Boston College has let head coach Al Skinner go. It's a sad day in my house. Sure, I'm not a fan of any ACC team that isn't North Carolina, but I liked Skinner.
Skinner came to the ACC and had some very successful seasons right off the bat. They were in the thick of the ACC race in their first couple of seasons and even boasted the ACC's Player of the Year (Jared Dudley). They brought that physical Big East mentality into the stylish ACC and it worked. For a while.
Then those physical beasts all left for the NBA or graduation. Tyrese Rice was a sensational player, but that didn't translate into wins. BC has turned into an also-ran and, in the ACC, that can be very dangerous. Once you go to the depths of the league and stay there for a couple of years, it is very difficult to dig your way back out.
Of course, the reason I like him the most is because he reminds me of Dudley's dad on Diff'rent Strokes.
That's Al Skinner (no, not really) walking in the door of the Drummonds and wondering why Dudley had bring drinking wine.
Skinner came to the ACC and had some very successful seasons right off the bat. They were in the thick of the ACC race in their first couple of seasons and even boasted the ACC's Player of the Year (Jared Dudley). They brought that physical Big East mentality into the stylish ACC and it worked. For a while.
Then those physical beasts all left for the NBA or graduation. Tyrese Rice was a sensational player, but that didn't translate into wins. BC has turned into an also-ran and, in the ACC, that can be very dangerous. Once you go to the depths of the league and stay there for a couple of years, it is very difficult to dig your way back out.
Of course, the reason I like him the most is because he reminds me of Dudley's dad on Diff'rent Strokes.
That's Al Skinner (no, not really) walking in the door of the Drummonds and wondering why Dudley had bring drinking wine.
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