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  1. Tiger93

    Charleston Preview

    This is a real contrast in styles. College of Charleston is 33rd in the nation in tempo averaging 71.9 possessions per game, while we are playing at the slowest tempo with 60.7 possessions per game. I don't think anyone has had over 70 possessions against us this year in regulation (Bryant had 92 in double OT, but less than 70 in regulation). Charleston is 8-0 at home this year and has scored 80 or more in every game except the season opener. They are 272nd in the nation in field goal percentage and 265th in three-point field goals, but they have the third-highest total of three-points attempted in the nation. To go along with the pace theme, they have 1,102 field goal attempts in 17 games (64.8) to our 956 in 17 games (56.2). Conversely their opponents have taken 1,066 shot while ours have taken 914. Interesting that when you look at strength of schedule in KenPom we are 180 and they are 183. They seem to try to play a decent amount of solid mid-major teams like we do, but traveling to Charleston probably has a little more general appeal than Towson. I really hope after these first two road games that we can come out a little stronger. If we play a first half like we have against Monmouth and Northeastern we will get buried in this game. I think it will be decently close, and as crazy as it may sound I would take Towson +11 (not with a ton of confidence). I think the pace will fall somewhere in between their pace and ours.
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    General MBB 2023-24 thread

    Don't forget Hampton's 15-seed over 2-seed win against Iowa State in 2001. They weren't in the CAA then, but they are now.
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    General MBB 2023-24 thread

    The conference is fine. It is not great, but it is not horrible. I know it was called out how bad we were in the conference NET rankings earlier this year. It should be noted we have jumped to 17 of 32 (I think it was like 23 or 24 when this last shared). The average is only slightly above the Big South and Sun Belt (at 18 and 19) so it would be easy to slide back a couple of spots. Right now, I would say we are the best of the worse conferences since Conference USA's average is 10 spots ahead of ours (seems like a hard amount to make up during conference play). I am not saying the conference is great, but I would say it is better than a lot of people on here give it credit for. We are 185 out of 362 in the NET, which is slightly below average. There are six teams above that average line of about 181 (Drexel, College of Charleston, UNC-W. Hofstra, Delaware and Monmouth). The only non-power conferences with that many teams above the average 181 line are the AAC, the Atlantic 10, the Mountain West and the Missouri Valley. Obviously, those conference are way better than us, but we do have some decent quality depth. Where the argument falls apart is we are one of only 12 conferences without a team in the top 100, and we have five teams ranked 292 or lower. https://bracketologists.com/conferences/
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    Northeastern upends Towson 67-59

    As much as I hate our style, slowing that game down probably helped us from being blown out (that is not advocating for it, just stating facts). Give Northeastern credit, because that was far and away the most efficient offensive performance against Towson all year. Both teams had only 54 possession, and Northeastern shot 58.1% and averaged 1.241 points per possession, which is the best by a Towson opponent all year. Luke Sakota and Chris Doherty were the best players on the floor by a mile (I thought Sukota completely controlled the game). Tarke was really the only Towson player, who played anything above a C- game today. They were We got burned on 3-4 backdoor cuts, which always seems to be Bill Coen's way to use our aggressiveness against us. We got outrebounded 28-21, but that is not unexpected when a team shoots 58% (65% in the second half). What is really concerning is we were pounded inside and outscored 42-20 in points in the paint. We have now been outscored by all four conference opponents in the paint to the tune of 134-86. We will need to change that. Our first two halfs in these road CAA games have been absolutely putrid. Against Northeastern, we were 4-17 with 9 turnovers in 25 possession (0.68 points per possession). Against Monmouth we 7-31 with 7 turnovers in 32 possession (0.625 points per possesion). Overall in two first halfs in road conference play, that is 11-48 (22.9%), 16 turnovers, 37 points in 57 possessions (.649 points per possession). We won't beat anyone if we can't figure out how to get off to better starts on the road. In the second half against Northeastern, we were actually 13-23 with only 3 turnovers, 42 points and 1.556 points per possession (we outscored Northeastern 42-39 in the second half), but out defense was too uneven and our bad first half was too much to overcome.
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    Northeastern preview

