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    Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 10,744
    pjhawks wrote:
    but the glory days are 8 years out

    Sounds like a certain football coach I can think of...
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    The JugglerThe Juggler Behind that bush over there. Posts: 47,478
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    pjhawks wrote:
    but the glory days are 8 years out

    Sounds like a certain football coach I can think of...

    in all fairness his glory days were a mere 7 years out. :lol:
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    pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,291
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    pjhawks wrote:
    but the glory days are 8 years out

    Sounds like a certain football coach I can think of...

    except finding a high level replacement for a college hoops coach is much easier than an NFL coach.

    and andy hasn't had 2 of the worst seasons in franchise history like Phil did the past two seasons. phil's past 2 seasons was the 2nd lowest winning % over a 2-year period since like 1950. and the worse was Jim Boyle's last 2 seasons in 1989-1990 and he was forced out.
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    The JugglerThe Juggler Behind that bush over there. Posts: 47,478
    pjhawks wrote:
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    pjhawks wrote:
    but the glory days are 8 years out

    Sounds like a certain football coach I can think of...

    except finding a high level replacement for a college hoops coach is much easier than an NFL coach.

    and andy hasn't had 2 of the worst seasons in franchise history like Phil did the past two seasons. phil's past 2 seasons was the 2nd lowest winning % over a 2-year period since like 1950. and the worse was Jim Boyle's last 2 seasons in 1989-1990 and he was forced out.

    why people think it's so hard to find a coach who can average more than 8-9 wins a year is pretty weird to me. seems like you have to hit absolute rock bottom to get fired in this town. :lol:
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    Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 10,744
    pjhawks wrote:
    except finding a high level replacement for a college hoops coach is much easier than an NFL coach.

    Why? Other teams seem to find good coaches all the time. Sorry to bring this argument into the awesome Big 5 thread - I'm done.
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    pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,291
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    pjhawks wrote:
    except finding a high level replacement for a college hoops coach is much easier than an NFL coach.

    Why? Other teams seem to find good coaches all the time. Sorry to bring this argument into the awesome Big 5 thread - I'm done.

    see eagles thread. i've reposted some numbers there that i had posted a month or so ago about replacing winning nfl coaches.
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    JK_LivinJK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,364
    Here we go Explorers!
    Alright, alright, alright!
    Tom O.
    "I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"
    -The Writer
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    Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 10,744
    pjhawks wrote:
    see eagles thread. i've reposted some numbers there that i had posted a month or so ago about replacing winning nfl coaches.

    Yup - thanks for moving it over there.

    I'm more excited about the Owls right now than I've been all year - I think this team can really put a run together. Just keeping shaping up that resume. 8-)
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    JK_LivinJK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,364
    Not sure if you guys know about Philahoops.com. It's a pretty good site that keeps getting better and keeps adding more info on the Big 5 + 1. They're on twitter too @philahoops
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    Tom O.
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    pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,291
    JK_Livin wrote:
    Not sure if you guys know about Philahoops.com. It's a pretty good site that keeps getting better and keeps adding more info on the Big 5 + 1. They're on twitter too @philahoops

    i've heard about this site and seen a few things but have never really gone to it. i should check it out.
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    Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 10,744
    pjhawks wrote:
    JK_Livin wrote:
    Not sure if you guys know about Philahoops.com. It's a pretty good site that keeps getting better and keeps adding more info on the Big 5 + 1. They're on twitter too @philahoops

    i've heard about this site and seen a few things but have never really gone to it. i should check it out.

    Pretty cool. 8-)

    Do they talk about recruiting? Always a struggle for Temple. :cry:
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    The JugglerThe Juggler Behind that bush over there. Posts: 47,478
    JK_Livin wrote:
    Not sure if you guys know about Philahoops.com. It's a pretty good site that keeps getting better and keeps adding more info on the Big 5 + 1. They're on twitter too @philahoops

    i used to look at that site and then it stopped updating. looks like it's got a different design now
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    JK_LivinJK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,364
    The Juggler wrote:
    JK_Livin wrote:
    Not sure if you guys know about Philahoops.com. It's a pretty good site that keeps getting better and keeps adding more info on the Big 5 + 1. They're on twitter too @philahoops

    i used to look at that site and then it stopped updating. looks like it's got a different design now

    Since I started following it, the site has got better. I think they are going to add recruiting info. You can email or tweet them. The guys are pretty quick to respond in most cases.
    Alright, alright, alright!
    Tom O.
    "I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"
    -The Writer
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    JK_LivinJK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,364
    I had to save this for post all it's own, welcome The A-10 1st place LaSalle Explorers :!: :o :shock:

    I'm heading to the Palestra on Saturday for the LaSalle St. Joe's game. I'm bringing streamers!
    Alright, alright, alright!
    Tom O.
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    pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,291
    JK_Livin wrote:
    I had to save this for post all it's own, welcome The A-10 1st place LaSalle Explorers :!: :o :shock:

    I'm heading to the Palestra on Saturday for the LaSalle St. Joe's game. I'm bringing streamers!

    1st place LaSalle...hard to believe Harry. hopefully Hawks can knock them off their perch on saturday although after last 2 saturdays in the city don't have a lot of faith. should be a fun uptempo game though. wish we could still do the streamers. that was so cool, especially as a kid.
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    Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 10,744
    I see St Joe's won at Richmond - that's a nice win.
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    pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,291
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    I see St Joe's won at Richmond - that's a nice win.

    i have no idea how temple got smoked by that team. they didn't look very good to me. hawks looked much better with much more energy than they've had in a while. LaSalle game could be a nice win if they can get it. would put the hawks back in the race for the top 4. standings in A10 are crazy bunched up.
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    Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 10,744
    pjhawks wrote:
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    I see St Joe's won at Richmond - that's a nice win.

    i have no idea how temple got smoked by that team. they didn't look very good to me. hawks looked much better with much more energy than they've had in a while. LaSalle game could be a nice win if they can get it. would put the hawks back in the race for the top 4. standings in A10 are crazy bunched up.

