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Posely
Jan 31, 2015 23:06:57 GMT -5
Post by wgt on Jan 31, 2015 23:06:57 GMT -5
21 point differential from beyond the arc says it all.
Their far better D did what they do best, deny the ball & keep score low while controlling the pace of the game.
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Posely
Jan 31, 2015 23:56:29 GMT -5
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Post by bonaballa1 on Jan 31, 2015 23:56:29 GMT -5
I just don't get what message Schmidt sends or what point he proves by benching Posley for a whopping 5 minutes. It's like a parent taking a childs phone away and giving it back a 1/2 hour later. Serves no purpose other than to ruffle some feathers. My vote would've been to suspend him for a half.
The team was doing just fine without his services (up 8-0). This also could've presented an opportunity for Jalen to break a sweat.
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Posely
Feb 1, 2015 0:07:54 GMT -5
Post by firstdev on Feb 1, 2015 0:07:54 GMT -5
Posely was very shocked. He was rattled throughout the game - he even threw up several airballs......I really hope that this is a one game slump because this guy is completely go to (he did have one really nifty move to the bucket). Ndoye also was not up to par, he was far from being in the mix when it counted even with 17 points and 6 rebounds. Dion with 21 points and 7 boards carried this team throughout tonight. At one point we had six put backs under our bucket to no effect. Terrible first half free throw shooting too. Jay Adams was not an offensive threat in this game. Puzzling game, which we should have won.
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Post by bigdobber on Feb 1, 2015 7:11:10 GMT -5
I see all sides...the kid isn't taking the LIRR to the RC so he needs to be on time. No excuses. Our backcourt stunk today and it wasn't just Posely. Cumberbatch has no outside shot and Jay Adams is finding his way as a freshman. Whatever he gives us is a bonus. The team is lacking the Cook or Simmons guy down low that can give us the toughness. Kyle Alexander sounds like that guy. With Ndoye and Cumberbatch leaving I would think Kyle was looking at the game and seeing playing time. Down with his dad means there is more at stake than just how the game went. Hopefully he signs with us and we start to look towards the future. What I heard last night and other times this year doesn't make me feel to positive about the next four weeks. What I mean by that is in the past under Schmidt I saw steady improvement as we got through our schedule. Always sensed we were close to a winning streak that got us over the hump. Not with this team so far. I am hoping we don't fall apart as we head towards Brooklyn. We either have it or we don't. We have good stretches and then lay an egg....it's not just a loss but it's how we played the game. Right now I see us as .500 in the league at best which is about where we have been since AN left. I think the expectations were we would be better than that but maybe the preseason picks had us right. Really up to the players to make something out of the remaining 10 games. 4-4 is not a hole but we have to protect the home court and upset a couple of teams in the process. Next two games will tell a lot. We need a split.
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Posely
Feb 1, 2015 8:49:51 GMT -5
Post by vodorr on Feb 1, 2015 8:49:51 GMT -5
One thing I thought was that Posely did not have it tonight, and I wonder if the benching had something to do with this. The coach needs discipline, and I have no idea what went on, so I support the coach. Schmidt has to motivate the player though. He has to help Posely understand the reason for the discipline and then help him move on. He did not seem to be pumping the players up effectively.
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Posely
Feb 1, 2015 12:31:10 GMT -5
Post by thesenator on Feb 1, 2015 12:31:10 GMT -5
21 point differential from beyond the arc says it all. Their far better D did what they do best, deny the ball & keep score low while controlling the pace of the game. for the second straight game a good defensive effort by the opposition shut down posley...the question has already been asked and it's a good one: how are we gonna get posley some open looks (preferably early in the game so he can get in a good shooting rhythm and, at home, it gets the crowd into it) because, whether the other team's defense is their strength or not, they're keying on him...of course, he's gotta be in the game early which means he's gotta follow the coach's orders (which might be a whole other thread in itself)...
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Post by thesenator on Feb 1, 2015 13:19:11 GMT -5
Schmidt just said he was late for the team meeting. You know what? I would have benched him the whole 1st half at least. What's Posely thinking? He's the leader of the team. He won the Duke game. But he's killed us the last 2. 2 games we should have won. Come on. Snap out of it. sorry, bub, but i haven't seen anything of posley this season to suggest that he's the leader of the team...leading scorer, yes, but not the team leader...as a matter of fact, i think the lack of a team leader has plagued both our men's and women's teams...
