Robert Morris

Was that Karvel Anderson or Doug McDermott we just played against?
 
Another disappointing year. Another season ahead with no guarantee. Thank GOD we didnt hand Steve the pen to sign the contract. Put that bad boy back in the breast pocket and make him earn it. Sick of his spin. Coach the damn team!!!! I know it's not entirely his fault, but...... Wow! And I'm with others on pointer and phil. Had enough. Packing away my sju shirts until November. What a joke. Pathetic.
 
Here is my take on Lavin's game quotes....

Some folks probably want him to act like a tyrant after losses, while others probably just want him to give what they perceive to be honest assessments of games.

There are either one or two reasons why he doesn't do such.... It's not in his personality and/or he doesn't want to because he may feel if he say the "right" things, then it'll help him keep his job.

Rewind to Roberts.... I gave Norm lots of flack on many of his quotes. Later, I thought about it. It might've not been his personality to place blame either on himself or his players (although, I do believe he threw a player or two under the bus a time or two). More importantly, he was fighting for his job.

Lavin has the gift of gab, so he's probably instinctively and intuitively programmed to talk in the manner many of you despises. Whether, he's on the hot seat or not.... He probably senses he's fighting for his job at the moment. Remember, he's already been fired at one gig. Even, more reason to use cliché's and whatnot to fight for his job.

I bet some of y'all may speak in similar fashion, if y'all were in the same position. Frankly, at the end of the day, he'll be judged similar to Norm.... Not by what is said, but what is happening on the court.

Basically, I'm not particularly bothered by his quotes. I was there when it came to Norm's quotes, but like I stated earlier in this post.... I kinda understood when it was all said and done. Before anyone think I'm taking up for Lavin.... That isn't the case. Just stating my opinion on why I believe, not only him, but also Norm, are and were being deflective.
 
Some of Tim Welsh's comments were spot on
At one point, he said it looked like a summer open gym scrimmage with no coaches or refs
Surprised there's no leak in CA with all of the 3 balls that rained on us tonight
A lot of heartache this season - time to put the balls away and root for the ladies!!
 
Team and staff should be embarrassed...Just back from game and feel like I should shower the stench off...kid from Robert Morris was unconscious and would have put up points on anyone but we routinely gave him (and just about anyone else who asked politely) space and showed absolutely zero fight...

Watching the warmup line, I knew we were in trouble...very lackadaisical and bunch of showboating dunks...told me we had already booked this in the W column

No one, and I mean no one, played an iota of defense...and while the loss cannot be pinned on him, if Phil Greene gets starters minutes next year, we are in trouble again...I respect Carmine's posts but in no way, shape or fashion is Phil Greene a good defender...its like watching a rodeo...he essentially rides side saddle all night long...and you can bet the house on a "blow by" when he pulls his shorts up in an attempt to show he means business now...but, again, it was all of them...

Sampson looked sick...at times he looked winded and asked to come out twice...

For the 1st time in a really long time, the crowd (more like a gathering) booed the team -- and loudly especially for a small crowd...and deservedly so...

That said, they almost got back in the game but the empty possession when Branch drove, missed and we, once again, didn't get the loose ball was the backbreaker...we had an opportunity but it was totally undeserved and we got what we had coming...ugly end...team needs an attitude adjustment for next year...
 
Here is my take on Lavin's game quotes....

Some folks probably want him to act like a tyrant after losses, while others probably just want him to give what they perceive to be honest assessments of games.

There are either one or two reasons why he doesn't do such.... It's not in his personality and/or he doesn't want to because he may feel if he say the "right" things, then it'll help him keep his job.

Rewind to Roberts.... I gave Norm lots of flack on many of his quotes. Later, I thought about it. It might've not been his personality to place blame either on himself or his players (although, I do believe he threw a player or two under the bus a time or two). More importantly, he was fighting for his job.

Lavin has the gift of gab, so he's probably instinctively and intuitively programmed to talk in the manner many of you despises. Whether, he's on the hot seat or not.... He probably senses he's fighting for his job at the moment. Remember, he's already been fired at one gig. Even, more reason to use cliché's and whatnot to fight for his job.

I bet some of y'all may speak in similar fashion, if y'all were in the same position. Frankly, at the end of the day, he'll be judged similar to Norm.... Not by what is said, but what is happening on the court.

