bison63
Postdoc
Posts: 3857
Reg: 01-23-06
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02-03-19 01:28 PM - Post#274923
In response to jkrun80
Andrew Funk certainly had a great game. If there's a silver lining to Sotos's injury, it might be more playing time for Funk. He looks ready to step into Kimbal's shoes next season.
I'm still concerned about the poor 3 pt shooting. Take out Kimbal's 3-4 and the rest of the team was 3-21.
Foul trouble was again a factor in the game, but affected Lafayette more than us. Not sure how much of that was the officiating and how much was them being over matched inside.
Re: 3 point shooting, we are 22 games in for the season. I think by this time we have a good read on what this team is capable of. When they are hot, they can compete with anybody. More importantly, they are 2-1 in the last three games without shooting particularly well. The road loss to a good team (AU) saw a comeback that gave us a definite chance to win, despite no better than fair shooting. 4 technical foul shots awarded to AU down the stretch did not help.
I see wins in the last two games, by comfortable margins, despite not shooting great, as examples of the glass being half full, not half empty. One thing I do know, we WILL have hot shooting nights again before this is all over, and, alas, we will have nights that are not so hot. How it all comes out is anybody’s guess. Given the situation in the PL this year, the biggest surprise to me will be if the tournament runs to form and Bucknell plays Lehigh I the final.
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Bison89
Professor
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Loc: Philadelphia
Reg: 11-14-07
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02-03-19 04:20 PM - Post#274941
In response to candyfan
Now can Fran O' fill it up with better players?
Does anybody else think that it is time for Fran O' to retire? He doesn't seem to recruit the quality players that are needed to win the PL or even be competitive.
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jkrun80
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Age: 65
Reg: 05-07-12
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02-03-19 05:13 PM - Post#274949
In response to Bison89
Now can Fran O' fill it up with better players?
Does anybody else think that it is time for Fran O' to retire? He doesn't seem to recruit the quality players that are needed to win the PL or even be competitive.
Yes. Even though Lafayette is only 4 years removed from their last championship, they have not been competitive the last few years. Keep in mind they were only 9-9 in the regular season in 2015 when they won the tournament. They seem to get good quality guards, but lack size and depth at the other positions.
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bison63
Postdoc
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Reg: 01-23-06
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02-03-19 05:39 PM - Post#274952
In response to jkrun80
Suggest refraining from saying too much on this subject (Fran O) until after the PLT.
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candyfan
Masters Student
Posts: 459
Reg: 01-10-10
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02-03-19 06:28 PM - Post#274956
In response to bison63
Can't disagree with most of what you said. However, aside from the shooting stats, if you saw the game in Easton on Saturday (?) you would have seen another aspect of the game that Bucknell has excelled in during their last two wins over Navy, then Lafayette.
That is teamwork/passing/hitting open man/out hustling the other guys down court/defense in general/rebounding/etc. Particularly, the gap between Bucknell passing/teamwork vs. Lafayette to me, was stark. We make it look like another day at the office. Lafayette struggled to match our level of play in getting people open.
Time and again, the Bucknell five on the floor made superior passes to get somebody a high percentage shot.
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MrPhillie
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Posts: 2757
Loc: NE PA
Reg: 07-14-08
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02-03-19 06:45 PM - Post#274958
In response to candyfan
I feel bad for Coach Fran...he seems like a good guy.
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crd012
Junior
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Age: 35
Reg: 12-02-12
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02-04-19 09:51 AM - Post#274997
In response to MrPhillie
To me Coach Fran seems lost, it looks like the game has passed him by. Lafayette seems a few steps behind other programs.
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candyfan
Masters Student
Posts: 459
Reg: 01-10-10
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02-05-19 06:16 PM - Post#275139
In response to crd012
I don't think Fran O' is lost nor has the game passed him by. He is still great on strategy. But something is wrong with the recruiting? It could be that potential recruits are reluctant to come to Lafayette fearing that he could retire at any time and then they end up playing for who knows who?
One of the strongest reasons kid sign up is knowing that the current coach is going to be there to see them through all four years.
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HuskyColonial
PhD Student
Posts: 1976
Age: 50
Reg: 02-17-12
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02-05-19 07:03 PM - Post#275146
In response to candyfan
Coach Fran is a legend but it’s time to turn the page for Lafayette. There are zero pre-scholarship era coaches left. Except him.
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