Second Chances

[randy]

Nov 19, 1962: Delaware St (1-0) @ Princeton (0-1)

1st Half
[INDENT]Good start by SG Gareth Clark, scoring our first 6 pts; but he picked up 2 early fouls again. Up 10-3, 15:09. We're doing a better job on off boards, resulting in 2nd chance pts. Up 14-7, 11:53. Both teams in penalty. We go on a little run, leading by 9, but can't extend it much due to fouls being called. Up 27-20, 6:06. PRIN's outside shooting suddenly got hot, but SG Gareth Clark able to hit some timely baskets to preserve our lead
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Halftime, Up 43-38

• Key stat: Offensive rebounds, DELST 6, PRIN 2; all other major stats are almost equal, we just got a little bit more opportunities
• Both teams picked up their offense the last 6 mins of the 1st half; FG% is equal at 52%
• Top performer(s): DELST - SG Gareth Clark 16 pts, but he need to keep himself out of foul trouble

2nd Half
[INDENT]PF Marcus Campbell effective inside, now with 10 pts. Up 51-44, 15:43. Despite PRIN's 4 turnovers in the 2nd half, they still managed to keep close, bringing down our lead to 3 pts at one instance. Up 54-49, 11:52. SG Gareth Clark picked up his 4th foul with 10 mins left; others will have to step up now. Game was close, as our lead is just swing back and forth between 2 and 6. I brought back SG Gareth Clark, but he missed hi last 3 FGAs. Up 63-61, 3:37

DELST: We go to C William Paben on the post. Paben, who has not been active on offense in the game going 0-1 FG, takes the shot. Paben scores his 1st 2 pts of the game! Up 4
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Both teams missed on their last 2 possessions
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PRIN: Their PF hits a jumper. PRIN's big men can shoot those medium range jumpers. Timeout

Up 65-63, 1:32

DELST: We'll isolate SG Gareth Clark. Clark gets the ball. Clark shoots. Missed again. Clark has missed at least 5 shots in a row now
PRIN: They miss also. Timeout again

Up 65-63, 0:57

DELST: We'll go motion, heavy inside. PF Marcus Campbell gets the ball on the low post. Campbell can't get a shot, Campbell kicks out to PG Russell Marquis. Marquis pass to SG Gareth Clark. Clark shoots. This time, Clark converts! Clark with 21 pts. Timeout PRIN

Up 67-63, 0:43

PRIN: They hit a 3! Up 1.
DELST: Before I can call a timeout, they fouled immediately. Clark to shot 1-and-1. Clark missed the front end. Timeout PRIN

0:25, Up 67-66
We'll go m2m defense

PRIN: They drive to the lane. Pull up jumper is good! Timeout

0:10, Up 67-68

DELST: We designed a play for SG Gareth Clark. Clark gets the ball. He saw an open lane. Clark drives. Clark called for traveling! 0:05. I signaled to the team that we'll foul immediately

They even broke our press and scored.
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Final Score: Delaware St -67, Princeton - 70


Box Scores
[INDENT]Clark 21, 6, 0
Campbell 12, 6, 1
Carlisle 9, 2, 1
Williams 6, 7, 0
Howard 6, 3, 0
Lee 5, 0, 3
Fanning 2, 3, 3
Paben 2, 3, 0
Florence 2, 0, 0
Long 2, 0, 0
Marquis 0, 0, 7
Carr 0, 0, 0
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 43-46%
REB: +1
TO: +1
Pts in paint: +6
2nd chance: +6
Fast break: Even
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Notes

• Tough loss. PRIN had a 7-0 run in the last 40 seconds. Can't blame SG Gareth Clark though, as he carried our offense the whole game. But man, we have got to hit those free throws in future games
• We did a better job on off rebounding, and scoring 2nd chance pts, today as compared to our last game
• Good effort by the team. I'm sure the lessons they learned on this close game will serve them better in the upcoming games

[JMD]

The things an Ivy League education can do....