    With our last couple of games, we have passed Virginia for the second-slowest tempo in nation and our closed to passing North Texas for third-slowed (360). Northeastern is slow at 265th, but still averages almost five possessions more per game. We are tied for fifth in the nation in offensive rebounding. As has been stated here, you can see how our pace pushes up our defensive numbers. We are 33rd in the nation in scoring defense (64.4 ppg), while sitting at 171st in field goal percentage defense. Like UNC-W, Northeastern is a good free-throw shooting team (60th in the nation at 74.8%) and does not foul much (14.9 fouls per game, we are at 16.4 for a comparison). Even thought they have slow pace, they are still 239th in the nation scoring defense (73.8 ppg), and have the 331st-ranked field goal defense (339th in 3pt FG defense). They are in the upper third nationally in field percentage offensively. I don't know what to make out of the fact that we have been outscored in all three conference games in points in the paint by a total of 92-66 so far. There is probably some combination of good defense and luck (I would have to see a chart of quality vs. contested shots), but we are holding opponents to 9-41 from 3pt-FGs in our three conference games, which a little under 22%.
  6. Agree with most everything that was said on here. Terrible turnover by Charles Thompson late in the 2nd half. Not sure if I put that more on him or the general set up of the play. Other than the turnover though, it was another solid game with 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Towson was +18 in 38 minutes with him on the floor and a -9 in seven minutes on the floor with Paar. That is not meant to disparage Paar as much as it is meant as praise for Thompson who did an excellent job guarding a 7-footer and a 6-10 player with a great deal of athleticism. He let himself get backed down a couple of times for easy buckets, but for the most part he made things tough for Stony Brook's post players, and did a solid job rebounding. It wasn't a great game for Dylan Williamson, but he did do a good job providing the offensive spark in the first half with 12 points and 3 three-pointers. We have had trouble finishing out games, and it came back at us again, but credit to Tarke for stepping up and going 6-6 at the free-throw line, while the rest of the team was 7-15. We did do one of the big things Skerry teams like to do, and that is go to the line more than the other team. We went to the line and nine more times (21-12) and made seven more free throws (13-6), although part of that was bad free-throw shooting by Stony Brook. As several people mentioned, Messiah Jones was very efficient going 3-4 with 6 points, 6 rebounds and was a +11 in just 20 minutes. It has also been good seeing Tejada's offensive game come back to life, and to see him hit some big shots and put up 16 points in 25 minutes. I just hope he can clean up his court positioning, because I believe he stepped out three times. We need the offense he brings, and it was good to see him log his highest minute total since the Bryant game. Also, I agree that May did a lot of things you don't see in the boxscore today with his hustle and defensive effort. I know the +/- totals can get dumb, but I do believe the fact that Thompson was +18 in 38 minutes and May was +14 in 40 minutes are pretty accurate reflections of the imprint the efforts put on this game. That Stony Brook team was a funky team that just made some weird shots. Noll was 7-12 from the field and it felt like 5-6 of those were old school running hook shots, which was frustrating (but fun was long as we won) to watch. That is a team that averages 68 possessions on the season, and once again we dragged a team into our pace as they had 64 possessions in 45 minutes of basketball. They also averaged 1.000 points per possession. We had 65 possessions and averaged 1.123 points per possession. I can't find the stats for UMBC or South Dakota State, but when we have 1.1 points per possession or better, we are 6-0. I am guessing we probably were over that against UMBC so that would actually be 7-0 (there is no way we were above that in South Dakota. On to Northeastern, which as many have mentioned will be a challenging trip as usual.
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    Stony Brook preview

    It feels like Vegas has had a decently high opinion of Towson the last three years. I thought we might even be favored by as much as 6 points so that seems like decent value. However, I agree that until the offense shows more consistency (which likely won't happen) that is a lot of points. Towson was under in the first eight games of the year, then went over in the next three, before going under in the next two and pushing against UNC-W. I believe that is 10-3-1 (or 3-10-1 depending on your interpretation, Acadia had no line). Stony Brook is 8-4-2 ATS and has hit the over nine times in 14 games. They were six-point underdogs at home against Charleston and 5.5-point underdogs on the road at Northeastern. At home, we are 3-1 against the spread (L Robert Morris -8.5, W, UMass +2.5, W, Nicholls -8.5, W, UNC-W +1) Stony Brook averages 68 possession per game to our total of a little over 61 (61.4). They averaged 1.338 points in per possession in 65 possessions against College of Charleston in a 93-87 loss and 0.939 in 66 possessions in a 62-53 win over Northeastern. The Sea Wolves shoot 42.3% from the field, 35.2% from three and 69.6% from the free throw line.
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    General MBB 2023-24 thread

