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Post by DiMarz on Jan 21, 2024 9:28:19 GMT -5
It is good for the team’s confidence getting a home win! Well played game overall, with a few big shoots made to seal the win, Batch, Octaveand Nugent all nailed 3’s. Octave had one of of those”no,no,no! Great shot!l 3 pointers at the end. A confident stroke! The D is getting better, defending bigs has improved quite a big. Caleb and Nugent are both doing a very good job of denying post players from catching the ball in scoring position. A little more switching from the guards, and sometimes yesterday they went over the top of screens. Good to see, making better reads. More penetration from the guards also, Batch and Bo especially!
The biggest thing for me was the team scoring over 80 points! That takes some of the pressure off the D. Team free throws are looking better and going in more frequently. I’d like to see Joe O shoot the with more arc, but probably isn’t going to happen. He will most likely stay a streaky shooter which his perimeter shots.
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Post by rgs318 on Jan 21, 2024 9:37:48 GMT -5
I imagine the Loyola coach spoke to the officials beforehand about fouls to send his big men to the line when they get the ball underneath. IMO, that deliberate foul call was because they were looking for that, not because it was flagrant. Dyke hit only 2 of 8 from the line.
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Post by newfieguy74 on Jan 21, 2024 10:03:16 GMT -5
HC's cause was helped by Loyola shooting 10-22 from the line.
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Post by wstruz71 on Jan 21, 2024 10:10:58 GMT -5
I looked at the Stats for the game. I found it interesting that both teams had virtually the same number of field goal attempts. Holy Cross shot 30/53 or 56.6%, and Loyola shot 29/54 or 53.7%. Both teams shot well behind the arc. Holy Cross shot 10/19 or 52.6%, and Loyola shot 10/21 or 47.6%. The big difference in the game was from the foul line. Holy Cross shot 16/23 or 69.6%, and Loyola shot 10/22 or 45.5%. Interesting enough both teams also had identical chances from the foul line.
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Post by notjuanjones on Jan 21, 2024 10:14:47 GMT -5
HC's cause was helped by Loyola shooting 10-22 from the line. Not complicated. They're a terrible free throw shooting team. Make them shoot free throws. |
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Post by timholycross on Jan 21, 2024 10:27:31 GMT -5
I looked at the Stats for the game. I found it interesting that both teams had virtually the same number of field goal attempts. Holy Cross shot 30/53 or 56.6%, and Loyola shot 29/54 or 53.7%. Both teams shot well behind the arc. Holy Cross shot 10/19 or 52.6%, and Loyola shot 10/21 or 47.6%. The big difference in the game was from the foul line. Holy Cross shot 16/23 or 69.6%, and Loyola shot 10/22 or 45.5%. Interesting enough both teams also had identical chances from the foul line. At one point, Loyola was 7-11 from behind the arc (5-9 in the first half; made their first two in the second); 3-11 the rest of the way. Loyola converted a couple of their free throw misses into rebounds/baskets. Not something you want to allow in close ballgames. |
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Post by newfieguy74 on Jan 21, 2024 10:49:07 GMT -5
BTW, disappointed the Telegram didn't cover the game.
