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#Post#: 44896--------------------------------------------------
Game 13: at Albany, 12/29 2pm
By: Checkmate Date: December 28, 2024, 10:01 pm
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ALBANY (7-7, 0-0 AE)
Last Game: Fordham 87, Albany 83 on 12/21/24
Last Game vs SBU: Stony Brook 66, Albany 50 on 2/26/22; SBU +22
on glass; Albany 29.7 FG%; Greene 18 and 12
Checkmate Guess the Line: Albany -5.5
NET Ranking: Stony Brook 322, Albany 209
KenPom Rating: Stony Brook 315, Albany 228
KenPom Prediction: Albany 79, Stony Brook 72
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Notables:
6-4/205 rjr G Amar'e Marshall 13.9 ppg, 3.0 apg, 2.0 spg, .821
FT%
5-10/160 gr G Byron Joshua 13.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.4 apg, 2.1 spg,
.377 3-pt FG%, .913 FT%
6-6/210 rjr F Justin Neely 11.9 ppg, 6.2 rpg, .541 FG%, .778 FT%
6-4/220 sr G DeMarr Langford Jr. 11.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.3 spg,
.593 FG%
6-8/220 sr F Kacper Klaczek 7.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.0 spg, .471 FG%
First and foremost, with the AE stuff mostly behind us, let's
make this an annual thing. Given our history and the SUNY
connection, I think we'd all sign up for that.
It's a winnable one for us. It's weird, though, to say we could
win versus we should win. If we do, it'd even up the all-time
series at 34 apiece, but more importantly, give us some nice
momentum going into the conference slate.
You have to give it up for Dwayne Killings, who's got his team
in a good spot as the non-con season comes to a close. They've
lost six of their last eight (not a good spot) but a few have
been close against formidable opponents, and I think most would
have signed up for 7-7 at this point. Most notably, they handed
Columbia their only loss of the season, a 15-point thrashing on
the UWS.
They do struggle to keep their opponents out of the paint,
yielding 36 points in the key area per game this season, which
is a dash behind where we are (37.4). So rim resistance will be
at a premium, and I hope that we are assertive in attacking the
rack. As lackluster as we've been defensively (although a little
better lately), UA's been worse, allowing some really gaudy
shooting numbers this season – .644 for American, .635 for
Syracuse, .631 for Georgetown and .610 for Drexel. Four games
above 60%! And they're noticeably small, similar to us, with
Neely the biggest inside presence at just 6-6. He looks wider
than 210 to me, but maybe that's right.
The guards remind me a little of Maine's – not a ton of shooting
but they get after it defensively and shoot it well enough.
Marshall, a Hofstra transfer, has been outstanding once again.
He's only getting started too, averaging over 19 a night in his
last four games, including a season-high 24 in their close
defeat at Fordham. Last year, he averaged close to 17 at night
at UA, with games with 33 and 30 points to go with plenty in the
20s. He's really good, as someone who has a quick first step and
can get to the rim and finish through contact. Young guys need
time to grow, but it's crazy that he didn't stick at Hofstra. He
has to be thrilled with the move.
Joshua's a good one too, having scored 1,000 points at Alcorn
State before transferring. I'm really interested in seeing what
this kid Amir Lindsey ends up being. He's a freshman who can
really take his defender off the dribble and get to the hoop.
I was really pleased with the effort all around against Maine.
We got good shots and hit them. Octave was looking for his shot,
in close and from three, and we need that from him to be
successful. Here, we'll deal with guards who will look to push
the pace and, despite the shooting percentage against, it seems
like they do compete on the perimeter. Again, we'll match
O'Connor up against a group that's had success forcing
turnovers; they average nearly 10 steals a game. Whoa.
One interesting trend: UA opponents have shot seven more free
throws per game than UA. They may be smaller but they're
physical, which I think will come through the screen.
It would be nice to see us put some of these unsightly results
behind us, go on the road and get a W. I don't think anyone's
thinking about finishing in the top four, playing in March, etc.
We're just looking for some optimism. Two in a row would a good
step forward.
#Post#: 44898--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 13: at Albany, 12/29 2pm
By: Chairman of the Board Date: December 29, 2024, 10:32 am
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question is do i want to watch this or the nyg lose. suppose i
could do both. GO SB
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Re: Game 13: at Albany, 12/29 2pm
By: sbu1991 Date: December 29, 2024, 3:13 pm
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Nice comeback, but it's a little discouraging to think SB's
offense hinges on Frey's ability to score from 35 feet.
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Re: Game 13: at Albany, 12/29 2pm
By: Checkmate Date: December 29, 2024, 3:15 pm
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I admittedly only had one eye on this game. An hour ago, we
might have come onto the board spitting fire, down 18 or 20
points or whatever it was, but we did get it back within a
possession or two. Wight battled, Frey knocked down some shots,
including a couple long threes, defensive intensity ramped up.
Still an L of course. We shouldn’t just give them a pass because
they played hard. It’s a flawed team.
Are we really going to spit fire though? Looking at this from a
bird’s eye view, “indifference” is a word that comes to mind. A
lot of years a lot of the time but this year especially. It just
doesn’t feel like there’s any buzz or interest at all.
Indifference is worse than losing.