    At least we are shooting .715 percent in two conference games (not great, but better). Unfortunately, our opponents are shooting .786 and have gotten to the line seven more times. I am guessing both those trends will probably change.
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    General MBB 2023-24 thread

    That is fair. I think we would eat one if things got bad enough from Eigonbrot's standpoint (whatever that means, and I won't pretend to know). I meant it was meaningless, because I don't think that one year will stop us from doing anything. However, I guess that one year stacked on another year could so I get your point there. For now, I am more interested in what this season brings, but I do get why this is part of the overall conversation.
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    General MBB 2023-24 thread

    I would probably agree, but my point is I think the extension is meaningless like a lot of one-year extensions in college sports. The main question for everyone here is what standard will Skerry be held to. I don't think that one extra year is going to stop Eigonbrot from getting rid of Skerry if he isn't meeting the goals they are looking to achieve. Similarly, if he is meeting those goals Eigonbrot will probably keep him. The more relevant question is what is the standard, and what would make Eigonbort act if he feels we need to improve. As others have said on here the lack of sharing it publicly also isn't a great look. Multi-year extensions are worth freaking out about, but I think even Towson wouldn't let one extra year get in the way of needed change. That being said, because of the previous multi-year extension it seems like we are couple of years away from sorting out if the one year matters or not. I don't really care right now, but it will be worth talking about in March when the season is over. For now, I find what goes on the court more interesting to discuss.
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    General MBB 2023-24 thread

    The difference of opinions is part of the fun of the message board. However, I still think every season is different in some way or another no matter how similar the coaches approach is to it. Especially, when it comes to all of the new players on the roster. I just prefer to dwell on the games going on in front of us and not the macro picture during the season. Where I completely agree with most on here is hating the slow down style where we give ourselves less margin of error when we aren't shooting well. I think I beat that with a dead horse with the stats I share. It has hurt us at times already this year, but I do think it worked to some extent against UNC-W. I still don't like it or the sub patterns. I think Skerry has done a good job of recruiting and raising the level of talent since he has been here. I just worry that sometimes the sub patterns and style of play make it hard for these players to thrive or play freely without concerns of being yanked in and out of the lineup. I think with the transfers and young talent we have this is a pretty deep and athletic rosters that can get better, but we also don't really have a true go-to player yet. I do agree with what one poster said on this thread about Skerry not getting the most out of the roster. It still remains to be seen, but I have felt like that at times this year and I think he may even think that in analyzing these games sometimes. I think those are all part of the interesting storylines to this season that are worth dwelling on both positively and negatively as it continues. No one can deny Monmouth was a beyond crappy offensive performance, although they may be better than people think (Rice just went for 29 points in 24 minutes against Northeastern, but they also aren't very good). Also, the UNC-W win was a good one, but I think those of us who aren't overly negative expected at a minimum a good effort and a decent shot at a victory. There are no parades or celebrations for one win, but I also enjoy seeing the players have success and I enjoy analyzing what they are doing better when we win. That shouldn't be viewed as accepting mediocrity. I think it is following the season as a fan and rooting for the team, and every conference season has different dynamics to it (except unfortunately that Charleston seems to have picked up where it left off last year). I also think the criticisms of Eigonbrot regarding the football hire and women's basketball hire are unfair (although I do have questions about the suspension). I don't think it is fair to judge any football on their first season with mostly what they inherited. For better or worse, we will find our more about Shinnick next year. Laura Harper was good last year (until the conference tournament final, which was awful). The suspension has been a weird situation, which definitely took some shine off last year, but I will wait to hear more before I judge and also am interested to see what the program does this year (the NC A&T loss was a little disappointing, but they are solid and it was on the road). As for Skerry, every AD worth their salt comes in with their list of basketball coaches they are ready to call if a change is needed. I know there is a lot of history of lack of success in the conference tournament, but think about this from Eigonbrot's standpoint. He was hired with Skerry coming off tying for the regular-season conference title. Last year, they were 21-12, 12-6 in conference play and had a shot to beat Charleston in the semifinals. This year, has been up and down in non-conference play, but there is a long way to go. From Eigonbrot's standpoint, what about that would make you want to make a change. The one-year extension was not handled well, and as a state school should be more transparent, but are one-year extensions a big deal? I know at other schools that are just part of helping the coach recruit for the future, and either lowering or keeping buyouts where they are. I know many of you know more about the ins and outs specific to Towson than I do so I will let you speculate on any further, but outside of the way it was handled it doesn't seem to mean much from my viewpoint.
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    Tejada leads MBB to a 67-64 win over UNCW

