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Message: [QUOTE="Nostical, post: 2463220, member: 749"] Like some others on this board I remember the utter ineptness of the Dom Perno era. We couldn't beat anyone, and more importantly looked like we either didn't belong in the newly formed Big East or were destined for bottom dweller status. At the time I was stubbornly reluctant to blame Perno for the state of our program. But once he was dismissed and Jim Calhoun arrived, Calhoun's steady success exposed the naïveté of my long held thinking that no one individual could turn it all around. Unfortunately, we're at that crossroads again. To my unscientific but discerning eye, our players look less and less able to compete than at any time post-Perno. It appears the wrong pieces have been assembled to complete the puzzle. It’s bad enough the team doesn't play as a cohesive unit, but we can't shoot— and when we miss we can't rebound. That’s a moribund combination resulting in head scratching overtime squeakers against underdog cupcakes and blowout losses to slight favorites. Some say the problem is our conference affiliation and its impact on recruiting but that sounds too much like me making excuses for Don Perno. Jim Calhoun may not be walking through that door but this program is too valuable and too vital to avoid whatever cost is required to fix it. Bottom line, it’s time for a coaching change. [/QUOTE]