sutomcat
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Want to start by complimenting Bryant, who I thought played very well and frankly, deserved to win.
Great job of coaching by their HC, who kept changing up his defenses and was able to get Syracuse into a 3 point shooting contest for much of the game.
They carved up our zone like a turkey, and we were forced to press for long periods to stay with them.
That PG Green is a really nice player. Pride can play and their big guy really bothered us inside. They worked the ball around the perimeter well, got players open going into the paint and kicking it out, were really unselfish and played hard all game long.
If not for the injury to Melo and the foul out, they surely win the game.
It was disappointing to see JB shorten the bench so dramatically in the first game of the year. I think our incredibly bad defense in the first half largely drove this. The injury to Sidibe certainly played a role too. Hate seeing Marek playing big minutes at center but he had to play Quincy and Alan, as they were the only guys that seemed to want to get rebounds.
I thought Kadary did a nice job running the offense at the point in the first half. Vast improvement over when JG was in. Kadary kept getting the ball to Marek in the high post, and that seemed to our best bet scoring points in the half court.
IMHO, JG is looking for his shot far too often. He need to realize he is at best the 4th or 5th option on this team. His value is in getting the ball to the more talented, better offensive players. Maybe some day he will be the man, or one of the men, but he is in a supporting role and if he can’t accept that, I think he is going to receive a lot of time on the bench thinking about this.
The team looked rusty and was not 100% in synch, which is understandable.
Thought the defense in the first half was horrendous. Players left open all over the place, players allowed to dribble through the zone all the way to the basketball unchallenged, repeatedly. What the hell happened? This is an experienced team.
The guards aren’t super long or super mobile or very physical. Not much change from last year, which is very disappointing. Thought Buddy was decent. He was usually in the right place. He sometimes tried to stay in front of his man. JG was out of position a lot, and just seems very challenged regarding defensive fundamentals. He just lets players go past him all the time. Not a good thing for a player who is often filling the safety role on defense as the last man back.
Thought they picked on Alan’s area in the 2-3 a lot as well. He has a lot to learn regarding spacing and zone rotations. That said, he plays hard, is a top notch competitor and is very physical, as advertised. Made some good passses too.
Was surprised he didn’t start. I see he ended up playing 38 minutes, more than anyone else, so I guess he isn’t too upset by this.
Anselem and Braswell looked very suspect on defense when they were in. It seemed like JB played several subs at the same time, which isn’t the greatest strategy. I want him to play 8 or 9 guys but it might be better to keep 3 or 4 starters out there at all times, and rotate the subs in one at a time.
Marek looked uncomfortable early serving as the focal point of the half court offense and he made a number of bad plays. Thank God he got it together over time. Thought he was very solid in the 2nd half and down the stretch (except for that last FT). We dodged a bullet when that awful call from the refs that fouled him out was reversed (as it should have been).
JG had a brutal game but I give him props for having the guts to keep shooting on a day when it seemed he could do nothing right. I pray he learns from this, remembers he is a PG and spends more time running the offense instead of trying to go one on one to force up a bad shot. That happened too often, especially in crunch time.
Glad we got a win. Hope the players learn from this. Alan looked okay taking threes but was not good on his other shots. Hope it was rust or nerves and he will be better slashing, getting baskets in transition, etc. Niagara is not a bad team. If we don’t make a big jump forward, there is a distinct possibility we could lose to them. Jim, don’t get too excited.
Great job of coaching by their HC, who kept changing up his defenses and was able to get Syracuse into a 3 point shooting contest for much of the game.
They carved up our zone like a turkey, and we were forced to press for long periods to stay with them.
That PG Green is a really nice player. Pride can play and their big guy really bothered us inside. They worked the ball around the perimeter well, got players open going into the paint and kicking it out, were really unselfish and played hard all game long.
If not for the injury to Melo and the foul out, they surely win the game.
It was disappointing to see JB shorten the bench so dramatically in the first game of the year. I think our incredibly bad defense in the first half largely drove this. The injury to Sidibe certainly played a role too. Hate seeing Marek playing big minutes at center but he had to play Quincy and Alan, as they were the only guys that seemed to want to get rebounds.
I thought Kadary did a nice job running the offense at the point in the first half. Vast improvement over when JG was in. Kadary kept getting the ball to Marek in the high post, and that seemed to our best bet scoring points in the half court.
IMHO, JG is looking for his shot far too often. He need to realize he is at best the 4th or 5th option on this team. His value is in getting the ball to the more talented, better offensive players. Maybe some day he will be the man, or one of the men, but he is in a supporting role and if he can’t accept that, I think he is going to receive a lot of time on the bench thinking about this.
The team looked rusty and was not 100% in synch, which is understandable.
Thought the defense in the first half was horrendous. Players left open all over the place, players allowed to dribble through the zone all the way to the basketball unchallenged, repeatedly. What the hell happened? This is an experienced team.
The guards aren’t super long or super mobile or very physical. Not much change from last year, which is very disappointing. Thought Buddy was decent. He was usually in the right place. He sometimes tried to stay in front of his man. JG was out of position a lot, and just seems very challenged regarding defensive fundamentals. He just lets players go past him all the time. Not a good thing for a player who is often filling the safety role on defense as the last man back.
Thought they picked on Alan’s area in the 2-3 a lot as well. He has a lot to learn regarding spacing and zone rotations. That said, he plays hard, is a top notch competitor and is very physical, as advertised. Made some good passses too.
Was surprised he didn’t start. I see he ended up playing 38 minutes, more than anyone else, so I guess he isn’t too upset by this.
Anselem and Braswell looked very suspect on defense when they were in. It seemed like JB played several subs at the same time, which isn’t the greatest strategy. I want him to play 8 or 9 guys but it might be better to keep 3 or 4 starters out there at all times, and rotate the subs in one at a time.
Marek looked uncomfortable early serving as the focal point of the half court offense and he made a number of bad plays. Thank God he got it together over time. Thought he was very solid in the 2nd half and down the stretch (except for that last FT). We dodged a bullet when that awful call from the refs that fouled him out was reversed (as it should have been).
JG had a brutal game but I give him props for having the guts to keep shooting on a day when it seemed he could do nothing right. I pray he learns from this, remembers he is a PG and spends more time running the offense instead of trying to go one on one to force up a bad shot. That happened too often, especially in crunch time.
Glad we got a win. Hope the players learn from this. Alan looked okay taking threes but was not good on his other shots. Hope it was rust or nerves and he will be better slashing, getting baskets in transition, etc. Niagara is not a bad team. If we don’t make a big jump forward, there is a distinct possibility we could lose to them. Jim, don’t get too excited.