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Date Posted: 08:00:20am 12/15/05 Thu,
Author: JoeStag
Subject: Questions on the Fordham Game
1.. What was the lack of defense all about. Was Fordham that wide open, or were not playing any "D". Not big enough, not quick enough, not agressive enough, not in position, not fighting throuh picks.... or all the above.
2. Fordham shot 45 FT's, and all seemed to be valid calls from the radio. How did that happen, was fouling our only defense to stopping them.
3. How did Han play. 5 assists and 3 turnovers, but was the misconnects on his part or was it the player receiving teh pass not able to handle thepss or in right position or could not convert.
4. Webcast stated the team looked out of focus and deflated, and said that it looked like it was due to being out matched and out sized all year. Players having to play out of position.
5. Herbie seemed to play well, is that so.
6. Todd only 27 minutes, what seems the reason that he is down 8-10 minutes a game. Is it just that MVS and Bell were more productive last night?????
7. It seem that Carter is struggling big time, and both Middleton and Reedal did not do much until last few minutes of game. Did any of the 3 show hope?????
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Re: Questions on the Fordham Game -- Red Rugger, 09:23:39am 12/15/05 Thu, [1]
JS - Your point #4 sums it all up. As we all know the "current roster" is over matched by every opponent on the schedule. With that being said, the team has hustled and played hard. Last night's game the "mental" part of the game was quite evident. The knowledge that your team is over matched at every position was evident on all of FFLD's players for really the first time all season. There was a lot of "head hanging" etc. If the fresh troops aren't available (Max) & (MOS) this could be a 4 to 5 win campaign.
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I will try to help, JoeStag... -- GuyF, 09:26:53am 12/15/05 Thu, [1]
1.. What was the lack of defense all about. Was Fordham that wide open, or were not playing any "D". Not big enough, not quick enough, not agressive enough, not in position, not fighting throuh picks.... or all the above.
No, Fairfield lacked intensity on the defensive end. The guards were very passive, which allowed Fordham good looks at threes as well as fairly easy penetration. Also, they did not do a good enough job of denying Dunston.
2. Fordham shot 45 FT's, and all seemed to be valid calls from the radio. How did that happen, was fouling our only defense to stopping them.
Most of the fouls were in the paint. Fordham dominated on the glass and fouls usually result. Dunston was by far the best interior player on the floor, and Fairfield had no answer--and as noted above, they didn't deny him the ball well enough.
3. How did Han play. 5 assists and 3 turnovers, but was the misconnects on his part or was it the player receiving teh pass not able to handle thepss or in right position or could not convert.
Han was OK. Forced some shots, but that's almost excusable with the way things were going last night. His turnovers were just carelessness. But that goes with being a frosh.
4. Webcast stated the team looked out of focus and deflated, and said that it looked like it was due to being out matched and out sized all year. Players having to play out of position.
Would agree with that. They definitely appeared to give up during that 21-0 run.
5. Herbie seemed to play well, is that so.
He seemed OK. A little timid.
6. Todd only 27 minutes, what seems the reason that he is down 8-10 minutes a game. Is it just that MVS and Bell were more productive last night?????
Todd's game has really slipped. I think he (as well as the entire Fairfield offense) really misses Goode. Todd is a very good player but he just doesn't appear suited to be "the man" and put the team on his back.
7. It seem that Carter is struggling big time, and both Middleton and Reedal did not do much until last few minutes of game. Did any of the 3 show hope?????
Carter is just grossly out of position, it's not his fault. Cannot comment on the others, as I left with about 10 minutes to play.
All in all, this is the weakest Fairfield team I've seen in a number of years. DMax won't make everything right, but he should definitely help. I think your offense will struggle all season, though. You rely on the 3 way too much, but that's to be expected when you don't have an established post scorer. I admit I was surprised at your lack of defense, though. If nothing else, TOT's teams always defended well--though I realize that it helps to have Goode and Gai out there for four years!
Hope this was helpful.
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Re: Questions on the Fordham Game -- ghostman, 09:45:24am 12/15/05 Thu, [1]
1 - Lack of Defense - the guys have to sag into the middle because of the height problem - defense is "be pick your poison" - let teams get looks from 3 or over power us in the middle.
2 - fouling is a result of being out of position - unfortunately when you over compensate in one area, sagging into the middle, fouling is going to happen.
3 - Han looked flat to me - at the beginning of the 21-0, he commited 2 connsecutive turnovers after McCrae from Fordham hit a well guarded 3 with Han in his face. That run ended the game.
