Extra Dave Calloway quotes from tonight's game/updated NEC standings
I will try and do this when I have the time. Publishing times may vary after games and may also depend on whether there are enough quotes to make it worth while...
On the youth of MU's guards..."Earlier in the year we struggled at times because we had young guards and they played like young guards and we threw the ball all over the place. Tonight we played like young guards again - the good news - the upperclassmen picked up the slack and we did a much better job defensively so we were able to pick up the victory.''
On why Bunch was on the bench and Hallett in the game for the final minute and a half after MU went up by four points: "We thought with what they were running it would be easier for us to guard, to be in normal straight slides where our post could get to the corners. When John is in there we have Marques going from corner to corner and we didn't want to give up a three there. So we went with that and it was strictly because we were up four.
On why Yaniv Simpson did not play: "He was available. The biggest thing for him is he's got to get repetition in practice. The way the game was going, it was such a defensive struggle early on. I just felt like we kind of had to have guys in there who kind have been playing (defense), understand what we're doing, know the slides, know the bumps, know the rules of the defense. He doesn't completely know it yet. He'll be fine once he gets it.''
Latest 2006-2007 NEC Men's Basketball Standings
including games played through 1/6/2007
Monday Sacred Heart visits MSM...MU's next game is at Sacred Heart 7 p.m. Thursday...
School NEC Pct. Overall Pct Streak Home Away Neutral
1. Sacred Heart 3-0 1.000 7-7 .500 W1 4-0 2-6 1-1
Fairleigh Dickinson 2-0 1.000 7-6 .538 W1 3-2 3-4 1-0
3. Monmouth 2-1 .667 7-8 .467 W4 5-2 1-5 1-1
Central Conn. St. 2-1 .667 5-10 .333 L1 2-4 3-3 0-3
Mount St. Mary's 2-1 .667 3-11 .214 L1 2-2 1-9 0-0
6. Robert Morris 2-2 .500 10-3 .769 W5 7-0 3-3 0-0
Long Island 1-1 .500 5-8 .385 L1 3-2 2-6 0-0
8. Wagner 1-2 .333 4-10 .286 L4 3-3 1-7 0-0
9. St. Francis (PA) 1-3 .250 4-11 .267 L6 3-5 1-6 0-0
Quinnipiac 1-3 .250 3-10 .231 W1 2-3 1-7 0-0
11. St. Francis (NY) 0-3 .000 2-13 .133 L1 2-3 0-8 0-2
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posted by Tony Graham at 12:19 AM
On the youth of MU's guards..."Earlier in the year we struggled at times because we had young guards and they played like young guards and we threw the ball all over the place. Tonight we played like young guards again - the good news - the upperclassmen picked up the slack and we did a much better job defensively so we were able to pick up the victory.''
On why Bunch was on the bench and Hallett in the game for the final minute and a half after MU went up by four points: "We thought with what they were running it would be easier for us to guard, to be in normal straight slides where our post could get to the corners. When John is in there we have Marques going from corner to corner and we didn't want to give up a three there. So we went with that and it was strictly because we were up four.
On why Yaniv Simpson did not play: "He was available. The biggest thing for him is he's got to get repetition in practice. The way the game was going, it was such a defensive struggle early on. I just felt like we kind of had to have guys in there who kind have been playing (defense), understand what we're doing, know the slides, know the bumps, know the rules of the defense. He doesn't completely know it yet. He'll be fine once he gets it.''
Latest 2006-2007 NEC Men's Basketball Standings
including games played through 1/6/2007
Monday Sacred Heart visits MSM...MU's next game is at Sacred Heart 7 p.m. Thursday...
School NEC Pct. Overall Pct Streak Home Away Neutral
1. Sacred Heart 3-0 1.000 7-7 .500 W1 4-0 2-6 1-1
Fairleigh Dickinson 2-0 1.000 7-6 .538 W1 3-2 3-4 1-0
3. Monmouth 2-1 .667 7-8 .467 W4 5-2 1-5 1-1
Central Conn. St. 2-1 .667 5-10 .333 L1 2-4 3-3 0-3
Mount St. Mary's 2-1 .667 3-11 .214 L1 2-2 1-9 0-0
6. Robert Morris 2-2 .500 10-3 .769 W5 7-0 3-3 0-0
Long Island 1-1 .500 5-8 .385 L1 3-2 2-6 0-0
8. Wagner 1-2 .333 4-10 .286 L4 3-3 1-7 0-0
9. St. Francis (PA) 1-3 .250 4-11 .267 L6 3-5 1-6 0-0
Quinnipiac 1-3 .250 3-10 .231 W1 2-3 1-7 0-0
11. St. Francis (NY) 0-3 .000 2-13 .133 L1 2-3 0-8 0-2
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