Friday, September 14, 2007

What can Bruce Bowman do with Temple?

Temple Christian basketball. Those three words usually don't inspire the admiration and awe that other programs do. Maybe Bruce Bowman, who coached the Pioneers through the 1990s into this decade, can do something that previous coach Bob White couldn't.
My initial reaction is, No. The program have averaged six wins a year over the last four seasons. That's not going to change.
It's not a slap at Bowman, White or Temple Christian. However, when a team's bench is only one or two players deep, it's bound to show.
And it has in every Temple game I've covered. The Pioneers have stuck with teams for the first three quarters and wilted in the fourth. They have great talent (Clayton Leimeister might be the best player you've never heard of), but they don't have the subs to give guys like Leimeister and John Buczko a rest.

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