mbb 2022 Game #16: 12/31/22 - 12PM vs New Hampshire

[Clickclack]

This program is a worse $iena-stain then Gattuso's crew...dead program walking! 41-18 at the half to a garbage team like UNH. What a disaster DK has been on every imaginable level. 

[dslyank]

35 minutes ago, Clickclack said:

This program is a worse $iena-stain then Gattuso's crew...dead program walking! 41-18 at the half to a garbage team like UNH. What a disaster DK has been on every imaginable level. 

OK; but Gattuso has been a &#036:iena-stain a A LOT longer.

[Clickclack]

Just now, dslyank said:

OK; but Gattuso has been a &#036:iena-stain a A LOT longer.

Probably only because Gattuso has pictures of Benson with a goat and not allowed to get fired. If I'm Dwayne...I'm buying those pics off Gattuso. 

[dslyank]

Total embarrassment today. DK needs to re-evaluate "something".  It may already be too late????????????????????????

 

[dslyank]

3 hours ago, McFan said:

The offensive ineptitude is hard to understand.  These are D1 BB players (at least some of them) and they can’t make layups, mid range, or 3’s!!

+++

[Clickclack]

Well...at least he's sorry! 

 

 

[jimbo]

Enjoying full day #2 in FLA and totally didn’t know there was a game.  When the coach apologizes to attendees you know you didn’t miss much. Ah well. 

[Dane Pound]

3 hours ago, Dane96 said:

Tell me again how our coach knows how to put a TEAM or GAMEPLAN together.  Yes, having Neely out is one thing...but it would not radically change the tide of this team.  Sorry, been watching for two years and see limited strategy and coaching on the fly.  We are VERY similar to St. John's.  Lot's of individual talent and athletes...but is is like food shopping while hungry.  Ya end up with a ribeye, cookies, cake, apples, mustard, and caviar.  All good or fancy things individually, together a disaster unless a master chef knows how to craft something out of it.

 

I don't really agree. Drumgoole and Beagle are good players but there's a drop off after those two. Good opposing coaches are going to find a way to exploit that.

At the beginning of the year I thought this roster looked similar to the ones we had in the early D1 days and we're getting similar results to those years. 

Going into conference play I thought we might be able get some wins against the bottom half of the conference - Bing, NJIT, Maine and UNH. Now, I'm not so sure - Bing looked better against Bryant and NJIT looked better against UML than we did against New Hampshire. Maybe getting Edmead back and healthy will help.

[Clickclack]

10 minutes ago, Dane Pound said:

I don't really agree. Drumgoole and Beagle are good players but there's a drop off after those two. Good opposing coaches are going to find a way to exploit that.

At the beginning of the year I thought this roster looked similar to the ones we had in the early D1 days and we're getting similar results to those years. 

Going into conference play I thought we might be able get some wins against the bottom half of the conference - Bing, NJIT, Maine and UNH. Now, I'm not so sure - Bing looked better against Bryant and NJIT looked better against UML than we did against New Hampshire. Maybe getting Edmead back and healthy will help.

Agreed...there are a few guys here that are half decent...the rest have no business in D1 hoops including the holdovers from the old regime. An issue further aggravated by a coach who has shown himself to be ill prepared to be a head coach at the D1 level. 

[godanesgo99]

Nevermind.

Wrote about what I thought the problem and solution was, why I'm close to giving up, while trying to remain positive. 

Part of my New Years resolution will be to limit my posts commenting on things I'm not qualified to comment on.

Happy New Years #purplefam

May your 2023 be full of W's in whatever you do.

Edited January 1, 2023 by godanesgo99

[Eli]

This program is lol. That is all. Killings has a 38.3% winning percentage at UA.

