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Post by trojanbrutha on Apr 29, 2015 23:03:37 GMT -6
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Apr 30, 2015 18:58:23 GMT -6
I hope he chooses Troy. He would be one of the tallest players in the Sun Belt. I think Thompson has a lot of potential and could be a big-time player for Troy. The crappy part is he would have to sit out one year. But he would have two years left. If he is 6-9, 210 lbs now, then by his senior season he could be a powerful guy if he gets in the weight room.
That's one thing that hurt Troy this year. Not a big enough guy to power his way to the basket and grab rebounds or make dunks/layups. What's even better is this guy is a Power Forward and can shoot 3-pointers well.
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Post by trojanempire on May 1, 2015 11:34:46 GMT -6
If we have a spot open for him season after next, I say we go hard after him. Dude can play.
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Post by cornhole on May 3, 2015 9:11:03 GMT -6
With the exception of one game, his play at 'Barn was unimpressive. A Div II or mid-major move appears to be a great decision.
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Post by trojanempire on May 4, 2015 8:48:58 GMT -6
With the exception of one game, his play at 'Barn was unimpressive. A Div II or mid-major move appears to be a great decision. Hope he chooses us
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Post by LAZebra on May 11, 2015 7:13:25 GMT -6
He picked Samford, what the heck!
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Post by trojanbrutha on May 11, 2015 11:08:17 GMT -6
Best of luck to the young man...maybe they could offer more scholarship dollars right now...?
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Post by atlantatrojan on May 11, 2015 13:56:31 GMT -6
Our basketball program is a mess. Can you blame him?
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Post by trojanbrutha on May 11, 2015 14:53:18 GMT -6
Our basketball program is a mess. Can you blame him? Really? And you'd be qualifying that statement based on 7 or 8 scholly players? Or the one transfer that made a choice some don't like? PC had a team that was in a lot of games only to lose late because of a lack of depth.
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Post by atlantatrojan on May 11, 2015 16:18:00 GMT -6
Our basketball program is a mess. Can you blame him? Really? And you'd be qualifying that statement based on 7 or 8 scholly players? Or the one transfer that made a choice some don't like? PC had a team that was in a lot of games only to lose late because of a lack of depth. Who knows what hes thinking. He might have liked the coaches better or wanted to be in a bigger city. But Troy Basketball hasnt been relevant in more than 5 years. Last NCAA apperence was 2003. I understand last season we had depth and injury issues. But at some point we need to see some improvement and we SHOULD start seeing SOME in PC 3rd year. Otherwise we might want to take a new direction.
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Post by saintflorian on May 11, 2015 16:20:44 GMT -6
5 years ? Tack on a few years. If we are still bottom feeding in the Sunbelt after 4 years of Cunningham, next up.
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Post by atlantatrojan on May 11, 2015 16:22:49 GMT -6
5 years ? Tack on a few years. If we are still bottom feeding in the Sunbelt after 4 years of Cunningham, next up. Well. depends on what you call success. 2010 Troy won the SBC regular season title. Thats a pretty good year in terms for Troy. 12 years ago was our last NCAA dance.
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Post by trojanbrutha on May 11, 2015 16:40:40 GMT -6
To those that have issues with recruiting, coaching, or what have you, I'd remind you to recall the coaching changes that have been made by, as he is affectionately referred to by some on this board, Little Jimmy Hartwell. Not one change that he's made hasn't improved the AD, as a whole. Some awesome HS kids have been signed and PC has done an admirable job, notwithstanding. I understand it's the off-season, but don't throw the b'ball coach under the bus.
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Post by atlantatrojan on May 11, 2015 16:48:50 GMT -6
To those that have issues with recruiting, coaching, or what have you, I'd remind you to recall the coaching changes that have been made by, as he is affectionately referred to by some on this board, Little Jimmy Hartwell. Not one change that he's made hasn't improved the AD, as a whole. Some awesome HS kids have been signed and PC has done an admirable job, notwithstanding. I understand it's the off-season, but don't throw the b'ball coach under the bus. Im not throwing him under the bus. But IMO we should start to see an improvement in his 3rd year. He has the best facilities in the SBC and Alabama for that matter. We will see what happens.
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Post by Navarre Trojan on May 11, 2015 17:46:59 GMT -6
Could it be that he chose Samford because he could play immediately and not have to sot a year?
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Post by saintflorian on May 11, 2015 19:57:08 GMT -6
To those that have issues with recruiting, coaching, or what have you, I'd remind you to recall the coaching changes that have been made by, as he is affectionately referred to by some on this board, Little Jimmy Hartwell. Not one change that he's made hasn't improved the AD, as a whole. Some awesome HS kids have been signed and PC has done an admirable job, notwithstanding. I understand it's the off-season, but don't throw the b'ball coach under the bus. He gets paid to get W's and have the team improve. We have not seen that. His Win Loss record will throw him under the bus, not anyone in this board. As Atlanta said, improvement is needed / expected. It can be done. Look at the women's BB, so much positive upward movement on that program. Always said he gets 4 years as the program he inherited was burnt to the ground.