Basically, I'm not particularly bothered by his quotes. I was there when it came to Norm's quotes, but like I stated earlier in this post.... I kinda understood when it was all said and done. Before anyone think I'm taking up for Lavin.... That isn't the case. Just stating my opinion on why I believe, not only him, but also Norm, are and were being deflective.
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Good points. Personally for me with Norm his quotes drove me freaking crazy because a lot of it to me was him trying to hold onto his job and not accept any accountability. With Coach I can overlook most of them because having met him several times his personality is just a real laid back positive personality so most of what he says I just think its in his nature and thats just the way he is in life so I can't hold it against him.

Me personally I'm pretty much the exact opposite of both them. I'm always a glass have empty person and in my business we are judged pretty much daily in some way or another on performance and year by year so clients can see the BS so why bother. I Told a client today that last year I didn't think I did a good job for him because I was overly conservative and didn't think the market was going to be up so much but I have a clear and concise plan for him and I'm not going to be right all the time. He was cool with it and thats why he likes me.

Everyone is different I guess. Just depends on peoples personalities
 
Here is my take on Lavin's game quotes....

Some folks probably want him to act like a tyrant after losses, while others probably just want him to give what they perceive to be honest assessments of games.

There are either one or two reasons why he doesn't do such.... It's not in his personality and/or he doesn't want to because he may feel if he say the "right" things, then it'll help him keep his job.

Rewind to Roberts.... I gave Norm lots of flack on many of his quotes. Later, I thought about it. It might've not been his personality to place blame either on himself or his players (although, I do believe he threw a player or two under the bus a time or two). More importantly, he was fighting for his job.

Lavin has the gift of gab, so he's probably instinctively and intuitively programmed to talk in the manner many of you despises. Whether, he's on the hot seat or not.... He probably senses he's fighting for his job at the moment. Remember, he's already been fired at one gig. Even, more reason to use cliché's and whatnot to fight for his job.

I bet some of y'all may speak in similar fashion, if y'all were in the same position. Frankly, at the end of the day, he'll be judged similar to Norm.... Not by what is said, but what is happening on the court.

Basically, I'm not particularly bothered by his quotes. I was there when it came to Norm's quotes, but like I stated earlier in this post.... I kinda understood when it was all said and done. Before anyone think I'm taking up for Lavin.... That isn't the case. Just stating my opinion on why I believe, not only him, but also Norm, are and were being deflective.
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This is the problem as I see it and I will start by saying I like Lavin and like him a lot and want him to stay. After the last few coaches we had, he is manna from heaven. But he needs to think a little bit about game plans and what the team needs to do. If we look at the last two games we lost to a team, Providence, that basically ran a 6 man rotation and another team, Rober Morris, that had 8 players minus the one that got hurt in the first half. When you play teams like that and you have a deep squad- and let's face it we have 10 respectable players- you may criticize them at times but they are good athletic players with a bit of trouble shooting the ball at times. But in these last two games he needed to go to the basket and have the other team pick up fouls and to press all game rotating our players who stay rested and wearing out the other team. I think we could have won both of those games in that fashion. Then I wonder why with Keady on the bench why arent some of these things done. The answer is I dont think Lavin is paying enough attention to the game plan and the issues the other team has. I think he can correct this fault and I am willing to support him even for an extension but he needs to acknowledge that this is an issue for him otherwise he will be in denial.
 
Here is my take on Lavin's game quotes....

Some folks probably want him to act like a tyrant after losses, while others probably just want him to give what they perceive to be honest assessments of games.

There are either one or two reasons why he doesn't do such.... It's not in his personality and/or he doesn't want to because he may feel if he say the "right" things, then it'll help him keep his job.

Rewind to Roberts.... I gave Norm lots of flack on many of his quotes. Later, I thought about it. It might've not been his personality to place blame either on himself or his players (although, I do believe he threw a player or two under the bus a time or two). More importantly, he was fighting for his job.

Lavin has the gift of gab, so he's probably instinctively and intuitively programmed to talk in the manner many of you despises. Whether, he's on the hot seat or not.... He probably senses he's fighting for his job at the moment. Remember, he's already been fired at one gig. Even, more reason to use cliché's and whatnot to fight for his job.

I bet some of y'all may speak in similar fashion, if y'all were in the same position. Frankly, at the end of the day, he'll be judged similar to Norm.... Not by what is said, but what is happening on the court.

Basically, I'm not particularly bothered by his quotes. I was there when it came to Norm's quotes, but like I stated earlier in this post.... I kinda understood when it was all said and done. Before anyone think I'm taking up for Lavin.... That isn't the case. Just stating my opinion on why I believe, not only him, but also Norm, are and were being deflective.
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With Coach I can overlook most of them because having met him several times his personality is just a real laid back positive personality so most of what he says I just think its in his nature and thats just the way he is in life so I can't hold it against him.
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I've met him several times, as well, and think the same as you.

