Wright stuff???

[greengold4ever]

a bit concerned with the amount of unsuccessful drives by Quis during this resurgent stretch............certainly don't want to take away his aggressiveness, but he is showing a propensity for not being able to convert and it in many times is killing the offense...............overall, he is at 38% shooting, and you would think that would translate to poor perimeter shooting, but it is actually quite the opposite.............he is at a solid 33%pct from deep and his mid-range game is good, yet where he suffers is driving that ball into the trees and not converting, additionally he does get a lot of contact there but has not been the beneficiary of many calls in those instances (and even at that, he is very pedestrian 68% from the charity stripe, so not exactly an automatic cash in should he get there)...........the team is way more efficient when he gets the ball moving and then picking his spots to get to the basket, and by that I mean based upon matchups/situations rather than trying to ram it down the opponents throat.......they are way harder to defend when his decision making is getting everyone involved........IMHO..

[$cott]

Pretty jarring numbers when you look at Player Efficiency Ratings for the whole season against Player Efficiency Ratings for the conference. In conference:

Ogunyemi jumps from 20.1 to 22.5
Lavon jumps from 18.1 to 20.2
Bisping jumps from 19.0 to 19.9
Richard jumps from 11.7 to 16.0
Wright plummets from 16.0 to 11.4

www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/siena/2017.html

[MTS]

Got to get 'Quis going if we're going to make a run down the stretch and in March. Siena's guard play has not been good lately. And guards win at tournament time as we all know.

[hankla]

Hey Mike you're an Assistant Coach get over to practice and show Marquis some moves.

[bh15]

Jan 31, 2017 11:23:57 GMT -5 MTS said:

Got to get 'Quis going if we're going to make a run down the stretch and in March. Siena's guard play has not been good lately. And guards win at tournament time as we all know.

This is the key.  It's especially completely fine right now while we're winning, but even if we were losing, we need to do what it takes to get him going if we are going to have any kind of shot in March.

[skipc]

There's no doubt that Quis is struggling with his game right now and if you asked him I'm sure he would agree. Too many turnovers and poor passing decisions for someone who's started all 4 years and offensively I don't think he has the confidence to take an open 3 or finish at the rim effectively at this time. That being said, he has continued to play extremely hard and find ways to help this team win- he had a lot of great assists last night. Once he finds his stroke and his confidence, we will be a force to be reckoned with given the level of play we're getting out of Lavon and Brett right now. I hope over these last 8 MAAC games he is able to elevate his game back to the time before he broke his foot when he was playing at an elite level. If he does, I like our chances in the MAAC tournament.

[psycholojets]

His drives suffer from the other team's packing in on defense. No need to guard us outside cause we don't shot well from there.

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[$cott]

Jan 31, 2017 20:56:51 GMT -5 psycholojets said:

His drives suffer from the other team's packing in on defense. No need to guard us outside cause we don't shot well from there.

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Problem is he hasn't been finishing in transition like he used to as well. Hope he can get things together cause we need him playing at an elite level to win the MAAC Tourney. I just hope it isn't the foot holding him back cause that makes getting back to that level much more difficult.

[greengold4ever]

Jan 31, 2017 20:56:51 GMT -5 psycholojets said:

His drives suffer from the other team's packing in on defense. No need to guard us outside cause we don't shot well from there.

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well, then he should not be driving into the trees under those circumstances........he has terrific handle to breakdown a defender for a mid-range jumper instead..............

[rizman]

Good points.....I would like him to look to dish more on his drives. Seems like once he puts his head down, the rest figure his shooting. More slashing to the hoop by cutters could give him another option when contested.

[sienafanallyearlong2]

The only thing Marquis(as well as the whole team) really needs to put some extra work in during these last 4 weeks of the season is his focus (in both his head and in his stroke) to become a 90% foul shooter. This includes succeeding at the line late in games.

If you put the extra time in on your own Marquis, and expect to make them, you will make them.

Shoot like you have no memory other than muscle memory. If you miss one. No worries. Don't let it show in your body language. You have already forgot about it. You still want to be that guy to be the one to be on the foul line late in games.

Confidence. Confidence. Confidence.

