Preview and Game Thread: Florida State Seminoles vs. Mercer Bears, 4:30pm EST
by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 1:00 PM EST
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Florida St. Seminoles at Mercer Bears, Nov 21, 2009 4:30 PM EST
So far, the Florida State Seminole's offense has not suffered any ill affects of Toney Douglas's departure. The Seminoles have scored 80+ points in the first two games of the 2009-2010 season. They only scored 80+ points 5 times last year: (Coastal Carolina, California, Western Kentucky, Miami, Duke) Thus far, the Seminoles have the third best offensive efficiency in the ACC. However that is only with a handful of games under each team's belt, so use that stat with a grain of salt.
Tonight, the Seminoles travel to Macon, Georgia, to take on their third Atlantic Sun conference opponent in a row-- the Mercer Bears. The Bears are 3-1 with their only loss coming in a close battle with Providence. They have the best offensive efficiency in the Atlantic Sun and should provide an interesting match up for the Seminoles.
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Game Time: 4:30 pm EST
Television: Fox Sports South/SUN/NESN
The Seminoles are off to an outstanding start, particularly given the concerns regarding Toney Douglas's departure to the NBA. They are averaging 83.5 points per game and only allowing 49.5. That equate to 1.2 points per possession for the Seminoles and only 0.75 points per possession for their opponents. And despite all the talk of running the floor, they Seminoles are not playing at a significantly different pace than any other year thus far.
Tonight, the Seminoles take on the Mercer Bears, who are statistically better than the other two Atlantic Sun teams that FSU has faced this year. The Bears' level of competition, however, has not compared to that of Stetson of Jacksonville. Last year, the Bears went 17-15 overall and 11-9 in conference play, finishing 5th in the Atlantic Sun and losing in the quarter finals of their conference tournament. They had surprising wins against Auburn and Alabama last year. In addition to those two big wins, Mercer played one of the toughest out of conference schedules in college basketball. The schedule included Georgia Tech, UCLA, Oklahoma State and Dayton.
Here are the likely starters for Mercer:
F #25 Brian Mills Jr. 6'7 Douglasville, Ga. (Chapel Hill HS)
F #33 Daniel Emerson Sr. 6'8 St. Mary's, Ga. (Camden County HS)
G #00 James Florence Sr. 6'1 Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler HS)
G #1 EJ Kusnyer Sr. 6'5 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Collin County CC)
G #12 Jeff Smith Jr. 6'2 Huntsville, Al. (S. R. Butler HS)
This is an experienced team that is used to playing a high level of competition. The Bears return 82 percent of their scoring from last year. Florence, Emerson and Kusnyer all averaged double digit points last year. Florence also has the highest points per game average of any returning college player in the country starting this year. Emerson averaged a double double last year. The concern for the Bears is that they cannot match up size wise with the Seminoles. The tallest player on their team is Daniel Emerson. The Bears will not be able to keep up with the Seminoles rotation of big men. Kusyner is reported to be a good outside shooter and likes to sit and wait for the ball to come to him as teams focus on Florence. He will have a tough time against Singleton.
Florence is their offense. He took an astonishingly high percentage of their shots last year. He attempted 547 shots last year. The next highest player on the team had 307. This should be another good match up for our guards. The fact that the Seminoles have faced such good guard play in the early season will only be of significant benefit down the road. Plus, the Seminoles have shut down those guards easily.
Mercer's success has likely resulted from their lack of turnovers. Their competition is not known for their defensive abilities, so do not take much stock in that. The Seminoles have stolen the ball on 12% of their opponents possessions and have a block % of 27%. This has resulted in limited shots and poor eFG% by their opponents. Don't expect it to be any different tonight.
Where Mercer has had trouble is on the glass and generating turnovers. Look for another huge night on the boards for Alabi and company. The Seminoles are rebounding almost 50% of their potential offensive rebounds, which is remarkable, while allowing opponents to only rebound 22%.