4 - FU started strong - -up 18-17 before Fordham hit 2 quick 3s and Han had 2 turnovers.
5 - Allen looked ok but as a spare part right now. Looks/plays young.
6 - Todd played ok on D but needs to take the team on his back. He can blow by people and shoot - he need to be the guy to step up and stop big runs by other teams - if Fordham is on a 21-0 run, i want it to be because TT missed 6-7 shots in that run.
7 - Carter is a role player being asked to do too much right now. He works hard and is taking lumps that might be too much to ask for underclassman to take. Reedal appears to have some skills but looks physically over matched as a 4-5. He looks to be more 6'4" than 6'6". He might be ok as a "3" but as a freshman and being asked to play out of position, he doesn't look so good. Middleton looks big and awkward and can't shoot. At the end of the game he scored 2 baskets by running the floor. If he does this more and gets a little confidence by getting some easy baskets, he he might become serviceable.
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Re: Questions on the Fordham Game -- Nashville Stag Fan, 10:23:53am 12/15/05 Thu, [1]
Lack of defense Joe, in my opinion had a lot to do with too much double and triple teaming, and also pressing too much, leaving players way out of position. (very much like you saw in GT game). A press is always going to give up some easy baskets, but is sussessful only if you receive enough dividends in return in the form of steals for layups, or the disruption of other teams offense, and the personel on this team does not seem to be able to make this work, at least not now.
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Re: Questions on the Fordham Game -- cmaynstag, 10:49:56am 12/15/05 Thu, [1]
Is Nate Hawkins eligible? When are MOS and Diakhate going to be on the floor?
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Re: Questions on the Fordham Game -- Menzies, 11:29:44am 12/15/05 Thu, [1]
With no margin for error as a result of their size and the deflating experience of the Loyola game I think their confidence in themselves as a team must be pretty shaky. They looked pretty good against Loyola all things considered. But even though they played well, they lost. That is hard to take.
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Re: Questions on the Fordham Game -- Reindeer Fan, 12:21:41pm 12/15/05 Thu, [1]
Team put there heads down last night. Han who has been brilliant all season lost his focus during the Fordham run. Todd hasn't been playing more minutes because he has been forcing shots. He also missed to open lay-ups during the Fordham run.
This team was grossly undersized and overmatched. They could score but couldn't stop Fordham. The few times Fordham missed they got the rebound and the putback. Carter doesn't have the size to play against the big men at Fordham
There was a ref at the game that hates o'toole and he did T o'toole up, but there were no really bad calls in the game. The fouls were legitimate. The stags all feel they need to pack in the d in order to stop the inside game and then the opposition gets wide open three's.
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Re: Questions on the Fordham Game -- JoeStag, 12:45:46pm 12/15/05 Thu, [1]
Hanging their heads is not a good sign. And not being able to matchup with their opponent is probably causing each player play outside their role and their comfort and confidence level.
The defense has to be improved, and it sounds like "playing harder" is not the only solution. Playing smarter, and TOT coming up with a bettter solution is needed. It seems that we might have to play the players that matchup better defensively.
But IMO, TOT has made most of his PT decsisions based on offense this year..... that is a role reversal for him, as he has been defense first the last few years. I would have thought last night that we could have match-ed up better defensively if:
- Middleton was on Dunston
- Carter on the low scoring Binns
- Bell on the 6-4 Stout who was their top scorer last night.
It seasm that Bell did not start for offensive reasons.
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Re: Questions on the Fordham Game -- Menzies, 02:48:27pm 12/15/05 Thu, [1]
Michael Kitts t'ed him, right? He did the Depaul game at Wake Forest the night before. He is also the guy that booted Boeheim for the first time in his career earlier in the year.
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Re: Questions on the Fordham Game -- Running Man, 03:41:03pm 12/15/05 Thu, [1]
I thought that the team played very hard last night. But as so many of us have said there are serious personnel problems. When you put such a small team on the floor, you expect that team to be quick, but our 6'4" and 6'3" guys are not. Consequently they resort to reaching and grabbing in an attempt to stop their opponents. That is the reason that Fordham went to the line so frequently. I feel for these guys because I think that they are trying. But the talent gap and the lack of size is simply too much for them to overcome. Believe me, Fordham is a below average team, yet we were behind by nearly 30 points on our home court on some occasions during the game.The final score was not indicative of what occurred. I am having difficulty remembering a squad that was as flawed as this one.
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