Hey look, we know what this team is but I’ll take the win. Glad to see them fight back.
Coleman is our next star. Surround this guy.
Coleman is our next star. Surround this guy.
We Won A Game!
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The full court press is just so key for this group. We are not a good half court team.
I say go small, play fast. Speed other teams up and play the helter-skelter game.
I say go small, play fast. Speed other teams up and play the helter-skelter game.
The key to this game was Felton. We do not turn the ball over when he is on the court. Needs to play to grow.
Felton is going to be GOOD...has a nice touch with the three and can drive and create a shot. Nice hesitation tonight.
Also a nice basketball IQ.
Also a nice basketball IQ.
Happy we won, of course, and thought we would. I’ve been in the camp that we will get a few W’s at home.
Obviously Coleman has been good and was helped big time by two of the whipping boys tonight in DAW (best game as a Pirate) and Prince (same).
But I can be happy and pump the breaks on the Coleman is a “star” thing. He’s made great strides no doubt. But the Baby Jokic, Mamu Jr, Jenkins is our star etc stuff is what ultimately leads to unrealistic expectations.
Coleman needs to learn how to dribble before being a star, but he's easily the best player by FAR.
He can stop dribbling and hit the 15 footer but has a problem getting to the basket.
I'm sure he will figure it out..He's that good.
I'm sure he will figure it out..He's that good.
Weird game when two starters , Tubek only saw 7 minutes of action , no shots, no points and Godswill got 6. minutes no shots and no points. Sha does keep you guessing doesn’t he but I’ll take a win any day any way.
The powers that be had better start digging deep to come up with the $$$ they will need to keep Coleman. Unless he's already got the offer he can't refuse from slick rick----
He’ll be fine. He’s got the skills and he’s finding himself now on a team with nothing around him and is emerging as a guy who carries a team on one of the worst offensive units in the country.
His efficiency as a sophomore in that context is impressive. He has a 115.4 o-rating in 15 games on this freaking team. I mean in BE games early he’s 14th best and 5th best in OR%. Now he’s pairing that with go-to element And watch him play. He’s got the skills already. You can see why he was such a priority for Sha last offseason. This guy is legit. He’ll be All-BE somewhere.
He was always the obvious one to keep after the two who left. I think there was uniform agreement on the boards about that, which you never see.
He’s made a leap. I just don’t know yet if it’s Ricky Davis on the Cavs or something better.
I’m always hesitant to put all BE on a kid when you consider the really good players we’ve had who haven’t made a first or second team.
Another good sign is that he’s played better against the more difficult opponents. 121.7 ORTG in conference and 118 ORTG against tier A opponents. Looks like Rhoden 2.0 to me. Start the fundraising now.
that is true, hes being double covered a lot. depaul was trying to deny him the entire end of game. and hit ends up hitting the tying shot. thats big time.
Nice play drawn up by Shaheen too. I had my doubts when I saw Dylan dribbling it up. Some real braindead defending by DePaul down the stretch.
Yup. It looked somewhat similar to what he wanted to run against Georgetown, except a screen from Prince was incorporated to get it back a second time to Coleman.
I don't know what Depaul was doing defensively in the second half of that game and especially at the end.
That was the best Dylan we’ve seen all year. He’s been brutal up until this point.
DePaul is horrible defensively. They’ve given up 80+ points every big east game
this was the first game where Prince was given an opportunity to get into the flow of the game with a defined roll. That impacts a players performance. He played great. Gave me flashes of a really bad Brian Laing
DePaul is horrible defensively. They’ve given up 80+ points every big east game
this was the first game where Prince was given an opportunity to get into the flow of the game with a defined roll. That impacts a players performance. He played great. Gave me flashes of a really bad Brian Laing
With a huge assist from some terrible play by Depaul down the stretch and missed FTs we win! I will take it. Hoping this gives our guys some confidence. We did in fact execute down the stretch of a game and made some huge shots when we needed to. Coleman was unbelievable in OT. Congrats to our team.
It makes a difference when you have offensive threats on the court in Middleton and Felton and go small too. We need to build around Coleman, Middleton, Felton and keep playing Dylan too (he had a huge game) and hope a big or two starts to step up. Aligbe is a turnover machine on offense, but last night he stepped up. I love the kids attitude - if he can give us consistent solid minutes it will make a big difference. Now what about our other bigs who were all MIA and played awful.
Nice win go Pirates!
It makes a difference when you have offensive threats on the court in Middleton and Felton and go small too. We need to build around Coleman, Middleton, Felton and keep playing Dylan too (he had a huge game) and hope a big or two starts to step up. Aligbe is a turnover machine on offense, but last night he stepped up. I love the kids attitude - if he can give us consistent solid minutes it will make a big difference. Now what about our other bigs who were all MIA and played awful.
Nice win go Pirates!
UCONN and St. John's will be our two other Big East home court wins! They are cursed when it comes to Newark. I think Calhoun and Louie, god rest his soul, must have a few bodies buried under the Rock.
You will have to search long and hard to find a kid more effective guarding the inbounds passer then doubling the guy in the corner than Scotty Middleton.
I think it's fairly obvious we need to play at a faster pace & extend pressure the entire game. That's our only formula for success with the make-up of this roster, especially if he wants to play 10 guys to keep them happy. Time for some Nolan Richardson "40 minutes of hell".
At least the 2nd half last night was fun to watch. Haven't said that in a while.
At least the 2nd half last night was fun to watch. Haven't said that in a while.
lol. Don’t disrespect Brian Laing and even include him in that sentence.
I think what you are seeing with DePaul is the other side of the coin in terms of roster construction.
They have put together a less athletic team that is reliant on ball movement and shooting the 3. They can score the ball and were very competitive in their OOC schedule even though it was very weak. But no quad 4 losses to complain about. And probably much easier on the eyes from a fans perspective.
However, If they have an off night shooting (7-27) they get run out of the gym by 44 by the likes of Villanova the other day.
The color commentator, Nick Bahe, made an early observation that DePaul just isn’t as athletic of a team compared to even Seton Hall. So I believe Aligbe had the right matchup to get to the rim and be successful like he was against NJIT (19 and 8 on 9/12 fgs). Unfortunately he is a less skilled and undersized 4 against most other high D1 teams. Better suited as an energy guy off the bench while knowing when and when not to shoot.
I was glad to see the team still has their internal fight. They could have rolled over down nine with four minutes left.
I was also glad to see DAW and Prince have solid games. They are much maligned so I'm hoping they can build on the positive.
I was also glad to see DAW and Prince have solid games. They are much maligned so I'm hoping they can build on the positive.
Never disrespect to BL. Just the wing playing center comp!
We have great difficulty defending a good big man.
No problem last night...
Always looking to pass for the most part.
No problem last night...
Always looking to pass for the most part.
