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Re: Game 35: CAA championship game – vs Charleston, 3/12 7pm
By: Checkmate Date: March 12, 2024, 9:09 pm
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Ideally, TSM has it at the end of regulation, but I'm also good
with Clarke creating for himself or a teammate. He had gone on a
little run late. Smith just made a nice play. Sure would have
been nice to see what would have happened if a shot went up.
I hate to be negative. It was an incredible run and everybody
should be applauded. One time, though, I would have liked to see
an actual play run for somebody. Tonight there was no inside
out, no cutting, nothing, for most of the game. There's a guy in
a sweater who I'd pin that on. It just wasn't good. I have to
think the guys were out on their feet at the end, but also, we
have seen our offense completely stagnant before, a lot. We had
nine assists on 29 makes, and I'm guessing most of those were in
transition. We made some TOUGH SHOTS to keep us in it;
otherwise, ouch, it could've gotten ugly. Everything just felt
really really difficult. A lot of one on one, a lot of standing
around, a lot of contested looks. I thought Charleston did a
good job freeing up Smith and others, and he was able to set his
feet and shoot.
Lunardi has Charleston getting a 13. I think they're a nice team
but ultimately get bounced early and convincingly. For us, we
could get a CBI invitation, but if Noll and Clarke are
compromised, I could see us calling it a season. A good season.
If that is it, TSM finishes his career tied for 11th on our
all-time scoring list, knotted at 1,359 with Mitchell Beauford.
What an effort he and everybody gave, but especially him.
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Re: Game 35: CAA championship game – vs Charleston, 3/12 7pm
By: Chairman of the Board Date: March 12, 2024, 9:19 pm
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[quote author=Checkmate link=topic=1101.msg43314#msg43314
date=1710295745]
Ideally, TSM has it at the end of regulation, but I'm also good
with Clarke creating for himself or a teammate. He had gone on a
little run late. Smith just made a nice play. Sure would have
been nice to see what would have happened if a shot went up.
I hate to be negative. It was an incredible run and everybody
should be applauded. One time, though, I would have liked to see
an actual play run for somebody. Tonight there was no inside
out, no cutting, nothing, for most of the game. There's a guy in
a sweater who I'd pin that on. It just wasn't good. I have to
think the guys were out on their feet at the end, but also, we
have seen our offense completely stagnant before, a lot. We had
nine assists on 29 makes, and I'm guessing most of those were in
transition. We made some TOUGH SHOTS to keep us in it;
otherwise, ouch, it could've gotten ugly. Everything just felt
really really difficult. A lot of one on one, a lot of standing
around, a lot of contested looks. I thought Charleston did a
good job freeing up Smith and others, and he was able to set his
feet and shoot.
[/quote]
i think youre right.
our shooting, which wasnt great, bailed us out.
we lost boards by a lot. and when you lose that- you cant
afford to miss 20 low % shots. not in an OT game.
hoping for an NIT/CBI/CIT or whatever it is these days. Vermont
plays UML for your information...
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Re: Game 35: CAA championship game – vs Charleston, 3/12 7pm
By: Accelerator Date: March 12, 2024, 9:22 pm
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Charleston was 7-for-11 from 3 in the second half, not counting
the heave at the end. Yeah, that feels right.
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Re: Game 35: CAA championship game – vs Charleston, 3/12 7pm
By: Chairman of the Board Date: March 12, 2024, 9:54 pm
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personal story- because CBS kept showing TSM's dad. i realized
i know him, i used to work with him, we sat very close to each
other. great guy. didnt put it together until a few hours ago.
in fact, one holiday he brought his two little kids up, must
have been 2010, and i met them. i realized around 8:40pm
tonight that one of them was our star, TSM.
five years of bball and didnt even know. GO SB
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Re: Game 35: CAA championship game – vs Charleston, 3/12 7pm
By: sbu1991 Date: March 12, 2024, 10:02 pm
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Great effort. If the team is able to rest up and regroup I hope
they get a CBI(?) or CIT(?) bid. A home game would be terrific.
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Re: Game 35: CAA championship game – vs Charleston, 3/12 7pm
By: sbupatriots Date: March 13, 2024, 7:28 am
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Still digesting yesterday's game. Was fun to be at in person.
Wish athletics had sent a fan bus from LI. We had a small but
loud contingent of fans there. It was impressive to see
Charleston's contingent. They have really built a great program.
You could feel the air come out of the Stony Brook side of the
Arena after the last play of regulation. Agree with everyone's
sentiment that the ball should have been in TSM's hands at the
end and ideally in the flow of a called play. Also, if Geno knew
Clarke was playing with an injured MCL, wouldn't that be even
more reason to put the ball in Tyler's hands?
Overall great run from the team. Hope Geno's able to hold on to
Fitz, Snoddy, Phillip, Frey, etc.
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Re: Game 35: CAA championship game – vs Charleston, 3/12 7pm
By: OldSeawolf Date: March 13, 2024, 8:09 am
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Totally agree. Not to sound like sour grapes, but I watched the
last few minutes of regulation several times. You put the ball
in the hands of your best player, and take your best shot, win
or lose. Having AC do an ISO twice in the last 37 seconds was
the way wrong coaching decision (no offense to AC, who had a
GREAT tournament). Really bad coaching there. And Geno cost
himself a ton of bonus $$$ with those crunch-time decisions.
