Drexel Postgame Thoughts...

[FrancoPizza]

Some good points, and not to negate the comments on SU.

But come on.

Drexel is not a good team.

They’re not good but they’re not Binghamton bad either. Good teams blow out bad teams which we haven’t been able to do much of lately.

Signs point to this being a good team - time will tell if they can find a higher gear against tougher comp.

 

[tptcuse]

I don’t even know who he is. I would love to notice that!

Little guy at the end of the bench. You'll see him hyping the team when you go to the live games.

 

[23Zone]

The dawg bone

 

[Dcuse]

It kills me that Red does not call a timeout when something inexcusable happens. There was a sequence in the first half where George lost focus and his man got two consecutive easy looks in transition. The old JB would’ve called an immediate TO to have a few words that would make nuns weep.

It’s great that Freeman was assertive and called George out here, but cmon Red, that’s your job. Nice guys who are successful in this business are extremely rare for a reason.

Whatever Autry did seemed to work. So please……..don’t coach the team.

 

[CardiacCuse]

This might be nitpicking, but I still think Donnie plays a bit soft. I thought early in the game he was settling too much and he needs to average more than 4.7 rebounds a game against good teams.

you can see when he goes against equal height or taller players he runs into difficulties..starts hagning out on the perimeter

drexel is tall, had 7 footers and was tough inside...its an issue

i dont think its necessarily soft...its just he hasnt adapted to how to play guys that are taller than him and can shut him down inside...he'll figure it out but he needs to keep battling and not force shots.

pick and roll with donnie should help him take advantage of taller defenders that arent as mobile as he is, imo

 

[CardiacCuse]

Good post. Red and staff have done a great job putting this team together. We've got a solid chance to play with most of our schedule.

most?

not saying they will go undefeated but they should be able to play with anyone

 

[baggerbob]

That’s great.

“Well-coached team, “ lol.

I feel good about this SU team also.

But let’s see what they do against a “well-coached team” that has players.

The one thing that makes me feel that this can be a very good team, is they want to play defense. The teams that can play defense are almost always good teams. Good defense always travels well even when shots aren't falling. Good defense keeps you in games and allows you to win when the offense isn't playing well.

 

[baggerbob]

Anthony is coming off the bench. It's been said that he's on the Two Year Plan. As long as he gets his 20 minutes a game, it will be fine. JJ is a senior. He's going to start. How long he plays is up to him. But he has to be much better than he's shown.

JJ had better be like a senior Duany was on the Championship team, totally unselfish. He started every game and played a lot of minutes but knew that in crunch time Billy had to be in the game.

 

[23Zone]

JJ had better be like a senior Duany was on the Championship team, totally unselfish. He started every game and played a lot of minutes but knew that in crunch time Billy had to be in the game.

Great analogy

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

It kills me that Red does not call a timeout when something inexcusable happens. There was a sequence in the first half where George lost focus and his man got two consecutive easy looks in transition. The old JB would’ve called an immediate TO to have a few words that would make nuns weep.

It’s great that Freeman was assertive and called George out here, but cmon Red, that’s your job. Nice guys who are successful in this business are extremely rare for a reason.

Teams that can govern themselves have the most success.

 

[McCuse]

The one thing that makes me feel that this can be a very good team, is they want to play defense. The teams that can play defense are almost always good teams. Good defense always travels well even when shots aren't falling. Good defense keeps you in games and allows you to win when the offense isn't playing well.

Amen! Everything begins and ends there. Defense wins championships in all sports with little exception.

 

[OrangeinDC]

It kills me that Red does not call a timeout when something inexcusable happens. There was a sequence in the first half where George lost focus and his man got two consecutive easy looks in transition. The old JB would’ve called an immediate TO to have a few words that would make nuns weep.

It’s great that Freeman was assertive and called George out here, but cmon Red, that’s your job. Nice guys who are successful in this business are extremely rare for a reason.

I would push back a little.. I think there are times to call the TO, however (especially early in the season) there are times coach needs to see how the team responds, see if they can work thru it. If they do, becomes a marker.

 

[OrangeinDC]

Yeah, this. Vice my long-winded way of saying it.