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#Post#: 20593--------------------------------------------------
Game 13: at Rutgers 12/22
DIR By: Checkmate
Date: December 18, 2017, 4:02 pm
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RUTGERS
Record: 10-3
Last Game: W, 71-65 vs. #15 Seton Hall 12/16
Last 10: 7-3
Last Meeting: Rutgers 71, Stony Brook 66 on 12/10/16. Squandered
10-point second-half lead. Akwasi Yeboah team-high 18.
Listen/Watch:
TV:
HTML https://www.btn2go.com/game/stony-brook-at-rutgers-on-12222017
Rutgers radio:
HTML https://tunein.com/radio/Rutgers-IMG-Sports-Network-s230327/
Stony Brook radio:
HTML http://tun.in/piHHA
Notables:
6-2/175 jr G Corey Sanders 13.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 3.4 apg, 1.4 spg
6-4/180 fr G Geo Baker 12.5 ppg, 3.8 apg, 1.3 spg, .800 FT%
6-7/225 sr F Deshawn Freeman 11.3 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 1.4 spg, 1.2 bpg
6-7/235 so F Eugene Omoruyi 9.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.0 bpg
6-10/190 so F Issa Thiam 7.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg, .800 FT%, .367 3-pt
FG%
Once again, the Scarlet Knights will tip off in the friendly
confines of the RAC, where they’ve gone 10-2 on the year; that’s
right, they’ve played once on the road and got blasted at
Minnesota. They followed a similar strategy last year, only to
open up the year 11-2 on their way to 15-18. But still,
Pikiell’s got this program trending upward in a big way, both
short term (see this weekend’s win over Seton Hall) and long
term.
If you recall, last year went the way that many of this year’s
games have gone for us – up in the second half, only to see the
favored team come roaring back. Made threes (we had 13) kept us
in it, but a 15-0 run and a lack of an inside presence on both
ends did us in eventually. Nigel Johnson had a game-high 21 off
the bench. He passed up the opportunity to finish his career at
Rutgers, instead transferring to Virginia, where he’s their
fourth leading scorer as a grad student. Besides the result, it
was a heck of a fun night to have a B1G team at our place. Coach
P – all class.
Rutgers has been fine in spite of Johnson’s departure. The main
reason has been the emergence of freshman Geo Baker, who played
his HS ball up in New Hampshire. Baker played his AAU ball for a
former player of Karl Hobbs, who’s now an assistant with
Pikiell. AAU and the college game #smh. He’s second behind
Sanders, and his 17 points was second behind Sanders’ 22 in
their triumph over Seton Hall, a game that drew the largest
crowd at the RAC since 2002. The 34-11 edge on free throw
attempts didn’t hurt (they’ve taken 292 to their opponents’ 197
this year).
I love Freeman’s game. Just a junkyard dog kind of player.
Like you’d expect from a Pikiell-led team, they’re going to
fight tooth and nail on the defensive end. They currently rank
THIRD in the country in points against (58.3) and FOURTH in
field goal percentage defense (.363), not to mention 16th in
rebound margin (+9). I also came to expect a lack of flow
offensively from our teams under Coach P, and Rutgers is
experiencing similar issues it seems. They can’t shoot from two
or three, or at the free throw line. I’d like to think this game
is up for grabs, but the one thing that we haven’t done well
with is pressure on the ball, and they’re going to make us fight
for every basket. The perimeter shots have to go down, and we
can’t have a million one-and-dones. I’m hoping Elijah digs deep
and has a great homecoming, and Akwasi continues to progress as
our lead dog.
#Post#: 20594--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 13: at Rutgers 12/22
DIR By: ecasadoSBU
Date: December 18, 2017, 5:54 pm
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Pikiell's team just pulled a huge upset against Big East #15
Seton Hall Pirates. Arguably his biggest career win. I'm happy
for him. But not gonna lie that I miss him running this program
and the rest of the team (Dougher!!!) :( . It hasn't felt the
same every since.
I'm hoping that we can play well against them. I don't think a
win is realistic. But just keep it close boys!
Lets go Seawolves
#Post#: 20595--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 13: at Rutgers 12/22
DIR By: Hammertime
Date: December 19, 2017, 8:55 am
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--- Quote from: ecasadoSBU link ---
>
> Pikiell's team just pulled a huge upset against Big East #15
Seton Hall Pirates. Arguably his biggest career win. I'm happy
for him. But not gonna lie that I miss him running this program
and the rest of the team (Dougher!!!) :( . It hasn't felt the
same every since.
