Fire Autry

[RF2044]

And 239th in three point shooting. Eighteen games into the season and those rankings aren't going to change a lot.

A sign of poor coaching is always playing to your competition's level and looking really good some games and poor other times.

It's crazy to think if anyone thinks that this team can go on any magical run, but there is some individual talent. But, nothing is showing that the "team" is capable of doing so.

Hopefully no one is holding their breath that it's going to happen. Right now, the team is 5th in the ACC standings. Thirteen more games to go. Where will Cuse end up?

This outcome was predictably inevitable.

It's what happens when you hire under-qualified people into performance driven roles.

There was an enormous amount of rationalization when Red got the job, but it was an incredibly poor decision that has led to further decline. He couldn't coach when he inherited a roster of someone else's players, he couldn't coach when he had the chance to go reshape the roster with a bunch of portal transfers last year, and he can't coach when we have a roster that is clearly capable of making the NCAA tournament, were it not for the bad coaching.

Common denominator: bad coaching.

 

[tipphill]

It’s time for him and the staff to go. Constantly has his team looking unprepared, can’t win Quad 1 games, etc. and has had 3 years to show something. He has failed MISERABLY, and it’s time for him to go. Adrian Autry = Kenny Payne, and it’s time for Syracuse to take the Louisville route and fire their HC and go OUTSIDE of their program for the next one.

Ask boeheim or carmelo finish the year. Then look for another coach. I would not let red finish the season. His substitutions are unusual at best
This team has vg talent but no cohesion or consistancy .

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Ask boeheim or carmelo finish the year. Then look for another coach. I would not let red finish the season. His substitutions are unusual at best
This team has vg talent but no cohesion or consistancy .

Good grief. You people

 

[RedtheGOB]

First time peeking in this thread. Yesterday I watched a team completely collapse and lose a game they should have won. Every game I've watched this year, we've lost. The problem isn't the players, it's coaching. Red needs to go.

Hah I read this and thought you were going to say you personally were the reason we lose every time cuz you actually watch. This was actually the first game I didnt watch and we lost. Maybe I’m the problem for not watching!

 

[atlanticuse]

Coaching is over rated compared to talented players. Get better players and we will win more.

and why do we have ZERO recruits for next year?
because of COACHING. (there was another coach who recently blamed his players - Todd Bowles)

The Head Coach of a premier collegiate basketball program serves as the strategic leader and public face of the team, responsible for maintaining a culture of excellence both on and off the court. Primary duties include recruiting elite talent through traditional high school channels and the transfer portal, while navigating the complex landscape of NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) to ensure program competitiveness. The role requires expert in-game tactical management, the development of comprehensive training programs, and the mentorship of student-athletes to ensure academic eligibility and holistic growth. Additionally, the Head Coach must act as a key fundraiser and ambassador, engaging with donors, alumni, and national media to enhance the program's brand and financial stability while strictly adhering to all NCAA and conference regulations.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

and why do we have ZERO recruits for next year?
because of COACHING. (there was another coach who recently blamed his players - Todd Bowles)

The Head Coach of a premier collegiate basketball program serves as the strategic leader and public face of the team, responsible for maintaining a culture of excellence both on and off the court. Primary duties include recruiting elite talent through traditional high school channels and the transfer portal, while navigating the complex landscape of NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) to ensure program competitiveness. The role requires expert in-game tactical management, the development of comprehensive training programs, and the mentorship of student-athletes to ensure academic eligibility and holistic growth. Additionally, the Head Coach must act as a key fundraiser and ambassador, engaging with donors, alumni, and national media to enhance the program's brand and financial stability while strictly adhering to all NCAA and conference regulations.

And being a head coach now is ten times harder than it was 5 years ago and 100 times harder than it was 20 years ago.

They basically need to be a CEO. If they can't delegate and hold people accountable, then their "corporation" is going to fail miserably and their stockholders and/or Board of Directors are going to end up replacing them.

