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Post by WorcesterGray on Jan 16, 2020 15:59:51 GMT -5
Points off TOs. Army, 15-5.
Points in Paint. Army, 52-34.
They made 62% of their twos.
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Post by sarasota on Jan 16, 2020 16:16:07 GMT -5
Why did Nelson wait till 4:15 to put Faw back in??? Wilson was eating up Verbeek.
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Post by WorcesterGray on Jan 16, 2020 16:19:45 GMT -5
Why did Nelson wait till 4:15 to put Faw back in??? Wilson was eating up Verbeek. He had four fouls - picked up #4 with 12m left
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Post by sarasota on Jan 16, 2020 16:20:26 GMT -5
Why hasn't Nelson taken the lid off Reilly? Wasn't he Mr. Basketball in CT and a scoring machine in a good conference?
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Post by sarasota on Jan 16, 2020 16:22:28 GMT -5
Why did Nelson wait till 4:15 to put Faw back in??? Wilson was eating up Verbeek. He had four fouls - picked up #4 with 12m left Yes. But he sat on the bench for 8 mins when the game was on the line.
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Post by hcalum85 on Jan 16, 2020 16:27:48 GMT -5
Not sure why Reilly is in the doghouse. Played OK earlier in the year. Was Connecticut player of the year last year on the best team in the state. Four year starter and all time leader scorer at East Catholic, a basketball powerhouse over the years. His dad is coach of Wesleyan. He seemed like a good fit. Nelson is not getting anything out of his skillset.
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Post by possum on Jan 16, 2020 16:39:28 GMT -5
Faw was great, boys played hard just don't have the horses to get over the hump. Defense was atrocious all Army had to do was make 4-5 passes and ended up with layup. I also thought Nelson should have taken a chance with Faw a little earlier got nothing from Verbek or Hargis. Was not impressed with Reilly when he played earlier in year, with bench situation as it is can't believe that Nelson wouldn't be playing guys he thinks can contribute.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Jan 16, 2020 16:45:51 GMT -5
Not sure why Reilly is in the doghouse. Played OK earlier in the year. Was Connecticut player of the year last year on the best team in the state. Four year starter and all time leader scorer at East Catholic, a basketball powerhouse over the years. His dad is coach of Wesleyan. He seemed like a good fit. Nelson is not getting anything out of his skillset. Connecticut high school basketball is a far way from Division I; there was a reason that Reilly was slated to go to Exter for a prep year. In the games I saw Reilly play in earlier this year, he looked a bit over his head -- the speed of the game was too fast for him at this time in his career. It would be great if he could develop into a solid back-up PG in the coming seasons, but right now he just doesn't look ready. You seem to be very familiar with him and his game -- what would you say his skill set is and how is it being misused by Nelson?
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Post by classof83 on Jan 16, 2020 16:48:58 GMT -5
The only thing i can guess on Reilly is that BN is trying to see what Le Sann can do. I am guessing Le Sann didn't even practice much when he was hurt.
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Post by rgs318 on Jan 16, 2020 16:55:48 GMT -5
f we are down to 6, where did extra 2 guys come from, since HC used 8?
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Post by timholycross on Jan 16, 2020 17:04:02 GMT -5
Hargis 7 min, Verbeek 6 min, LeSann 14 min. Pridgen played the whole game, Buter, Niego, Wade each 35 or 36 min....Faw only 26 because of fouls.
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Post by hchoops on Jan 16, 2020 17:04:06 GMT -5
Nelson wants to win more than we want him to. It is his job. If he thought Reilly could help him win, Nelson would play him.
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Post by hchoops on Jan 16, 2020 17:07:25 GMT -5
Hargis 7 min, Verbeek 6 min, LeSann 14 min. Pridgen played the whole game, Buter, Niego, Wade each 35 or 36 min....Faw only 26 because of fouls. Army’s starters 37, 32, 32, 31, 21 If Nelson thought the bench could help him win, he would play them He sees them every day. we do not.
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Post by sarasota on Jan 16, 2020 17:13:53 GMT -5
Nelson wants to win more than we want him to. It is his job. If he thought Reilly could help him win, Nelson would play him. That puts an end to all discussions about whether and when Nelson plays anybody. And since your assertion would be true of any coach, let's stop any discussions about whether and who Chesney plays. I'm just accepting your premise.
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Post by hchoops on Jan 16, 2020 17:21:17 GMT -5
You can discuss all you want. I am just giving my opinion. He knows more than any of us, and his job depends on his decisions. He has an expertise that none of us do, albeit an inexperienced expertise. Disagree on anything, minutes, offenses, defenses, rebounding. Imo these are more valid areas of disagreement
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Post by timholycross on Jan 16, 2020 17:24:26 GMT -5
Coach's evaluation does trump (pun intended) high school qualifications. Everyone who even a weak D1 program signs is an all star here or an all star there.