The Seminoles will continue with the line up of: Alabi, Reid, Singleton, Dulkys and Kitchen. This provides a nice rotation with Gibson, Snaer and Loucks coming off the bench.
In case anyone is wondering, Terrance Shannon will be returning to play shortly. He is not taking a medical red shirt and we should not be overly concerned that he has been in street clothes for the last two games. The only concern is that he isn't getting early season minutes. Don't worry. He will be a great addition when he returns.
Keys to the Game:
1. Continue to dominate. Beat the teams you should. Close teams out. Play complete games. It looks a lot better to win big than to sneak by. 2 point wins over Jacksonville and Stetson last year don't look as good as an average margin of victory of 34 points so far this year. Make a statement and continue to build confidence.
2. Control the glass. Stetson doesn't cough the ball up often. Don't give them extra opportunities.The differential in terms of rebounds has been huge. This is a significant improvement over last year.
3. Continue to develop Snaer. Hamilton has done a nice job transitioning Snaer to the main event. He has played excellent minutes off the bench and will only continue to get better.
4. Limit turnovers. This will be said over and over and over again. Turnovers with a young team only lead to trouble. Anything more than 15 turnovers would be a disappointment.
Move to 3-0 before taking on the Florida Gators. Build confidence. Make improvements each game. Florida State should win this game. Mercer will likely be a better team than most expect. But, once again they don't have the size or depth to match up. This is, however, Mercer's homecoming game so look for this team to be very hyped up to play the Seminoles. They are an experienced team and cannot be over looked.
Officials: TBD
Prediction: Seminoles 84 Bears 54
Go NOLES!!!
Cheers,
TC
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Halftime
I wish our offense would stop trying to turn the ball over. We also need to understand situational blocking/running. On third and 2 from your own 12, you should block the guy so you guarantee the first down. On third and ten, you should duck low and leap for the first down rather than try for the home run.
Over all a good half – even by the defense who look like they’re here to play for Mickey today.
What’s the consensus on the Uni’s?
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 1:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
wow i clicked to see the two comments this early and…. well
by NoleRaised on Nov 21, 2009 3:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah well...
I’ll comment on this game too – as soon as I find it on TV or on the interweb…
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 4:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Haven't found one yet, but since the game hasn't started it's likely it hasn't started yet.
www.Tomahawknation.com
by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 4:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No TV link?
Is there no online video? I was hoping to see this one.
by seminoleballer on Nov 21, 2009 4:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, I thought someone would stream the sun feed….oh well
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 4:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sun Sports
I am in Saint Pete Florida and it is being aired on sun sports which i believe is brighthouse networks
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 4:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
fsu has 5 blocked shots in first 5 minutes trhey lead 9-6..alibi has 2 of those blocks
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 4:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Here comes the second team...
Loucks Snaer and DeMercy in
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 4:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Shooting Foul against FSU (Singleton)….Mercer to line
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 4:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
watching
its on a local channel in saint pete sunsports
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 4:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to go look for tv feed -
But there’s too much College football on right now…
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 4:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if we’re just updating each other…lol
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 4:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I’m listening to an online feed so I might be slower
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 4:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm listening to the feed you posted.
But other people might read the thread later so a slightly late play by play isn’t necessarily a bad thing…
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 4:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
17-7 with 12 to go in the first half
Seminole ball – Radio timeout…
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 4:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Radio is behind tv by a couple minutes
will try to keep u updated…fsu on a 13-0 run
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 4:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I’ll let Dave take over the updates then if he has tv….
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 4:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
mercer..
