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Re: Game 25: vs. UMass Lowell 2/8
DIR By: Seawolf97
Date: February 8, 2018, 8:58 pm
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A balanced game tonight and Petras with 16 points yikes. Good
all around playing glad to see Ochefu getting minutes and
baskets . We are not top notch yet but a win is a win .
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Re: Game 25: vs. UMass Lowell 2/8
DIR By: Checkmate
Date: February 8, 2018, 9:36 pm
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That we played our best game had a lot to do with the opponent,
but nevertheless, it was nice to finally have a breather.
This was McKenzie’s best game. The offense flowed better with
him and he had some nifty dishes in the halfcourt set and in
transition. Only four assists but he could have had eight. You
can see his confidence growing, and my confidence is also. He
deserves the starting job.
Second straight game starting three freshmen. Ochefu looks like
a young fawn out there but I like what I’ve seen.
We did what we didn’t do the first game - pound it inside
against a much smaller team. Ochefu got some looks early, and
Petras had some easy ones in there. He also was active
defensively. As a team, we drove it a lot and had some rare
uncontested shots.
40 points in the paint, 43 bench points.
Great to see Sekunda back, even if he plays a secondary role. We
may need him to hit some big shots down the stretch.
It’s seeming more and more like UC is option #2 offensively -
and I can’t disagree with it. He’s been solid, particularly in
terms of just flatout effort. Also it looks like Boals is
comfortable with Olaniyi in some key spots on the other end.
Worth noting: Harris and Jones combined for 29 in their win at
their place; they had just six tonight for UML.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Re: Game 25: vs. UMass Lowell 2/8
DIR By: NoVA_Seawolf
Date: February 8, 2018, 11:48 pm
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Didn't watch a second of this game, but seeing the W makes me
happy. Also glad to hear we didn't just shoot hail mary threes
all game like we usually do.
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Re: Game 25: vs. UMass Lowell 2/8
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: February 9, 2018, 5:54 am
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One other observation - I watched the game on ESPN3 - the arena
looked half-empty. This is not good. The kids are back in
session; I'm hoping it was the Thursday night exodus from campus
that kept them away. I know that winning helps at the gate,
but I hope this was just an attendance aberration between maybe
the kids going home for the weekend and UML not being a big
drawing card on the schedule.
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Re: Game 25: vs. UMass Lowell 2/8
DIR By: Chairman of the Board
Date: February 9, 2018, 8:12 am
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--- Quote from: Checkmate link ---
>
> That we played our best game had a lot to do with the
opponent, but nevertheless, it was nice to finally have a
breather.
>
> This was McKenzie’s best game. The offense flowed better with
him and he had some nifty dishes in the halfcourt set and in
transition. Only four assists but he could have had eight. You
can see his confidence growing, and my confidence is also. He
deserves the starting job.
>
> Second straight game starting three freshmen. Ochefu looks
like a young fawn out there but I like what I’ve seen.
>
> We did what we didn’t do the first game - pound it inside
against a much smaller team. Ochefu got some looks early, and
Petras had some easy ones in there. He also was active
defensively. As a team, we drove it a lot and had some rare
uncontested shots.
>
> 40 points in the paint, 43 bench points.
>
> Great to see Sekunda back, even if he plays a secondary role.
We may need him to hit some big shots down the stretch.
>
> It’s seeming more and more like UC is option #2 offensively -
and I can’t disagree with it. He’s been solid, particularly in
terms of just flatout effort. Also it looks like Boals is
comfortable with Olaniyi in some key spots on the other end.
Worth noting: Harris and Jones combined for 29 in their win at
their place; they had just six tonight for UML.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
>
--- End Quote ---
and whaddya know- we put our bigs on the court, played in the
paint, moved the ball, took high % shots, and won.
i still think ochefu needs more toughness (and better hands) but
if christie isnt ready to go next fall, we are headed for
emergency mode.
i noticed the empty seats. if you cant beat UML last time
around, why go out in the cold and watch this game. more
importantly, why sign with SB. bigger problem.