    It's one of those things - Owls have a tough time with the Spiders. I think they shot the lights out for a while in that game and Temple just couldn't catch up.

    Couple weeks and Temple will open up those standings. ;)
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    JK_LivinJK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,364
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    pjhawks wrote:
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    I see St Joe's won at Richmond - that's a nice win.

    i have no idea how temple got smoked by that team. they didn't look very good to me. hawks looked much better with much more energy than they've had in a while. LaSalle game could be a nice win if they can get it. would put the hawks back in the race for the top 4. standings in A10 are crazy bunched up.

    It's one of those things - Owls have a tough time with the Spiders. I think they shot the lights out for a while in that game and Temple just couldn't catch up.

    Couple weeks and Temple will open up those standings. ;)

    Paybacks coming 2/22 @ TGA!
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    The JugglerThe Juggler Behind that bush over there. Posts: 47,478
    JK_Livin wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    JK_Livin wrote:
    Not sure if you guys know about Philahoops.com. It's a pretty good site that keeps getting better and keeps adding more info on the Big 5 + 1. They're on twitter too @philahoops

    i used to look at that site and then it stopped updating. looks like it's got a different design now

    Since I started following it, the site has got better. I think they are going to add recruiting info. You can email or tweet them. The guys are pretty quick to respond in most cases.

    nice. i remember it being a blue/green color the last time i looked at it. looks better now.
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    Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 10,744
    JK_Livin wrote:
    Paybacks coming 2/22 @ TGA!

    Looking forward to it. 8-)

    I think the first Lasalle-Temple game was not a Big 5 game - does anyone know if the SJU-TU game was?
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    The JugglerThe Juggler Behind that bush over there. Posts: 47,478
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    JK_Livin wrote:
    Paybacks coming 2/22 @ TGA!

    Looking forward to it. 8-)

    I think the first Lasalle-Temple game was not a Big 5 game - does anyone know if the SJU-TU game was?

    how do they determine that?
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    Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 10,744
    The Juggler wrote:
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    JK_Livin wrote:
    Paybacks coming 2/22 @ TGA!

    Looking forward to it. 8-)

    I think the first Lasalle-Temple game was not a Big 5 game - does anyone know if the SJU-TU game was?

    how do they determine that?

    Think it's a rotation to ensure each team has 2 home & 2 away in the city series - they probably work around Nova & Penn since they play everybody just once.
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    Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 10,744
    Ok, maybe not so much. Temple is only 2-0 so far - beat Penn at Palestra and Nova at Apollo. Remaining Big 5 games AT SJU and AT Lasalle. :?
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    pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,291
    good win for the Hawks today. played hard for 40 minutes which has been missing. This was the team we saw in december and not january. Actually thought Hawks played pretty good D throughout. LaSalle just a darn good 3-point shooting team. Fun day at the old barn. Puts Hawks back up closer to the top. Got St. Louis and Umass at home for the next 2. If can get those two season could be back on track.
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    Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 10,744
    Nice beatdown of Rhode Island on the road to take 1st place in A-10. GW on Wed, then a good one next Saturday vs. Xavier. This team is rolling. 8-)
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    JK_LivinJK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,364
    Damn LaSalle! I was surprised we were in it in the end after watching missed layup after missed layup. 27% from 2pt range and over 40% from 3pt :roll: I don't know his name but #21 and foul trouble killed us as well. They confiscated my streamers walking in. ;)
    Alright, alright, alright!
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    pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,291
    JK_Livin wrote:
    Damn LaSalle! I was surprised we were in it in the end after watching missed layup after missed layup. 27% from 2pt range and over 40% from 3pt :roll: I don't know his name but #21 and foul trouble killed us as well. They confiscated my streamers walking in. ;)

    LaSalle was 6-7 from 3 in the 1st half and something like 3-20 from 2 in the 1st half. 3s were the only reason you were in the game early. Pettis' last 3 was a terrible shot. guys never pass the ball in the situation and almost everytime if you pass the ball in a scramble situation like that someone will get an open look. drives me crazy watching guys dribble up and fire a shot away like that...well except that one.

    and #21 is Halil Kanacevic for the Hawks. Sophomore transfer from Hofstra. 15 rebounds but at least 4 off his own misses. strange stat for hawks is that Kanacevic leads the team in assists. he is great on alley oops to aiken and roberts.
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    Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 10,744
    JK_Livin wrote:
    Damn LaSalle! I was surprised we were in it in the end after watching missed layup after missed layup. 27% from 2pt range and over 40% from 3pt :roll: I don't know his name but #21 and foul trouble killed us as well. They confiscated my streamers walking in. ;)

    Well it was nice that you were in first place for a few days. :P ;)
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    Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24

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    JK_LivinJK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,364
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    JK_Livin wrote:
    Damn LaSalle! I was surprised we were in it in the end after watching missed layup after missed layup. 27% from 2pt range and over 40% from 3pt :roll: I don't know his name but #21 and foul trouble killed us as well. They confiscated my streamers walking in. ;)

    Well it was nice that you were in first place for a few days. :P ;)

    After the last 20 years, I'll take it.
    Alright, alright, alright!
    Tom O.
    "I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"
    -The Writer
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