Albany 87, Maine 73
2/11/06
Orono, Maine
16-8, AE 11-2
A few things of note:
My PSA-- Please see the link for The Devil and Daniel Johnston. If the movie makes its way anywhere around here, it'll probably play at The Spectrum. Daniel Johnston is one of those musicians who is better known for those artists who cover his work-- Beck, Wilco, fIREHOSE, Yo La Tengo. You might be old enough to recall Cobain wearing a Daniel Johnston t-shirt all the time. For those not familiar with Daniel Johnston's music, it sure isn't for everyone, but its raw and honest, if poorly recorded. Even if you're not familiar with his work, the movie looks like a compelling watch.
Also, check out the 'CDB blog and the link to Jenn Sterger-- I'm sure we could solve our attendance woes this way, no problem!
Today's deplorable letter in the TU:
www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story...sdate=2/12/2006
You'll have to cut and paste the address into your browser.
Not really worth addressing-- I posted my thoughts on the BPF board. Its inconceivable that anyone who follows the team and cares about the program at all could write such a misinformed letter. The letter is beneath any additional comment.
The Game:
Where to start. After all, when a team puts up 87, there's generally a lot going on. The big story tonight was the big fella'. 17 & 7, shooting 5-7 from the field and 7-11 from the stripe. Zo also had 2 blocks to go along with 2 PF's. Tonight is seemed like every time Zo got a rebound or helped keep a play alive the end result was points for the Danes. This happened at least twice in the early going-- once in a Brent 3-pointer, another time in an old fashioned 3-point play for Jamar.
As Coach Brown said in his post-game remarks, Jamar Wilson is POY. 30 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists in 37 minutes. Of course, right now POY honors is between Jamar and Adeleke. However, neither Mr. Adeleke nor any other player in the AE can take over a game at crunch time like Jamar is capable of doing.
Despite his concussion, Brent got the start tonight and promptly delivered. As Tobben loves to note, Brent seems to always be good for taking at least one charge per game. Brent took one tonight at a pretty crucial point in the second half, so it appears all is well. Its great to see a player come back and play with the same level of intesity prior to the injury sustained.
Connelly saw some early action , whcih quickly paid off tonight. As soon as Brian Connelly got into the game he had a quick rebound and four early points. Levi and Siggers had almost identical games, each adding 12 and 13 points respectively, each on 5-7 shooting. Levi also had 5 assists tonight. All in all, the team seemed to move the ball well tonight and their 19 assists tonight was 7 above the team average.
Jason has settled comfortably into his role. Mr. Siggers looks very comfortable in his ability and in his role, and its great to see him not force the issue after having the ridiculous month that he had.
With the game knotted at 59, the Danes come out of a TO and Brian turns the ball over. At that point I noted that it seems like something bad always happens whenever we come out of a timeout. However, after that turnover, the Danes went on a 10-0 run, basically blowing the game wide open and that theory out of the water.
Despite our inability to often deliver the knockout blow, its great to see the maturity the team displays by not panicking during those stretches where the opponent makes their inevitable second-half run.
I don't want to get too excited or look too far ahead, but last night's win reduces the magic number to 2. Two Albany wins or a Danes' win and a Binghamton loss will ensure our first AE regulsar season championship and number one seed for the Danes in the AE tournament.
Congratulations to the team for another gritty win and another all-around fine performance. We hope to see everyone at the Across the Street Pub for the VCU game. Speaking of which, caught some of their game v. ODU last night night. From what I saw, VCU is big, and all of their players run the court extremely well. I'm afraid that they will terrorize us on the boards and give us fits in transition. Full scouting report comes later in the week. Can't wait for that one, huh?
Orono, Maine
16-8, AE 11-2
A few things of note:
My PSA-- Please see the link for The Devil and Daniel Johnston. If the movie makes its way anywhere around here, it'll probably play at The Spectrum. Daniel Johnston is one of those musicians who is better known for those artists who cover his work-- Beck, Wilco, fIREHOSE, Yo La Tengo. You might be old enough to recall Cobain wearing a Daniel Johnston t-shirt all the time. For those not familiar with Daniel Johnston's music, it sure isn't for everyone, but its raw and honest, if poorly recorded. Even if you're not familiar with his work, the movie looks like a compelling watch.
Also, check out the 'CDB blog and the link to Jenn Sterger-- I'm sure we could solve our attendance woes this way, no problem!
Today's deplorable letter in the TU:
www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story...sdate=2/12/2006
You'll have to cut and paste the address into your browser.
Not really worth addressing-- I posted my thoughts on the BPF board. Its inconceivable that anyone who follows the team and cares about the program at all could write such a misinformed letter. The letter is beneath any additional comment.
The Game:
Where to start. After all, when a team puts up 87, there's generally a lot going on. The big story tonight was the big fella'. 17 & 7, shooting 5-7 from the field and 7-11 from the stripe. Zo also had 2 blocks to go along with 2 PF's. Tonight is seemed like every time Zo got a rebound or helped keep a play alive the end result was points for the Danes. This happened at least twice in the early going-- once in a Brent 3-pointer, another time in an old fashioned 3-point play for Jamar.
As Coach Brown said in his post-game remarks, Jamar Wilson is POY. 30 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists in 37 minutes. Of course, right now POY honors is between Jamar and Adeleke. However, neither Mr. Adeleke nor any other player in the AE can take over a game at crunch time like Jamar is capable of doing.
Despite his concussion, Brent got the start tonight and promptly delivered. As Tobben loves to note, Brent seems to always be good for taking at least one charge per game. Brent took one tonight at a pretty crucial point in the second half, so it appears all is well. Its great to see a player come back and play with the same level of intesity prior to the injury sustained.
Connelly saw some early action , whcih quickly paid off tonight. As soon as Brian Connelly got into the game he had a quick rebound and four early points. Levi and Siggers had almost identical games, each adding 12 and 13 points respectively, each on 5-7 shooting. Levi also had 5 assists tonight. All in all, the team seemed to move the ball well tonight and their 19 assists tonight was 7 above the team average.
Jason has settled comfortably into his role. Mr. Siggers looks very comfortable in his ability and in his role, and its great to see him not force the issue after having the ridiculous month that he had.
With the game knotted at 59, the Danes come out of a TO and Brian turns the ball over. At that point I noted that it seems like something bad always happens whenever we come out of a timeout. However, after that turnover, the Danes went on a 10-0 run, basically blowing the game wide open and that theory out of the water.
Despite our inability to often deliver the knockout blow, its great to see the maturity the team displays by not panicking during those stretches where the opponent makes their inevitable second-half run.
I don't want to get too excited or look too far ahead, but last night's win reduces the magic number to 2. Two Albany wins or a Danes' win and a Binghamton loss will ensure our first AE regulsar season championship and number one seed for the Danes in the AE tournament.
Congratulations to the team for another gritty win and another all-around fine performance. We hope to see everyone at the Across the Street Pub for the VCU game. Speaking of which, caught some of their game v. ODU last night night. From what I saw, VCU is big, and all of their players run the court extremely well. I'm afraid that they will terrorize us on the boards and give us fits in transition. Full scouting report comes later in the week. Can't wait for that one, huh?
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