MBB: Great Northeast Athletic Conference

lildave678 · January 18, 2014, 04:26:46 PM

First time seeing Davis in person, and you guys weren't lying. Hope he comes back in for my viewing purposes haha. But up 15 if they don't need him the rest of the way, let him sit.

GnacBballFan · January 18, 2014, 04:39:18 PM

Lol he's no joke

54-44, albertus up as many as 16, but Davis hasn't returned and two starters on bench with 3 fouls. Vic and Larsen. Time for Watson to take over if amc wants to win

GnacBballFan · January 18, 2014, 05:19:26 PM

Albertus wins 86-78. Final score not indictive of game once again. Albertus was never in trouble and had a 17-18 point lead with about 3 to go. St joes didn't miss last two mins of game. Davis did not return and backup freshman PG Jackson played a great second half especially in locking meideros down. Watson must of read my previous post bc he took over lol. Albertus cruises in second half with basically their B unit on floor.

lildave678 · January 18, 2014, 09:37:27 PM

GNAC you were right about the crowd...Soft lol hopefully it's just because they know they should win so they're disinterested. Come tourney time I'll channel my inner college student and get down there with you haha...

By the way, when did we get that awesome PA announcer? When he started with "ROAMING CHARGES!" on Darius' opening 3 I lost it lol

pjunito · January 18, 2014, 10:14:06 PM

Dave and GNAC, great seeing you guys at the game.. Sorry I only stayed 6 minutes... lol.

I think you guys hit it right on the head. Crowd is a little weak and Albertus was in control the entire game. Here is the scary part - Vic was outplayed and Davis only played 14 minutes and they were stilled in controlled. I think JWU matches up better against Albertus than St. Joe, however.

I did see a few things that concern me:

1. Jennings and Wiggins didn't shot the ball well at all.
2. Team seemed disorganized on offense
3. Team was lazy on defense

I want to see how they play against a better opponent for 40 minutes.

Now, Davis is the X factor. Without him, they are a different team. Next two games is at home against Rivier and Elms, two teams they should beat. I wouldn't mind Davis sitting for both, need him 100% for the rough stretch, which includes: at Lasell, vs Purchase, vs JWU, and At St. Joes.

D3HoopJunkie · January 19, 2014, 12:33:09 AM

Wow late night but finally home. As usual you guys did a great job of covering the details of the game. The Davis injury is scary but what was even scarier were some the points he was able to convert on early in the first half. Truly amazing to watch and his ability to drive and balance once leaving the floor is really spectacular. This would have been a blowout if he played normally the entire 2nd half, I have no doubts. Now with that being said IMO the injury didn't look to scary. He had ice on his shoulder in the beginning of the second but not for long. He did seem to favor it a bit but if I had to guess right now I think he will be fine.

I have to say guys I thought the crowd was pretty good today?? A lot of fans showed up to the game including a ton of former Albertus players but overall I thought they were solid. Obviously not the loudest I've heard but certainly better than the last game. As you mentioned I think the playoffs and going forward they will become more vocal and step it up.

PJ, Couldn't agree more with you on your concerns, only thing I will say is the disorganized offense I felt was because of Davis being out of the game. Tieron Jackson played extremely well and I thought he did an excellent job considering he is a freshman and we all know Coach Oliver runs a very involved offense with a number of different sets and plays. With that being said he still at times looked a little lost on offense not always knowing where the ball should be in some of there sets but I must say he really is a gifted passer and did an A+ job stepping in against a very well coached and experienced St Joes team.

Jennings and Wiggins struggles with the deep ball hurt but everybody has an off day and im not to worried about them. The defense was very lazy to say the least. I want to use the term "active hands" because St. Joes got so many little slips passes and dump offs that should have never occurred. St. Joes does an excellent job with moving the ball but I thought Albertus got a little lazy and it resulted in some easy buckets. We have all talked about the defense all year here and I think it really must improve.

Foul trouble hurt our bigs today as well but as mentioned Albertus was in control the entire game and succeeded with an entirely different starting five from the beginning to end of the game. On to the next one!!!!!