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Re: Game 25: vs. UMass Lowell 2/8
DIR By: Checkmate
Date: February 9, 2018, 8:35 am
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--- Quote from: Chairman of the Board link ---
>
> [quote author=Checkmate link=topic=677.msg21275#msg21275
date=1518147370]
> That we played our best game had a lot to do with the
opponent, but nevertheless, it was nice to finally have a
breather.
>
> This was McKenzie’s best game. The offense flowed better with
him and he had some nifty dishes in the halfcourt set and in
transition. Only four assists but he could have had eight. You
can see his confidence growing, and my confidence is also. He
deserves the starting job.
>
> Second straight game starting three freshmen. Ochefu looks
like a young fawn out there but I like what I’ve seen.
>
> We did what we didn’t do the first game - pound it inside
against a much smaller team. Ochefu got some looks early, and
Petras had some easy ones in there. He also was active
defensively. As a team, we drove it a lot and had some rare
uncontested shots.
>
> 40 points in the paint, 43 bench points.
>
> Great to see Sekunda back, even if he plays a secondary role.
We may need him to hit some big shots down the stretch.
>
> It’s seeming more and more like UC is option #2 offensively -
and I can’t disagree with it. He’s been solid, particularly in
terms of just flatout effort. Also it looks like Boals is
comfortable with Olaniyi in some key spots on the other end.
Worth noting: Harris and Jones combined for 29 in their win at
their place; they had just six tonight for UML.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
>
--- End Quote ---
and whaddya know- we put our bigs on the court, played in the
paint, moved the ball, took high % shots, and won.
i still think ochefu needs more toughness (and better hands) but
if christie isnt ready to go next fall, we are headed for
emergency mode.
i noticed the empty seats. if you cant beat UML last time
around, why go out in the cold and watch this game. more
importantly, why sign with SB. bigger problem.
[/quote]
The crowd was BAD. My section normally isn't bad, even mid-week,
but it was very sparsely populated last night. The student
section was lifeless compared to some other games.
Attendance came in around 2,300 so half full; it felt like it
was a third full at tipoff.
Here's the UC heave in case you missed it.
HTML https://twitter.com/JeffBoals/status/961801217625247744
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Re: Game 25: vs. UMass Lowell 2/8
DIR By: Chairman of the Board
Date: February 9, 2018, 8:46 am
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the thursday exodus mentioned above is the biggest problem the U
has going for it. it impacts everything. we have a whole
thread on how to fix it too. otherwise, UA is going to run
right past us in EVERY possible category.
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anyway. im glad we won, and glad that we experimented with the
game plan we've been discussing here. if we somehow end up in
the AE title game against VT and somehow sturdy hits a last
second, OT, NBA range, go-ahead three, ill gladly eat all these
words/posts.
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Re: Game 25: vs. UMass Lowell 2/8
DIR By: NoVA_Seawolf
Date: February 9, 2018, 9:10 am
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We're 9-16 with a 4-7 record in a low major conference. This is
likely our worst season in at least a decade. The bad attendance
isn't shocking at all. Hard to expect large crowds when you're
having a year like this one.
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Re: Game 25: vs. UMass Lowell 2/8
DIR By: Checkmate
Date: February 9, 2018, 9:41 am
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--- Quote from: VA_Seawolf link ---
>
> We're 9-16 with a 4-7 record in a low major conference. This
is likely our worst season in at least a decade. The bad
attendance isn't shocking at all. Hard to expect large crowds
when you're having a year like this one.
>
--- End Quote ---
I don't think any 3V resident is not going to the game because
we suck. Win or lose, it's a good experience.
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Re: Game 25: vs. UMass Lowell 2/8
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: February 9, 2018, 10:29 am
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Checkmate, thanks for posting the end-of-half heave. ESPN3 cut
out with 54 seconds left in the half. Pretty cool make.
Hey, we're in sole possession of 6th place. Don't know about
you guys, but I'd like to catch NH, and play at Albany, for
payback from last year. Hartford just dominated us last game
with their passing and shooting, and I'd like to avoid them if
at all possible.
Full disclosure: I'm not helping with the attendance this year
- have only gone to 2 home games (3 if you include Maryland at
the Coliseum).
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