Forecast for St. Joes
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St. Joe's has a couple key injuries and is down to 7 scholarship players but we have Mooney, so I think this is a 50-50 game.
To build off the "50-50" part we have had some games there that have been very low scoring with our score below 40's and St. Joe's not much better - 2005 game was 36-49. Many games have been in the 60's for each team. So you may well have something with the 50-50 game which could go either way but all time 9-17 record against the wing flapping Hawk.....in our favor is the last four games have been won by the "away" team..............
Richmond, Saint Joseph's looked like A-10 contenders in April. Not now. They meet Wednesday.
By JOHN O’CONNOR Richmond Times-Dispatch Jan 22, 2019
Saint Joseph’s coach Phil Martelli, whose Hawks are in shooting slump, said, “The ball goes in. I know it goes in.”
Go back to April. Richmond and Saint Joseph’s looked like 2019 Atlantic 10 title contenders.
The Spiders were set to return five starters and the top two reserves from a team that went 9-9 in the league. The Hawks were bringing back their two best players from injuries that prohibited them from participating in 2017-18, when Saint Joseph’s finished with a conference record of 10-8.
The Spiders (7-11, 1-4) and Hawks (8-10, 1-5), who meet Wednesday in Philadelphia, no longer look like title contenders.
After Richmond’s season ended with an 83-77 loss to St. Bonaventure in the 2018 A-10 quarterfinals, coach Chris Mooney said, “I think our future’s great. I feel like we have some of the best young players in the conference. We have a tremendous amount of experience now. We have a lot of things that you need to be a good team.”
In April, UR guard Khwan Fore (11 ppg) decided he would use his final season of eligibility elsewhere. That turned out to be Louisville. Forward De’Monte Buckingham (12.2 points per game, 7 rebounds) was dismissed for a violation of athletic department policies later that month. He transferred to Cal State Bakersfield.
On Nov. 25, junior guard Nick Sherod, the most experienced starter and a double-figures scorer, suffered a season-ending knee injury.
Saint Joseph’s coach Phil Martelli, who is in his 24th year, Monday night said, “Many, many people reach out, and they say, ‘When’s the last time you had a good night’s sleep?’ It hasn’t happened for a long time.”
For the third consecutive season, serious injuries have handicapped the Hawks, who were picked second in the A-10 preseason poll. Additionally, they are in an offensive slump. Through six A-10 games, Saint Joseph’s has averaged 60.8 points while shooting 35.7 percent overall and 25.6 percent on 3-point attempts.
“The ball goes in. I know it goes in,” Martelli said.
Two years ago, three Saint Joseph’s regulars missed extensive time, or the entire season, because of physical issues, and scoring point guard Lamarr Kimble missed seven games with an injury. Last season, the Hawks were without 6-foot-7 Charlie Brown (broken wrist), one of the A-10’s most dynamic players, and Kimble (foot injury).
On Jan. 12 this year, in an 85-84 loss at Duquesne, junior forward Pierfrancesco Oliva dislocated his left knee. Oliva, averaging 20 minutes, will miss the rest of the season. Also at Duquesne, Kimble fractured his right hand. Kimble, who is right-handed, does not need surgery. He could return to play against Richmond.
But 6-10 Saint Joseph’s starter Anthony Longpre’ suffered a concussion last Friday in a loss at Saint Louis and will not play against the Spiders. Longpre’ banged heads with Brown as they pursued a loose ball.
Mooney recognizes Brown (18.9 ppg), the A-10’s leading scorer, as, perhaps, the league’s top NBA prospect. The Spiders have a 20-point road win at George Washington, but they were hammered at Dayton and at Davidson.
“Things on the road have a way of gaining momentum, and usually kind of in a bad way,” Mooney said. “The most important thing is to remain calm, together. Do the things that you’re good at.”
joconnor@timesdispatch.com
By JOHN O’CONNOR Richmond Times-Dispatch Jan 22, 2019
Saint Joseph’s coach Phil Martelli, whose Hawks are in shooting slump, said, “The ball goes in. I know it goes in.”
Go back to April. Richmond and Saint Joseph’s looked like 2019 Atlantic 10 title contenders.
The Spiders were set to return five starters and the top two reserves from a team that went 9-9 in the league. The Hawks were bringing back their two best players from injuries that prohibited them from participating in 2017-18, when Saint Joseph’s finished with a conference record of 10-8.
The Spiders (7-11, 1-4) and Hawks (8-10, 1-5), who meet Wednesday in Philadelphia, no longer look like title contenders.
