I actually spoke to Ron Strollo about Slocum 2 years ago. Ron's thinking on the issue of keeping Slocum was very sound, in my opinion. Ron was not going to get rid of Slocum just to get rid of him. Slocum has done a very good job rebuilding the program. His program is in compliance with NCAA rules. He likes it at YSU. Yes, there are likely some coach's who could do better at YSU than Slocum, but not likely any of them would come to YSU for what Slocum is paid and has to deal with. And, based on the money YSU pays the HC and the money available for assistants, recruiting, travel...etc, people are not exactly beating down the door to coach basketball at YSU. Especially with the school's reputation as a football school, where basketball is a distant second.
Ron also said, that as far as the school administration was concerned, there was no reason to change anything with basketball. Dr. Anderson did not attend many games. Members of the Board and Dr. Anderson were not getting complaints about Slocum from fans and donors, so as far as they were concerned, things were fine and dandy with mens basketball.
Believe what you want, but Ron Strollo wants to have a quality basketball program. However, he does not control the purse strings. Or, more accurately, he does not control how much money goes into the purse. And, the basketball program does not really have much as far as "sugar daddie's/sugar momma's" (My words). Personally, I do not think the issue for Slocum is how much he get's paid. The 2 main problems I see are with the lack of $$$$ for recruiting, and scheduling quality OOC home games. This money is needed to recruit more quality players. The problem for YSU is lack of depth. That has been the case for many years. And, yes, more money for recruiting would help Slocum have a team that can go 7-8 deep, rather than a solid starting 5, and then a steep drop off down the rest of the roster.
