godanesgo99

I said he would have helped this team immensely, and depending on who graduates, who leaves, and who returns, there should be a space for him here if he decided to come home. He might not be an all-conference player anymore, but I'm not sure how much better we could hope to get in the portal.

Not sure he was a role player. Before December he was getting his feet and health back. He played over 30 minutes a game from 12/11 on, having 40 or more minutes played 3 times.

He shot 36.5% from deep for the season, and averaged over 10pts per game, while not getting much time the first 7 games. He scored 20+ five times, including 32 against Kent State. No his team wasn't great, but the MAC is a FBS league.

No he wasn't what we thought he could be after his freshman year, but if he is healthy you can't tell me that his scoring ability wouldn't have really helped this team and it's shooting woes.

I'd welcome him back in a second if coming home (basketball wise) was something that interested him. 

Only 6 entries this year?

Looking good. Up 10 late in the 3rd quarter. Team looks poised and confident. Need to keep scoring and push. I know they have been defensively focused all year, but teams trying to hold a lead instead of building it bigger tends to make the game closer than it should be.

Horton started slow and it gave many fans fits, but I supported him for most the early season, and when my confidence finally faded, he turned it around.

I'd 100% welcome him back and encourage him to stay. The biggest problem I saw with his game was the tendency to get away from the team game and try to play Hero Ball down the stretch of games when we were behind. It worked once or twice, but killed the team down the stretch run. I think that was more a function of the lack of scoring from the rest of the team and potentially a failure of coaching more than anything. Either he was instructed to do it, or had to despite what he was told to do. 

Either way, adding firepower through recruiting combined with the improvement of Neely/Reddish/Little and improved health of Amica/Drumgoole/Schafer and I don't think he will have to be the hero any more.

I hope he returns. 

If DK and staff are as good of recruiters as the general consensus agrees, these next few months are going to be huge. A full year of scouting, running the program, and recruiting on the books now. Time to grab the pen!

3 definite spots to fill, plus the potential of Cerruti not applying for or receiving a waiver making 4 spots. One taken by Beagle already.

Horton and Doles both have a year left but both could go.

So 2-5 total spots to fill (after Beagle's signing) plus spots for any other player that decides to test the transfer market. No obvious other candidates that I can see except Maybe Hutcheson? Looks like he has 2 years of eligibility left with the COVID addition, but I heard he might be able to graduate? I could see him trying to finish up closer to home. 

If it were me, I'd focus on a REAL 5 first. They are so hard to come by at our level and have one that can make one of the all-conference teams as a true 5 can push a team to the top. There are reported offers out to Danny Wolf. Adding him or someone like him to Beagle would solidify the front court and be amazing at this level.

Haven't been able to watch much as ESPN keeps freezing on me during practice I'm coaching, but it would see that 15% from the floor including 11% for 3 is a recipe for a blowout loss even if they play incredible defense.

Ryan Davis repeats as POY

Horton wins Defensive Player of the Year

Neely wins Rookie of the year

Horton all-conference Second Team

Cerutti all-conference Third Team

Neely and Reddish on the All-Rookie Team

https://americaeast.com/news/2022/3/4/mens-basketball-davis-repeat-player-of-year-selection-highlights-2021-22-mens-aehoops-honors.aspx

It's always Hartford. The ghost of Pancake.

16 minutes ago, UA'08 said:

Also true. Honestly this team may have been better off not having a home game anyway 

Well the team went from a shot at a #2 seed to not even getting a home game by losing to a SBU team that had half it's team quit on them and a Hartford team that had 3 of it's 4 best players out with injuries.

Was great to see Perry get another shot, and maybe he plays well in the playoffs but I think he hurt the team tonight. At 100% he is the best player on the team. At 90% he is a starter, at 80% he deserves a lot of PT, at 70% he is a solid role player. He was probably at 50% tonight, at best, as demonstrated by his tentative first step and the missed dunk on a break away. Love his heart, glad he came back, not sure he was ready for the amount of time he was on the floor tonight.

Was a fun season, excited to see what happens in the off-season with recruiting. High hopes but low expectations for the AE playoffs.

21 minutes ago, Clickclack said:

Really don't like how DK coached himself out of momentum...went way to long with ineffective Reddish and Newman. I know guys need rest but you can't have those two on the court for to long...

Umm there were subs sitting on the sidelines for almost 6 minutes. From the under 12 timeout till about the 6 minute mark. Refs swallowed their whistles.  

So did these refs forget how to blow a whistle? Not saying they are biased either way, just that they aren't calling anything. From flops to travels to blatant fouls on both sides. It's gonna get dangerous if they don't start calling stuff. 

Dre Perry in uniform? Very nice.

Has anyone done the playoff scenario breakdowns? What this game could mean from a seeding perspective? I know it is going to be a wild couple of days with so many teams in the middle. Last time I looked only UVM, SBU, and Maine knew what they were going to be doing and where they were going after the last regular season game.

