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       #Post#: 17035--------------------------------------------------
       Game 6: vs. Loyola 11/30
   DIR By: Checkmate
       Date: November 28, 2016, 1:51 pm
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       LOYOLA
       Record: 2-4
       Last Game: L, 82-52, at Creighton 11/26
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       Notables:
       6-6/205 sr G Jarred Jones 14.7 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.5 spg, 1.0 bpg
       6-0/170 jr G Andre Walker 12.5 ppg, 3.7 apg, .895 FT%
       6-6/195 so G James Fives 9.3 ppg, 1.0 spg, .438 3-pt FG%
       6-4/180 fr G Andrew Kostecka 7.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.2 spg, .529 FG%
       6-4/185 jr G Chancellor Barnard 4.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.7 bpg
       It's great to be back at home, with four games punctuated by
       Rutgers' visit here. This next one seems like the easiest to
       get, with the following three teams sitting at a combined 12-5
       right now. Let's go and get it.
       Loyola has one Division I win, albeit it's a drubbing of a
       pretty good Fairfield team (it's their only loss). The key in
       that one was that Loyola forced *20* Stag turnovers and buried
       them in the second half, 42-25.
       You'll notice that the top five guys in minutes for Loyola are
       listed as guards. Jones is the class of the group, going for 24
       and 10 in the win over Fairfield, and 21 and 11 in a close games
       with Duquesne. Walker's coming off an all-league season after
       leading Loyola in scoring last year. He's a Westbury kid who had
       one of his best days against us last year, dropping 19, 6 and 5
       (all team highs) on us.
       They haven't shot the ball well, but they've also gone into a
       couple places to this points, Notre Dame and Creighton in
       particular. Walker shot nearly 39 percent from three a year ago,
       and the kid Fives has had his moments too – he had 13 big points
       against Fairfield.
       It's a broken record but we have to shoot it better. I love the
       energy and love that we've been in games thanks to our activity
       on the glass. From what I've seen (Columbia, some of BC), they
       haven't been bad shots either. Hope we can do better and treat
       the home crowd to a win.
       #Post#: 17041--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Game 6: vs. Loyola 11/30
   DIR By: Chairman of the Board
       Date: November 29, 2016, 9:40 am
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       ive seen a bit of action so far this year.  sturdy, as I
       expected, stepped up.  so did woody.  he was so aggressive in
       the MD game and really perfected his penetration.
       iroegbu has great speed and so is promising.  haven't seen much
       from saintel yet.
       I sound like a broken record every year but I will say it again.
       STOP.  SHOOTING.  THREES.
       we are awful at it.  this aint the ACC (or even the NBA) where
       we can hit 40-50% behind the arc.  STOP IT.  fast breaks go the
       other way and they drain threes on us.  momentum and 6 points
       gone.
       #Post#: 17049--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Game 6: vs. Loyola 11/30
   DIR By: steveoh
       Date: November 29, 2016, 6:24 pm
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       The one thing that I'm impressed with this season is the amount
       of open shots we've been generating. Every shot under the
       Pikiell era was contested - or so it seems. Ou offense never
       appeared smooth or coordinated. (I love Pikiell, but it's the
       truth). But Boals seems to have a system in place with more
       cutting and screens that's getting shooters open on a consistent
       basis.
       Problem is that we might not have the horses this season to
       actually put the ball in the hole.
       But I'm optimistic.
       #Post#: 17055--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Game 6: vs. Loyola 11/30
   DIR By: Checkmate
       Date: November 30, 2016, 9:06 am
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       --- Quote from: steveoh link ---
       >
       > The one thing that I'm impressed with this season is the
       amount of open shots we've been generating. Every shot under the
       Pikiell era was contested - or so it seems. Ou offense never
       appeared smooth or coordinated. (I love Pikiell, but it's the
       truth). But Boals seems to have a system in place with more
       cutting and screens that's getting shooters open on a consistent
       basis.
       >
       > Problem is that we might not have the horses this season to
       actually put the ball in the hole.
       >
       > But I'm optimistic.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Couldn't agree more.
       Woodhouse got a lot of open looks because of the attention to
       Warney and because he could step into shots with Puriefoy
       handling the ball. I hope Sekunda rounds back into shape, and
       Iroegbu was a decent perimeter shooter at the juco level. Right
       now, 42 percent of our attempts are coming from three. That
       might be a little high, but we also lack guys who can put the
       ball on the floor and finish or create their own shot. I'm fine
       with the open threes; we aren't just chucking them from back
       there. This is where I think a number of our guys are most
       comfortable too. I have faith that the shots will fall, maybe
       more so this year because I don't see a slew of scoring threats
       inside the paint/arc.
       Looking forward to tonight, guys.
