Delaware vs George Washington
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Re: Delaware vs George Washington
Yikes. 4-24 on 3s won’t get it done.
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Well, that sure escalated quickly…ugh. I’m starting to get that “here we go again” feeling in my stomach. And things don’t get any easier with this next stretch of 6 non-conference games. Someone other than Reilly has to be able to hit an outside shot…4 of 24 from three, and Cavan hit 3 of those…yikes!!!
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I’d like to know what happened to Houser. I saw the first game and he looked really good!
9 minutes today??? What? The guy is shooting 60% from the field and 67% from 3 for the season!
SMH…..maybe is sick.
9 minutes today??? What? The guy is shooting 60% from the field and 67% from 3 for the season!
SMH…..maybe is sick.
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GW shot 78% from the field in the 2nd half. Was GW that good or did the Hens forget how to play defense? Hens also only went to the line 10 times (making 7). Did they play passively / was there any aggressiveness?
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People won't want to hear this............It maybe the Painter effect???allteamball wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2023 7:16 pm I’d like to know what happened to Houser. I saw the first game and he looked really good!
9 minutes today??? What? The guy is shooting 60% from the field and 67% from 3 for the season!
SMH…..maybe is sick.
2 sides of the game must be played.
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GW shot 78% from the field in the 2nd half. Was GW that good or did the Hens forget how to play defense? Hens also only went to the line 10 times (making 7). Did they play passively / was there any aggressiveness?
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UD's defense was a disappointment in the second half. GW was able to muscle in for easy lay-ups and that is going to be a problem when Hens play a team that is just physically stronger (i.e., Ohio U and Xavier coming up). Hens still need more front court size to compete at that level. And Njoku rides the bench at Villanova. Grrr......
GW shot 78% from the field in the 2nd half. Was GW that good or did the Hens forget how to play defense? Hens also only went to the line 10 times (making 7). Did they play passively / was there any aggressiveness?
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UD's defense was a disappointment in the second half. GW was able to muscle in for easy lay-ups and that is going to be a problem when Hens play a team that is just physically stronger (i.e., Ohio U and Xavier coming up). Hens still need more front court size to compete at that level. And Njoku rides the bench at Villanova. Grrr......
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I didn’t start watching the game until the second half. We were up by 9 and then the meltdown started. I’m not sure what we were doing before that but we couldn’t stop GW’s drives to the basket. We seemed to play passively at that point and our offense got very sloppy. Lackadaisical passes led to turnovers and our 3-point shooting was awful.
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This. From a knowledgeable basketball source.UDJoe wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:09 amUD's defense was a disappointment in the second half. GW was able to muscle in for easy lay-ups and that is going to be a problem when Hens play a team that is just physically stronger (i.e., Ohio U and Xavier coming up). Hens still need more front court size to compete at that level. And Njoku rides the bench at Villanova. Grrr......
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Pat, you might be right. I only saw one game so I don’t have a big enough sample size to judge his defense. I hope he is better than Painter’s defense. Pretty low bar. LolUDPat wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 8:42 amPeople won't want to hear this............It maybe the Painter effect???allteamball wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2023 7:16 pm I’d like to know what happened to Houser. I saw the first game and he looked really good!
9 minutes today??? What? The guy is shooting 60% from the field and 67% from 3 for the season!
SMH…..maybe is sick.
2 sides of the game must be played.
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I am not saying it is fact but knowing Coach the way I do, He does value defense regardless of your offensive ability.allteamball wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 10:25 amPat, you might be right. I only saw one game so I don’t have a big enough sample size to judge his defense. I hope he is better than Painter’s defense. Pretty low bar. LolUDPat wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 8:42 amPeople won't want to hear this............It maybe the Painter effect???allteamball wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2023 7:16 pm I’d like to know what happened to Houser. I saw the first game and he looked really good!
9 minutes today??? What? The guy is shooting 60% from the field and 67% from 3 for the season!
SMH…..maybe is sick.
2 sides of the game must be played.
You know this All Team but some don't: If you score 15 but your man scores 18, That's not good.
Hope U had a awesome Thanksgiving!!!
