TuTigers2012 1,071 Report post Posted October 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Bay Area Tiger said: 18-17 22’-23’ 21-12 21’-22’ 23-9 20’-21’ 21-11 19’-20’ Tad Boyle is an excellent coach. And Billy Grier his Asst was a long time San Diego coach who got them to the Big Dance. Middle of the pack is correct but they will be a handful for us. DeSilva & Simpson both averaged 15 a game last season. This team plays that old Kansas style of ball where they go inside and then out. Paint touches so important. Can’t have CT get “2” early fouls next Monday night. Never said it wasn’t going to be easy, but this isn’t Houston. They are like the wests version of penn state in stature. Would have to take the buffaloes on moneyline and probably line of around 9.5. Higher if a player is not eligible 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Datres 423 Report post Posted October 31, 2023 6 hours ago, Bay Area Tiger said: 18-17 22’-23’ 21-12 21’-22’ 23-9 20’-21’ 21-11 19’-20’ Tad Boyle is an excellent coach. And Billy Grier his Asst was a long time San Diego coach who got them to the Big Dance. Middle of the pack is correct but they will be a handful for us. DeSilva & Simpson both averaged 15 a game last season. This team plays that old Kansas style of ball where they go inside and then out. Paint touches so important. Can’t have CT get “2” early fouls next Monday night. And don't forget the altitude factor. Hopefully we can get a practice in on Sunday to get somewhat acclimated. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TuTigers2012 1,071 Report post Posted November 1, 2023 NCAA, arrest and now.. elevation on the bingo card. Just a few more spaces left. Let’s hear them!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mat1992 2,235 Report post Posted November 1, 2023 Second part Charles Thompson and Radhir Hicks have entered the meeting. Pat Skerry on both players “I meant what I said earlier. These guys have done outstanding jobs as leaders since Memorial Day. We have really good quarterbacking play in Radhir, who has changed his body. He shot really well this weekend. Charles has had as good an off-season as anyone we’ve ever had. These two guys have a big responsibility. They are just outstanding people as well as good players.” Charles on coming back to Towson “I was going to be a football guy at first. Skerry convinced me to play basketball in college. When I was in high school, I remember how Skerry was hitting me up every day. He said, ‘I want you here.’ That played a huge role in my decision. I love the guy. He showed faith in me since Day 1. He told me when I was 17 that I didn’t have to score a basket to play for him as long as I played hard and rebounded. That’s been the truth since today. He hasn’t lied to me since I’ve been here so here I am.” On Canada trip Radhir “We had a great time. We got to travel and get some early games in. We saw a different country and Montreal was a whole new world for us. They speak more French. It was a cool trip.” Charles “Toronto was more like kind of like a New York a bit. Montreal felt like we’re not in America.” How did it help them improve as a team? Charles “It’s hard playing against each other all summer. At one point, we know how we play against each other. We don’t know how other teams play or how we’re going to play together. It was nice being able to see how other guys play off each other. We had lineups with like Me, Messiah, CMay, Radhir and Tyler Tejada. Then we had Tomiwa (Sulaiman) at the 4 and 3. We were able to different things over Canada. It helped us jell early on. We have a bunch of new guys.” Hicks “It’s always nice to get game reps and play against other bodies and react to see how we do.” On 3 pointers Skerry “We led the CAA (Conference play) in three-point shooting last year and we were first or second the year before. From an analytical stand point, what we’d like to do is that 35% of our shots be threes. We’d like to make 35-36% of those shots. We’re trying to get take 10% of our shots from 8 feet to the 3-point line. We want red-zone shots (0-8ft) and 3-pointers.” Skerry on NIT ruling “It’s a bad rule right now. Hopefully, it’s a short-term thing. Heard the rumblings that Fox Sports is trying to take some teams….it’s a terrible rule. You won’t have the best teams in the country playing. If you have teams playing below .500 playing postseason basketball, that’s really bad. I think you’ll see the CBI get a lot stronger moving forward. The negative to that. I’m on the NABC congress, I represent our conference. There was zero talk about that. The customer service from the NCAA was incredibly disappointing.” Richard Kent on NIT “They are going to take the two highest NET teams from the Power 6 conferences who are not in the NCAA Tournament. You can take a 13-19 Penn State team who has a NET of 68 and not take a 28-5 team that has a NET of 75, that lost in the CAA Final. Which I think is unmitigated nonsense.” Charlie and Rad on new guys Charles on Sulaiman “My new guy is Tomiwa. I thought he was more of a 4 or a 5. When he got here, he just shoots the ball really well. If you contest T’s shot and he misses, that’s not because of you, but because of what T did. He’s always shot-ready. He plays defense really hard.” Radhir on Makhi Lowery “Ki is a great defender and great athlete. On offense, he creates a lot of