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01-21-23 10:08 PM - Post#349993
In response to Chet Forte
Chet, you are right on with your comments, and highlight the coaching issues that we have been talking about forever and just haven't been addressed at all by whomever is actually calling the shots in the Columbia Men's Basketball Program. It has taken the entire non-conference season and almost half of the Ivy League season for us to realize that Coach Engles has struck out once again, this time missing altogether what should have been obvious to him before the season started. Engles knew or should have known, that the Lions would not be able to compete with nearly all their opponents because their frontcourt just didn't match up physically with their opponents. For whatever reason, the team's only experienced center, Patrick Harding, was not on the roster when the season started. The Lions new center, the freshman, Bedri, is a very talented player, who is not yet ready to do it by himself inside. His back-up, Tavroff, has the size and strength, but not the experience to defend against his opponents. So, as usual, Engles missed the boat upon its departure. Undoubtedly, his supporters, if there are still any remaining, will cry out "don't fire me, I have two good big men coming in" and therefore everything is going to change. Well one of the two players was originally scheduled to come in last year, and when he was reclassified, Engles did not recruit anyone to replace him. Furthermore, there are only two known incoming recruits so the Lions are unlikely to have significant depth next year as well. Barring a miracle of sorts, an Engles coached team will be non-competitive once again in the Ivy League next year.
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