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Date Posted: Sunday, December 07, 07:38:25pm
Author: Cindy Crawford
Subject: Nice win-team effort

Dunne tweeked the starting lineup,going three guard. Hall replaced Gooding and right off the bat the offense improved with Jenkins knocking down five first half threes and a game high 27, and Leon chipping in with 13 in the first half,on his way to 17.
Hall ran the offense and his five assists don't tell the story of what he contributed to the flow.
Mumford spelled him and contibuted 8 pts on a three in each half including one from Keekee distance.
Bacon had a double double to go with his three blocks.
One of the keys though, was the continued improvement in the play of Costner.Playing 27 minutes-third highest on the team behind Wes and Nick,he was pivotal in two key plays. In the first half his free throw completed a 4 pt play giving SPC their largest lead of the first half 37-21.
Starting the second half on a play obviously drawn by Dunne in the locker,he hit Ryan with a perfect alley-oop for a slam to get us rolling again.
The second half had him starting with Wes,Nick ,Ryan,and Brandon.This I believe will prove to be our best combo for the remainder of this season.
I believe we need to have Hall at the point distributing to Wes and Nick and keeping Leon off the ball where he is too prone to turnovers and does not see the court as well.
I was impressed further with Hall's ability to singlehandedly break the press and to get the ball into the right players hands on the break.
Secondly,Costner is so much quicker than Traore. Much of today's game he spent on the perimeter,high posted drawing out their bigs,he was effective passing,thus improving our ball movement and setting effective screens for the guards.For the second consecutive game he showed good form in nailing a three.
If he continues to improve and play with confidence,and nail that outside shot,he'll add the offense from the forwards that we need.
I also saw for a second straight game improvement from Hill. He's still a work in progress but his early jitters seem to be abating .He had 4 pts ,two boards,a block,and a team high three steals in just ten minutes.
The team defense was good including for a change the time we spent in a zone. Costner's and Akeem's quickness also helps here.
Everything looks better when you win. Shooting 49%,52.4% on threes and a twenty four point margin made this our best win since Rutgers last year.It was a game we had to win and did.
Pressure is still on as we can't afford the limelight a loss to NJIT would bring us.
For now,I like the change in the lineup and the improvement in Costner and Hall as well as Mumford and Hill and to some extent even Traore that Loyal was calling for.
This team will have their share of bad nights I'm sure . Today was a good one and I'm going to savor it for a while.

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[> In praise of Cindy -- Gray Poll, Sunday, December 07, 08:49:55pm [1]

Cindy, your first-hand, unbiased reporting and analysis are invaluable.

Thanks!


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[> Re: Nice win-team effort -- oldtimer#1, Sunday, December 07, 09:21:03pm [1]

A win against a poor team but still a win. Not much to add to Cindy's analysis except to underline that we are a much better team in transition than in half-court offense. This was JD's stated intention prior to the season and IMO a depleated bench (Lampley, Shumate) shouldn't change that strategy. What it does is to allow Wesley and Nick to free lance, getting more open looks and possible drives to the basket. Not that this strategy will transform us into a decent team but it atleast makes us competitive against teams where we should compete.


Agree about Costner's contribution. Played excellent fronting defense and showed good passing skills. However, I don't see Jordan as a long term solution but rather a very valuable role player if and when we recruit a scoring #3.



Hill again showed why he should be our starting point guard but remember that when out of the game (played 24 minutes), Leon (34 minutes) ran the offense quite well often breaking the press by pushing the ball up court. Never saw him get trapped as was his tendency last year. The fact is that when both are in the game we almost have two point guards on the floor. One agressive (Leon) and prone to turnovers but a scorer, the other more conservative, not as quick but more under control. A nice combination. Leon is not afraid to take the ball to the basket and was clobbered several times but went to the foul line to convert. His eight rebounds underlines his agressive style of play.


As Cindy stated, the entire team played well and one hopes that this is a confidence and morale builder. It still promises to be a very long and disappointing season but there are some winable games out there. In attendance were both Conoly and Shumate.


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[> Re: Nice win-team effort -- SPC78, Sunday, December 07, 10:29:22pm [1]

Yes.. Thank you Cindy... My job (I still have one... I think..) takes me out of town so often I am now a platinum member of 2 different hotel chains frequent stayer clubs!!)

I look forward to your concise, interesting & informative recap of the games and player peformance. With all the detailed coverage we get from the media, your reports are invaluable to me on Peacock Basketball.


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[> bah humbug -- bubbles, Monday, December 08, 12:53:23pm [1]

i heard dunne threatened to cancel christmas if they didnt win this game.


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[> Re: Nice win-team effort -- loyal, Monday, December 08, 02:42:34pm [1]

Thanks, Cindy. I stayed home to watch the Cowboys; we know how that turned out. Now I know how you felt on Election Night :>)

Questions:

1. Didn't Canisius slant their "D" toward WJ? How did he get so many open looks? In transition, I assume?
2. Do you think Hall has the enough quickness and can become enough of an offensive threat (as Jasper did his senior season) to ultimately be successful?
3. Think Dunne is going hard after potential transfers?

Thanks!


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[> [> Re: Nice win-team effort -- Cindy Crawford, Monday, December 08, 09:44:28pm [1]

1) Some looks were in transition but most were the result of three guard set with your Felecian target creating better ball movement,and as I mentioned,Cosnter not holding on to the ball too long.He's like having a point forward.
Canisius big men were not as mobile as others we have faced ,and therefore not as adept at the trap.
This was not a great team we faced,but we did treat them accordingly with a comfortable win.

2) Hall while not lighting quick,is steady,does not turn the ball over, mixes his perimeter game with occasional penetration,is excellent handling against the press,and makes good decisions in the open court,getting the ball into the right hands at the correct moment.
He plays very solid man D--perhaps needs a little improvement in team D.He has a pass first mentality,but has shown a better than average shot when he does.
I have no worries about his ability to match or surpass Jasper in that regard.
Not having come from one of the marquee high school programs
in the state,he is not as well seasoned perhaps as one from St Anthony's,Benedict's,or Pat's,but still exhibits confidence,poise and leadership,so I believe he may have more upside potential in that regard.

3) Transfer situation re Drummond favors Marist if he wants to go away.Others may have issues. Look more to a Juco who could step in immediately...we hope.


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[> Re: Nice win-team effort -- SPC Fan, Monday, December 08, 03:48:26pm [1]

Heard Drummondout of Villanova is looking at Marist. Apparently doesn't want to be too close to home.


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[> [> Re: Nice win-team effort -- Cindy Crawford, Monday, December 08, 08:02:53pm [1]

That's the same info I heard.Had an official visit there already.
Also heard we are now targeting Jucos.


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