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       #Post#: 24540--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Game 7: at Norfolk State 11/27
   DIR By: Checkmate
       Date: November 28, 2018, 9:13 am
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       --- Quote from: Chairman of the Board link ---
       >
       > [quote]Edit: One thing that just occurred to me. There have
       been stretches under all coaches up to and including Boals where
       it felt like we had to claw for every bucket. Even with Warney
       out there it happened. Pikiell could recruit and defend but his
       offense made you feel like you were clenching your teeth and the
       wheel in rush hour traffic. Nothing easy. It feels different
       this year. We have some good young athletes. There’s more action
       toward the rim, better ball movement, more open looks, more
       layups. Sure, it’s easy to say that after a win against Norfolk
       State, but in any of the games we won, it has felt easier to get
       hoops. The games have been more enjoyable to watch. I credit the
       entire coaching staff for their gameplan, instilling a certain
       level of effort, and recruiting some real talent here. And a nod
       to Pikiell too. He obviously built this thing up brick by brick
       and his last two holdovers, Yeboah and Garcia, are key pieces.
       --- End Quote ---
       right on- this year the offense is a bit more fluid/effortless.
       we are hitting FTs, taking less 3s, missing less 3s, and getting
       more boards.
       [/quote]
       Some numbers under Boals that are worth looking at ... they're
       all good but look right there at the bottom.
       Three-pointers per game
       2016-17: 23.9 attempts, 7.8 makes, .327 3-pt FG%, 40.7% of all
       shots attempted
       2017-18: 23.6 attempts, 7.8 makes, .329 3-pt FG%; 40.6% of all
       shots attempted
       2018-19: 22.1 attempts, 7.1 makes, .323 3-pt FG%; 36.9% of all
       shots attempted
       Two-pointers per game
       2016-17: 34.8 attempts, 15.9 makes, .457 FG%
       2017-18: 34.7 attempts, 16.6 makes, .478 FG%
       2018-19: 37.7 attempts, 18.4 makes, .489 FG%
       All shots per game
       2016-17: 58.7 attempts, 23.7 makes, .404 FG%
       2017-18: 58.3 attempts, 24.3 makes, .417 FG%
       2018-19: 59.9 attempts, 25.6 makes, .427 FG%
       Now here we go. Pay attention.
       Free throws
       2016-17: 19.3 attempts, 13.9 makes, .722 FT%
       2017-18: 18.9 attempts, 12.4 makes, .657 FT%
       2018-19: 26.0 attempts, 19.7 makes, .758 FT%
       In that one last set of lines, I see better attitude,
       aggressiveness and effort.
       #Post#: 24541--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Game 7: at Norfolk State 11/27
   DIR By: OldSeawolf
       Date: November 28, 2018, 10:03 am
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       --- Quote from: Checkmate link ---
       >
       > [quote author=Chairman of the Board
       link=topic=731.msg24539#msg24539 date=1543415185]
       > [quote]Edit: One thing that just occurred to me. There have
       been stretches under all coaches up to and including Boals where
       it felt like we had to claw for every bucket. Even with Warney
       out there it happened. Pikiell could recruit and defend but his
       offense made you feel like you were clenching your teeth and the
       wheel in rush hour traffic. Nothing easy. It feels different
       this year. We have some good young athletes. There’s more action
       toward the rim, better ball movement, more open looks, more
       layups. Sure, it’s easy to say that after a win against Norfolk
       State, but in any of the games we won, it has felt easier to get
       hoops. The games have been more enjoyable to watch. I credit the
       entire coaching staff for their gameplan, instilling a certain
       level of effort, and recruiting some real talent here. And a nod
       to Pikiell too. He obviously built this thing up brick by brick
       and his last two holdovers, Yeboah and Garcia, are key pieces.
       --- End Quote ---
       right on- this year the offense is a bit more fluid/effortless.
       we are hitting FTs, taking less 3s, missing less 3s, and getting
       more boards.
       [/quote]
       Some numbers under Boals that are worth looking at ... they're
       all good but look right there at the bottom.
       Three-pointers per game
       2016-17: 23.9 attempts, 7.8 makes, .327 3-pt FG%, 40.7% of all
       shots attempted
       2017-18: 23.6 attempts, 7.8 makes, .329 3-pt FG%; 40.6% of all
       shots attempted
       2018-19: 22.1 attempts, 7.1 makes, .323 3-pt FG%; 36.9% of all
       shots attempted
       Two-pointers per game
       2016-17: 34.8 attempts, 15.9 makes, .457 FG%
       2017-18: 34.7 attempts, 16.6 makes, .478 FG%
       2018-19: 37.7 attempts, 18.4 makes, .489 FG%
       All shots per game
       2016-17: 58.7 attempts, 23.7 makes, .404 FG%
       2017-18: 58.3 attempts, 24.3 makes, .417 FG%
       2018-19: 59.9 attempts, 25.6 makes, .427 FG%
       Now here we go. Pay attention.
       Free throws
       2016-17: 19.3 attempts, 13.9 makes, .722 FT%
       2017-18: 18.9 attempts, 12.4 makes, .657 FT%
       2018-19: 26.0 attempts, 19.7 makes, .758 FT%
       In that one last set of lines, I see better attitude,
       aggressiveness and effort.