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Happy Holidays to you and the family, Pat. We, as former coaches, know that defense wins!!! I also know that it doesn’t hurt to have a big who can score.. eg Peca ArsicUDPat wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 11:26 amI am not saying it is fact but knowing Coach the way I do, He does value defense regardless of your offensive ability.allteamball wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 10:25 amPat, you might be right. I only saw one game so I don’t have a big enough sample size to judge his defense. I hope he is better than Painter’s defense. Pretty low bar. Lol
You know this All Team but some don't: If you score 15 but your man scores 18, That's not good.
Hope U had a awesome Thanksgiving!!!
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Box Plus/Minus - estimate of points per 100 possessions a player contributes above a league average player.UDPat wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 11:26 amI am not saying it is fact but knowing Coach the way I do, He does value defense regardless of your offensive ability.allteamball wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 10:25 amPat, you might be right. I only saw one game so I don’t have a big enough sample size to judge his defense. I hope he is better than Painter’s defense. Pretty low bar. Lol
You know this All Team but some don't: If you score 15 but your man scores 18, That's not good.
Hope U had a awesome Thanksgiving!!!
Davis 5.6
Reilly 2.6
Ray 1.9
Houser 0.7
Drumgoole 0.6
Trent -1.3
Peterson -2.6
Lane -4.7
Baffone -6.2
Jerome -8.1
Emory -20.8
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It was hard to view as the second half was ugly especially after the successful 1st half effort. The lack of size issue won't go away. I had hoped the Houser pickup would help though many of us posted we needed a true big to kick things up a notch! IMHO, an analogy with our football team not signing Bigger DLs would be appropriate. Bigs were out there in both cases though no none was added.
as to Houser, with time he possesses a sweet old fashioned set shot(almost a one handed push stroke with a longish follow through). Against a man to man D, MI might post him just outside the 3 point line(to pull a legit #5 away from the bucket) and open things up inside for our 1,2,3,and 4 guys to do damage. Houser does not have much of a vertical leap which limits his effectiveness inside not to mention his proclivity to foul. Applying the thinking that we can't sign a big is incorrect as other mid majors have succeeded. Just check out Charleston in our own CAA. I think Houser can be effective against most of the CAA comp though Moss' absence is definitely a downer. I assume he's got/had game though we've yet to view him hit the court. His bio did look solid.
Hopefully this group can find a way to hold on to leads. We have decent talent with the new group of additions to our roster. I especially like our drummer from Albany! anyway, It's still early so keep the faith. Many games to follow this group's development under MI and staff.
as to Houser, with time he possesses a sweet old fashioned set shot(almost a one handed push stroke with a longish follow through). Against a man to man D, MI might post him just outside the 3 point line(to pull a legit #5 away from the bucket) and open things up inside for our 1,2,3,and 4 guys to do damage. Houser does not have much of a vertical leap which limits his effectiveness inside not to mention his proclivity to foul. Applying the thinking that we can't sign a big is incorrect as other mid majors have succeeded. Just check out Charleston in our own CAA. I think Houser can be effective against most of the CAA comp though Moss' absence is definitely a downer. I assume he's got/had game though we've yet to view him hit the court. His bio did look solid.
Hopefully this group can find a way to hold on to leads. We have decent talent with the new group of additions to our roster. I especially like our drummer from Albany! anyway, It's still early so keep the faith. Many games to follow this group's development under MI and staff.
Keep the faith kick butt go Hens
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So I guess we will have to wait until his third year at UD for Houser to be first team all CAA?allteamball wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 10:25 amPat, you might be right. I only saw one game so I don’t have a big enough sample size to judge his defense. I hope he is better than Painter’s defense. Pretty low bar. LolUDPat wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 8:42 amPeople won't want to hear this............It maybe the Painter effect???allteamball wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2023 7:16 pm I’d like to know what happened to Houser. I saw the first game and he looked really good!
9 minutes today??? What? The guy is shooting 60% from the field and 67% from 3 for the season!
SMH…..maybe is sick.
2 sides of the game must be played.
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Hope not! He had a stellar freshman year earning all freshman team honors in southern conference. I truly need to see more of him to give a better assessment. Lord know we need a big man.Hens79 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 4:52 pmSo I guess we will have to wait until his third year at UD for Houser to be first team all CAA?allteamball wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 10:25 amPat, you might be right. I only saw one game so I don’t have a big enough sample size to judge his defense. I hope he is better than Painter’s defense. Pretty low bar. Lol