       #Post#: 17056--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Game 6: vs. Loyola 11/30
   DIR By: Hammertime
       Date: November 30, 2016, 10:54 am
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       What's the deal with Campbel. I assumed he was redshirted last
       season because he was still recovering from his knee surgery, (I
       believe it was his knee), in his senior year. This year he is
       keeping the bench warm once again and when Boals puts him in for
       the last few seconds of a game, he fouls everything.. I was
       really hopeful for him this season because of his size, 7' and
       because coach P praised him and said he was going to be an
       amazing player.. Not looking so much like thats the case in the
       few times we've seen him on the floor.. For shame....
       #Post#: 17057--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Game 6: vs. Loyola 11/30
   DIR By: sbufan
       Date: November 30, 2016, 1:36 pm
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       --- Quote from: Hammertime link ---
       >
       > What's the deal with Campbel. I assumed he was redshirted last
       season because he was still recovering from his knee surgery, (I
       believe it was his knee), in his senior year. This year he is
       keeping the bench warm once again and when Boals puts him in for
       the last few seconds of a game, he fouls everything.. I was
       really hopeful for him this season because of his size, 7' and
       because coach P praised him and said he was going to be an
       amazing player.. Not looking so much like thats the case in the
       few times we've seen him on the floor.. For shame....
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Guys who are 6' 10'' and over at our level are always are going
       to be projects. My hope is that he keeps working and gets
       better.
       #Post#: 17058--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Game 6: vs. Loyola 11/30
   DIR By: Chairman of the Board
       Date: November 30, 2016, 1:40 pm
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       SB vs Opponents (to date)
       3PT: Made-Attempted  33-135       33-77
       3PT: Percentage  .244     .429
       3PT: Per Game  6.6        6.6
       we are shooting double the amount of threes, hitting just above
       half.
       #Post#: 17060--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Game 6: vs. Loyola 11/30
   DIR By: Hammertime
       Date: November 30, 2016, 8:33 pm
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       Tough loss. Last year SB would have won by 20. But that's
       yesterday news.. Keep fighting boys!!!!!
       #Post#: 17061--------------------------------------------------
       Game 6: vs. Loyola 11/30
   DIR By: Checkmate
       Date: November 30, 2016, 9:11 pm
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       Tough one to swallow. As a way to get my kids to be more
       attentive, I instituted a rule where we go get ice cream after
       if they win. A soul-crushing defeat was not the start to this I
       was hoping for. Totally backfired.
       As well as we shot it from deep, as much as we scored and as
       close as the game was, this game was discouraging for me.
       Our interior defense was not where it needed to be. Far too many
       gimmes and way too many them missed by us.
       Mitchell had a tough day until the final few minutes. Those free
       throws were enormous and I still like him on D late, even though
       Walker beat him with the bounce.
       Iroegbu finally gets some shots to drop and he's nowhere to be
       found in the final 5-7 minutes?
       Good to see Sekunda get into a bit of a rhythm.
       Brutal night for Petras. So limited offensively and just not as
       big a force on the glass as he should be at this level.
       I was down on Saintel for most of the night, but his energy gave
       us a few extra possessions late.
       I really wish Almonacy would be more aggressive offensively. If
       he's playing six minutes a half with the second unit of Sekunda,
       Saintel, Mitchell and Petras, we need points out of him.
       I feel like we can count on nightly contributions from
       Woodhouse, Sturdy and Nyama, although I wish Sturdy finished
       with authority around the rim more often.
       Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
       #Post#: 17065--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Game 6: vs. Loyola 11/30
   DIR By: Chairman of the Board
       Date: December 1, 2016, 8:09 am
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       --- Quote from: Checkmate link ---
       >
       > Tough one to swallow. As a way to get my kids to be more
       attentive, I instituted a rule where we go get ice cream after
       if they win. A soul-crushing defeat was not the start to this I
       was hoping for. Totally backfired.
       >
       > As well as we shot it from deep, as much as we scored and as
       close as the game was, this game was discouraging for me.
       >
       > Our interior defense was not where it needed to be. Far too
       many gimmes and way too many them missed by us.
       >
       > Mitchell had a tough day until the final few minutes. Those
       free throws were enormous and I still like him on D late, even
       though Walker beat him with the bounce.
       >
       > Iroegbu finally gets some shots to drop and he's nowhere to be
       found in the final 5-7 minutes?
       >
       > Good to see Sekunda get into a bit of a rhythm.
       >
       > Brutal night for Petras. So limited offensively and just not
       as big a force on the glass as he should be at this level.
       >
       > I was down on Saintel for most of the night, but his energy
       gave us a few extra possessions late.
       >
       > I really wish Almonacy would be more aggressive offensively.
       If he's playing six minutes a half with the second unit of
       Sekunda, Saintel, Mitchell and Petras, we need points out of
       him.
       >
       > I feel like we can count on nightly contributions from
       Woodhouse, Sturdy and Nyama, although I wish Sturdy finished
       with authority around the rim more often.
       >
       > Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       agreed on this being a tough game, and also on Mitchell.
       we shot 29% in that first half- that's overall, not just
       outside.
       sekunda is back which is good.  again I think sturdy is very
       improved.
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