 

UAlbany Wins																																			
** Albany stats are the left side in each grouping **																																			
Opponent	Type	LOC	ATN	PTS		FGM		FGA		FG%		3PTM		3PTA		3PT%		FTM		FTA		FT%		REB		AST		STL		BLK		TO		FOUL	
Immaculata	OOC	Away	250	74	47	28	17	54	39	51.9%	43.6%	10	3	25	12	40.0%	25.0%	8	10	17	25	47.1%	40.0%	42	20	19	8	11	16	0	4	24	22	23	17
Union		OOC	Home	500	87	75	30	29	60	61	50.0%	47.5%	9	5	24	12	37.5%	41.7%	18	12	24	14	75.0%	85.7%	37	30	17	17	7	4	5	2	12	15	16	18
Presbyterian	OOC	Home	1417	68	65	26	24	61	55	42.6%	43.6%	9	0	20	11	45.0%	0.0%	7	17	15	22	46.7%	77.3%	38	36	11	4	5	6	1	2	11	12	17	21
LI University	OOC	Home	907	76	59	26	23	55	62	47.3%	37.1%	4	3	17	11	23.5%	27.3%	20	10	25	21	80.0%	47.6%	43	33	17	12	9	6	2	4	19	18	20	18
N. Illinois	OOC	Home	506	83	78	30	29	64	54	46.9%	53.7%	12	5	29	17	41.4%	29.4%	11	15	17	21	64.7%	71.4%	38	30	14	14	7	5	1	3	15	16	19	21
																																		
Tot. W			3580	388	324	140	122	294	271	47.6%	45.0%	44	16	115	63	38.3%	25.4%	64	64	98	103	65.3%	62.1%	198	149	78	55	39	37	9	15	81	83	95	95
Avg. W			716.0	77.6	64.8	28.0	24.4	58.8	54.2	47.7%	45.1%	8.8	3.2	23.0	12.6	37.5%	24.7%	12.8	12.8	19.6	20.6	62.7%	64.4%	39.6	29.8	15.6	11.0	7.8	7.4	1.8	3.0	16.2	16.6	19.0	19.0
																																			
UAlbany Losses																																			
** Albany stats are the left side in each grouping **																																			
Opponent	Type	LOC	ATN	PTS		FGM		FGA		FG%		3PTM		3PTA		3PT%		FTM		FTA		FT%		REB		AST		STL		BLK		TO		FOUL	
Towson		OOC	Away	3242	62	67	19	23	53	53	35.8%	43.4%	10	3	31	12	32.3%	25.0%	14	18	18	21	77.8%	85.7%	34	32	14	13	5	6	4	3	15	13	21	16
Siena		OOC	Away	9561	62	75	21	23	54	54	38.9%	42.6%	8	9	22	17	36.4%	52.9%	12	20	18	33	66.7%	60.6%	30	42	7	14	4	4	3	5	12	13	27	18
St. Josephs	OOC	Away	1452	79	99	25	31	60	55	41.7%	56.4%	9	12	27	26	33.3%	46.2%	20	25	29	43	69.0%	58.1%	34	38	12	16	7	10	1	1	12	12	29	27
Austin Peay	OOC	Away	1000	59	74	20	24	48	49	41.7%	49.0%	5	3	22	13	22.7%	23.1%	14	23	21	27	66.7%	85.2%	31	30	12	11	3	2	1	3	15	8	24	18
FL. Atlantic	OOC	Home	1093	56	73	20	29	58	59	34.5%	49.2%	5	8	16	24	31.3%	33.3%	11	7	15	11	73.3%	63.6%	32	42	6	10	6	6	2	3	9	11	15	14
American	OOC	Home	1009	62	88	22	35	50	49	44.0%	71.4%	8	8	19	11	42.1%	72.7%	10	10	15	12	66.7%	83.3%	17	29	8	23	6	9	2	2	10	11	15	13
Umass		OOC	Away	3174	73	87	25	33	62	62	40.3%	53.2%	11	3	32	15	34.4%	20.0%	12	18	20	26	60.0%	69.2%	39	36	14	19	4	12	3	5	17	12	23	19
Providence	OOC	Away	8229	55	93	19	34	67	62	28.4%	54.8%	6	4	30	19	20.0%	21.1%	11	21	13	26	84.6%	80.8%	30	48	8	17	8	7	4	3	15	12	22	12
Loyola Chicago	OOC	Away	3162	56	68	19	24	54	48	35.2%	50.0%	5	6	18	16	27.8%	37.5%	13	14	18	20	72.2%	70.0%	28	38	10	14	5	4	1	7	11	13	18	16
Virginia	OOC	Away	14269	46	66	16	25	52	52	30.8%	48.1%	6	5	27	18	22.2%	27.8%	8	11	11	20	72.7%	55.0%	30	38	9	15	3	4	3	7	10	8	16	9
New Hampshire	AE	Home	1381	51	67	19	24	54	54	35.2%	44.4%	3	10	13	23	23.1%	43.5%	10	9	18	15	55.6%	60.0%	36	37	9	16	8	6	2	5	13	10	13	15
																																			
