Game 14 vs Northeastern
Game 14 vs Northeastern
ESPN has us as 4.5 point underdogs to the home team.
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Quality program and coach, always a battle.
Fully prepared for another brutal, very frustrating game.
Fully prepared for another brutal, very frustrating game.
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Polito letnot get ahead of ourselves yet. I️ expect this team to come out on fire. If I️ am a player I️ am pissed at the results of the last game. JAM should have them going on all cylinders
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I believe we have won four in a row against this "Quality coach and program." So what does that say about us???????? Just asking......
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stuball888 wrote:Polito letnot get ahead of ourselves yet. I️ expect this team to come out on fire. If I️ am a player I️ am pissed at the results of the last game. JAM should have them going on all cylinders
The key word is SHOULD but whether he will is another matter
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i think most of the above posts reflect our collective thinking. That is, we don't know for sure how we will come out once the clock starts ticking.
Take note of the NU transfer that sat out last year. Euro kid that first played at San Diego State. Kid had something like 30 pts in a game last week. 6'5' guard - you don't score 30 without having some skills!
Take note of the NU transfer that sat out last year. Euro kid that first played at San Diego State. Kid had something like 30 pts in a game last week. 6'5' guard - you don't score 30 without having some skills!
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Northeastern ALWAYS finds good players...take a look at their roster...they have kids from all over the country as well as international kids...always tough games against these guys.Cards wrote:i think most of the above posts reflect our collective thinking. That is, we don't know for sure how we will come out once the clock starts ticking.
Take note of the NU transfer that sat out last year. Euro kid that first played at San Diego State. Kid had something like 30 pts in a game last week. 6'5' guard - you don't score 30 without having some skills!
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Vasa Pusica came from San Diego, not San Diego State.Cards wrote: Take note of the NU transfer that sat out last year. Euro kid that first played at San Diego State. Kid had something like 30 pts in a game last week. 6'5' guard - you don't score 30 without having some skills!
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Gustys from half-court:
https://twitter.com/HofstraMBB/status/9 ... 5274505216
Rather he perfect his FT like this, but cool nonetheless.
https://twitter.com/HofstraMBB/status/9 ... 5274505216
Rather he perfect his FT like this, but cool nonetheless.
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Probably has a higher percentage from halfcourt than the ft line.
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Funny you should bring up RG and his shooting woes. At the Villanova game warmups, my daughter and I were watching Rok at the FT line. After hitting most shots, we starting counting. He hit his next 9 of 10 and then stopped. Put him in a game however, and it 50% at best. Funny how he also seems to miss a couple of chippies during every game. i think it boils down to this - Rok is a natural rebounder and not a natural scorer. Whatever offensive ability you want to give him credit for, he has had to learn it and I don't think he has ever (in his own mind) become comfortable doing it. He simply is nervous and cant relax when he has the ball. Even carries over into him missing some feeds and passes underneath and in the PNR situation. Seeing a pass coming in, I think he tenses up.
I have not been to a team practice in a couple of years, but it would be very interesting to see what kind of offensive player he is at practice. My guess would be that there is a noticeable difference.
I have not been to a team practice in a couple of years, but it would be very interesting to see what kind of offensive player he is at practice. My guess would be that there is a noticeable difference.
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we got their number - if we could play all of our games like we play vs NE (the last 4) we'd be....just sayingHUSID74 wrote:I believe we have won four in a row against this "Quality coach and program." So what does that say about us???????? Just asking......
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With Rokus and foul shooting. It’s a totally different animal from practice to game conditions. Fatigue is a key factor in foul shooting for a big man. It’s why Rick Barry shot it underhanded He said with big men if they don’t properly bend their knees and follow through the shot goes up Hard and with little arc. He most know what he is talking about. Wasn’t he a 90
Percent foul shooter?
Percent foul shooter?
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http://gohofstra.com/news/2017/12/31/me ... ath=mbball is Hofstra's preview.
http://gohofstra.com/documents/2017/12/ ... game14.pdf is Hofstra's Game Notes.
http://gonu.com/news/2018/1/1/mens-bask ... ath=mbball is Northeastern's preview.
http://gonu.com/documents/2018/1/1//Gam ... df?id=4785 is Northeastern's Game Notes.
http://defiantlydutch.blogspot.com/2018 ... stern.html is Jerry Beach's "I'll Be Quirky."
http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcas ... slive=hofs will have statistics.
https://portal.stretchinternet.com/nort ... Type=video will have video.
