(01-31-2019 09:03 PM)Naptown Tribe Wrote:  Btw, JP is starting to get his swagger back ... attacking Justin Pierce is the best kind of Justin Pierce when he lets the game come to him, cuts off the ball, attacks the rim and finishes with authority ... not many folks with his size, length and athleticism and when he goes strong to the rack, he is really really hard to stop and makes us so much better.

He also hit two key FT’s down the stretch which was great to see.

Definitely! Made me wonder who kidnapped him and how he managed to escape. Welcome back Justin!

Big win to end the losing streak. Time to start a winning streak on Saturday.

Now in a FIVE-way tie for fifth.

You attempted 14 threes, which is your fewest threes attempted since you made 4 of 13 in a 101-77 loss at UNCW on January 12, 2017, which was 69 games ago. It was your fewest threes attempted at home since you made 5 of 11 in a 66-62 win hosting Wofford on November 29, 2014.

What happens if Hofstra finishes the CAA at 18-0...and loses by one in double OT to Charleston on the worst no call by a ref in NCAA history in the tourney final? Does 29-4 get them an at large bid? I know their non conference slate was garbage, but would the committee have the guts to keep a 29 win team out of the tourney?

Audige was the best player on the court tonight. Agree that Owens excelled over Lowe. As Shaver said on postgame Nathan was flat most of the game plus IMO got outplayed in first half. Hopefully the TEAM will learn from this game and the second half of their St Joe's win earlier this season that good D wins games!!.

Gold Rush Saturday!

(01-31-2019 10:00 PM)Tribester Wrote:  What happens if Hofstra finishes the CAA at 18-0...and loses by one in double OT to Charleston on the worst no call by a ref in NCAA history in the tourney final? Does 29-4 get them an at large bid? I know their non conference slate was garbage, but would the committee have the guts to keep a 29 win team out of the tourney?

There are all kinds of ways to answer this. The NCAA is known for screwing over schools from the "lesser" conferences whenever they can get away with it. That is one reason why they bought the NIT and now they use it as the fallback for all those regular season leaders who lose in their conference tournament (Hofstra would fit that description, in your example). Because, as you say, Hofstra's OOC schedule was weak, they could use that as a handy excuse. Even if they got in, Hofstra would be on tenderhooks for a week waiting to find out.

The other thing that I wanted to say is that it is impossible for any other call to ever replace the real "worst no call by a ref in NCAA history in the tourney final". That already happened, in 2014, when the Delaware player charged into Marcus Thornton in the last minute but no call was made.

It was a great evening at the Kap! A nice Tribe win, and I got the loud fan free pizza. In fairness, you guys in the next section over were louder all night.

Audige going 7/10. He’s a player you can build your future on. An animal!! Feed this guy. He will carry you with joy.

We arguably have more pure talent and athleticism on this team in the history of Tribe ball. Thoroughbreds want to run. This team is not effective in Tony's weave and cut offense and we are not consistent enough from 3 pt. It's a different breed from traditional Tribe talent and past teams. Tony needs to continue to come to that recognition, push the pace and let these guys loose. The defense feeds off the energy these guys play with when the pace is pushed and vice versa. Luke does not push the pace and is not suited to that game. Chase is even a better option at PG because he pushes it up the court and puts a lot of pressure on the defense. Justin thrives in uptempo, and Nathan can run with them, as well as, he gets more opportunities in the low post when not stuck out at the top of the key. Let Matt go to his spot beyond the arc as an outlet, just like Burchfield did last year. Let 'em loose Tony and ride it the rest of the way to the promised land....and bring out the 3/4 court pressure more often as you did tonight. I believe Tony will continue to make that shift. Otherwise, this team not playing up to potential will be on him.

(01-31-2019 10:00 PM)Tribester Wrote:  What happens if Hofstra finishes the CAA at 18-0...and loses by one in double OT to Charleston on the worst no call by a ref in NCAA history in the tourney final? Does 29-4 get them an at large bid? I know their non conference slate was garbage, but would the committee have the guts to keep a 29 win team out of the tourney?

If it were the Tribe the answer would definitely be "yes," so I suppose Hofstra should be treated the same .... They should expect an away first round game against the best team in the NIT field. Whose gym is being renovated, so the game will be played at a junior high school.

(01-31-2019 10:53 PM)Tribeheart Wrote:  We arguably have more pure talent and athleticism on this team in the history of Tribe ball. Thoroughbreds want to run. This team is not effective in Tony's weave and cut offense and we are not consistent enough from 3 pt. It's a different breed from traditional Tribe talent and past teams. Tony needs to continue to come to that recognition, push the pace and let these guys loose. The defense feeds off the energy these guys play with when the pace is pushed and vice versa. Luke does not push the pace and is not suited to that game. Chase is even a better option at PG because he pushes it up the court and puts a lot of pressure on the defense. Justin thrives in uptempo, and Nathan can run with them, as well as, he gets more opportunities in the low post when not stuck out at the top of the key. Let Matt go to his spot beyond the arc as an outlet, just like Burchfield did last year. Let 'em loose Tony and ride it the rest of the way to the promised land....and bring out the 3/4 court pressure more often as you did tonight. I believe Tony will continue to make that shift. Otherwise, this team not playing up to potential will be on him.

WELL said. You nailed it.