Me personally I'm pretty much the exact opposite of both them. I'm always a glass have empty person and in my business we are judged pretty much daily in some way or another on performance and year by year so clients can see the BS so why bother. I Told a client today that last year I didn't think I did a good job for him because I was overly conservative and didn't think the market was going to be up so much but I have a clear and concise plan for him and I'm not going to be right all the time. He was cool with it and thats why he likes me.
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I'm like yourself, as I generally tell it like 't-i-s. One of my best friend's once told someone (paraphrased), "If you wanna hear the truth, then he'll tell 'ya (he was referring to me)." In some cases (not too often), I like to choose my battles. I guess you have to have a medium somewhere, huh? LOL

I see the guy was fine with you being straight-up with him. Someone else may not like it too tough. But you were clearing the air and being you.

Everyone is different I guess. Just depends on peoples personalities
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Pretty much.
 
Here is my take on Lavin's game quotes....

Some folks probably want him to act like a tyrant after losses, while others probably just want him to give what they perceive to be honest assessments of games.

There are either one or two reasons why he doesn't do such.... It's not in his personality and/or he doesn't want to because he may feel if he say the "right" things, then it'll help him keep his job.

Rewind to Roberts.... I gave Norm lots of flack on many of his quotes. Later, I thought about it. It might've not been his personality to place blame either on himself or his players (although, I do believe he threw a player or two under the bus a time or two). More importantly, he was fighting for his job.

Lavin has the gift of gab, so he's probably instinctively and intuitively programmed to talk in the manner many of you despises. Whether, he's on the hot seat or not.... He probably senses he's fighting for his job at the moment. Remember, he's already been fired at one gig. Even, more reason to use cliché's and whatnot to fight for his job.

I bet some of y'all may speak in similar fashion, if y'all were in the same position. Frankly, at the end of the day, he'll be judged similar to Norm.... Not by what is said, but what is happening on the court.

Basically, I'm not particularly bothered by his quotes. I was there when it came to Norm's quotes, but like I stated earlier in this post.... I kinda understood when it was all said and done. Before anyone think I'm taking up for Lavin.... That isn't the case. Just stating my opinion on why I believe, not only him, but also Norm, are and were being deflective.
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This is the problem as I see it and I will start by saying I like Lavin and like him a lot and want him to stay. After the last few coaches we had, he is manna from heaven. But he needs to think a little bit about game plans and what the team needs to do. If we look at the last two games we lost to a team, Providence, that basically ran a 6 man rotation and another team, Rober Morris, that had 8 players minus the one that got hurt in the first half. When you play teams like that and you have a deep squad- and let's face it we have 10 respectable players- you may criticize them at times but they are good athletic players with a bit of trouble shooting the ball at times. But in these last two games he needed to go to the basket and have the other team pick up fouls and to press all game rotating our players who stay rested and wearing out the other team. I think we could have won both of those games in that fashion. Then I wonder why with Keady on the bench why arent some of these things done. The answer is I dont think Lavin is paying enough attention to the game plan and the issues the other team has. I think he can correct this fault and I am willing to support him even for an extension but he needs to acknowledge that this is an issue for him otherwise he will be in denial.
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That's the problem - he NEVER seems to have a game plan or make adjustments. I do like him as a person but he has to COACH!
 
Here is my take on Lavin's game quotes....

Some folks probably want him to act like a tyrant after losses, while others probably just want him to give what they perceive to be honest assessments of games.

There are either one or two reasons why he doesn't do such.... It's not in his personality and/or he doesn't want to because he may feel if he say the "right" things, then it'll help him keep his job.

Rewind to Roberts.... I gave Norm lots of flack on many of his quotes. Later, I thought about it. It might've not been his personality to place blame either on himself or his players (although, I do believe he threw a player or two under the bus a time or two). More importantly, he was fighting for his job.

Lavin has the gift of gab, so he's probably instinctively and intuitively programmed to talk in the manner many of you despises. Whether, he's on the hot seat or not.... He probably senses he's fighting for his job at the moment. Remember, he's already been fired at one gig. Even, more reason to use cliché's and whatnot to fight for his job.

I bet some of y'all may speak in similar fashion, if y'all were in the same position. Frankly, at the end of the day, he'll be judged similar to Norm.... Not by what is said, but what is happening on the court.

