Rhody_NYCT wrote: ↑1 month ago
Rhodyg wrote: ↑1 month ago
Billyboy78 wrote: ↑1 month ago
How can someone who is here for 1 year be a program changer?
All it takes is one good season in this new landscape for the future of a program to make a 180.
I agree with this statement to a certain degree. With all of the shifting and personal changes every year, I DO BELIEVE YOU CAN TURN A "TEAM" AROUND IN ONE YEAR. And that would make for a fun season. But, just as quickly, the team can go south the following year. So, I'm not so sure you can turn a "program" around but you can have a quick turnaround from one year to the next. This is another way of saying, the current state of college hoops sucks. Haha.
One more thing, are we going to bash David Cox for the rest of our lives. Some of you need to get over it. I kinda miss the Baron bashing. Anyone who followed Hurley was going to take us downhill. It's reality. We all know in hindsight he wasn't the best hire. But come on already. He must have done something to a few of you personally. I don't get the obsession with blaming the guy every which way. He's long gone. Move on.
“I kinda miss the Baron bashing”
“I don’t get the obsession with blaming the guy (Cox)”
Wut?
Why is David Cox some sacred cow around here?
Coaches that drive programs into the dirt get the blame until the program is rebuilt, that’s how it’s always been. Then, once rebuilt, you can look back at the good times and have a more balanced review.
Baron basically took and rebuilt a program to a certain degree of competitiveness, and then lost it, got desperate for some recruits, and crashed and burned. There were at least some fun NIT games and competitive seasons.
Dave Cox, conversely, was handed the 2nd best URI program ever inherited by a coach. 3 all conference players, an NBA draft pick, and the highest rated class in school history.
With Covid and now the new era of college basketball, the damage he did to this program feels almost irreparable. Had we maintained the Hurley-era brand and subsequent investments that would’ve come with that success, we’d probably be in a great place by now.
So yeah, we’re going to complain about him until Archie brings us back to relevance. Just like we did with Baron during the Hurley years.