After Richmond’s season ended with an 83-77 loss to St. Bonaventure in the 2018 A-10 quarterfinals, coach Chris Mooney said, “I think our future’s great. I feel like we have some of the best young players in the conference. We have a tremendous amount of experience now. We have a lot of things that you need to be a good team.”
In April, UR guard Khwan Fore (11 ppg) decided he would use his final season of eligibility elsewhere. That turned out to be Louisville. Forward De’Monte Buckingham (12.2 points per game, 7 rebounds) was dismissed for a violation of athletic department policies later that month. He transferred to Cal State Bakersfield.
On Nov. 25, junior guard Nick Sherod, the most experienced starter and a double-figures scorer, suffered a season-ending knee injury.
Saint Joseph’s coach Phil Martelli, who is in his 24th year, Monday night said, “Many, many people reach out, and they say, ‘When’s the last time you had a good night’s sleep?’ It hasn’t happened for a long time.”
For the third consecutive season, serious injuries have handicapped the Hawks, who were picked second in the A-10 preseason poll. Additionally, they are in an offensive slump. Through six A-10 games, Saint Joseph’s has averaged 60.8 points while shooting 35.7 percent overall and 25.6 percent on 3-point attempts.
“The ball goes in. I know it goes in,” Martelli said.
Two years ago, three Saint Joseph’s regulars missed extensive time, or the entire season, because of physical issues, and scoring point guard Lamarr Kimble missed seven games with an injury. Last season, the Hawks were without 6-foot-7 Charlie Brown (broken wrist), one of the A-10’s most dynamic players, and Kimble (foot injury).
On Jan. 12 this year, in an 85-84 loss at Duquesne, junior forward Pierfrancesco Oliva dislocated his left knee. Oliva, averaging 20 minutes, will miss the rest of the season. Also at Duquesne, Kimble fractured his right hand. Kimble, who is right-handed, does not need surgery. He could return to play against Richmond.
But 6-10 Saint Joseph’s starter Anthony Longpre’ suffered a concussion last Friday in a loss at Saint Louis and will not play against the Spiders. Longpre’ banged heads with Brown as they pursued a loose ball.
Mooney recognizes Brown (18.9 ppg), the A-10’s leading scorer, as, perhaps, the league’s top NBA prospect. The Spiders have a 20-point road win at George Washington, but they were hammered at Dayton and at Davidson.
“Things on the road have a way of gaining momentum, and usually kind of in a bad way,” Mooney said. “The most important thing is to remain calm, together. Do the things that you’re good at.”
joconnor@timesdispatch.com
I read that they’ve been struggling with scoring as “lucky for them, they play our defense tonight”... I’m officially jaded...
seriously. I almost expect them to hit 10 3's in the 1st half.
"they were due".
St Joe's has been the biggest disappointment in the A10. Just looked at the stats and agree with Martelli's take on it. More or less those guys better shooters than their results. Looks like now roster has only 3 guys who can put the ball in the basket with Joe's banged up more than Mooney's team.
So we have two bad defensive teams in this matchup. St Joe's seems to like to play zone. Well Mooney's team tonight has the perfect opportunity to win the game by hitting enough 3s. Unless Mooney's team defense once again does them in. I think best offensive team from deep range wins tonight.
So we have two bad defensive teams in this matchup. St Joe's seems to like to play zone. Well Mooney's team tonight has the perfect opportunity to win the game by hitting enough 3s. Unless Mooney's team defense once again does them in. I think best offensive team from deep range wins tonight.
I found it interesting or perhaps surprising that the word "compete" did not come out of Mooney's mouth during the post game interview following Saturday's performance at Davidson.
Golden attacking the basket a lot to start the game. St. Joes hasn’t been able to stop him. Need to keep that up
Spiders up by 12 at half. Were in control for entire half but Hawks showed signs of life.
Golden couldn’t be stopped driving to the basket. Nice to see that going for us since our perimeter shooting is off.
St. Joes took/missed a lot of bad shots. Were having some success going to the basket. Got a lot of second chance points from offensive rebounds. We need to clean that up.
Need to keep up the momentum in the second half and prevent St Joes from coming.
Golden couldn’t be stopped driving to the basket. Nice to see that going for us since our perimeter shooting is off.
St. Joes took/missed a lot of bad shots. Were having some success going to the basket. Got a lot of second chance points from offensive rebounds. We need to clean that up.
Need to keep up the momentum in the second half and prevent St Joes from coming.
Mooney vs. Martelli, one not so great coach vs. another. However I trust Martelli a little more to make adjustments.
12 point lead at half. basically the best half we have played all year. a bet worried since Martelli isn't going down without a fight.
Leave Mooney in Philly after this one. This loss is absolutely terrible, losing to an extremely undermanned team with only 7 scholarship players. Unbelievable.
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