mat1992 Posted January 4 Report Posted January 4 https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=546065&vislive=tows https://towsontigers.com/news/2025/1/4/mens-basketball-towson-mens-basketball-falls-to-college-of-charleston.aspx Charleston shot 24 of 26 from the line and Towson committed 17 fouls in the second half as the Cougars improved to 2-0 with a 77-69 win over the Tigers on Saturday afternoon from TD Arena. AJ Smith and Deywil Tavarez led the Cougars with 20 points apiece. Towson was led by Tyler Tejada, who had 22 points on 9-of-18 shooting, while Tomiwa Sulaiman added 15 points off the bench. The Tigers had plenty of opportunities to cut into a double-digit deficit in the second half, but offensive fouls by Nendah Tarke and Mekhi Lowery were detrimental to the cause. The three-point shooting woes continue as the Tigers shot 8-of-23 (34%), but had three treys down the stretch from Tejada and Sulaiman when the Tigers were attempting to come back. But they couldn't get over the hump all day and making just 3-of-9 from the line didn't help. Dylan Williamson continued his slump as he shot just 3-of-15 from the field and 0-5 from the three-point line. He's now 5-of-32 in his last two games from the field and 2-of-14 from beyond the arc. Here are some quotes after the game (BTW, Free throw discrepancy was bad with 17 second half fouls but Towson had 3-4 terrible fouls away from the ball and the two offensive fouls). "The free throw discrepancy jumps off the page. We got beat at the free throw line. It's like playing a guaranteed game. I liked our fight. Defense tightened up in the 2nd half. Saturday in the CAA. Saturday in the CAA. We pride ourselves on great sportmanship in the league. Hopefully, we get another crack at them. Didn't guard threes early. We have to shoot the ball better at some point. We have room to get better. Ball movement good and bad." "We couldn't get over the hump. Dylan has to get better.A lot of good looks. Has to get back in the gym. Christian is playing a little better. Showing some flashes. Mekhi had a great day. Tomiwa was good. Nendah has to get going. Our centers did well. They made their foul shots. Didn't get there much and didn't do well from there. Pat O'Connell did well with the prep. Quick turnaround. Not enough juice. We will regroup. Play a good NE team to get to 2-1." Quote
mat1992 Posted January 4 Author Report Posted January 4 No advantage on the boards (35-35). I thought Caleb Embeya did an outstanding job on Brzovic. He shot just 4 of 12 from the field (8-8 FT). When Jones was on him, it was over. He just spun and got to his left with ease. Had to foul or double which took place late. Caleb also had 10 boards. I think the offense is kind of like Lowery, a luxury, though he has more skills. Hopefully with 10 or so more pounds, he'll score some down low next season. Defense was odd. We gave up three easy transition baskets early on. Then some open threes and more layups. Defense was atrocious for the first 15 minutes But they shot just 7 of 23 in the second half. But they shot just 7 of 23 in the second half. There's no margin for error against that team. You can't play 25 minutes of defense because the offense can't dig us out of a hole. Thought Lowery played well and bounced back from last game. Had 10 points, six rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, steal. 1 Quote
Bay Area Tiger Posted January 4 Report Posted January 4 2-2 in first half 24-26 in second half 🫣 Quote
AtlantaTiger Posted January 5 Report Posted January 5 4 hours ago, mat1992 said: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=546065&vislive=tows https://towsontigers.com/news/2025/1/4/mens-basketball-towson-mens-basketball-falls-to-college-of-charleston.aspx Charleston shot 24 of 26 from the line and Towson committed 17 fouls in the second half as the Cougars improved to 2-0 with a 77-69 win over the Tigers on Saturday afternoon from TD Arena. AJ Smith and Deywil Tavarez led the Cougars with 20 points apiece. Towson was led by Tyler Tejada, who had 22 points on 9-of-18 shooting, while Tomiwa Sulaiman added 15 points off the bench. The Tigers had plenty of opportunities to cut into a double-digit deficit in the second half, but offensive fouls by Nendah Tarke and Mekhi Lowery were detrimental to the cause. The three-point shooting woes continue as the Tigers shot 8-of-23 (34%), but had three treys down the stretch from Tejada and Sulaiman when the Tigers were attempting to come back. But they couldn't get over the hump all day and making just 3-of-9 from the line didn't help. Dylan Williamson continued his slump as he shot just 3-of-15 from the field and 0-5 from the three-point line. He's now 5-of-32 in his last two games from the field and 2-of-14 from beyond the arc. Here are some quotes after the game (BTW, Free throw discrepancy was bad with 17 second half fouls but Towson had 3-4 terrible fouls away from the ball and the two offensive fouls). "The free throw discrepancy jumps off the page. We got beat at the free throw line. It's like playing a guaranteed game. I liked our fight. Defense tightened up in the 2nd half. Saturday in the CAA. Saturday in the CAA. We pride ourselves on great sportmanship in the league. Hopefully, we get another crack at them. Didn't guard threes early. We have to shoot the ball better at some point. We have room to get better. Ball movement good and bad." "We couldn't get over the hump. Dylan has to get better.A lot of good looks. Has to get back in the gym. Christian is playing a little better. Showing some flashes. Mekhi had a great day. Tomiwa was good. Nendah has to get going. Our centers did well. They made their foul shots. Didn't get there much and didn't do well from there. Pat O'Connell did well with the prep. Quick turnaround. Not enough juice. We will regroup. Play a good NE team to get to 2-1." “We couldn’t get over the hump….” A perfectly concise summary of Skerry’s time at Towson. 1 1 Quote