..is 2-20 from the field lol
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 4:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Mercer has taken 10 non-3's
and missed them all
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 5:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
kitchen travels
6 turnovers by seminoles :(
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 5:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Derwin misses lay up…Alabi blocks once…Alabi fouls the second time though…Mercer to the line
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
first free throw...
a brick, 2nd a brick but get offensive rebound
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 5:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I know it seems quiet
but it’s been 17-7 forever…
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 5:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
fsu fast break
kitchen to alibi on fast break, fouled, no score
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 5:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I know its been at least 5 minutes since anyone has scored…beer break :)
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 5:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I hope FSU destroys UF Tuesday because the opposite is prolly gonna happen to our football team
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 5:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Need to at least have basketball bragging rights
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
23-10
Alibi with incredible hook shot
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 5:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I wonder why they made this their homecoming game
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Guys I think
we are much better than last year…
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 5:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
+1 for Hamilton
and our coaching staff!
by ricobert1 on Nov 21, 2009 5:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So far, I agree but let’s wait until we play UF/tOSU
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
mercer
is 4 0f 30 from the field, all 3’s
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 5:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
4 three pointers and a free throw = 13 points
lol @ being able to remember how each point was scored
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
snaer
throws it away..mercer ball after doulkies missed freethrow
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 5:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
thought it was Demercy at the line...
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 5:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Mercer can't do nothing...
…down low against are tall ass defense down low lol
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 5:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
We are hitting a lot of threes it seems
Amazing how we are not missing Toney’s scoring at all
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
We have a good bench and defense
and Snaer is damn good off the bench too..
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 5:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
33-15 with about 3.5 to go
FSU 6-9 from 3 (67%)
1-4 from FT line (25%)
13-22 from the field
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 5:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Scoring balanced
Singleton 8
Demercy, Dulkys 6
Reid, Kitchen 4
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 5:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
snaer fouled on fast break pass from kitchen
snaer goes to the line
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 5:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Our height at the 3-5 is really a problem for these shorter teams
I like giving other teams problems.
by ricobert1 on Nov 21, 2009 5:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm loving Snaer
I was worried he was a little over-hyped…
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 5:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Snaer has a great attitude…definitely someone you can root for with his work ethic
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Snaer will be a special player. Just needs more time to develop.
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by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 5:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
demercy at the line
38-18 both freethrows are good
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 5:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Mercer has yet to make a 2 pt FG
that is daggone impressive
by ricobert1 on Nov 21, 2009 5:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
No reason that we shouldn't dominate the paint all year.
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by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 5:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
snaer back at the line
was fouled on fast break again
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 5:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Sorry for the sporadic comments here, working and I don't have the radio link working or tv or any box score that is updating.
But I like what I see from the score…
www.Tomahawknation.com
by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 5:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Radio link doesn't work w/ firefox
works with chrome though…
by FSUncensored on Nov 21, 2009 5:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I am using that link on firefox right now…lol
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I've got it working in Firefox (3.5)
Do you like chrome – I haven’t played with it yet…
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 5:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Use VLC player
Open the stream from within the program. Works for me (Mac).
by ricobert1 on Nov 21, 2009 5:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=200911210350
What I’m using between actually watching.
by l0stnumber on Nov 21, 2009 5:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Here is a list of stations that broadcast Florida State sports
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
it has NFL team audio links as well
Great site
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
40-18 at the half
NO @ POINTERS FROM MERCER!!! DAAAAAAAAMN D!!!
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 5:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I like how Demercy is becoming a better offensive player instead of just a defensive role player
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
HT Stats
FSU 40 Mercer 18
Field From 3 FT
FSU 14-24 58.3% 6-10 60% 6-12 50%
Mercer 5-37 13.5% 5-19 26% 3-9 33%
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 5:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
spacing didn't work out on that last comment
DeMercy, Singleton 8
Dulkys, Kitchen 8
Reid, Snaer 4
Gibson, Alabi 2
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 5:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Free throw shooting
We must get better….that seems to be our achilles heel
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Mercer has out-rebounded us though
16 offensive rebounds for them
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I wish I would have found
this site years ago….I used to use Twitter for updates on games I couldn’t watch…:(
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 5:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s too bad that more Noles don’t know about it
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Spread the word...always welcome new visitors. Little known secret on the web...
www.Tomahawknation.com
by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 5:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Im going too...
