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Post by wgt on Nov 23, 2014 10:48:02 GMT -5
Just 3 games into the season it is way too early to even think of comparing Posley with Kevin Houston. That said Marcus is clearly the most impactful new player on the team.
He leads in scoring (19.3 PPG), shooting 37% from beyond the arc with the talent to attack the iron, finish & get to the line. He is tied with Andel in getting to the stripe where he converts at a 75% rate (expect that to get even better). And he is 2nd only to Andel in assists with an excellent 2.0 A/TO ratio. Gathering 4.7 rpg and playing good D (leads team in steals) and you have the whole package.
Teams always need "go to guys." Marcus certainly possesses those qualities. In yesterday's close game he displayed them by scoring 9 of his 10 2nd half points in the final 3 mins of the game. And with time running down in the fisrt half he drained a deep trey to beat the buzzer to bring us to within 2.
His ability to score from deep, by going to the iron and from the line makes him tough to defend. Add his defensive game & ability to distribute and he is clearly an exciting addition for the next two years.
BTW, Andel has struggled making his shots (35%) but his 13 assists to only 5 turn overs is off the charts. He sure is getting others involved and his 9 rpg is impressive. The kid skies!
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Post by route16 on Nov 23, 2014 11:48:55 GMT -5
We are asking Jalen to figure out why he isn't earning more playing time three games into his career. I can't subscribe to that. Like nearly all Bona frosh, he needs some time to develop.
Jalen will lose time if/when Gathers returns. I guess he will really be a bust then.
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Post by 5and23 on Nov 23, 2014 12:07:58 GMT -5
I guess I had expected more from Jalen, too. But in three games ... there's not much to be learned. I expect he will find his role and his minutes.
And honestly, this is a nice problem to have. It wasn't all that many years ago that Bona's was struggling to find four or five A10-caliber players. Now we are wondering about how we find enough PT for seven or eight guys.
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Post by wgt on Nov 24, 2014 1:12:00 GMT -5
Jalen has played his first 3 games at the Div1 level, & as has been pointed out, there is some expected rust having not played competitively in over a year.
Playing 10.7 mpg he is averaging 6 ppg , hitting 46% of his FGs, 40% treys and 80% FTs. In 32 mins of play he has only 1 turn over, 1 foul & 2 steals.
His numbers should not be a cause for concern at this early stage.
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Post by playerparentcoach on Nov 24, 2014 3:45:07 GMT -5
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Post by kcSBU03 on Nov 24, 2014 9:08:29 GMT -5
Just 3 games into the season it is way too early to even think of comparing Posley with Kevin Houston. That said Marcus is clearly the most impactful new player on the team. He leads in scoring (19.3 PPG), shooting 37% from beyond the arc with the talent to attack the iron, finish & get to the line. He is tied with Andel in getting to the stripe where he converts at a 75% rate (expect that to get even better). And he is 2nd only to Andel in assists with an excellent 2.0 A/TO ratio. Gathering 4.7 rpg and playing good D (leads team in steals) and you have the whole package. Teams always need "go to guys." Marcus certainly possesses those qualities. In yesterday's close game he displayed them by scoring 9 of his 10 2nd half points in the final 3 mins of the game. And with time running down in the fisrt half he drained a deep trey to beat the buzzer to bring us to within 2. His ability to score from deep, by going to the iron and from the line makes him tough to defend. Add his defensive game & ability to distribute and he is clearly an exciting addition for the next two years. BTW, Andel has struggled making his shots (35%) but his 13 assists to only 5 turn overs is off the charts. He sure is getting others involved and his 9 rpg is impressive. The kid skies! I was talking to some friends who didnt see the Dartmouth game and I described Posley as a poor man's Kevin Houston or Kevin Houston Lite. He definitely has a similar skill set, its just a matter of consistency. Houston had such a nice outside shot and he was so consistent with it. Someone asked for evidence of Jalen's leaping ability. Watch the 2nd half of the Dartmouth game. Sometime into the half he leaps for a rebound off a missed shot and put it back in so effortlessly and he was a good 6 inches above the rim. He got called for an offensive foul on the play but you get an idea of the kind of leaper he is.
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Post by vodorr on Nov 24, 2014 19:46:03 GMT -5
Having watched three games, I am struck by how hard it seems to get the ball inside. Youssou and Dion should be key strengths of this team, but it seems extremely difficult to get the ball to them. What is going on? Any insights?
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Post by sbu79 on Nov 24, 2014 20:46:14 GMT -5
Having watched three games, I am struck by how hard it seems to get the ball inside. Youssou and Dion should be key strengths of this team, but it seems extremely difficult to get the ball to them. What is going on? Any insights? High school point guard. This is one place I think Jordan is missed. He is a good passer.
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Post by CoachSBU on Nov 24, 2014 22:40:46 GMT -5
Someone asked for evidence of Jalen's leaping ability. Watch the 2nd half of the Dartmouth game. Sometime into the half he leaps for a rebound off a missed shot and put it back in so effortlessly and he was a good 6 inches above the rim. He got called for an offensive foul on the play but you get an idea of the kind of leaper he is. I was quite curious about that play. I noticed the referee, Jeff Anderson, who is a friend of mine from Rochester, and reffed the Dayton-SU Sweet 16 game (my hero), was behind the action on the play. I think he was so shocked by how high Jalen got off the ground there, I think he THOUGHT it was an "over the back" foul, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was a clean tip in by Jalen....
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Post by kcSBU03 on Nov 25, 2014 11:47:06 GMT -5
I was quite curious about that play. I noticed the referee, Jeff Anderson, who is a friend of mine from Rochester, and reffed the Dayton-SU Sweet 16 game (my hero), was behind the action on the play. I think he was so shocked by how high Jalen got off the ground there, I think he THOUGHT it was an "over the back" foul, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was a clean tip in by Jalen.... I saw Jeff last night in passing but didnt have time to ask him about it. I was surprised to see him since he was in Puerto Rico over the weekend at the tourney. I couldnt remember if it was his call or not anyway. I had about the same view he had and didnt see a foul but I was so focused on how high Jalen was in the air that I never saw the defender.
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Post by mcspin on Nov 25, 2014 12:43:22 GMT -5
Someone asked for evidence of Jalen's leaping ability. Watch the 2nd half of the Dartmouth game. Sometime into the half he leaps for a rebound off a missed shot and put it back in so effortlessly and he was a good 6 inches above the rim. He got called for an offensive foul on the play but you get an idea of the kind of leaper he is. Maybe I'm missing something, but for a 6'5" guy to get 6" above the rim takes what... a 24" vertical? Maybe you mean the bottom of the ball was 6" above the rim? Matt Gant was a 6' 5" player where legand has it that he could take a quarter off the top of the backboard. Now, that's leaping ability! Jalen may have it, but I haven't seen it yet.
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