Siena men's basketball comeback falls short against Iona

[Tony]

Tough start doomed the Saints. Our front court out played Iona's front court by a considerable margin- problem was our back court was dominated. Quis and Wright shot poorly- Ryan and Kenny struggled on both ends of floor. Might be time to start Quis and Nico in backcourt and have them play last two games getting use to each other before MAAC tournament. As for Iona- have to tip your hat to them they came out strong played hard and hit their open shots. Looking forward to rubber match with Gals in MAAC tournament

www.timesunion.com/sports/article/Siena-men-s-basketball-comeback-falls-short-6848142.php

www.saratogian.com/sports/20160223/iona-men-hold-off-siena-despite-big-2nd-half-rally

4guysinblazers.com/amazing-second-half-siena-rally-falls-just-short-against-iona/16505

www.sienasaints.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022216aac.html

[th24]

1. Iona came to play in the first half! And were more aggressive on both sides of the ball! End of story!
2. It's one thing to be down by 10 or 12! It's another story to be down by 20+ points!
#WakeUpCall

[SaintsFan]

i also found it odd... some of the attempts late seemed to be focused on getting Marquis off and or forcibly getting it inside.

- Bisping missed a few wide open jumpers late (that is tired legs
- at one point late it seemed like Oliver among others simply didnt want to take a shot
- At this point, Clareth is the most gifted scorer on the team. And it isnt close. I thought they shoulve run more stuff SPECIFICALLY for him late.
- what was with changing the defense??? Clareth manned up English incredibly well. Perhaps the team told the coach they were tired? How English got lost in the defensive assignments on that one side of the zone was unbelievable (oliver I believe). Not just Oliver but in the final 5 minutes there seemed to be a number of missed defensive assignments. Not from tired legs... perhaps mental fatigue? They were absolute BLOWN defensive assignments.
- against a team like this and Monmouth... they expose the couple remaining athletically challenged on the roster.

All does go back to ... cant let a team like that get up 21 on you.

entertaining game to say the least. A shame to come out on the short end. But deserved given the first half.

[billmurray]

On vacation this week and had to miss this one. Great come back by the team and a tough loss. Win the next two to have momentum going into the tournament and make a run. The NCAA's is the goal. Go Saints.

[Deleted]

Feb 23, 2016 5:06:56 GMT -5 Tony said:

Quis and Wright shot poorly-

Yeah, they almost never shoot poorly at the same time.

[CellarRat]

Feb 23, 2016 10:20:22 GMT -5 @saintkk said:

Feb 23, 2016 5:06:56 GMT -5 Tony said:

Quis and Wright shot poorly-

Yeah, they almost never shoot poorly at the same time.

[siena77]

Feb 23, 2016 7:17:46 GMT -5 SaintsFan said:

i also found it odd... some of the attempts late seemed to be focused on getting Marquis off and or forcibly getting it inside.

- Bisping missed a few wide open jumpers late (that is tired legs
- at one point late it seemed like Oliver among others simply didnt want to take a shot
- At this point, Clareth is the most gifted scorer on the team. And it isnt close. I thought they shoulve run more stuff SPECIFICALLY for him late.
- what was with changing the defense??? Clareth manned up English incredibly well. Perhaps the team told the coach they were tired? How English got lost in the defensive assignments on that one side of the zone was unbelievable (oliver I believe). Not just Oliver but in the final 5 minutes there seemed to be a number of missed defensive assignments. Not from tired legs... perhaps mental fatigue? They were absolute BLOWN defensive assignments.
- against a team like this and Monmouth... they expose the couple remaining athletically challenged on the roster.

All does go back to ... cant let a team like that get up 21 on you.

entertaining game to say the least. A shame to come out on the short end. But deserved given the first half.

Good points. Also--as frustrating as he is--there have been several games this year when getting the ball to Lavon down low on the left side results in good shots or pass-offs.