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Post by trojanbrutha on May 11, 2015 20:13:26 GMT -6
To those that have issues with recruiting, coaching, or what have you, I'd remind you to recall the coaching changes that have been made by, as he is affectionately referred to by some on this board, Little Jimmy Hartwell. Not one change that he's made hasn't improved the AD, as a whole. Some awesome HS kids have been signed and PC has done an admirable job, notwithstanding. I understand it's the off-season, but don't throw the b'ball coach under the bus. He gets paid to get W's and have the team improve. We have not seen that. His Win Loss record will throw him under the bus, not anyone in this board. As Atlanta said, improvement is needed / expected. It can be done. Look at the women's BB, so much positive upward movement on that program. CR didn't have the misfortune of only being able to run 8 scholarship players most games...7 for some. Of course you can overlook that if you so choose to...I'd rather turn the page on last season. Troy signed some good players...have good players coming back...I don't see any reason to throw the baby out with the bathwater today...jmo though.
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Post by foulpolephenom on May 12, 2015 6:44:09 GMT -6
Could it be that he chose Samford because he could play immediately and not have to sot a year? Sanford is in the same basketball division as Troy. The same rules apply. If it was football then it would be different
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Post by saintflorian on May 12, 2015 7:40:30 GMT -6
He gets paid to get W's and have the team improve. We have not seen that. His Win Loss record will throw him under the bus, not anyone in this board. As Atlanta said, improvement is needed / expected. It can be done. Look at the women's BB, so much positive upward movement on that program. CR didn't have the misfortune of only being able to run 8 scholarship players most games...7 for some. Of course you can overlook that if you so choose to...I'd rather turn the page on last season. Troy signed some good players...have good players coming back...I don't see any reason to throw the baby out with the bathwater today...jmo though. Like I previously said, due to the program being in the gutter when Coach took over, he needs a few years. But after two years, looking shaky. Sorry but results matter. The W's matter. Every program has issues. Facilities dang sure are not our problem. But, basketball is not like football. Basketball can be turned around very quickly.
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Post by trojanbrutha on May 12, 2015 7:49:39 GMT -6
CR didn't have the misfortune of only being able to run 8 scholarship players most games...7 for some. Of course you can overlook that if you so choose to...I'd rather turn the page on last season. Troy signed some good players...have good players coming back...I don't see any reason to throw the baby out with the bathwater today...jmo though. Like I previously said, due to the program being in the gutter when Coach took over, he needs a few years. But after two years, looking shaky. Sorry but results matter. The W's matter. Every program has issues. Facilities dang sure are not our problem. But, basketball is not like football. Basketball can be turned around very quickly. Did someone insinuate Ws don't matter?
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Post by saintflorian on May 12, 2015 9:38:45 GMT -6
Like I previously said, due to the program being in the gutter when Coach took over, he needs a few years. But after two years, looking shaky. Sorry but results matter. The W's matter. Every program has issues. Facilities dang sure are not our problem. But, basketball is not like football. Basketball can be turned around very quickly. Did someone insinuate Ws don't matter? Yes. When someone provides claims (call them excuses) to justify facts (lack of W's)
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Post by trojanbrutha on May 12, 2015 10:09:20 GMT -6
Did someone insinuate Ws don't matter? Yes. When someone provides claims (call them excuses) to justify facts (lack of W's) Sorry, those are facts. He gets a pass so far as the injuries are concerned. Now, if there is no improvement with the added talent and depth, we have a long talk about the 1st half of the 2016 season. Next.
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Post by saintflorian on May 12, 2015 12:01:38 GMT -6
Yes. When someone provides claims (call them excuses) to justify facts (lack of W's) Sorry, those are facts. He gets a pass so far as the injuries are concerned. Now, if there is no improvement with the added talent and depth, we have a long talk about the 1st half of the 2016 season. Next. No worries. Let me know when we get out of last place in the SB. If we dont I am sure you will provide a laundry list of claims in an attempt to justify why we are still there. If we win, then yea for all of us.
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Post by trojanbrutha on May 12, 2015 12:43:35 GMT -6
Sorry, those are facts. He gets a pass so far as the injuries are concerned. Now, if there is no improvement with the added talent and depth, we have a long talk about the 1st half of the 2016 season. Next. No worries. Let me know when we get out of last place in the SB. If we dont I am sure you will provide a laundry list of claims in an attempt to justify why we are still there. If we win, then yea for all of us. If I do, I know you'll be more than willing to refute them, so I'm winning either way. So far as winning is concerned, I'm definitely predicting more Ws than Ls.
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Post by Hemi Man on May 12, 2015 18:40:44 GMT -6
I think we see a big swing from this team in the upcoming season. I'm not part of the panic and demand answers crew. It's a marathon not a sprint rebuilding this team from the ground up.
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