[PointGuard]

The things an Ivy League education can do....

well to start with, if you pay the full fare, it will drain your wallet of about $250,000 for the 4 years you'll be there.

[CoachC]

Players that get an Ivy League full ride basically have already turned Pro!

[PointGuard]

LOL...very true.

[CoachC]

I have a friend sending his daughter to Iowa St. as a non-resident... even that is 40k a year tuition. I remember back 150 years ago when I was a student at a state school. Tuition was a nickel a year, and room and board in the dorms was free if you sang a song. My how times have changed.

[randy]

Nov 23, 1962: Delaware St (1-1) @ Missouri St (0-1)

1st Half
[INDENT]SG Gareth Clark shooting slump continues, 1-5 FG, but has made up on the defensive end getting 3 stls. Up 14-8, 14:01. Our differential of -6 in turn overs, and +4 off rebounds meant we're getting way more opportunities than MOST. But we're not taking much advantage of them, shooting 39% FG and 0-4 FT. Up 15-10, 11:29. MOST connected on a couple of 3s, while we got most of our pts from the FT line. Up 28-25, 3:53. MOST connected on 3 more triples, as they ended the half on a good run.
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Halftime, Down 32-36

• Key stat: MOST's shooting, 52% FG and 5-11 3 PT
• We got the FT line more, but missed 6 of them
• Top performer(s): DELST - SF Caleb Carlisle is the only consistent offensive threat we have so far in this game, 14 pts, 6-7 FG
• We need to do a better job defensive. Increasing def intensity to 7

2nd Half
[INDENT]MOST hit 2 more triples, but we're hanging in there. Down 40-43, 15:15. We came up empty in 7 of our last 8 possession, 4 of which resulted in turn overs. Down 42-47, 10:52. We tied the game at 49 on a ini 5-0 run, and has kept the score close since then. Down 55-58, 3:41. Teams traded pts. MOST turned it over on their last possession, and SG Gareth Clark connects on a drive in our last play

Down 59-60, 2:10

MOST: Their C shoots a 16 footer. Very hard to defend that. Down 3
DELST: SG Gareth Clark travels. Turn over #14 for us (9 in the 2nd half)
MOST: A miss
DELST: They foul. 7th team. 1-and-1 for PF Marcus Campbell. Campbell splits. Down 2, 1:08
MOST: Their C hits a short jumper again. Down 4. Timeout

0:50, Down 60-64

We dont need a 3. We go 2-for-1

DELST: They foul SG Gareth Clark while attempting a shot. 2 FTs. Clark hits both. Down 2. 0:44
MOST: A dagger 3 by their starting SG who prior to that shot, was scoreless on 0-4 FG. Down 5. Timeout

Down 62-67, 0:32

Go for 3. M2M press. Foul

Missed a 3. Another tough loss
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Final Score: Delaware St -64, Missouri St - 71


Box Scores
[INDENT]Clark 22, 5, 1
Carlisle 16, 0, 1
Campbell 13, 7, 2
Lee 5, 1, 1
Marquis 4, 3, 6
Paben 2, 6, 2
Long 1, 2, 0
Carr 1, 2, 0
Howard 0, 2, 2
Florence 0, 1, 0
Williams 0, 0, 0
Fanning 0, 0, 0
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 44-54%
REB: Even
TO: -4
Pts in paint: +6
2nd chance: -1
Fast break: Even
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Notes

• Our bench contributed a paltry 7 pts today
• When we were down by 1 with 2 mins remaining, MOST's C Ricardo Holden and SG Larry Lancaster were a combined 1-6 FG, 2 pts. Those 2 scored their team's next 7 pts.

