Vindy article regarding Slocum's contract renewal.....5 years ago.
http://www.vindy.com/news/2011/mar/02/like-it-or-not-slocum-will-return/?printSome interesting excerpts:
"Despite a 20-loss season, Slocum will be retained for the final year of his contract by the university. After finishing last for the fifth time in 10 seasons in the Horizon League..."
"Since joining the Horizon League in 2001-02, the Penguins have averaged four conference wins each year and eight wins overall."
"...he’s also failed to produce even one winning season and, over the past two winters, has won a combined four league games."
"He makes no effort to build relationships with fans or boosters — something Robic, as prickly as he was, at least tried to do — and he’s even worse with the media. He’s particularly bad after losses, where his press conferences often last less than 90 seconds and he sneers at questions he doesn’t like.
He’s also struggled to keep players. Six have left in the last 12 months, with another, Devonte Maymon, likely to leave after this season. If you make the argument that most of them needed to go — something I’ve heard — well, who recruited them in the first place?"
"More surprising, there doesn’t seem to be any outrage from fans, boosters or school officials about the sad state of the basketball program.
Until enough people speak up and the school decides to make a strong financial commitment to fielding a competitive basketball team, the Penguins will continue to pay rent in the Horizon League’s basement."
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There is a saying, "What you tolerate is what will continue." So very true.