Maine and SBU will have the off-season to prepare for next year, and UVM is the #1 seed. That is all I know for sure. 

On 2/24/2022 at 2:22 AM, godanesgo99 said:

SBU will be up for this game. Their season doesn't matter. Several players have left the team. They are losing games they shouldn't. Their energy is low. But they can still get up to play their best vs. UA. 

Important game. If the team can finish 2/3 they are in a much better matchup than the likely 4/5 game.

Well I knew SBU would still find a way to have energy in a rivalry game. What I can't figure out is our team wasn't able to find it. A win here gave them a legitimate shot at the #2 seed and a shot at hosting the league championship game if UVM somehow got upset. I think there is a scenario still alive where they don't even get a home game. Very sad 

3 hours ago, dslyank said:

Just curious?? What brook players abandoned ship? And do you know/think they left because of the AmEast tournament snub OR left un-happy with the direction of the team to the caa??  Probably never know; but curious what anyone know/think about these departures..

According to players interviewed the culture under Ford is toxic. It's not the CAA move as much as a team than never came together.

https://www.sbstatesman.com/2022/02/20/top-guards-leave-stony-brook-mens-basketball/

Olyani, shumpert, shumpert, Felix Rodriguez, Jenkins, and rumored to be a few more shortly.

SBU will be up for this game. Their season doesn't matter. Several players have left the team. They are losing games they shouldn't. Their energy is low. But they can still get up to play their best vs. UA. 

Important game. If the team can finish 2/3 they are in a much better matchup than the likely 4/5 game.

I'm sitting in an airport watching bits of the game. Nice to see Cam Reddish in the house to support Aaron.

Always great when your team toughs it out from behind then is able to hold on.

Itsnt Bing the team that Reddish was ejected from earlier in the year? T tonight.

Not sure what it is between these two, but lots of tempers all game.

Quiet tonight for a road game where we are all watching on TV instead of being there live.

From the Gazette story on tonights game... Would be pretty amazing to potentially have him back as a surprise addition for the playoffs.

Near the end of a drill at Tuesday’s practice, De’Vondre Perry — UAlbany’s leading scorer on the season — crashed the glass hard, moving quickly and making plenty of contact with teammate Trey Hutcheson as the two players went for the ball.

In short, Perry looked very much like any other player at the practice . . . which was plenty notable since Perry had surgery for a “minor meniscus tear” in his right knee on Jan. 21, a procedure that was described as a season-ending one.

Before Tuesday’s practice started, Killings said Perry has participated “in some limited 5-on-5 settings.” The coach said there’s been no change to Perry’s status as out for the season.

“You know, we haven’t even thought or talked about [him] coming back during the season,” Killings said. “Just kind of letting him rehab, and it’s good to have his presence here with us.”

2K is probably about right. Place was less than half full, but no where near as empty as I have seen it.

I think 1882 said it perfectly. Verbal commits has him listed as a junior. Could be worse. Could be Carter on Hartford. Isn't he 29 in year 8 of D1 basketball?

A Wednesday night game against Maine isn't gonna draw that much of a crowd no matter how well the team is playing. Hard to get excited for it. I have great seats and a parking pass, couldn't go last night because of a conflict, and I couldn't find anyone to give them to.

I'm not sure I agree that this is a bad team as some have stated in this thread. I think "developing" and prone to errors is a better way to say it. The season of work so far has them rated as the best defense in the league. They probably aren't going to beat UVM this weekend, but they still have a pretty strong shot at hosting a playoff game. That's a lot more than anyone on this board thought they could accomplish if you go back to the threads from November.

Lets look at the positives....

Horton, Doles, and Hutch are all upper classmen that could return for another season (2 for Hutch)

Neely hasnt played as well lately, but he's shown flashes of greatness as evidenced by his ROW awards.

Drumgoole and Amica will both hopefully be healthy for next year. Both are/were touted athletes and potential all-conference type players. Hopefully they don't lose the athleticism as they recover from surgery. 

The reports on Schafer have been glowingly positive in the preseason every year since he has been here, but he just hasn't figured out how to stay healthy. He has 2 years left. Maybe he finally puts it together next season.

Little has definitely looked like a freshman, but something tells me he will look more like the flashes of greatness we have seen a few times than the turnover machine he has been most of the year as he develops.

The walk-ons have shown some skills. Fizulich has earned a scholarship for next season. Ketner has been adequate during his limited time. 

Recruiting still looks strong with Beagle and some great names showing up on VC.

And finally there is Reddish. He still makes too many mistakes to see more than 10-15 minutes a game, and that's a good thing for us UA fans. He's not getting enough time to be a target to transfer up yet, so I'm guessing we get at least another year of him. If he stays for 3 or 4 years we will be lucky. Kid is going to be an absolute monster as he develops. I don't know him at all, but from the brief interaction I had with him and watching him on the court he seems like a great kid, and he is the best athlete we've seen since Wheeler Baker. He's probably more athletic than Baker was. I think Reddish has a much better head too and won't succumb to the same issues Baker did.