SmokeyLives
Every dog has his day!
- Joined
- Mar 27, 2011
- Messages
- 1,831
- Likes
- 3,258
He was a Hamilton last gasp coaching project. He played for Gene Keady, but he didn't coach like Keady. He was and is a coaching project in progress.
Recruiting: C- : Josh Richardson is the only guy he brought in who has produced. We still don't have a point guard. Roster unsettled and shaky at best.
Player development: C- : Stokes never progressed beyond his first year talent. The raw talent on this team carried it as far as it could go, despite Cuonzo.
In game coaching: D. : it's well documented on this and other sites how poorly Cuonzo managed timeouts. Half time adjustments, rotation, game situations, all pathetic.
Off the court: A : no Pilot station drama, no recruiting violations. Academic excellence though? Not. But a good job in this area overall.
Public relations: F : epic fail. Couldn't even hear the man speak. Rarely projected enthusiasm for the job or the school. Did not ever from day one rally fan support.
Tournaments: D : yeah, he made a run to the sweet sixteen over Iowa, UMass, and Mercer. Notable but these teams wouldn't be 500 in the SEC, which is down. Played Florida tough? Once. Mediocre in the conference. Two NIT appearances with two ugly losses. Basically, nothing to see here.
In summary, glad he's gone. Let's get a real coach.
Recruiting: C- : Josh Richardson is the only guy he brought in who has produced. We still don't have a point guard. Roster unsettled and shaky at best.
Player development: C- : Stokes never progressed beyond his first year talent. The raw talent on this team carried it as far as it could go, despite Cuonzo.
In game coaching: D. : it's well documented on this and other sites how poorly Cuonzo managed timeouts. Half time adjustments, rotation, game situations, all pathetic.
Off the court: A : no Pilot station drama, no recruiting violations. Academic excellence though? Not. But a good job in this area overall.
Public relations: F : epic fail. Couldn't even hear the man speak. Rarely projected enthusiasm for the job or the school. Did not ever from day one rally fan support.
Tournaments: D : yeah, he made a run to the sweet sixteen over Iowa, UMass, and Mercer. Notable but these teams wouldn't be 500 in the SEC, which is down. Played Florida tough? Once. Mediocre in the conference. Two NIT appearances with two ugly losses. Basically, nothing to see here.
In summary, glad he's gone. Let's get a real coach.