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First leg of the VA road trip against a JMU team has decided it would be fun to murder the RPI of all the CAA teams by becoming competitive during conference play after 1 D1 win during non conference play. This has the potential to be a dangerous game particularly if we get that number by our name on Monday.

It hasn't been the Electric Zoo in a while. Maybe that will happen at some point. It's incredible how bad they must have been playing to have lost all of those games and yet be good enough to win CAA games. They do have some talented pieces.

(01-22-2017 02:35 PM)billthebighawksfan Wrote:  It hasn't been the Electric Zoo in a while. Maybe that will happen at some point. It's incredible how bad they must have been playing to have lost all of those games and yet be good enough to win CAA games. They do have some talented pieces.

It's been fairly well documented by JMU fans that Coach Rowe treated the non-conference like exhibition games and chose to run a bit of a "vanilla" scheme.

We can safely ignore their performance prior to January and treat them like a threat. They're arguably the league's best defensive team, perhaps even better than Charleston in that respect.

OK, now that the polls are out of the way, I'm ready to start looking ahead to our next game @ JMU (4-4).

This is going to be a tough one. As I mentioned above, throw out the non-conference record. The Dukes rank in the top 5 of the league in all of the following CAA-only categories:


Scoring Defense

1. Charleston: 60.1 ppg
2. JMU: 60.9
3. Towson: 66.9


Scoring Margin

1. UNCW: +13.0 ppg
2. Northeastern: +8.6
3. Charleston: +6.4
4. Elon: +3.0
5. JMU: +1.8


Field Goal %

1. Northeastern: .504
2. W&M: .469
3. Hofstra: .468
4. UNCW: .462
5. JMU: .461


Field Goal % Defense

1. JMU: .405
2. Charleston: .415
3. Elon: .425


3-Point FG Defense

1. Charleston: .263
2. JMU: .316
3. Northeastern: .320


Rebounding Defense (Allowed)

1. JMU: 29.5
2. Towson: 31.3
Northeastern: 31.3


Rebounding Margin

1. Towson: +7.4 per game
2. JMU: +3.1
3. UNCW: +1.9


Steals

1. UNCW: 7.1 spg
2. Towson: 6.3
3. Northeastern: 6.1
4. JMU: 5.8
5. Drexel: 5.3


Turnover Margin

1. UNCW: +5.62 per game
2. Charleston: +2.62
3. Towson: +0.50
4. Northeastern: -0.25
5. JMU: -0.50


Defensive Rebound %

1. JMU: .780
2. Towson: .767
3. W&M: .759


Offensive Rebound %

1. Towson: .353
2. UNCW: .314
3. Drexel: .265
4. Hofstra: .261
5. JMU: .259



-- And from an individual perspective, here's how some of JMU's players are doing in the statistical rankings:


Scoring

* Jackson Kent: 16.4 ppg (8th)


Rebounding

* Yohanny Dalembert: 6.9 rpg (7th)


Field Goal %

* Paulius Satkus: .644 (3rd)
* Jackson Kent: .500 (9th)


Free Throw %

* Jackson Kent: .846 (4th)


Steals

* Joey McLean: 2.0 spg (t-1st)
* Jackson Kent: 1.0 spg (t-15th)


3-pt FG %

* Joey McLean: .481 (5th)
* Jackson Kent: .475 (6th)


Blocks

* Yohanny Dalembert: 1.6 bpg (1st)


Minutes

* Jackson Kent: 37.5 mpg (2nd)
* Joey McLean: 33.8 mpg (t-10th)

So basically, JMU is a legit threat to finish in the Top 6, thus avoiding the "play-in" round. They're playing tight defense and efficient offense.

Individually, Dalembert is a stellar rim protector and a candidate to win the CAA Defensive Player-of-the-Year award. Jackson Kent, who never seems to look like he's a D-I player whenever I see him play, is being depended on for heavy minutes and is filling up the stat-sheet as an efficient shooter and decent defender. Satkus in the post and McLean as a scoring point guard are making a big impact as well for Coach Rowe.

I'd like to think we'll overwhelm JMU with talent and our pressure defense in this one, but this game scares me a good bit nonetheless. The key will be attacking the middle and drawing fouls on Dalembert, while keeping Cacok out of foul trouble. Undoubtedly, if we have to give Bryan/Chuck heavy minutes, they'll struggle big-time on the offensive end.

Not sure what has gotten into jmu but they are certainly not the same team that started the season. Looks like we are in for another "rock fight".

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Their numbers look better because they haven't faced us yet....

UNCW wins by 10+.