mat1992 Posted January 5 Author Report Posted January 5 Look, it was crucial to get a 1-1 split on the road trip and they got the job done. But there are some worrisome things about this team. This season, we are shooting 39.3% from the field and 29.6% from three-point range. Last season, we shot 42.3% from the field and 32.3% from three-point range. It's interesting how the defensive field goal percentage numbers are almost the same as last year (42.5% to 42% last year; 32.8% 3pt defense this season and last year). Only key loss was Charles Thompson and it would be understandable to lose something, either on the defensive end. Here is where the loss is key. Not that Charles was a great finisher, but we have almost zero low post game right now. He was also 250 pounds and could could position with ease. So while still drive the ball some, as we did today, it's tough to get to the line w/o that big guy. BTW, Tejada should post up more. Maybe he'd get to the line more. When you look at 2 point shooting, were making around 45%, which is 353rd in the nation and allowing around 48% (150th). Last season, we shot 47% from 2 (315th) and allowed teams to shoot 47.4% from 2 point range (62nd). So the interior defense was a little better last season, which is why we should play Embeya as much as possible. He's not a rim protector yet, but is getting there. But we really miss Charles' passing and his screening. That helped players like May and Williamson get easier shots. Now, they are struggling to get open or create space. When they do get open, they are not making them regularly. Not going to go through every player, but May led the team in scoring last season despite shooting just 38.9% from the field (44.8% 2pt) and 61.8% from the line. Now, he's shooting 30.5% from the field, 22.9 from 3pt, and 35.3% from 2 point for a 6.6ppg. Is there a correlation of CT not being around and May struggling? I think there is some, but not to the extent where he'd struggle this bad after last season's tough performance in the CAAT. DWill averaged 10.2 ppg on 40.3% shooting from the field, 33.8% from 3pt, and 46.3% from 2pt last year. This season? He's averaging 12ppg, 37% from the field and 37% from three-point range. In 15 games, he's also gotten to the line just 32 times, making 22 (68.89%). Even worse, he's shooting just 39.2% from 3-point range. That a 7% difference from last season. The best two-point shooters on the team? Tejada (48.1%), Lowery (49%), Jones (54%), Embeya (51%), and Sulaiman (46%). To score, you have to get the points the old fashioned way, but without a decent low post player, it's not easy. Lowery has become the best low-post player. He's not Hakeem in his prime, but he basically backs in smaller players and tries to get to his right hand to shoot a jump hook. Whatever it takes. Need to be more creative with what's working and go with the strengths instead of waiting for other guys to get hot. You can only go so much to Tyler before defenses just attempt to suffocate him and then forcing him to take tough shots. It's kind of backwards of where the game is right now. It is certainly not about taking a ton of twos, but that's where we are at this point. Doesn't mean everyone will continue to miss shots at this rate, because if that doesn't turn around, making the semifinals would be a very difficult task. But it's not just about taking more twos, it's about being more efficient and making them. I'd also be lying if I didn't think was a difficult team to watch when they are playing like this, which has been the norm offensively most of the season. The margin for error on defense is very slim when guys are shooting this poorly. It's not that they don't play hard. They do. But you need to execute offensively and I'm at my wit's end seeing more than a handful of horrific possessions each game where we jack up something with 1 second on the shot clock. 1 Quote
Bay Area Tiger Posted January 5 Report Posted January 5 If I’m DWill once they return.. before and after practice just get them shots up and he will get past this funk. If we kept a stat on “in and out” shots he’s gotta have at least 15+ on the season. And if Tarkey leads us in foul shot attempts by season’s end I’m gonna be angry. 71 attempts TT & DWill combine for 60 attempts. Quote
