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Re: Game 9: vs. Manhattan 12/2, 7pm
DIR By: Chairman of the Board
Date: December 3, 2019, 9:48 am
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one disconcerting stretch was at the end- the full court press
got to us with 2min left. twice.
i could look at this as- we barely turned over the ball for
38min, with the press. so all they got was 2 TOs late in the
game against our bench.
however, the way i saw it, it was two guards down low, and all
of our forwards downcourt. where's the help! i know, it was
late in the game and we were probably gassed... either way,
great game boys.
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Re: Game 9: vs. Manhattan 12/2, 7pm
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: December 3, 2019, 10:09 am
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--- Quote from: Chairman of the Board link ---
>
> one disconcerting stretch was at the end- the full court press
got to us with 2min left. twice.
>
> i could look at this as- we barely turned over the ball for
38min, with the press. so all they got was 2 TOs late in the
game against our bench.
>
> however, the way i saw it, it was two guards down low, and all
of our forwards downcourt. where's the help! i know, it was
late in the game and we were probably gassed... either way,
great game boys.
>
--- End Quote ---
Of the 3 bad TO's I recall, no way Garcia should be bringing the
ball up from backcourt...EVER. Mac is usually very good with
protecting the ball, and had his pocket picked twice - I
attribute those to lack of concentration by him, with a big lead
in hand. So impressed with how Makale, Elijah, Miles, and to a
lesser extent, TPP, broke the press with ease throughout the
game though. Remember how worried many of us were about the PG
position going into this season?
P.S. Makale threw that ball away once, right after a TO. Total
anamoly, IMO.
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Re: Game 9: vs. Manhattan 12/2, 7pm
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: December 3, 2019, 12:38 pm
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For you non-Newsday subscribers:
Elijah Olaniyi, Andrew Garcia, Jeff Otchere help Stony Brook top
Manhattan
By Brian Heyman
Special to Newsday
Updated December 2, 2019 10:58 PM
Geno Ford had a job for his 6-11 junior center, Jeff Otchere, on
Monday night when Stony Brook met Manhattan at Island Federal
Arena: Don’t let Pauly Paulicap go off like the 6-8 forward from
Elmont did last season when he scored 24.
“Jeff was challenged, which happens,” Ford said. “Good players
accept challenges and want challenges.”
Paulicap shot just 3-for-10 and finished with eight points. The
Seawolves held the Jaspers to 28.8-percent shooting overall and
received 16 points and nine rebounds from Andrew Garcia and 16
points from Elijah Olaniyi on the way to a 65-47 win.
“Maybe (Paulicap) was a little off, but I thought Jeff was
excellent with positioning, not fouling, and being straight up
and shot challenging,” Ford said. “I thought he was as elite as
he’s been in any game.”
Otchere also contributed nine points and 10 rebounds for the
Seawolves, who were playing their first game in the comfort of
home in three weeks. They had won four of five elsewhere. So
they have taken six of their last seven to improve to 6-3.
“We have five guys that are a little explosive offensively and
Jeff has gotten himself going, had two straight basically
double-doubles, and Jeff defensively triggers everything for
us,” Ford said. “So if we can continue to have the chemistry
that we’ve had and not get consumed with touches, shots,
minutes, any of that stuff, this team can be really, really
good.”
Otchere was averaging just 3.9 points over 39 games in his Stony
Brook career that dates to last season before scoring nine in
each of the last two.
“I feel like I’m getting my groove,” Otchere said.
The game was tied at 11. Garcia proceeded to hit a one-hander in
the lane. A 12-1 run was in motion, giving the Seawolves a 23-12
lead.
The press-oriented Jaspers (3-3) went on a 6-0 run. Then Garcia
went on a 6-0 run, making it an 11-point game again.
“Coach kind of brought me in at the beginning of the season and
asked me my role,” said Garcia, a 6-5 redshirt junior forward,
who was the America East Sixth Man of the Year last season and
is now a starter. “I said, ‘Just to be everything: Defense,
offense, rebound, steal’ — any (way) I could help the team.”
Paulicap, a senior who swatted away two shots to become the
fifth Jaspers player with 100 career blocks, had a three-point
play to chip it to 29-21.
But Stony Brook opened up the cushion to 37-22 at the
intermission and led by 30 before Manhattan scored the final 12
points.
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