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Game 15: at Monmouth, 1/5 7pm
By: Checkmate Date: January 3, 2023, 1:02 pm
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MONMOUTH (1-13, 0-1 CAA)
Last Game: UNC Wilmington 68, Monmouth 55 on 12/28/22
Last 10: 1-9
Last Game vs SBU: Stony Brook 51, Monmouth 49 on 11/16/10;
Martin team-high 13 pts, including go-ahead FTs; Joyner
team-high 11 rebs
Checkmate Guess the Line: Stony Brook -4
NET Ranking: Stony Brook 314, Monmouth 356
KenPom Rating: Stony Brook 319, Monmouth 353
KenPom Prediction: Stony Brook 68, Monmouth 67
Watch:
HTML https://www.flohoops.com/events/7982491-2023-stony-brook-vs-monmouth-mens
Listen: N/A
Notables:
6-7/235 jr F Myles Foster 11.9 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.0 spg, .474 FG%
6-5/195 fr G Jack Collins 9.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.0 spg
6-0/160 jr G Myles Ruth 8.6 ppg, 1.2 spg, .400 3-pt FG%, .784
FT%
6-9/230 jr F Klemen Vuga 6.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.0 spg
Monmouth's entry into the CAA has gone about as poorly as it
could have. Bad losses, worse losses and many of them. Of their
defeats, seven were by deficits of 25 or more. Statistically,
they haven't done anything well offensively, ranking fourth to
last in the country in points per game (59.4) and in the bottom
10 in shooting percentage (.391). They've tried to turn it
around with one of the most inexperienced teams in the country
too, having—get this—only a single transfer on the roster.
But it's gotta get better ... I think. Monmouth came in one spot
behind us—one point behind us—in the CAA preseason poll. King
Rice hasn't had too many bad teams down the shore, and
definitely not in the gutter like this. You may recall that, the
same year we made the tournament, Rice had them beating UCLA,
Notre Dame, USC and then-good Georgetown – while turning a blind
eye to their bench choreography (not my thing:
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIy0eLodpls).
Notable numbers:
FG%: Monmouth .392; opponent .500
FT%: Monmouth .623; opponent .708
3-pt%: Monmouth .278; opponent .401
Yeah. They can't score. And it's difficult to win when you have
so few shotmakers. Collins is their only real perimeter threat,
and he has had games with four or five makes from deep. That's
it though. No one else on the team averages one make a night
from behind the arc. By contrast, we have three players who
average two a night, and have had seasons where we've had as
many as five. Foster has the best numbers on the year, but he's
pretty limited, and I think will be even more so with our rim
protection. If anybody was to pop off, I'd guess it's Ruth, who
had 21 in the win over Manhattan and a couple other 16-point
nights.
What they've lacked this year as well is as concerning—cohesion
and, even more so, competitiveness. From what I've read, it
sounds like a theme. Granted, when the losses mount, and they've
been as bad as they've been, I could only imagine it would
damper one's motor.
They'll also be shorthanded as Tahron Allen, who was a key piece
in their lone win, a solid win at Manhattan in early December,
one of the few days they did shoot well.
Bottom line: we have to respect our opponent. We aren't in any
opposition to look down our noses at anybody, especially in
their gym and as they look for a splash win (relatively) in
their new conference. And, oh BTW, KenPom has this is as a pick
'em essentially. No cupcake. I love the direction we're going
though—simplifying the game, getting it into our big, who just
so happens to be a terrific passer. It used to feel like TSM was
our only reliable source of offense, but Pettway's emerged,
Policelli's knocking down shots, and Fitz is a presence inside
and out. The latter is such a pleasant surprise. And he can
knock down FTs. So nice.
LFG.
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Re: Game 15: at Monmouth, 1/5 7pm
By: guest441 Date: January 3, 2023, 1:05 pm
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You do a very good job with these.
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Re: Game 15: at Monmouth, 1/5 7pm
By: Chairman of the Board Date: January 3, 2023, 2:05 pm
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the bench celebration is not my thing either but those were
pretty funny...
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Re: Game 15: at Monmouth, 1/5 7pm
By: ecasadoSBU Date: January 3, 2023, 2:49 pm
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Winnable game. Lets get it!
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Re: Game 15: at Monmouth, 1/5 7pm
By: Checkmate Date: January 3, 2023, 3:23 pm
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[quote author=factorykitten link=topic=979.msg38186#msg38186
date=1672772718]
You do a very good job with these.
[/quote]
Thank you. Not one of my better ones TBH. There's just so little
to say in Monmouth's favor. The offense has not been fluid and
no real individual talent—that I can see—to worry about
erupting. We have had bad teams bite us in the past because of
like Will Darley, Sam Sessoms, that other chucker from
Binghamton whose name escapes me, all of whom could fill it up
on any given night. MU just hasn't been able to muster much.
I know I downplayed +/- ... but here's our +/- to this point,
showing eight of the 12 Division I games. Mostly meaningless. We
all know who our guys are.
-10 Clarke
-11 Heiden
-13 Pettway
-22 Frey
-24 Onyekonwu
-32 Muratori
-44 Policelli
-44 Roberts
-59 Fitzmorris
-60 Stephenson-Moore
-66 Sarvan
#Post#: 38193--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 15: at Monmouth, 1/5 7pm
By: Knicksbu99 Date: January 3, 2023, 4:56 pm
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Good opportunity to grab a win and get towson at home. I wish
that next cbs game was during classes so a lot of students could
come out. If TSM Policelli and Fitz keep doing what they are
doing with the other role guys adding in I like our chances
against most teams. The injury chaos has also forced Geno to
coach and run an offense not just iso ball.
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Re: Game 15: at Monmouth, 1/5 7pm
By: Chairman of the Board Date: January 3, 2023, 8:18 pm
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[quote] The injury chaos has also forced Geno to coach and run
an offense not just iso ball.[/quote]
there it is. turning a negative into a positive. well said!
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Re: Game 15: at Monmouth, 1/5 7pm
By: Accelerator Date: January 3, 2023, 8:20 pm
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God Monmouth is terrible. I never understood what they brought
to the table and I understand it even less now.
Still, I don't want this to be a trap game. Yeah we just won on
the road but we have to do it again and not get too cocky about
facing a terrible team.
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Re: Game 15: at Monmouth, 1/5 7pm
By: sbu1991 Date: January 3, 2023, 8:42 pm
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[quote author=Chairman of the Board
link=topic=979.msg38194#msg38194 date=1672798703]
[quote] The injury chaos has also forced Geno to coach and run
an offense not just iso ball.[/quote]
there it is. turning a negative into a positive. well said!
[/quote]
I have no complaints with Geno this year. From what I've seen
the offense seems disciplined with good ball movement and fewer
wasted possessions and rushed shots.
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Re: Game 15: at Monmouth, 1/5 7pm
By: nyrfan1013 Date: January 4, 2023, 10:58 pm
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Spread opening at stony brook -1
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