Basically, I'm not particularly bothered by his quotes. I was there when it came to Norm's quotes, but like I stated earlier in this post.... I kinda understood when it was all said and done. Before anyone think I'm taking up for Lavin.... That isn't the case. Just stating my opinion on why I believe, not only him, but also Norm, are and were being deflective.
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With Coach I can overlook most of them because having met him several times his personality is just a real laid back positive personality so most of what he says I just think its in his nature and thats just the way he is in life so I can't hold it against him.
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I've met him several times, as well, and think the same as you.

Me personally I'm pretty much the exact opposite of both them. I'm always a glass have empty person and in my business we are judged pretty much daily in some way or another on performance and year by year so clients can see the BS so why bother. I Told a client today that last year I didn't think I did a good job for him because I was overly conservative and didn't think the market was going to be up so much but I have a clear and concise plan for him and I'm not going to be right all the time. He was cool with it and thats why he likes me.
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I'm like yourself, as I generally tell it like 't-i-s. One of my best friend's once told someone (paraphrased), "If you wanna hear the truth, then he'll tell 'ya (he was referring to me)." In some cases (not too often), I like to choose my battles. I guess you have to have a medium somewhere, huh? LOL

I see the guy was fine with you being straight-up with him. Someone else may not like it too tough. But you were clearing the air and being you.

Everyone is different I guess. Just depends on peoples personalities
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Pretty much.
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Also, to be fair, part of a coach's job is to protect his players and keep team morale up. If he goes into press conferences and says Dom stinks, that doesn't do anyone any good. Even if it [strike]might be[/strike] is true.

But on the other hand it would be nice to hear some contrition once in awhile. Even if he wants to use coach-speak, that's fine, but people want to hear that you know this isn't acceptable, and that guys are going to have to give 100% effort or they're not going to play.
 
Also, to be fair, part of a coach's job is to protect his players and keep team morale up. If he goes into press conferences and says Dom stinks, that doesn't do anyone any good. Even if it [strike]might be[/strike] is true.

But on the other hand it would be nice to hear some contrition once in awhile. Even if he wants to use coach-speak, that's fine, but people want to hear that you know this isn't acceptable, and that guys are going to have to give 100% effort or they're not going to play.
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Agree.

Like I stated, his personality won't allow him to do or say such. As, far as not playing.... He's never stated such in a press conference, but his actions has shown that you won't play due to lack of effort.

Agree with you for the most part.
 
Here is my take on Lavin's game quotes....

Some folks probably want him to act like a tyrant after losses, while others probably just want him to give what they perceive to be honest assessments of games.

There are either one or two reasons why he doesn't do such.... It's not in his personality and/or he doesn't want to because he may feel if he say the "right" things, then it'll help him keep his job.

Rewind to Roberts.... I gave Norm lots of flack on many of his quotes. Later, I thought about it. It might've not been his personality to place blame either on himself or his players (although, I do believe he threw a player or two under the bus a time or two). More importantly, he was fighting for his job.

Lavin has the gift of gab, so he's probably instinctively and intuitively programmed to talk in the manner many of you despises. Whether, he's on the hot seat or not.... He probably senses he's fighting for his job at the moment. Remember, he's already been fired at one gig. Even, more reason to use cliché's and whatnot to fight for his job.

I bet some of y'all may speak in similar fashion, if y'all were in the same position. Frankly, at the end of the day, he'll be judged similar to Norm.... Not by what is said, but what is happening on the court.

Basically, I'm not particularly bothered by his quotes. I was there when it came to Norm's quotes, but like I stated earlier in this post.... I kinda understood when it was all said and done. Before anyone think I'm taking up for Lavin.... That isn't the case. Just stating my opinion on why I believe, not only him, but also Norm, are and were being deflective.
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This is the problem as I see it and I will start by saying I like Lavin and like him a lot and want him to stay. After the last few coaches we had, he is manna from heaven. But he needs to think a little bit about game plans and what the team needs to do. If we look at the last two games we lost to a team, Providence, that basically ran a 6 man rotation and another team, Rober Morris, that had 8 players minus the one that got hurt in the first half. When you play teams like that and you have a deep squad- and let's face it we have 10 respectable players- you may criticize them at times but they are good athletic players with a bit of trouble shooting the ball at times. But in these last two games he needed to go to the basket and have the other team pick up fouls and to press all game rotating our players who stay rested and wearing out the other team. I think we could have won both of those games in that fashion. Then I wonder why with Keady on the bench why arent some of these things done. The answer is I dont think Lavin is paying enough attention to the game plan and the issues the other team has. I think he can correct this fault and I am willing to support him even for an extension but he needs to acknowledge that this is an issue for him otherwise he will be in denial.
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That's the problem - he NEVER seems to have a game plan or make adjustments. I do like him as a person but he has to COACH!
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That's why I think the most realistic option is Monasch telling him he's adding his own hand picked assistant to the staff. It's the equivalent of a GM telling an NFL coach, we want you here, but you're not going to call the plays anymore, I'm picking a new offensive coordinator for you.

