Game 26: @ GW

PTrainXL · Post by **PTrainXL** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:42 pm

It happens in football all the time, not so much in hoops. Probably would not be the smartest thing to do academically either because it would be near impossible to graduate in a year from a university if you would be transferring credits. Looks like we are stuck with him, just unfortunate for all parties. However, an odd way to look at it he was Ford's best recruit from that massive class 2007 for us and last man standing in that massive recruiting class (Lynch was better but couldn't hang around, Hill has not done much, everyone else is gone, guess you could count Gurley but he was a transfer). That just speaks to the rebuilding job DK has in store, Man that was the worst recruiting class EVER!

InnervisionsUMASS · Post by **InnervisionsUMASS** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:48 pm

PTrainXL wrote:
CapeCodBruiser wrote:From Twitter:

GazetteUMass Farrell is suspended for one game because it was ruled a fighting technical.
Uh oh looks like Correia will be getting a lot of run. I have a feeling that will result in a lot of people expressing anger in different forms while watching or listening to game which will include: throwing things, cursing, and for those going to the game just utter frustration.

Don't forget 15 variations of my name in the chatroom

bharms08 · Post by **bharms08** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:49 pm

PTrainXL wrote:However, an odd way to look at it he was Ford's best recruit for us and last man standing in that massive recruiting class

Lowe was Ford's best recruit

PTrainXL · Post by **PTrainXL** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:02 am

Let me edit that, I meant referring to that awful class.

umassah03 · Post by **umassah03** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:42 am

gary correia should be cut from the basketball program

umassah03 · Post by **umassah03** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:44 am

lex should really see minutes over gary. he's a much better shooter, which is 1 basketball quality more than gary brings to the floor.

pierce34 · Post by **pierce34** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 1:06 am

Agreed on all the Correia talk. I've said for a while now. The guy needs to sit. He does seem like a good kid and you feel bad for him but he's just not able to compete at this level. I get that we don't really have that many options but just start playing Ricky 37 mins a game at the point. I just don't get playing Correia 25 mins a game the way he has been. Absolutely ineffective. Sorry Gary, you're just better off at a D2 school where you'll have more success. Thanks for coming back and being there for the program this year, honestly. I'm just excited for a guy that has the ability to take a guy one on one. How many times do you hear a commentator hear, "and Correia backs it out...and he backs it out....and Correia is dribbling it around 40 feet from the hoop."

TheInsider · Post by **TheInsider** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:27 am

Marty, the same thing happened in the st. blows game in the 2nd half. corriea saw more time and riley saw more pine. I just dont get it. Corriea could have a wide open lane to the basket and he'd turn around and bring the ball out.

Chemical Ali · Post by **Chemical Ali** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:06 am

Say what you want about Correia, but he was the difference in the Memphis game earlier this season and the win at URI last season. There are plenty of other reasons why this program has struggled the last two seasons.

shovelhd · Post by **shovelhd** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:27 am

To those who wonder why Riley sits while Gary plays, look and see if Gurley and Harris are on the floor. While Freddie's defense is improving, it still is an overall liability. You can't have those three together on the floor at the same time without giving up baskets at the other end. Gary plays better man defense than all three of them put together.

Roadtrip · Post by **Roadtrip** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:29 am

I'm not saying the officials cost us the game. What they did do is allow an ugly game to get much uglier.

Not Trigger · Post by **Not Trigger** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:18 am

Correia plays for two reasons --- he doesn't turn the ball over and he's a decent defender. Correia has nearly a 3-1 assisit-turnover ratio (60-24). Farrell is the only other guard with a positive ratio. The rest, Harris 75 -91, Gurley 27 - 61, and Riley 13 -18. Blaming Correia for ths team's struggles is like blaming Eddie House for the Celtics difficulties, borderline laughable.

kdogg8173 · Post by **kdogg8173** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:28 am

its obviously a glaring problem right now that has risen up because of injuries and defections. The problem is, you're aren't going to find much better players that are willing to sit on the bench for a mid major mid tier team like Umass so your end of the bench guards are going to always be a lot like GC.

Ajn3166 · Post by **Ajn3166** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:53 am

This is what happens when a team has injuries and a player thrown out of the game. You have to dig deeper into your bench and you see players like Correia getting extended minutes.

I have more of an issue with Correia missing the layup in the latter part of the second half than I do him taking that ridiculous three at the end of the game. The ball should have been in Ricky's hands coming up the court, but Correia couldn't waste time moving the ball around looking for a bucket, so I can swallow that, somewhat. I don't recall the exact time, but he drove into the lane uncontested and literally just threw it off the backboard. Sampson Carter has had the same problems this year in which he literally just throws the ball at the hoop when he's close to the basket.

Just a bad game all around. Sean Carter played under 20 minutes tonight due to foul trouble. That right there is the reason we lost. I don't think we see such a disparity in the board if he plays the 30-35 minutes he's consistently been getting. The lack of effort at the end is inexcusable, but I don't think we're at that point if Carter is in the game for a longer amount of time.

From this morning's Hampshire Gazette:

"We let this one get away," UMass senior guard Ricky Harris said. "We got a little content winning two games in a row."

Maybe the quote is out of context, but if not, why in the world would two wins, after losing 8 of 9, cause a team to be complacent? If that's the case, they need a severe reality check and DK needs to get this team in line. How long until the team realizes that they need to play a complete 40 minutes to be successful?

Post by **MikeUMA** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:53 am

umassah03 wrote:lex should really see minutes over gary. he's a much better shooter, which is 1 basketball quality more than gary brings to the floor.

People can be frustrated with Gary's performance, but this comment has to be the dumbest I've seen in a while.

I don't mean to be harsh with this, but Lex couldn't even score when given opportunities in last year's Fordham blowout game last year. He has 0 career points. Lex is THE LAST option off the bench. Any other assessment is ridiculous.