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Game 21: at William & Mary, 1/26 7pm
By: Checkmate Date: January 24, 2023, 7:42 pm
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WILLIAM & MARY (8-13, 3-5 CAA)
Last Game: UNC A&T 90, William & Mary 86 on 1/21/23
Last 10: 4-6
Last Game vs SBU: First-ever meeting
Checkmate Guess the Line: William & Mary -6
NET Ranking: William & Mary 299, Stony Brook 326
KenPom Rating: William & Mary 310, Stony Brook 328
KenPom Prediction: William & Mary 68, Stony Brook 63
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Notables:
6-6/215 so G Gabe Dorsey 11.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.0 spg, .438 3-pt
FG%
6-1/170 gr G Anders Nelson 10.7 ppg, 4.6 apg, .408 3-pt FG%
6-9/220 jr F Ben Wight 10.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg, .530 FG%
6-8/220 jr F Noah Collier 9.7 ppg, 8.8 rpg, .494 FG%
6-3/190 gr G Chris Mullins 6.5 ppg, 1.2 spg
We have a couple teams in no man's land in the CAA, and each
sees an opportunity to get a win here.
It's funny how the transfer portal results in seeing names in
different places. Collier was a four-star out of high school who
committed to Pitt when Gueye was there but never really did
anything. A bit of an enigma. When he hit the portal, I wondered
if he'd salivate at the minutes he'd find here, but instead he
went to Williamsburg, where he's found a home. His bulk and
toughness is just what this team needed, and in turn, it's an
opportunity that he needed. Collier leads the team in minutes,
and is coming off career highs in points (22) and rebounds (16)
against A&T. Maybe the rankings out of high school were off, but
he'll have a good career at W&M and go get paid someplace.
W&M's guard play is ... decent. Nelson starred at D-III St.
Thomas – and then when they moved up to the D-I level – before
taking the reins at W&M. He plays (and looks) like a European
point guard to me – head always up, good shooter, liability
defensively. Dorsey has limitless range, and has hit four or
more threes in seven contests this season, including games with
six and five in the last two. He kind of floats around the arc
looking for an opportunity, and just when you say "he can't
possibly shoot from there" he will. He's shooting almost 44
percent from deep, and this is after going 2 for 27 from three
in his lone season at Vanderbilt – he was another four star out
of HS. I'm curious if he has another dimension to his game, but
31 two-point attempts in 21 games suggests otherwise.
They've had uneven results this year, but you can't help but
notice some notable victories – home wins over a good Radford
team, then Richmond, and most recently UNCW. In the latter game,
they gave up 41 free throw attempts but still prevailed. It's a
welcome change for a team that finished 5-27 a year ago, even if
the improvement won't likely result in a long sought-after first
NCAA Tournament berth. Of the schools who played Division I
basketball when classification began in the late 1940s, only
W&M, The Citadel, Army and St. Francis Brooklyn have never made
the tournament. There are 45 o-fers overall.
This is a game where I think we can see Onyekonwu shine. He was
really assertive against UNCW, and the guards he'll face on
Thursday do not compare defensively, nor will the protection at
the rim. The block disparity is staggering – 41 in favor of W&M,
115 against. Even with Collier, the Tribe is flimsy up front,
and teams will go right at them. They've given up 90 points in
the paint in the last two games, which includes a 27-point
annihilation at Delaware last week. A&T relentlessly went
inside, whether via the pass or with Woods invading and
distributing, on their way to 50 paint points. For perspective,
the most we've given up this year is 32 and that was at Florida
in the opener.
Back to TO: As I said in the UNCW thread, I see no reason why he
[s]shouldn't get[/s] doesn't deserve 28-plus minutes a game from
here on out. He has been excellent the last few games and is
without question our most sure-handed guard. He has 15 assists
and eight turnovers in 134 minutes in conference play. Roberts
is 10 and 10 in 176 minutes, and aside from his 15-point day
against Monmouth, just six points in that span. It's time to
hand over the keys IMO.
With this one, I immediately think TSM is the best player on the
floor, certainly the best athlete. I just love how he can
elevate over his defender to get his shot off. He's hitting
better than 49 percent of his twos, and a nice number of them
are from the mid-range, a lost art. I'm in favor of him taking
it to the basket and deciding on whether to pull up or get all
the way to the rim.
