Game 1, 2025-26: Marshall (11/3)

[MikeUMA]

It was over when: UMass was down 73-67 at the 3:25 mark, and DHS took a corner three, missed, Marshall got the rebound and scored on the other end.

DHS is a career .247 shooter from 3. For him to take that shot was a symbol of the sub-par game he turned in.

[inthescoop]

Can someone explain to me why DHS only played 18 minutes last night? I know he didn't have a great game, but you have to give him a chance to get it going, especially considering the alternatives. One of Frank's weaknesses at UMass has been benching his best players to "teach them a lesson" or whatever. DHS is so good he's capable of turning it on at any point, and I fear that playing Wimbley over him in the 2nd half was a teaching moment rather than a winning decision on Frank's part. This is not a knock on Wimbley who is a freshman in his first college game and I expect to become a key contributor. Let's review the two players:

DHS: 18 minutes, 6 pts on 3-8 shooting, and 5 rebounds
Wimbley: 19 minutes, 0 pts on 0-7 shooting, and 4 rebounds

Maybe he sat DHS for Dmitri Clerc, who didn't do very well either. 6 pts, 2 rebounds, and looked completely lost on defense. I expect more from DHS, as I think we all do, but he's either your best or 2nd best player, and to pull him out of the game in favor of those two guys is a gamble that did not pay off.

Post game Frank was really critical of DHS, Leo and Jayden - although he didn't name Jayden like he did Leo and DHS - if you were at the game you knew exactly who he was referring to. DHS did miss quite a few bunnies but no reason to have him on the bench that long and I thought Leo, outside of Banks in the 1st half - was our best scoring option. Frank said that both DHS and Leo gave them absolutely nothing?? I wouldn't be shocked, but I'd be somewhat surprised if Leo scores more than 15 in a game this year and if he does score 15 each game I'll take it!! And regarding Jayden - we all know his effort is through the roof but he's also out of control and misses a lot of layups - in most cases he gets fouled and goes to the line, but at one point Frank was on the court screaming at Jayden to make a layup for once! After about the 4th time this happened - Jayden pointed over to Rashool who was sitting courtside and said something while pointing to Frank and they both just laughed. I just don't get why Jayden puts himself through the abuse - the kid hustles his ass off and would be an absolute junkyard dog on a top 25 team- if Frank was counting on him scoring 15 PPG then he's crazy!

I think they are going to be ok - tough matchup for a team who has pretty much not played together at all. I know it was a MAC/SBC challenge so they had no choice when it was played, but would have loved to see them get a couple games under their belts before playing an experienced team like Marshall

What top 25 team is going to play a guy who can't make layups?

[MakeMullinsGreatAgain]

Can someone explain to me why DHS only played 18 minutes last night? I know he didn't have a great game, but you have to give him a chance to get it going, especially considering the alternatives. One of Frank's weaknesses at UMass has been benching his best players to "teach them a lesson" or whatever. DHS is so good he's capable of turning it on at any point, and I fear that playing Wimbley over him in the 2nd half was a teaching moment rather than a winning decision on Frank's part. This is not a knock on Wimbley who is a freshman in his first college game and I expect to become a key contributor. Let's review the two players:

DHS: 18 minutes, 6 pts on 3-8 shooting, and 5 rebounds
Wimbley: 19 minutes, 0 pts on 0-7 shooting, and 4 rebounds

Maybe he sat DHS for Dmitri Clerc, who didn't do very well either. 6 pts, 2 rebounds, and looked completely lost on defense. I expect more from DHS, as I think we all do, but he's either your best or 2nd best player, and to pull him out of the game in favor of those two guys is a gamble that did not pay off.

Post game Frank was really critical of DHS, Leo and Jayden - although he didn't name Jayden like he did Leo and DHS - if you were at the game you knew exactly who he was referring to. DHS did miss quite a few bunnies but no reason to have him on the bench that long and I thought Leo, outside of Banks in the 1st half - was our best scoring option. Frank said that both DHS and Leo gave them absolutely nothing?? I wouldn't be shocked, but I'd be somewhat surprised if Leo scores more than 15 in a game this year and if he does score 15 each game I'll take it!! And regarding Jayden - we all know his effort is through the roof but he's also out of control and misses a lot of layups - in most cases he gets fouled and goes to the line, but at one point Frank was on the court screaming at Jayden to make a layup for once! After about the 4th time this happened - Jayden pointed over to Rashool who was sitting courtside and said something while pointing to Frank and they both just laughed. I just don't get why Jayden puts himself through the abuse - the kid hustles his ass off and would be an absolute junkyard dog on a top 25 team- if Frank was counting on him scoring 15 PPG then he's crazy!