Lav seems to want to be loyal to his former players like Rico and Darrick, and truthfully I don't know much about Whitesell. But if I'm Monasch, I find the x/o assistant i want, and bring him on board.
 
Basically, I'm not particularly bothered by his quotes. I was there when it came to Norm's quotes, but like I stated earlier in this post.... I kinda understood when it was all said and done. Before anyone think I'm taking up for Lavin.... That isn't the case. Just stating my opinion on why I believe, not only him, but also Norm, are and were being deflective.
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I'm not bothered by his quotes, either. I'm only bothered by his coaching.

I hardly ever pay attention to what coaches or athletes have to say, win or lose. They all know the media game by now, you're rarely going to get anything insightful out of them, and anyway their primary skill set is not oratory. If it was, they'd be politicians instead.

The question is what they do on the court, or in the case of a coach what their teams do on the court. It's about actions, not words. There are times when you have to wonder whether our coach gets that, though.
 
Here is my take on Lavin's game quotes....

Some folks probably want him to act like a tyrant after losses, while others probably just want him to give what they perceive to be honest assessments of games.

There are either one or two reasons why he doesn't do such.... It's not in his personality and/or he doesn't want to because he may feel if he say the "right" things, then it'll help him keep his job.

Rewind to Roberts.... I gave Norm lots of flack on many of his quotes. Later, I thought about it. It might've not been his personality to place blame either on himself or his players (although, I do believe he threw a player or two under the bus a time or two). More importantly, he was fighting for his job.

Lavin has the gift of gab, so he's probably instinctively and intuitively programmed to talk in the manner many of you despises. Whether, he's on the hot seat or not.... He probably senses he's fighting for his job at the moment. Remember, he's already been fired at one gig. Even, more reason to use cliché's and whatnot to fight for his job.

I bet some of y'all may speak in similar fashion, if y'all were in the same position. Frankly, at the end of the day, he'll be judged similar to Norm.... Not by what is said, but what is happening on the court.

Basically, I'm not particularly bothered by his quotes. I was there when it came to Norm's quotes, but like I stated earlier in this post.... I kinda understood when it was all said and done. Before anyone think I'm taking up for Lavin.... That isn't the case. Just stating my opinion on why I believe, not only him, but also Norm, are and were being deflective.
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This is the problem as I see it and I will start by saying I like Lavin and like him a lot and want him to stay. After the last few coaches we had, he is manna from heaven. But he needs to think a little bit about game plans and what the team needs to do. If we look at the last two games we lost to a team, Providence, that basically ran a 6 man rotation and another team, Rober Morris, that had 8 players minus the one that got hurt in the first half. When you play teams like that and you have a deep squad- and let's face it we have 10 respectable players- you may criticize them at times but they are good athletic players with a bit of trouble shooting the ball at times. But in these last two games he needed to go to the basket and have the other team pick up fouls and to press all game rotating our players who stay rested and wearing out the other team. I think we could have won both of those games in that fashion. Then I wonder why with Keady on the bench why arent some of these things done. The answer is I dont think Lavin is paying enough attention to the game plan and the issues the other team has. I think he can correct this fault and I am willing to support him even for an extension but he needs to acknowledge that this is an issue for him otherwise he will be in denial.
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That's the problem - he NEVER seems to have a game plan or make adjustments. I do like him as a person but he has to COACH!
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That's why I think the most realistic option is Monasch telling him he's adding his own hand picked assistant to the staff. It's the equivalent of a GM telling an NFL coach, we want you here, but you're not going to call the plays anymore, I'm picking a new offensive coordinator for you.

Lav seems to want to be loyal to his former players like Rico and Darrick, and truthfully I don't know much about Whitesell. But if I'm Monasch, I find the x/o assistant i want, and bring him on board.
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Problem is...what the hell is a Monasch? and who/what does he know?
 
Also, to be fair, part of a coach's job is to protect his players and keep team morale up. If he goes into press conferences and says Dom stinks, that doesn't do anyone any good. Even if it [strike]might be[/strike] is true.

