right that his job is not in danger but it's not because of the run last year. It's because Cragg can't fire his first major coaching hire after 3 years especially with how much of a mess the search was. Because the search was such a mess last time around, there's no reason to think it would be any better this time. Who worth a damn would take this job? This school and program are a dumpster fire. We got spurned by everybody we went after 3 years ago. It's only gotten worse since then.

Plus, the school won't want to pay that buyout and then have to pay another coach.

 

[Mean Gene]

2-7 against Power teams this year, with the 2 wins being at home against Georgetown and DePaul (combined 1-11 in BE).

Would it be possible to fire him now, eat his contract, and hire anyone else at dirt cheap (say $250K/year with incentives)?

How about firing CMA now and letting Van Macon take over and see how he does, if change’s anything?

 

[RedStormNC]

Pay the buyout, get a young coach for half the salary or less and don't worry about results until/unless the school truly plans to invest $ in a big way into facilities for the athletes.  The few hundred or thousand average fans who can or will be able pony up even just a few hundred dollars on a campaign will not get us there.

Otherwise this is an effort in futility.

More dissapointed now than I ever was with Mullin or Norm as expectations were less by year 3.

 

[monte]

Champ and Posh are not the problem. It's everyone else around them. I said it early on and I'll say it again, there is not one other kid on this roster who would starting on a good Big East team. Unless the good team had 4 other All-Big East level starters. All the other kids have useful skill sets and they  would all be good as 6-9 players, but not as starters. And don't even get me started about how weak we are in the middle.We get manhandled every single game. 

 

[fordham96]

The buyout is not that bad. And maybe even without that stretch last year he still would be safe. 3 years is a quick trigger either way.

But it is clear that stretch got him Coach of the Year and the extension.  So he bought him some credibility.  

What I am getting at is outside of that 8 game stretch last year there has been a lot of mediocre/bad basketball over these 2 1/2 years and the recruiting is not exactly been stellar.

 

 

[boo haarvey]

The buyout is not that bad. And maybe even without that stretch last year he still would be safe. 3 years is a quick trigger either way.

But it is clear that stretch got him Coach of the Year and the extension.  So he bought him some credibility.  

What I am getting at is outside of that 8 game stretch last year there has been a lot of mediocre/bad basketball over these 2 1/2 years and the recruiting is not exactly been stellar.

I thought he did a nice job with the first team.  Heron was out much of the season and he was forced to assemble pieces on the fly.  Team hustled and had some nice wins.  You could see glimpses of the 40 minutes of hell.  Problem is that style is an outdated gimmick for which our opponents have been able to prepare and adjust.  That coupled with subpar recruiting and the mass transfers has limited us.

Champagnie is very good but, as others have pointed out, he doesn’t have the game to carry us.  A ball dominant guard can sometimes carry a team but otherwise it’s very difficult.


 

 

[RedStormNC]

Another head scratcher

At least at Mullin's press conferences, he just stared at the stat sheet and at least seemed annoyed that they weren't good.

Anderson tries to paint rosy pictures with his smile and calm voice saying all will be well and trust it will get better over time.

Team has been practicing together since summer and has 17 games together.  Shouldnt take half a season just to figure out what you're working with. Other teams are getting better in same time too but have better bases to build from.  Coach owns the fact he's not with a team semi ready out of the gate.

Crap.



https://twitter.com/NYPost_Brazille/status/1484971019756519425?s=20

 

[classof2010]

Braziller killing him! Cannot wait to hear JJ destroy us as well! Anderson making excuses he put this together.

 

[monte]

Another head scratcher

At least at Mullin's press conferences, he just stared at the stat sheet and at least seemed annoyed that they weren't good.

Anderson tries to paint rosy pictures with his smile and calm voice saying all will be well and trust it will get better over time.

Team has been practicing together since summer and has 17 games together.  Shouldnt take half a season just to figure out what you're working with. Other teams are getting better in same time too but have better bases to build from.  Coach owns the fact he's not with a team semi ready out of the gate.

Crap.



https://twitter.com/NYPost_Brazille/status/1484971019756519425?s=20

Ever hear Cal after a loss  "we stunk! We came out unprepared and that falls on me. I gotta do a better job" 

 

[Mullins Revenge]

RedstormNC opened this thread 6 weeks ago.  He was correct about this.  I did not get on board till after the Creighton game.

Good job RedstormNC.  You were 100% correct.  Its official.  CMA needs to go!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SJU Double Alumn]

Anderson’s insistence on playing Mathis and Wusu so much when they are playing horribly is baffling. Why are Smith and Coburn on the team? I’m questioning my support for Anderson more and more. 

Favoring Wusu so much last year was probably a big factor in Earlingtin and Williams leaving. 

 

[nysj144]

When a player is playing as bad a Wusu did  ...pull him out for the sake of the team.    Anyone could have played better

 

[Moose]

CMA is dreadful.  When Champy returned, the pressure was on for him to win.  And this team is even worse then last year.

Get Drew Valentine in here.  We need a young and hungry coach to turn this program around.

I never thought I'd say this but I miss your Earlington fetish now that I keep having to see you mention a first year head coach over and over again.

 

[Moose]

Let's go back to the guy who should've never been forced out. 

Let's go back to Lav.

I liked Lavin, and didn't think we could do much better, but it's not like major college are breaking their doors down to hire him.

He doesn't want to coach again.  He's got his perfect job back again.  Any mention of him for jobs recently has been meaningless smoke. Especially Fordham where his buddy is AD and he was just boosting the chatter about the job.