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Post by phoenixphan on Mar 8, 2018 22:04:52 GMT -5
I understand that a lot of Elon hoops fans are loyal to Matheny. On this forum “nice guy” seems to be the theme. I agree, he’s a nice guy. But 9 years is long enough to win a conference tournament and make the Big Dance. If you think that’s too lofty of an expectation then you go ahead enjoy the nice guy that doesn’t win. I will hope that we open the new place with a new coach.
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Post by euphoenix99 on Mar 8, 2018 22:29:15 GMT -5
I understand that a lot of Elon hoops fans are loyal to Matheny. On this forum “nice guy” seems to be the theme. I agree, he’s a nice guy. But 9 years is long enough to win a conference tournament and make the Big Dance. If you think that’s too lofty of an expectation then you go ahead enjoy the nice guy that doesn’t win. I will hope that we open the new place with a new coach. I think the "loyal to Matheny" group are not really Elon fans. It's made up of Davidson fans and Matt Matheny fans. I think you would be hard pressed to find an Elon hoops fans who was around before Matt that wants him to stay. I spoke to several people at the Northeastern game and a everyone said it was time. They were a little more tactful about it than me, but it's apparent he's not capable. I've been looking forward to this new arena for 10 years and I'm torn whether to buy season tix myself because I know next season is going to be even more of a train wreck with him at the helm. A lot of folks aren't going to renew. It's a crappy product with little hope. Go Phoenix!
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Post by elonlax01 on Mar 8, 2018 23:32:58 GMT -5
You need to look at the bright side, we're going to have the best graduation rain plan in the conference.
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Post by SoarPhoenix19 on Mar 10, 2018 15:15:17 GMT -5
Shout out to the women's team for back-to-back CAA championships and NCAA tournament appearances!!
How comes we don't hear any excuses about switching conferences and having inadequate facilities from the women's team??? Maybe because Charlotte Smith is a great recruiter and coach unlike Matheny who is ecstatic to finish barely above .500 and reach a conference tournament quarterfinal. Smith has only been here since 2011 (compared to Matheny who's been here since 2009) and has taken this program to the highest level. So for everyone in this board that is constantly making excuses for Matheny, obviously you are blindsided by the fact that Charlotte Smith has the exact same situation and has taken them to the top, which can only point to one person for our men's basketball problems----THE HEAD COACH.
#MathenyOut #GetitDone #NewArenaNewCoach #FireMatheny
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Post by Fighting Christian on Mar 10, 2018 15:29:27 GMT -5
Charlotte Smith's success does raise questions about Matheny's consistently underwhelming performances. While Charlotte Smith is clearly a very high bar for expectations, it does prove the point that Elon can have successful programs. UCONN fired Kevin Ollie with 10 million left on his contract. They saw with him that their program was losing relevancy and fired a former player of theirs, that is what schools that want to be successful do.
I get Matt is a nice guy and all, but keeping him for next year or years to come is being loyal to a fault. Dave Blank and President Book need to step up and realize how valuable a successful men's program can be for the school. Unfortunately it has been a week since the end of the season, and given nothing has happened yet, I'd imagine we are in for another year of incompetency running our program into the ground.
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Post by whoanellie on Mar 10, 2018 19:52:31 GMT -5
saw a cute Tweet says they need to give Charlotte Smith the big office with a view at the Schar Center or something like that 2 time CAA Champs don't pregnant dog just play
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Post by elon77 on Mar 11, 2018 5:35:57 GMT -5
I could be wrong, but I think she did it with Freshmen, Soph's, and two Seniors. No Juniors on her team, so the future continues to be bright for Coach Smith.
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Post by Elon on Mar 11, 2018 11:29:41 GMT -5
Assuming Matheny stays, his office and the coaching staff should remain at Alumni Gym until he can show he deserves better. Reward someone for s**t work, you get more s**t work.
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Post by phoenix15 on Mar 13, 2018 10:20:59 GMT -5
If elon athletics really wanted to raise some money on #elonday they would start a Matheny Buyout fund. Would contribute to that one!
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Post by rollphoenix on Mar 13, 2018 12:18:53 GMT -5
If elon athletics really wanted to raise some money on #elonday they would start a Matheny Buyout fund. Would contribute to that one! I'd be one to contribute!
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Post by Fire him on Mar 25, 2018 13:55:21 GMT -5
Well it’s not going to happen if it hasn’t yet, but Tubby Smith is now the HPU head coach, and we’re stuck with the dumpster fire that is Matheny.
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Post by whoanellie on Mar 26, 2018 11:16:42 GMT -5
Well it’s not going to happen if it hasn’t yet, but Tubby Smith is now the HPU head coach, and we’re stuck with the dumpster fire that is Matheny. HPU rescued Tubby as they owed it to him as one of their own. Saw him play as He was in my era. Wonder if they will bring back those purple vertical long stockings. So ugly!!
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Post by euphoenix99 on Mar 26, 2018 13:09:21 GMT -5
I know it was mentioned in another thread that the reason for Matt not going was no one wanted to buy out his contract. I would assume this means he was recently given a contract extension? Based on what? Was it the 4th place finish and first round exit in the CAA tourney in 2017? I just don't see anything since joining the CAA that would have warranted an extension of any kind.
Good for High Point. It certainly has a lot of potential upside and will draw in fans and attention to the program. It'll be interesting to see what Tubby can do in smaller conference.
Go Phoenix!
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Post by fc4life on Mar 26, 2018 13:34:58 GMT -5
No extension issues. It’s a Blank not doing anything.
We’re moving into a new arena with a disgruntled fan base and zero momentum. Recipe for disaster. Not to mention a lame duck coach.
Well played.
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Post by Dougie on Mar 27, 2018 8:42:41 GMT -5
I have come to the conclusion Matheny is the smartest coach in basketball. He will get a 10th year with no accomplishments on his resume. He was either a genius in selecting a school with an administration that doesn't give a d**n or a genius in being such a good presence around the university that it has made people not realize his teams consistently stink. Either way, my hats off to you, Matt. I am envious. I truly wish I could perform as poorly at my job and stay employed.
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