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Date Posted: 22:22:15 03/03/05 Thu
Author: J.J.
Subject: I'm sick
It slipped away. They played scared and timid in the the 2nd half and then couldn't hit a FT. And why couldn't they inbound the ball in the last 3 minutes? They were underdogs, but could have stole this tourney. It was CCSU's game to lose ... and they did.
Central was a hot and cold team this season. Very tough to watch at times, but of course I can't wait till next year.
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Re: I'm sick -- E-Z Mac, 22:27:15 03/03/05 Thu
Same here. Couldn't agree more.
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Re: I'm sick -- Moose, 08:03:46 03/04/05 Fri
Saw the game on TV. Was disappointed to see the team have such a hard time with the full court press in the 2nd half. I thought that was the beginning of the end for the blue devils. The FT shooting in crunch time was bad as well.
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You should be sick -- KT, 09:58:51 03/04/05 Fri
I watched the 2nd half on FSN... I'm a Norwalk,CT native and was certainly rooting for CCSU... BUT bottom line this is the way the team's performed all season... no??? This is their learning year... Hopefully, next year, the big guys you guys recruited will be able to contribute which I'm sure will help the development of the program...
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A step backwards -- J.J., 10:39:52 03/04/05 Fri
Its a first in the Dickenman years, so its not the end of the world, but the season has to be a dissapointment to everybody. They were a very average team, in a very bad conference. I think everyone expected a little better.
But I disagree about the learning year. This is the same team as last year (minus POY Robinson in the frontcourt) plus 2 solid freshman contributors (Blackwood and Hickenbottom). Next year the team is the same again (only loss is in the frontcourt again - Pittman). So do they expect more contributions from the bench/redshirt/freshmen next year? We will have the same 5 guards next year (I like them all), so what will really change?
On the bright side, I think CCSU has a great group of kids, and with some more hard work and CONSISTANCY things will rebound next year. And comparatively, we performed near the top of our in-state peers (minus UConn). Only Fairfield had a really better season, and compared to last year they took a step back too. However, I much rather be at the level of Niagara, Holy Cross, Boston U, Northeastern, or Vermont was this year.
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Re: A step backwards -- KT, 15:28:29 03/04/05 Fri
This has been a down your for CT college b-ball all around... which happens... I have admit, I'm surprised Fairfield didn't have a better record...
Back to CCSU... You guys will have some serious size up front next season... Dickenmann didn't grab those two trees to be Marc Sur's (anybody remember him at UCONN in the early 90's? He lived down the hall from me when I was there.. He had skills but the were all in slow motion.. Huge kid with NAIA off the bench talent)... Also, I think Dickenmann needs to keep Lenny Jefferson (fellow Norwalker) in the starting line up... The team goes when he's in there it seemed (yeah, he missed the free throw late, but don't blame him for last nite's loss... I'd throw the blame on the refs for that lame ass foul they charged on Jefferson after he made the basket and came down on the defender... How the heck was that kid awarded 2 free throws was beyond me... He didn't have position... Ray Charles and Steve Wonder saw that he didn't have position when Jefferson went up for that shot)...
CCSU is on the brink of being a consistently solid basketball program... It starts next season unfortunately...
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Re: A step backwards -- J.J., 16:09:03 03/04/05 Fri
I don't think anyone would ever blame Jefferson for last night (just like it wasn't DA missed shot vs. Monmouth that lost it either). Yes, Lenny's 2 FT would have sealed it, but Rich clanked 2 just a few minutes earlier and the bottom line is the team shouldn't have been in that position to begin with. I really think all 5 guards are solid and have different attributes that complement each other. Lenny was quite improved this year and I hope that will continue into next season - he will continue to see major minutes. As for the frontcourt next year, outside of Obie and Jason, well, we'll just have to wait and see.
As for the call, its just silly to suggest the call was a fix, however I don't understand (or agree with) it either. If you let him have the basket, how could it be offensive? Why not waive off the whole thing? The announcers said it was very rare, but possible play. I don't know. Overall the game was called tight (and generally well), although I did think Hamilton should have gotten his fifth somewhere in the end. But again, its not the missed FT or the refs calls, its that the team was pressured on the imbound and couldn't hold on to a lead. Hopefully lesson learned.
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Re: I'm sick -- LarryL9797, 11:56:47 03/04/05 Fri
I think that this team needs some confidence boosters for next year they did look like a bunch of scared kids when it started turning downhill... They had that game won. It really is too bad...
and what is up with that basket that lenny jefferson made and then got called for an offensive foul... that just did not make any sense...
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Agreed on the lame call on Lenny -- KT, 15:32:59 03/04/05 Fri
The defender was sliding under him when he was in the air... Somebody must've sleeped that ref a nice piece of change for that call...