       [/quote]
       Ecstatic about the FT #'s (attempts and %).  Has been my
       buggaboo with this team for years.  If we can keep up the 75%
       success rate, that's worth an extra couple of wins per year, as
       opposed to losses, of course.  Kudos to the players and coaching
       staff here.
       Although you didn't post it, I'm guessing that our board #'s are
       up as well, particularly on the offensive glass.
       7 games doesn't make a season, but you've gotta love the
       direction of this team thus far.
       P.S. Is it fair to say that the GW comeback set the tone for
       this season in a big way?
       #Post#: 24542--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Game 7: at Norfolk State 11/27
   DIR By: Seawolf97
       Date: November 28, 2018, 10:31 am
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       Guys are stepping up on this team .  Cornish  went on a run last
       night and put up 22 points and Ochefu and Otterre are just
       getting better with each game.  Its like have two Warneys out
       there .
       #Post#: 24543--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Game 7: at Norfolk State 11/27
   DIR By: Hammertime
       Date: November 28, 2018, 10:35 am
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       --- Quote from: Seawolf97 link ---
       >
       > Guys are stepping up on this team .  Cornish  went on a run
       last night and put up 22 points and Ochefu and Otterre are just
       getting better with each game.  Its like have two Warneys out
       there .
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Something all of us would love to have.
       #Post#: 24546--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Game 7: at Norfolk State 11/27
   DIR By: guest282
       Date: November 28, 2018, 12:54 pm
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       Yeboah's baseline reverse layup made ESPN's top ten this
       morning. If someone can find the clip, it's definitely worthy of
       a post here.
       #Post#: 24547--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Game 7: at Norfolk State 11/27
   DIR By: Checkmate
       Date: November 28, 2018, 1:47 pm
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       --- Quote from: avmsbu link ---
       >
       > Yeboah's baseline reverse layup made ESPN's top ten this
       morning. If someone can find the clip, it's definitely worthy of
       a post here.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Here it is ...
  HTML https://twitter.com/StonyBrookMBB/status/1067616145459552256
       #Post#: 24550--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Game 7: at Norfolk State 11/27
   DIR By: NoVA_Seawolf
       Date: November 28, 2018, 2:53 pm
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       --- Quote from: sbufan link ---
       >
       > [quote author=laxnation link=topic=731.msg24537#msg24537
       date=1543394950]
       > Really? Vermont has played Kansas and Louisville, which Stony
       Brook hasn’t played anyone near that caliber.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       and lost. They have wins over BU, Lyndon State, and Yale. Stony
       Brook has wins over South Carolina, URI, GW and hasn't played a
       D1 game at home yet this year. I think they pretty clearly have
       the more impressive resume so far
       [/quote]
       I agree, and ESPN does too. We 188th overall using their own BPI
       system, but have the 35th best strength of record in the country
       so far. Basically we have the 35th best resume in college
       basketball right now (according to ESPN).
  HTML http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bpi/_/view/overview/sort/sorrank/page/2/dir/asc
       We've got several games to go until conference play, but this
       team is going to be fun to watch against other AE rosters.
       #Post#: 24558--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Game 7: at Norfolk State 11/27
   DIR By: laxnation
       Date: November 28, 2018, 8:16 pm
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       --- Quote from: VA_Seawolf link ---
       >
       > [quote author=sbufan link=topic=731.msg24538#msg24538
       date=1543413501]
       > [quote author=laxnation link=topic=731.msg24537#msg24537
       date=1543394950]
       > Really? Vermont has played Kansas and Louisville, which Stony
       Brook hasn’t played anyone near that caliber.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       and lost. They have wins over BU, Lyndon State, and Yale. Stony
       Brook has wins over South Carolina, URI, GW and hasn't played a
       D1 game at home yet this year. I think they pretty clearly have
       the more impressive resume so far
       [/quote]
       I agree, and ESPN does too. We 188th overall using their own BPI
       system, but have the 35th best strength of record in the country
       so far. Basically we have the 35th best resume in college
       basketball right now (according to ESPN).
  HTML http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bpi/_/view/overview/sort/sorrank/page/2/dir/asc
       We've got several games to go until conference play, but this
       team is going to be fun to watch against other AE rosters.
       [/quote]
       Common opponent in George Washington:
       Vermont 69
       GW 53
       SB 77
       GW 74 OT
       #Post#: 24568--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Game 7: at Norfolk State 11/27
   DIR By: Chairman of the Board
       Date: November 29, 2018, 3:26 pm
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       again difficult to rank but nice to see we get some ink: #25
  HTML http://www.collegeinsider.com/mens-mid-major-top-25.php
       
       #Post#: 24574--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Game 7: at Norfolk State 11/27
   DIR By: NoVA_Seawolf
       Date: November 30, 2018, 1:57 am
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       --- Quote from: Chairman of the Board link ---
       >
       > again difficult to rank but nice to see we get some ink: #25
       >
  HTML http://www.collegeinsider.com/mens-mid-major-top-25.php
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       The WCC is looking real strong this year. Could be a four bid
       conference, and the A10 conversely could be a 1 bid conference.
       The MAC gets a second bid if Buffalo doesn't win the conference
       tournament as I don't see them being left out this year. Their
       programs are on the rise.
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