Meanwhile, bizarre results for the NY teams on the gridiron. 45
points with Drew Lock? And a total no show from Rodgers and the
Jets? They should just start Tyrod next week.
#Post#: 44903--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 13: at Albany, 12/29 2pm
By: sbu1991 Date: December 29, 2024, 3:24 pm
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[quote author=Checkmate link=topic=1142.msg44901#msg44901
date=1735506907]
I admittedly only had one eye on this game. An hour ago, we
might have come onto the board spitting fire, down 18 or 20
points or whatever it was, but we did get it back within a
possession or two. Wight battled, Frey knocked down some shots,
including a couple long threes, defensive intensity ramped up.
Still an L of course. We shouldn’t just give them a pass because
they played hard. It’s a flawed team.
Are we really going to spit fire though? Looking at this from a
bird’s eye view, “indifference” is a word that comes to mind. A
lot of years a lot of the time but this year especially. It just
doesn’t feel like there’s any buzz or interest at all.
Indifference is worse than losing.
Meanwhile, bizarre results for the NY teams on the gridiron. 45
points with Drew Lock? And a total no show from Rodgers and the
Jets? They should just start Tyrod next week.
[/quote]
I'd say I've watched about 75% of all SB games going back to
Warney's freshman year, but I've only watched 3 games this year
and feel pretty meh about the team going into conference play.
That said, I'll probably subscribe to Flo Sports once CAA games
start.
#Post#: 44905--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 13: at Albany, 12/29 2pm
By: Moveitfred Date: December 29, 2024, 3:50 pm
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Heading into CAA seems we all have the same feeling about this
team. I've gotten similar feedback from various fans around the
arena. Hard to fault the players who clearly go hard, but
they're just a flawed team. Don't we all feel like we know
what's coming? They'll give it their best and probably win 3-4
CAA games. As noted, meh.
I'll go ahead and ask what feels like the
big-elephant-in-the-room question: You've got 6'9" 200lb Nyarko
and he can give you absolutely nothing? Ever? I'm sure there's
something I don't know, be that injury or something else.
#Post#: 44906--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 13: at Albany, 12/29 2pm
By: nyrfan1013 Date: December 29, 2024, 4:17 pm
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[quote author=Moveitfred link=topic=1142.msg44905#msg44905
date=1735509006]
Heading into CAA seems we all have the same feeling about this
team. I've gotten similar feedback from various fans around the
arena. Hard to fault the players who clearly go hard, but
they're just a flawed team. Don't we all feel like we know
what's coming? They'll give it their best and probably win 3-4
CAA games. As noted, meh.
I'll go ahead and ask what feels like the
big-elephant-in-the-room question: You've got 6'9" 200lb Nyarko
and he can give you absolutely nothing? Ever? I'm sure there's
something I don't know, be that injury or something else.
[/quote]
My biggest question is Nyarko. This is a guy who was commited to
Arizona state this season. How can’t he give us anything at all?
#Post#: 44907--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 13: at Albany, 12/29 2pm
By: Accelerator Date: December 29, 2024, 5:03 pm
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Indifference is the right word. We can't be losing to Albany
when we left the America East to play better teams. They opened
both halves terribly, based on the box score, and played well
after that, but not enough.
Meanwhile, I'm upset that the Giants actually did win. Drew Lock
was the QB and they scored 45 points.
#Post#: 44908--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 13: at Albany, 12/29 2pm
By: Checkmate Date: December 29, 2024, 5:04 pm
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For what it's worth, OOC plus/minus for our regulars. St. Joe's
game not included.
PLUS/MINUS
[table][tr][td]
Name [/td]
[td]Season [/td]
[td]Minutes[/td]
[td]Per Min[/td][/tr]
[tr]
[td]Frey[/td]
[td]-79[/td]
[td]270[/td]
[td]-.293[/td][/tr]
[tr]
[td]Woodard[/td]
[td]-80[/td]
[td]156[/td]
[td]-.513[/td][/tr]
[tr]
[td]Wight[/td]
[td]-84[/td]
[td]355[/td]
[td]-.237[/td][/tr]
[tr]
[td]Philip[/td]
[td]-85[/td]
[td]125[/td]
[td]-.680[/td][/tr]
[tr]
[td]Snoddy[/td]
[td]-89[/td]
[td]355[/td]
[td]-.251[/td][/tr]
[tr]
[td]Luster[/td]
[td]-89[/td]
[td]301[/td]
[td]-.296[/td][/tr]
[tr]
[td]Octave[/td]
[td]-103[/td]
[td]350[/td]
[td]-.295[/td][/tr]
[tr]
[td]O'Connor[/td]
[td]-135[/td]
[td]386[/td]
[td]-.350[/td][/tr]
[/table]
Others: Gorman +4, Nahar +4, Nyarko -1
Other stats:
Paint points: SBU 310, Opp 450
Pts off TOs: SBU 147, Opp 195
2nd chance pts: SBU 138, Opp 147
Fast break pts: SBU 80, Opp 146
Bench pts: SBU 184, Opp 278
#Post#: 44909--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 13: at Albany, 12/29 2pm
By: Moveitfred Date: December 29, 2024, 5:26 pm
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Guess it's safe to say SBU is just not good at anything so far.
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