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Post by sader1970 on Jan 21, 2024 10:58:03 GMT -5
Not to be a contrarian, more than I usually am, but let's see how the guys do in the next game. Showcasing my ignorance, I've always admitted to being unable to tell, for example, in an intra-squad scrimmage if a team is improving or is the other side of the team just playing poorly? While I am very happy that we beat Loyola, and yes, we hit a bunch of open shots that we often miss and our free throw shooting was better where there is no defense, how good are we relative to how bad is Loyola? We had identical basement level records going into the game, so hard for me to measure improvement. Might just a case of me being a "Doubting Thomas?" Beat AU and I will become a believer.  |
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Post by Tom on Jan 21, 2024 11:22:07 GMT -5
Not claiming cause, but HC is 0-6 (0-3) vs DI without Bo and 4-8 (2-1) with Bo
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Post by newfieguy74 on Jan 21, 2024 12:00:16 GMT -5
Not claiming cause, but HC is 0-6 (0-3) vs DI without Bo and 4-8 (2-1) with Bo I will claim cause. Bo is that important. |
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Post by HC92 on Jan 21, 2024 12:09:52 GMT -5
Sure beats losing. Batch's offense was well rounded: 6 points on 2 pointers, 6 points on 3 pointers, 6 points on free throws. Batch is driving to the basket more of late, it seems to me, making 2 point shots a much bigger part of his game. In OOC play 62% of his shots came from 3 point range ; in PL games it has been 55% 2 point shots. Even better, his shooting percentage has improved on both 2's and 3's. Small samples, to be sure, but I think the change is real. Bo Montgomery --very small sample-- also appears to have changed his role a great deal and his offensive efficiency increased dramatically in these last three games. Let's see how these two key players operate versus AU Have a feeling having a professional basketball coach is helping this year even though the overall results are not yet where anyone wants them to be. The future is bright even if the present is a little bumpy and frustrating at times. |
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Post by timholycross on Jan 21, 2024 12:13:40 GMT -5
Not to be a contrarian, more than I usually am, but let's see how the guys do in the next game. Showcasing my ignorance, I've always admitted to being unable to tell, for example, in an intra-squad scrimmage if a team is improving or is the other side of the team just playing poorly? While I am very happy that we beat Loyola, and yes, we hit a bunch of open shots that we often miss and our free throw shooting was better where there is no defense, how good are we relative to how bad is Loyola? We had identical basement level records going into the game, so hard for me to measure improvement. Might just a case of me being a "Doubting Thomas?" Beat AU and I will become a believer. I take it game by game, but I am seeing improvement. Too many times in 2021-2 and 2022-3 we heard phrases, especially during league play; like "turned the corner". So I don't try and do that, at least until there are many consecutive good outings. And, yes, I see where Dave Paulsen is making a difference. |
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Post by trimster on Jan 21, 2024 14:22:22 GMT -5
Not to be a contrarian, more than I usually am, but let's see how the guys do in the next game. Showcasing my ignorance, I've always admitted to being unable to tell, for example, in an intra-squad scrimmage if a team is improving or is the other side of the team just playing poorly? While I am very happy that we beat Loyola, and yes, we hit a bunch of open shots that we often miss and our free throw shooting was better where there is no defense, how good are we relative to how bad is Loyola? We had identical basement level records going into the game, so hard for me to measure improvement. Might just a case of me being a "Doubting Thomas?" Beat AU and I will become a believer. I take it game by game, but I am seeing improvement. Too many times in 2021-2 and 2022-3 we heard phrases, especially during league play; like "turned the corner". So I don't try and do that, at least until there are many consecutive good outings. And, yes, I see where Dave Paulsen is making a difference. Speaking of coaches, I saw a guy I didn't recognize talking to Bo at the end of a timeout around the 4 minute mark of the second half. I saw him later standing near the huddle during another timeout. He is decent height and my guess is around 50 years old. He was dressed like the rest of the staff. Anyone know who he is? |
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jan 21, 2024 14:55:52 GMT -5
Batch is driving to the basket more of late, it seems to me, making 2 point shots a much bigger part of his game. In OOC play 62% of his shots came from 3 point range ; in PL games it has been 55% 2 point shots. Even better, his shooting percentage has improved on both 2's and 3's. Small samples, to be sure, but I think the change is real. Bo Montgomery --very small sample-- also appears to have changed his role a great deal and his offensive efficiency increased dramatically in these last three games. Let's see how these two key players operate versus AU Have a feeling having a professional basketball coach is helping this year even though the overall results are not yet where anyone wants them to be. The future is bright even if the present is a little bumpy and frustrating at times. Huge factor, no doubt. Look at Caleb as another convincing example |
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Post by hchoops on Jan 23, 2024 22:51:32 GMT -5
Dre-cam
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