So much depends on how we shoot from the perimeter. If we hit 40% of our 3's we will win by a bunch. If we hit 20% we are probably in trouble.

(01-23-2017 05:45 PM)seehawk83 Wrote:  So much depends on how we shoot from the perimeter. If we hit 40% of our 3's we will win by a bunch. If we hit 20% we are probably in trouble.

This isn't the night to be jacking up 3's, if we can avoid doing so. They're an excellent team at guarding the perimeter and have only one truly scary big man (much like us). You can't draw fouls shooting perimeter jumpers all night. Attack, attack, attack the rim.

Pretty sure they're a pure man-to-man team too, but I could be mistaken.

Loss to JMU would seriously hurt any at large chance if you do not win the conference tourney.Would be considered a very bad loss by the selection board

(01-23-2017 05:51 PM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(01-23-2017 05:45 PM)seehawk83 Wrote:  So much depends on how we shoot from the perimeter. If we hit 40% of our 3's we will win by a bunch. If we hit 20% we are probably in trouble.

This isn't the night to be jacking up 3's, if we can avoid doing so. They're an excellent team at guarding the perimeter and have only one truly scary big man (much like us). You can't draw fouls shooting perimeter jumpers all night. Attack, attack, attack the rim.

Pretty sure they're a pure man-to-man team too, but I could be mistaken.

I am all for attacking the basket, but it seems that early in nearly every game I've seen we jack up a bunch of 3's. Some are good looks, some are 3 - 4 feet behind the line.

I'm okay with us jack uncontested threes. It's the ones we shoot with a tight hand in the face that irritate me. Shot fake and drive. Everyone is expecting us to gun from the perimeter. The defenses are no longer playing on their heels when we don't force the ball inside to Cacock or drive.

(01-23-2017 08:29 PM)CoastGuardHawk06 Wrote:  I'm okay with us jack uncontested threes. It's the ones we shoot with a tight hand in the face that irritate me. Shot fake and drive. Everyone is expecting us to gun from the perimeter. The defenses are no longer playing on their heels when we don't force the ball inside to Cacock or drive.

Precisely why i like us better with Jordan in the game. He will take it to the rack. He either gets fouled, or it creates good shots for others.

No thread yet on the JMU board for this game. Thinking about creating one.

Breaking news from the JMU board. Dalembert's career at JMU suddenly ended due to health problems. That's a shame.

Aftermath of this loss:

* 6-8 senior forward Paulius Satkus will now have an even bigger role than he already had. He got 36 minutes of action on Saturday against Charleston. That will become the norm for him, probably.

* Another senior, 6-7 Tom Vodanovich, also will see a big uptick in minutes. He's started 14 games and will likely start in the remainder.

* The starting 5 will be completed by 6-6 Niagara transfer Ramone Snowden, who will play the 3. He's started 17 games.

* The roles of 6-9 big man Ivan Lukic and wing Shakir Brown, will also increase. Both are Seniors, with Lukic hailing from Serbia.


The Dukes will still have a veteran rotation of 7-8 guys without Dalembert, but the talent level of this group just took a major hit. Dalembert is the only guy capable of being a true "enforcer" in the paint on defense. I find it hard to imagine the rest of the big men can handle a guy like Cacok.

(01-24-2017 11:22 AM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  Breaking news from the JMU board. Dalembert's career at JMU suddenly ended due to health problems. That's a shame.

Whoa. That's a heartbreak for them.

(01-24-2017 02:56 PM)CoastGuardHawk06 Wrote:  

(01-24-2017 11:22 AM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  Breaking news from the JMU board. Dalembert's career at JMU suddenly ended due to health problems. That's a shame.

Whoa. That's a heartbreak for them.

Indeed. He only played about 20-22 minutes per game usually, but when he's on the floor, he's a force. Removing that threat makes them likely to fall out of the top 6.

My money for the top 6 now would be on us, Charleston, Northeastern, Towson, Elon and W&M. Playing on First Round Friday makes it insanely difficult/impossible to win this tournament.

No new information provided but here's an article that was just posted an hour ago:


http://www.breezejmu.org/sports/jmu-men-...702c6.html



JMU men's basketball forward Yohanny Dalembert to miss the remainder of the season

JMU men’s basketball senior forward Yohanny Dalembert will miss the remainder of the season with an undisclosed health ailment, as reported by the Daily News-Record Tuesday morning.

Head coach Louis Rowe reportedly said the team discovered the issue before Saturday’s 73-60 loss to the College of Charleston.

