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LetsGoNova

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  1. Great showing by youir Danes last night. I've got a lot of respect for your team, and I too have a hard time believing you lost to LIU and Wagner. Your team is flat out good, and if they shoot like they did last night, they won't lose many games. And the shooters were making tough, contested 3's, as well, it wasn't like they were wide open looks. Best of luck the rest of the way - the Cuse have started slowly against a couple mid-majors this year, including vs. Cornell in which they were only up 1 at the half (sound familiar?). Give 'em hell.
  2. Chris Charles (who is a legit 7-footer, but weighs about 210) has been starting at center, but Fraser and Marcus Austin have taken the majority of the minutes at the 5. You are correct on the number of players. There are 13 players on the roster, with 4 walk-ons and 1 player out for the year with an injury (Lowry). We'll see on the point total. Without disrespecting you guys, I would be surprised if Albany is the team that breaks out offensively against us.
  3. Dane96 - good points. I expect Albany to be better than UMBC and Monmouth. That said, Fraser and Co HAVE in fact been dominating the paint, albeit on the defensive end only. Our interior D and rebounding have been ferocious, and I see no reason that can't continue.
  4. Hey guys, I'll do almost anything to avoid doing work this week, so I thought I'd pop over here to try to get some info on the Danes in advance of this Wednesday's game. Anyone out there want to give me a quick rundown of your team (overall outlook thus far, who to watch, etc.)? I'll reciprocate below. Also, if any of you have any desire at all to see the game in person, come on down. With the students home for break, there will be at least 1,000 tix available at the door. Villanova has only played 5 games to date, one of the lowest totals in the nation. Much speculation as to the reason for this, the most likely being more opportunity for our oft-injured center, Jason Fraser, to get healthy. Though our opponents thus far haven't been the toughest, defense has been the name of the game. Villanova currently leads the nation in scoring defense and is highly ranked in rebounding margin, blocks, defensive shooting percentage, etc. The defensive scheme often includes a 3/4 court press, falling back into a 1/2 court trap and then an aggressive match-up zone. The strong "D" has helped cover up for what has sometimes been an anemic offense, especially from long distance. The shooting has been absymal in several games, but came around a little in the last game vs. Fordham. Teams have been successful playing zone and forcing the shooters to the hit the 3. However, since 4 starters shot over 30% from long distance last year, this trend may not continue too much longer. In terms of players, Villanova plays a 7-8 man rotation. Main scoring threats are SG Allan Ray, SF/PF Curtis Sumpter, SG/SF Randy Foye, all juniors. The aforementioned Fraser has been gaining strength and confidence after a career of injuries, and has been effective in limited minutes, ranking among the national leaders in blocks. PG is Mike Nardi, who has been effective in distributing the ball and running the offense but has struggled mightily with his shooting. My game prediction: only two teams have scored 50 points vs. 'Nova thus far this year, and I expect that smothering defense to continue. The intensity will probably be a little off right after finals and so close to Christmas, so I'll call it a Villanova win, 62-45.
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