Le Moyne Dolphins Post Game Thread

[AllHusky]

Since no one else is saying it, Reed is an absolute MONSTER. If he figures it out, who’s gonna stop him? I can’t believe we get him for another year.

Is there a chance he goes to NBA this year with steady progression? I watched his highlight vids when he committed and thought he could blow up.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Is there a chance he goes to NBA this year with steady progression? I watched his highlight vids when he committed and thought he could blow up.

A decade ago it could have been a possibility. As the NBA no longer values traditional post players at the level they used to, I'm not sure he could do enough to work his way into the top 25 or so in the 2025 draft. There wouldn't be much reason to leave early other than starting to get paid sooner (which may be a limited net gain with NIL).

 

[DRBackup]

loved what i saw from him. Shots werent really falling but the rebounds, the disruptions on defense and the passes to open guys was great. When it comes together for him, oh man!

He did get a nice transition slam, but I was SO sad when he fumbled the steal out of bounds that would have been good for a breakaway Rim Rattler for sure

 

[Rocktheworld]

Jaylin played a great floor game as a connector, especially working the middle of the zone in the first half

Future zone buster

 

[DRBackup]

We have two top 25 teams with our first ten. If there is anything I would like too see it is more intensity on defense. Pick up 3/4 court and make the other team have to work more on offense. Ross and Diarra is a strong defensive combo.

No way to tell about this team until we start to play similar talent. I think someone posted earlier, we will know more after Maui.

Considering our depth, this would absolutely make sense. At worst it shortens the shot clock for the opposition

 

[DRBackup]

I believe they are sold out. Folks just aren't putting butts in seats. Separate issue, and probably more difficult to address.

If people are buying season tickets, they get ALL the tickets. They just may not be entirely interested in a recently D2 team on a Wednesday night in Hartford.

 

[AllHusky]

A decade ago it could have been a possibility. As the NBA no longer values traditional post players at the level they used to, I'm not sure he could do enough to work his way into the top 25 or so in the 2025 draft. There wouldn't be much reason to leave early other than starting to get paid sooner (which may be a limited net gain with NIL).

Must admit, don’t pay much attention to NBA. Long suffering Knick fan stuck in the Willis Reed, Wes Unseld, Russel, Chamberlain etc Era. So good news keep Reed for 2!

 

[DRBackup]

Samson played really well this game. He brings something different from Reed both offensively and defensively. Johnson's foul trouble has been an issue but he is putting up pretty nice defensive stats with 9 blocks and 4 steals in three games. He also has 7 assists. Those are nice numbers for a center. His problem is rebounding and fouls.

Compared to Reed, who has 3 assists, 2 blocks, and 3 steals in 11 more minutes. Of course Reed is much better on the boards and is scoring at a higher rate also.

Point being, I think they actually compliment each other quite well as long as Samson can keep the fouls down.

Gotta be honest, I'll take Reed's 12 pts and 10 reb all day.

 

[husky8273]

Nice that Dee Rowe’s former players were brought out on the court. I just wish that they were acknowledged individually. Recognized some but certainly not all.

that's great - who was there?

 

[Deepster]

Seems like Hurley usually figures a team out by halftime, sometimes later. Team starts wearing them out with offensive sets and depth. Talent helps, but it really seems like they are no egos on the team.

Poor Lemoyne had their hearts ripped out ten minutes into the second half. I think they would have gotten on the bus right then if they could.

 

[Deepster]

I’m trying my best to be patient on Mahainey and I trust this coaching staff. So far? Yikes. I am not even sure what his strength(s) are supposed to be.

 

[microfich]

This was Mahaney's best showing. Created good looks for himself but just had the rim-outs. Still have plenty of faith in this St. Mary's kid. It isn't Hurley's superstition starting him, it's his practice play.

 

[aceboon]

Mahaney had at least 2 jumpers that went in and out on him and then 2 layups roll off the rim, 1 of which he was clearly in b/w throwing the lob to Samson and then trying to finish the layup. I know it's easy to say "but if he just made those shots..." but that's really all it boils down to him having a good offensive game and him not last night. The complaints about him not fitting on offense and not knowing what to do on that end aren't adding up to me.

 

[ctbro1999]

Team still has spurtability which is good to see. Not a ton of takeaways we haven’t seen the past two games, but I like seeing them beat the brakes off a bad team. Been a big adjustment for Mahaney, hoping we see a breakout game in Maui. Might be pressing a little bit, maybe some better comp will get him to raise his level & gain the confidence he needs.

