Ever True
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01-02-24 10:25 AM - Post#361118
Well, not much to be said about the Stony Brook loss that hasn't already been said at some point this season. Worth noting, the loss guarantees that Brown will not win consecutive non-conference games for the first time since the 2011-2012 season, Jesse Agel's final year on College Hill.
Bruno closes out its non-conference schedule with a home tilt against Vermont. The Catamounts once again look to be the class of America East and have already beaten Dartmouth and Yale, with the win against the latter coming in somewhat bizarre circumstances.
A win tonight would be a nice start to 2024 and a good way to close out a pretty disappointing non-conference schedule.
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Bruno
PhD Student
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Re: Stony Brook + Vermont
01-02-24 02:39 PM - Post#361132
In response to Ever True
Well it’s a good test in that UVM would be an Ivy tournament team in the Ivy, and if Brown has any hope of making it they’d have to win 1-2 of these while playing at home.
On paper not a great matchup. A lot of UVM’s strengths are Brown weaknesses, while most of Brown’s strengths are also UVM strengths. So says kenpom. But while they’re definitely the underdog, this is a team that when it breaks right can surprise a better team.
It’s notable to me that the team’s greatest quality is their ability to get back into games. Despite the record they usually manage to find themselves in the game at some point in the last 10 minutes. That usually only happens when, among other things, Kino is both playing with urgency and making shots.
One comment on Stony Brook, which was not a well-played game but did feature one of those remarkable comebacks, but it became clearer to me that on a team without a lot of active on-court leadership, it’s Ferrari that probably comes closest to directing traffic out there. Which reinforces for me that now that he’s healthier, he should be playing more.
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Edited by Bruno on 01-02-24 02:42 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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Old Bear
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01-02-24 04:58 PM - Post#361136
In response to Bruno
The ball movement is much better when Kemo is on the floor, I do agree with Bruno about this.
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Bruno
PhD Student
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01-02-24 10:29 PM - Post#361153
In response to Old Bear
Layups. Point blanks.
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ToothlessTiger
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01-04-24 04:54 PM - Post#361248
In response to Bruno
Vermont loss at home was a shame. Bears played well for much of the game. This team is having a lot of trouble closing the sale. Not at all good for the prospects going forward. I love Martin as a coach and the kind of guy I'd love to play for. Hope they turn it around.
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