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Siena Basketball: GMAC / Blackwell / AO

Comstock44 said:
Just hand GMac the reins for next season, no point dragging it out. Honestly that 2016 Final Four run might’ve been the worst thing to happen to the program. JB was on the way out, and that run gave him more years to ride out the gravy train while the program sank deeper. It bought him time, but it cost us momentum.
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That and Buddy being a high major quality player. If Buddy was a Cornell level player like his brother than JB isn't incentivized to coach his kid and might retire earlier.
 
FloridaCuse said:
Final score tonight:

Siena 83
Niagara 54

Gavin Doty 16 pts, 13 in the 2nd half

Next game Sunday 2pm vs. Canisius
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Isaiah Henderson, a freshman who hasn't played much, came off the bench and showed he could score as well.

Marcus Jackson did not play. He wasn't playing earlier this season, left team for a few games, came back and played somewhat last week when they played three straight.

Riley Mulvey missed his sixth straight game with a concussion. Reid Ducharme hasn't suited up at all this year. The kid has been injured so much during his career, so not sure if he will be back or if this will be his 2nd redshirt season.

Greg Paulus really struggling at Niagara. Siena shot the ball really well, and got up to a 38 point lead, and Niagara didn't show too much on either end of the court. One of the worst performances of a MAAC team that I've seen.

Also, thought it was great that Siena was up 25 in the 1st half and Gerry was pressing full court. He either hates Paulus, or was just trying to make a point to his team. Gerry also called a time out fairly late in the 2nd half when Niagara scored a 10-0 run and Gerry lit into his guys. No letting up on the gas pedal for GMac.
 
cliftonparksufan said:
Isaiah Henderson, a freshman who hasn't played much, came off the bench and showed he could score as well.

Marcus Jackson did not play. He wasn't playing earlier this season, left team for a few games, came back and played somewhat last week when they played three straight.

Riley Mulvey missed his sixth straight game with a concussion. Reid Ducharme hasn't suited up at all this year. The kid has been injured so much during his career, so not sure if he will be back or if this will be his 2nd redshirt season.

Greg Paulus really struggling at Niagara. Siena shot the ball really well, and got up to a 38 point lead, and Niagara didn't show too much on either end of the court. One of the worst performances of a MAAC team that I've seen.

Also, thought it was great that Siena was up 25 in the 1st half and Gerry was pressing full court. He either hates Paulus, or was just trying to make a point to his team. Gerry also called a time out fairly late in the 2nd half when Niagara scored a 10-0 run and Gerry lit into his guys. No letting up on the gas pedal for GMac.
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That’s all good but I’ve learned from this board that he’s the last guy on earth we would want to coach Syracuse.
 
Dcuse said:
That’s all good but I’ve learned from this board that he’s the last guy on earth we would want to coach Syracuse.
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Assuming Siena's season goes as expected, Gerry will be talked about for different openings in the off-season. Louis Orr coached only one season at Siena before he took the Seton Hall job. And guys like Mike Deane, Paul Hewitt, and Fran McCaffrey used success at Siena to parlay into big jobs.

Whether Gerry coaches at Cuse, or not, he will always be connected to the school.
 
cliftonparksufan said:
Isaiah Henderson, a freshman who hasn't played much, came off the bench and showed he could score as well.

Marcus Jackson did not play. He wasn't playing earlier this season, left team for a few games, came back and played somewhat last week when they played three straight.

Riley Mulvey missed his sixth straight game with a concussion. Reid Ducharme hasn't suited up at all this year. The kid has been injured so much during his career, so not sure if he will be back or if this will be his 2nd redshirt season.

Greg Paulus really struggling at Niagara. Siena shot the ball really well, and got up to a 38 point lead, and Niagara didn't show too much on either end of the court. One of the worst performances of a MAAC team that I've seen.

