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Date Posted: 22:15:40 02/06/03 Thu
Author: Menzies
Subject: Re: Stags win a close one over Griffs, but we'll take it
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JoeStag
's message, "Stags win a close one over Griffs, but we'll take it" on 21:58:23 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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