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UA 77 Siena 68 (non-contract thread)


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A couple of thoughts about last night that I didn't want to get mixed in with the contract stuff:

 

-Probably the best we've looked offensively since the Providence game. Hitting shots helped but we were a lot more patient than we've been the past few games.

 

-Singletary shot the ball in mostly off passes instead of off the dribble like he'd been doing. He also was the truth from the line. There was a story about the "Battle of Baltimore" element in today's TU about he and Wright both being from the same city. Wright had a great game also and is a heck of a point guard.

 

-Sam. Like most of the great players we have here, sometimes gets taken for granted and we only notice the mistakes. Not his biggest scoring night but probably his biggest impact. Was patient, didn't force and passed out of situations that weren't available.

 

-Big Game Pete. Did what he does when the lights are shining bright. Extra credit for popping the jersey at the end of the game.

 

-Ray Sanders. There have been times when I've thought CB might sub him out of the starting lineup but I'm glad he's stuck with him. Still way too many turnovers but I think we've only scratched the surface of what he can do.

 

-Dallas was exactly what we need coming off the bench. If he and Wheeler Baker can give us some shooting and solid play we are going to be fun to watch. Also, has Coach Iait taught Baker that running one hander or did he bring it from Minnesota with him? I had flashbacks.

 

Hopefully this was a corner turned last night. We have some long weeks between games where we can hopefully improve incrementally.

 

 

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When coach has a good 5 days or more to prepare his team for a big game he always seems to get the team ready to be competitive. I thought the 2-3 zone was nuts but it seemed to work. When I saw the zone I had flashbacks of Colgate, BU, and Bucknell going nuts on us from deep. But then again if our perimeter defense is suspect playing man, why not go to zone?

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Short game thread. Where is everybody?

 

Ton of guys stepped up. I do find it odd that there is a lot of talk of us controlling the tempo. I would say our D controlled the tempo but our O was aggressive. We did score 14 more than our average. Attacked the press on a number of occasions once they got out of the corner. We rarely were up against the shot clock. Those foul shots weren't by accident. We took it to them. I was shocked at how many Singletary had.

 

Siena's offense is frightening. Just didn't look good at all.

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Short game thread. Where is everybody?

 

Ton of guys stepped up. I do find it odd that there is a lot of talk of us controlling the tempo. I would say our D controlled the tempo but our O was aggressive. We did score 14 more than our average. Attacked the press on a number of occasions once they got out of the corner. We rarely were up against the shot clock. Those foul shots weren't by accident. We took it to them. I was shocked at how many Singletary had.

 

Siena's offense is frightening. Just didn't look good at all.

I told you, when they look bad they are horrid. That was ugly on Saturday, clueless team.

 

I thought Peters gave us a huge life with his size and presence, and Dallas had a career game. How do we get this Dallas every time out?

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Short game thread. Where is everybody?

 

Ton of guys stepped up. I do find it odd that there is a lot of talk of us controlling the tempo. I would say our D controlled the tempo but our O was aggressive. We did score 14 more than our average. Attacked the press on a number of occasions once they got out of the corner. We rarely were up against the shot clock. Those foul shots weren't by accident. We took it to them. I was shocked at how many Singletary had.

 

Siena's offense is frightening. Just didn't look good at all.

I told you, when they look bad they are horrid. That was ugly on Saturday, clueless team.

 

I thought Peters gave us a huge life with his size and presence, and Dallas had a career game. How do we get this Dallas every time out?

 

I think we could see a lot of that Dallas (rebounding, effort) but the shooting may continue to be inconsistent. I hope not as he is a favorite of mine.

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I agree with Click about Peters. He does a lot more out there than what shows up in the stat sheet. Great presence out there under the Saturday night lights.

 

I agree with DP about Sanders. He's got a ton of potential on both ends of the court.

 

I wonder if coach let the team rest for a bit (easier practices) for the 48 hours leading up to the game. The guys had their legs under them Saturday night.

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I'm a big Dallas fan also but he's not really a guy who's going to create his own shot off the dribble on a regular basis. I took his performance in this game as a positive sign for our offense. We moved the ball a lot better and got shooters much better shots than they've taken through the first group of games. If we can get some catch and shoot looks for Dallas and Wheeler Baker coming off the bench we're going to be a much better shooting team than when guys are taking long range shots off the dribble.

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