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Re: Game 35: CAA championship game – vs Charleston, 3/12 7pm
By: Chairman of the Board Date: March 13, 2024, 9:11 am
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Charleston beats Stony Brook in OT for back-to-back CAA titles
HTML https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39719522/charleston-beats-stony-brook-ot-back-back-caa-tournament-titles
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Re: Game 35: CAA championship game – vs Charleston, 3/12 7pm
By: OldSeawolf Date: March 13, 2024, 10:07 am
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Text of Newsday Article of game (for those who don't subscribe):
HTML https://www.newsday.com/sports/college/stony-brook/caa-tournament-stony-brook-charleston-ncaa-tournament-e26dfrxe
Stony Brook likely falls short of unlikely NCAA Tournament bid
after overtime loss to Charleston in CAA championship game
By Brian Heyman
brian.heyman@newsday.combheyman99
Updated March 12, 2024 11:36 pm
WASHINGTON — After advancing beyond the opening round, then
working a double-overtime shift to move past the second seed in
the quarterfinals and then surviving the Battle of Long Island
in D.C. against third-seeded Hofstra in the semis, the CAA
Tournament’s biggest surprise faced its biggest test.
Seventh-seeded Stony Brook would have to win for the fourth
straight day to claim an automatic entry pass into the NCAA
Tournament. The Seawolves also would have to topple the tallest
obstacle in order to do it, top-seeded Charleston. The defending
champion Cougars were riding the gale-force momentum of an
11-game winning streak into the final.
No team had ever emerged from the tiring grind and claimed four
games in four days to secure the CAA title. No team had ever
taken down the top three seeds to win first prize in this
tournament. And the Seawolves had gone 0-for-6 all-time against
Charleston.
So it seemed like a big ask for them to win Tuesday night inside
the Entertainment & Sports Arena. As it turned out, they almost
did.
Stony Brook pulled off a stirring comeback to force OT, but it
couldn’t finish the job. Charleston ended up cutting down the
nets after outlasting the Seawolves, 82-79.
“Congrats to Charleston, great team,” Stony Brook coach Geno
Ford said. “They’ve got a great program and they deserved to
win. The irony is, I thought we deserved to win, too. But that’s
just how it works.”
Tyler Stephenson-Moore, the Seawolves’ grad guard out of Long
Island Lutheran, hit seven threes and scored 26 points.
Charleston (27-7) became the first repeat winner in the
conference since 2017. Reyne Smith powered the Cougars with six
threes and 23 points. The junior guard was named the Most
Outstanding Player in the tournament.
“It’s an unbelievable feeling to be able to go back-to-back,”
Smith said.
In just its second season since taking a mid-major leap from
America East to the CAA, it was a real achievement for Stony
Brook to be one of the last two teams standing. The Seawolves
fell to 20-15 after going 11-22 last season.
“We were 13th in the league in budget when we came into the
league and you can’t win like that,” Ford said. “We’ve tried to
do things to make sure we can be competitive.”
After beating Hofstra, 63-59, they found themselves in a 73-73
tie after regulation. Smith drove to give Charleston the first
points of overtime. Stony Brook had two empty possessions and
then Smith drained a three from the right side for a 78-73 lead.
The margin moved to six. Stephenson-Moore cut it to 79-76 with a
three — 1:01 left.
Smith missed a three-point try. The Seawolves had a chance.
Stephenson-Moore couldn’t connect on a three with about 13
seconds remaining. Smith was fouled with 10 seconds on the clock
and made both ends of a one-and-one.
Aaron Clarke swished a three at the 4.3 mark to slice it 81-79.
Smith was fouled and made one of two at the line with 3.5 to go.
Then Dean Noll’s three-quarter-court heave for the tie hit the
backboard — game over.
“I think we clearly ran out of gas in overtime,” Ford said.
Stony Brook led, 40-35, at the intermission, but found itself
trailing by nine with 5:01 left. The Seawolves weren’t done.
Clarke drained a three and followed with a layup to cap a 9-0
burst, and it was 73-73 with 2:11 left. After a series of empty
possessions, Clarke put up a three that could have sent Stony
Brook into March Madness. But it missed.
“Sports are cruel,” Ford said. “I feel bad for the guys.”
Still, the ball went out of bounds with 12.1 on the clock. A
review overturned the call on the floor.
Stony Brook ball.
But Clarke was stripped of it by Smith. A Charleston heave fell
short. The Seawolves held the Cougars scoreless for the final
five minutes — OT.
“That wasn’t a seventh seed,” Charleston coach Pat Kelsey said.
“They’ve been an absolute beast of a team the last three weeks
or so.”
The Seawolves had four grad starters.
“We’ve got some good pieces,” Ford said. “But we’ve got to
reboot the thing.”
By Brian Heyman
brian.heyman@newsday.combheyman99
Brian Heyman covers high school, college and pro sports. He
joined Newsday in 2021 and previously worked as a sportswriter
for The Journal News in White Plains and The Hudson Dispatch in
Union City, New Jersey. His work has appeared in The New York
Times, MLB.com and Baseball Digest magazine.
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Re: Game 35: CAA championship game – vs Charleston, 3/12 7pm
By: Chairman of the Board Date: March 13, 2024, 10:18 am
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good newsday coverage. we've found fertile transfers in the CT
market, let's do it again.
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