It's no surprise why a lot of older, very successful head coaches have chosen to retire.

 

[NineOneSeven]

~13 assists per game (245th), ~12 turnovers (173rd), and ~63% from the free-throw line (363rd). When you put those numbers together, it’s clear why this team is operating at the absolute floor of its collective ability. Yesterday’s loss shouldn’t shock anyone.
This program looks like a ship drifting without a rudder—no direction, no accountability, and no clear plan—and nothing is going to change before the season ends. Could they make a magical run in the ACC Tournament? Sure, in the same way buying a lottery ticket can make you a millionaire.
But hope isn’t a strategy. This program needs major changes and intentional decisions that prioritize structure, accountability, and the building of a winning culture. Until that happens, nights like yesterday will remain the norm, not the exception.

This is the post. Well said and spot on.

 

[cusefan88]

I'll just say one thing nice about Autry. He's clearly a good high-major assistant coach. The strengths he has work as an assistant. His weaknesses are glaring and showed up quickly as the main man. I'm sure he'll get a good job shortly after. It's a shame it didn't work out.

 

[CooperCuse]

You bring up good points, but can you please stop watching the games as well if every time you have watched they lost lol.

Yeah, I've definitely thought about that. Yesterday was the first game I've watched in awhile.

 

[Dr. Bill]

and why do we have ZERO recruits for next year?
because of COACHING. (there was another coach who recently blamed his players - Todd Bowles)

The Head Coach of a premier collegiate basketball program serves as the strategic leader and public face of the team, responsible for maintaining a culture of excellence both on and off the court. Primary duties include recruiting elite talent through traditional high school channels and the transfer portal, while navigating the complex landscape of NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) to ensure program competitiveness. The role requires expert in-game tactical management, the development of comprehensive training programs, and the mentorship of student-athletes to ensure academic eligibility and holistic growth. Additionally, the Head Coach must act as a key fundraiser and ambassador, engaging with donors, alumni, and national media to enhance the program's brand and financial stability while strictly adhering to all NCAA and conference regulations.

Exactly...The kind of Coaching posters are implying in their comments to fire Red, includes an old school definition of coaching. The point I have tried to make is the highlight of your post. MONEY, in all the ways that a program can obtain it, is wrapped up in the success of a program, and that is a much bigger determinant of success than what most of posters recognize.

 

[EnviroSciGuy]

Exactly...The kind of Coaching posters are implying in their comments to fire Red, includes an old school definition of coaching. The point I have tried to make is the highlight of your post. MONEY, in all the ways that a program can obtain it, is wrapped up in the success of a program, and that is a much bigger determinant of success than what most of posters recognize.

This is a strawman that you have been beating to death.

Red had everything he needed this year, including the NIL budget to vastly upgrade the roster, which he did. All of that talent isn't just mysteriously underperforming... everyone can see that Red just doesn't have even a rudimentary set of skills when it comes to being a HC. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any P5/BE coach that stands out as being possibly worse.

You're basically insisting that all of us just ignore what we can see with our own eyes. It's almost comical at this point. I hope you work through the denial stage soon; we are all hurting.

 

[atlanticuse]

For all Autry lovers, what do you plan to do when we're not playing in March?
For the third year.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

For all Autry lovers, what do you plan to do when we're not playing in March?
For the third year.

Same thing I do when we play in March and get knocked out in the 1st or 2nd round.

Get on with my life.

 

[sufan59]

For all Autry lovers, what do you plan to do when we're not playing in March?
For the third year.

Hate watch UConn which rarely delivers anymore

 

[Briancuse]

For all Autry lovers, what do you plan to do when we're not playing in March?
For the third year.

Watching the tourney hugging my melo championship poster. Wishing we had actually hired a real.head coach.

 

[23Zone]

Let me simplify and boil it down...

