gorvy
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Post by gorvy on Jan 17, 2014 20:26:48 GMT -5
The guys are fired up...they have moved on to the next game not making any excuses for this loss...stay tuned and keep up the support They should have been fired up coming out for the second half, and I didn't see much fire walking with them to the bus, which really concerns me because as a 55 year old woman I was pissed as hell that they were ass kicked into the Hudson River. I too am guilty of thinking they were more than they are (possibly), but overall, the upper classmen have improved over their past Siena seasons. Sorry, but the only consistent freshman is Wright- the others have been inconsistent, foul prone and have an excuse after too many games. I will exclude Michael Wolfe because I don't think he has played enough and I do think he is potentially the best of all them in tandem with Wright. We are 18 games in, adjustments and roles should be set. We have seen enough to know who can play where in this league. And, in another news flash (you can ask several former Siena players): in this league players get 'marked' by refs as foul prone and it will LAST FOR THEIR WHOLE CAREER. Anyone remember Dave Adams (ref) calling a foul on David Ryan's number at Iona a few years back while Ryan was on the bench? ? There are always certain players in this league who any dim-witted coaching staff knows that they can EASIILY foul out just by going at them and that is a SMART strategy with this team because it takes the wind out of their sails too easily. Finally, I agree with not giving a rats A$$ who plays or does not play what freaking position when the TEAM takes a 22 point beat down. Yup. And these guys are half-sophomores now. Time to play like they belong.
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musicman
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Post by musicman on Jan 17, 2014 22:14:14 GMT -5
They should have been fired up coming out for the second half, and I didn't see much fire walking with them to the bus, which really concerns me because as a 55 year old woman I was pissed as hell that they were ass kicked into the Hudson River. I too am guilty of thinking they were more than they are (possibly), but overall, the upper classmen have improved over their past Siena seasons. Sorry, but the only consistent freshman is Wright- the others have been inconsistent, foul prone and have an excuse after too many games. I will exclude Michael Wolfe because I don't think he has played enough and I do think he is potentially the best of all them in tandem with Wright. We are 18 games in, adjustments and roles should be set. We have seen enough to know who can play where in this league. And, in another news flash (you can ask several former Siena players): in this league players get 'marked' by refs as foul prone and it will LAST FOR THEIR WHOLE CAREER. Anyone remember Dave Adams (ref) calling a foul on David Ryan's number at Iona a few years back while Ryan was on the bench? ? There are always certain players in this league who any dim-witted coaching staff knows that they can EASIILY foul out just by going at them and that is a SMART strategy with this team because it takes the wind out of their sails too easily. Finally, I agree with not giving a rats A$$ who plays or does not play what freaking position when the TEAM takes a 22 point beat down. Yup. And these guys are half-sophomores now. Time to play like they belong. Don't forget that their off season, working on their games, the weight room, summer practicing on their weaknesses and another 6 months of growth are big factors in getting these kids to their sophomore year. This April thru November will prove to be a huge factor in developing these freshmen into bigger, stronger and more experienced sophomores. I prefer to look at them as half way thru their freshman year. They have a lot of work ahead to improve themselves before they are sophomores. The ones that work hard in the offseason will be the "improved" sophomores.
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hoopjunkie
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Post by hoopjunkie on Jan 18, 2014 13:33:24 GMT -5
Learning how to prepare, train, compete and win takes time. We have a great core that will only get better. Few more pieces and we should be a dangerous team the next few years.
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