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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
DIR By: Chairman of the Board
Date: December 4, 2020, 5:25 pm
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gueye had a bad game stat-wise but his presence late in the game
got FU those shot clock violations. and then gueye CRUSHED it
in OT- blocks, boards, passes, scores. with foul trouble.
what i liked- JFR wanted the ball when we needed a score to tie,
and got it done (a good sign). greene rebounding everything. 7
total swats. our penetration forced 24 fouls. come from behind
gutsy OT win!
the bad- FTs, poor shooting, a missed dunk. no weak hand
shooting is apparent.
GO SB!!!
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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
DIR By: P5hope
Date: December 4, 2020, 5:25 pm
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Lucky to survive but a win is a win wish this team had a pass
first PG
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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: December 4, 2020, 5:41 pm
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Well, we stole one tonight, in an non-impressive game for both
teams. JRod was impressive, but I agree, I'd like to see him
run the offense more. Static O, very limited ball movement, and
we don't have any particular dynamic scorers. Greene played
well, Sayles showed some signs, and Mo had a fire lit under him,
after he committed his 4th foul. If this team is going to win
any games in the AE, the free throwing shooting MUST improve.
Athletically, we are a giant notch (or 2) from last year's team.
Not sure if he was hurt or not feeling well, but Policelli
looks slower than molasses. Hoping if/when TSM gets back, that
we can add some athletic umph to the offense. St. Johns by 30.
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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
DIR By: Chairman of the Board
Date: December 4, 2020, 6:33 pm
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agreed on that- we don't have the athletes we once did and it
shows.
like game 1, at times we were a little out of control with the
ball but that'll come with time.
ok here's what im thinking after only 2 games- half kidding- but
switch greene and the policeman; put greene on wing or down low,
policeman at 2 to shoot. add habwe when we want to play bigger.
maybe even gueye off the bench (whether due to foul trouble,
bad decisions, if he's having a bad night). diallo can be a
nice 6 man for us.
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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: December 4, 2020, 6:43 pm
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--- Quote from: Chairman of the Board link ---
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> agreed on that- we don't have the athletes we once did and it
shows.
>
> like game 1, at times we were a little out of control with the
ball but that'll come with time.
>
> ok here's what im thinking after only 2 games- half kidding-
but switch greene and the policeman; put greene on wing or down
low, policeman at 2 to shoot. add habwe when we want to play
bigger. maybe even gueye off the bench (whether due to foul
trouble, bad decisions, if he's having a bad night). diallo can
be a nice 6 man for us.
>
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I think the Policeman's strength is shooting, so I agree. I was
watching him all night, and he did little to get open for a
shot. Again, maybe (hopefully) just an off night - I barely saw
any of game 1 and his shooting effort there. Mo needs to go to
the hole more like he did late in the game. He can be such a
force; he just has to realize that he doesn't have to be The Man
every time down. Looks like JRod is gonna get 35 a game, and
McKenzie will be backup point. And this team definitely needs
TSM back in the lineup.
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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
DIR By: P5hope
Date: December 4, 2020, 6:54 pm
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The offense as a whole was stagnant I would love to see this
team run to get Mo on the break juan downhill to the rim for
kickouts to policelli and tykei slashing. Sunday they�ll be
forced to do this against a run and gun st johns team
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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
DIR By: Checkmate
Date: December 4, 2020, 7:10 pm
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I completely disagree with anyone who has qualms with JFR
looking for his shot first. This team is not blessed with
offensive weapons, so I want the most gifted guy to take as many
reasonable shots as possible. He had a couple headscratchers �
the three before Policelli's 32 footer comes to mind � but I'm
totally fine with the occasional bad shot. He's the only guy
that St. John's is even remotely worried about. And by the way,
I think JFR is looking for other guys. Five assists ain't bad.
In fact, five a night would lead the conference.
Main takeaway for me is Greene. Just a gutsy night for him. He
had some feel around the rim for a 6-4 guy. It might not work
against teams with actual length, but he might be able to
operate down low in the AE a la Yeboah and Garcia. And what a
job on the glass. Loved the energy from him and Habwe tonight �
both made plays. The team in general showed some pride in that
second half � they looked sort of lost in that first half.
Interesting stat from the first two games: we've shot 58 free
throws to the opponents' 28. That is a chasm. The shooting
percentage (.483) doesn't help, but hopefully we'll get that
number up. St. Peter's and Fairfield are two teams who like to
muck it up so we'll see if this trend continues. We're probably
going to have to win ugly ourselves quite a bit.
Sayles is a very pleasant surprise. I'm glad he got cleared to
play.
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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
DIR By: sbugold
Date: December 5, 2020, 8:37 am
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C'mon you guys!! Someone must have a clue as to what's going on
with TSM!!! Sure could use him about now.
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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
DIR By: guest410
Date: December 5, 2020, 1:14 pm
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--- Quote from: sbugold link ---
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> C'mon you guys!! Someone must have a clue as to what's going
on with TSM!!! Sure could use him about now.
>
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"TIME WILL COME: Tyler Stephenson-Moore did not see action
against Fairfield after logging five minutes against Saint
Peter's. And Ford said that's primarily a product of the team's
depth. Ford called Stephenson-Moore a "10 as a kid and a 10 as a
teammate" and expects his playing time to increase as the season
progresses based on merit, as it did last year."
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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: December 5, 2020, 3:11 pm
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--- Quote from: AirTurn link ---
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> [quote author=sbugold link=topic=865.msg31436#msg31436
date=1607179057]
> C'mon you guys!! Someone must have a clue as to what's going
on with TSM!!! Sure could use him about now.
>
--- End Quote ---
"TIME WILL COME: Tyler Stephenson-Moore did not see action
against Fairfield after logging five minutes against Saint
Peter's. And Ford said that's primarily a product of the team's
depth. Ford called Stephenson-Moore a "10 as a kid and a 10 as a
teammate" and expects his playing time to increase as the season
progresses based on merit, as it did last year."
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Interesting - nice way of saying that he's not in the rotation.
I guess Ford is not worried about making kids happy with playing
time, after last year's defections. He's just gonna play his
best 5 (in his eyes) to give him a chance to win. Kinda
surprised that he's out of the rotation - he brings athleticism
and energy, which the team lacked for much of the Fairfield
game, IMO.
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