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[QUOTE="chadvader, post: 5708402, member: 8103"]
First off only one ‘N’ in Siena.

They rarely if ever play zone. They play hard, and there are countless times when they make an adjustment at halftime and then dominate in the 2nd half. Gerry was outcoached in maybe 3/4 games this year. But they have been shorthanded all year. Offensively they don’t stand around and wait for the clock to expire like Red’s teams.

Roster wise they were without Ducharme who shot ~35% from 3 last year. That left them with barely any 3 point shooting. Brendan Coyle who was their sharpshooter last year struggled all year and they dont win in AC without him. He credits Gerry for sticking with it. They also had 2 freshman who were awful defenders who could shoot but they were streaky.

They also lost Tas Goodrick who was their center midyear, and he was really playing well and Antonio Chandler for the last 5 games due to eligibility. That left them with 2 big men for the MAAC tournament.

The development of Francis Folefac for a freshman in the MAAC has been outstanding. He also defended the MAAC player of the year in the title game who had 16 free throws alone in the win by Merrimack a few weeks prior. That was a stroke of genius which they credited to Ben Lee who was an assistant under Hop before coming to Siena.

Gavin Doty is also a dog. You would love him at Syracuse. He comes out of nowhere constantly for rebounds. Has a sick midrange game and is super competitive.
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