Monmouth Postgame

[IthacaMatt]

Looks like we’re at a 7 man rotation after talking about our great depth. Soare will get some fill-in minutes but Anthony and White are it. Was Betsey injured?

Yes, Betsey has a twisted ankle. I don't think it's too serious. I think he's playing next week.

 

[TommyA13]

I genuinely do not care that we are 4-0 I’m ready to move on from Red. Several issues tonight have been way to common in his tenure as HC.

 

[tptcuse]

My take on the game was that Monmouth is a decent, hard-working team that plays good defense. If they shoot hot, and that one kid went crazy, these kind of upsets can happen.

I thought we competed hard. I thought that Kingz and George were both terrific. I thought Donnie had a very good game, and although the other 3 big guys didn't have statistically their best games, we have presence inside. We play hard on defense.

On the other hand, there was JJ's mental meltdown late. And right after he made a sweet corner 3, and hit that first foul shot. And then 2 airballs and he had to be taken out of the game. Wow, shades of Chuck Knoblaugh ruined was I thought was very good comeback game by JJ.

We could have used Betsey in this game, and will need him in Las Vegas.

Don't get me started on the refs, because that always sounds like sour grapes. But my goodness some of those calls were so terrible.

I guess the glass-half-full outlook is that it's better for the team to had to execute in a late game situation to preserve the lead, and they did. Just barely. But it's still a "W".

I think this is going to be a very competitive team in the next several games. I think we have a lot of good pieces. I just wish JJ hadn't kind of ruined what was a very solid comeback game.

Sadly, Betsey had a boot on and Freeman looks gimpy. We need both of them.

 

[sugrad68]

The games in LV will be interesting. I don’t think many of us expect the Cuse to come away with a victory in either of the first 2 games. I don’t think Monmouth was that good. I think we were that bad. There were 2 or 3 times in the game I thought we would blow them out but we just could not play consistently well for even 5-6 minutes in a row. Let’s hope the team forgets tonight’s game and heads to Vegas with confidence.

 

[721Comstock]

I don’t know which was worse. The refs or our free throws.

YES!!!

 

[Yeti]

There are things that need to addressed, that have been seen in every game so far.

Donnie needs to figure something out. He’s taking terrible shots, and any work in the post is a struggle. Run more pick and rolls!

Kiyan needs to learn to play against pressure, sooner rather than later. And please, hit some free throws. His form his great, his touch is great, why aren’t they falling?!

As a team we need fewer lapses on defense. Multiple times a game a shooter runs to the other side of the court and ends up wide open.

 

[TommyA13]

I genuinely do not care that we are 4-0 I’m ready to move on from Red. Several issues tonight have been way too common in his tenure as HC.

Also feel like even if they make the tournament, there are so many better options OUTSIDE of the program

 

[dasher]

We have 6 days to right this ship. I think the talent is there for this to be a pretty good team. I have been worried about Red. After tonight, I am even more worried. I have seen nothing to suggest that he can go up against a coach like Sampson Or Self and come out ahead.

 

[McCuse]

I love Kingz! New favorite player. Also I would not have had a problem if Sadiq would've knocked out a ref. What they did to him and Kiyan also was insane.

That one ref stunk! He looked angry, should get a new job.

 

[JonB]

We won but wow. Airballed threes, wild reffing, crazy decisions. Kingz is great.

It’s not forget airball free throws

 

[MSOrange]

I don’t know which was worse. The refs or our free throws.

It's a close call, but not shooting any more free throws than we actually did might have saved us.

 

[TommyA13]

We have 6 days to right this ship. I think the talent is there for this to be a pretty good team. I have been worried about Red. After tonight, I am even more worried. I have seen nothing to suggest that he can go up against a coach like Sampson Or Self and come out ahead.

I mean he got badly out coached by Monmouth’s HC, there’s 0 chance he’s gonna look decent (at best) against Sampson or Self, those guys are 100 times the coach Autry is

 

[dasher]

That one ref stunk! He looked angry, should get a new job.

LOL He did look angry. And how often do you see both coaches get T's?

 

[Teddy19]

I watched this on repeat as a kid. Boeheim has a whole section on free throws. Bust out the VCRs and whole team watches it.
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Love this, but ironic because as long as I’ve been an SU fan they have always sucked at free throws.

 

[CuseMan4]

George and Kingz played great. Kyle needs to play more. He needs like 33+ MPG. He’s really good for us

 

[McCuse]

Yes, Betsey has a twisted ankle. I don't think it's too serious. I think he's playing next week.

Let's hope!

 

[BigNastyJon]

It’s not forget airball free throws

Who airballed free throws? I must’ve been taking a leak or something.

 

[MSOrange]

Who airballed free throws? I must’ve been taking a leak or something.

2 by JJ

 

[tee1222]

I just tried to snooze but popped back up to say holy heckfire, what the sludge was this game? Never ever ever in my life or the next life.

 

[Teddy19]

Who airballed free throws? I must’ve been taking a leak or something.

JJ

 

[sdhall01]

I genuinely do not care that we are 4-0 I’m ready to move on from Red. Several issues tonight have been way to common in his tenure as HC.

This CANT keep happening. It just can’t. There are exactly 0 high school students that have ever seen us play in the NCAA tournament.

 

[RedtheGOB]

Talked with people about this today. 100% people agreed that when JJ comes back, he has to start. You don't want to start any controversy about who the starting 2 is. I agree. I also think right now, we are a better team without him. I hope that changes.

I mean he hit that big 3 and that should've iced the game. Then he had the and 1. It was double digits. Then he missed a shot at the rim that he can make but looked like last year shenanigans. Then he collapsed at the FT line and the team folded too.

Every guy on the court made a bad decision down the stretch when we got into all the stoppages.

-Kingz was playing great then takes that early in the shotclock 3
-Donnie's terrible fadeaway
-Kiyan trying to muscle up a play inside and hoping to get fouls when clearly the refs were not blowing whistles at the rim. Kiyan terrible from the FT line.
-Kyle throwing the ball right back at Donnie's knees late for that turnover
-Nate George needs to take over and he didn't down the stretch. He needs to dribble the ball for 30 seconds and then make a play
-Sadiq didnt' foul out but he needs to know that the refs are just waiting to call anything.

Then the coaches. I'm know Autry could do better, but I'm also confident that FT's is not a coaching thing. That's players being men on your home court and making your shot to put a team away. Gave away close to 20 cuz we missed every front end of a 1 and 1.

 

[tptcuse]

It’s not forget airball free throws

That's what I meant to type. Fixed.

 

[tee1222]

Hope those refs are put in ref prison.

Too good a line not to quote. Too good.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Sadly, Betsey had a boot on and Freeman looks gimpy. We need both of them.

That's not good.