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Post by lou on Nov 7, 2019 7:43:39 GMT -5
I was not there, but from watching the game, Faw took a bad fall getting a rebound. I dont think he returned after that
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Post by dadominate on Nov 7, 2019 7:47:24 GMT -5
I was not there, but from watching the game, Faw took a bad fall getting a rebound. I dont think he returned after that faw clearly took a hard fall after battling for position and drawing a hard foul, but he recovered from the injury and played sparingly in the second half.
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Post by hchoops on Nov 7, 2019 7:59:57 GMT -5
Missed the Maryland game but it looks like the boys acquitted themselves quite well. Real encouraging games by Lowder, Pridgen and Hargis. I did see the Assumption game and it's pretty obvious that Lowder is a very skilled offensive player. It looks like we have some nice young players to build around. Little concerned about Faw, got little time against Assumption and only 5 minutes against Maryland. Is there any injury issue or is he really not suited for the new style of play? I think we're going to need positive contributions from him given our lack of big bodies. Next two games should be very interesting playing two teams who are also picked last in their respective conferences. So are we But as is often shown, pre season predictions are worth little
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Post by sader1970 on Nov 7, 2019 8:16:30 GMT -5
URI plays Maryland next on Saturday at 9:00 PM down there. That game may put our effort against the Terrapins into perspective.
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Post by ndgradbuthcfan on Nov 7, 2019 8:25:43 GMT -5
URI plays Maryland next on Saturday at 9:00 PM down there. That game may put our effort against the Terrapins into perspective. Agree. It's a bit early to say this but the guys who are replacing our two transfers seem to be overall better players.
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Post by bringbackcaro on Nov 7, 2019 8:27:44 GMT -5
Missed the Maryland game but it looks like the boys acquitted themselves quite well. Real encouraging games by Lowder, Pridgen and Hargis. I did see the Assumption game and it's pretty obvious that Lowder is a very skilled offensive player. It looks like we have some nice young players to build around. Little concerned about Faw, got little time against Assumption and only 5 minutes against Maryland. Is there any injury issue or is he really not suited for the new style of play? I think we're going to need positive contributions from him given our lack of big bodies. Next two games should be very interesting playing two teams who are also picked last in their respective conferences. Two potential issues: lack of defense and wanting to camp out on the 3-point line on offense. I am hopeful that, unlike the previous regime, Nelson is actually going to hold the players accountable for more than just shooting.
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Post by joutsHC77 on Nov 7, 2019 8:50:23 GMT -5
Confident Coach Nelson will get this turned around. Has to break old habits and mindset.
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Post by hchoops on Nov 7, 2019 9:15:38 GMT -5
URI plays Maryland next on Saturday at 9:00 PM down there. That game may put our effort against the Terrapins into perspective. Agree. It's a bit early to say this but the guys who are replacing our two transfers seem to be overall better players. true for Green The forwards have not yet rebounded at Grandison's rate hopefully that will change
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Post by WorcesterGray on Nov 7, 2019 10:08:24 GMT -5
Agree. It's a bit early to say this but the guys who are replacing our two transfers seem to be overall better players. true for Green The forwards have not yet rebounded at Grandison's rate hopefully that will change
One game is the smallest of sample sizes. But as long as we're going there . . .
Green was a better defender than Lowder has shown to be so far. Shooting the ball, Lowder looks to be superior, dishing TBD - DL a shoot-first PG.
Grandison's rebounding declined significantly in his soph season, particularly in conference play when he averaged just 4.5/40m. Pridgen, Butler, Faw, Verbeek, and Hargis are currently boarding at that rate or better.
It's one game - let's all breathe.
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Post by Ignutz on Nov 7, 2019 10:12:43 GMT -5
Agree. It's a bit early to say this but the guys who are replacing our two transfers seem to be overall better players. true for Green The forwards have not yet rebounded at Grandison's rate hopefully that will change
Depending on which Grandi showed up on a given night.
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Post by hchoops on Nov 7, 2019 10:27:24 GMT -5
true for Green The forwards have not yet rebounded at Grandison's rate hopefully that will change
One game is the smallest of sample sizes. But as long as we're going there . . .
