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Game 7: at Brown, 11/27 2pm
By: Checkmate Date: November 25, 2024, 10:02 pm
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BROWN (3-3, 0-0 Ivy)
Last Game: Brown 83, Canisius 76 on 11/23/24
Last Game vs SBU: Stony Brook 69, Brown 65 on 12/7/17; Brown
20-4 run to close game; SBU 32-18 paint points; Clarke game-high
19
Checkmate Guess the Line: Brown -8.5
NET Ranking: TBD
KenPom Rating: Stony Brook 315, Brown 241
KenPom Prediction: Brown 75, Stony Brook 69
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Notables:
6-0/165 sr G Kino Lilly Jr. 21.2 ppg, 3.5 apg, .475 3-pt FG%,
.800 FT%
6-7/215 jr F Landon Lewis 13.7 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 2.2 bpg, .660 FG%
6-5/185 sr G Aaron Cooley 11.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg, .481 FG%
6-5/195 jr G AJ Lesburt Jr. 9.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg, .375 3-pt FG%
6-3/170 sr G Lyndel Erold 8.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.2 spg, .346 3-pt
FG%
Another day, another close-knit Ivy League team. The first two
haven't gone well. This has been a nice series over the years
though, with six well-contested meetings in the last nine
seasons, Stony Brook winning four of them. Brown's two wins came
in Providence, so we'll try to end that trend. Woodhouse had 27
the last time we won there, a 92-89 win on New Year's Eve 2016.
Lilly is not my cup of tea as a player – known volume guy – but
you can't dispute that he can fill it up. He'll be the best
offensive weapon on the floor by a wide margin, and I have to
say, he's been a little more efficient this year, going for 18
or better in all six games this year. That includes that
impressive percentage from three. We did a good job against him
for a half last year, but he erupted for 16 afterward to lead a
furious charge back to within two, before Clarke iced it at the
line.
Brown was dealt a tough blow in the preseason when Kalu Anya
left for Saint Louis (averaging 9 and 10 for them), and then
Nana Owusu-Anane, who took a peek at the transfer portal this
spring before returning to Brown, underwent shoulder surgery.
We've sung his praises in this space here before. I think it was
his 16-point, 9-rebound, 5-assist, 3-steal, 2-block effort in
the Bears' win over us in 2022. The team's second-leading scorer
last year would have been a big part of their winning formula
this year, but it does seem he'll have another year of
eligibility, maybe to see what else is out there again.
They've fared OK inside nevertheless, thanks largely to the
emergence of Lewis, who averaged seven minutes a game a year ago
but it is their pseudo center. One kid that I think will emerge
is freshman Wyatt DeGraaf, who can really move for a guy his
size and plays hard on both ends. Curious if he's a 15-20 minute
kid by conference play.
What's really noticeable with Brown is that, no matter who's out
there, the floor is spaced, the ball moves and guys are getting
open shots. It's really stark. And it's awesome. The opposing
defense is always busy, and that will open up lanes to the rim
too. It's in and out, side to side, diagonal, it moves. And they
aren't afraid to push the pace on a miss or a make. It'll be a
tough league to get through, although their hearts got broken
when they squandered a six-point lead with 27 seconds in the Ivy
title game against Yale, with Malachi Ndur bricking two free
throws up one with 11 seconds left, allowing Matt Knowling to
hit a short jumper to send the Elis to the Dance.
I'm not really sure what to say about us at this point. Our four
losses have come by a combined 129 points. You know the defense
is bad when it's worse than our offense. You see the .485 FG%
against and might shudder, but consider that our Division I
opponents are shooting better than 53 percent against us. Good
offenses, yes. But they've been open looks from three, under the
hoop, everywhere. Pair that with concerns about putting the ball
in the hoop and overall fluidity and it doesn't bode well for
Wednesday. Brown hasn't exactly been the Bad Boy Pistons, but
they do get after it, and there's a lot of switchability. And
unfortunately, I just don't think there's the option this year
of bullyballing a smaller/smallish team – Fitz and Maidoh had 26
of our 69 last year, a healthy total for them.
Gotta see some signs of life here. You could argue that everyone
we've faced to this point has been above our weight class.
