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 Post subject: McCollum's Column
PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:35 am 
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McCollum's Column: Bears make steps in 'honeymoon' season

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The seeds planted during Corliss Williamson’s first season as University of Central Arkansas basketball coach were covered with debris of the traditional measures of success.

The bottom line is stark: The Bears finished 5-24 (one of the worst seasons in history). They were 1-14 in Southland Conference play and finished the season with nine straight defeats.

This was a honeymoon year. UCA won nine games the year before and had a couple of key players finish their eligibility. It was questionable whether this team could have a winning season with best-case scenarios, particularly in the face of the toughest schedule they have played in NCAA Division I. Williamson, who took the job almost exactly a year ago, got a late start in recruiting for 2010-11.

Most of his players were recruited for a different system, not their fault. But Williamson spent much of the year trying his best to fit square pegs in round holes. And to their credit, his players did their best to fit.

The Bears had five seniors and another (T.K. Smith), who will graduate early.


Great write-up by Mr. McCollum as usual!


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PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:06 am 
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Also on the brighter side we didn't lose to a lower division school and we didn't seem to have any issues with player's attitudes or behavior off the court.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:28 pm 
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Excellent write up by Mr. McCollum. Hopefully there is a little light at the
end of the tunnel.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:12 pm 
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Didn't see this year going well, give Corliss a year or two of recruiting his own players. Only way to go from here is up :)


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 Post subject: Re: McCollum's Column
PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:37 pm 
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"....covered with debris of the traditional measures of success"

That's a great line....I really thought we would go something like 12-16 and looking at the schedule we had 6-8 games that we could have won....we just never learned how to get over the hump....

David M is right that they never gave up when it would have been very easy to do so.....I wish our seniors were going out on a better record but I think in the future they will realize they were the transition team and they set the stage for the next group to move forward.....

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