[Purple Haize]

I think this game may give us an idea why Layer waited so long to pull the trigger on playing Retic more. He brings things to the table our other guards don´t, and we are a better team with him in there if he takes care of the ball. Problem is, he too often does not. 6 turnovers in 27 minutes from your PG isn´t going to win many games. We outshot Radford from the field and from 3 and outrebounded them by 7. Turnovers cost us this game, and Joe was the biggest offender.

It's not like the person playing point was doing much better most games. To counter that argument I would say had Retic been inserted earlier in the season he would be used to game pressure and would have been more reliable in a big game.

[Chippy]

I think this game may give us an idea why Layer waited so long to pull the trigger on playing Retic more. He brings things to the table our other guards don´t, and we are a better team with him in there if he takes care of the ball. Problem is, he too often does not. 6 turnovers in 27 minutes from your PG isn´t going to win many games. We outshot Radford from the field and from 3 and outrebounded them by 7. Turnovers cost us this game, and Joe was the biggest offender.

TOs and missed foul shots have cost us several games.

[olldflame]

I think this game may give us an idea why Layer waited so long to pull the trigger on playing Retic more. He brings things to the table our other guards don´t, and we are a better team with him in there if he takes care of the ball. Problem is, he too often does not. 6 turnovers in 27 minutes from your PG isn´t going to win many games. We outshot Radford from the field and from 3 and outrebounded them by 7. Turnovers cost us this game, and Joe was the biggest offender.

TOs and missed foul shots have cost us several games.

The foul shooting thing is weird because we don´t shoot fouls that badly overall in spite of having a sub 50% guy in Coronado, yet we have had 2 or 3 games when we were horrible, and it literally cost us the game.

[thepostman]

This program is a disaster.

This is no longer a program. It is simply a revenue expense for Jerry that props up an underachieving AD & team.

GPA

[Purple Haize]

I think this game may give us an idea why Layer waited so long to pull the trigger on playing Retic more. He brings things to the table our other guards don´t, and we are a better team with him in there if he takes care of the ball. Problem is, he too often does not. 6 turnovers in 27 minutes from your PG isn´t going to win many games. We outshot Radford from the field and from 3 and outrebounded them by 7. Turnovers cost us this game, and Joe was the biggest offender.

TOs and missed foul shots have cost us several games.

The foul shooting thing is weird because we don´t shoot fouls that badly overall in spite of having a sub 50% guy in Coronado, yet we have had 2 or 3 games when we were horrible, and it literally cost us the game.

So now you're saying its FT's not Retic

[Lburglifer]

That means that you disagree but have done so using well reasoned arguments based on facts and research, not repeating mantra like platitudes and ignoring intelligent discussion (unlike LBL)

Please don't call your positions intelligent. Other than the money that Jerry has put into the infrastructure of campus athletic facilities to prop up a perception of advancement programs have gone south. MBB is a trainwreck period. We have more losses than we have community supporters in the stands. And guys like you have no clue how to build a Lego toy, parade around with other clowns openly attacking anyone who sees the wasted money in the JB administration as failure. Well live in your little club of 5-7 self proclaimed "LU loyalists" who fight for ideals of greatness yet in reality are cornerstones for the short sighted political positioning that is unable to even be competitive in a conference they double most in resources. Look at the stands, look at the standings....ding, ding, ding.

[Purple Haize]

That means that you disagree but have done so using well reasoned arguments based on facts and research, not repeating mantra like platitudes and ignoring intelligent discussion (unlike LBL)

Please don't call your positions intelligent. Other than the money that Jerry has put into the infrastructure of campus athletic facilities to prop up a perception of advancement programs have gone south. MBB is a trainwreck period. We have more losses than we have community supporters in the stands. And guys like you have no clue how to build a Lego toy, parade around with other clowns openly attacking anyone who sees the wasted money in the JB administration as failure. Well live in your little club of 5-7 self proclaimed "LU loyalists" who fight for ideals of greatness yet in reality are cornerstones for the short sighted political positioning that is unable to even be competitive in a conference they double most in resources. Look at the stands, look at the standings....ding, ding, ding.

Ummm, just to clarify, can you name some people who think this basketball program IS wildly successful? You also make it sound like if we only fired the AD and kept DL things would immediately turn around. Would you care to expound on that or are you still on your self proclaimed hiatus from answering questions?

[Lburglifer]

That means that you disagree but have done so using well reasoned arguments based on facts and research, not repeating mantra like platitudes and ignoring intelligent discussion (unlike LBL)

Please don't call your positions intelligent. Other than the money that Jerry has put into the infrastructure of campus athletic facilities to prop up a perception of advancement programs have gone south. MBB is a trainwreck period. We have more losses than we have community supporters in the stands. And guys like you have no clue how to build a Lego toy, parade around with other clowns openly attacking anyone who sees the wasted money in the JB administration as failure. Well live in your little club of 5-7 self proclaimed "LU loyalists" who fight for ideals of greatness yet in reality are cornerstones for the short sighted political positioning that is unable to even be competitive in a conference they double most in resources. Look at the stands, look at the standings....ding, ding, ding.

