Greetings from Siena
by MarinoTheBill on Mar 14, 2010 7:47 PM EDT
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Hello from Loudonville. Interesting draw for our Saints against Purdue. Many of our fans thought we might be an 11 seed, but I'm sure many here have mixed emotions about your 4 seed. Siena has won tourney games in back-to-back years with wins over Vanderbilt (2008) and Ohio State (2009). Here is a breakdown on the Saints:
PG - Ronald Moore - led the nation in assists this past season with 7.8 per game. He lost his shooting touch earlier this season, but has gotten it back a bit in the conference tournament. Lightening quick - played incredibly last year in the tourney in breaking Louisville's press. Remembered for his two buzzer-beater 3 pt buckets in last years double OT win over Ohio State. 1st team all league
SG - Clarence Jackson - Athletic guard that can knock down the 3. Most effective when he mixes things up and looks to take the ball to the hole. When he just settles for 3's, his game becomes a bit one dimensional. 3rd team all-league
SF - Edwin Ubiles - the most talented player on the team. 6'7 with a smooth game on both ends of the floor. Scored 27 in the conference finals, after being snubbed for all-league 1st team. Very long and athletic - scored close to 2,000 points in his career. Likely the teams only NBA prospect
PF - Alex Franklin - Only 6'5 but extremely athletic. Announcers often comment "if he were 6'8 he would play anywhere in the country". Finishes hard around the rim, and always gives 100% effort. Conference Playoer of the Year
C - Ryan Rossiter - Another 1st team selection...averaged 15 points and 10 boards a game. Not the most athletic big guy, but sacrifices his body on both ends of the floor. Can finish with a variety of moves around the basket, and plays solid D.
The bench doesn't offer a ton of depth, but the coaches tend to lean heavily on the talented starting 5. If anyone is interested, I will share links to local articles related to the match-up from Albany over the next few days.
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but you’re going to lose. One bad half does not a team make. You have no size, so you can’t capitilize on our weakness of inside depth.
"Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing."
-Peyton Manning
Thanks for coming over
I admit, I am a little concerned. One thing I look at is a team that knows how to win.As you said, you have wins int he last two tournaments. You’re not going to be intimidated.
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Thanks
Were you disappointed with the 4 seed, or was that what you expected?
by MarinoTheBill on Mar 15, 2010 6:36 AM EDT up reply actions
A little disappointing
I was hoping for a 3 and I think we would have gotten it had the Minnesota loss not been so bad. What the media tends to forget, however, is that sometimes teams have bad nights. We had a bad night at the same time Minnesota had a great night.
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Thanks for the quick breakdown
I look forward to hearing more from Siena fans about their team over the next few days.
Thanks for dropping by.
It’s cool teams can share information like this before the main event. I think we all are a bit worried Siena could push Purdue into the same first half Minnesota did. We like to think Coach Painter gets the team worked up to fix bad performances, but on the other hand, we also know Siena is hungry for a win over a major conference team to show they really belong.
It’s good to meet a new team in the NCAA’s and to see them well represented. I was pulling for Siena to make an upset in the nonconference season, then maybe win a game in the NCAAs. I changed my mind, but I’m looking forward to a good game. It looks like both teams had enjoyable seasons but left something to prove.
by Beavis Beefcake on Mar 14, 2010 10:44 PM EDT reply actions
sup
its ironic because i picked siena to upset ohio state last yr. i cant pick siena this yeat but im sure many will…
If ND is #1 and national champ, they will still be overrated to me.
I think
we match up well on each player:
Barlow V. Moore Pick- Barlow
JJ V. Rossiter JJ gets the Pts- Rossiter the boards
Moore V. Jackson Smooge all the way
Kramer V. Ubile Kramer
Grant V. Franklin Franklin
Bench- Sienna
Coach Even
Hammer N Rails v. your blog— H & R
You might be underestimating Moore a bit…but we shall see. If any of you want you can visit sienahoops.com for our message board. It is an active group.
by MarinoTheBill on Mar 15, 2010 6:37 AM EDT up reply actions
First half will be tight, but I see Purdue opening it up in the second half. A deeper bench and good play out of the freshman Bade and Barlow seal the deal, Boilermakers by 8, 64-56.
If you're hoping for good play out of Bade to be the reason we win...
then I wouldn’t be as confident as you seem to be.
E’Twaun will be the reason we win or lose this game. He shoots well, it opens up the rest of our game.
"Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing."
-Peyton Manning
Don't forget Grant and Kramer
I think we need at least one of them in double figures
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byrd
we can get 11 out of dj byrd, if coach lets him play. seems to me like byrd would be more helpful than smith, yet he gets no mins. maybe he earned some more mins along with bade? maybe smith and hart earned less?
I wanted to ask about that Saturday
I didn’t get the chance to. I think Byrd earned himself some minutes because he played the best he has all year.
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by BoilerTMill on Mar 15, 2010 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Depending on how well a team scouts us
Smith could be beneficial because he can hit an open 3. However, once it’s been established that a team knows not to leave him open out there (like with Minnesota and Northwestern), you might as well tie him to the bench.
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Smith hasn't hit a 3 since November...
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Mar 15, 2010 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate to say it, but
I think the reffing assignment will play a huge role in the game. Whether or not its fair is up for debate, but with the team’s physical/agressive defense, it will require a reffing crew that will allow it, or the team will get in serious foul trouble. It might be best to dial the D back a little early (as long as siena isn’t scoring at will) to see how the refs are going to call the game.
However
You also don’t want refs that aren’t going to call a charge or will let the opposing team get away with moving charges and screens (like in the Minnesota game). I’d almost rather have a whistle-happy crew, because I think the team is somewhat used to that by now.
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