….Every nole fan should know about tomahawknation.com
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 5:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m a mod at a sports forum (fvsports.com)
We’d love to have more knowledgeable Noles there. FSUSOM and SWFNole post there occasionally.
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well we're glad you guys found us and have enjoyed what you have read so far.
www.Tomahawknation.com
by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 5:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oops
Loucks hasn’t scored. He’s got another half left
I thought it was a nine man rotation :)
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 5:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Who at Mercer scheduled FSU for home-coming?
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 5:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I’m thinking maybe they scheduled homecoming with football in mind?
do they have a football team?
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They don't have a football team.
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by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 5:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lol, then I have no idea what they were thinking
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
sidenote: Notre Dame about to lose to UCONN
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
doulkys scores
at the line I guess there was a personal foul on Mercer?
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 5:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
unsportsmanlike on mercer bench
by Seminole4Life on Nov 21, 2009 5:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fired up about Homecoming...trying to intimidate the Noles. (Scoreboard)
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by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 5:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Since we got 40 at the half
will we get the 40+ to get to 80+ in the 2nd half?
Picks?
I say yes.
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." Vince Lombardi
by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 5:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I was hoping we fixed our rebounding issues last game…
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Guys, if you can, catch the ND-UCONN game
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
20-20 heading to OT
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." Vince Lombardi
by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 5:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
shot...
I am too drunk to be commentating y’all I am done for now..
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 5:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lol @ the Boom Shakalaka by the radio guy
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Dulkys was ridiculous in hgh school. We will be so much more dangerous if he can continue to shoot well.
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by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 5:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Won the preseason slam dunk contest.
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by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 5:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And he had good competition from Snaer
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 5:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How much time left?
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." Vince Lombardi
by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 6:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
thx
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." Vince Lombardi
by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 6:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
argh, wrong spot
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." Vince Lombardi
by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 6:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm impressed by the 200+ comments so far in this thread
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." Vince Lombardi
by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 6:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i.e. shows interest in the Basketball program is growing to me
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." Vince Lombardi
by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 6:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve been following us since 2003…it’s been quite the ride to get to this point
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 6:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Plus the quality of the team is a lot better.
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by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 6:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Recruiting finally worked out and we didn’t have bad luck with injuries and ppl going pro early
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 6:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Credit to our fans who love FSU basketball. Nice to see so many folks interested.
www.Tomahawknation.com
by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 6:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was on the bus last year
Love this site for FSU sports…
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 6:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
TC dont no much about alabama and baylor, how do we stack up
by Seminole4Life on Nov 21, 2009 6:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Alabama is currently 2-1. Lost to Cornell in season opener. Limit turnovers. And their defense is awful.
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by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 6:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
im banking on an fsu michigan final down in orlando
by Seminole4Life on Nov 21, 2009 6:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It would be good to get two wins over Big Ten teams in OOC play. Wouldn't mind beating Marquette or Xavier as they are big names as well.
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by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 6:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
After Syracuse beat UNC the other day
after losing in the pre-season to a non-D-1A squad, I’m not putting too much into these early season games.
I’m not going to rush to judge any teams (good or bad) this early. I’ll wait until at least mid-December or even late Dec. before I start to start to make true evals as by then we’ll have about 10-12 games under the belt for most teams.
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." Vince Lombardi
by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 6:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly. That's why I don't do the ACC preview until December.
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by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 6:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
at the 12.5 minute mark
FSU 58-40
FSU 58 58 56
Mercer 15 24 57
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 6:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Loucks gets on the scoreboard
60-30 now…
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 6:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
So do we score 80 before they get 50?
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by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 6:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh definitely
I’d like to see 80+ to sub 40
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 6:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Off topic: If ND loses and Weiss is fired, do we get back in it for Gio Bernard?
FSUncensored?
