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Re: Game 10: at Columbia 12/7
DIR By: Chairman of the Board
Date: December 8, 2017, 7:40 am
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didnt see the game so dont know how good/bad we looked, but nice
to get a rebound win against a local opponent that weve had
trouble with in the past. just what we needed to get over the
St. Francis debacle. GO SB
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Re: Game 10: at Columbia 12/7
DIR By: iBOsbu
Date: December 8, 2017, 8:06 am
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Some thoughts by John Templon at NYCBuckets who was at the game
HTML http://www.nycbuckets.com/2017/12/stony-brook-comes-back-to-defeat-columbia-76-66/
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Re: Game 10: at Columbia 12/7
DIR By: iBOsbu
Date: December 8, 2017, 8:10 am
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In McKenzie's defense... he did have 5 assists though. Either he
is going through a poor patch of shooting or he really is a poor
shooter. And I agree with above sentiment regarding Cornish that
he needs to slow down a bit. Many of his turnovers are when he
is wheezing past in a fast break and making silly passes.
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Re: Game 10: at Columbia 12/7
DIR By: guest282
Date: December 8, 2017, 9:25 pm
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I like Sekunda starting. He spreads the floor because teams have
to respect him from 3. He also played good defense last night.
UC and Olaniyi off the bench give the team balanced scoring.
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Re: Game 10: at Columbia 12/7
DIR By: Checkmate
Date: December 9, 2017, 12:55 pm
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--- Quote from: laxnation link ---
>
> Hopefully, this means the era of McKenzie starting is
permanently over!
> He has a total of 0 points in the last three games versus
three horrible teams! Yes, a total of 0 points!
> The confidence of McKenzie should improve coming off the bench
and playing against second stringers! I’m just glad Boals
realizes McKenzie shouldn’t be starting.
> We all agree, the entire needs to play smarter ball. The best
thing we’ve have going for us is that the America East is
extremely weak.
>
--- End Quote ---
Boggles me that you continue to cite a point guard’s point
totals. You did the same with Kam last year. It’s like saying
that Sekunda is struggling because he doesn’t have many steals.
Point guards handle the ball and control tempo, Kam was in
exclusively for his D, and Sekunda for his shooting. Mac was
thrust into the lead role out of necessity. I thought he was
ready for it but he needs some seasoning. In my eyes, he’s still
our steadiest 1, but Cornish is too electric to keep off the
court. We’ll see if he can close out games at the point.
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Re: Game 10: at Columbia 12/7
DIR By: laxnation
Date: December 9, 2017, 1:50 pm
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--- Quote from: Checkmate link ---
>
> [quote author=laxnation link=topic=659.msg20494#msg20494
date=1512715881]
> Hopefully, this means the era of McKenzie starting is
permanently over!
> He has a total of 0 points in the last three games versus
three horrible teams! Yes, a total of 0 points!
> The confidence of McKenzie should improve coming off the bench
and playing against second stringers! I’m just glad Boals
realizes McKenzie shouldn’t be starting.
> We all agree, the entire needs to play smarter ball. The best
thing we’ve have going for us is that the America East is
extremely weak.
>
--- End Quote ---
Boggles me that you continue to cite a point guard’s point
totals. You did the same with Kam last year. It’s like saying
that Sekunda is struggling because he doesn’t have many steals.
Point guards handle the ball and control tempo, Kam was in
exclusively for his D, and Sekunda for his shooting. Mac was
thrust into the lead role out of necessity. I thought he was
ready for it but he needs some seasoning. In my eyes, he’s still
our steadiest 1, but Cornish is too electric to keep off the
court. We’ll see if he can close out games at the point.
ence
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
[/quote]
In previous posts, I’ve stated McKenzie doesn’t bring any
tempo/control to the game. I actually played PG, so I know whst
I’m talking about. 90% of the time McKenzie dribbles the ball
down the sideline and quickly passes the ball. He is obviously
very frustrated and lacking confidence, which is why I think
coming off the bench might bring some confidence to his game.
So far, I’ve been 100% correct about his game. There is no way,
I want him running this offense for the next 3 1/2 years. This
is nothing personal about the kid because he seems to be a good
kid, but he just doesn’t deserve to be a starting point guard at
this level. Hopefully, the extremely weak Conference brings
confidence to his game.
After watching highlights of previous Stony Brook teams, it’s
amazing how the talent on the 2017-18 team is so inferior to the
teams from 2009-16. Also, the game smarts on the 2017-18 team
is the worst I’ve seen over the last decade. I’m looking for
the program to raise the bar, not lower it!
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Re: Game 10: at Columbia 12/7
DIR By: sbufan
Date: December 9, 2017, 9:08 pm
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--- Quote from: laxnation link ---
>
> [quote author=Checkmate link=topic=659.msg20506#msg20506
date=1512845716]
> [quote author=laxnation link=topic=659.msg20494#msg20494
date=1512715881]
> Hopefully, this means the era of McKenzie starting is
permanently over!
> He has a total of 0 points in the last three games versus
three horrible teams! Yes, a total of 0 points!
> The confidence of McKenzie should improve coming off the bench
and playing against second stringers! I’m just glad Boals
realizes McKenzie shouldn’t be starting.
> We all agree, the entire needs to play smarter ball. The best
thing we’ve have going for us is that the America East is
extremely weak.
>
--- End Quote ---
Boggles me that you continue to cite a point guard’s point
totals. You did the same with Kam last year. It’s like saying
that Sekunda is struggling because he doesn’t have many steals.
Point guards handle the ball and control tempo, Kam was in
exclusively for his D, and Sekunda for his shooting. Mac was
thrust into the lead role out of necessity. I thought he was
ready for it but he needs some seasoning. In my eyes, he’s still
our steadiest 1, but Cornish is too electric to keep off the
court. We’ll see if he can close out games at the point.
ence
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
[/quote]
In previous posts, I’ve stated McKenzie doesn’t bring any
tempo/control to the game. I actually played PG, so I know whst
I’m talking about. 90% of the time McKenzie dribbles the ball
down the sideline and quickly passes the ball. He is obviously
very frustrated and lacking confidence, which is why I think
coming off the bench might bring some confidence to his game.
So far, I’ve been 100% correct about his game. There is no way,
I want him running this offense for the next 3 1/2 years. This
is nothing personal about the kid because he seems to be a good
kid, but he just doesn’t deserve to be a starting point guard at
this level. Hopefully, the extremely weak Conference brings
confidence to his game.
After watching highlights of previous Stony Brook teams, it’s
amazing how the talent on the 2017-18 team is so inferior to the
teams from 2009-16. Also, the game smarts on the 2017-18 team
is the worst I’ve seen over the last decade. I’m looking for
the program to raise the bar, not lower it!
[/quote]
I don't agree with this. And again, I'm sure the players see
what is being said on this board. I'd bet most players have
google alerts on their names and know what and when they are
being talked about. Based on your previous comments, I know you
didn't play in the internet age. If you want to help his
confidence, stop saying he doesn't belong at this level.
Stony Brook hasn't had a first-year player start at pg since
2009 and the 2009 schedule was the 7th easiest in the country.
There have definitely been growing pains at pg this year, but
there have been glimpses and it's only going to get better.
Anyone remember when Puriefoy started while Jackson was hurt as
a freshmen. It was ugly, but he still had a tremendous career.
Lets be patient.
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