(PRE-GAME) Central Conn. St., Sat. Nov. 9, 4p, FS-2, 570 WMCA

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Central Connecticut's record now 1-1.
Beat Coast Guard 104-64; lost to Hartford 74-59.
 
[quote="Moose" post=362120]I see 6 points from O'Connell[/quote]

Has to be an analytics thing!!;) :p
 
[quote="Logen" post=362124][quote="Moose" post=362120]I see 6 points from O'Connell[/quote]

Has to be an analytics thing!!;) :p[/quote] Would you prefer he posted his efficiency rating? :)
 
[quote="Knight" post=362059]Central Connecticut's record now 1-1.
Beat Coast Guard 104-64; lost to Hartford 74-59.[/quote]

Their website lists them as being 0-1. Coast Guard game was an exhibition.
 
[quote="Mike Zaun" post=362157]I believe CCSU is ranked in the 300's. Never understood why we wouldn't schedule Marist which is a similar level opponent instead. I think the last time we played Marist was when I was a student there. I still remember watching the game rooting for Marist and came away very impressed that we almost beat a major team. Kinda funny being on the other side now.

https://redstormsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2007-08/marist/boxscore/1332[/quote]

We don't schedule Marist because then who would you root for?

All seriousness scheduling is said to be the hardest thing for a coach. Its a two way street. Maybe SJU wanted Marist but Marist wanted an absurd amount of money. Or demanded a game in their building in the future. Too many times we hear oh why not schedule this team. And always remember there are 2 sides to every story for those instances when you hear Team X has wanted to play Team Y for years but they wont.
 
[quote="Mike Zaun" post=362157]I believe CCSU is ranked in the 300's. Never understood why we wouldn't schedule Marist which is a similar level opponent instead. I think the last time we played Marist was when I was a student there. I still remember watching the game rooting for Marist and came away very impressed that we almost beat a major team. Kinda funny being on the other side now.

https://redstormsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2007-08/marist/boxscore/1332[/quote]

Mullin and CCSU coach Donyell Marshall were Warriors teammates. That was the thought behind scheduling them two years ago, but Marshall was suspended for that game (by the school, over a non-NCAA issue, IIRC). Anderson probably thought it would be easier to just keep the game. One less thing he'd have to worry about in his first year on the job.
 
[quote="Mike Zaun" post=362285]The way I see it, if CMA doesn't have this team averaging 100 pts per game, I'd say can him. The bar has been set.[/quote]

I actually am looking forward with some anticipation to some of the better teams. Good or bad result I want to get a feel as to how we match up. Someone mentioned Vermont as being pretty good and of ASU in December. I really have no idea how those games go.
 
Tomorrow is St. John's Basketball Family Day

From what I hear over 125 former players and managers will be recognized/honored at halftime.
 
Press release;


Saturday’s game will be the second in a five-game Queens homestand to open the season. The Johnnies last started a campaign with five or more consecutive games on campus in 2005-06.

Central Connecticut comes to Queens on the heels of a 74-59 loss to Hartford in the team’s home opener on Tuesday. The Blue Devils trailed by only three at halftime before the Hawks pulled away late.

Both of the Blue Devils to finish in double figures were freshmen, as Greg Outlaw and Jamir Reed scored 13 points apiece. Overall, seven of the 15 players on the Central Connecticut roster are in their first year of collegiate basketball.

The Blue Devils are coached by 1994 BIG EAST Player of the Year and 15-year NBA veteran Donyell Marshall.

Bryan Heron, the father of St. John’s senior Mustapha Heron, starred at CCSU for four years from 1985-89. He scored 1,558 points during his playing days in New Britain, good enough for ninth on the program’s all-time scoring list.

St. John’s is 2-0 all-time against Central Connecticut, including an 80-55 win over the Blue Devils two seasons ago at Carnesecca Arena. The lone other meeting between CCSU and the Johnnies etched the Blue Devils in the St. John’s record books, as Malik Sealy scored 43 points in 135-92 victory on Nov. 24, 1990. Those 135 points are the highest single-game total in program history while Sealy’s 43 points stood as a Carnesecca Arena/Alumni Hall mark for nearly three decades before Ponds netted 44 against Marquette on Feb. 10, 2018.

After hosting the Blue Devils, St. John’s will return to action on Tuesday night when it welcome the University of New Hampshire to Carnesecca Arena.
 
[quote="Mike Zaun" post=362285]The way I see it, if CMA doesn't have this team averaging 100 pts per game, I'd say can him. The bar has been set.[/quote]

Taking bets on the first person who thinks this is a serious post.
 
The only two things I want to see from this game are if we once again have the same high level of effort on defense and the same great ball movement on offense that we had against Mercer. These first few games I want to see if that's the standard rather than the exception.

We may shoot worse and they may shoot better. We may force less turnovers or give up more turnovers. Those things can't always be controlled due to the other team's talent level, the atmosphere in the arena, the officiating, how tight the rims are, fate, etc. Defensive effort and ball movement always travel and only depend on the willingness of the players and the ability of the staff to motivate those players. So far so good but a single game is not a pattern so hopefully tomorrow is the start of a pattern of behavior we can expect from this group.

Also if Earlington doesn't score 30 then he's garbage and belongs in D2
 
I don't think we reach 136 points, but I think we raise our season average to 111.

Would love to see the preseason blowouts so high that even with the Big East schedule dragging us down we end up averaging 80+ ppg. It would be a nice thing to show recruits.
 
[quote="QueensBall" post=362293]The only two things I want to see from this game are if we once again have the same high level of effort on defense and the same great ball movement on offense that we had against Mercer. These first few games I want to see if that's the standard rather than the exception.

We may shoot worse and they may shoot better. We may force less turnovers or give up more turnovers. Those things can't always be controlled due to the other team's talent level, the atmosphere in the arena, the officiating, how tight the rims are, fate, etc. Defensive effort and ball movement always travel and only depend on the willingness of the players and the ability of the staff to motivate those players. So far so good but a single game is not a pattern so hopefully tomorrow is the start of a pattern of behavior we can expect from this group.

Also if Earlington doesn't score 30 then he's garbage and belongs in D2[/quote]

Great post and I am sure these are points that Anderson drills home with the players. He was all over them when the defense got sloppy during the early second half timeout.
 
Things
going well so far but we should damper our enthusiasm since things will go differently when comp gets better.When the going starts to get rough hope we all can be patient
 
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