Green was a better defender than Lowder has shown to be so far.
i did not see the Assumption exhibition, but judging Lowder's D based on covering Cowan, an All American, is not complete As you say, one game
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Post by dadominate on Nov 7, 2019 11:05:13 GMT -5
given the top 10 competition on their home court, lowder's performance was one of the most impressive i have seen from an hc point guard regardless of class in a very long time.
to be honest, i can't think of a better performance off the top of my head. the fact this was lowder's first game makes it all the more incredible. i'm not looking to make any inference here going forward, but you can't help but be excited by his potential.
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Post by WorcesterGray on Nov 7, 2019 11:07:24 GMT -5
One game is the smallest of sample sizes. But as long as we're going there . . .
Green was a better defender than Lowder has shown to be so far.
i did not see the Assumption exhibition, but judging Lowder's D based on covering Cowan, an All American, is not complete As you say, one game Lowder's D was awful vs. Assumption. I'm not drawing any long-term conclusions based on that either.
He's very promising.
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Post by hchoops on Nov 7, 2019 11:15:09 GMT -5
given the top 10 competition on their home court, lowder's performance was one of the most impressive i have seen from an hc point guard regardless of class in a very long time. to be honest, i can't think of a better performance off the top of my head. the fact this was lowder's first game makes it all the more incredible. i'm not looking to make any inference here going forward, but you can't help but be excited by his potential. basically agree. but Jave, Torey, Bobby Kelly, Aaron Jordan and John Wendelken (and others I cannot think of now) had some great games. Jave played his best in the NCAAs--Kentucky as a freshman and Marquette as a junior But as you note, nony of these other players had a first game like Drew
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Post by hchoops on Nov 7, 2019 11:22:47 GMT -5
terrific clip
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Post by hchoops on Nov 7, 2019 11:35:28 GMT -5
If Drew keeps blowing by defenses, we may see many zones
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Post by dadominate on Nov 7, 2019 11:35:39 GMT -5
given the top 10 competition on their home court, lowder's performance was one of the most impressive i have seen from an hc point guard regardless of class in a very long time. to be honest, i can't think of a better performance off the top of my head. the fact this was lowder's first game makes it all the more incredible. i'm not looking to make any inference here going forward, but you can't help but be excited by his potential. basically agree. but Jave, Torey, Bobby Kelly, Aaron Jordan and John Wendelken (and others I cannot think of now) had some great games. Jave played his best in the NCAAs--Kentucky as a freshman and Marquette as a junior But as you note, nony of these other players had a first game like Drew
the stage of the ncaa tournament is obviously bigger, and we were more competitive in those losses, but jave's (probably my favorite hc point guard) single-game performances in the ncaa tournament were nowhere near what lowder did at maryland. maryland essentially couldn't stop him, and they played their starters (many of whom are excellent defenders) right up until the end.
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Post by hchoops on Nov 7, 2019 11:37:35 GMT -5
Agree
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Post by matunuck on Nov 7, 2019 12:08:28 GMT -5
D definitely a big concern given how many points Assumption put up. We shall see how our new coach adjusts.
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Post by rgs318 on Nov 7, 2019 12:10:59 GMT -5
D is a concern. How big a concern will become more clear as the season progresses. I can't get concerned about a scrimmage because thetotsal of points allowed is influenced by what the coach wants the players to try out and in what combinations.
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Nov 7, 2019 12:14:56 GMT -5
Maybe we're just going to go back to the Blaney Era type scores. As long as we're the ones with the higher scores, I'm ok with it.
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Post by sader1970 on Nov 7, 2019 13:08:29 GMT -5
NAD beat me to it and maybe it was Milan Brown's philosophy but I really don't care if the opponent scores 100 points as long as we score 101+ points . . . . . every time. Conversely, I don't care if we only score 30 points as long as the opponent scores 29 or fewer (notice I didn't say "less?" ) points . . . . . every time.
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Post by hchoops on Nov 7, 2019 13:35:29 GMT -5
Only UVA has that potential See Boeheim, Jim
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Post by WorcesterGray on Nov 7, 2019 13:44:03 GMT -5
I'd like to see a team where offense matters. And defense matters. And rebounding matters. And everybody plays hard all the time.
But that's just me, I guess.
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Post by hchoops on Nov 7, 2019 13:47:36 GMT -5
Not just you
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