    We really dragged UNC-W into our style of play today. They average 68.8 possession per game and had a season-low 56 possessions tonight. Their points per possession rate of 1.149 was their fourth-lowest of the season (only the games against Kentucky, East Carolina and Drexel were worse). For Towson, we tied for the third-lowest number of possessions this season with 58 (only the 56 against Houston and 57 against North Texas were lower). Our 1.155 points per possession was our third-best of the year (Acadia at 1.448 was obviously the highest and our 1.209 rate against UMass was second-highest). We average 61.8 possessions per game. Great stat stuffer game by Charles Thompson who had 13 points, eight rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks. It was great to have Tarke come to life today with a team-high 15 points, although I don't really trust his three-point shot to be a consistent weapon. He did do a solid job of picking and choosing good times to attach the basket, which really helped the offense. We had only shot over 40% from three twice before today, and both were on the road. Today, we were 9-18, and if you take a way May's 2-7 everyone else was 7-11 from behind the arc. We were outscored by 10 points in the paint, which is not a good trend early on in conference play. May and Sulaiman were both +7, while Williamson was +6, Tejada was +5 and Thompson was +4. Williamson is now +16 in 55 minutes in two conference games. It is clear when he is not on the court we don't really have anyone who can handle the ball coming up the court and run the offense (Tarke did a decent job filling in that role when Williamson was in foul trouble today). This game confirmed what we knew, which was we are a pretty good home team. Now we need to figure out how to take efforts like this on the road. That is the challenge that will tell the story of whether we are a middle-of-the road conference team, or a top-4 or 5 team (which will be very difficult). Stony Brook gave Charleston a pretty good game tonight, so I don't think they will be a pushover. We can't really take anything for granted with this offense. The good news is in our first two conference games our opponents points per possession is below 1 at 0.950. I know it is easy to get negative from a macro standpoint, but every year is a different group of players and I feel like we owe them the investment of not lumping how many ever years of misery we have all had of not even making a conference tournament final.
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    UNCW preview

    I am on the same page with some of the big picture negativity with this program, but we are 4-0 at home against D-1 opponents (I refuse to count Acadia) and I think we have a decent shot to win today. UNC-W just lost by 15 to Drexel and they are by no means the juggernaut that College of Charleston was last year. UNC-W is 247th in the nation in scoring defense, 294th in field goal percentage defense, is fouling over 18 time a game (277th in the nation), and has a negative rebounding margin of -0.8 rpg (255th). I suspect the offense will look better against a team that has weaknesses where some of our few strengths lie. That is not to pretend UNC-W isn't a better team than we are. Clearly they are, and a lot of those numbers can be taken with a grain of salt since they played the 47th best non-conference schedule compared to 192 for us. They also have very solid offensive numbers (25th in scoring offense, 47th in free throw percentage and 67th in three-point percentage). They will also be pissed after getting blown out in their conference opener. I would expect a game similar to last year's home conference opener against College of Charleston, where we played hard, but lost in OT because of missed free throws late and some mistakes. I am with everyone else in not liking the style, cringing at the offense, and questioning some of the sub patterns. Tejada has to play more than 19 minutes, and needs to be on the floor with May for more than 10 minutes. The spread is UNC-W -1.5 and that is the type of game I expect. For all the things I question about Skerry, I do know they will come out and play hard and be in this game with a chance to win.
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    MBB falls at Monmouth 51-43

    I don't think even the coach would use stats from this game as ammunition. I just appreciate all of the expanded tools to look at the game in different ways these days. Some care about this stuff, and I know some don't.
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    MBB falls at Monmouth 51-43

    That is why you have to ask him to lean into the two things he does well and let others figure out the offense. You could tell from watching last night that Charles was asked to refrain from shooting unless it was a clear chance. He turned down several driving opportunities that he has taken in the past, which is what he has been struggling with this year. He actually did a good job passing last night at times, and if there was a stat for passes that led to open shots that did not go in he had about 4-5 of those. Of course, that doesn't do much for anything if the shots don't go in when they are taken. Towards the end of the game, I think he got frustrated and took some of those drives he shouldn't be doing and had a couple of shots blocked. At this point, his role should mostly should be Rodman-esque and there is nothing wrong with that because that is what he does well and it helps the team if anyone else can bring the offense (much easier said then done). His passing is hit or miss, and I don't really want him take a shot unless he is going to the basket and it is a clear chance. I still think he played the best game of anyone in a Tigers uniform last night by a pretty large margin, but that isn't saying much. I also thought Dylan did a decent job, he just couldn't buy a basket.
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    MBB falls at Monmouth 51-43

