I must admit that I defended Wessler's timing of his first two articles; I had no problem with that, only the content (which was lacking tremendously).
This article has the content that the first two lacked (the no comment by Glasser and Cross as well as statistics); this should have been his first article written instead of the third. But this also now proves to me that Wessler was full of cr@p in his first two articles where he said with certainty that Les was done; this article is a direct contradiction to that.
I also am convinced that this is Wessler's "swan song". He knows he's done at the PJS (retirement or buyout) and doing everything in his power to pile on and put pressure on the BU Administration to fire Les. This should not have been written today! It is highly inappropriate, IMO. This is game day and the PJS should be focusing on what is relevant. If we lose tonight then this article would have been appropriate for tomorrow, but not today.
I hope someone at the PJS or in a letter to the editor calls Wessler on the carpet on his definitive "20 days" statement and assumptions regarding Les. I think Les will be retained and this brand of "red journalism" needs to be exposed for what it is.
Excellent points B4L!
I agree that Wessler actually used some stats to back up his opinions, which is all I ask for someone who gives his opinions for a living. And even though I still disagreed with about 98% of this column, at least he showed how he formulated his opinions, even if this is just all a rehash from before.
Having said that though, the timing of this column reeks of more disdain for Les by Wessler. AND regarding his point about lauching Les even if BU somehow wins this tournament in St. Louis, well you never, ever, EVER fire a coach that makes the NCAA Tournament, even with an under .500 record!
I do see somewhat where Wessler is coming from regarding the lack of focus and discipline (don't agree with lack of effort since Les's teams have always shown great effort) even with injuries. This was one of my gripes against the team earlier in the season during the 11 game losing streak, basically why it took so long for the team to gel. But even a few more wins would have not changed the complexion of the season that much, and Wessler would have basically published the same column anyway! And even an above .500 season would not have changed KW's mind about Les, someone he never wanted here in the first place.
Now if KW actually gets booted after this season, I would be shocked as I have not heard any indication that he's going anywhere either. But that would be a great first step for the PJ Star!
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