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 6:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
So the question was..
With FSU losing TDouglas, where will the scoring come from?
Answer: Everywhere
Very very balanced.
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 6:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Exactly. Just what we hoped for. No single player trying to fill in.
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by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 6:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Followup Q
who takes the shot late in the shot clock? Has that been established, or even asked yet?
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." Vince Lombardi
by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 6:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Haven't seen it yet
But whoever has the ball
Better defenses will start to ask other questions…
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 6:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think it has rarely been needed. If it was going to be someone....Dulkys, Gibson (seriously) and Snaer will eventually.
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by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 6:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Whoever is open or has the best shot?
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 6:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Reid to the line, makes 1 of 2
FSU in the bonus
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 6:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
FsU drops below 50%
from the line 10-22 .455
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 6:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
OT: ND loses to UConn ...
in FOOTBALL 30-27 in Double OT (FG by ND in 2OT, UConn got a TD)
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." Vince Lombardi
by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 6:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
LOL at ND sideline reporter's Q to Randy Edsel (sp)
“You were yelling: ‘Finally, Finally, Finally’”
The first thing that came to my mind was the 90s CeCe Peniston dance song “Finally, it happened to me …”
:)
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." Vince Lombardi
by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 6:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope they consider Charlie Strong
but all the talk is they want a HC with HCing experience and not a top co-ordinator like Strong or Kirby Smart.
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." Vince Lombardi
by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 6:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Who takes the shot with the clock running down
Alabi with the J :)
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 6:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Alabi being heavily scouted
so is Singleton…
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 6:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
not to be debby downer
but we could lose Snaer, Singleton, and Alabi at the end of this year!
by ricobert1 on Nov 21, 2009 6:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Bernard James, Jon Kreft, Ian Miller, Okaro White coming in
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 6:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Alabi, DeMercy and Dulkys
all in double digits…
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 6:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Alabi's 2 ft's
Brought us back to 50%
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 6:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
In a weird way I'm glad
get a bad FT performance out of the way against a team we are comfortably beating.
Also, gives the coaches something to emphasize in practice the next few days so they can say: “Yeah, we won by _, but we could have won by more and played even better.” We all know how coaches love to have something that they can say the team can improve on for the next game etc.
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." Vince Lombardi
by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 6:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And Alabi's _next_ 2 FT's
put us over :)
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 6:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
How tight has Ham been keeping the rotation?
Are we seeing a pattern starting to emerge? (discounting any foul problems of course)
Have we seen Gibson and Alabi playing a lot? A little? Not at all?
Have we been going small at all? i.e. going with 3 guards or even some time with Singleton at the 4 for a quicker type team, but still with decent size (i.e. seeing DeMercy and Singleton out there together at all).
Not being able to see the game and reading about how well we appear to be playing has peaked my interest in hearing about the “little things” that can’t always be seen in a boxscore.
Thanks in advance for any answers/responses/info.
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." Vince Lombardi
by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 6:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
A lot of rotation
We have gone small a few times
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 6:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i'd be weary of inferring too much from these mismatch type games
granted, beating the crap out of bad teams is what good teams do. But i’m not sure if we’ll be seeing ~16 minutes from 9-10 guys per game.
by ricobert1 on Nov 21, 2009 6:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hard to say about the rotation we have...
Still early in the season. Playing some tiny teams and we’re playing a ton of games in a relatively short ammount of time.
So guys need to get in shape. But there is limited practice time and there is a long way to go.
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by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 6:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
tall task
but with the uptempo we appear to be playing, as long as we hit certain FG%, 3point/perimeter FG% Defensive goals, I think the coaches would be happy.
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by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 6:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hit the 80+ !!!
good job Noles!
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by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 6:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
As long as it comes in the flow of the game
and/or O, I’ll be happy. i.e. I don’t want to see them just putting up shots and or trying to do things that aren’t within the gameplan/flow of the game just to try to get to a bill.