How good was Chase Audige tonight for William and Mary? Well, he had 17 points (7-10 FG), 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. But here's the big number: The Tribe was +16 with him on the floor. -Dave Johnson

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And so the freshmen will lead them (along with Justin Pierce's strongest half in a month).

Audige was almost beyond description last night...his talent is something else.
And with Owens at point guard, along with Audige at times, our offense moves!

By the way, they credited Audige with 4 steals: add to that at least half a dozen
tipped balls that slowed down passes.

Nathan had SIX blocks last night.

Keep it going against Delaware.

Great win for the good guys. Not enough commentary about how few 3-pointers we took. Unless Milon is really hot in some game (bc he could still hit 7 for 10 on a given night if he catches fire) I like the look/feel of this team shooting fewer than 15 3-pointers. As Tony said afterward, we’re not a great shooting team - and I’ll add that we are an abysmal offensive rebounding team, especially off the 3 - so we need to push the tempo, drive the ball, cut aggressively, etc.

Nathan Knight’s talent is limitless. Who else in the NCAA could finish the night with this line on a day when he seems tired, flat, and not at his best? 14 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 blocks. Wow. He should dominate every CAA team every night.

Audige is a player we have not seen at W&M. Can’t wait to have him in a Tribe uni for 4 years. I do get nervous when he pushes too hard and doesn’t get off a good shot. Those mostly fell tonight, but that won’t always happen. One in particular, when we were up by a few points with very little time left, was forced and ill-advised. Glad it went in. What a special player, in every facet of the game.

Great to see JP back. Zero spin / back to the basket moves in the lane. When he went in there it was hard to the hole or dish to a teammate. Dagger 3-pointer at the end. We need him leading this team.

Nice to see Milon play a steady game and keep cutting on offense, even when his outside shot wasn’t falling.

LJ needs lots of playing time. And I agree that it shouldn’t all come at Loewe’s expense.

Nice to see Loewe hit a trey. I thought he played okay tonight. Not many errors, but not a lot of difference-making plays either - which seems to be what we are going to get from him on a normal night.

Rowley scored a few buckets, but when he’s in there, he seems out of sync with the offense. In fact, both of his buckets were 1-on-1 plays. Given his injuries, no surprise he’s out of the flow. Curious how Shaver treats him down the stretch. Does he force 10+ minutes for him each game?

Team FT’s back where they need to be.

Your guys had some crazy good close outs from your zone in the last 4 minutes. Shots that were open we took and your guys still managed to recover for blocks.

(02-01-2019 07:34 AM)ColonelEbirt Wrote:  Rowley scored a few buckets, but when he’s in there, he seems out of sync with the offense. In fact, both of his buckets were 1-on-1 plays. Given his injuries, no surprise he’s out of the flow. Curious how Shaver treats him down the stretch. Does he force 10+ minutes for him each game?

Team FT’s back where they need to be.

Tony said that he has not practiced for three weeks.

(02-01-2019 07:34 AM)ColonelEbirt Wrote:  Nathan Knight’s talent is limitless. Who else in the NCAA could finish the night with this line on a day when he seems tired, flat, and not at his best? 14 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 blocks. Wow. He should dominate every CAA team every night.

He's the only active player who had a game with at least all of those four statistics. He's was the fourth player since 2010-2011 to do that. The previous one was Stony Brook's Jameel Warney hosting Princeton on December 5, 2015. Warney had 26 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, and 8 blocks. None of the previous three players were in the CAA. I'm going to tweet about Knight. I'm at twitter.com/EvanJ3535

Chase Audige (225 pts) up to 184, passing Fred Allen, Bill Phillips, among others.

LJ Owens (177 pts) up to T-197, passing several, including Dan Dickerson, Willie Clark, and Tom Schalk.

Luke Loewe (101 pts) up to 238, passing Danny Monckton and Joe Och.

Justin Pierce (846 pts) up to 57, passing Martin Morris.

Matt Milon (668 pts) up to 85, passing Chuck Sanders and Marcus Kitts.

Paul Rowley (436 pts) up to T-123, passing Rod Musselman and Guy Courage.

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(01-31-2019 10:57 PM)Blow Gym rat Wrote:  

(01-31-2019 10:00 PM)Tribester Wrote:  What happens if Hofstra finishes the CAA at 18-0...and loses by one in double OT to Charleston on the worst no call by a ref in NCAA history in the tourney final? Does 29-4 get them an at large bid? I know their non conference slate was garbage, but would the committee have the guts to keep a 29 win team out of the tourney?

If it were the Tribe the answer would definitely be "yes," so I suppose Hofstra should be treated the same .... They should expect an away first round game against the best team in the NIT field. Whose gym is being renovated, so the game will be played at a junior high school.

You got all of that right (except the game was played at their former Fieldhouse). That situation always struck me as the ultimate proof of what hypocrites the NCAA is. UNC had a small crowd for that game and, let's face it, minimal interest in a NIT game for a program used to Final 4s. Yet they still got to host even though their venue was unavailable. Meanwhile, if W&M had actually hosted UNC in the NIT, then the Kap would have been sold out and standing room only ---- a much better basketball atmosphere all around. But no, the Blue Bloods must be protected.

A couple years later, Kentucky's venue was also unavailable for an NIT game, so the Wildcats went to play at tiny Robert Morris in a gym smaller than some high schools. Yes, it was packed and the crowd's energy carried the Colonials to a huge home victory. The NCAA will probably never do that again.