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HOFSTRA (6-4)
Last Game: St. Bonaventure 73, Hofstra 45 on 12/7/19
Last Game with SBU: Hofstra 71, Stony Brook 64 on 12/19/18. FTs: Hofstra 13-18; SBU 3-3. Latimer team-high 22.
Checkmate Unofficial Line: Hofstra -4
Net Ranking: TBD
KenPom RPI: Stony Brook 171, Hofstra 147
KenPom Prediction: Hofstra 74, Stony Brook 69
Olaniyi 1,000 Point Watch: 828
Listen/Watch:
TV: https://www.flosports.tv/caa/?utm_campaign=2019caa&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=participatingschool&utm_content=participatingschool&utm_term=stonybrook&rtid=&coverage_id=
Radio: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/hofstra/
Notables:
5-11/160 sr G Desure Buie 16.4 ppg, 5.8 apg, 2.6 spg, .912 FT%, .375 3-pt FG%
6-5/195 sr G Eli Pemberton 16.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.3 spg, .800 FT%
6-2/175 jr G Jalen Ray 12.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.4 spg, .818 FT%, .409 3-pt FG%
6-5/205 jr G Tareq Coburn 11.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg, .871 FT%, .358 3-pt FG%
6-7/240 so F Isaac Kante 9.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg, .613 FG%

We haven't beaten Hofstra since Warney left, and it feels like we have the horses to do it this year.

You may look at Hofstra's 28-point loss at St. Bonaventure and think they're ripe for us, but they played in a sold-out arena that is known in the A-10 as being difficult to play in. And after the game, Mihalivich didn't talk about missed shots, defensive breakdowns, turnovers, any of that. He talked about effort, attitude, toughness. I'm guessing he had their undivided attention afterward and in practice leading up to this one.

We have to keep these guys off the line. This is one of those teams that makes more free throws than their opponents attempt – Hofstra's 168-219; opponents just 103-146. That's +6.5 points from the line every game. Massive. And we've seen this year after year. As you see above, we made just THREE free throws in our last game with them. Over our three-game skid in this series, we've been outscored 50-22 from the stripe.

But it should also be noted that ... wait for it ... we shoot more free throws than our opponents attempt too! We actually foul less! While we haven't made as many as Hofstra has, we've given up fewer trips to the line.

I think we're really starting to see the benefits of having Otchere and/or Gueye out there at all times. For Brown, you saw guys passing out of the paint, even if O/G were nowhere near them. Our guards can really press up knowing that the twin towers are back there. All told, we're in the top 50 nationwide in FG% defense at .382 and tied for 27th in blocks per game (5.3).

Somebody mentioned Latimer in the Brown thread. In the second half, my son said it was "one of his worst games" just basing his opinion on the point total. But it was him who drew Anderson defensively, and as far as his offensive production, the best part about this team is that he CAN be one of our top scorers but he doesn't NEED to be. He doesn't NEED to play 32 minutes a game like he did a year ago because we have TPP, a reliable PG in Mac, hopefully TSM soon, Otchere on the floor a little more, Gueye and Ochefu to spell them. Geno is really utilizing the entire roster.

For Hofstra, I love Buie's game. He's just that squirt who keeps the ball alive with his dribble, can knife through defenders out front to finish at the rim with either hand, to knock down a mid-range jumper, and shoots it well enough where you can't simply lay off him. And he's going to bounce off people and get to the line, where he's lethal. Just ask UCLA, who watched him go 13 for 13 en route to 29 points in Hofstra's win. It's good to see him shine with ball-dominant JWF off to greener pastures. Defensively he's a gnat as well. We'll have to be careful with the ball, including the bigs underneath.

Miles’ offensive struggles I feel actually havent been getting much attention and it’s lucky for him that everyone else balling out has overshadowed his decline. Defensively he’s still fine but he’s shooting 34 percent this season. Foreman has overtaken him as the long ball threat in the offense.

agreed that while latimer's production may be down a bit- he's valuable out there.  it's just that his role is less of a 2/SG this year, with so many others shooting (4man, mo, garcia).  he's already proven he can bring the ball up and even penetrate, and he certainly stretches a defense.

in other news- the SNY interview revealed that we are ranked not great in shooting %.  something like 225. 

is the flosports link not working for anyone?

edit.  it's tomorrow!

thanks.  this works out, so now i can watch the giants lose, perhaps with manning starting!

https://twitter.com/StonyBrookMBB/status/1203679120326045697

I've added the Hofstra radio link in case people don't want to fork over money to watch the game. It's disappointing to have to pay for a stream and to have no SBU radio.

I've added the Hofstra radio link in case people don't want to fork over money to watch the game. It's disappointing to have to pay for a stream and to have no SBU radio.

Total bullshit fans have to pay money to watch a game that is being streamed through the school site.