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#Post#: 23802--------------------------------------------------
Game 1: at George Washington 11/6
DIR By: Checkmate
Date: November 1, 2018, 10:40 pm
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GEORGE WASHINGTON
2017-18 Record: 15-18 (6-11 Atlantic 10)
Last Meeting: #17 George Washington 88, Stony Brook 60, January
2006; Mitchell Beauford team-high 19
Checkmate Unofficial Line: George Washington -7
KenPom RPI: Stony Brook 224, George Washington 194
KenPom Prediction: George Washington 73, Stony Brook 68
Listen/Watch:
TV:
HTML http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/b7be7adc-481f-4d4e-a635-b2ea8aa8fd40/stony-brook-vs-george-washington
Stony Brook radio:
HTML https://tunein.com/radio/WUSB-901-s23424/
Notables:
6-7/215 rjr F DJ Williams 15 pts, 7 rebs in exhibition (sat out
2017-18; reserve in first two seasons at Illinois)
6-1/180 rjr G Armel Potter 13 pts, 4 rebs in exhibition (sat out
2017-18; started in first two seasons at Charleston Southern)
6-2/180 so G Terry Nolan Jr. 9.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.6 spg, .319
3-pt FG% in 2017-18
6-8/250 jr F Arnaldo Toro 7.8 ppg, 6.9 rpg, .767 FT% in 2017-18
6-3/195 so G Justin Mazzulla 2.2 ppg, 2.0 apg in 2017-18
5-10/175 fr G Shandon Brown
I don't expect to win this one, but I wouldn't be surprised
either.
It was a rough offseason for GW. Yuta Watanabe's now with the
Grizzlies. Patrick Steeves and Bo Zeigler are gone too. And it
got worse when Jair Bolden transferred to South Carolina. The
cupboard isn't bare but they should finish near the bottom of
the A-10 – as evidenced by their preseason ranking of 13th out
of 14 conference teams.
So what did all those departures leave them with? Well, we don't
put a ton of stock into exhibitions but ... it's impossible to
completely overlook GW's underwhelming 69-64 win over Division
III Catholic. GW threw up bricks at the line (15-32) and from
three (2-16), and also got outrebounded. It was the first game
action for Williams and Potter, two transfers who are going to
have to carry the water for a very inexperienced squad. That duo
did just that in the exhibition, combining for 28 points to pull
out the W.
Coach Maurice Joseph is very high on Potter, particularly his
quickness with the ball and ability to get into the lane.
According to the Buff and Blue podcast, he expects that Potter
will "live at the line." At Charleston Southern, he made the
all-freshman team his first year, leading CSU in scoring and
assists, and then led the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio
as a sophomore. At the point, it seems they'll divvy it up
between him, Mazzulla, who started the latter half of last
season, and freshman Shandon Brown, who Joseph loves – big-time
floor general/leadership kind of kid. Maybe Shawnta Rogers in
four years? He was good. GW beat out the likes of UMass and
Providence for Brown's services.
In terms of returnees, Toro and Nolan were mainstays in last
year's starting lineup. I'm sure that on any given night Nolan,
Williams and Potter could lead the team in scoring.
Yeah yeah yeah, so where are we in all this? I'm really curious
about the following ...
- Who are our second and third scorers? Olaniyi? Garcia?
- Can McKenzie be an offensive threat, particularly from the
perimeter?
- Outside of Akwasi, who's knocking down three balls with any
kind of regularity? Sekunda .375, Iroegbu .375, Yeboah, then it
was pretty bleak. Like or hate the three, we need at least some
of them.
- Outside of Akwasi, if we need free throws down the stretch,
who's taking and making them? Akwasi was over 80%, then it was
VERY bleak.
- How big of a jump, if any, has Ochefu made from year one to
year two?
- Otchere: the real deal? How are the bigs used?
- Double whammy for Latimer: Can he handle the nerves of a first
collegiate game in front of every friend and family member?
We have a shot at this though! Last year, GW lost to Rider at
home, and needed a furious comeback against Morgan State at home
too. UNH had them on the ropes too, only losing by four. This
year, you figure it's a lazy Tuesday night, a team without any
scholarship seniors, the season snuck up on everyone, Virginia
and Michigan on the horizon, everybody in town is looking at
polling, and here comes an America East squad that surely
doesn't have much bite. In the end, I think our youth shows as
we're still feeling around a bit too, but I'd love to get a real
nice win on our resume from the opening tip.
Pony up for ESPN+ or listen to it on WUSB. Looks like we’re off
the Shark this year.
#Post#: 23805--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 1: at George Washington 11/6
DIR By: Chairman of the Board
Date: November 2, 2018, 8:18 am
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checkmate- as usual, a standing ovation for your efforts. :D
#Post#: 23806--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 1: at George Washington 11/6
DIR By: NoVA_Seawolf
Date: November 2, 2018, 8:57 am
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You're right that everyone in town will be looking at polling
;D ;D I will do, but only after the game. I'll be at this one
and expect a competitive, exciting game. Expecting to win might
be a bit much, but it should definitely be close. Really excited
for the season and the opportunity to see the team live for the
first time in a long time.
#Post#: 23807--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 1: at George Washington 11/6
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: November 2, 2018, 12:27 pm
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Great analysis as always, Checkmate. It’ll be interesting to see
who steps up for us, and how a very new team gels.
Just ponied up for ESPN+ for the year ($50). For those of you
who don’t know, looks like half our games will be on ESPN3 and
half on ESPN+. ESPN+ has a new feature which allows you to pause
and rewind streams, which is pretty cool.
Good luck SBU!
#Post#: 23808--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 1: at George Washington 11/6
DIR By: Hammertime
Date: November 2, 2018, 1:45 pm
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--- Quote from: OldSeawolf link ---
>
> Great analysis as always, Checkmate. It’ll be interesting to
see who steps up for us, and how a very new team gels.
>
> Just ponied up for ESPN+ for the year ($50). For those of you
who don’t know, looks like half our games will be on ESPN3 and
half on ESPN+. ESPN+ has a new feature which allows you to pause
and rewind streams, which is pretty cool.
>
> Good luck SBU!
>
--- End Quote ---
Yup. I have it to. Been using it to watch other FCS football
games all season. Nothing free anymore and going back anf forth
from Watch ESPN to ESPN+ and ESPN3 is confusing and annoying.
Just make it all one now and forget all these different
broadcasts.
#Post#: 23809--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 1: at George Washington 11/6
DIR By: Chairman of the Board
Date: November 2, 2018, 2:56 pm
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wow, so nothing is available anymore on AETV?
i guess for $50 im not going to miss our games... GO SB
#Post#: 23816--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 1: at George Washington 11/6
DIR By: steveoh
Date: November 2, 2018, 5:16 pm
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As always, thank you Checkmate!
#Post#: 23817--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 1: at George Washington 11/6
DIR By: Checkmate
Date: November 2, 2018, 6:22 pm
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Meet the Team night was quick. Pretty vanilla commentary from
the players other than one saying “Wait till you see Jeff.” Is
it Tuesday yet?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
#Post#: 23818--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 1: at George Washington 11/6
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: November 2, 2018, 7:45 pm
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Yeah, no more AETV, and agree that ESPN’s integration of the
free and pay-for stuff is awkward at best.
#Post#: 23827--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 1: at George Washington 11/6
DIR By: ThegreatK
Date: November 3, 2018, 8:29 am
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Checkmate delivers the goods. Spot on analysis. Bring on the
action
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