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Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
« on: December 03, 2020, 12:15:43 pm »
FAIRFIELD (0-2)
Last Game: Hartford 66, Fairfield 61 on 12/2/20
Last Game with SBU: First-ever meeting
Checkmate Unofficial Line: Stony Brook -3
NET Ranking: TBD
KenPom Rating: Stony Brook 251, Fairfield 285
KenPom Prediction: Stony Brook 68, Fairfield 64
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Notables:
5-10/175 rjr G Caleb Green 11.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.5 apg
6-4/200 sr G Taj Benning 11.5 ppg, .500 3-pt FG%
6-5/210 sr G Jesus Cruz 9.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.0 spg
6-4/190 fr G Jalen Leach 8.0 ppg, 1.0 spg, .429 3-pt FG%
6-9/200 fr F Supreme Cook 7.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg

Jay Young returns. And you know he wants this one. And they, like us, could really use a W.

I watched the Hartford-Fairfield game on and off, and this feels like one that we should win. They have some decent pieces, but nobody who really jumps off the page. They have guys who can shoot it, but nobody who can really shoot it. This is a team that shot 28 percent on their threes last year, and their top two shooters graduated. Not that we're blessed with all these returnees, but I think we feel like Policelli and Rodriguez have a chance to be threats from three, maybe TSM.

Hartford also was able to drive to the hoop and score because ... yes, Fairfield has a little bit of size, but they're pretty lean inside overall. In particular, Austin Williams of Hartford went hard to the hole and scored frequently. No matter what Gueye does offensively, he's such a presence defensively, and the addition of Sayles inside is helpful too. I think we'll have good energy on the glass too.

That's actually a spot that we're lacking a little bit now – athletes like Olaniyi, Garcia, Yeboah, Latimer, Moor, etc., were replaced by guys with size who aren't necessarily going to take guys off the dribble. I think Rodriguez proved he could, but who are our athletes?Who defends the other team's best player? Is it Diallo? Greene? Habwe, who barely played? What kind of defensive chops do these guys have? I'm curious to see. From my angle, it seemed like Cruz was the toughest guy to check on Fairfield – older, built, and has shown to produce in the high teens and low 20s on occasion.

They might have a nice core group going forward, assuming they all stay (a big assumption). Cook's got a chance to be really good, and they have a kid Zach Crisler who played decent minutes at Rice before transferring closer to home – he'll sit out this year. I don't know what kind of leash Jay has there. It might be a long year – they were projected to finish eighth in the MAAC – but help seems to be on the way with these newcomers.

Worth noting: let's not be looking ahead two games into the season. StJ was a great add, but let's win this game first.

And BTW, how is this the first time that we have ever played Fairfield?

This one feels like a toss-up, but my guess is we eke it out somehow by winning the battle of the boards, a rebound effort from Gueye, and our new players backing up their solid performances in the opener.
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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2020, 12:39:12 pm »
Ford was right when he said that Diallo was the most impressive of the JUCO transfers. 13 points in the first half, but he was absent in the 2nd half - was he just out of the rotation? Wonder if he starts this time around.

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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2020, 01:06:06 pm »
good question.  i tried to watch the replay but SPU doesnt have it.  wondering what i missed! 

checkie- your efforts are always appreciated!  great work.  i bet if i sliced your finger open, it'd come out scarlet.
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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2020, 04:09:15 pm »
Ugly first four minutes. Feels like a game that ends up in the 50s. And it feels like we're Frankenstein – all these different parts from these different places.

Color guy likened Tykei Greene to Russell Westbrook.
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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2020, 04:13:49 pm »
Seems to be a lot of give it to Gueye inside. Which should stop happening because he's not been great.

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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2020, 04:14:21 pm »
Ugly first four minutes. Feels like a game that ends up in the 50s. And it feels like we're Frankenstein – all these different parts from these different places.

Color guy likened Tykei Greene to Russell Westbrook.

😂😂😂😂 Maybe in fantasy land is that comp true

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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2020, 04:16:53 pm »
i like what i see so far from greene (i missed the first half of the SPU game).  we force the ball too much though.  im liking diallo too.  gueye is artic this week.
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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2020, 04:18:45 pm »
This team is very difficult to watch
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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2020, 04:21:09 pm »
Hammer, I was about to say the same thing. 8 minutes in, and I’m totally unimpressed.  I missed the beginning; and talk about why TSM is not playing?  Is he just out of the rotation, injury, punishment?
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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2020, 04:24:16 pm »
Seven points through 10 minutes. This is the height of luxury.

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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2020, 04:28:20 pm »
some good play from habwe in the paint (he does not look 6'6''). 

gueye has 2 fouls already and that might be a good thing for SB. 
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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2020, 04:29:11 pm »
You look on the court and just wonder where in the world the points are going to come from. Sayles was a spare part at Akron, and he feels like the best option here. Not good.
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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2020, 04:32:13 pm »
While he hasn't scored yet today, I'm liking the play of Juan Felix Rodriguez. Looks good cutting to the basket, and he'll be able to kick out to the wing or a cutter. But kicking it to the wing means they'll need someone who can actually shoot from beyond the arc with some consistency.

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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
« Reply #13 on: December 04, 2020, 04:39:01 pm »
well he just provided a spark- maybe.  how are we in this game?!?!?!?!?

i hope dougher took a moment to walk into pritchard and have a good memory.  greene continues to impress with boards. 
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Re: Game 2: vs. Fairfield 12/4, 4pm
« Reply #14 on: December 04, 2020, 04:39:20 pm »
Jaden Sayles today looks off. Not hustling back on defense, not getting in his man's face, not even putting up a hand to contest a shot. Back to back drives on offense, he forced shots, one he bricked and the other he air-balled. Probably just a bad half, or even couple minutes.