CowDog,
With absolutely NO disrespect to your credentials and your insight in the REAL world of athletics, which very few of us have….I sort of wonder about your statement…
“This. He most certainly CAN coach. He is a coach…And on top of that, one of few to ever bring multiple squads ro the last 16 standing.”
I don’t argue with his success….and that got him a few extra, well deserved, sheckles as the Sweet 16 is a Bonus item. I went to St. Louis and we fought hard….KU was just too strong.
BUT, that was when we also had a defense as well as an offense. I THINK that you pointed out in some previous posts about needing to be able to DEFEND to WIN. We can’t seem to keep any continuity….maybe, as you have self confessed, our inexperienced players are chasing skirts and not focused. No matter HOW I dissect it, there is a lapse of coaching savvy. MAYBE it will turn around…..but the damage is done…
As to the comments about the PNC being vacant. The damage will be in the upper deck. The seats in the 100 level (bowl) are sold for LTR’s and the businesses and individuals that have them will continue to buy them. My LTR’s in the Champions Club are safe….I WILL keep buying them. I have too much invested to cut and run. We enjoy the games and the meals and the fellowship there with others and our family. There are a LOT of folks like us.
Season~~ Coach~~ Games~~ Total~~ Average NCAA
1999-2000~~ Sendek~~ 20~~ 30709~~ 16535~~ 7
2000-2001~~ Sendek~~ 17~~ 239224~~ 14072~~ 17
2001-2002~~ Sendek~~ 18~~ 242419~~ 13468~~ 20
2002-2003~~ Sendek~~ 16~~ 217012~~ 13563~~ 19
2003-2004~~ Sendek~~ 16~~ 233223~~ 14576~~ 16
2004-2005~~ Sendek~~ 17~~ 245898~~ 14464~~ 13
2005-2006~~ Sendek~~ 18~~ 260509~~ 14472~~ 18
Average~~ Sendek~~ 17.43~~ 209856~~ 14450~~ 15.712006-2007~~ Lowe~~ 20~~ 279035~~ 13952~~ 18
2007-2008~~ Lowe~~ 16~~ 240682~~ 15043~~ 16
2008-2009~~ Lowe~~ 18~~ 242206~~ 13456~~ 21
2009-2010~~ Lowe~~ 17~~ 224131~~ 13184~~ 24
Average~~ Lowe~~ 17.75~~ 246514~~ 13909~~ 19.75
DOWN 3.7% Compared to Sendek2010-2011~~ Gottfried~~ 16~~ 220457~~ 13799~~ 19
2011-2012~~ Gottfried~~ 19~~ 257638~~ 13560~~ 20
2012-2013~~ Gottfried~~ 17~~ 277087~~ 16299~~ 12
2013-2014~~ Gottfried~~ 19~~ 240182~~ 12641~~ 25
2014-2015~~ Gottfried~~ 20~~ 308726~~ 15436~~ 12
2015-2016~~ Gottfried~~ 18~~ 301646~~ 16758~~ 8
Average~~ Gottfried~~ 18.17~~ 267623~~ 14749~~ 16.00
UP 4.1% Compared to Lowe
UP 0.2% Compared to Sendek
OK, I looked it up and Excel did it as above. Apologies for the format…don’t know how to do charts and tables here. The reason for Lowe’s departure was LOW ATTENDANCE. THAT was the “deciding” factor for not giving him ONE more year. Sidney had a great first year with Herbie’s boys….as did Gottfried with his first year of Sidney’s boys. BUT, we have also had some really talented players and they have not meshed (some….or perhaps MORE than some DEPARTED). Our attrition rate is much higher (figuratively speaking…..someone can do charts and tables) than perhaps any other ACC school.
NOW, add in the raw talent that we have had and played….and our results are not earth shaking. I would have thought that Gottfried would have increased about 15% over Lowe and 10% over Sendek. NOPE. There is NO data on the “scanned” or turnstile attendance. THAT is a DEEP DARK SECRET….
BOTB will have to find a line to quote….I don’t see much improvement….and I STILL think that we are not getting what we should out of our players. Lutz coming back? Not gonna happen. Making a $5 Million dollar move. That is GT’s record….they are paying THREE coaches this year….only TWO next year.
Who knows. Will be in the PNC on Wednesday and see WHAT team and WHAT energy level and WHAT defense and WHATEVER shows up. Maybe Abu and Kapita did NOT pray enough during the 6 day layoff….
