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The Upside - Canisius

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- We won and now it will just be a score in the media guide. That’s good enough for me.

- Coach Autry said that his offense didn’t even play that well and we scored 89 points. Kiss those 65-60 games goodbye.

- Autry decided to make JJ Starling the point guard and have Judah come in from the wing. That allowed Judah to take over the game in the second half and give us the lead we needed to win comfortably. Having a guy who can take over a game is a huge asset and putting him in a position to do that in the flow of the game is a huge decision.

- Another big development would be the development of Justin Taylor and Chris Bell into consistent contributors. We need them to hit from three but they didn’t do that all that well in this game, going 4 for 12. But they went 6 for 10 inside the arc and scored 25 points between them. Taylor added 7 rebounds, which is the edge he has on Bell. Both had big moments. Taylor made a dynamic move to the basket for a dunk midway through the first half. Bell jumped above a Golden Griffin for a follow lay-up of a missed Mintz trey with 4:31 left.

- I love watching Naheem McCloud. He’s 7-4 and he knows it. There’s no wasted motion. He holds his position (which we can move if need be), keeps the ball in front of him and presents his defender with ‘El Captain’ if they are going to score.

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He’s got good hands. He can catch and score. He doesn’t bring the ball down where others can get to it. And he can run the court. He’s going to get bigger and he’s going to get better.

- Maliq Brown is still limited by his injury, (as Jimmy Satalin said on a hot mike), but he’s still smooth around the basket, making all three shots, getting 4 rebounds and 3 steals. But his most spectacular play, (he doesn’t normally do spectacular plays),was a 20 foot assist to Judah for a dunk midway through the first half. One of the virtues of this team is that we have so many people who can handle and pass the all. That could be an asset in many way but it should really help us hold onto a lead late in close games.

2-0 with 30+ to go…

LET’S GO ORANGE!


Net Points

This year I’m going to make things a bit easier on myself and just list the net points in each game after the Upside. Once a month I’ll do a deeper dive into the numbers rather than doing a “Net Points, etc.” post after every game. ‘Net’ points is the positives (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) minus the negatives, (missed field goals and free throws, turnovers and fouls committed).

Judah Mintz 24NP in 35 minutes
Naheem McLeod 18NP in 18 minutes
Justin Taylor 17NP in 38 minutes
JJ Starling 16NP in 36 minutes
Maliq Brown 15NP in 22 minutes.
Quadir Copeland 6NP in 16 minutes
Chris Bell 5NP in 26 minutes
Kyle Cuffe -3NP in 23 minutes
Recruited players who did not play: Pete Carey, Mounir Hima, William Patterson, Chance Westry, Bennie Williams

 
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“Josh” Bell?
I’d like to see Mr Bell be a more all-around player like Josh Pace.

Maliq is a sneaky-good passer.
Saw a lot of that in his HS tapes.
He’s just such a good, all around hoops player.

I don’t have a problem w JJ being more of the 1, and Judah more the 2, given that Judahs J looks a lot better than JJ’s.
That may be a way to better utilize them while both on the floor.

Tay-Tay has a nice all-around game too.
If/when Benny comes back, the guy losing minutes should be Bell, not JT or Q.
 
“Josh” Bell?
I’d like to see Mr Bell be a more all-around player like Josh Pace.

Maliq is a sneaky-good passer.
Saw a lot of that in his HS tapes.
He’s just such a good, all around hoops player.

I don’t have a problem w JJ being more of the 1, and Judah more the 2, given that Judahs J looks a lot better than JJ’s.
That may be a way to better utilize them while both on the floor.

Tay-Tay has a nice all-around game too.
If/when Benny comes back, the guy losing minutes should be Bell, not JT or Q.
I think there are very few opponents that will have two guys who can stay in front of Mintz and Starling. Our best play many games might be to just let them beat their man.

The problem is Mintz gets tunnel vision on his own scoring when he's driving. He needs to kick out to open three pointers. But (charitably) he's not trusting the open guy to make a shot, so he's taking it himself every time.

Starling is getting much better assist numbers because he's playing more like point guard right now.

I didn't see that coming after watching them play last season.
 
“Josh” Bell?
I’d like to see Mr Bell be a more all-around player like Josh Pace.

Maliq is a sneaky-good passer.
Saw a lot of that in his HS tapes.
He’s just such a good, all around hoops player.

I don’t have a problem w JJ being more of the 1, and Judah more the 2, given that Judahs J looks a lot better than JJ’s.
That may be a way to better utilize them while both on the floor.

Tay-Tay has a nice all-around game too.
If/when Benny comes back, the guy losing minutes should be Bell, not JT or Q.

Just Joshing you.
 
“Josh” Bell?
I’d like to see Mr Bell be a more all-around player like Josh Pace.

Maliq is a sneaky-good passer.
Saw a lot of that in his HS tapes.
He’s just such a good, all around hoops player.

I don’t have a problem w JJ being more of the 1, and Judah more the 2, given that Judahs J looks a lot better than JJ’s.
That may be a way to better utilize them while both on the floor.

Tay-Tay has a nice all-around game too.
If/when Benny comes back, the guy losing minutes should be Bell, not JT or Q.
This guy?
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They just beat the Bonnie's. Nice
These preseason rankings mean jack Schmitt. The Bonnie's were ranked like two or three and Canisius like 8th in the MAAC. A conference ranked below the A10.