In 18 games played this year, 12 of which he started, Dalembert averaged 9.2 points per game, 5.8 rebounds per game and 1.4 blocks per game. Entering the season he was named to the Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention team. The Haiti native played in 109 games for the Dukes in his career, averaging 8.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, also recording 116 career blocks.

Next up for the Dukes is the the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, which they will play host to Thursday at the Convocation Center. Tipoff is 7 p.m.

http://uncwsports.com/news/2017/1/25/men...ginia.aspx




CAA-Leading Seahawks Kick Off Two-Game Swing To Virginia

HARRISONBURG, Virginia – The UNCW men's basketball team shoots for the first back-to-back 20-win seasons in 14 years when the Seahawks trek to the Shenandoah Valley on Thursday to battle James Madison's Dukes in another key Colonial Athletic Association test.

UNCW (19-2, 8-0) and JMU (6-15, 4-4) tip off at 7 p.m. at the lively JMU Convocation Center in the first of two pairings between the teams this season. The Seahawks and Dukes also meet on Feb. 9 at Trask Coliseum.

With 19 victories in hand, the Seahawks are trying to post consecutive 20-win seasons for the first time since the postseason years of 2001-02 (23-10) and 2002-03 (24-7).

Live Seahawk Digital Network (SDN) coverage of the UNCW-JMU contest begins with Mike Vaccaro providing the pregame show at 6:45 p.m. Visit UNCWsports.com/SDN for live audio coverage. In addition, a radio broadcast of the game can be heard on WLSG 94.1 FM and 1340 AM (Wilmington) and WSME 97.1 FM and 1120 AM (Jacksonville).

"The CAA is very challenging and we have two tough games this week," said Kevin Keatts, who has coached the Seahawks to a sparkling 16-6 record in CAA road games in three seasons. "James Madison has experience - they have six or seven seniors and some juniors play.

"They have a very good program. It's unfair to look at their record because when you're a new coach (former JMU standout Louis Rowe) with a new system, sometimes it works early and sometimes it doesn't. They have better chemistry now and are playing very good basketball.

"James Madison is one of the biggest teams we're going to face. They're bigger than us and more physical than us. They start two traditional posts and sometimes that causes problems for us."

With an eight-game winning streak and national mid-major ranking of No. 2, the Seahawks are one of the country's hottest teams. UNCW has won 23 of its last 25 games against CAA foes, eliciting votes in both the Associated Press Top-25 poll and USA Today Coaches poll.

The Seahawks are coming off their 11th double-digit win of the season, an 87-74 verdict over Drexel last Saturday. UNCW placed five men in double figures for the sixth time this season and sophomore forward Devontae Cacok set a new school and conference single game record for rebounds with 24 caroms.

Sophomore guard C.J. Bryce continues to lead the Seahawks in scoring with 17.1 points per game – second in the CAA - and is complemented by senior guards Chris Flemmings (15.9) and Denzel Ingram (15.4), along with Cacok (12.8). As a team, the Seahawks are 11th out of 351 NCAA Division I teams nationally with 86.3 ppg.

The Seahawks and Dukes are squaring off for the 71st time since the initial meeting on Dec. 16, 1979. UNCW owns a 37-33 edge in the series and has won four in a row over JMU, including a 78-73 decision last January in Harrisonburg.

UNCW is facing Rowe for the first time. The Seahawks are already 3-0 against the CAA's trio of new head coaches after defeating Drexel's Zach Spiker twice and Delaware's Martin Inglesby once.

A pair of North Carolinians, senior guard Jackson Kent and junior guard Joey McLean, enter the game as JMU's top point producers. Kent is collecting 13.6 ppg and McLean is contributing 10.0 ppg for the Dukes, who average just 64.5 points as a team.

The Seahawks have been a dangerous road team since Keatts' arrival in 2014-15. UNCW has fashioned a 23-17 record in true road games and a 31-20 overall mark away from Trask Coliseum in the popular coach's three seasons.

The Seahawks have 10 games remaining in the regular season and after this week's trek to Virginia, will enjoy a favorable February slate, playing five of their final eight games in Trask Coliseum, where the Seahawks are 31-4 the last three years.

The Seahawks conclude their sweep through the Old Dominion on Saturday with a 4 p.m. matchup against William & Mary at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg. UNCW thumped the Tribe, 101-77, in the first meeting between the two longtime rivals back on Jan. 12 at Trask Coliseum.

For more information on the UNCW men's basketball team throughout the 2016-17 season, visit UNCWsports.com and click on the Men's Basketball button. Additional information is also available on UNCW's social media channels: Facebook (UNCW Men's Basketball), Twitter (@UNCWmenshoops), Instagram (UNCWBasketball).