Ummm, just to clarify, can you name some people who think this basketball program IS wildly successful? You also make it sound like if we only fired the AD and kept DL things would immediately turn around. Would you care to expound on that or are you still on your self proclaimed hiatus from answering questions?

Just listen to how many, "We may lose our recruits", "DL's model is a better way". "JB is a great AD"....this has been a 7 yr downward spiral of expensive cosmetics. Where is the substance, where are the enthusiastic supporters? Listen to the locals, what they say. People with no agenda who would be involved see through the bs to what is really poor community effective interaction, lackluster scheduling and pathetic performance. We have $$$, we have facilities, we have opportunity. No change will mean no change..it is all about leadership.

[BJWilliams]

And yet youve offered no answers when asked direct questions...

[Purple Haize]

Just listen to how many, "We may lose our recruits", "DL's model is a better way". "JB is a great AD"....this has been a 7 yr downward spiral of expensive cosmetics. Where is the substance, where are the enthusiastic supporters? Listen to the locals, what they say. People with no agenda who would be involved see through the bs to what is really poor community effective interaction, lackluster scheduling and pathetic performance. We have $$$, we have facilities, we have opportunity. No change will mean no change..it is all about leadership.

You must be referring to the voids in your head. I haven't read anyone advocating keeping DL solely because we may lose recruits. DL's model is better than what? You need context with that son. As for JB he was brought in to do one job: get us into and FBS conference. And considering that's probably going to happen, he's done his job.
So again, other than the voices in your head, you have no evidence of people saying what you are saying. But it does appear you feel if only JB were gone all of our coaches and teams would immediately be successful.

[ballcoach15]

Our AD is doing a good job. We are fortunate to have him. A change is needed in MBB program. There is no excuse for LU to lose to RU, ever.

[Purple Haize]

Our AD is doing a good job. We are fortunate to have him. A change is needed in MBB program. There is no excuse for LU to lose to RU, ever.

You'll have to take that up with Lifer. He thinks if only the AD were gone every coach would be successful.

[Lburglifer]

Our AD is doing a good job. We are fortunate to have him. A change is needed in MBB program. There is no excuse for LU to lose to RU, ever.

Are you kidding me, how do you define "good"? no play offs, no conference & no attendance

[Purple Haize]

Our AD is doing a good job. We are fortunate to have him. A change is needed in MBB program. There is no excuse for LU to lose to RU, ever.

Are you kidding me, how do you define "good"? no play offs, no conference & no attendance

He was hired to help us make the move to FBS. We are on the cusp of that now. Therefore he has done a good job.

[BJWilliams]

Let's look at the "big 3" since JB arrived:

Football

2006: tied for the best single season turnaround in the country at 6-5
2007: 8-3, first ever outright Big South title, school record for total home attendance (85,140) and average home attendance 14,190
2008: 10-2, second straight outright Big South title, another school record for total home attendance (92.026)
2009: 8-3, shared Big South title, school record for average home attendance (14,931)
2010: 8-3, shared Big South title, school record for average home attendance (16,216 in 4 home games)
2011: 7-4, shared Big South title, school record for total home attendance (98,515) and average home attendance (16,419)
2012: Turner Gill becomes head coach, 6-5, shared Big South title
2013: 8-4, shared Big South title, school record for total home attendance (105,215)

Basketball (attendance figured not available that I can tell):

2006-2007: Men- Ritchiie McKay named head coach, 14-17 QF Big South tournament Women- 19-12 Semifinals Big South tournament
2007-2008: Men- 16-16 SF Big South tournament Women- 28-4 Big South Champions
2008-2009: Men-23-12 SF Big South tournament QF CollegeInsider.com Tournament Women-24-9 Big South Champions
2009-2010: Men- 15-16 QF Big South tournament Women- 27-6 Big South Champions
2010-2011: Men- 19-13 QF Big South tournament Women- 22-11 Final Big South tournament
2011-2012: Men-14-18 QF Big South tournament Women- 24-9 Big South Champions
2012-2013: Men- 15-21 Big South Champions First Four NCAA Tournament Women- 27-7 Big South Champions

Baseball-

2006- 39-21 Big South Championship game
2007- 36-25 Big South Championship game
2008- 36-25-1 Big South Championship game
2009-33-21 Semifinals Big South tournament
2010- 42-19 Big South Championship game
2011- 35-24 Semifinals Big South tournament
2012- 41-19 Big South Championship game
2013- 36-29 Big South Champions NCAA Regional final

9 Big South titles, 7 NCAA appearances

[jcmanson]

If you want to discuss JB's job performance, this isn't the thread for it.

[thepostman]

Nobody has ever claimed JB is a great AD...

ps GPA

[bballfan84]

Our AD is doing a good job. We are fortunate to have him. A change is needed in MBB program. There is no excuse for LU to lose to RU, ever.

Are you kidding me, how do you define "good"? no play offs, no conference & no attendance

nobody is arguing about the current state of the basketball program..like you we agree its BAD...we just dont want to go backwards..nobody cares about a guy who hasnt coached in 8 years