I thought Canisius played well against us and must have played well vs the Bonnie's. It's always interesting to see how they progress through the season.

Like Holy Cross. They lost to Siena by two and then beat Georgetown. Obviously they have some good players, but will they finish at the top of their conference.

Which brings us to Colgate, a team and game I hate even discussing. There was no way i thought we would lose to them two years ago and we did. Then I thought last year was our redemption game and I thought we should win comfortably. Nope, that didn't happen. So now we start anew. Should we win? Yes. Will we win? I hope so.
 
I think there are very few opponents that will have two guys who can stay in front of Mintz and Starling. Our best play many games might be to just let them beat their man.

The problem is Mintz gets tunnel vision on his own scoring when he's driving. He needs to kick out to open three pointers. But (charitably) he's not trusting the open guy to make a shot, so he's taking it himself every time.

Starling is getting much better assist numbers because he's playing more like point guard right now.

I didn't see that coming after watching them play last season.
The team that got to the final 4 with MCW and Triche couldn’t shoot either. They ran a 4 out offense during the tournament that let their guards or CJ drive to the hoop at will. However that team also had Rak and Southerland to help on the boards and played suffocating D. This years team doesn’t have the across the board talent of Fair, Rak, Triche, Southerland, MCW, etc… but this years team is deeper and probably better at going to the hoop.

Colgate should be a good test because I suspect Langel will zone us and their offense will really let us know how good our help D is… so far it’s been pretty poor. If we play D like we have been, Colgate could put up 90+.
 
The team that got to the final 4 with MCW and Triche couldn’t shoot either. They ran a 4 out offense during the tournament that let their guards or CJ drive to the hoop at will. However that team also had Rak and Southerland to help on the boards and played suffocating D. This years team doesn’t have the across the board talent of Fair, Rak, Triche, Southerland, MCW, etc… but this years team is deeper and probably better at going to the hoop.

Colgate should be a good test because I suspect Langel will zone us and their offense will really let us know how good our help D is… so far it’s been pretty poor. If we play D like we have been, Colgate could put up 90+.
Let them zone us. I think someone like JT could have a field day finding seams in the zone and Judah, JJ and Quaddy driving to the hoop and dumping off to the big guy. Speaking of which, I think our PnR will improve throughout the season. Tall guards + 7'4" with good hands should be great recipe for success.
 
They just beat the Bonnie's. Nice
I was super, super high on the Bonnie's this year, too. Still don't think our win means much but handling them makes me feel better than it did a day ago.
 
The team that got to the final 4 with MCW and Triche couldn’t shoot either. They ran a 4 out offense during the tournament that let their guards or CJ drive to the hoop at will. However that team also had Rak and Southerland to help on the boards and played suffocating D. This years team doesn’t have the across the board talent of Fair, Rak, Triche, Southerland, MCW, etc… but this years team is deeper and probably better at going to the hoop.

Colgate should be a good test because I suspect Langel will zone us and their offense will really let us know how good our help D is… so far it’s been pretty poor. If we play D like we have been, Colgate could put up 90+.
MCW and Triche had games they made 3’s though and they didn’t kill us at the foul line. That’s the concerning part about Starling. His free throws are frightening. If he could be as good as either of them from the outside I would take it.
 
These preseason rankings mean jack Schmitt. The Bonnie's were ranked like two or three and Canisius like 8th in the MAAC. A conference ranked below the A10.

I thought Canisius played well against us and must have played well vs the Bonnie's. It's always interesting to see how they progress through the season.

Like Holy Cross. They lost to Siena by two and then beat Georgetown. Obviously they have some good players, but will they finish at the top of their conference.

Which brings us to Colgate, a team and game I hate even discussing. There was no way i thought we would lose to them two years ago and we did. Then I thought last year was our redemption game and I thought we should win comfortably. Nope, that didn't happen. So now we start anew. Should we win? Yes. Will we win? I hope so.

Wasn't he our line coach?

Or maybe our kicker?
 
Let them zone us. I think someone like JT could have a field day finding seams in the zone and Judah, JJ and Quaddy driving to the hoop and dumping off to the big guy. Speaking of which, I think our PnR will improve throughout the season. Tall guards + 7'4" with good hands should be great recipe for success.
I agree with your post but I may be a bit anxious to see some improvement in our play, especially after four games. You would think the PnR would be there now with the physical abilities we have plus all the practice time plus 4 games. Not sure what the impact has been with Benny out for 3 games but we are running out of runway to improve before Maui.
 
MCW and Triche had games they made 3’s though and they didn’t kill us at the foul line. That’s the concerning part about Starling. His free throws are frightening. If he could be as good as either of them from the outside I would take it.
Watching Clemson today. Fans have there opinions, but from
my perspective Girard would be a major plus, especially playing within Red's system. His shooting has been off, but he's still a major threat and a steadying influence. Most impressed by his defense. Never once got beat off the dribble and had to chase most of the game. Hall is the marque player, but Girard will get them to the tournament.
 
MCW and Triche had games they made 3’s though and they didn’t kill us at the foul line. That’s the concerning part about Starling. His free throws are frightening. If he could be as good as either of them from the outside I would take it.
Agree… but he had a few nice mid range jumpers. This reminds me of Fultz who mysteriously lost his jumper due to a shoulder injury.
 
Agree… but he had a few nice mid range jumpers. This reminds me of Fultz who mysteriously lost his jumper due to a shoulder injury.
Fultz who got drafted overall number one Fultz?
 

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