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Post by lmu2015 on Nov 23, 2022 17:20:35 GMT -5
That was atrocious - no idea what just happened. All I know is that a win is a win and Shelton and Keli carried us - only two people on the team that looked good out there today.
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Post by lambdachi1988lion on Nov 23, 2022 17:21:16 GMT -5
This team is definitely still getting it together.... very ugly, but I'll take the W.
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Post by cs17 on Nov 23, 2022 17:40:49 GMT -5
Isaiah Burke was unreal today. Unconscious.
Same with KELI.
Outcome was never in doubt though 😅. Hoarse voice trying to rally the troops.
Work on breaking the press and more reliable inbound plays.
See y’all Friday.
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Post by golions1444 on Nov 23, 2022 18:03:24 GMT -5
Practice breaking the press with 6 guys on defense. Will make breaking it with 5 guys on defense in a game easy!
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Post by ALioninWinter on Nov 23, 2022 18:35:15 GMT -5
I’ve gotta hand it to Morgan State. They played hard all game long and deserved the win. As you might recall, last year the Lions led all game but Morgan State hit a game winner at the end of the game. I guess turn-about is fair play.
Now, if someone has coach’s address, I’d like to send him a basic basketball playbook for Christmas. I really like to keep things simple for the players. Some coaches way over think the game and make things way too difficult for their players. But Coach needs to develop at least a few variations. For the first time in years we actually have a few shooters, BUT NOTHING is being done to open things up for them. Coach is completely wasting the talent he does have. Please Coach, do something!
Kelli had a great game. I thought for sure we were toast when he picked up his 4th foul with a lot of time left on the clock. Kudos to him for everything he did today.
Cam also had a strong game. We are now seeing what he can do.
Their #2 torched us in the first half but team defense focused on him better in the second half and he was held to a reasonable total.
Anderson and Lewis need to spend toMorrow in the gym practicing free throws rather than eating turkey.
Let’s up the team shows up Friday.
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Post by LIONS90045 on Nov 23, 2022 19:09:54 GMT -5
Regarding Douglas, I was held up entering to let the team come out of the locker room. Coach Johnson didn’t emerge until some 4-5 minutes after the team. Just wondering if Douglas was in the dressing area and conferring with Coach Johnson? If Douglas is really gone, we will have lost one of the best players in recent years.
Great win as the Lions survived the chaos at the end, Morgan State’s full court pressure sure slowed down our offense and I don’t think we got any layups when we got thru. Surely someone should have been open inside?
Finally, where would we be without Cam and Keli? Great game from both!
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Post by iggysdiner on Nov 23, 2022 19:14:45 GMT -5
Big Dog with a career high of 29 today. Good to get a W. Lots of credit to Morgan State for shooting lights out in the first. Happy Thanksgiving.
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Post by lmu2008 on Nov 23, 2022 19:22:40 GMT -5
a W is a W. Happy Thanksgiving Lions fans!
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Post by waterboy on Nov 23, 2022 19:46:28 GMT -5
Shelton is a Phoenix rising from last year's ashes. Leaupepe is a man! Always has been. Anderson is lost, lost, lost!! What happened to him? He showed nothing but promise his fresh and soph years. Get it together please!!! If we're going to rise this year we need an effective cunning Anderson. Not someone who just throws the ball up every drive, we need shooters. Same with Lamaj. But a win makes up for that bad play. And I have to say... I'm engaged! We can actually be a good team. If the guys decide to be, and with a little coaching help. We've been without Damiane for three years. So sorry for him as a talent and he'll have to get new dreams, but he is also a good man, this will serve his future.
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Post by thx4leavinjimlynam on Nov 24, 2022 0:40:41 GMT -5
Of course, it’s nice to win by 20, but it’s also nice to win when you don’t shoot lights out from three.
In our four other victories this year we had attempted at least 34 three-pointers in each game, making double digits every time. Today we were just 8-22 from three. I love the green light we have for shooting threes, but also nice to know we can win a tough game when those shots aren’t falling, or when defenses aren’t giving them to us.
And I actually really like it when Jesse works alone, I think he does a fantastic job on the broadcasts. However, I do agree that Drew Viney was excellent today as a color commentator.
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Post by pumpfake on Nov 24, 2022 0:49:44 GMT -5
The Lions knew that had matchup advantages with Keli and Cam and kept going to them. I think, for today, it was a good strategy. We could have settled for for 3s and won by 10 but we also could have lost by 10. Against this team, and being down by 6-8 points most of the second half, it made sense to keep trying to exploit the matchup advantage. If we lost today, it would have been because we missed free throws and were out-hustled. I thought Drew did an excellent job. I am not sure how much announcing work he's done but he was a natural. Jesse, of course, was great as always.
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