Autry is atrocious coach
+
Overall team talent is pretty average.
=
Bad and inconsistent team

 

[orangecuse]

Good grief. You people

 

[Lame-0]

For all Autry lovers, what do you plan to do when we're not playing in March?
For the third year.

Watch the tournament. Every single game if I can. Just like I always have, no matter how Syracuse does. I'm a basketball fan.

 

[sufan59]

Watch the tournament. Every single game if I can. Just like I always have, no matter how Syracuse does. I'm a basketball fan.

That is the way, it’s much easier when we are relevant though.

 

[orange79]

That is the way, it’s much easier when we are relevant though.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Coaching is over rated compared to talented players. Get better players and we will win more.

We got a top 20 roster by multiple recruiting services last offseason. The pg is playing worse than he did last year.

 

[44Wallace]

You are clueless! What you want as a long time fan, we all want and that is to see the program dominate like the past. Those days are over and it isn't because of coaching, but rather this new era of NIL. Based on this new landscape, We will be hard pressed to get back to the glory years...doesn't matter who coaches the team.

This makes zero sense since you don’t need to reference NIL when you’re evaluating the talent on this team vs the talent on the teams Red has lost to. We’re simply seeing what he’s incapable of doing against teams w inferior talent, and its horrible. How he got the talent is irrelevant at this point. Heck, you can even say that because of NIL he was able to put together this roster.

The talent is immensely better than BC or Hofstra, yet here we are. We’re not even talking about getting back to the “glory years” as we criticize Red- we’re simply talking about being relevant again and making the tournament. Give me a break w this post of yours.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

We got a top 20 roster by multiple recruiting services last offseason. The pg is playing worse than he did last year.

It's easy to go down the lineup to point out who has underperformed or have not met expectations. The list is longer than those who have exceeded expectations.

Cuse was voted 9th in the ACC preseason poll, between Miami and Notre Dame. JJ was voted for 2nd team All ACC and surprisingly received two votes for preseason ACC Player of the Year.

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[Orangezoo]

It's easy to go down the lineup to point out who has underperformed or have not met expectations. The list is longer than those who have exceeded expectations.

Cuse was voted 9th in the ACC preseason poll, between Miami and Notre Dame. JJ was voted for 2nd team All ACC and surprisingly received two votes for preseason ACC Player of the Year.

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You look at our roster vs the pre season rankings and it becomes painfully clear the expectations point more at the staff than the players.

An expected first round pick in Donnie, who was possibly all ACC for a full season as a frosh; one to the top scorers in the ACC the previous year; the conference leader in Assists the previous year; 2 top 40 recruits, one the top 30 most efficient scorers last year and top 3 pt shooters at 44 pct; a top 100 4 star recruit and shooter with size going into year 2, an elite athlete( at any level) who is a year removed from being a DPOY at the mid major level , a 4 star more polished (for a frosh) Aussie big guard who shined in the U19 FIBA World Cup, an athletic high motor energy big coming off significant minutes as a freshman for a P4 ACC foe along with a couple of flyers/redshirt guys.

That’s a team you would expect a good P4 coach to have a field day with. It’s also a team that on a blind comparison would lineup evenly against the majority of likely tourney teams outside maybe the top 10-12 teams.

 

[Dr. Bill]

This makes zero sense since you don’t need to reference NIL when you’re evaluating the talent on this team vs the talent on the teams Red has lost to. We’re simply seeing what he’s incapable of doing against teams w inferior talent, and its horrible. How he got the talent is irrelevant at this point. Heck, you can even say that because of NIL he was able to put together this roster.

The talent is immensely better than BC or Hofstra, yet here we are. We’re not even talking about getting back to the “glory years” as we criticize Red- we’re simply talking about being relevant again and making the tournament. Give me a break w this post of yours.

You are missing the point and defeating your own argument. Talent is a subjective evaluation on paper, players play the game...our "More talented players" played like crap against BC and Hofstra and they lost. Being relevant again!!! Sorry to say, that may not happen anytime soon in this current landscape.