I think they are going to be ok - tough matchup for a team who has pretty much not played together at all. I know it was a MAC/SBC challenge so they had no choice when it was played, but would have loved to see them get a couple games under their belts before playing an experienced team like Marshall

What top 25 team is going to play a guy who can't make layups?

a team that needs a little defensive spark and some energy - a guy that is going to throw his body on the floor and get the team and home crowd fired up.

[minutefanjsf]

This team looks like an average MAC team at best. You become like the company you keep.

I actually thought the effort was good. The defensive rotations were shit and they can’t rebound.

The defensive rotations and rebounding go hand in hand. Out of position makes rebounding very difficult. Hopefully they can learn how to defend as a team.

[minutefanjsf]

I think Jayden and Sool smiling know the difference between on court Frank and behind the scenes Frank. Being frustrated about not making layups doesn’t mean he is actually mad at Jayden. He’s just venting that one of these times there will be an and one.

[Roadtrip]

Marshall, Marshall, Marshall

[69MG]

From an article by Kaily Godek, who closely follows both basketball teams. How will Daniel respond?

“[Daniel Hankins-Sanford] been with me for three years. I expect him to play like Jayden Ndjigue did, [and] not jog up and down the court and have no desire or energy to compete against big boys. Guys that have been with me for three years, like Jayden, you saw the energy that he played [with]. Dan’s had a really good preseason. I haven’t had a chance to speak with him, [but] I was really disappointed with the energy, strength, and toughness that he played with today.” - Coach Martin’s remarks on Hankins-Sanford’s effort on Monday night

[inthescoop]

^^Hard to disagree with anything that Frank said there. DHS did not show up in Game 1.

Post game Frank was really critical of DHS, Leo and Jayden - although he didn't name Jayden like he did Leo and DHS - if you were at the game you knew exactly who he was referring to. DHS did miss quite a few bunnies but no reason to have him on the bench that long and I thought Leo, outside of Banks in the 1st half - was our best scoring option. Frank said that both DHS and Leo gave them absolutely nothing?? I wouldn't be shocked, but I'd be somewhat surprised if Leo scores more than 15 in a game this year and if he does score 15 each game I'll take it!! And regarding Jayden - we all know his effort is through the roof but he's also out of control and misses a lot of layups - in most cases he gets fouled and goes to the line, but at one point Frank was on the court screaming at Jayden to make a layup for once! After about the 4th time this happened - Jayden pointed over to Rashool who was sitting courtside and said something while pointing to Frank and they both just laughed. I just don't get why Jayden puts himself through the abuse - the kid hustles his ass off and would be an absolute junkyard dog on a top 25 team- if Frank was counting on him scoring 15 PPG then he's crazy!

I think they are going to be ok - tough matchup for a team who has pretty much not played together at all. I know it was a MAC/SBC challenge so they had no choice when it was played, but would have loved to see them get a couple games under their belts before playing an experienced team like Marshall

What top 25 team is going to play a guy who can't make layups?

a team that needs a little defensive spark and some energy - a guy that is going to throw his body on the floor and get the team and home crowd fired up.

Lol anyone can run around and bring energy - I think after watching so much UMass basketball, it's been a while since you saw a Top 25 team compete

[harbo]

Marshall, Marshall, Marshall

Well played, sir.

Can we assume that the chances of her getting hit on the nose by a football are fairly slim?

[DirSport]

Asking for a friend...when was the last Minuteman team that shot a decent % of free throws?

Revisiting and updating a 2006 thread:

Free-throw shooting % by season since the Matt Zunic era.

