Re: RPI Offseason Thread: 7 Months of Drivel
Gutless is ok. Nothing wrong with calling it as you see it, IMHO. It's good radio. And I don't think you'd get any disagreement from anyone who saw that game. When you blow a 3rd-period lead to a team that was winless all season when trailing after two, any number of words can come to mind. Problem is, most of those words violate FCC rules and can't be said on-air. IMHO the entire WRPI crew does a terrific job, game in, game out. Keep up the good work.
A lot has already been said but I will try to add a couple of observations. We've heard a lot about failure to adjust between periods, etc. but my bigger concern is that this team seems to have some chronic problems that span multiple seasons. For example PP has been, with one or two exceptions, lackluster for years. 16 percent for this season. 20 percent last season was a bright spot. But 14.8 percent in 11-12; 18 percent in 10-11, 18 percent in 09-10, and 8.7 in 08-09. How many more GF if the PP clicked in the low 20s percent? PP was 2/15 this weekend. And others have pointed out lack of momentum, failure to compete for full 60 mins, inability to win big games, domination by certain opponents... My question is why these problems never really seem to go away, season after season?
Looking ahead, I would like to know for certain what the expectations are for this team. In his first few years SA liked to take the team to TU Center to see the ECAC semis and finals, to set a benchmark. What are the team/program goals now? Yes, play the Engineer way. But what about more tangible goals? Top four finish and first round bye? League championship? NCAA berth? Or is it about the volunteer cleanup at Prospect Park and high team GPA? I'd like to think we can have all of the above. But I'd like to hear coach more clearly state where he wants this team to go.
I think SA has the potential to be a very good coach but right now his system and style don't seem to be working well, or at least well enough for what most fans expect of this program. Step one may be rethinking the "it's gotta start with the guys in that room" approach.
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A lot has already been said but I will try to add a couple of observations. We've heard a lot about failure to adjust between periods, etc. but my bigger concern is that this team seems to have some chronic problems that span multiple seasons. For example PP has been, with one or two exceptions, lackluster for years. 16 percent for this season. 20 percent last season was a bright spot. But 14.8 percent in 11-12; 18 percent in 10-11, 18 percent in 09-10, and 8.7 in 08-09. How many more GF if the PP clicked in the low 20s percent? PP was 2/15 this weekend. And others have pointed out lack of momentum, failure to compete for full 60 mins, inability to win big games, domination by certain opponents... My question is why these problems never really seem to go away, season after season?
Looking ahead, I would like to know for certain what the expectations are for this team. In his first few years SA liked to take the team to TU Center to see the ECAC semis and finals, to set a benchmark. What are the team/program goals now? Yes, play the Engineer way. But what about more tangible goals? Top four finish and first round bye? League championship? NCAA berth? Or is it about the volunteer cleanup at Prospect Park and high team GPA? I'd like to think we can have all of the above. But I'd like to hear coach more clearly state where he wants this team to go.
I think SA has the potential to be a very good coach but right now his system and style don't seem to be working well, or at least well enough for what most fans expect of this program. Step one may be rethinking the "it's gotta start with the guys in that room" approach.
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