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What Might Have Been: Many Key Players Will Be Returning -- J.J., 11:01:25 03/08/05 Tue
March 8, 2005
By TOM YANTZ, Courant Staff Writer
Holding a seven-point lead with three minutes left, those on the Central Connecticut side naturally started to think a bit about the next game. And if things went well, maybe even a berth in the NCAA Tournament. All that vanished Thursday night when Monmouth defeated Central 54-53 in a Northeast Conference tournament quarterfinal.
"It would have been exciting to see what would have happened," coach Howie Dickenman said. "We would have had great confidence, hopefully for two more games in the tournament."
The Blue Devils can only dream about what might have occurred.
They simply made too many mistakes, such as fouling on a three-point shot, failing to beat a full-court press, not stopping Marques Alston's field goal with 1.4 seconds to go and missing six of 11 free throws. The most damaging miss was Lenny Jefferson's on the front end of a one-and-one with 12.5 seconds to play.
"They know how to win a little bit better than we know how to win," Dickenman said of the Hawks.
This was the theme of Central's 12-16 season. At times, the Blue Devils played like a very good team. They won at Santa Clara, which had defeated North Carolina, shot 75 percent in the first half against Fairleigh Dickinson Jan. 10 and led Monmouth 32-18 at halftime.
But then there was the Central team that lost an 18-point lead at St. Francis (Pa.) and shot 18.9 percent in the second half in a loss to Samford.
Central was 1-5 in games decided by less than four points. The Blue Devils shot 46.5 percent in the first half and 42.4 in the second, while opponents were 45.9 and 48.9. Their lack of frontcourt height and bulk often was exposed late in games.
They had to rely on three-pointers much more this season. They took an average of 18 a game and made 6.6, both highs during Dickenman's nine seasons at Central.
"There were times we relied too much on the three," he said.
And when 6-4 starting power forward Obie Nwadike was out because of a sprained left ankle, 6-3 guard Javier Mojica or 6-2 guard DeMario Anderson had to defend a power forward.
The team's field-goal percentage defense was 47.4 - the worst in Dickenman's tenure. "The most disappointing aspect of the season was our defense," he said.
Such were the ingredients of a 12-16 season.
Still, Dickenman is encouraged. Anderson, who scored 32 points against Quinnipiac last Monday and led the team in scoring at 14.1 a game, looks to have the ability to be an NEC first- or second-team player next season. Freshmen point guard Tristan Blackwood (5.2 points), who started every game, and freshman forward Jason Hickenbottom (4.4) will be better. Hickenbottom excelled off the bench against Monmouth with nine points and stout defense.
Other core players returning are Nwadike (11.2, 7.5 rebounds), Jefferson (10.2 points), Mojica (9.9) and guard Justin Chiera (7.0).
Central looks solid on the perimeter next season. Six-foot-7 recruit Chris Winters (St. Thomas More-Montville) can hit the three and play guard and forward.
With the departure of senior center Rich Pittman (9.3 points, 5.6 rebounds), Central needs inside production from one or more players to help Nwadike. The top candidates are 6-11 Ingo Beaudet, who played scant minutes this season; 7-3 redshirt Jermaine Middleton and recruit Rob Robinson from The Winchendon School in Massachuetts.
"We lost the title game to Monmouth last year and twice by one point to them this year," Anderson said. "We came up short this year. We know we've got good players and that we're close to having a real good team."
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Re: What Might Have Been: Many Key Players Will Be Returning -- SuperSenior, 22:21:15 03/10/05 Thu
It was a crushing loss, but I don't think we were capable of winning three straight games anyway. We were just too inconsistent. Pittman needed to step up and provide inside scoring, but he came up lame. Although, I am very excited for next year. This team could be even better than the team who made the conference championship last year.
Blackwood is extremely talented and could have a breakout year next year (similar to Demario). Hickenbottom will continue to get better and is a great spark off the bench (along with Chiera and Mojica). In the second half of the season Lenny really stepped up his game. I am anxious to see a full season like that from him. We also have two big men with another year of experience (Middleton and Ingo).
PG: Blackwood
SG: Jefferson
SF: Anderson
PF: Obie
C: We have numerous guys who could step in and fill this role, whether it be Robinson, Ingo, Middleton, or Sobers if he ever can get healthy.
If Blackwood doesn't at least slightly improve next year we could see a shift to a bigger lineup, which is what I feel Howie is most comfortable with.
PG: Lenny
SG: Demario
SF: Obie
PF: Robinson
C: Ingo, Middleton, or Sobers
I have no clue how good Robinson is, but he was getting looks from St. Joseph's, Stanford, and West Virginia. Even if he is a completely raw offensive player, we can still use his defense. The same goes for Ingo, Middleton, or Sobers. With Lenny, Demario, and Obie we have 3 scorers, which is all we really need. Especiallly if we play good defense.
These lineups are all poor guestimations, but that's the fun of it. Anybody have any lineups they'd like to see?
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