    I know +/- can be an arbitrary stat in basketball, but I always like to look at it after games to see if it confirms what I am watching (admittedly there is a confirmation bias conversation lurking in there). Williamson was +10 and Thompson was at +2. That makes sense to me because those were the only two players who seemed to be offering any positive contributions (other than the Christian May offensive spark that briefly gave us 38-35 lead), even though Williamson's shot was off. I know people ripped Thompson, and I agree that I don't love that we run the offense through him. However, he gave us what we needed on the boards and defensively and frankly I think he should have played 4-5 minutes more than he did. Yes, he had a bad turnover spree at the beginning of the second half, and he had a couple of bad shots down the stretch, but this is for the most part how we need him to play. Who can blame him for taking a couple of the bad shots when no one else was making anything. He probably could have had five assists if anyone was capable of knocking down an open shot last night. One thing that bothers me in modern day college basketball is the over-reliance on the three-pointer even when shots aren't falling. We were 6-28. Twenty-eight of our 60 shots were three-point attempts (granted we were also 10-32 from 2pt-FG). In comparison, Monmouth who couldn't hit water if they fell out of boat from three only took threes on 15 of their 58 FG attempts (they were 18-43 from inside the arc). They outscored us 17 to 8 in points off turnovers despite the fact that we only had one more turnover, and also outscored us 30-16 in the paint. We have to figure out how to get some easy points rather than hoisting up threes and hoping we have a good night. Monmouth shot 16 FT to our 8 FT, and matched our 13 offensive rebounds. We also turned the ball over 14 times in 65 possession (21.5%) and shot 26.7% (16-60). I will beat a dead horse and say if we are going to have the least amount possessions of any team in the nation, turn it over 20% of the time and shoot poorly that really limits our chances of winning (I know I am understating this fact). Add to the fact, that we got matched or outplayed in the physical trademarks of Skerry teams (offensive rebounds and free throws), and you run out of ways to win a game no matter how good the defense plays. Xander Rice was the only player who did anything offensively when it mattered in this game (May was on his way to doing this when we gave us the lead 38-35, but wasn't able to sustain it), and Jack Collins was everywhere and negated any of the good defensive and rebounding that I thought Thompson provided us. Most of you probably either know this or don't care to dig into the stats that much, but after the games Statbroadcast posts expanded boxscores that have possessions, +/- and specialty stats. Sometimes it gives me a little more of a glimpse than a standard boxscore. Here is the link to last night's boxscore if anyone cares. https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/archived.php?id=485916
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    Monmouth preview

    The way Thompson battles against Williams is the prime example of what makes him so important to this team. Even when he isn't scoring, his effort, rebounding and defense can set the tone. We need him to lock into those areas and let others take care of scoring. He sometimes gets in trouble knowing he is a leader and fifth-year senior, and tries to do too much.
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    Monmouth preview

    Charles is still a great rebounder and solid defender. I honestly think the offense he put up at the end of the 2021-22 season was a byproduct of getting easier opportunities because of what Timberlake, Nolan Jr. and Holden were creating on that end of the floor. That offense was doing a great job of spacing things out, and it made things easier for everyone. I feel like the 1993-94 team and that year are the only times I can remember offense coming that easy to a Towson team, and Thompson benefitted hugely from it. I still think on days where Tejada or May heat up from outside he might have some better chances down low, but we just don't have three really solid scoring options ahead of him like we did in 2021-22. I think Thompson will do fine tonight, but my expectations have leveled off for him. He has not gotten better the last two years, but he is still the heart and soul of this team. When he stays out of foul trouble to get in a decent rhythm, limits turnovers, takes what comes to him on offense, and locks in on defense we are still much better for it. He has been through the battles, and I do think he can help set the tone for us to continue to be good in this conference. I just don't like when we rely on him as any sort of an offensive option.
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    Monmouth preview