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by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 6:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope they do. Proves they are focused and not giving up. Big wins early will pay big returns late in the year, ie selection sunday.
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by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 6:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Let us hope the committee thinks like we do
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 6:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Predictions on how many we score?
I’ll go with 95
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 6:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
How much time left?
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by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 6:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
thx
I think we get in the 90s, but fall short of 100.
I also think that it’s realistic to hold Mercer to <50 now. I’m guessing we slow things down a bit on O and play a little less run and gun (that it appears we have been stressing so far this season).
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by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 6:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like this is getting really really out of hand
by FSUncensored on Nov 21, 2009 6:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It’s no FSU-Ohio State baseball game, but yeah
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 6:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll be surprised if the get over 90
happy – but surprised. They’ve gone a little showtime (and called off the dogs a little bit)
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 6:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
we have given up 25 offensive rebounds that is not good
by Seminole4Life on Nov 21, 2009 6:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lots of bad misses
leading to long rebounds…
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 6:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How many defensive boards does Mercer have?
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by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 6:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How many D Rebs do we have
i.e. what’s the % of O Rebs they have and % of D Rebs we have.
But yes, 25 is a lot.
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by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 6:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly. We have been killing on the offensive boards the past couple of weeks.
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by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 6:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
5 players in double digits….Singleton 1 pt away from double digits
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 6:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Well toss my prediction out the window...
84-54
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by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 6:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
not bad, only off by 9 points overall
gotto give our boys more credit.
:)
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by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 6:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
looks like we won’t crack 90 but at least they won’t crack 50
by samnite on Nov 21, 2009 6:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hold them D
want that <50.
Let’s hope that they do also.
While it is in a blowout win, if we can hold them here, it shows that we can get the D stops late in the game when we need them.
Just looking for a reason that the players can accept at this point.
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by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 6:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
First time in a long time that FSU has put up 80+ points per game for the first three games of the year.
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by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 6:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
89-50 final.
Well well and it probably wasn’t that close.
by FSUncensored on Nov 21, 2009 6:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Good night all
Great day for FSU sports…
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 6:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Thanks to
samnite, Seminole4Life, CelticPride, TrueCubbie and everyone else for providing the updates throughout the game for those of us who were unable to watch the game live.
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by RishiM on Nov 21, 2009 6:42 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
100% agree. Really appreciate all the commentary today.
Next up: The Gators on November 24th.
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by TrueCubbie on Nov 21, 2009 6:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely looking forward to Florida on Tuesday night
Don’t know so much about the football game though…
by CelticPride on Nov 21, 2009 6:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think we will win by a good margin...
hopefully it doesn’t come down to a buzzer shot like it did last year..Florida has been playing mediocre in the first halfs this year but have been pulling away in the second…don’t think they will be able to do that with the all talent FSU has on Defense and Offense…them freethrows though could kiLL us.
by DaveSpates on Nov 21, 2009 6:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You’re welcome man.
Hopefully, there will be more video streams available for future games.
by samnite on Nov 22, 2009 4:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
To those that watched the game what stood out?
Stats only tell you so much.
by marlins44 on Nov 21, 2009 6:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I was there
Lots of hustle and heart from the team. Kitchens really struggled with pressure from their guards. Alabi was a force underneath on defense. Our bigs need to grab the ball better on rebounds, they tip it up alot or go soft for it with one hand and don’t fully pull the ball in. The defense, for the most part, was outstanding and all over the court. Singleton was a beast on both ends of the court. Dulkys 3-point stroke is so sweet. Very impressed overall. Biggest thing I saw: free throw shooting.
by fsugrad06 on Nov 21, 2009 7:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
The only disappointment so far this year has been the free throw shooting, but I assume the coaches will get it corrected at some point. I noticed the one hand thing when I saw them play earlier in the year they need to make sure they secure the ball.
by marlins44 on Nov 21, 2009 9:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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