[randy]

Nov 26, 1962: Delaware St (1-2) @ Delaware (1-2)

1st Half
[INDENT]We started 5-5 FG. Up 12-7, 15:43. SG Gareth Clark 12 pts, 6-7 FG. Up 20-12, 11:52. We continue to shoot well at 73% FG, while DEL throwing the ball over with 7 turn overs. Up 26-12, 7:53.
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Halftime, Up 44-27

• Key stat: We shot 72% FG in the 1st half; MOST with 11 turn overs
• Top performer(s): DELST - Gareth Clark 16 pts, 7-11 FG. Most importantly, he kept himself in the floor without committing a foul

2nd Half
[INDENT]DEL trying to come back with their off rebonds, but the nearest they have come so far is cut their deficit to 14. Up 54-40, 11:39. Inside pts and FTs kept our production going the rest of the half
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Final Score: Delaware St -73, Delaware - 56


Box Scores
[INDENT]Clark 18, 6, 0 (*)
Campbell 11, 5, 2
Lee 10, 3, 2
Marquis 8, 2, 7
Carlisle 8, 2, 2
Long 6, 3, 0
Williams 5, 3, 1
Paben 3, 3, 3
Carr 2, 2, 0
Florence 2, 0, 0
Fanning 0, 0, 1
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 54-44%
REB: +5
TO: -6
Pts in paint: +2
2nd chance: +3
Fast break: Even
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Notes

• Good even to end our 3-game road swing, with a win against our state rivals. Key here is SG Gareth Clark spending more time on the floor and keeping himself out of foul trouble
• Another important ingredient to our win is we got ample inside pts from our big men

[randy]

Nov 26, 1962: Texas-San Antonio (2-2) @ Delaware St (2-2)

1st Half
[INDENT]We jumped off to an 11-0 lead, before UTSA opened up their scoring. Up 13-6, 14:58. UTSA cut the lead to 5 a couple of times, but we got easy transition baskets because of UTSA's 7 turn overs. Up 25-14, 8:26. UTSA cut down the lead to 8 with a 3, but we answered back with a 3 of our own. Up 32-21, 3:58. Both team's shooting has gone cold towards the end of the half, but we scored some FTs to add to our output
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Halftime, Up 37-24

• Key stat: Rebounds, UTSA-11, DELST-17. UTSA has only 2 2nd chance pts
• Top performer(s): DELST - Gareth Clark 9 pts, but only 3-12

2nd Half
[INDENT]UTSA starting to rebound better, with 5 off rebs in the 2nd half; we'll max out on def reb crash. Up 43-30, 14:45. SG Gareth Clark, who at one point was 4-17 FG, converted his last 3 shots including a 3. Up 51-36, 11:14. UTSA got to within 10, but SF Caleb Carlisle scored 4 unanswered to start a 12-2 run, and we got up by 20. Up 65-45, 5:40. We just coasted along until the end
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Final Score: Texas-San Antonio - 57, Delaware St - 76


Box Scores
[INDENT]Clark 20, 6, 4 (*)
Carlisle 15, 8, 2
Campbell 8, 3, 2
Long 8, 2, 2
Marquis 7, 2, 5
Williams 6, 1, 0
Lee 4, 4, 1
Florence 4, 1, 0
Paben 3, 3, 0
Howard 1, 1, 0
Carr 0, 2, 0
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 49-40%
REB: Even
TO: -7
Pts in paint: +18
2nd chance: +6
Fast break: +7
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Notes

• We didn't shoot well on our half court sets, but getting 20 pts in fast break helped us increased our FG%. We forced UTSA to 18 turn overs, igniting some of our transition attack
• SG Gareth Clark had a good all-around game, and got plenty of scoring support from the other players

[randy]

Taking baby steps to improve on our preferred offensive and defensive sets ...

Offensive Strategy

• Offensive Freedom: 70%
• Offensive Focus: Balanced
• Motion: 22% (+2)
• Flex: 10% (-2)
• Shuffle: 20% (-2)
• Princeton: 6%
• Triangle: 39% (+2)
• 5-Out: 3%

Half-Court Defensive Strategy

• Def Intensity: 5
• Man To Man: 56% (+1)
• 2-3 Zone: 14% (+2)
• 1-2-2 Zone: 30% (-3)

Pressure Defensive Strategy

• Press Frequency: 5
• Man To Man: 80% (-2)
• 1-2-2 Press: 20% (+2)