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Subject: The kids come up a bit short Author: Bucky D. Bison [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 20:32:57 01/26/04 Mon The youngsters came up a bit short against Lafayette on Sunday. By Tournament time, no one will want to play us. Badmus has come a million miles this year, now Clark has developed also. Clark, Badmus, Brown, NcNaughton, Bettencourt, Lee and the vets. Go Bison!!!!! [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: The kids come up a bit short Author: KenZ [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07:55:08 01/27/04 Tue on paper, at Lafayette is supposed to be the toughest PL game of the year. i liked the comments i read in the Daily Item article (on-line) about needing to develop the mental toughness Laf displayed in the last couple of minutes of each half. obviously would rather they already had it, but what it indicates to me is that the talent is there (we already believed that), the consistency is improving, just need more cruch time experience. now we need some good wins over the next couple of weeks while at home. the team's initial offensive futility at Army may be a good break for Clark as he continued to shoot, broke through, and gained some confidence.

[> Subject: Re: The kids come up a bit short Author: Xbo [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:21:47 01/27/04 Tue Was at the Lafayette game on Sunday and was impressed with a couple of freshman. McNaughton will be very good. Already good on the O end but still learning how not to foul on the D end. Unless you are a great leaper and shot blocker it takes year to learn how to play good D at the college level. Badmus looks to be a good PG, hard to tell based on one game but looks lke he needs to work on developing a pullup jumper. Brown had a bad game. During one short stretch in the second half, he had 3 passes bounce off his hands or leg and go out of bounds. I think their future is next year as they will not sneak up on anybody in the tournament. I know they have one good recruit already (Griffin from the Philadelphia area) and no doubt will get one or two more.

[> Subject: Re: The kids come up a bit short Author: Bucky D. Bison [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12:24:14 01/27/04 Tue They have inked Griffin an a 6 foot 8 inch, 240 pound big guy from Falmouth, Maine. Sounds as if Brown did have a bad one in Easton. However, in a 3 game stretch earlier in the season, he was 22 of 25 from the field and was PL Rookie of the week. My point is, he has what it takes, even though as a freshman he is not exhibiting it in every game. Xbo, I assume you know McNaughton's Dad played football at Lafayette? I like him alot. As for his "D", the problem rookies have, amongst others, is that they play Friday night at Army where the refs let them bang. On Sunday in Easton, different crew calls them tight. Tough for a kid to guage. Big Mac was quoted in a LV paper as saying he thought this was DI basketball where they do bang. Remember, the kid played games at Mich. St, Northwestern, Penn St., College of Charleston, etc. The Easton game wasn't his first playing DI basketball. Clark has shown well in his last two starts. I agree Badmus needs to work on his jump shot, although his FG % to date is 48%, something our friends in Worcester would take in a heartbeat. You are also correct about no longer sneaking up on anyone. I also think no one will want to draw us in the tournament. The word in Bisonland is "building", and hopefully building quickly. Not than Fran seems to need them, but I hope all conference teams go scholarship. Speaking of that, isn't it interesting that Don Devoe was silent on the issue when Navy was winning the PL with Booker, Heary, Savane, but now he is gripping about going up against schollies. Hey, we taxpayers pay for the Navy guys, and happily so given what they do for the country, but Don, come on, you've got many very good selling points and the economics of a free education at an esteemed Academy is pretty powerful. Good luck.