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Date Posted: 21:58:23 02/06/03 Thu
Author: JoeStag
Subject: Stags win a close one over Griffs, but we'll take it

We struggled for the first 29 minutes. But here are 2 key sequences that I noted. We are down 5 with 11:30 to go and Delfico comes up big to turn this gaem around:

- Delfico hustles back and rebounds a missed fast break by Mallory
- Delfico hit a runner
- Delfico his a drive and is fouled
- Delfico with a steal on next possession
- Delfico gets rebound and feeds Kudjo who is fouled
- Stags up 2, 49-47

With Stags up 55-52 with 6 minutes to go and Downey just hitting his 4th huge three-pointer.... Kudjo takes charge, when Canisius is also getting hot:

- Kudjo matches Downey's 3 with a 3 of his own
- Kudjo hit another 3 after a Canisius hoop by Ferris
- Kudjo AGAIN matches Downy with a hoop.
- And then after both teams fail to score, Kudjo hits his biggest 2-pointer, to put Stags up 6 with 58 seconds to go. It was a FT Shooting contest from there.

A different Hero each game. And doing it when it counts.

Need a live report from the game.

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[> Re: Stags win a close one over Griffs, but we'll take it -- Menzies, 22:15:40 02/06/03 Thu

Deng Gai needs a big man camp. Two things for the prospective defensive POY. He needs to works on the judgement of which shots would be goaltending, BEFORE he leaps. He pulls his hand back to avoid goaltending but his man is free for the offensive rebound. Practice on the judgement needed. Secondly, on shots he is not going to try to block, develop the ability to contest a shot without swatting at the ball (fouling).

Offense...two hands on the ball in traffic. Saw some encouraging post moves tonight. Need to think about and work on his strengths relative to other post players.

Canisius had a very interesting strategy tonight to combat our numbers and pressure. Dux basically avoiding bringing the ball up and handling it significantly as long as they were in the game. He was saved until about 6 minutes left. TOT, to his credit, countered by putting Goode on him immediately.

canisius made us struggle and work hard. Happy to escape with the win. Niagara will be tougher. We need to be better else we will lose.


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[> [> Re: Stags win a close one over Griffs, but we'll take it -- Stag Guy, 22:43:39 02/06/03 Thu

We are lucky we won this game. We didn't look that good. Niagara matches up like Canisius for us. The only difference is they are healthy and.

We've got to play smarter and stick to our game vs. somebody elses.


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[> [> [> 13 Wins? -- Stagman, 07:58:36 02/07/03 Fri

I thought we were only allowed to win 12 games a year. Two more wins and they are guaranteed a WINNING season.

One thing I have come to realize. Basketball is not a very pretty game anymore. I think we older purists get a bit frustrated when the team flounders, even if they win. We remember the days when the game seemed to be played at a higher level, or at least more intelligently.

I think that is why so many people have enjoyed watching Princeton, Duke and Indiana over the years. They are some of the very few that still play(ed) the game well.

Those days are pretty much gone, so we should probably just be happy anytime the Stags put a "W" on the board, even it it is a turnover-ridden, 37% shooting night. An ugly win is still better than the well-played loss.


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[> [> [> [> Re: 13 Wins? -- JoeStag, 08:44:20 02/07/03 Fri

Stagman, great point on our expectations of the game be played with a more fluid offense..... I don't see that with too many many teams even the real good ones. But I also think that we have a way to go on our offense in gerneral. Kudjo opened the gaem with a 3, and then for the next 28 minutes our 3 guards of Todd, Goode and Kudjo did not make a basket. Where are the days of Joey D and Tony George that could stop -jump and pop from anywhere. You can't win games with your guards not scoring, and you can't look like a fluid offense with output from the guards like that.

But we are very forturnate that Kudjo stepped up and played great, and Delfico had a spurt that turned the game to our advantage.

However, I must say that I am very impressed with the way this team plays good "D" and hard for 40 minutes. They gutted this game out, and thats what this team has been about and it is so refreshing to see that. IMO, good teams still win games when they don't play well offensively..... thats what we have been doing and the players and coaches should be proud of that.

In a 27 game schedule in trhe MAAC, I think a good team win 9 games comfortably, and also wins 9 games that they dont play well, but have gutted it out, have the "D", experience, coaching, or the clutch players that can make a play. Thats 18 wins, whicj I think is a reasonable expectation of a good program. Now if add some offensive talent to that (like a Desantis, George, Flores), then you can start talking about winning 20 games.


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[> Re: Stags win a close one over Griffs, but we'll take it -- Maacman, 22:39:59 02/06/03 Thu

We got lucky. If Canisius had anybody healthy on their bench besides Ferris we would have lost this game.

We will need to play better if we want to beat Manhattan in March


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[> [> Re: Stags win a close one over Griffs, but we'll take it -- Running Man, 09:00:39 02/07/03 Fri

What I noticed about the first half was that Canisius scored inside consistently. Spruill, the Griffs massive inside presence, repeatedly went to the hoop against Gai and scored. His bulk allowed him to get to the basket and prevented Gai from blocking his shots. The Canisius strategy clearly was to go inside as only two baskets off of jump shots were forthcoming during the first half.

I agree with the above posters that we could very well have lost this game. Canisius is a dreadful outside shooting team and the inability of its shooters to score from the perimeter was an important factor in the win. Downey was the Griffs' only player with manifest outside shooting skills. Dux is a great foul shooter and passer and runs the team very well but not a good shooter based on what I saw.

Gai made aggressive offensive moves which I had not seen from him before. He is ,however, very tentative handling and passing the ball. This is an area where improvement is needed. Anybody know how many blocks he got last night?

Bell did not play.


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[> [> [> Re: Stags win a close one over Griffs, but we'll take it -- STAGAL, 09:42:03 02/07/03 Fri

5 blocks for Gai, 9 total. He is trying to block almost every shot, but the ball manytimes is at its peak and he has to let it go to avoid goaltending. The problem is that the opposing team has a chance to get the rebound and putback (remember Siena??). He needs to be a more effective rebounder, but gets pushed around by bulkier opponents.

Ajou still seems lost, not very effective. Still more of a perimeter player rather than a force inside.

Garcia is the glue of the team, great job in 1st half. Was taken out in 2nd half for some reason (??) and was very upset about it. He then played only sparingly. Does anyone have any idea why?

Kudjo came alive in 2nd half, won the game for us with his 3's and nice drive down the lane at the end, then iced it with foul shots.

Todd and Goode not very offensive tonite, too busy on defense? Nick consistent. Thomson becoming more of a bench warmer, not living up to expectations.

WE STILL NEED A CONSISTENT SHOOTING GUARD!!!! Bell? MVS???

Refs called a pretty decent game, only one really bad call against us when I think it was Garcia got called for a travel instead of getting basket and foul.

Poor attendance night (again...). I said 2K, just missed by 79.


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[> [> [> [> Re: Stags win a close one over Griffs, but we'll take it -- 79er, 17:29:24 02/07/03 Fri

I thought Thompson played much better than in the last several games. he had 4 blocks and a bunch of offensive rebounds. We need his rebounding badly. Gai continues to have trouble on offense against frontlines packed in the paint. He just can't get open often enough for a clean pass.

I think Garcia was taken out for defense, rebounding and fatigue.

We'll need effective outside shooting the rest of the way to open up these zones.


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