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Game 32: CAA second round – vs North Carolina A&T, 3/4 6pm
By: Checkmate Date: February 26, 2023, 3:21 pm
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NORTH CAROLINA A&T (13-18, 8-10 CAA)
Last Game: North Carolina A&T 73, Hampton 72 (OT) on 2/25/23
Last 10: 4-6
Last Game vs SBU: Stony Brook 69, UNC A&T 59; SBU 24-8 run to
close first half; four players with 12+ points
Checkmate Guess the Line: UNC A&T -3
NET Ranking: UNC A&T 313, Stony Brook 333
KenPom Rating: UNC A&T 315, Stony Brook 333
KenPom Prediction: UNC A&T 71, Stony Brook 69
Watch:
HTML https://www.flohoops.com/events/8148815-2023-caa-championship-mens
Listen: TBD
Notables:
6-2/185 so G Kam Woods 17.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.6 spg, .340
3-pt FG%
6-6/235 rjr F Marcus Watson 14.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg, .770 FT%
6-5/200 sr G Demetric Horton 11.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.7 spg, .464
FG%, .449 3-pt FG%
6-8/225 rfr F Duncan Powell 7.9 ppg, 5.7 rpg
6-9/235 sr F Austin Johnson 5.5 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.0 bpg
If you had to choose somebody not named Monmouth or Hampton to
face, you might just have chosen A&T, which really labored to
the finish line. They were losers of six of seven before
Saturday's one-point home win over hapless Hampton. That stretch
included two double-digit losses to Monmouth, and one of only
two double-digit wins over a D-I opponent for the mighty
Seawolves (the other coming at Monmouth). In their last eight,
they shot under 40 percent in six of those games, and they were
-55 on the glass. That included a 49-35 rebounding deficit
against us, which helped us clinch a split of the season series,
one we could very well have swept.
Nothing new on the scouting front. We'll want to slow it down to
a snail's pace – see the 189-88 gap in fast break points this
season in 24 D-I games on Statbroadcast. Meanwhile, A&T wants to
get up and down and disrupt us with their guards. One thing to
keep an eye on this week is the status of Woods, who missed the
final 19 minutes and all of overtime against Hampton with what
looked like a thigh injury. I suspect he'll play with the week
off and the season on the line. He's ceded some of the scoring
duties to Powell and Watson of late anyway. The tandem went for
36 against Hampton, and 40 against Delaware previously. Powell's
averaged 17.5 a game over the last four.
It's an interesting game on the coaching front both sides, with
Ford's seat seemingly hot, and A&T's coach, Philip Shumpert,
still on the interim tag. I wonder whether it's a test drive for
A&T or for Shumpert, whose coaching resume was pretty limited
coming into the season. But I actually think A&T has to be
reasonably pleased with its first season in CAA play.
Furthermore, they have a commitment from three/four star Qua
Brown, although he'll be coming back from an Achilles tear
suffered in a postgame celebration back in December. He goes
with Woods and Powell, another former four-star, to make a
pretty formidable nucleus over the next few years. Of all the
HBCUs, they and Hampton are playing in inarguably the best
conference, which is a really good combo.
Here at SBU, we have a million guards on the books for next year
and our lone commit is a 5-10 point guard ... who I'm actually
excited about, but it's just such a weird fit. I expect
upheaval. So many COVID guys have graduated all over the
country, the transfer portal is so welcoming, it's been a bad
year and we may or may not keep our coach (not sure which is
worse).
The winner is lamb to the slaughter against Charleston. If we
have the opportunity to see them again, I have a feeling it'd be
closer in a neutral arena without the C of C home crowd. But
that's a big big if.
#Post#: 39029--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 32: CAA second round – vs North Carolina A&T, 3/4 6
pm
By: OldSeawolf Date: February 26, 2023, 3:53 pm
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Very winnable game. We split with them and really outplayed (and
should have won) the first meeting at their place. Let’s win
this one, and end season with a little hope.
P.S. Thanks for all of the great pre-game analyses again this
year.
