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do i have to say it this time or is someone else going to bring it up

SB plays with tremendous effort, but they are incapable of creating good looks on offense. Everything is either a contested layup in traffic or a three (and I'm sorry SB is not a good three point shooting team...check their numbers in conference play.) That said, it's the equivalent of hitting on 15 in blackjack...you may have your brief runs but it's unsustainable.

Good observation 1991  those 3s are on the coach  he pushes them to shoot the long ball .

Geno Ford is not a good coach, sorry to say.

Quote from: SaltySeawolf on March 10, 2020, 09:01:34 pm

Gotta look at it with the cup half full.  We bring back this entire group next year!

We brought a bunch of guys back this year and it didn't seem to do us much good.

Next year, if Ford delivers anything less than winning the America East and making the NCAA Tournament he needs to be fired on the spot immediately. We ought to be the overwhelming favorites next year.

Geno Ford sucks. He blew this game. How can 2 teams shoot over 50% from the 3s

Gotta look at it with the cup half full.  We bring back this entire group next year!

Hopefully for his sake, Garcia won't come back. And even with Garcia they are an offensively challenged team.

My end of season suggestions...much less time in the weight room and much more time working on ball handling, passing and receiving passes.

Also I agree with an earlier post, this team doesn't deserve a post season tournament, even a minor one. Really only two good wins all year.

Disappointing loss after we stormed back. Had the lead with 3 minutes left and couldn’t close out. Our defense was solid: gotta give credit to the Hartford kids who hit the 3’s (Marx in particular). Geno should have worked the ball to Mo and Garcia very time down. We are definitely offensively challenged. I hope Garcia returns and doesn’t get any ideas of transferring. Gallagher handed it to us on a silver platter with his T, but we couldn’t put them away. We took out Ellison and still couldn’t win.

well here are some season ending (do we get a post-season invitation?) thoughts...

-it's better than the first round bingo loss (right?)

-we simply don't pass the ball (14-5 assists?  that's consistent with the entire season)

-what good are all these 20 win seasons if we almost never win in the tournament


otherwise:

-vermont wins, but BC gave a fight

-certainly a lot of charging calls tonight; gueye played well, latimer on d, garcia decent all around; lots of steals tonight

-we never talk about it but i think pav/wincott are very good at broadcasting

-checkie, as always, your content is so good i'd pay for it

GO SB

Some additional thoughts to your thoughts:

- Yes, better than the first round loss last year, but a win tonight would have made it a successful season, with a winnable game at Vermont.  Failure to take advantage of the #2 seed, makes it just an OK season at 20-13;

- Our offense is really stagnant.  Lots of hanging around and dribbling around the perimeter.  Few pick-and-rolls and driving to the hole, although we had a flurry in the 2nd half, where we were attacking the basket;

- Yeah, we never win the tournament (except for '16), and IMO, this league has gotten stronger and has more parity.  Unfortunately, we live in the age of Grad Transfers (call it College free agency), and I think we need to dip in this market a bit to compete.  Look at Hartford, they graduated 5 seniors last year, and they are going to the finals, on the backs of Ellison and Carter;

- I was at the game tonight, but Pav/Wincott do an awesome job all season IMO;

- Special shut-out to our man Checkmate, who always keeps us plugged in on game day, with his great analysis.  We better not lose Checkmate to a "grad transfer"

- I thought the refs sucked tonight, to be honest, and it went both ways.  Don't think they decided the game, but very uneven officiating;

- Lots of Geno boo-birds tonight.  Didn't coach his best game; didn't switch on the picks that gave Hartford a lot of open 3 looks.  Overall, I think he did an admirable job this season.  He's brutally honest which I like, and I think he's good for team chemistry.  I'd like to see him develop a better offensive strategy, and pound the rock more.  Hopefully, he can work on this for next season;

- With the addition of Policelli, and hopefully (!) retaining Garcia (who has NY roots), we can come back stronger next year.  I'd like us to pick up a "free agent" or 2 off the portal as well, possibly displacing a few of the guys at the very end of the bench.  Scholarships are guaranteed beyond 1 year, right?

- My final thought is that with Coronavirus causing the Ivy League to cancel their tournament, I'm thinking tournaments like the CIT and CBI (if I have the acronyms right) may never even get off the ground.  These tournaments usually don't make money for the hosting teams to begin with, so I think the virus may be the deathknell for these tournaments this year.

Looking past the postseason to 2020-21 ... does Christie return? Does Garcia? Does Foreman? My guess, with no inside knowledge at all, is no, no, yes. Never know with Chef and Mac either. There's pretty much no path to additional playing time.

Hear are my thoughts:

- Christie will transfer or be cut;

- I hope you are wrong about Garcia.  He's not a Yeboah, but could probably play in the A10 with some decent minutes (maybe 10-20 a night, not 30+ he's getting here).  He was recruited by Pikiell, so there is always the chance that he gets poached by Rutgers, but I can't see him getting the more than 10 minutes per game there.  In any event, let the Garcia watch begin;

- Where is Foreman going to be given the keys to the kingdom, like he has at Stony Brook.  Not sure he can transfer again as a Grad student (prob can), but I fully expect he'll be back;

- Chef and Mac will be Seniors; they will both be back, and would need to sit a year on a transfer;

- Jeff can't be happy with his declining minutes, but as a Senior, he'd have to sit out a year on a transfer.  He'll be back IMO;

- I think TPP is possible flight risk.  IMO, he has terrible body language with the Coach, and if everyone is back, his minutes will be squeezed.  I could see him looking to transfer;

Quote from: Checkmate on March 10, 2020, 10:25:28 pm

Looking past the postseason to 2020-21 ... does Christie return? Does Garcia? Does Foreman? My guess, with no inside knowledge at all, is no, no, yes. Never know with Chef and Mac either. There's pretty much no path to additional playing time.

Hear are my thoughts:

- Christie will transfer or be cut;

- I hope you are wrong about Garcia.  He's not a Yeboah, but could probably play in the A10 with some decent minutes (maybe 10-20 a night, not 30+ he's getting here).  He was recruited by Pikiell, so there is always the chance that he gets poached by Rutgers, but I can't see him getting the more than 10 minutes per game there.  In any event, let the Garcia watch begin;

- Where is Foreman going to be given the keys to the kingdom, like he has at Stony Brook.  Not sure he can transfer again as a Grad student (prob can), but I fully expect he'll be back;

- Chef and Mac will be Seniors; they will both be back, and would need to sit a year on a transfer;

- Jeff can't be happy with his declining minutes, but as a Senior, he'd have to sit out a year on a transfer.  He'll be back IMO;

- I think TPP is possible flight risk.  IMO, he has terrible body language with the Coach, and if everyone is back, his minutes will be squeezed.  I could see him looking to transfer;

If they stay D-I. Almonacy led SNHU in minutes and Long was at almost 30 a night himself. Think they're looking back?