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Post by Gaels1997 on Jan 12, 2020 17:04:43 GMT -5
But I think u might need some for your head because u don’t even realize what a disaster in a whole this season is.
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Post by gregcrow on Jan 12, 2020 17:09:40 GMT -5
We are 2 bonehead plays from being 3-1. I actually thought coach Arnold did some good things today, including a brilliant play out of a TO, and another one that Cluess uses that should have worked but we turned the ball over. Is everyone here absolutely sure that players weren't instructed to foul quickly on the last possession? Here's a hint. Sometimes players don't follow instructions. Look, I have no idea whether head coaching is for Tra Arnold. Maybe not. But some of this stuff has happened when Cluess coaches. Yes, our record would more than likely be much better if Cluess was here all season, but what did you expect? Long season and the league stinks. Hang in there.
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Post by iona05 on Jan 12, 2020 17:24:50 GMT -5
We are 2 bonehead plays from being 3-1. I actually thought coach Arnold did some good things today, including a brilliant play out of a TO, and another one that Cluess uses that should have worked but we turned the ball over. Is everyone here absolutely sure that players weren't instructed to foul quickly on the last possession? Here's a hint. Sometimes players don't follow instructions. Look, I have no idea whether head coaching is for Tra Arnold. Maybe not. But some of this stuff has happened when Cluess coaches. Yes, our record would more than likely be much better if Cluess was here all season, but what did you expect? Long season and the league stinks. Hang in there. +1
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Post by Gaels1997 on Jan 12, 2020 17:25:14 GMT -5
15 3’s . Anyone know the most we given up in Maac play in last decade
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Post by iona05 on Jan 12, 2020 17:26:00 GMT -5
No for the record haven’t taken them in over a week beyond frustrated ur cool with all of this , the coach(his coaching style)) cmon get w the program we are a horrible pathetic team w a bad bad coach We are not a team with bad coach. We are team without a coach.
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Post by iona05 on Jan 12, 2020 17:33:19 GMT -5
But I think u might need some for your head because u don’t even realize what a disaster in a whole this season is. Yes this has been the most frustrating season I can remember in 30+ years of following Iona maybe outside of Ruland’s first and last seasons. It began with the very poor OOC planning which I was critical of and many people told me was an overreaction but in time turned out to be 100% accurate. Then we went out and recruited some big names on paper that so far have turned out to be letdowns. Then of course the terrible situation that led us to having an inexperienced coach on the bench. This is a rational and objective criticism of this season so far — not a totally abusive and schizophrenic approach to criticism like you choose to take.
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Post by tau on Jan 12, 2020 17:41:58 GMT -5
Ledge life
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Post by albanygael on Jan 12, 2020 17:54:03 GMT -5
Just thinking while teetering on the ledge. I’m wondering what the incentive is for Cluess to return tho season. He can stay out and return next year with a fresh start.
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Post by GuyF on Jan 12, 2020 17:55:39 GMT -5
What a mess.
So many things collectively going wrong--can't blame just Arnold or any one player. Agree with the sentiment that there should be a team meeting. I've heard about some poor relations between a few guys for some time--this has to be fixed by the seniors.
MAAC is still a mess so there's still some hope. Yes Quinny has done well but they've played 3 home games and a road game at Marist. Much of the league is bad, and those that have shown flashes have not generally maintained it.
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Post by St. Louis Gael on Jan 12, 2020 18:17:11 GMT -5
Have watched very little Iona basketball this season for a variety of reasons, but I did watch today. I thought Risto payed well defensively today - kept himself between the ball and the hoop. Although there was one glaring instance, he does not easily take the bait. Ben Perez was one of our better passers today, and that is not a good thing. Ben is a spot-up shooter - a secondary option, not a primary. Not many shot opportunities for him.
Agee and Gist are not on the same page with Gist at the point. I don't think Gist anticipates the floor well, and this led to god awful pass attempts to Agee. I don't see any intensity, and this flows, in my opinion from the bench to the floor. How did we do on the 50/50 balls? I was only personally around Cluess once. His focus and intensity was scary. You either catch it or you get run over. This team desperately needs his presence.
Let's just say that was an awfully laid back bench today - so laid back and uninteresting that ESPN (Vin P and Fink) spent most of their peeks at the Niagara huddles.
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Post by Super on Jan 12, 2020 20:40:21 GMT -5
Complicated: Gist had 5 assists in 18 minutes. 0 points
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Post by imagael on Jan 12, 2020 20:57:01 GMT -5
So many things going wrong. There is a chemistry problem with this team. I think it is deeper than we all suspect. Only the players can solve it.
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Post by sharkey on Jan 12, 2020 21:24:07 GMT -5
Keep reading posts about a chemistry problem. Where is this coming from? I see a team lacking confidence and poorly coached. Like posted earlier, Iona gave away a 16 PT lead against Princeton, and has lost 2 league games at home by 1 point giving up double digit leads in both. I get how the "chemistry issue" gets mentioned when a team is losing, but in those 3 losses I noticed poor coaching, execution and decision making on the court more than chemistry issues. One play in each and Iona sits at 3-1 in the MAAC with a overall record of 6-5. And that's giving a pass the first 2 games of the season which were very winnable.
Just don't get the whole chemistry issue speculation. Is it the new guys blending with the returning players? Why would the returning players be having issues after the way they bonded the last 10 games last season? Doesn't make any sense to me.
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Post by epatrick on Jan 12, 2020 22:12:04 GMT -5
When Tra went big in the first half, Eagles had trouble shooting or passing over the bigs, especially Risto. I was surprised that same lineup wasn't used in the second half when the threes were flying and falling.
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Post by sharkey on Jan 12, 2020 22:15:30 GMT -5
When Tra went big in the first half, Eagles had trouble shooting or passing over the bigs, especially Risto. I was surprised that same lineup wasn't used in the second half when the threes were flying and falling. The ESPN announcers agree with you.
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