A PSA For Panicked Friar Fans

Losing to UMass is scary. Missing Emmitt Holt is scary. Injuries to Kyron Cartwright, Alpha Diallo, and Maliek White are scary. None of these are catastrophic.

I understand the reasoning for panic, but it’s not as bad as it seems. Close wins against Belmont, Rider, and Brown will lead one to believe that this team is in trouble, and I’m not denying that. We’re midway through December, and this team has no identity.

In 2014-15, Providence lost three straight games to Kentucky, BC, and Brown. The team was 6-3, and starting to slide. That group would finish 22-12. I’m not saying this year’s Friars are the same as the team led by Kris Dunn and LaDontae Henton, but I am saying that Cooley has…