GnacBballFan · January 19, 2014, 09:58:55 AM

Dave, I was hardly channeling my inner college student yday lol, I woulda been tossed of I had when Larsen and Vic picked up bogus 3rd fouls while Jobin was able to push all day. But I think we may just have to do that lol

Junkie, I agree that the crowd was strong. There wasn't a seat in the house. I'm more talking about the student crowd I guess. They coulda played a factor but they are quiet, especially considering what the student section once was.

If anyone has news on Davis let me know lol he's by far my fav player on this team. And Jackson played GREAT as a freshman Ina big spot. That kid deserves some credit, although us homers have mentioned it already lol. But it's worth saying again

lildave678 · January 19, 2014, 10:10:03 AM

Definitely noticed the "active hands" thing junkie. So many points were off dribble drives and dump offs because the help over commits. Especially someone as big as Vic, you don't need to send every shot into the 8th row, just stay at home and put your arms up to alter the shot.

Saint-Paul · January 19, 2014, 10:35:01 AM

Final Score : Anna Maria 60 / Emmanuel 56

Another poor shooting performance for the Saints on their home court. The starting five accounted for only 29 of the 56 points. The Saints made only 19 field goals on 63 shots. So much for home court advantage. Once again, transition defense was the difference in the game. The Saints gave Anna Maria open driving lanes and failed to sprint back on defense to stop the progression of the ball into the lane. The really sad thing about this home loss was that it was a very winnable game. For once the Saints were not over matched, both teams had identical 3 - 10 records.

Who does the scheduling for the GNAC, it must have been the NHL? The Saints get one day off and then play Anna Maria again on Monday in an away game. Are they trying to create a rivalry? At least they won't have to prepare another scouting report. I bet the Saints will shoot better when they play away. There appears to be so much tension on their home court because of all the turmoil surrounding the program that the Saints just don't play well at home. They play very tentative at home, like they are afraid to make a mistake. They come out of the locker room at half time and play worse than they did at the start of the game. They only have 3 wins this year and all of them came on the road. They have lost all of their home games this year. When they go on the road, they appear to play much more relaxed and shoot the ball much better. We shall seoo tomorrow afternoon.

pjunito · January 19, 2014, 03:35:33 PM

You guys do such a great job of covering the falcons.. I haven't heard anything yet about Davis, other than he was pretty sore.

Saint - The scheduling becomes a bit funky because there are more women teams than men teams in the GNAC. Also, all five states in New England are covered which cause crazy travel. I think they try to schedule all women games (each team plays each other only once); then fill in from there.

Anna Maria didn't look very impressive in New Haven on Wednesday. I would think Emmanuel shoots better on Monday and leaves Paxton with a win.

lildave678 · January 20, 2014, 11:19:42 AM

Interested to see if Davis plays today...

lildave678 · January 20, 2014, 03:03:38 PM

Jackson starting at the point...less than 4 minutes in and Jennings is already 0-3 from deep. He either needs to get out of this slump, or stop shooting. Against better teams his volume of misses is gonna HURT.

lildave678 · January 20, 2014, 03:46:54 PM

AMC up 31-26 at half. Real ragged first half for both teams, especially for the Falcons on O. No rhythm or consistency.

GnacBballFan · January 20, 2014, 03:50:15 PM

Couldn't make it to the game, sounds like a sluggish half

Saint-Paul · January 20, 2014, 04:15:05 PM

Final Score : Anna Maria 80 / Emmanuel 71

Most teams shoot better on their home court than they do when they play away games. Not the Saints. Against the exact same team on the away end of back to back games with Anna Maria, the Saints had one of their best shooting performances of the year. The made 44% of the field goals for the game along with 53% of their 3 point shots. They matched up very well with the AMCATS starting five and played a back and forth game throughout. A few missed defensive assignments in the second half was the difference in the game. The Saints could not get some key stops on critical possessions. Again, a very winnable game that slipped away at the end.

Whatever it is that makes them tentative and afraid to make a mistake at home is starting to be very noticeable. They don't shoot well or play well on their home court. They play like a demoralized team at home. As soon as they go away they appear much more relaxed and play a very competitive game. Home court is suppose to be an advantage, especially in shooting where depth perception and lighting are a familiar surrounding. They Saints appear to be much more comfortable on the road.