1959-60 .639 Zunic
1960-61 .646 Zunic
1961-62 .597 Zunic (NCAA)
1962-63 .631 Zunic
1963-64 .634 Orr
1964-65 .633 Orr
1965-66 .685 Orr
1966-67 .664 Leaman
1967-68 .622 Leaman
1968-69 .636 Leaman
1969-70 .702 Leaman (NIT)
1970-71 .733 Leaman (NIT)
1971-72 .754 Leaman
1972-73 .740 Leaman (NIT)
1973-74 .745 Leaman (NIT)
1974-75 .701 Leaman (NIT)
1975-76 .696 Leaman
1976-77 .706 Leaman (NIT)
1977-78 .680 Leaman
1978-79 .671 Leaman
1979-80 .663 Wilson
1980-81 .708 Wilson
1981-82 .636 McLaughlin
1982-83 .679 McLaughlin
1983-84 .706 Gerlufsen
1984-85 .649 Gerlufsen
1985-86 .643 Gerlufsen
1986-87 .648 Gerlufsen
1987-88 .669 Gerlufsen
1988-89 .719 Calipari
1989-90 .697 Calipari (NIT)
1990-91 .698 Calipari (NIT)
1991-92 .666 Calipari (NCAA)
1992-93 .698 Calipari (NCAA)
1993-94 .632 Calipari (NCAA)
1994-95 .659 Calipari (NCAA)
1995-96 .680 Calipari (NCAA)
1996-97 .670 Flint (NCAA)
1997-98 .700 Flint (NCAA)
1998-99 .599 Flint
1999-00 .650 Flint
2000-01 .664 Flint
2001-02 .669 Lappas
2002-03 .638 Lappas
2003-04 .632 Lappas
2004-05 .674 Lappas
2005-06 .643 Ford
2006-07 .621 Ford (NIT)
2007-08 .672 Ford (NIT)
2008-09 .697 Kellogg
2009-10 .664 Kellogg
2010-11 .662 Kellogg
2011-12 .673 Kellogg
2012-13 .719 Kellogg
2013-14 .683 Kellogg (NCAA)
2014-15 .704 Kellogg
2015-16 .699 Kellogg
2016-17 .637 Kellogg
2017-18 .746 McCall
2018-19 .681 McCall
2019-20 .701 McCall
2020-21 .733 McCall
2021-22 .758 McCall
2022-23 .716 Martin
2023-24 .699 Martin
2024-25 .664 Martin

[InnervisionsUMASS]

The best seems to have been somewhat recently:


2021-22 .758 McCall

[Berkman]

I was only able to watch the 1 st half because it froze up on me and nothing I did got the game back. I thought I was back in the 80's with the poor play. Hopefully coach can fix it somehow so we can see some decent games.

[Old Cage]

A story: The worst % in George's foul shooting list (.597) was from my year - the 1962 NCAA Tourney team. Our leading foul shot taker, Rodger Twitchell, shot maybe 1/3 of all our free tries, and shot around 67%. The other guys couldn't hit the ocean from a raft. But, we won the YanCon and went to The Dance. Twitchell is in the UMass HOF.

Strange what random stuff our brains choose to remember.

[eldonabe]

Can someone explain to me why DHS only played 18 minutes last night? I know he didn't have a great game, but you have to give him a chance to get it going, especially considering the alternatives. One of Frank's weaknesses at UMass has been benching his best players to "teach them a lesson" or whatever. DHS is so good he's capable of turning it on at any point, and I fear that playing Wimbley over him in the 2nd half was a teaching moment rather than a winning decision on Frank's part. This is not a knock on Wimbley who is a freshman in his first college game and I expect to become a key contributor. Let's review the two players:

DHS: 18 minutes, 6 pts on 3-8 shooting, and 5 rebounds
Wimbley: 19 minutes, 0 pts on 0-7 shooting, and 4 rebounds

Maybe he sat DHS for Dmitri Clerc, who didn't do very well either. 6 pts, 2 rebounds, and looked completely lost on defense. I expect more from DHS, as I think we all do, but he's either your best or 2nd best player, and to pull him out of the game in favor of those two guys is a gamble that did not pay off.

Post game Frank was really critical of DHS, Leo and Jayden - although he didn't name Jayden like he did Leo and DHS - if you were at the game you knew exactly who he was referring to. DHS did miss quite a few bunnies but no reason to have him on the bench that long and I thought Leo, outside of Banks in the 1st half - was our best scoring option. Frank said that both DHS and Leo gave them absolutely nothing?? I wouldn't be shocked, but I'd be somewhat surprised if Leo scores more than 15 in a game this year and if he does score 15 each game I'll take it!! And regarding Jayden - we all know his effort is through the roof but he's also out of control and misses a lot of layups - in most cases he gets fouled and goes to the line, but at one point Frank was on the court screaming at Jayden to make a layup for once! After about the 4th time this happened - Jayden pointed over to Rashool who was sitting courtside and said something while pointing to Frank and they both just laughed. I just don't get why Jayden puts himself through the abuse - the kid hustles his ass off and would be an absolute junkyard dog on a top 25 team- if Frank was counting on him scoring 15 PPG then he's crazy!

I think they are going to be ok - tough matchup for a team who has pretty much not played together at all. I know it was a MAC/SBC challenge so they had no choice when it was played, but would have loved to see them get a couple games under their belts before playing an experienced team like Marshall

What top 25 team is going to play a guy who can't make layups?

None, but the #240 team in the country has no problem playing a guy like that 30 minutes per game.

[Floyd]

Interesting story about Jayden & Rahsool. Maybe that's why we never have a lot of guys returning to get that "veteran " team