2. Barry's career free throw percentage was .893, and it goes up to .900 if you include the NBA but not the ABA.
http://gohofstra.com/documents/2017/12/ ... game14.pdf is Hofstra's Game Notes.
http://gonu.com/news/2018/1/1/mens-bask ... ath=mbball is Northeastern's preview.
http://gonu.com/documents/2018/1/1//Gam ... df?id=4785 is Northeastern's Game Notes.
http://defiantlydutch.blogspot.com/2018 ... stern.html is Jerry Beach's "I'll Be Quirky."
http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcas ... slive=hofs will have statistics.
https://portal.stretchinternet.com/nort ... Type=video will have video.
1. If fatigue made Gustys shoot free throws worse, wouldn't he shoot free throws worse in second halves? That hasn't happened. Gustys has shot free throws 8-20 (.400) in first halves and 14/30 (.467) in second halves.stuball888 wrote: With Rokus and foul shooting. It’s a totally different animal from practice to game conditions. Fatigue is a key factor in foul shooting for a big man. It’s why Rick Barry shot it underhanded He said with big men if they don’t properly bend their knees and follow through the shot goes up Hard and with little arc. He most know what he is talking about. Wasn’t he a 90
Percent foul shooter?
2. Barry's career free throw percentage was .893, and it goes up to .900 if you include the NBA but not the ABA.
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Fatigue has nothing to do with it...he's like a golfer who has the "yips" on his putts or chips. In practice they are fine but add the tension and adrenaline flowing in a game situation and Rokus, like some golfers, gets a momentary nervous "twitch" or "spasm" or similar nervous reaction which prevents him from executing the shot like he does in practice. Golfers have gone to psychologists and even psychiatrists to try and "cure" the yips.stuball888 wrote:With Rokus and foul shooting. It’s a totally different animal from practice to game conditions. Fatigue is a key factor in foul shooting for a big man. It’s why Rick Barry shot it underhanded He said with big men if they don’t properly bend their knees and follow through the shot goes up Hard and with little arc. He most know what he is talking about. Wasn’t he a 90
Percent foul shooter?
Perhaps Rokus should try that route.
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Being an avid golfer myself, that is the perfect analogy HUSID!HUSID74 wrote:Fatigue has nothing to do with it...he's like a golfer who has the "yips" on his putts or chips. In practice they are fine but add the tension and adrenaline flowing in a game situation and Rokus, like some golfers, gets a momentary nervous "twitch" or "spasm" or similar nervous reaction which prevents him from executing the shot like he does in practice. Golfers have gone to psychologists and even psychiatrists to try and "cure" the yips.
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Buie getting the start instead of Wormley
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Must be on the strength of that inbounds pass! LOLProudofPride wrote:Buie getting the start instead of Wormley
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Northeastern leads 8-2. Hofstra called timeout when they had no points and 3 turnovers. Radovic was our first bench player to enter.
Edit: Hofstra went down 2. Then Northeastern made three-pointers to go up 18-9. Hofstra has used nine players, but not Ray, who must be unavailable for doing poorly in practice.
Edit: Hofstra came back from down 23-11 to tie it at 30 and now trails 32-30 with JWF at the free throw line. He has scored 12, Gustys has 7, and Pemberton has 6. Ray came in.
Edit: Hofstra went down 2. Then Northeastern made three-pointers to go up 18-9. Hofstra has used nine players, but not Ray, who must be unavailable for doing poorly in practice.
Edit: Hofstra came back from down 23-11 to tie it at 30 and now trails 32-30 with JWF at the free throw line. He has scored 12, Gustys has 7, and Pemberton has 6. Ray came in.
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Must be all of 250 people at the game!
Funny after talking about Roks shooting, he drains an 18 footer like its his typical shot He is actaully hustling and playing good defense - good to see.
JWF continues to amaze.
Generally the guys are hustling and for the last 12-13 minutes are playing decent defense. NU keeps working the ball to find the open guy.
Up by 1 a the half.
Funny after talking about Roks shooting, he drains an 18 footer like its his typical shot He is actaully hustling and playing good defense - good to see.
JWF continues to amaze.
Generally the guys are hustling and for the last 12-13 minutes are playing decent defense. NU keeps working the ball to find the open guy.
Up by 1 a the half.