Tot. L		OOC		46191	610	790	206	281	558	543	36.9%	51.7%	73	61	244	171	29.9%	35.7%	125	167	178	239	70.2%	69.9%	305	373	100	152	51	64	24	39	126	113	210	162
		AE		1381	51	67	19	24	54	54	35.2%	44.4%	3	10	13	23	23.1%	43.5%	10	9	18	15	55.6%	60.0%	36	37	9	16	8	6	2	5	13	10	13	15
																																			
Avg. L		OOC		4619.1	61.0	79.0	20.6	28.1	55.8	54.3	36.9%	51.7%	7.3	6.1	24.4	17.1	29.9%	35.7%	12.5	16.7	17.8	23.9	70.2%	69.9%	30.5	37.3	10.0	15.2	5.1	6.4	2.4	3.9	12.6	11.3	21.0	16.2
		AE		1381.0	51.0	67.0	19.0	24.0	54.0	54.0	35.2%	44.4%	3.0	10.0	13.0	23.0	23.1%	43.5%	10.0	9.0	18.0	15.0	55.6%	60.0%	36.0	37.0	9.0	16.0	8.0	6.0	2.0	5.0	13.0	10.0	13.0	15.0
																																			
Tot. L				47572	661	857	225	305	612	597	36.8%	51.1%	76	71	257	194	29.6%	36.6%	135	176	196	254	68.9%	69.3%	341	410	109	168	59	70	26	44	139	123	223	177
Avg. L				4324.7	60.1	77.9	20.5	27.7	55.6	54.3	36.9%	51.1%	6.9	6.5	23.4	17.6	29.6%	36.6%	12.3	16.0	17.8	23.1	69.6%	70.1%	31.0	37.3	9.9	15.3	5.4	6.4	2.4	4.0	12.6	11.2	20.3	16.1
																																			
Tot. (all)			51152	1049	1181	365	427	906	868	40.3%	49.2%	120	87	372	257	32.3%	33.9%	199	240	294	357	67.7%	67.2%	539	559	187	223	98	107	35	59	220	206	318	272
Avg. (all)			3197.0	65.6	73.8	22.8	26.7	56.6	54.3	40.3%	49.3%	7.5	5.4	23.3	16.1	32.1%	32.9%	12.4	15.0	18.4	22.3	67.4%	68.4%	33.7	34.9	11.7	13.9	6.1	6.7	2.2	3.7	13.8	12.9	19.9	17.0
			LOC	ATN	PTS		FGM		FGA		FG%		3PTM		3PTA		3PT%		FTM		FTA		FT%		REB		AST		STL		BLK		TO		FOUL	

 

[dslyank]

18 hours ago, Dane Pound said:

Drumgoole and Beagle are good players but there's a drop off after those two. Good opposing coaches are going to find a way to exploit that.

Agree 100%.

Plus, IMHO shooting is and has been a major issue {maybe the major issue} with this team and also last year. It was IMHO also an issue the last few years in the Brown era. Not to resurrect a dead horse, but Brown's teams could overcome poor shooting with hard defense and at least some semblance of an offensive strategy and they alway/usually had a time out play in their arsenal to stop a run, or get a few points at a crucial time. DK's teams do not appear to be able to play "D" at all and have no offensive way of overcoming bad shooting [ike attack the boards for instance.]

