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Message: [QUOTE="Irishsecra1, post: 5347974, member: 8453"] I think a legitimate question is what exactly does Red look for in a player? If it was me, it would be a mixture of talent, will to succeed, willingness to learn, work ethic, toughness and tough defensive attitude. I think it would be fair to say that Red looks for the talent, and really nothing else. He does not care about work ethic, toughness, burning will to win or what Fran would call DART. And his evaluation of talent itself leaves a lot to be desired. The intangibles don't seem to matter to him and are not rewarded in any way on the court. (See Cuffe the human yo-yo.) Developing players doesn't seem to matter to him (Moore who is another yo-yo who gets yanked around no matter how well he does, a freshman who is not given any chance to really develop and play) Why he gives so much time to Bell who is nothing but a shooting prima dona I will never understand. Even when he scores, he gives up as many points with his poor defense. And his pouting attitude - if there is no crying in baseball then there should be no pouting in basketball. We all know this is a lost year now for all intents and purposes so why not give the guys you hope are coming back a little more playing time. I am an unapologetic Gerry fan who has watched him build a Siena team that reflects his mindset - never give up, work your ass off, harrass the opposing team on defense. They are low on talent but still battling in the conference because of good coaching and those intangibles. It is not lost on me that my favorite player last year (Maliq) had Gerry as his primary recruiter. And my favorite player this year (not at SU) is Gavin Doty from Fulton who was recruited by Gerry at Siena. Watch this kid - what a huge muff by Red, we even had an extra scholarship that we didnt use. I am sick of watching this team run by Red. I am sick of feeling a sense of hopelessness. I want a coach who first can actually coach in the game and a coach who values in a player what I think is very important. Raw talent is important, but you need the whole package. [/QUOTE]

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