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Post by epx on Apr 7, 2022 20:01:19 GMT -5
So I heard a rumor. Billy Taylor, assistant at Iowa. Former head coach at Leigh and Ball State. I am totally in board with him. I don't trust any Blank hire. Here's the first sentence in Taylor's bio from Lehigh: His calm demeanor exudes a quiet confidence that trickles down to his players, making for a relaxed, and poised group come crunch time, while his business-like approach to the game leaves no stone unturned when it comes to pre-game preparation or in-game adjustments. I want a calm demeanor like Coach K, Roy Williams, Bruce Pearl, Calipari and every other awesome coach ever. Schrage has a calm demeanor and it made me SICK!!!!!!! Give me someone with the ability to MOTIVATE. F**k a calm demeanor. Read this sentence. Here are the words that stand out most to me: calm, quiet confidence, relaxed, poised, business like. OMG! REALLY!!! NOT AGAIN!!!
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Post by epx on Apr 7, 2022 20:03:30 GMT -5
Hunter Mac has entered the portal Graham and Burford will follow. Mark my word.
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Post by epx on Apr 7, 2022 20:20:12 GMT -5
Billy Taylor - Win/Loss record at Lehigh: 81-69 meh. Ball State: 84-99...poor. At D2 Belmont Abbey: 49-42 D2 meh. Sounds like a Schrage wannabe. Mediocre, mediocre, mediocre, mediocre... did I say mediocre? PLEASE don't let our next coach be Billy Taylor! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Taylor_(basketball)
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Post by phoenix15 on Apr 7, 2022 21:00:19 GMT -5
A Billy Taylor hire is worst case scenario. He checks no boxes when it comes to excitement, recruiting ability, or coaching/talent development.
In reference to the comment about the lack of posts on here other than hires/fires. Can you blame us? Literally all our teams are bottom of CAA standings (Baseball’s fall is not talked about enough). The soccer ncaa run, Fcs playoff run a couple years ago and the 2020 CAA tourney run generated some interest but otherwise the entire athletics program is just…Blah. It’s one thing to be bad. It’s another to be indifferent. Book and Blank are indifferent and it trickles down. Unfortunately, you need to win to generate interest from fans. Once you get winning the fans will come. Especially at a small school like Elon. Just takes one good hire, but I have very little hope our leadership will make the right one.
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Post by mtdewslushie on Apr 8, 2022 8:23:01 GMT -5
So I heard a rumor. Billy Taylor, assistant at Iowa. Former head coach at Leigh and Ball State. I am totally in board with him. I don't trust any Blank hire. Here's the first sentence in Taylor's bio from Lehigh: His calm demeanor exudes a quiet confidence that trickles down to his players, making for a relaxed, and poised group come crunch time, while his business-like approach to the game leaves no stone unturned when it comes to pre-game preparation or in-game adjustments. I want a calm demeanor like Coach K, Roy Williams, Bruce Pearl, Calipari and every other awesome coach ever. Schrage has a calm demeanor and it made me SICK!!!!!!! Give me someone with the ability to MOTIVATE. F**k a calm demeanor. Read this sentence. Here are the words that stand out most to me: calm, quiet confidence, relaxed, poised, business like. OMG! REALLY!!! NOT AGAIN!!! I second this
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Post by mtdewslushie on Apr 8, 2022 8:24:44 GMT -5
I can think about it and probably write it 100 different ways but, bottom line, the entire athletic department needs a fire under their a$$ that isn't presently there. Ironic that we are the Phoenix and fire is what is lacking!
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Post by bjiyf on Apr 8, 2022 8:49:34 GMT -5
I think Blank wants someone he can control. Passive, affable. Given this and our budget, I don’t expect much in the next hire. And mtdewslushie, I agree. There seems to be no excitement, ownership, enthusiasm or caring coming from the athletics department on the whole. Seems they need a shot of adrenaline. It’s just one brick & mortar project after the next. No people development, impersonal, just sort of blank.
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Post by realhooper22 on Apr 8, 2022 16:59:27 GMT -5
Truthfully I think you all are the most conditional fans and it’s disgusting. You all hide behind your forum to talk down about players, coaches and personnel knowing y’all couldn’t do half of or any of the things that they are capable of. Please stay disrespectful and instead of celebrating during success stay quiet because y’all’s true intentions are to harp on negativity and not acknowledge anything positive. If you any of you think you can do better than past coaches or player personnel then please throw your name in the head coaching search or participate in a practice I bet two things 1. As a coach you’re getting fired within the first 5 games, and 2. You couldn’t make it threw one drill. Yes obviously there are things that need to be fixed within athletics, and if you continue to have issues then don’t come to or watch any games. Don’t donate any money or buy season tickets. Don’t partake in this forum. You’re not a real fan, you just happen to support athletics when it’s the cool thing to do 👎🏾. Y’all look like idiots because based on the responses that have put out on the forum, none of you know ANYTHING about basketball.