Also, thought it was great that Siena was up 25 in the 1st half and Gerry was pressing full court. He either hates Paulus, or was just trying to make a point to his team. Gerry also called a time out fairly late in the 2nd half when Niagara scored a 10-0 run and Gerry lit into his guys. No letting up on the gas pedal for GMac.
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Gerry doesn't hate Paulus. The announcers on the TV broadcast said they're good friends. Paulus was in high school at CBA in Syracuse when GMac & SU were making their run to the 2003 National Championship. And I think the year Paulus was SU's QB Gerry was starting his coaching career with JB.
 
cliftonparksufan said:
Assuming Siena's season goes as expected, Gerry will be talked about for different openings in the off-season. Louis Orr coached only one season at Siena before he took the Seton Hall job. And guys like Mike Deane, Paul Hewitt, and Fran McCaffrey used success at Siena to parlay into big jobs.

Whether Gerry coaches at Cuse, or not, he will always be connected to the school.
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Absolutely! People who said going to Siena was a bad idea for Gerry's first job don't understand how Siena - and many teams in that league - make an ideal training ground for new coaches.
 
Cusefan0307 said:
Kind of funny a lot of people here thought Paulus was and would be a better coach than Gerry.
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That's the truth, but the Duke brotherhood must be overrated. Six full seasons at Niagara and only one over .500. I don't want to say he's at a dead end, but Niagara has been patient with him.

By the way, Jake Presutti is on the Niagara staff and was fairly active coaching up the players last night. He's bounced around but is getting good experience. Hard to believe he is 39 years old, but he is.

Jake Presutti - Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches - Niagara University Athletics Jake Presutti - Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches - Niagara University Athletics
 
FloridaCuse said:
Gerry doesn't hate Paulus. The announcers on the TV broadcast said they're good friends. Paulus was in high school at CBA in Syracuse when GMac & SU were making their run to the 2003 National Championship. And I think the year Paulus was SU's QB Gerry was starting his coaching career with JB.
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I didn't think there was any hate. It was said tongue-in-cheek. No different than Duke beating Niagara this year 100-42. It's going to be a long season for Paulus unless they do a complete turnaround.
 
cliftonparksufan said:
Siena goes for its 7th straight win today at 2 pm at home vs. Canisius. The Saints are a 18.5 point favorite and the game is on ESPN+.
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Looks like they will get the 7th straight win from the way they shut down Canisius in the first half. Held Canisius to 0 points in the last 5 minutes. If Siena doesn't fall apart in the second half, this will be a very comfortable win for GMac and his team.

This is my first chance to see Siena since GMac took over. He has put together a very solid team It seems. Hoping he succeeds big-time. The more SU alums that are successful coaches, the better for SU in the future.
 
Looks like they've been playing the MAAC tournament in Atlantic City this decade. Too bad for Siena as they used to play this tournament in Albany. The Knick would have been rocking this March.
 
Newhouser said:
Siena is much improved under Gerry but the bottom of that league is dreadful. Used to be a pretty balanced league.
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This is true, the transfer rules really hurt the bottom of D1, but I think that makes Gerry's job more impressive and more important.

Siena was one of those bottom teams who gave up every half decent player to someone above them a couple years ago. Gerry pulled them out of that pit and has them on a different level. That is not easy to do, and not being a feeder program to others in your league/on your level means everything.
 
General20 said:
This is true, the transfer rules really hurt the bottom of D1, but I think that makes Gerry's job more impressive and more important.

Siena was one of those bottom teams who gave up every half decent player to someone above them a couple years ago. Gerry pulled them out of that pit and has them on a different level. That is not easy to do, and not being a feeder program to others in your league/on your level means everything.
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I think that Gerry has the personality and the personal resume (2003 national champion!) that players want to play for and impress.
But, who knows what would have happened with Doty, if AW hadnt stepped in to pay his NIL. No clue how much it was but it was enough to keep him at Siena.

On the 22nd, they go to Indiana for a game. Hopefully, they get their injured players back (esp the center) in time for that game. I dont know if they could win regardless, but I would love them to make a real fight out of it.
 

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