Good time to start a winning streak.

Our average time of possession is probably about 3.2 seconds per trip down the floor - might have been the BEST half I've EVER seen Lewis play -  WHO is our third guard (Mason & Colter played full 20)

Ladies are up 49-32 at the half - THEY SCORED 31 POINTS IN THE SECOND QUARTER according to the scoreboard I saw -  WOW!!!!

applecorps wrote:

SkepticAl wrote:

Our average time of possession is probably about 3.2 seconds per trip down the floor - might have been the BEST half I've EVER seen Lewis play -  WHO is our third guard (Mason & Colter played full 20)

Ladies are up 49-32 at the half - THEY SCORED 31 POINTS IN THE SECOND QUARTER according to the scoreboard I saw -  WOW!!!!

Seems like whatever the lead is, Ferry senses this is must-win, and is keeping his starting guards in. Not really necessary,or a good move.

He must have seen this post because he left the reserves in for a LOOOOONNNNGGGG time.  All I know is Smith and Lewis better be good next year!
 

I guess we have our answers as to why Micah and DC play so many minutes. Great first 30 mins but those last 10 mins without Micah and DC were hard to watch

Phildog wrote:

Take a 33 point blow out and win by 10?
Castro will make a average d2 team, but not D1 IMHO
Two guys shooting lights out from 3 land, we don't cover them man to man, Mason has a chaser all night.
I would have rather not given some subs so much expierence but went 8 -9 deep and kept that 25-30 point win.

Nice to get the win, but I don't get it either. It seems we have given SLU more confidence by allowing that massive come back for the return match.  If they would have made that spun out three in the closing second it would have been a 7 point win beating the spread.  Moreover, I did not see much coaching going on the last 8 minutes so what's the point? 

Great defense in the first half.  Lewis played his best game in my opinion.  Also nice to see Micah and Derrick making some treys again. 
 

Last edited by CLK (1/13/2016 9:39 pm)

I don't want to be argumentative but my question is why do the reserves stink? Are they not all of Ferry's guys as of now. How does Steel go from being the starter against Dayton and playing 37 minutes to the last non walk on off the bench tonight. They still had 20 turnovers many of which came from the starters. Colter had 4 assists and the offense was horrible. And someone needs to explain to me why when your up by 25/30 your coach is screaming to hustle the ball up the court. Yes we won a game but not a lot of positives. I forgot one Robinson suddenly seems to have found some time in 12 minutes 4 points 8 rebounds no fouls.

My thoughts after watching the game...
-Crowd - as I was walking into the Palumbo there were probably 50 students walking past me to go somewhere but not there.  They weren't all together, there were groups, but DU should be pulling those students in.
-The game...I have been disappointed, like many of you, frequently.  Last night, They won at least one out of the two  league home games this week.  Let's see about Saturday.
-The let down at the end was normal - they were up by a huge lead, something they aren't used to, that happens
-I did not have a problem with Ferry getting other players time when we were up.  Those opportunities are few and far between.  Also, I actually saw signs of a pattern when he was substituting two for two last night with the same guys!  Also, when he had both of our starting guards on the bench resting, and other guys playing this was needed.
-I too wondered about Steele but it was obvious that Jackson is a player...and he took Gill out more last night than usual.  They also went inside to score frequently.  To me, this Saturday against the Bonnies will be a litmus test on where the team is overall so far.
-If there aren't more students I am really going to be upset Saturday.  Maybe they should hold Mass in the Palumbo from 4:15 - 5:15 followed by the game!

CLK wrote:

duq81 wrote:

Well, everyone has been worried about Micah, and Derrick getting worn down. The reserves stink, but this was a rare time to give the starters a rest.

 

I have no problem with playing the subs. My problem was that there was no coaching going on during the last 8+ minutes during which  SLU made their big run.  Ferry never called a time out.  Never made any adjustments.  When asked abut this he said he did this on purpose because the kids needed to figure it out themselves.  I didn't get that.
 

 
I like when coaches see a run, like a 2 then a turnover and a 3, immediately call time out to stop the momentum, the players figure it out when you wake them up, bench the kid that. Made the turnover.

Then go down and score. And get the game back under control. That last ten min made me sick, a team that had been smothered all game making shots at will as the Dukes ran around like they were in DAP's defense and offense........

Also, excellent overall job by the team yesterday.  Picked apart SLU inside so easily.  It looked like the GW game in reverse.  Awful performance by SLU eerily similar to the Dukes awful performance against GW.

CLK wrote:

I have no problem with playing the subs. My problem was that there was no coaching going on during the last 8+ minutes during which  SLU made their big run.  Ferry never called a time out.  Never made any adjustments.  When asked abut this he said he did this on purpose because the kids needed to figure it out themselves.  I didn't get that.
 

You're treating it like this can't be done during film study today.  To some extent, I agree with Ferry here.  The reserves are going to have to play 8 minutes in a row without a timeout at some point in the next year or two, perhaps even this year if you get another injury.  It's the same thing Everhart did in the scrimmage to Millersville in the 2007 season when he didn't call a timeout in the last four minutes and didn't make noticeable adjustments either.  You have to know your athletes - some athletes will respond better to coaching at the time while others will be better off if you let them compete and take the next day to give instruction.

Also, like duq81 said, for those whining about DC and Mason getting worn down, Ferry did give them a breather.  I'll also take someone like Marqwell getting 20+ minutes, Castro and Robinson 12 mins each.

I'm also not sure on how much the mental advantage SLU may have gained was either.  It was guys like Bishop, whose season high was five points coming into today, scoring 21.  Newfield played his most minutes since Thansgiving.  SLU went to their bench some too, but left two starters in Yacabou and Crawford in.  Three other starters for SLU played 13 minutes or less.  I can see how this would raise questions about next year (Tarin Smith better be good!), but less about SLU's mental edge for a rematch when three starters got crushed and never were a part of the comeback.

Rogabee, sure you can teach using the films.  I completely agree that these guys need to gain experience and be ready to play.  I don't see how that justifies Ferry not coaching his players during the game.   BTW what the hell does this have to do with Ron?  I never mentioned Ron.  I am stating my opinion about what Ferry did.  I don't care if Coach K did it I don't agree.

Last edited by CLK (1/14/2016 11:24 am)

CLK I couldn't agree more. We are 17 games into the season and it looked like a shirts and skins pick up game. I have no problem with playing those guys my problem is the apparent lack of preparation at this point. I also agree that it was strange that Steel was at the point instead of Castro and Castro and Jackson steered clear of the ball and took up positions in the corners. Rogabee, being one of the "whiners," regarding the playing time of Colter & Mason last night did nothing but make my point had some of the role players gotten more time when you where beating up on the OCC opponents it would have looked better. As I said in my earlier post why not run a more deliberate offense predicated on multiple passes and ball sharing. The 3's continued to rain down and possession time was still around 13/14 seconds.

I also found it interesting Steele was at the PG spot above Castro.