Remember Ted Bettencourt, wasn't he Mass Player of the Year? Which, of course, led to Billy Packer (a-hole) trashing the poor kid.
Although I must say that back in the day Hillhouse, Wilbur Cross, Lee High, Hartford Public and Weaver; to name a few, used to produce some fine ballplayers. Sly Williams, the Williamson brothers and "Soup" Campbell spring to mind. Maybe the studs from those places all go to prep schools now?
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Post by cfrivals on Jan 16, 2020 17:43:28 GMT -5
Guys put a lid on this season. It will go down as one of the worst in HC History. There is no magic pill off the bench. This team lacks in every aspect of the game. That was a terrible Army team and HC lost at home! Lots of scholarships opening up, let’s see how Nelson does. I think Reilly was a walk-on, otherwise he would be playing.
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Post by bison137 on Jan 16, 2020 18:02:44 GMT -5
Coach's evaluation does trump (pun intended) high school qualifications. Everyone who even a weak D1 program signs is an all star here or an all star there. Remember Ted Bettencourt, wasn't he Mass Player of the Year? Which, of course, led to Billy Packer (a-hole) trashing the poor kid. Although I must say that back in the day Hillhouse, Wilbur Cross, Lee High, Hartford Public and Weaver; to name a few, used to produce some fine ballplayers. Sly Williams, the Williamson brothers and "Soup" Campbell spring to mind. Maybe the studs from those places all go to prep schools now? Almost all go to prep schools. But CT inner cities don't produce nearly as many players as they once did. For example, Hillhouse, Wilbur Cross, Hartford, and Weaver all had about .500 records last year and all got knocked out of States early. Bridgeport Central was well below .500 and didn't even make States. Stamford, Westhill, Bridgeport Central, and Norwalk are barely competitive against the suburban high schools in Fairfield County etc. Of CT's top 25 players last season (NERR rankings), 23 were in the relatively small number of prep schools in CT. Only two were in public high schools - both East Catholic. Reilly ranked #22. Other than HC, Verbal Commits shows him with only two offers: one from Jacksonville well after his senior season ended and one from Hartford after his freshman season that was likely off the table.
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Post by HC92 on Jan 16, 2020 19:03:53 GMT -5
Reilly just isn’t ready physically to play D1 basketball. As a CT guy who has some loose connections to his world, I would love to see him be successful at HC. He’s just not close yet. A prep year would have helped him. I’m not giving up on him as our history is replete with guys who did nothing as Frosh and turned out to be very good players.
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Post by bigfan on Jan 16, 2020 19:13:27 GMT -5
The school must be upset with the basketball program. Looking back at our history, we always were very competitive with most schools in the East. We always scheduled BC, UConn, Umass, St. John's, Fordham, Seton Hall, URI, Providence, now those schools do not want to play us because we are in a bad league and we can't recruit or compete with those schools. We can't beat Umass-Boston, Fairfield, Siena, Canisius etc.
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Post by rgs318 on Jan 16, 2020 19:31:10 GMT -5
The fact that we have not recruited well in the past does not mean we CANNOT recruit or complete in the future.
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Jan 16, 2020 19:43:55 GMT -5
The script today was all too familiar; staying close right to the last few minutes of the first half; then, a similar finish. Can't fault the effort. Sadly, Kyle C. was probably the only one with any defensive instincts, and who knows when/if he will be back. I only hope the remaining players stick together and not give up. Hopefully the reinforcements coming will provide an immediate boost.
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Post by trimster on Jan 16, 2020 20:24:47 GMT -5
The script today was all too familiar; staying close right to the last few minutes of the first half; then, a similar finish. Can't fault the effort. Sadly, Kyle C. was probably the only one with any defensive instincts, and who knows when/if he will be back. I only hope the remaining players stick together and not give up. Hopefully the reinforcements coming will provide an immediate boost. The newcomers will have to contribute significantly next year if the program is going to have any level of success. Not a great situation.
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Post by rgs318 on Jan 16, 2020 20:28:23 GMT -5
Clearly, not the best possible situation...but most likely better than this year!
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Post by longsuffering on Jan 16, 2020 21:06:24 GMT -5
The script today was all too familiar; staying close right to the last few minutes of the first half; then, a similar finish. Can't fault the effort. Sadly, Kyle C. was probably the only one with any defensive instincts, and who knows when/if he will be back. I only hope the remaining players stick together and not give up. Hopefully the reinforcements coming will provide an immediate boost. It is possible K.C. is taking the FL. Tragedy hard.
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