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Subject: Re: tonight's game

Author:
Yankee

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Date Posted: 23:05:50 01/15/09 Thu
In reply to: Vermonster 's message, "tonight's game" on 21:32:46 01/15/09 Thu

I will not say Marist choked this game away because that would take credit away from how well Marist played and the incredible clutch play of Siena at the end. Instead I will just focus on things that stood out to me from both teams.
For Marist: I now believe in them more than I ever have. They will be a tough game for anyone the rest of the season. Everyone played their butts off, great defensive intensity. Hall is gonna be a star. Devezin shined at times, I loved his aggressiveness this game. Parris is a top defender and tough on the boards. He is underrated. Schneider is much better on the boards than I ever thought he could be this year. Kaylen Gregory has proven he deserves meaningful minutes, he has great touch on his outside shot and that alley-oop slam was a beauty, almost broke my leg jumping in the stands. Bauer is their best inside guy, he needs the important minutes. Only negatives would be Williams hands. They are really really bad. Marist can use this as a learning experience with how the game ended. They are young, and Chuck will focus on the positives I believe. Great game from Marist.
Siena-Rossiter has improved LEAPS AND BOUNDS. Great interior moves, plays tougher than his size. Franklin beast inside getting to the line. Downey maybe with the most clutch play at the end of the game in the history of McCann. He is a star in the making. He stays calm, even when he is making great plays, doesn't go nuts. Not only offensively, but he blocked a three by Goodwin. He was the difference. I am as impressed with him as I was with Machado. Negatives would be Ubiles was not in game today, Hasbrouck seems less confident. INCREDIBLE JOB by the Siena fans who traveled to the game. I know some might say they are close, but it is a Thursday night and it is freezing. They were loud and their were a lot of them.
Overall, great game. Their are a lot of positives to be taken from this for Marist. I know longer consider them just a nuisance team. They have a legitimate shot to cause trouble in the MAAC tourney. Siena with an absolute clutch performance at the end.

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[> Subject: Re: tonight's game

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GGaff
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Date Posted: 00:20:29 01/16/09 Fri

What a tough ride home that was... The better team didn't win tonight. The foul shooting was the worst I've ever seen in the last two minutes. Missed layups hurt as well.
I thought the key plays were leaving Downey wide open for the three in the corner and the play where Goodwin saved the ball under their own basket. If he throws that towards midcourt they win the game. He threw it right to Siena for a layup. For the pre-Valvano part of the game, I thought Marist played a great game. Devezin pretty much can do whatever he wants. I thought Marist's defense was awesome for the first 38 minutes. The gap between the two teams is not much at all. Maybe I'm biased, but Marist can definitely hang with them. I don't think it's any fluke. They should have won this game by double digits. Give Siena credit. They hung in. If Marist even makes 1-2 at the line every time, they win by 8. Keep the faith boys, Marist can compete now. Wait until the troops come in next year. Kaylen is playing great. It's too bad he never got a chance until this year. Hall is a star. He's only going to get better. My pre-season pick for MAAC ROY is making me very proud. There is no curse. Martin will be raising multiple banners in the next three years. Think about it. If this is the juggernaut that everybody is supposed to be worried about, any improvement puts the Foxes at the top. The players he has coming in are light years better than some of his holdovers. That being said, I love this team. They will smile a lot the rest of the year. They will rebound from this loss and it will make them stronger in the long run.