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Siena Basketball: GMAC / Blackwell / AO

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.
…and yet some folks around here believe that he should be Autry’s replacement next season.
 
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.
 
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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.
 
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.
 
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