Siena Basketball: GMAC / Blackwell / AO

[OttoinGrotto]

Beat Siena week

 

[djorange1989]

We’ll introduce them as the University of Siena in the Dome (probably).

And on the scoreboard GMAC will be listed as “Jerry Mcnamee”

 

[kingtidge]

Good to see these schools letting Boston College eat dust...

 

[SUFaninNJ]

And on the scoreboard GMAC will be listed as “Jerry Mcnamee”

Maybe he can get Travis Cooney to be an assistant coach.

 

[PeteCalvin]

Maybe he can get Travis Cooney to be an assistant coach.

Or Jerry Cooney. Well, if he gets either, Hakim Warwick won’t be far behind.

 

[pfister1]

It doesn’t sound as cool as Utica University.

Fear The Moose.

They only have club sports...... hence Utica Club

 

[orangetom]

Great pickup for Gerry. He will be a force in that league. Move over Peter Carey.

Didn't see this before but Peter Carey has moved over. No longer at Siena. Also will SU be playing SU? See end of today's Times Union article.

https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/siena-men-s-basketball-sets-high-bar-summer-20389454.php

 

[FloridaCuse]

Didn't see this before but Peter Carey has moved over. No longer at Siena. Also will SU be playing SU? See end of today's Times Union article.

https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/siena-men-s-basketball-sets-high-bar-summer-20389454.php

It doesn't sound like our SU will agree to play. Is GMac trying to entice AA into playing?

 

[shandeezy7]

It doesn't sound like our SU will agree to play. Is GMac trying to entice AA into playing?

From my understanding, Le Moyne has been trying to get Siena to agree to a home and home game (perhaps with the Le Moyne "home" game being at the War Memorial), but Gerry wants his first time back in cuse to be at the Dome (understandably so).

 

[oldpinepoint]

It doesn't sound like our SU will agree to play. Is GMac trying to entice AA into playing?

I’m sure we don’t want to play Siena. There is nothing to gain and if we lost to GMAC it would be a disaster

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Didn't see this before but Peter Carey has moved over. No longer at Siena. Also will SU be playing SU? See end of today's Times Union article.

https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/siena-men-s-basketball-sets-high-bar-summer-20389454.php

McNamara said there's a "very good chance" of Siena playing a guarantee game next season. Asked if it could be Syracuse, his alma mater, McNamara replied, ""That'd be nice, wouldn't it? We'll see, we'll see. We'll see if they'll play. We'll see."

 

[OrangeXtreme]

It doesn't sound like our SU will agree to play. Is GMac trying to entice AA into playing?

I'd like to see GMac take on Red in a game of HORSE.

 

[cusefan88]

There is no reason to play Siena. It would be idiotic for Red.

 

[LAorange44]

Red’s a coward. Playing Siena would generate eyeballs and buzz in the capital region. It would help Gerry’s program by giving them a marquee game. Have we fallen that much that we are scared of a buy game with little ole Siena? He’s already ditched Colgate and Cornell. Red’s scared to lose these games. Playing Binghamton isn’t going to build our brand. Adopt the Izzo mindset. Any team. Any place. Credit to Gerry for needling Red and the school via the press

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Red’s a coward. Playing Siena would generate eyeballs and buzz in the capital region. It would help Gerry’s program by giving them a marquee game. Have we fallen that much that we are scared of a buy game with little ole Siena? He’s already ditched Colgate and Cornell. Red’s scared to lose these games. Playing Binghamton isn’t going to build our brand. Adopt the Izzo mindset. Any team. Any place. Credit to Gerry for needling Red and the school via the press

We ditched Colgate and Lemoyne.

Cornell hasn't been mentioned either way.

 

[FloridaCuse]

McNamara said there's a "very good chance" of Siena playing a guarantee game next season. Asked if it could be Syracuse, his alma mater, McNamara replied, ""That'd be nice, wouldn't it? We'll see, we'll see. We'll see if they'll play. We'll see."

It's the "We'll see if they'll play" that led to my doubts. Friendly banter.

 

[LAorange44]

We ditched Colgate and Lemoyne.

Cornell hasn't been mentioned either way.

Fair. Thanks for the correction.

 

[cusefan88]

Red’s a coward. Playing Siena would generate eyeballs and buzz in the capital region. It would help Gerry’s program by giving them a marquee game. Have we fallen that much that we are scared of a buy game with little ole Siena? He’s already ditched Colgate and Cornell. Red’s scared to lose these games. Playing Binghamton isn’t going to build our brand. Adopt the Izzo mindset. Any team. Any place. Credit to Gerry for needling Red and the school via the press

If by some chance Siena wins, it will inevitably invite criticism of Autry and his hire over Gmac as the HC.

It's completely avoidable by not playing them. Again, to play them is insanity. There's no upside.

 

[Irishsecra1]

I guess this shows how far this program has fallen that we are genuinely scared to play Siena.

 

[LAorange44]

If by some chance Siena wins, it will inevitably invite criticism of Autry and his hire over Gmac as the HC.

It's completely avoidable by not playing them. Again, to play them is insanity. There's no upside.

You don’t silence your haters and show you’re the right man for the job by dodging your challengers. Reds body of work speaks for itself. Nobody is going to judge his coaching abilities based on a single game at this point.

 

[Irishsecra1]

If by some chance Siena wins, it will inevitably invite criticism of Autry and his hire over Gmac as the HC.

It's completely avoidable by not playing them. Again, to play them is insanity. There's no upside.

I think the upside is genuine interest and enthusiasm from the fan base - both die hards and casuals.
I would enjoy watching that game.

 

[Cheriehoop]

We ditched Colgate and Lemoyne.

Cornell hasn't been mentioned either way.

Love GMac but wouldn’t Siena playing a now open game with Colgate, who has won their own conference championships 4 years in a row, been to the NCAA’s, be a really great 2nd year test for Siena towards their own goal of winning the MAAC? SU has plenty of tests in their own schedule.

 

[Irishsecra1]

Love GMac but wouldn’t Siena playing a now open game with Colgate, who has won their own conference championships 4 years in a row, been to the NCAA’s, be a really great 2nd year test for Siena towards their own goal of winning the MAAC? SU has plenty of tests in their own schedule.

Perhaps.
But I care here about SU, not what is best for Siena.
And as an SU fan, I want to watch us play Siena.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Perhaps.
But I care here about SU, not what is best for Siena.
And as an SU fan, I want to watch us play Siena.

Your interests in this scenario are not the best interests of SU. The only ‘win’ for us would be winning by 20+ points, and then that’s not good for GMac.

 

[baggerbob]

Your interests in this scenario are not the best interests of SU. The only ‘win’ for us would be winning by 20+ points, and then that’s not good for GMac.

Get back to playing St Bonaventure or Niagara, or Buffalo if you want NYS teams.