It was a couple minutes in the 2nd half, and I was like "OK Solo, maybe do something now" as he was 0-1 with 0 points to that point due to foul trouble. Before I could blink, he drilled a few 3's and threw down a breakaway dunk after a steal and was in double figures just like that. I was like "OK, that's better". Lol

 

[Chuck]

I watched the game late so I had already seen the score and some comments. Mahaney didn't look terrible to me. Took a few good shots that will fall, made a few decent passes. I think his biggest problem is not being Cam.

Stewart didn't have big stats, but I thought he was awesome. Probably his best game in my opinion. His passing was fantastic. Quick decisions and putting the ball exactly where it was needed for the next shot or drive. That Le Moyne zone was really soft in the middle and Ross and Alex had a couple good passes at the foul line, but Stewart single-handedly destroyed that zone when he was at the foul line.

 

[superjohn]

I’m trying my best to be patient on Mahainey and I trust this coaching staff. So far? Yikes. I am not even sure what his strength(s) are supposed to be.

Shot creation, scoring, and he's clutch.

 

[Palatine]

“Clearly the law of averages was at play in the second half.”
There is no such law. A bad first half of shooting does not predict a good second half.

There is no law of averages per se but there is regression toward the mean. So extremely poor shooting in the first half should improve in the second half. Of course, there are many more factors in play which could erase the effect of regression toward the mean.

 

[Deepster]

Shot creation, scoring, and he's clutch.

I’m pulling for him. And like I said. I trust the coaches. He’s playing over some super talented guys so they see it in him.

 

[RedStickHusky]

His issue is hes not athletic enough to just go out there beat his man and do his thing. He needs to play in system to flourish. Until he gets there hes going to look mid. As he gets comfortable and understands Hurleys system he will no longer be thinking and just reacting and then we will see him start to take off.

So... 20 minutes?

 

[JustbrewitMan]

This was Mahaney's best showing. Created good looks for himself but just had the rim-outs. Still have plenty of faith in this St. Mary's kid. It isn't Hurley's superstition starting him, it's his practice play.

I honestly don't know what to think. Mahaney is going up against high level D1 talent in practice. If what you're saying is true, one would deduce his defense looks good in practice,..so why is he performing so badly against lower/mid D1 talent?

This is now a 4-game sample and his defense has looked uniformly bad in all 4 games.

Joey California was a major defensive liability in his first couple games but then went on to show steady improvement throughout the season to become an adequate defender while he was on the court. For what we brought Mahaney in to be, he just has to start showing improvements and do it soon or else Hurley will have to relegate him to reduced minutes off the bench. Tough teams loom on the horizon.

 

[superjohn]

I’m pulling for him. And like I said. I trust the coaches. He’s playing over some super talented guys so they see it in him.

From Hurley's comments in the presser I get the feeling he wants Mahaney starting but if he doesn't pick it up I think he will start Ross or Stewart. He talked about how much he loves Hass coming in off the bench with how he changes games and Hass is fully on board with it. He said Jaylin's minutes will be bumped up from the 20 minutes he played last night and Jayden's minutes will be bumped up from the 19 minutes he played last night. He said he thinks he knows how they have to play this going forward and they need to find a way to improve the slow starts and then talked more about how good he feels with the centers and the wings.

 

[J187Money]

Three games of 90 plus, even against this level of competition, is pretty impressive this early in the year.

Especially with the very slow starts.

 

[Palatine]

Interesting that Hurley said the second unit was better that finding Reed than the first unit was at finding Samson. If you look at one of our first offensive plays, Samson is wide open rolling to the basket for a lob and Mahaney takes a tough shot (misses) instead of lobbing. The chemistry is not there yet. Hurley said part of it is our guards are not as big this year.

It's looks like this is taking time for the guards to figure out. They are getting into the lane and turning the ball over when they should have three options, shoot, lob or kick out.

 

[freescooter]

Very disappointing. Failed to continue the string of scoring 92. I was hoping we scored exactly 92 points every game this season.

That is how meaningful games against this level of competition are.

 

[The Yakk]

Thread on Syracusefan 2 pages and growing about how we are 20X better than Cuse because we beat Le Moyne by 40 and they won by 2. They are a sad, sad, bunch.

"If we played them tomorrow we could lose by 40 too."

"We softened’em up for UConn." LOL

Also, one genius who demonstrates the value of a $70,000/year Syracuse education by referring to Kevin Ollie as an "alumni", not an "alumnus". Twice.

Sorry for still having Syracuse on my mind, but their fans asked for it. Now they got it.