>
> I'm hoping that we can play well against them. I don't think a
win is realistic. But just keep it close boys!
>
> Lets go Seawolves
>
--- End Quote ---
I disagree. I like what Boals is doing. It took Pikiell 12
years, or close to that, to get too his first NCAA tournament.
Lets see how long it will take Boals.. Give the man time. He is
playing with Pikiell leftovers so time is needed for Boals to
have a new, 100% squad.
Boals has big time experience coaching at Ohio. Lets see what he
has under the hood in another year or two then lets pass
judgement.
I wish I was saying the same thing about our Football team. New
coach on the team I mean!!!!!
#Post#: 20598--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 13: at Rutgers 12/22
DIR By: Seawolf97
Date: December 19, 2017, 1:35 pm
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I think with some luck we win 12-15 games this year . Next year
could be a turnaround year . We get a legit 7 footer and some
more scoring to add to our young roster . Hopefully we see
Garcia this year I don't know how much longer they can keep him
on a medical leave . Boals has at least one more scholarship to
give for 2018 hopefully another big around 6'8 . I hope also
Ochefu gets in the mix more. So far he hasn't shown much but
a lot of potential with his size and reach . Who knows we win
it all again in 2018-2019 !
#Post#: 20604--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 13: at Rutgers 12/22
DIR By: NoVA_Seawolf
Date: December 19, 2017, 5:26 pm
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I'm still bullish on this year. Weren't we only supposed to win
like 7 games last year? Look how that turned out LOL
Come tournament time, we'll be ready. Upsets happen all the time
in the AE tourney, usually with us on the crappy end of the
stick. Maybe it changes this year.
#Post#: 20607--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 13: at Rutgers 12/22
DIR By: Checkmate
Date: December 19, 2017, 7:21 pm
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--- Quote from: Seawolf97 link ---
>
> I think with some luck we win 12-15 games this year . Next
year could be a turnaround year . We get a legit 7 footer and
some more scoring to add to our young roster . Hopefully we
see Garcia this year I don't know how much longer they can keep
him on a medical leave . Boals has at least one more scholarship
to give for 2018 hopefully another big around 6'8 . I hope also
Ochefu gets in the mix more. So far he hasn't shown much but
a lot of potential with his size and reach . Who knows we win
it all again in 2018-2019 !
>
--- End Quote ---
Have any proof that Christie is legit? I can’t remember the last
legit 7-footer in the AE. Or do you just mean that he’s
legitimately 7 feet tall?
We should get to five wins with Norfolk State, and then a .500
conference record gets us to 13, a little better than that to 15
or so. I think 15 - and .500 overall if we split these next two
- is a reasonable expectation with this group. We’ve been good
enough against good competition to get there.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
#Post#: 20608--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 13: at Rutgers 12/22
DIR By: laxnation
Date: December 20, 2017, 12:53 am
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--- Quote from: Checkmate link ---
>
> [quote author=Seawolf97 link=topic=663.msg20598#msg20598
date=1513712129]
> I think with some luck we win 12-15 games this year . Next
year could be a turnaround year . We get a legit 7 footer and
some more scoring to add to our young roster . Hopefully we
see Garcia this year I don't know how much longer they can keep
him on a medical leave . Boals has at least one more scholarship
to give for 2018 hopefully another big around 6'8 . I hope also
Ochefu gets in the mix more. So far he hasn't shown much but
a lot of potential with his size and reach . Who knows we win
it all again in 2018-2019 !
>
--- End Quote ---
Have any proof that Christie is legit? I can’t remember the last
legit 7-footer in the AE. Or do you just mean that he’s
legitimately 7 feet tall?
