Props to Dimonde Hale for the region honors. Tough to believe he and Longi and the rest of the Big Red were only good enough for 9 wins. But as I said before, Denison administration has to decide whether it wants to win or not and if so, whether the current coaching staff is going to help them do that. History clearly says no and that is difficult for this old Denisonian to accept.
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Region 7 men's basketball / Re: MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference
March 07, 2013, 03:15:33 PM
I realize that it is NCAA tourney time. Best wishes to OWU and Wooster.
But as I watch the NCAA tourney unfold, I keep asking myself a question that I think Denison administrators need to be asking themselves right now: Does Denison care about putting a winning product on the floor in men's basketball? If the answer is no then the rest of this post is entirely moot.
I ask this question because I watch a program that flounders continually. I am not smart enough to know all the reasons but I do know as Bill Parcells once said you are what your record says you are. Under the current coaching regime, Denison has had one winning record in 11 seasons (13-12)!!!!! The current coach has a career record of 93-191 or a .327 winning percentage. Now again, I'm not smart enough to know all the reasons for this but I do know that you could count on less than one hand in all divisions of college basketball all the coaches with a record like that at one school over the same number of years that are still coaching at the same school.
I recognize that Denison is successful in other sports. I also recognize that Denison had two all-conference performers this season but couldn't muster a better record than 9-17. Denison lost seven games by more than 20 points!
At some point, someone at Denison has to have a light bulb go off and say what are we doing here? From all accounts, coach Ghiloni is a nice guy, cares about his players and is invested in the University. But and it's a big but ... somehow that hasn't been good enough especially in the NCAC with teams like Wooster, OWU, DePauw, Wabash, Witt and others who are playing for tournament bids most years.
So I hope some Denison administrators read this board and at least consider the facts. If the answer is we're not interested in winning and playing for NCAAs, then there is really no reason to change course. But if the answer is that you are not satisfied with the present course and want better, what would make you think the 12th year would be any different from the past 11 years? I don't want to see anyone lose their job. But I also know that it is well past time for Denison to decide whether or not they want to compete for NCAAs or not. Other than catching lightning in a bottle last season and making it to the NCAC championship, an NCAA bid hasn't been a real possibility for far too long at Denison.
It's your choice Denison. But make no mistake about it, there is a choice here. And the message you send to current and former players, alumni, students, prospective recruits and opponents alike will be unmistakeable.
But as I watch the NCAA tourney unfold, I keep asking myself a question that I think Denison administrators need to be asking themselves right now: Does Denison care about putting a winning product on the floor in men's basketball? If the answer is no then the rest of this post is entirely moot.
I ask this question because I watch a program that flounders continually. I am not smart enough to know all the reasons but I do know as Bill Parcells once said you are what your record says you are. Under the current coaching regime, Denison has had one winning record in 11 seasons (13-12)!!!!! The current coach has a career record of 93-191 or a .327 winning percentage. Now again, I'm not smart enough to know all the reasons for this but I do know that you could count on less than one hand in all divisions of college basketball all the coaches with a record like that at one school over the same number of years that are still coaching at the same school.
I recognize that Denison is successful in other sports. I also recognize that Denison had two all-conference performers this season but couldn't muster a better record than 9-17. Denison lost seven games by more than 20 points!
At some point, someone at Denison has to have a light bulb go off and say what are we doing here? From all accounts, coach Ghiloni is a nice guy, cares about his players and is invested in the University. But and it's a big but ... somehow that hasn't been good enough especially in the NCAC with teams like Wooster, OWU, DePauw, Wabash, Witt and others who are playing for tournament bids most years.
So I hope some Denison administrators read this board and at least consider the facts. If the answer is we're not interested in winning and playing for NCAAs, then there is really no reason to change course. But if the answer is that you are not satisfied with the present course and want better, what would make you think the 12th year would be any different from the past 11 years? I don't want to see anyone lose their job. But I also know that it is well past time for Denison to decide whether or not they want to compete for NCAAs or not. Other than catching lightning in a bottle last season and making it to the NCAC championship, an NCAA bid hasn't been a real possibility for far too long at Denison.
It's your choice Denison. But make no mistake about it, there is a choice here. And the message you send to current and former players, alumni, students, prospective recruits and opponents alike will be unmistakeable.
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