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Re: RPI Hockey 2019 - 2020 Part II: Moving on with 2020 Vision!
This is spot on. I've long said that a major part of the criticism surrounding Smith actually had nothing to do with him and that it was unfair to put it on him, but that it naturally meant he had perhaps a shorter leash than most other coaches would have in that position - and that was the administration's fault.
The last two years and the difficulty that a lot of us had in seeing what the road forward looked like was frustrating as well and I was coming into this season needing to see progress being made - and it's clear now that there is some progress being made.
But this tweet from Ken is really insulting, especially after watching the pile-on that frequently happened with Appert early on even when it was more transparent the kind of changes he was trying to bring about. I don't think any criticism that has been leveled has been overly untoward.
And while the team is certainly improving, at least part of the finish this year is being driven by large chunks of the league getting much worse - pushing an improving team up the table. That's not terrible, of course, but it's worth noting that on a macro level, we're still nowhere near the top of the league or nationally competitive. So while I'm very satisfied with the progress that's being made so far, next year is going to be a lot more pressure on the program to continue to move forward.
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The last two years and the difficulty that a lot of us had in seeing what the road forward looked like was frustrating as well and I was coming into this season needing to see progress being made - and it's clear now that there is some progress being made.
But this tweet from Ken is really insulting, especially after watching the pile-on that frequently happened with Appert early on even when it was more transparent the kind of changes he was trying to bring about. I don't think any criticism that has been leveled has been overly untoward.
And while the team is certainly improving, at least part of the finish this year is being driven by large chunks of the league getting much worse - pushing an improving team up the table. That's not terrible, of course, but it's worth noting that on a macro level, we're still nowhere near the top of the league or nationally competitive. So while I'm very satisfied with the progress that's being made so far, next year is going to be a lot more pressure on the program to continue to move forward.
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