TuTigers2012 Posted January 5 Report Posted January 5 20 hours ago, mat1992 said: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=546065&vislive=tows https://towsontigers.com/news/2025/1/4/mens-basketball-towson-mens-basketball-falls-to-college-of-charleston.aspx Charleston shot 24 of 26 from the line and Towson committed 17 fouls in the second half as the Cougars improved to 2-0 with a 77-69 win over the Tigers on Saturday afternoon from TD Arena. AJ Smith and Deywil Tavarez led the Cougars with 20 points apiece. Towson was led by Tyler Tejada, who had 22 points on 9-of-18 shooting, while Tomiwa Sulaiman added 15 points off the bench. The Tigers had plenty of opportunities to cut into a double-digit deficit in the second half, but offensive fouls by Nendah Tarke and Mekhi Lowery were detrimental to the cause. The three-point shooting woes continue as the Tigers shot 8-of-23 (34%), but had three treys down the stretch from Tejada and Sulaiman when the Tigers were attempting to come back. But they couldn't get over the hump all day and making just 3-of-9 from the line didn't help. Dylan Williamson continued his slump as he shot just 3-of-15 from the field and 0-5 from the three-point line. He's now 5-of-32 in his last two games from the field and 2-of-14 from beyond the arc. Here are some quotes after the game (BTW, Free throw discrepancy was bad with 17 second half fouls but Towson had 3-4 terrible fouls away from the ball and the two offensive fouls). "The free throw discrepancy jumps off the page. We got beat at the free throw line. It's like playing a guaranteed game. I liked our fight. Defense tightened up in the 2nd half. Saturday in the CAA. Saturday in the CAA. We pride ourselves on great sportmanship in the league. Hopefully, we get another crack at them. Didn't guard threes early. We have to shoot the ball better at some point. We have room to get better. Ball movement good and bad." "We couldn't get over the hump. Dylan has to get better.A lot of good looks. Has to get back in the gym. Christian is playing a little better. Showing some flashes. Mekhi had a great day. Tomiwa was good. Nendah has to get going. Our centers did well. They made their foul shots. Didn't get there much and didn't do well from there. Pat O'Connell did well with the prep. Quick turnaround. Not enough juice. We will regroup. Play a good NE team to get to 2-1." Another PS excuse. They are physical and foul A lot. It will get called. Maybe just maybe if you changed your strategy and style, there wouldn’t be a discrepancy like that. Mat you harp on Charles not being here and that he’s missed. You know who else is missed? Benimon, Junior, gary Neal. He’s gone and has been, again adjust. If a team gets to 64 on us it’s over as we still haven’t hit 72 or more points this season and averaging just 62.8 points per 40 minutes this year. Quote
mat1992 Posted January 5 Author Report Posted January 5 5 hours ago, TuTigers2012 said: Another PS excuse. They are physical and foul A lot. It will get called. Maybe just maybe if you changed your strategy and style, there wouldn’t be a discrepancy like that. Mat you harp on Charles not being here and that he’s missed. You know who else is missed? Benimon, Junior, gary Neal. He’s gone and has been, again adjust. If a team gets to 64 on us it’s over as we still haven’t hit 72 or more points this season and averaging just 62.8 points per 40 minutes this year. Did I say that was an excuse? No. We miss him and I've said countless times that they should have recruited a veteran big man or a freshman to groom in the previous season instead of adding Jones and Sulaiman. But CT has nothing to do with guys missing wide open three-pointers yesterday against a so-so defense. You can only do so much with limited talent and size at center and we're just waiting on Embeya to grow during conference play. The numbers show that we miss him because we have same GD team as last year but the few that can score aside from TT, are in a deep slump. BTW, Benimon was replaced by Moto and the team went 12-20 the year after JB graduated. I know Moto sat out that season, but that was probably his worst team after the 1-31 season. Neal was never replaced. Yes, Embeya was expected to be the guy, but they needed insurance just in case he wasn't ready. Will be interesting to see what the NIL strategy is after this season is over since keeping your own guys has not worked out so far. 1 Quote
TigerFan54 Posted January 6 Report Posted January 6 PS says “we have to get Nendah going.” Has he watched the guy? He throws up brick threes and drives rather than dish off, always in hopes of drawing a foul. But more often than not, the shot is a miss and the opponent is going the other way. After watching him for a season and a half, I think we all agree that there’s no “there” there. 2 Quote
Blounge Posted January 6 Report Posted January 6 9 hours ago, TigerFan54 said: PS says “we have to get Nendah going.” Has he watched the guy? He throws up brick threes and drives rather than dish off, always in hopes of drawing a foul. But more often than not, the shot is a miss and the opponent is going the other way. After watching him for a season and a half, I think we all agree that there’s no “there” there. Hicks should get more minute over Tarke heck let Amir and Ryan Skerry get a minute each instead of Turkey Quote
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