opportunities. He’s a good playmaker and has great size. He’s definitely a player to look out for.” (Datres) What was the No. 1 thing they looked to improve in the offseason? Charlie “Decision-making. I’m going to have the ball in my hands a lot. It’s not a secret. I have to make better decisions with the ball. Less turnovers. Knowing when I want to hit my shots, when to pass out of the post and how I want to get the ball. I’m far along with that and I’ll be ready when the season starts next week.” Radhir “My outside shot. I put a lot of reps this summer. Went to the gym a lot. Put a lot of work in.” What’s the status of Nendah Tarke Skerry “Bullis School. He’s practicing with us. He’s a good player. Terry Porter and Steve are working on it. We’re in the middle of a waiver process. We filed it the day after Labor Day. Very frustrating. We have not had any bad news. I’m guardedly optimistic that the right thing will happen. I’m not going into the details. It’s an interesting story. We certainly need him and we certainly need him. He’ll be able to make an impact. He’s got good size. He’s excellent defensively. Pass it, drive it. Would certainly help us. I wouldn’t be surprised that mid-week on how far the NCAA is behind on waivers. They implemented this transfer rule and they had to think there would be waivers and they must not be staffed well. There are a lot of big non-conference games where teams are waiting on kids.” On deadline for Tarke? “It could drag into the season based on what happened in football. We hope not. I will say Terry and Steve have worked very hard on it and are using every available resource. We haven’t heard any negative news. We’re hopeful that it’s sooner than later.” In the CAA, who is he most concerned about? “All of them. I hope our conference has a really good non-conference run. Those league games will come more meaningful. Those top four teams when they played, those were high-level games. We had a down year that there wasn’t as much parity. It’s way too early, who is going to be great and not being great. One of our things are interesting. I wouldn’t judge a lot from non-conference. There are 3-4 teams that schedule aggressively. There are some teams that are good that don’t schedule aggressively. Now, we had 14 teams. Unbalanced scheduling. Hofstra had a tremendous year. The way it broke for them, it wasn’t as challenging for Charleston, UNCW or Delaware.” Me on what they accomplished in the closed scrimmages “We’re looking for a measure of consistency. What I like about the group is that when we lock in on something, we get better at that. We have to make sure that we don’t slip in other areas. Both games were very, very close. Some of that was good. Some of that was disappointing. Both teams were good. The hope that we could go on the road. Colorado will be on the road. You always have a lot of regrets as a coach. We’ve had a lot of close games in those big opponent games on the road. We have to play at a high level. Energy, toughness and execution. The hope that playing some good teams would helps us get ready for us.” On close games “The entire season. Starting with me, we didn’t do a good enough job in those. I expect this group to be in a lot of close games. We’re built for that. Hopefully, we’ll be successful in that. We’re really committed defensively. It’s a connected group. Starting with Charlie and Rad, the way they talk to each other. We have to make sure that we have that Towson toughness and physically impose our will. I’d like another 30 days of practice. It’s almost go time. We have another week of practice. We have to make some strides in a couple of areas.” On Jaiden Cole “He’s been practicing in and out. It likes he’s grown since he’s gotten here. He can really shoot the ball. There’s a window for him to get in the mix and help us out. Like anything you know, when you try and put him in with the rest of the team, it’s getting him back 100%. We’re behind schedule there. I feel for Jaiden because he’s a gym-rate. I’m disappointed that he’s behind schedule.” On Chase Paar “I’m proud of him. He’s lost about 27 pounds. He’s tried to lean out. He’s been practicing every day. We slowly got him back, He can certainly help us. He’s a high IQ guy and has been through a lot. He’s actually shown a lot of courage this year. He has a slight tear in his knee and has been gutting it out. The fact that he’s lost a lot of weight has helped him.” 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
griggey20 178 Report post Posted November 1, 2023 20 hours ago, TuTigers2012 said: Come on pat. Colorado is a middle pac12 team not top 25. They don’t try and sell us that. Haha. It was a nice call. Getting to hear from the two players was good. can we get highlights for previous games on the scoreboard before games? Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, a fairly reputable publication has Colorado as #23 in the nation and picked 3rd in the PAC12. I’d say he’s spot on. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bay Area Tiger 347 Report post Posted November 1, 2023 (edited) Wait Paar has a slight tear in his knee!!! Wearing a brace this season? Do we ever get a break as a program??? Happy he’s gutting it out however he’s a big and that may only worsen as the season progresses. Edited November 1, 2023 by Bay Area Tiger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
