Wagner Game
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MarkRedman
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Ivy League will be very interesting this year
Brown lost to Providence at the very end of the game
Yale lost to Rutgers at the very end of the game
Columbia is giving Michigan State a good game
Harvard is nationally ranked
Penn and Princeton are generally pretty good
Should be a very competitive conference this year
Brown lost to Providence at the very end of the game
Yale lost to Rutgers at the very end of the game
Columbia is giving Michigan State a good game
Harvard is nationally ranked
Penn and Princeton are generally pretty good
Should be a very competitive conference this year
MarkRedman
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If Columbia is "difficult", we might as well not bother playing the Big East schedule
Columbia is a cupcake compared to most of the teams in our league
Good win tonight (any win is good in my book, even if you don't play well). Team played 20 good minutes, IMO, the first 17 and the last 3. Going to need more then that in the future, obviously.
Guy who really played well tonight, IMO, was Sanchez. Guy can do a little bit of everything on the floor. Unfortunately, I think we are going to need more points from him and Jordan (he'll be better, I have no doubt). Someone has to step up as the consistent 3rd scorer behind D'Angelo and Jakarr. It needs to come between the two guys I mentioned, and Sir Dom, and I don't think it can be by committee. Someone needs to step up on a consistent basis.
I like what Obekpa brings to the table. It's another element obviously, but I don't think he'll ever be a great rebounder. His hands are just too small, IMO, and that's something that obviously does not get better.
Would like to see Hooper play more obviously, but we also played mostly man-to-man tonight, and if we stick with that, not sure he can keep up.
Free throw shooting as a team has improved, and I think there are two reasons for this. 1. Sanchez has a good stroke, and 2. Garrett's gone. I think he was around a 50% free throw shooter last year, and never recovered from that game where he missed 8 or 9 in a row. A third reason would be Obekpa playing less.
Yes, we need to get better in quite a few areas, but I'm not as down on this team after tonight as most people on here seem to be.
Guy who really played well tonight, IMO, was Sanchez. Guy can do a little bit of everything on the floor. Unfortunately, I think we are going to need more points from him and Jordan (he'll be better, I have no doubt). Someone has to step up as the consistent 3rd scorer behind D'Angelo and Jakarr. It needs to come between the two guys I mentioned, and Sir Dom, and I don't think it can be by committee. Someone needs to step up on a consistent basis.
I like what Obekpa brings to the table. It's another element obviously, but I don't think he'll ever be a great rebounder. His hands are just too small, IMO, and that's something that obviously does not get better.
Would like to see Hooper play more obviously, but we also played mostly man-to-man tonight, and if we stick with that, not sure he can keep up.
Free throw shooting as a team has improved, and I think there are two reasons for this. 1. Sanchez has a good stroke, and 2. Garrett's gone. I think he was around a 50% free throw shooter last year, and never recovered from that game where he missed 8 or 9 in a row. A third reason would be Obekpa playing less.
Yes, we need to get better in quite a few areas, but I'm not as down on this team after tonight as most people on here seem to be.
MarkRedman
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I think that's RPI
We don't want to have a good RIP
IMO, they are on the level of Manhattan.
They slowed the game down tonight (basically, taking the shot clock down to the last few seconds before attempting a shot), and stuck to it due to getting out ahead of Michigan State. Good job and effort. They played soundly.
Like I said, if they are a difficult game, then that is fine with me (they'll probably play us tough). Just as long, as we get the win.
Their play versus Manhattan or Michigan State doesn't necessarily mean they'll go toe-to-toe with us, though. I've watched sports long enough to know that isn't always how it works.
MarkRedman
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I view Manhattan, while a decent team, in the same category as Columbia
A cupcake compared to the majority of teams in the Big East
If we are truly an NCAA caliber team, Columbia and Manhattan should be routine W's
If not, we are only kidding ourselves about our expectations for this team
MarkRedman
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Or maybe they could beat Kentucky
JackofVirginia
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Thank God for Harrison and Sampson. Without them we would have no scoring.
Jordan obviously feeling his way around. Liked the crisp passing from Branch and him in the first half.
Lavin still has a love affair with Greene. Expect to see Pointer in the starting lineup. Can't beat his hustle.
Too many baseline drives by Wagner.
Raferty nailed it at halftime claiming the key for the Johnnies success will be defensive stops.
Surprised Wagner didn't play zone all game , especially with our lights out shooters.
Sanchez can move for a big man, would like to see him and Sampson concentrate on their inside game. Have to get the pass into them quickly.
Couldn't Lavin give Hooper a little playing time. He had opportunities when we led big before half time.
Better play a stronger game against Bucknell.
Jordan obviously feeling his way around. Liked the crisp passing from Branch and him in the first half.
Lavin still has a love affair with Greene. Expect to see Pointer in the starting lineup. Can't beat his hustle.
Too many baseline drives by Wagner.
Raferty nailed it at halftime claiming the key for the Johnnies success will be defensive stops.
Surprised Wagner didn't play zone all game , especially with our lights out shooters.
Sanchez can move for a big man, would like to see him and Sampson concentrate on their inside game. Have to get the pass into them quickly.
Couldn't Lavin give Hooper a little playing time. He had opportunities when we led big before half time.
Better play a stronger game against Bucknell.
Class of 72
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Dink, you are a freakin genius! Why, living in South Carolina, I expected you to say they used the four corner Frank McGuire stall game to lead the number one team in America most of the game! LOL!
Hint, there is no slowing down a game with a 35 second shot clock! There is smart, controlled execution however and that is what Columbia did. What the Lions also had was a perimeter game. Yeah, they played "good". Nice understatement!