Another textbook NYU loss. ECAC's here we come.

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How can an athletic director be satisfied with a 16 year NCAA Tourney drought?

Quote from: WUH on February 14, 2010, 12:59:11 PM
Thompson alert: 6-8 from behind the line, 21 points with 15 minutes left in the game!

kudos to the NYU coaching staff. lets play zone against the best shooter in the country out of halftime. Thompson 3/3 in three consecutive possessions.

Here are my two cents:

Wash is simply not as good as they have been in the past. Wallis will still do what he does but as long as AT struggles to hit three after three, Wash will be exposed this year.

Brandeis is going to be up and down all year but they have the talent to be a good team.

Chicago can play and will be similar to the same team as last year.

Emory is still Emory. Not as talented or gifted but they will beat you if youre team isn't upto the challenge (ala NYU last night).

Havent seen CWRU, Rochester or CMU yet.

As to my Violets, all I can say is that last night's game was terrible. Basic basketball fundementals were simply ignored. If your starting backcourt is 6 Foot 5 in., 6 foot 7 in., and 6 foot 9 in. with Richie Polan coming off the bench at 6 foot 7 in. you do not lose to Anthony Fernandez at 6 foot 3 in. and a Freshman who would be the 13th man on your team. Also if your opponent is a shooting team and all they have shown all game is deep range, you do not go into a 2-3 zone. And when you're in a man to man defense you do not have your junior captain who's coming off an ankle injury guard the best shooter on the other team. Why? Because after 3 passes and 3 screens he's going to eventually struggle keeping up which may or may not lead 2 consecutive 3's and a dramatic shift in the lead. Another thing I didn't understand was why the second most active defender on NYU, Lawrence Borsi, was not played more yesterday. It is evident that when/if the team plays defense, the team wins. So when Borsi who usually struggles to stay on the court due to fouls, is playing great defense, is not in foul trouble AND has 10 points at halftime, you probably should ride the hot hand.

@Gratuitous Violets you said that the team is not executing Coach Nesci's gameplan correctly and that's why they are losing... If you have EVER played basketball, coached basketball, are relatively familiar with how the game is played you would see that this problem is way bigger than the team not executing the Princeton Offense. Something is going on with that team, two players went after the refs leading to a technical foul during garbage time last night. That's something that doesn't happen unless 'street' teams are playing. Last time I checked the UAA had ZERO street teams in the league and we aren't watching Ron Artest play out there. Something is not right and it's a damn shame.

On a lighter and happier note, the NYU women's team surprisingly got a Win on Friday night. Hopefully the NYU men can pull it together and we can get a sweep on Sunday.

Gratuitous violets- I hate to be the Queen of Negativity, I'm just an alum who loves the Violets and hates to see them lose. As a former player, I can say this much, while not all of my teammates loved Coach Quinn, we all respected her and that is why we won even though we did not always like the way she coached. I just hope Nesci sees that his team is really good and begins to trust them in order for them to return that same trust and respect. During my tenure as a Violet, I saw somethings and heard some things that led me to believe that it was not a matter of execution but instead a matter of respect. I have been away from the team for awhile now and can only watch via webcast or listen to the broadcast. I feel bad for these kids who sacrifice a huge portion of their college lives to play basketball, only to be disappointed in their decision afterwards. I can say that I do not regret playing basketball in college, I cannot say that my friends who played for coach nesci can say the same.

Dblock- I was hoping for a little insider info but I respect you for not feeding my anger. I guess that's why I stay away from posting on the women's board about Stefano and the girls team.

Regardless of how upset I may be about the current state of my alma mater's athletic department... GO VIOLETS!

Quote from: hugenerd on January 17, 2010, 02:37:57 PM
Brandeis sweeps the WashU/Chicago weekend, which is no easy feat. I remember CMU did in 04-05, but I am not sure if it has been done since.

WashU survives vs. NYU.  NYU had the ball down 3 with 10 second left, but missed the tying 3-pointer.

my heart ****ing bleeds for those guys. they played their ass off. i feel like nyu will get both home w's this weekend at the coles sportscenter.

Quote from: y_jack_lok on January 16, 2010, 11:53:35 PM

Quote from: bobcat10 on January 16, 2010, 11:26:52 PM
I am going to make a bold prediction: Washington University over a talented NYU squad on Sunday and a victory over Brandeis in Taxachussets.  [Well intentioned, light hearted trash talk and nothing more]

All that NYU talent will be wasted by THE WORST COACH IN AMERICA AND POSSIBLY THE UNIVERSE aka the one and only Joe Nesci. Never have seen a coach waste so many good players by over coaching with the worst offensive scheme ever. Teams don't even play defense against NYU, they literally just defend spots and render NYU's offense useless, all NYU can do is rain deep threes and hope that they are hitting that night. Nesci has his best team since 05-07 when he possibly had the best D3 team in the country in 06-07 and managed to not make the tourney. NYU should be ashamed that they have allowed him to collect meaningless wins vs. terrible schools in order to pay for his children's tuition. I feel awful for his players; I've never seen a team that was not allowed to run fast breaks or team that was forced to run the same antiquated offense/plays. You would think that the AD would see the futility in Neck's coaching style and would either fire him or talk to him about maximizing potential. NYU could potentially be a D3 powerhouse... the allure of the school, the reputation of the education, and the plethora of basketball talent located in/around NYC should add up to repeated success ala Janice Quinn and the women's program. Instead Nesci produces annual appearances in the ECAC's, which end up in losses to terrible CUNY of NJAC schools. Nesci should be ashamed of himself, and the NYU AD should equally be ashamed.

WOW!!! That is quite a first post. Perhaps venting a little pent up fustration over a long stretch of time??? Just a guess.

so much furstration. i've watched and repeatedly told myself that even nesci himself will one day realize how awful he is but that day has not come. im going to lobby for a new head coach. i don't know where to believe but change is necessary and eventually it will happen. i would love to hear dblock's POV on Nesci and his coaching style. i know that he has first hand experience dealing with nesci on a day-to-day basis.

I am going to make a bold prediction: Washington University over a talented NYU squad on Sunday and a victory over Brandeis in Taxachussets.  [Well intentioned, light hearted trash talk and nothing more]

All that NYU talent will be wasted by THE WORST COACH IN AMERICA AND POSSIBLY THE UNIVERSE aka the one and only Joe Nesci. Never have seen a coach waste so many good players by over coaching with the worst offensive scheme ever. Teams don't even play defense against NYU, they literally just defend spots and render NYU's offense useless, all NYU can do is rain deep threes and hope that they are hitting that night. Nesci has his best team since 05-07 when he possibly had the best D3 team in the country in 06-07 and managed to not make the tourney. NYU should be ashamed that they have allowed him to collect meaningless wins vs. terrible schools in order to pay for his children's tuition. I feel awful for his players; I've never seen a team that was not allowed to run fast breaks or team that was forced to run the same antiquated offense/plays. You would think that the AD would see the futility in Neck's coaching style and would either fire him or talk to him about maximizing potential. NYU could potentially be a D3 powerhouse... the allure of the school, the reputation of the education, and the plethora of basketball talent located in/around NYC should add up to repeated success ala Janice Quinn and the women's program. Instead Nesci produces annual appearances in the ECAC's, which end up in losses to terrible CUNY of NJAC schools. Nesci should be ashamed of himself, and the NYU AD should equally be ashamed.