UMass 80, St. Francis 58

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UMass 80, St. Francis 58

Post by Feato » Tue Nov 18, 2003 8:51 pm

Well a win as expected and a somewhat large margin on that...

+'s

-3 guys in double figures
-Good FG shooting
-Freeman double-double (11-14)
-Bowers 14

-'s

-Lapses in play allowed St. Francis to keep it fairly close
-Turnovers (25)

wait and see around 11/11:30 tonight what goes on for game #2...

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Post by 78 » Tue Nov 18, 2003 8:57 pm

Do not forget, AA had 21 points

Also, FT shooting not that great -- 20-29.
I believe UM shot 29 free throws to St. F's 4!
Lee 8 points, 11 boards and 7 blocks!
54 percent from the floor
49-30 we win the boards
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Post by philosopher » Tue Nov 18, 2003 9:00 pm

:shock: Gabe Lee for 7 blocks! That is an opening night eye-opener! Way to go, Gabe! Delightful way for the new season to begin.

GO UMASS!!

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Post by eric'92 » Tue Nov 18, 2003 9:02 pm

The TOs were definitely spread among the newcomers, Max, Bowers, Freeman with 5 apiece.

Anderson's line 21 pts, 5 boards, 6 assists, just one TO. Also 6/6 from the line. NICE.

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Post by RageintheCage » Tue Nov 18, 2003 9:10 pm

Great to get a win to start the season. TOs, etc to be expected from a young team. Great to see Freeman with the double double. 80 points is also nice with pretty good D. Now lets Beat Bobby in Lubbock...

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Post by Feato » Tue Nov 18, 2003 9:16 pm

goes to show how many people probably read this board...

post it 5+ minutes ago; 110 views already..sheesh
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Post by MassMan06 » Tue Nov 18, 2003 9:20 pm

only 25 users online......just people reading more than once

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Post by Rocks22 » Tue Nov 18, 2003 10:05 pm

Very enjoyable game.

Most everyone looked good. Great game from AA, 21 pts, 6 asst, 6 boards, 1TO. Lee looks very good on D, much more confident from last year. Freeman is the next UMass Warrior. Ty, Lou, Harper and others would all be proud. I can't get over how quick this team can be with AA, Bowers and Maxwell on the floor. All three look very comfortable with each other and all three have a great first step. Lasme looked pretty good. Still got to hone his skills, but I think he may develop into a very good player.

Turnovers were tough, and the team started out playing poor perimeter defense. Defense picked up as the game went along though.

Couple of other observations:

Big Deli was in da house.

Does the Mullins really have to punish those who arrive early by parking them out by the Parking Services trailer? I walked through about 6 rows of empty spaces after the game to get to my car.

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Post by VoxPop » Tue Nov 18, 2003 10:08 pm

The team looked good in a nice win to start things off. AA, Gabe, Free, Art, Mo Max - all these guys looked good, played hard. REBOUNDING !!!! Oh My God this team Rebounded - what a beautiful thing. The Mullins Center Ghosts are smiling tonight...Youth movement looks good and Lappas had all the right things to say. Very encouraging start to the season.

George Miller was superb on the PBP.

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Post by MassMan06 » Tue Nov 18, 2003 10:14 pm

Attendance was 2,089 for those who were wondering.

Kind of odd since they drew 1,912 for the game against Playaz.

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Post by LS71 » Tue Nov 18, 2003 10:16 pm

Gabe Lee is awesome! What else can I say? The man dominated on defense. There were times a St. Francis player got the ball with only Lee between him and the basket....and he'd pull the ball out. The 7 blocks were only part of the story. He alters shots. He intimidates! He also appears to have gotten stronger over the summer. Two of his dunks were through guys.

AA getting 21 points in only 30 minutes along with 6 assists against only 1 turnover.

Freeman was impressive with 11 points and 14 rebounds. It seemed like he had more rebounds then that!

When's the last time UMass had two guys get double figures in rebounds in the SAME game.

Hopefully, the students that were there will be able to convince their friends that a trip to the Bill is worth it.

This team is fun to watch. So far so good!!
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Post by zuksnj » Tue Nov 18, 2003 10:21 pm

Did any of the new guys show perimiter shooting ability?
And still heavyweight champ..Umass basketball!

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Post by DEM » Tue Nov 18, 2003 10:49 pm

Art Bowers hit one or two threes. I can't recall any others off the top of my head from the rookies. In general though, we didn't shoot many threes today. The perimeter players looked to either drive or feed it inside, which was a great strategy to have against a team like St. Francis.

One positive thing I've noticed about the rookies, and the rest of our perimeter players, is that they love to drive and attack the basket. They play very fearlessly. That's something that I think has been somewhat lacking in the recent past.

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Post by 78 » Tue Nov 18, 2003 11:21 pm

MassMan06 wrote:Attendance was 2,089 for those who were wondering.

Kind of odd since they drew 1,912 for the game against Playaz.
Whoa. Too bad. That has top be the smallest crowd ever at the Bill for a regular season game. Wish I lived close to UMass, as I would attend most if not all of the games.
Bamford has erased McCutcheon

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Post by viennafan » Wed Nov 19, 2003 4:50 am

Got to like what happened last night. This seems like a team.Newcomers better rhan expected.Appears to be a good mix. I think fans should be excited. Evidentally,the Globetrotters close game was not an accident.This may be a good team.Maybe less problem players and less big egos.I would say watch out Texas Tech. :D

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