Now, I am definitely NOT trying to compare an experienced Brown with DK who basically has 1+ years as a head coach. So back to my original point, and that I am just aghast how bad this team shoots the ball from behind the arc, in the paint, and even lay-ups. Sure the other team is going to exploit good outside shooting by pressing out and collapsing in against bigs and a strong inside game. This team seems to have neither and seems to miss TOO many open shots. 

Early in the year someone disputed a poor shooting comment I made, by showing statistically UA was pretty average. I wonder if that is still true, but doubt it. And if  the #s do contradict my opinion that poor shooting is a major issue, I do not think anyone can argue with the fact that UA simply does NOT score enough points. 

 

Edited January 1, 2023 by dslyank

[Clickclack]

4 hours ago, dslyank said:

Agree 100%.

Plus, IMHO shooting is and has been a major issue {maybe the major issue} with this team and also last year. It was IMHO also an issue the last few years in the Brown era. Not to resurrect a dead horse, but Brown's teams could overcome poor shooting with hard defense and at least some semblance of an offensive strategy and they alway/usually had a time out play in their arsenal to stop a run, or get a few points at a crucial time. DK's teams do not appear to be able to play "D" at all and have no offensive way of overcoming bad shooting [ike attack the boards for instance.]

Now, I am definitely NOT trying to compare an experienced Brown with DK who basically has 1+ years as a head coach. So back to my original point, and that I am just aghast how bad this team shoots the ball from behind the arc, in the paint, and even lay-ups. Sure the other team is going to exploit good outside shooting by pressing out and collapsing in against bigs and a strong inside game. This team seems to have neither and seems to miss TOO many open shots. 

Early in the year someone disputed a poor shooting comment I made, by showing statistically UA was pretty average. I wonder if that is still true, but doubt it. And if  the #s do contradict my opinion that poor shooting is a major issue, I do not think anyone can argue with the fact that UA simply does NOT score enough points. 

 

I looked historically, the Effective FG% of this team is by FAR the worst we've ever seen at UA over the last 2 years. Believe it or not last year was even worse...I know...how that is possible is mind-boggling. No idea what DK is doing on that side of the ball. Ranked today 334 in the country so as far as shooting goes, yes, this team is historically bad which is a failure of recruiting a roster that is not talented. They just simply can't shoot, can't finish at the rim...they really can't do anything correctly. If you look across the entire statistical dataset...their offense is ranked 328th in the country, their defense is ranked 320th in the country. While they are shooting 43% from inside the arc they are giving up a whopping 56.4% to the opposing team. 

 

This team is an abject failure...the eye-test is pretty clear but when you look at the statistics it's absolutely mind-blowing how they suck at EVERY facet of the game. It's mind boggling to me especially on the defensive end. Ok, you recruited a roster of kids who can't shoot...but they can't defend a lick. No idea what they do in practice as there is zero improvement and growth. There is no chemistry, no communication.

As I watch them, I wonder where does DK go from here. I honestly believe this roster is irredeemable...he will need to recruit over and run off 75% of this roster, they are small, can't shoot, low IQ, poor leadership from the bench on down. This includes his coaching staff who are all incredibly inexperienced. 

 

Amica, Hutch, Kellog, Patel, Little, Davis, Edmead and Ketner hopefully move on. Jacksons minutes need to get dropped to nothing as he's a fringe rotation player. DK needs to put a sledgehammer to this roster if he still has a job after this season, the lawsuit etc. 

Edited January 1, 2023 by Clickclack

[godanesgo99]

I deleted my post where I spoke about the teams talent but lack of leadership and what I perceive as DKs coaching style (hint: I think he is too nice and not a HC) and how he needs to evolve from assistant to HC, but I think this image speaks volumes and shows why even the most die hards of us are getting ready to throw in the towel. The HVCC gym will probably be way too big for the amount of fans for the upcoming home games.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present the very bottom worst teams in all of D1:

Edited January 1, 2023 by godanesgo99

[godanesgo99]

Still trying to figure out how the team can look worse against New Hampshire than they did against Virginia. Is it possible the team just didn't get up for the game as the follow up to an ACC game?