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Five months ago

I remember the boarding lovinggg the kiss transfer but I was unimpressed with his tape. I thought I must be missing something. Then I fell for Pike saying he was the best shooter on the team in preseason. The red flag for future Pike off season hype
I told Pike the summer I think we lost Eugene that i was worried about our defense. He told me don't worry you will love Hyatt.

Five months ago

Those aren’t the results. Or rather, they are small bits of information about the results.

The 22-23 team played better than the 21-22 team. The 24-25 team has played better than the 23-24 team. If you don’t want to accept it, that’s fine, but it isn’t really a difference of opinion; you are wrong.
How’s the 2022-23 team play after the Mag injury? How is the 24-25 team better defensively than last years team. Are you telling me you’d rather have a team ranked better in Kenpom or net than ncaa appearances or wins. I bet most fans would rather the ncaas or wins in the ncaas than “technically” better. The results are how the team finishes. Do we pick a national champion based on metrics or do they play for a winner and loser. You are wrong.

"Are More New Jersey Colleges Doomed to Collapse?"

You're welcome. Yeah there are too many and PA seems particularly in trouble. I saw F&M is cutting staff due to declining enrollment. These schools probably need to drastically cut $30K+ from what they charge students. F&M's full cost of attendance is ~$90K with tuition accounting for $70,566. Gettysburg and Bucknell are ~$85K, Lafayette is ~$87K. Who wants to pay that now when they can go to a state school in-state or out of state for far less?
There will always be kids who would not thrive at a big school and who don't have the credentials to get into an Ivy or other elite school. So some small schools will survive. From what I know, virtually no student at those schools (except international students) pays sticker price. Still a lot of those schools are going to close, especially the ones that are lesser-known or don't have alums with *very* deep pockets.. There are a lot of fixed costs in running a college, so maybe the small colleges that stay open won't be as small as they are now. That will still leave a niche in a world of mega state universities.
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Five months ago

Oh I think this is where we agree to disagree. I stand by steady decline. I don’t look for little nuggets or moral victories any more. That was for his first 4 years. I look at it as
Win ncaa game
Lost play in
Lose first NIT
No ncaa
No ncaa again but with more talent and having a worse record than the year before.

Simplistic? Maybe. Accurate? It’s my opinion I don’t ask for you to share it. I look at the results.

Those aren’t the results. Or rather, they are small bits of information about the results.

The 22-23 team played better than the 21-22 team. The 24-25 team has played better than the 23-24 team. If you don’t want to accept it, that’s fine, but it isn’t really a difference of opinion; you are wrong.

Five months ago

Again, the “steady decline for four years” thing is ridiculous, for one thing this team with all its flaws is better than last year’s.

Anyway, I mean your general opinion on Pike. You point at “one NCAA win”. My question is would having two (basically change 1-2 plays) or three (assume we win the next game) change it significantly?
Floux

One tournament win
Lose play in
Melt down miss tourney
Losing record
Miss big ten tournament •. TBD

Last 5 years

Five months ago

Again, the “steady decline for four years” thing is ridiculous, for one thing this team with all its flaws is better than last year’s.

Anyway, I mean your general opinion on Pike. You point at “one NCAA win”. My question is would having two (basically change 1-2 plays) or three (assume we win the next game) change it significantly?
Oh I think this is where we agree to disagree. I stand by steady decline. I don’t look for little nuggets or moral victories any more. That was for his first 4 years. I look at it as
Win ncaa game
Lost play in
Lose first NIT
No ncaa
No ncaa again but with more talent and having a worse record than the year before.

Simplistic? Maybe. Accurate? It’s my opinion I don’t ask for you to share it. I look at the results. That and I add in the lack of recruiting. The lack of player development. The Bless the Rains moment in Minne and the first crack that discipline, focus and accountability might be in question. Then the team quitting on the staff the last couple of years. No my opinion wouldn’t change if they won 1-2 more games four years ago. If they won one ncaa game in 2021, 2023 and 2024 then I would have a different opinion

Five months ago

Would your opinion be significantly different if we squeaked out the Houston game? “All else being equal” is always bullshit but Cuse did brick basically everything against Houston in the S16 so there’s a fair chance we would’ve made the E8 if that happened.

If this were the case but nothing else changed, are you in a significantly different place today? If so, I suggest rethinking that. Your opinion really should not hinge on the outcome of a couple plays.
This is completely fair but a coach who does not make that mistake in the Houston game wins the ND play in game the following year. That coach benches Paul late in season the following year late and doesn’t allow the Minnesota game to happen by playing Simpson when he was going good or calls a timeout to calm the team down instead of a deathly turnover.. That coach doesn’t have inbounds and substitutions problem their whole career.

So I hear you but changing one variable when the constant of the equation is the problem is the issue.
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Five months ago

Do you mean would I not think the program has been on a steady decline for the past four years? Do you mean would I not think Pike completely sold out his style this year? Not snotty questions but I’m honestly asking which opinion do you think I’d change if we beat HOU

Again, the “steady decline for four years” thing is ridiculous, for one thing this team with all its flaws is better than last year’s.

Anyway, I mean your general opinion on Pike. You point at “one NCAA win”. My question is would having two (basically change 1-2 plays) or three (assume we win the next game) change it significantly?
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