Good foul shooting down the stretch by the whole team could be and probably will be, the difference in whether this team ends up in 1st or 5th place in this league. With the make up of this team they can get to the line a lot in this league.

If they shoot 80% as a team from the line in these last 8 games, based on an avg. of 20 foul shots a game, that's 16 points a game where no one is guarding you. That's huge. If you shoot 80% as compared to 60% on 20 foul shots, that extra four points a game could be the difference between going 7-1 and 4-4 in these last 8 games.

Other than that, don't worry about the numbers Marquis. Just play your game and keep attacking. In both transition and in the half court set, keep attacking. That is your game. It's when you are the best version of you. It's when you have the best opportunity when needed to picking up assists by creating easy shots for others. The shots will fall. moore importantly it will keep you in the right mindset to just keep playing without too much thinking.

It will also help create more open looks on the perimeter for yourself. When you have the open look where you have some space, are shooting in rythm, and when there is no hesitation, keep shooting that three or mid range pull up outside shot. They will either fall or open up lanes to get to the hoop. Become a threat both inside and out. Take what the defense gives you, and you will succeed. You have the talent to do this.

Confidence. Confidence. Confidence.

Lets see the 1st Team All MAAC Player that we all know that you can be Marquis.

You are our senior point guard leader. This is your time. Embrace it.

Wish you nothing but the best Marquis...and the rest of the team.....and coaches.

Don't take that foot off the pedal coaches.

Keep attacking for a full 40 minutes.

Confidence. Confidence. Confidence.

[gosaints]

Feb 2, 2017 9:15:10 GMT -5 sienafanallyearlong2 said:

The only thing Marquis(as well as the whole team) really needs to put some extra work in during these last 4 weeks of the season is his focus (in both his head and in his stroke) to become a 90% foul shooter. This includes succeeding at the line late in games.

If you put the extra time in on your own Marquis, and expect to make them, you will make them.

Shoot like you have no memory other than muscle memory. If you miss one. No worries. Don't let it show in your body language. You have already forgot about it. You still want to be that guy to be the one to be on the foul line late in games.

Confidence. Confidence. Confidence.

Good foul shooting down the stretch by the whole team could be and probably will be, the difference in whether this team ends up in 1st or 5th place in this league. With the make up of this team they can get to the line a lot in this league.

If they shoot 80% as a team from the line in these last 8 games, based on an avg. of 20 foul shots a game, that's 16 points a game where no one is guarding you. That's huge. If you shoot 80% as compared to 60% on 20 foul shots, that extra four points a game could be the difference between going 7-1 and 4-4 in these last 8 games.

Other than that, don't worry about the numbers Marquis. Just play your game and keep attacking. In both transition and in the half court set, keep attacking. That is your game. It's when you are the best version of you. It's when you have the best opportunity when needed to picking up assists by creating easy shots for others. The shots will fall. moore importantly it will keep you in the right mindset to just keep playing without too much thinking.

It will also help create more open looks on the perimeter for yourself. When you have the open look where you have some space, are shooting in rythm, and when there is no hesitation, keep shooting that three or mid range pull up outside shot. They will either fall or open up lanes to get to the hoop. Become a threat both inside and out. Take what the defense gives you, and you will succeed. You have the talent to do this.

Confidence. Confidence. Confidence.

Lets see the 1st Team All MAAC Player that we all know that you can be Marquis.

You are our senior point guard leader. This is your time. Embrace it.

Wish you nothing but the best Marquis...and the rest of the team.....and coaches.

Don't take that foot off the pedal coaches.

Keep attacking for a full 40 minutes.

Confidence. Confidence. Confidence.

Good post and I agree with some of your comments on their foul shooting but Siena is 6 and 2 not 4 and 4 as you stated in their last 8 games and going back to the Niagara game (9 games back) which they lost by 5 points they shot 74% from the line. If JO dunks that put back he missed with about a minute left in that game they win it. To keep winning they need to keep playing zone, keep being aggressive on offense, have their bigs stay out of foul trouble, get some points from their bench (Richards and Friday) and like you said have Wright get his overall confidence back.

[sienafanallyearlong2]

Not sure if I communicated it correctly but if I didn't it was meant to be about the upcoming final 8 games I was talking about; not the last 8 games. Sorry about that.