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Posely
Feb 1, 2015 15:01:24 GMT -5
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Post by runningrj1 on Feb 1, 2015 15:01:24 GMT -5
this team is underachieving as the team 2 years ago did ...... why? is Coach like the nay-sayers state is not better than a .500 coach as his record suggest? We looked unprepared, disinterested ...... pretty frustrated by what I see ... 1st Siena, then UMES ... and then Delaware... yet it continues. Who isn't late? todays world is over-scheduled, trying to do a ton of stuff .... bench your meal ticket? he looked pretty out of it .... maturity? or a power struggle? didn't look or play out so good did it? Cope - come on - I'm one of the "naysayers" who thinks Schmidt is a very average coach & a worse recruiter BUT if you're late for a team meeting, unless you have a legit excuse, then you get to sit for awhile - that's a life lesson. Overscheduled?? It's not like he's got to catch the subway to get across campus!! And if the kid is really "your meal ticket" & a team leader he wouldn't be late and when he entered the game he should have been "good" pissed off and made the extra effort - which he didn't. I have to agree with AZ and BUB on this one. I completely agree with the benching of Posley. I am a coach as well at the HS level and you need to have rules and discipline. I actually would have benched him for the entire first half. Even before he was late for the team meeting I would have contemplated sitting him down after what I thought was a lack of hustle vs URI. So this may have been more than just his tardiness. Posley is good but it's not like he is Lawrence Taylor or Bill Russell and gets to play by his own set of rules.
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Posely
Feb 1, 2015 16:56:07 GMT -5
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Post by thesenator on Feb 1, 2015 16:56:07 GMT -5
i think it's tougher coaching hs than college for at least 1 reason: generally speaking you can't recruit in hs...that being said, i think when you recruit kids in college, besides recruiting them for their athletic skills, you gotta make sure they fit...that they "get it"...that they understand that you're looking for someone who puts team ahead of self...who is always going to give 100%... who is willing to follow the coach's directions and abide by team rules...who is gonna go to class and give 100% in the class, too...these things apply to any college but, if you're a coach at bonas, recruit the kids who you think'll bleed brown and white (2 names that come to my mind immediately from way back when: jimmy sats and jimmy baron)...
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Posely
Feb 1, 2015 20:30:44 GMT -5
Post by az63 on Feb 1, 2015 20:30:44 GMT -5
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Feb 2, 2015 7:56:04 GMT -5
Post by njbonnie08 on Feb 2, 2015 7:56:04 GMT -5
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Post by 5and23 on Feb 2, 2015 9:15:07 GMT -5
Plenty of legitimate reasons to question a coach, but this ain't one of them. Schmidt has given us a program that is run well -- top to bottom. (I think we can all remember times when this was not the case.) I have no problem with him taking a hard line and setting expectations for his players. If you let little things start to slide, then what are you opening yourself up to? Nothing good.
Schmidt runs a tight ship, and he better.
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Post by wgt on Feb 2, 2015 15:17:41 GMT -5
Here are my thoughts on assessing the performance of any coach.
Commenting on team record, game plan strategy, in game adjustments, bench decorum (handling players during a game & appropriate required riding of the zebras) and the all important recruiting are all open to praise and criticism & makes for spirited discussion on the Bandwagon.
All these elements of coaching are measurable & observable to fans and lead to great to debate.
However, praise or criticism of coaches on how they apply disciplinary measures is based mostly on guess work, assumptions, often misinformation & the overriding desire to win that game.
Those who witness first hand player/coach interactions are in a position to form an accurate opinion based on facts. Without such knowledge it is best to apply criticism & praise to that which we know.
At the end of the La Salle game I watched Youssou walk down to the far end of the court and put his arm around Marcus. Marcus was just standing there slapping his chest as Youssou did all the talking. It appeared to me that he was consoling Marcus who’s thumping his chest looked like the typical “on me” sign. 0-7 from trey with air balls is not something he nor we are accustomed to. My impression of Marcus is that he is a mature kid with a solid head on his shoulders. I expect a real nice bounce back if not in the very next game then in the remainder of the season.
The character of the kids on this team is better than most. They know they are accountable for their actions & are not inclined to blame others for any misteps.
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Post by old timer on Feb 2, 2015 20:06:30 GMT -5
And Youssou is a great character guy. I had the opportunity to sit at a meal table with Youssou, Kloof, and AN at a preseason event during Youssou's frosh year. Three very classy kids. Add Jordan Gathers, D. Cook., M. Simmons and Xavier Smith to that list of recent players that I have had the opportunity to spend a some time with in conversation.
Coach Schmidt has a proven track record of bringing in good kids. And he does a good job of keeping them on the straight and narrow.
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Post by thesenator on Feb 3, 2015 9:40:16 GMT -5
And Youssou is a great character guy. I had the opportunity to sit at a meal table with Youssou, Kloof, and AN at a preseason event during Youssou's frosh year. Three very classy kids. Add Jordan Gathers, D. Cook., M. Simmons and Xavier Smith to that list of recent players that I have had the opportunity to spend a some time with in conversation. Coach Schmidt has a proven track record of bringing in good kids. And he does a good job of keeping them on the straight and narrow. agreed, old coach, and so does coach crowley...which is why i find it particularly disturbing that there doesn't seem to be a leader on either one of our teams among all these good kids who can lead their teammates on the straight and narrow so we don't have disappointing situations like have occured with marcus and denzel and hannah...we all went thru the college years...we all made mistakes...hopefully this is the end of disciplinary actions for this season, and hopefully for next season a leader will emerge on both teams so that every game we will have every player available for every minute...
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