#Post#: 39030--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 32: CAA second round – vs North Carolina A&T, 3/4 6
pm
By: Hammertime Date: February 26, 2023, 3:57 pm
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[quote author=OldSeawolf link=topic=1003.msg39029#msg39029
date=1677448401]
Very winnable game. We split with them and really outplayed (and
should have won) the first meeting at their place. Let’s win
this one, and end season with a little hope.
P.S. Thanks for all of the great pre-game analyses again this
year.
[/quote]
I don’t know what’s worse. Beating A&T to keep the season alive
and give SH an excuse to keep Ford. Or just lose and end the
torture and give SH an excuse to fire Ford..
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Re: Game 32: CAA second round – vs North Carolina A&T, 3/4 6
pm
By: Checkmate Date: February 26, 2023, 4:04 pm
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[quote author=Hammertime link=topic=1003.msg39030#msg39030
date=1677448630]
[quote author=OldSeawolf link=topic=1003.msg39029#msg39029
date=1677448401]
Very winnable game. We split with them and really outplayed (and
should have won) the first meeting at their place. Let’s win
this one, and end season with a little hope.
P.S. Thanks for all of the great pre-game analyses again this
year.
[/quote]
I don’t know what’s worse. Beating A&T to keep the season alive
and give SH and excuse to keep Ford. Or just lose and end the
torture and give and excuse to fire Ford..
[/quote]
I debated this too. I would like to think his fate doesn’t hinge
on this game and, whatever it is, has already been decided.
#Post#: 39032--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 32: CAA second round – vs North Carolina A&T, 3/4 6
pm
By: Chairman of the Board Date: February 26, 2023, 4:11 pm
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bravo checkie for all his efforts every game.
#Post#: 39033--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 32: CAA second round – vs North Carolina A&T, 3/4 6
pm
By: Hammertime Date: February 26, 2023, 4:12 pm
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Check out Bradley and Drake basketball on ESPN 2 right now.
This is Geno Ford record at Bradley.
Take note of the injured riddle season he had at his time at
Bradley. Quite odd, don’t you think??
Ford's teams at Bradley never finished above 7th in the Missouri
Valley Conference
(MVC), advancing to postseason play in the 2013
Collegelnsider.com Postseason
Tournament. He was relieved of his duties at the conclusion of
an injury-riddled 2014-15 season, where the Braves finished 9-24
overall and 3-15 in the MVC. Ford's record at Bradley was 46-86
overall and
19-53 in MVC play. [14]
#Post#: 39035--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 32: CAA second round – vs North Carolina A&T, 3/4 6
pm
By: NoVA_Seawolf Date: February 26, 2023, 10:03 pm
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I'm debating whether or not I should bother going to this one.
Sure it's nearby, but it's a night game in the middle of the
hood to go watch this sorry @$$ team. We'll see.
I do expect us despite being completely depleted from injuries
to win this one though. A&T is about as awful as we are (can you
believe such a thing is possible?).
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Re: Game 32: CAA second round – vs North Carolina A&T, 3/4 6
pm
By: Hammertime Date: February 27, 2023, 4:30 am
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[quote author=VA_Seawolf link=topic=1003.msg39035#msg39035
date=1677470635]
I'm debating whether or not I should bother going to this one.
Sure it's nearby, but it's a night game in the middle of the
hood to go watch this sorry @$$ team. We'll see.
I do expect us despite being completely depleted from injuries
to win this one though. A&T is about as awful as we are (can you
believe such a thing is possible?).
[/quote]
You might want to bring a few security guards with you
#Post#: 39037--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 32: CAA second round – vs North Carolina A&T, 3/4 6
pm
By: Knicksbu99 Date: February 27, 2023, 7:35 am
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Heard the arena is in a rough area. Think its truly 50/50 if
this team survives past NC AT. I see almost no path to victory
against Charleston. I think whatever happens Geno is back for
next year to play out his contract the announcer on cbs said
everyone back next year this team could be something that will
be his pitch to Helibron. Don’t see admin making a move a year
early.
#Post#: 39038--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 32: CAA second round – vs North Carolina A&T, 3/4 6
pm
By: Chairman of the Board Date: February 27, 2023, 9:04 am
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is that right? moore is coming back, policelli, pettway, fitz?
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