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Chief’s Briefs - UMass Lowell Edition

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Chief00 said:
For those who see Sid as the savior, Chief thinks you need to talk to Danny Hurley.
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Gimme a break, it was his first 5 minutes of a college game ever. I don't think most people think Sid is a "savior" this year, but I guarantee you Hurley sees Sid as a big piece down the road, maybe even early in 2019.
 
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Chin Diesel said:
Wilson obviously had no impact today and I am a bit curious what message was being sent by not putting him until halfway through second half when game was in hand.
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1) Coming off suspension. 2) Has never played a game in college & hasn't played in a "real" game in 18 months so he is a very rusty freshman. 3) He needs to earn his PT which I'm sure he will but with 4 guard offenses & Polley playing well it will be gradual
 
Jeez guys he came into a game and immediately proceeded to blow a dunk. Kid is rusty, hasn’t played any college hoops and has been going through a bit of a adjustment period on the ole personality side.

It might be a little while before he sees decent minutes especially when offensively the team is going like it is.
 
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Towney007 said:
Jeez guys he came into a game and immediately proceeded to blow a dunk.
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Honestly, I’m actually just excited that he tried to dunk it. After the last few years seeing how our guys try to lay it up soft and either get smacked around or miss the bunny. Excited he’s got the aggressive mindset right off the bat, just gotta shake the iron out of his shoes
 
Towney007 said:
Jeez guys he came into a game and immediately proceeded to blow a dunk. Kid is rusty, hasn’t played any college hoops and has been going through a bit of a adjustment period on the ole personality side.

It might be a little while before he sees decent minutes especially when offensively the team is going like it is.
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He was rejected by the rim AND knocked on his butt!!!

And how about that dunk by Jumpman!! A 0.5 on the Richter scale!! :eek:
 
Towney007 said:
Attendance was awful tonight. It’s been bad all year. Meh teams but yikes.
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Any idea what attendance has been like at other schools regional(PC, Seton Hall, etc) in these early season cupcake games? and how we compare?
 
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spudzj6 said:
Honestly, I’m actually just excited that he tried to dunk it. After the last few years seeing how our guys try to lay it up soft and either get smacked around or miss the bunny. Excited he’s got the aggressive mindset right off the bat, just gotta shake the iron out of his shoes
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I'm super excited about him and i'm in no way dogging him lol. I'm just saying.. let him get his feet wet and make him earn it a bit.
 
spudzj6 said:
Honestly, I’m actually just excited that he tried to dunk it. After the last few years seeing how our guys try to lay it up soft and either get smacked around or miss the bunny. Excited he’s got the aggressive mindset right off the bat, just gotta shake the iron out of his shoes
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I’m excited he got the rebound. He looks awfully hesitant (understandably) to do anything on offense in the limited time he was in. However, he does appear to bring some length and bounce to the lineup. I wouldn’t be surprised if he were getting serious minutes by the end of the year. I do not think he’s going to be stealing many from Polley though.
 
Hoophound said:
Lower attendance is caused by the schedule. An AAC schedule will require no UMass Lowell type opponents to keep fans interested. One strong(ish) team after another needs to be coming to town these days. The fans just aren’t buying the weak opponents when they know the AAC will provide several duds too.
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Danny won’t like this from a coach’s perspective but Chief would like to see 2-3 good home OOC games per year.
 
I am also a bit surprised sid didn’t come in till the latter part of the second half -,if we were playing anyone else but a cupcake team I would completely understand , but geez give the kid at least 7-8 minutes especially knowing zona is coming up and you may need him to fill in In important spots. Rusty or not, we were up by 20+ , that’s how U shake the rust off- in exactly these type of situations. Strange
 
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Chin Diesel said:
It sounded like someone gets "awarded" the opportunity to rub one out together with ADub. Kinda strange to me and I'm sorta weirded out at trying to think through the logistics of how that award is handed out. Especially if eye contact is made at any point of the award presentation.
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This week you win the “ crossed swords” trophy


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scotty0330 said:
Anyone else love the emcee at the games this year? I mean we went from the cheerleader with a mic to a DJ to eye candy with a mic to now this guy....
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... and that voice and those skinny jeans. Who’s brother-in-law needed a job?
 
Chin Diesel said:
Really like that Vital, Adams and Gilbert have shown ability to make three's from 2-3 steps behind line. Result is defense is forced to guard much further away which opens up more lanes and freedom to drive.
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I’m concerned about Jalen from outside the arc. He was 0 for 4 last night. He missed 2-3 wide open attempts and forced another. From 16/17 feet in, he is dynamic. On the season he is shooting about 32%. He needs to improve and if he does, I think he becomes a 1st round pick.
 
There is very little to take from games like last night. When a team is so inferior talent wise, the game ultimately turns into a YMCA type pick up game. Fast break, quick shots, sloppy passing, etc. I won't criticize our team defense as bad as it was simply because of the game itself. Games like this ultimately lead to bad team defense and a healthy box score. So be it. The one major takeaway I have was Alterique Gilbert. The kid is flying around the floor and come conference time, my guess is he will be every bit the 5 star PG of two years ago.
 
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djct1999 said:
I won't criticize our team defense as bad as it was simply because of the game itself.
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No. You can criticize it, because it looked no different than any game this season. Weve given up a LOT of points to some pretty bad teams all season.

The guys are playing hard, they will get better. Its a whole new system and Hurley is right to stick with it until it takes, even with bad results. But right now the overplay is doing more harm than good results wise. Thank god our offense is light years better. But the D is a major work in progress.
 
Stinger92860 said:
I’m concerned about Jalen from outside the arc. He was 0 for 4 last night. He missed 2-3 wide open attempts and forced another. From 16/17 feet in, he is dynamic. On the season he is shooting about 32%. He needs to improve and if he does, I think he becomes a 1st round pick.
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Not worried about #4. He's shooting 56.5% for the season and over 64% inside the arc. Nice thing about a four year player is you have known abilities. I don't expect JA to shoot 50% from downtown but he can shoot and opponents know he can shoot.
 
In limited time Sid looked out of place. Missed dunk aside he did what I'd fear he might do and thats just sit in the corner, not do anything to get himself open on offense, no cuts to the basket or the ball. He did this a lot at Brewster too. Also a couple lazy close outs on defense and his hands were never up. Again, limited playing time so a small sample size his debut left a lot to be desired
 
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