Brown's very much in it. Win or lose, we have to find a way to
compete here.
#Post#: 44713--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 7: at Brown, 11/27 2pm
By: EastCoastMD Date: November 26, 2024, 7:34 pm
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This team had a slow start last year as well- notably with a
lopsided beginning of the season. I am not sure why we do this
to ourselves every year by playing a top 20 schedule in the
country, but I'm not ready to give up on this season yet.
Surprised with how little run Nahar and Nyarko are getting so
far given our concerns about size and athleticism in the paint.
Maybe that changes if our defense doesn't improve. This team
desperately needs the hot hand and some timely shooting to stay
competitive up to this point. Need a W here.
#Post#: 44718--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 7: at Brown, 11/27 2pm
By: Accelerator Date: November 27, 2024, 1:47 pm
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I think we've been down by 20+ points at some point in the first
half of every game this year.
Shades of 22-23 all over again. This just isn't acceptable, I
really wanted last year to be the thing that unlocked a new
level of dominance for Geno's coaching but it's not happening.
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Re: Game 7: at Brown, 11/27 2pm
By: EastCoastMD Date: November 27, 2024, 2:47 pm
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Getting blown out against the 3rd consecutive ivy league school
has to be rock bottom. If it wasn't for a miracle win against
Central Michigan, this team would be one of the worst teams in
all of Division 1. Time is running out for them to figure it
out.
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Re: Game 7: at Brown, 11/27 2pm
By: OldSeawolf Date: November 27, 2024, 3:32 pm
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Just an abysmal performance overall. Lame duck Geno better
figure this out quickly, or he’s gonna be on the unemployment
line.
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Re: Game 7: at Brown, 11/27 2pm
By: Knicksbu99 Date: November 27, 2024, 3:55 pm
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Haven’t said much this year but we look terrible. Flat out non
competitive worse than the 11 win year a couple years ago with
an injury decimated roster. Last year’s title run was driven by
an old senior laden team mainly TSM not Geno. He is a lame duck
who is going to get fired. I wonder how much an impact Fitz
would have made on this team we need him. Instead he cashed
probably 6 figures to be a bench warmer thats life in the portal
as a mid major. Do any of these teams ever have buyers remorse?
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Re: Game 7: at Brown, 11/27 2pm
By: EastCoastMD Date: November 27, 2024, 4:28 pm
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Geno is signed through 2025-2026 highly doubt he's going
anywhere
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Re: Game 7: at Brown, 11/27 2pm
By: Chairman of the Board Date: November 27, 2024, 4:29 pm
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i forgot this was a 2pm and missed the game. sounds like we
cant shoot. again. yet, we continue to shoot low % shots.
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Re: Game 7: at Brown, 11/27 2pm
By: Checkmate Date: November 27, 2024, 5:50 pm
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Well, as I understand it, SH needs to make a call on whether to
extend Geno this spring. Either he gets the extension or he
coaches the last year of his contract and that’s it. Is that
right? The seat should be hot. You can’t just point to a run in
last year’s CAAs as a reason to keep him.
It’s not good, gents. As I asked before, what exactly are we
good at? We’re short on talent and execution.
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Re: Game 7: at Brown, 11/27 2pm
By: Moveitfred Date: November 27, 2024, 6:50 pm
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[quote author=Checkmate link=topic=1135.msg44727#msg44727
date=1732751421]
It’s not good, gents. As I asked before, what exactly are we
good at? We’re short on talent and execution.
[/quote]
I did not see the game and took a look at the box score. Ouch.
Appears SBU again got blasted out of the gate and then played
mostly even in the second half when it didn't count? 1/16, 6%
from 3?
Dare I say (again, just box score) that what we're good is
maybe, occasionally having one or two players have solid games?
Wight 17 and 5 and perfect from the floor, Octave 24 and 7 are
both nice lines. Appears a whole bunch of nothing from everyone
else and assume defense was stink-o.
Things have not looked good, at all, since that spirited win a
few games ago. Right now, tightening things up and improved
execution feel like losses of 10-15 rather than 20-30. It's just
difficult to imagine wins right now.
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