    Oddly enough I give us an equal shot to win both games this week based on what we have done to this point. I know UNC-Wilmington has been the best team in the conference in non-conference play, but if we show up like we did against UMass we can win that game. As we already talked about the road is a complete crapshoot right now, because outside of a decent portion of the Wake Forest game (and small parts of the Houston game) we haven't have played well on the road out of the state. You could tell me we are 0-2, 1-1 or 2-0 after this week and I would not be shocked with either result. I will be surprised if we can beat teams like Delaware, Drexel, UNC-W, Charleston and Hofstra on the road, but I do think we are capable of winning those matchups at home (I know we got the short end of the scheduling in this respect). I think what we are in this conference this year will be determined on whether we can be a good, serviceable or awful road team, and I have no idea what category to put is in at this point. I do find it interesting that the tonight's spread has gone from -1.5 to -3 or -3.5 is some of the places I look.
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    2023 Volleyball thread

    If you can beat them join, uh wait a second we did beat them last year.
  21. Tiger93

    General MBB 2023-24 thread

    The eye test at times can tell you we are athletic and tough on defense, but the numbers definitely suggest otherwise so far. I think we can be really tough defensively in conference play, but we have to get better. The switching defense we use also yields mixed results. It can overwhelm teams at times because of our intensity and athleticism, but in the second half of last year's road game at Hofstra they absolutely picked it apart and found an open man on virtually every possession. I felt like last year Skerry adjusted a little at the end of games when teams were gashing us off the switching defense last year, but he will need to be more proactive this year because an 8-to-10 point deficit will likely feel tougher to claw back from than it has the last two years.
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    General MBB 2023-24 thread

    I also agree the Monmouth game will be an interesting
  23. Tiger93

    General MBB 2023-24 thread

    I agree with a lot of what you have said. I think we will finish somewhere in that 5th to 9th range in conference play. This team is capable of exerting its physical will on opponents and can play some excellent defense, but the offensive limitations are glaring unless May or Tejada carry a big offensive load on a given night. I think we will beat some of the top teams at home, but this team doesn't seem to have a great mix of attributes to win on the road against quality opposition. I hope that changes, but those things are hard to turn around in the middle of a season. We still have the slowest temp in the nation according to KenPom, and our adjusted offense and defensive efficiency are both in the 180s. It feels like a better defensive team than the stats say we are right now. I think this can be improved, and it obviously is a big part of our program identity. I won't hold my breath on the offense. Having the 293rd best field goal percentage (41.8%) won't cut it, nor will being 341st in free throw shooting (62.5, we only have 20 more made FT than our opponents despite shooting 62 more FTs) and 276th in three-point percentage (31%). We are really back to being a full-fledged Skerry team (which I think Holden got us out of a little with his weird skillset) that tries to just exert our physical will on teams to win. We are the second-best offensive rebounding team in the nation (16.54 rpg). The fact that we are only 223rd in field goal defense needs to get better and I think it will. This stats can be sliced and diced many ways based on competition level, but they provide a good baseline and show our glaring weaknesses. I know I am one that gets bashed on here for accepting mediocrity at times. During the Skerry era, I have actually been optimistic going into conference play in most years. That hadn't really been the case since Truax was our coach. Our style of basketball is not my favorite to watch, and I do agree with the many on here that say our postseason track record is just not acceptable. I would also say that if you take away a couple of years, we haven't been great in non-conference play either (which is what made 2021-22 so fun). However, I do actually think there is a lot of talent on this team. We just need to do better defensively, and figure out how to piece together enough offense on nights we play good teams (which will be very hard). Also minor correction, we did win road games at UMBC and Coppin State. So really what you meant to say is we have not won a road game outside of the State of Maryland, and that point is valid. I just wanted to make sure you did give us credit for our road wins. Also, in this team's defense they have only played four true road games (the fact that our game against South Dakota State is consider neutral site is silly). The way I look at all of this is I think many of you have points about Skerry. However, once the season begins I prefer to focus on what is going on in that given season and not the collective under Skerry. he has moved the ball forward little by little and made things more interesting, but the fact this program has never made it to a conference tournament final since I arrived on-campus in 1993 becomes more absurd by the year and I certainly don't mind holding people accountable for that.
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    General MBB 2023-24 thread

    Sorry for the multiple posts
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    General MBB 2023-24 thread

    That was well done, although (old man grip alert) I fear this is how 95% of anyone under the age of 21 watches a game these days. That was the first time I saw the video of the foul call on the three-point, and it looked like a BS call from that angle (which was a decent shot of the play). I can't complain too much because we shot ourselves in the foot about 50 times to lose that game. For that matter, so did Bryant.

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