But on the other hand it would be nice to hear some contrition once in awhile. Even if he wants to use coach-speak, that's fine, but people want to hear that you know this isn't acceptable, and that guys are going to have to give 100% effort or they're not going to play.
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Agree.

Like I stated, his personality won't allow him to do or say such. As, far as not playing.... He's never stated such in a press conference, but his actions has shown that you won't play due to lack of effort.

Agree with you for the most part.
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I agree, his actions show what a lot of posters want to hear
- discipline will be enforced
- effort will be rewarded
- and you have to earn your playing time.

He DOES these things, he just doesn't say them out loud. So I guess in some ways it's semantics and we should probably get over it.
Plus, I don't doubt that he thinks losing in the NIt is "acceptable", I just know that's what fans want to hear. In the grand scheme of things, what he produces on the court is far more important than what he says.
 
Here is my take on Lavin's game quotes....

Some folks probably want him to act like a tyrant after losses, while others probably just want him to give what they perceive to be honest assessments of games.

There are either one or two reasons why he doesn't do such.... It's not in his personality and/or he doesn't want to because he may feel if he say the "right" things, then it'll help him keep his job.

Rewind to Roberts.... I gave Norm lots of flack on many of his quotes. Later, I thought about it. It might've not been his personality to place blame either on himself or his players (although, I do believe he threw a player or two under the bus a time or two). More importantly, he was fighting for his job.

Lavin has the gift of gab, so he's probably instinctively and intuitively programmed to talk in the manner many of you despises. Whether, he's on the hot seat or not.... He probably senses he's fighting for his job at the moment. Remember, he's already been fired at one gig. Even, more reason to use cliché's and whatnot to fight for his job.

I bet some of y'all may speak in similar fashion, if y'all were in the same position. Frankly, at the end of the day, he'll be judged similar to Norm.... Not by what is said, but what is happening on the court.

Basically, I'm not particularly bothered by his quotes. I was there when it came to Norm's quotes, but like I stated earlier in this post.... I kinda understood when it was all said and done. Before anyone think I'm taking up for Lavin.... That isn't the case. Just stating my opinion on why I believe, not only him, but also Norm, are and were being deflective.
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This is the problem as I see it and I will start by saying I like Lavin and like him a lot and want him to stay. After the last few coaches we had, he is manna from heaven. But he needs to think a little bit about game plans and what the team needs to do. If we look at the last two games we lost to a team, Providence, that basically ran a 6 man rotation and another team, Rober Morris, that had 8 players minus the one that got hurt in the first half. When you play teams like that and you have a deep squad- and let's face it we have 10 respectable players- you may criticize them at times but they are good athletic players with a bit of trouble shooting the ball at times. But in these last two games he needed to go to the basket and have the other team pick up fouls and to press all game rotating our players who stay rested and wearing out the other team. I think we could have won both of those games in that fashion. Then I wonder why with Keady on the bench why arent some of these things done. The answer is I dont think Lavin is paying enough attention to the game plan and the issues the other team has. I think he can correct this fault and I am willing to support him even for an extension but he needs to acknowledge that this is an issue for him otherwise he will be in denial.
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That's the problem - he NEVER seems to have a game plan or make adjustments. I do like him as a person but he has to COACH!
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That's why I think the most realistic option is Monasch telling him he's adding his own hand picked assistant to the staff. It's the equivalent of a GM telling an NFL coach, we want you here, but you're not going to call the plays anymore, I'm picking a new offensive coordinator for you.

Lav seems to want to be loyal to his former players like Rico and Darrick, and truthfully I don't know much about Whitesell. But if I'm Monasch, I find the x/o assistant i want, and bring him on board.
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Problem is...what the hell is a Monasch? and who/what does he know?
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Completely true. I have no idea what to expect from the AD. Other then excess bronzer.
Don't know him at all. But I think the analogy is a good one, maybe Lavin doesn't get fired, but they pick his coordinator for him. Stranger things have worked.
 
I have noticed that teams that are not happy about being in the NIT often do not play well. I am sure Robert Morris was happy to be there. This does not justify the poor play of the Redmen tonight. Just an observation. I think the coach's job is to motivate the team, get them past he disappointment of not making the Big Dance, and inspiring them to prove the selection committee wrong. That obviously was not accomplished by Lavin.
 
And I thought getting bumped by Providence in our first BET game was bad... Yet another season low.

Signed,

Bewildered & Perplexed.
 
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