Quote from: BwaterEaglesAlum86 on January 12, 2018, 04:37:23 PMQuote from: thehardtruth on January 08, 2018, 01:22:38 PMQuote from: badcall! on December 12, 2017, 12:45:04 PM
Anyone have any idea what's going on at Bridgewater with regards to their top 2 returning scorers from last year-Saylor and Boggs? Neither has played a minute this season yet they are both on the roster still. I saw the JMU exhibition early in the year and they were both shirt and tie on the bench. Injuries, suspension, discipline issues? The loss of these 2 players has really been glaring so far for BC.
Philip Baumgartner
Jesse Case
Paul Brown
Romello Crowell
Efe Balfour
Essex Thompson
Joe Lewis
Maalik Howard
DJ Caldwell
Hunter Dotson
Cameron Thurston
Logan Seacrist
Brandon Walters
De'quan Whiting
Trenton Ray
Kevin Jones
Norman Barnes
Add to the list:
Bryce Boggs
Kevin Saylor
19 guys in 2 season have transferred to a different school or quit basketball altogether. What is the common denominator here? Shawn Postiglione. The verbal abuse and unfair treatment of players has led to poor team chemistry and mistrust between players and coaches. None of the above mentioned players deserved what they've gotten. He's forced out multiple all-ODAC quality players and has lost two more this year in Boggs and Saylor. Neither player's actions deserve the treatment they were handed and no other coach would have put them in the position he did.
Don't let their current record fool you, the state of Bridgewater basketball has ventured down a dark path.
This post is very misleading. When Coach Postiglione took over, the men's basketball program was in dire need of a rebuild. Many of the individuals you listed were walk-ons and fill-ins during their first season, as well as players left over from the previous regime, and there are definitely no All-ODAC players on this list.
Coming from a donor, the alumni base is very pleased with Coach Postiglione's progress on the recruiting trail. Having watched this years team play on several occasions, it is obvious that serious strides have been made with the overall ability of the players and in terms of building a winning culture. This team is leaps and bounds further along than the past two years teams were. Large turnover is very common at the Division III level, especially when there is a coaching change at a program. With seven freshmen and six sophomores, as well as an impact transfer in Horde, a roster made entirely of Coach Postiglione's first two recruiting classes, the future is very bright in Nininger Hall.
Additionally, this sounds to me like a post written by a jilted parent or player, and doesn't make a whole lot of sense when you look at the level of play exhibited by the team so far this year.
Great post, coach..
Each of Postiglione's first two years has been the same story..."this BC team is being led by great freshmen and sophomores and the future is very bright..." only to have all of those promising freshmen and sophomores transfer out and this year is no different. Half of the team will be gone again in the off-season and you can take that to the bank. So far, who has BC beaten in ODAC play? Last place Randolph and EMU, each by single digits. Horde, I'll give you has been a stellar pick up for them, but don't be misled by great play against struggling teams.
This post is neither a jilted player nor parent, just someone who knows what's going on and has seen it going on for long enough. But hey, if the alumni base is "as supportive as you say..." then I guess they will enjoy 1-2 years of great young talent before it being ran off to another school.