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Post by ncjon on Apr 8, 2022 18:32:36 GMT -5
Truthfully I think you all are the most conditional fans and it’s disgusting. You all hide behind your forum to talk down about players, coaches and personnel knowing y’all couldn’t do half of or any of the things that they are capable of. Please stay disrespectful and instead of celebrating during success stay quiet because y’all’s true intentions are to harp on negativity and not acknowledge anything positive. If you any of you think you can do better than past coaches or player personnel then please throw your name in the head coaching search or participate in a practice I bet two things 1. As a coach you’re getting fired within the first 5 games, and 2. You couldn’t make it threw one drill. Yes obviously there are things that need to be fixed within athletics, and if you continue to have issues then don’t come to or watch any games. Don’t donate any money or buy season tickets. Don’t partake in this forum. You’re not a real fan, you just happen to support athletics when it’s the cool thing to do 👎🏾. Y’all look like idiots because based on the responses that have put out on the forum, none of you know ANYTHING about basketball. LOL
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Post by phoenixot on Apr 9, 2022 11:41:15 GMT -5
Hunter Mac has entered the portal Bummer, was a big fan of his game. Wish him the best!
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Post by epx on Apr 9, 2022 20:15:41 GMT -5
Truthfully I think you all are the most conditional fans and it’s disgusting. You all hide behind your forum to talk down about players, coaches and personnel knowing y’all couldn’t do half of or any of the things that they are capable of. Please stay disrespectful and instead of celebrating during success stay quiet because y’all’s true intentions are to harp on negativity and not acknowledge anything positive. If you any of you think you can do better than past coaches or player personnel then please throw your name in the head coaching search or participate in a practice I bet two things 1. As a coach you’re getting fired within the first 5 games, and 2. You couldn’t make it threw one drill. Yes obviously there are things that need to be fixed within athletics, and if you continue to have issues then don’t come to or watch any games. Don’t donate any money or buy season tickets. Don’t partake in this forum. You’re not a real fan, you just happen to support athletics when it’s the cool thing to do 👎🏾. Y’all look like idiots because based on the responses that have put out on the forum, none of you know ANYTHING about basketball. I can't speak for others on this forum but I have contributed, substantially, to Elon Athletics every year over the last 30 years financially, and I have additionally contributed in several other ways over those years. I have owned season tickets in both Basketball and Football for over 20 years. I am not a coach. I am not a player. I am a diehard, through good seasons and bad, EVERY season since I graduated from Elon going on 6 decades ago, Elon FAN. There are no sports without fans like me and I think we deserve better than we've seen this year. I have made it through the drills when I was college age, but you are correct, I could not make it through today. However, I have earned the right to comment on Elon sports, anonymously, and will not be made to feel any certain way by someone who also hides under the same anonymity. BTW, I agree that those who post on this board should NEVER call out an athlete. They are 18 to 23 year old kids who are doing the best they can as directed by their coaches. They are learning and have substantially more to do over a 24 hour period than any of us could likely handle and most are handling their responsibilities very well. You can be dissatisfied by performance, but I feel that these fine women and men should never be called out by name or otherwise. Coaches and administrators, on the other hand, are well paid to perform. When they don't perform well, those of us who give up our time and money to support our school and its teams, have every right and even the responsibility, to call them out.
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Post by elonlax01 on Apr 10, 2022 7:05:38 GMT -5
Not sure if anyone noticed but Nick Martinelli reopened his recruitment. Not surprising. Devin Carney is still listed as a verbal commit.
So I think currently left on the roster on scholarship (7) is Torrence Watson Andrew Junkin Darius Buford R.J. Noord JaDun Michael Michael Graham Sam Sherry
The new coach will lots room to work and lots of work to do. Everyday the program gets more behind.
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Post by phoenix15 on Apr 10, 2022 21:48:55 GMT -5
Bummed about Martinelli. That kid is a player. But with a coaching change that de-commitment was inevitable. Have to imagine there will be even more turnover over the next couple weeks. My hope is we select a coach by mid-week and introduce by Friday, but won’t hold my breath. Only name I’ve seen on Twitter is Haith but seems more speculation than anything confirmed. Hoping we get more information tomorrow.
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Post by ncjon on May 3, 2022 21:11:31 GMT -5
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Post by phoenix15 on May 3, 2022 22:45:28 GMT -5
So he moved to Duke because he didn’t want to recruit…?
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