TSM minutes update: He's second in the country at 37.6. The top
three play in the state of New York – Daryl Banks III (St.
Bonaventure) and Aaron Estrada (Hofstra) being the other two.
I don't know if we win this game – I'd like to think we will,
and I feel like we can – but I at least think it's close. I've
been happy with the fight we've shown the whole year, whether it
was due to a personnel shortage or just within a game. This
one's very much there for the taking.
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Re: Game 21: at William & Mary, 1/26 7pm
By: Chairman of the Board Date: January 25, 2023, 11:42 am
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Stony Brook men’s basketball suffers winless weekend at home
HTML https://www.sbstatesman.com/2023/01/24/stony-brook-mens-basketball-suffers-winless-weekend-at-home/
[quote]“We went zone and they banged three [three-pointers] in a
row,” head coach Geno Ford said in a postgame press conference.
“The reason we went zone is because we could not guard them in
man. That was the game. Once [the deficit] gets to 15, you are
really throwing Hail Marys at that point.”
“I was just in my spots,” Policelli said. “I kind of had the hot
hand, so we did a good job of getting me in my spots. Sometimes
you just get in a zone and you just keep on hooping until they
prove they can stop it.”
Both Stony Brook and UNC Wilmington played a sloppy,
back-and-forth first half full of turnovers and poor shot
selection. The Seawolves shot only 32% as a team and 21.4% from
deep, while the Seahawks shot just 37.0% and hit just one
three-pointer.
UNCW took that lead into halftime after Stony Brook missed three
straight three-point attempts.
The potent Seahawk defense that ranks second in the CAA
smothered the Seawolves all day, taking away the paint and
forcing Stony Brook to turn to jump shooting. They were unable
to make the adjustment, shooting just 5-of-22 from deep.
“We couldn’t make an entry pass to the wing,” Ford said.
“They’re excellent at it. That’s our biggest weakness
offensively is being able to get organized and make entry passes
and get offense going.”[/quote]
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Re: Game 21: at William & Mary, 1/26 7pm
By: Knicksbu99 Date: January 26, 2023, 6:29 pm
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Whats amazing to me is last 2 games lost because can’t guard the
three. First half of this game 8/9 from three. Sorry geno but
that ain’t luck.
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Re: Game 21: at William & Mary, 1/26 7pm
By: sbu1991 Date: January 26, 2023, 6:37 pm
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[quote author=Knicksbu99 link=topic=987.msg38539#msg38539
date=1674779387]
Whats amazing to me is last 2 games lost because can’t guard the
three. First half of this game 8/9 from three. Sorry geno but
that ain’t luck.
[/quote]
Lots of open three's.
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Re: Game 21: at William & Mary, 1/26 7pm
By: Checkmate Date: January 26, 2023, 6:57 pm
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I wonder if we’ve ever been outscored by 27 from the three point
line in one half.
What’s worse is they are killing us inside. Meanwhile, it feels
like the only offense we’re getting is from the mid range —
CONTESTED twos — which just isn’t a winning formula.
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Re: Game 21: at William & Mary, 1/26 7pm
By: Hammertime Date: January 26, 2023, 7:01 pm
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SH needs to give Geno Ford a contract extension and a raise for
his exceptional job coaching this year… Bravo, Bravo..
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Re: Game 21: at William & Mary, 1/26 7pm
By: sbu1991 Date: January 26, 2023, 7:03 pm
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Let's start the half having Sarvan take a three. Brilliant
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Re: Game 21: at William & Mary, 1/26 7pm
By: Checkmate Date: January 26, 2023, 7:07 pm
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Lone hope: W&M shot the hell out of it in the first half and it
can’t possibly continue.
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Re: Game 21: at William & Mary, 1/26 7pm
By: Checkmate Date: January 26, 2023, 7:15 pm
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Free throws for the next 14:40. Ain’t coming back with that.
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Re: Game 21: at William & Mary, 1/26 7pm
By: sbu1991 Date: January 26, 2023, 7:19 pm
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Somehow this game feels winnable...
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