Siena Basketball: GMAC / Blackwell / AO

[LAorange44]

GMAC, like Autry, needs to cook for a decade

 

[Irishsecra1]

Bad loss to be sure but recently lost by 4 to the conference leader.

So let’s not start playing the violins yet.

And I do see GMAC as our coach one day, probably ten years from now.

 

[23Zone]

Kind of like losing to Hofstra at home lol

 

[Dinkyspond]

Very bad loss for Siena.

they are not winning the MAAC

 

[cuseattle]

Does it really matter? It's not like the MAAC is getting more than one team anyway.
Siena just has to win theIr conference tournament.

 

[Hopkins16]

Bad loss to be sure but recently lost by 4 to the conference leader.

So let’s not start playing the violins yet.

And I do see GMAC as our coach one day, probably ten years from now.

Maybe you’ll eventually come around to reality. It took me a while to come to my senses with regard to Hopkins.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Maybe you’ll eventually come around to reality. It took me a while to come to my senses with regard to Hopkins.

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Handle checks out.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

Kind of like losing to Hofstra at home lol

80 NET vs. 289 NET? Not quite.

 

[23Zone]

80 NET vs. 289 NET? Not quite.

I think you are missing the point. Syracuse cannot and should not lose to Hofstra. I don't care about NET lol

 

[SUFaninNJ]

I think you are missing the point. Syracuse cannot and should not lose to Hofstra. I don't care about NET lol

My point is that Hofstra and Sacred Heart aren't comparable lol

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Between their bottom of the country 3 pt shooting and now some major cracks in the defense ( gave up 15 3s on 35 attempts to SHU) there are some bad trends forming. Siena shot 32 pct from 3 as a team last year.

I've hesitated posting about this game, but like most of them, I was in attendance. It didn't matter what defense Siena played, Sacred Heart was kicking their butt. When Siena played man, which they opened with, SH just got to their spots first for lots of open looks. When Siena went 2-3, SH either shot over a relatively soft perimeter, or they went right to the seam for easy turnarounds. Siena played pretty soft on defense.

Siena not having their starting center, Tasman Goodrich, out for the past six games hasn't helped in which Siena is 2-4. Also not having Reid Ducharme at all this season hasn't helped at all.

On offense, it's really only Doty and Folefac that GMac can depend on. The rest of the team has been inconsistent or not playing up to expectations like Coyle.

So, for now, it's s a lot of win one, lose one. Hopefully they get the two guys back and go on a little run.

 

[Irishsecra1]

I've hesitated posting about this game, but like most of them, I was in attendance. It didn't matter what defense Siena played, Sacred Heart was kicking their butt. When Siena played man, which they opened with, SH just got to their spots first for lots of open looks. When Siena went 2-3, SH either shot over a relatively soft perimeter, or they went right to the seam for easy turnarounds. Siena played pretty soft on defense.

Siena not having their starting center, Tasman Goodrich, out for the past six games hasn't helped in which Siena is 2-4. Also not having Reid Ducharme at all this season hasn't helped at all.

On offense, it's really only Doty and Folefac that GMac can depend on. The rest of the team has been inconsistent or not playing up to expectations like Coyle.

So, for now, it's s a lot of win one, lose one. Hopefully they get the two guys back and go on a little run.

Thank you for the info

I had noticed since the Vermont game the team seemed to be on a downward trajectory
I didn’t realize that Goodrich had been off that whole time and their best transfer Ducharne still wasn’t back.
Lack of size was always going to be a huge problem if they lost both of their big men.

 

[FloridaCuse]

I'm changing the subject from the rest of the BB Forum.

 

[FloridaCuse]

 

[FloridaCuse]

Nice win for Siena this afternoon 85-77 at home vs. Fairfield. Gavin Doty had 24 points on 9 for 9 from the field, a new Siena record (best two prior 8 for 8 games in years past). Interesting Siena is 8-0 in day games but only 5-7 in night games. Siena played great for the first 30 minutes building a 17 point lead. But too many mistakes in the last 10 minutes and in the post-game TV interview, unlike certain other head coaches, GMac didn't make any bones about his unhappiness with those mistakes and that he'd let the team hear about it in the locker room.

Gerry has the team playing well for the last two games. I guess he wants them being successful just in case he gets a phone call after the season to move 2 hours west. [I kid. I kid]

Addendum: If anyone watches the game be sure to watch Gerry's post-game interview. Quite a contrast in candidness from another head coach we all know.

 

[FloridaCuse]

 

[FloridaCuse]

 

[EnviroSciGuy]

Nice win for Siena this afternoon 85-77 at home vs. Fairfield. Gavin Doty had 24 points on 9 for 9 from the field, a new Siena record (best two prior 8 for 8 games in years past). Interesting Siena is 8-0 in day games but only 5-7 in night games. Siena played great for the first 30 minutes building a 17 point lead. But too many mistakes in the last 10 minutes and in the post-game TV interview, unlike certain other head coaches, GMac didn't make any bones about his unhappiness with those mistakes and that he'd let the team hear about it in the locker room.

Gerry has the team playing well for the last two games. I guess he wants them being successful just in case he gets a phone call after the season to move 2 hours west. [I kid. I kid]

I know the've struggled with injuries, did they get anyone back or is the depth starting to develop?

 

[FloridaCuse]

I know the've struggled with injuries, did they get anyone back or is the depth starting to develop?

I don't think they got anyone back yet. 2 things though -- Siena shot very well. 75% in the first half. 64.7% for the game. And he played Mulvey and Folifac out there at the same time. 2 big men. especially in the first half.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

I know the've struggled with injuries, did they get anyone back or is the depth starting to develop?

No one back yet. If you look at the box score, Gerry only played seven. Fortunately, Riley Mulvey has started making an impact at back up center and Gerry had rewarded him the last couple games with more playing time.

Siena was over 70% shooting for a big part of the game until Fairfield tightened up a bit, but they still finished over 67% including 50% from three. Fairfield wasn't the greatest defensive team today, but Siena still worked hard for their shots and played a lot smarter today. Even though Shoats still had six turnovers, this was probably his best game of the year.

 

[Irishsecra1]

Now tied for third in the conference
Playing Marist next who is also in third place

 

[cliftonparksufan]

I don't think they got anyone back yet. 2 things though -- Siena shot very well. 75% in the first half. 64.7% for the game. And he played Mulvey and Folifac out there at the same time. 2 big men. especially in the first half.

Yes, having Folefac out there has helped out Mulvey. But, if you look at the +/-, it hasn't moved the needle for either one. Nothing particular has stood out while they are both in there. I think Gerry still has to figure that out.

And it's a strange box score, especially if you try to correlate minutes played and the +/-. Siena won by eight, and only one guy had a better +/-, Shotes, who played the most minutes, and one guy right at +8, Coyle, who played the 2nd most minutes.

Usually it's some super sub with a great+/-, not the guy with the most minutes.

 

[Irishsecra1]

They desperately need their 2 big men back.

 

[Orangezoo]

Apologies to Gerry but Doty might make a nice addition from the portal for whoever our new coach is next year.

 

[FloridaCuse]

Nice win for Siena. Beat Marist at home 69-50. Outscored Marist 17-4 down the stretch. Marist was scoreless for about the last 6 minutes.

Gavin Doty 21 points.

GMac lit into the team at halftime for not finishing the first half well down 36-30. The team responded. Only 2 turnovers in the 2nd half; 8 for the game.