Press improving for Siena men's basketball

[Tony]

A constant theme this year- Saints will go as far as 3 point shooting takes them. If they shoot well, they will have chance ( especially at home) Saints really have to get something from bench, Huerter, Smithin, Ratliff and Bayer or Darwiche - last few games they have given us next to nothing. BTW nobody is saying much about him, but I really like Jimmy Ratliff, kid plays hard and can shoot ( although his shot has been off last few games) Jimmy runs the floor well, ( he doesn’t have thick feet like Fisher and Degnan) he needs to get bigger and stronger ( he is only 181lbs) but if he can add 20 lbs of muscle to his frame we might have something going forward

dailygazette.com/article/2018/11/23/press-improving-for-siena-men-s-basketball

www.timesunion.com/sports/article/Siena-men-s-basketball-takes-on-Patriot-League-13417240.php

[bigfan]

Agree on Ratliff - he is an athlete, for sure. He just needs to get that shot falling.

[greengold4ever]

Nov 24, 2018 9:17:44 GMT -5 bigfan said:

Agree on Ratliff - he is an athlete, for sure. He just needs to get that shot falling.

sorry, not to put you know what on anyone's corn flakes........but so far Ratliff's D has been pretty bad..........in fact, one could say he is Seymour light in that regard.........still early in the season, so he has time to improve, but if his shot is not falling then we need the other side of the floor from him as well...........

[bigfan]

Nov 24, 2018 9:36:18 GMT -5 greengold4ever said:

Nov 24, 2018 9:17:44 GMT -5 bigfan said:

Agree on Ratliff - he is an athlete, for sure. He just needs to get that shot falling.

sorry, not to put you know what on anyone's corn flakes........but so far Ratliff's D has been pretty bad..........in fact, one could say he is Seymour light in that regard.........still early in the season, so he has time to improve, but if his shot is not falling then we need the other side of the floor from him as well...........

He's not a stopper, but his length is disruptive in a way that Sloan's is not - he's got 5 steals, 2nd on the team in steals/minute, right behind Kadeem.

[greengold4ever]

Nov 24, 2018 9:50:48 GMT -5 bigfan said:

Nov 24, 2018 9:36:18 GMT -5 greengold4ever said:

sorry, not to put you know what on anyone's corn flakes........but so far Ratliff's D has been pretty bad..........in fact, one could say he is Seymour light in that regard.........still early in the season, so he has time to improve, but if his shot is not falling then we need the other side of the floor from him as well...........

He's not a stopper, but his length is disruptive in a way that Sloan's is not - he's got 5 steals, 2nd on the team in steals/minute, right behind Kadeem.

his length can be disruptive from a zone perspective, but he much like a bunch of others get beat off the dribble regularly..............

[hoopsforever]

More good signs for Siena's future today - Iona loses by 12 to Providence and Manhattan gets destroyed by GW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go Saints!

[MTS]

Nov 24, 2018 18:53:21 GMT -5 hoopsforever said:

More good signs for Siena's future today - Iona loses by 12 to Providence and Manhattan gets destroyed by GW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go Saints!

Hard to read into scores but I think we'll be competitive in the MAAC. We'll get better and the league stinks. If Rider doesn't win it this year then they'll probably never win it.