Last nights win was nice. Let's hope our guys aren't too drained from that classic last night. Anyone got any insight on St. Joes?
St. Joes
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They are playing their best ball of the year and Bembry is an incredible player
Splitting these next 2 road games would pretty great in my book.
Splitting these next 2 road games would pretty great in my book.
Deandre Bembry is the likely A-10 POY, and I like our odds if we keep him under 20. But St. Joe's is probably the most Jekyll and Hyde team in the conference, so you really never know which version of them you'll get. I'll expect this to be a close one. Let's hope we can avoid the after-effects of VCU instead of taking a step back like we did after beating them last time.
Bembry is a crazy player. He is basically St. Joe's entire team. He does EVERYTHING. He scores both inside and outside, gets a bunch of steals, blocks, rebounds and assists. He could very well be the best player in the A10. Stop Bembry and St. Joes will go down easily.
In the A10 he is..
1st in minutes per game
1st in points per game
6th in steal percentage
11th in assist percentage
15th in defensive rebounding percentage
20th in block percentage
23rd in TO percentage
So he is good to excellent at pretty much everything.
In the A10 he is..
1st in minutes per game
1st in points per game
6th in steal percentage
11th in assist percentage
15th in defensive rebounding percentage
20th in block percentage
23rd in TO percentage
So he is good to excellent at pretty much everything.
In general, this is the type of team we play our best against.
One very good mid sized player that is so much better than the rest of their team...
Of course, it would help to be at home.
Hopefully we will continue to follow our past pattern.
One very good mid sized player that is so much better than the rest of their team...
Of course, it would help to be at home.
Hopefully we will continue to follow our past pattern.
Bembry dominated host UMass last night.Minutemen(Kellogg)had absolutely no answer for him.Scored 33.SNY had replay.
This post was edited on 2/26 9:16 PM by 32counter
UMass loses to Bembry
This post was edited on 2/26 9:16 PM by 32counter
UMass loses to Bembry
Similar to us - St. Joes is very good at home (9-4 overall and 5-2 in A10 play) and bad on the road (3-10 overall and 1-7 in A10 play). So with our struggles on the road - this will be a touch matchup for us.
This is a big NIT game for us. If we want to make a meaningful end of season tourney - either the NCAA or NIT, we need this win. Ideally - it would be great to win the last 3, but if we can 2 of the next 3 - and maybe a game in the A10 tourney - I would feel good about our NIT chances. Not that the NIT is something we should be shooting for - but considering there is very little else to look forward to, its something.
This is a big NIT game for us. If we want to make a meaningful end of season tourney - either the NCAA or NIT, we need this win. Ideally - it would be great to win the last 3, but if we can 2 of the next 3 - and maybe a game in the A10 tourney - I would feel good about our NIT chances. Not that the NIT is something we should be shooting for - but considering there is very little else to look forward to, its something.
As of last week, we were a 6 seed in the NIT bracket watch. UMass and GW were both 5 seeds, Rhody was a 2 seed, Davidson a 1 seed. This was prior to our wins over GW and VCU, so we probably be up in the 4 seed range when the next version comes out. But yes, underscores the importance of the next 3 games.
NIT is certainly not our goal, but after 3 years of no postseason (because the CBI doesn't count), making the NIT this year wouldn't be a bad consolation prize, especially for Kendall.
Agree with Trap win two of the last 3 and a game in the A-10 tourney, we should feel pretty good. And with the schedule we have left, that is certainly do able.
Yes, they have NIT bracket watches
NIT is certainly not our goal, but after 3 years of no postseason (because the CBI doesn't count), making the NIT this year wouldn't be a bad consolation prize, especially for Kendall.
Agree with Trap win two of the last 3 and a game in the A-10 tourney, we should feel pretty good. And with the schedule we have left, that is certainly do able.
Yes, they have NIT bracket watches
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