There is a lot of stuff the last four years that isn't Hewitt's fault, to include some of our guys being legitimate boneheads or divas. Some are still on the roster.
But he also is guilty of playing favorites with the boneheads, not taking a hard enough line with some and being too harsh on others based on a perceived lack of "real" talent for others.
Totally with Tom, if he had of recruited well he would regardless probably be back for year 5. One talented guard instead of Okoloji in his intractable, guard-oriented system probably changes things a great deal, at least this year.
Wins over Cornell and C of C plus just two more wins A-10 and he's probably still here knowing Mason.
Think of how close Mason was last year to sweeping UMass, St. Louis, and URI. Then there was the 2 point loss to La Salle, and the 4 point loss to St. Joes -- all winnable games with a better coach.
That alone puts them at 11-5 in the conference.
And then let's not forget the ridiculous Princeton first half (a good coach would never allow that to continue), and the meltdown against USF (again, a good coach doesn't let that continue either). Oregon State was another very winnable game we squandered down the stretch.
To me, last year's team could have easily been 19-11 or 20-10 and 11-5 going into the conference tournament and looking at the very least at an NIT bid.
And let's not think of year 1 and 2 in the CAA...
If Hewitt had done his job just 10% better, he'd be safe.