We should get to five wins with Norfolk State, and then a .500
conference record gets us to 13, a little better than that to 15
or so. I think 15 - and .500 overall if we split these next two
- is a reasonable expectation with this group. We’ve been good
enough against good competition to get there.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
[/quote]
Based on a small sample size, Christie is definitely a project,
but definitely better than Petras or Campbell. He is a prime
candidate to redshirt, but with the lack of size next season, SB
won’t have the luxury to sit him for a season. If he was any
good, he wouldn’t being going to a AE team. Like most big men
entering the AE, he lacks body control, which makes him very
susceptible to foul trouble. Also, like most big men, he is
extremely slow to react to ball movement. He needs more playing
time and hopefully, gets the necessary big man coaching over the
summer. It is very evident that he hasn’t received the necessary
coaching to become a guaranteed good player in the AE. Well,
you can’t teach size and he does have time to improve. He needs
to attend a Jack Sikma Camp 😉, where he would learn post
moves and not waste time running up hills on the north shore of
Long Island 😂. Lastly, I don’t think he’ll wake up one
morning in his 4/5 years at SB and believe he’s a 3-Point
shooter! 😂
#Post#: 20609--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 13: at Rutgers 12/22
DIR By: iBOsbu
Date: December 20, 2017, 7:01 am
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--- Quote from: laxnation link ---
>
> [quote author=Checkmate link=topic=663.msg20607#msg20607
date=1513732911]
> [quote author=Seawolf97 link=topic=663.msg20598#msg20598
date=1513712129]
> I think with some luck we win 12-15 games this year . Next
year could be a turnaround year . We get a legit 7 footer and
some more scoring to add to our young roster . Hopefully we
see Garcia this year I don't know how much longer they can keep
him on a medical leave . Boals has at least one more scholarship
to give for 2018 hopefully another big around 6'8 . I hope also
Ochefu gets in the mix more. So far he hasn't shown much but
a lot of potential with his size and reach . Who knows we win
it all again in 2018-2019 !
>
--- End Quote ---
Have any proof that Christie is legit? I can’t remember the last
legit 7-footer in the AE. Or do you just mean that he’s
legitimately 7 feet tall?
We should get to five wins with Norfolk State, and then a .500
conference record gets us to 13, a little better than that to 15
or so. I think 15 - and .500 overall if we split these next two
- is a reasonable expectation with this group. We’ve been good
enough against good competition to get there.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
[/quote]
Based on a small sample size, Christie is definitely a project,
but definitely better than Petras or Campbell. He is a prime
candidate to redshirt, but with the lack of size next season, SB
won’t have the luxury to sit him for a season. If he was any
good, he wouldn’t being going to a AE team. Like most big men
entering the AE, he lacks body control, which makes him very
susceptible to foul trouble. Also, like most big men, he is
extremely slow to react to ball movement. He needs more playing
time and hopefully, gets the necessary big man coaching over the
summer. It is very evident that he hasn’t received the necessary
coaching to become a guaranteed good player in the AE. Well,
you can’t teach size and he does have time to improve. He needs
to attend a Jack Sikma Camp 😉, where he would learn post
moves and not waste time running up hills on the north shore of
Long Island 😂. Lastly, I don’t think he’ll wake up one
morning in his 4/5 years at SB and believe he’s a 3-Point
shooter! 😂
[/quote]
Haha. I saw that video.
#Post#: 20626--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 13: at Rutgers 12/22
DIR By: Checkmate
Date: December 21, 2017, 12:23 pm
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HTML http://www.app.com/story/sports/college/2017/12/20/rutgers-basketball-guys-steve-pikiells-1st-stony-brook-team-have-seen-before/966832001/
Leading up to tipoff, a really nice read in yesterday's Asbury
Park Press. Love the opening anecdote.
#Post#: 20630--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 13: at Rutgers 12/22
DIR By: sbufan
Date: December 21, 2017, 8:51 pm
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--- Quote from: Checkmate link ---
>
> [quote author=Seawolf97 link=topic=663.msg20598#msg20598
date=1513712129]
> I think with some luck we win 12-15 games this year . Next
year could be a turnaround year . We get a legit 7 footer and
some more scoring to add to our young roster . Hopefully we
see Garcia this year I don't know how much longer they can keep
him on a medical leave . Boals has at least one more scholarship
to give for 2018 hopefully another big around 6'8 . I hope also
Ochefu gets in the mix more. So far he hasn't shown much but
a lot of potential with his size and reach . Who knows we win
it all again in 2018-2019 !
>
--- End Quote ---
Have any proof that Christie is legit? I can’t remember the last
legit 7-footer in the AE. Or do you just mean that he’s
legitimately 7 feet tall?
We should get to five wins with Norfolk State, and then a .500
conference record gets us to 13, a little better than that to 15
or so. I think 15 - and .500 overall if we split these next two
- is a reasonable expectation with this group. We’ve been good
enough against good competition to get there.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
[/quote]
The MacDuffie coach has been posting highlights from the teams
games on twitter #32. Note the MacDuffie coach has been bringing
in some really good talent recntly and they are quickly becoming
on of the better NEPSAC programs.
HTML https://twitter.com/Coach_Bell/status/941124326937546755
What's good is he looks strong enough to play college basketball
which is rarely the case for 7 footers at our level. My hope is
that he's ready for a role of the bench next season just
standing in the pain and altering shots in relief. Hopefully by
the time he's a junior, he will be a problem for opposing teams.
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