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IF they LEARNED something from this win thrn they may do well for the remainder. They still turned over the ball over 30 times. If the owls made more points off of turnovers or hit even 50 percent of their freethrows we might have had a different outcome. The biggest reasons for their win is Carter coming out for the second half ( what a great pleasure it would to see him play all 4 quarters like the 1st csas game) and the defensive pressure and press which cracked the owls in the 4th. The passes from Patrick and Brandon to Cmac in the paint also were great. Good win but will HAVE to build on this and play even better agaaisnt Temple or E ridge to get the win

My son had a coach in middle school that consistantly was sarcastic to my son and often ridiculed him in public. Let me give you a for instance; 2 seconds left on the clock on an inbounds, my son asks for and receives the ball, but it goes through his hands, the coach sneers, "thanks for losing the game for us" Throughout the season I didnt intercede but kept tabs on my son, asking him if he was ok with this coach. He said, "I can take it, he is like bobby knight". To me the coach was out of line and with a more sensitive player he could have taken out the joy for the game. If that coach had gotten into my sons head for no reason exept for the coaches frustration I would have been all over him, but I kept close tabs on my son and he was able to distinguish real instruction and even criticism from what was more often the coach's frustration. There are ppl on this thread of both extremes. "coaches should never yell" etc to the others who say the coach is always assumed to be right. The truth most often lies in between these extremes.

Notre dame screened and picked better then Grace. Goodman and Blake did an excellent defensive job on Thompson. He made way less then 50 percent of his shots. Shaughnessy was the only consistant offensive threat for Grace. Carter sholdnt allow his defensive man to lean on him but rather should stay on the move until he decides to make his position on the outside or inside. The guards Must be able to pass inside then receive a return pass to open up the defense. They also must not lose their man and not boxout as they watch the bigmen try to get a rebound from their own assigned men and also the guards man as they go for the offensive rebound. Never give up..never never never give up....

In the beginning of this thread there were obvious CSAS fans who were saying that Grace doesn't respect them. Then after the game is played, to not be able to diagnose WHAT actually happenned vrs throw away statements as in CSAS "gave" it away. What happenned was that Grace stopped turning the ball over. That Brandon Herman had his eyes open to feed Shaughnessy and McMasters in the paint. And that Mcmasters squared to the basket from the three vrs rushing the shots and made em when they counted most. No one throughout this thread has dissed CSAS so why not give Grace some credit for the outcome?

Each fan has their own feelings, but the lack of responce is not due to a lack of respect for csas but rather a feeling of humility as Grace isnt finding ways to improve their performances win OR lose. Too many turn overs, too many offensive rebounds given away, no consistancy from any player on offense especially. Still not making sharp cuts to or away from the ball, too soft on their screens, virtually non existant inside game as the guards dont seem to be able to even see that the bigger guys have their men sealed, on and on and on. what are the consequences for the players if they dont perform at even 80 percent of their ability/ intensity? Hopefully bench time and HARD practises. Good luck and let the better team win!

Regarding Grace, I am hearing alot regarding the youth of the guards and the inconsistancy of Mcmasters, what is happenning with the other starters, ie the 6'8" guy, Shaughnessy or their other forwards Foster or Chad. I havent heard that much about them?

If Grace ....has few unforced turnovers ....rebounds well with ALL players boxing out ....Carter plays his heart out .....ball is divided with more equality to the inside as well as the outside .....BELIEVES in themselves enouth to do their best, who can do more? they CAN win

Agree 100 percent, hopefully they will practise the inside- outside game every day. It opens up the game to allow for seperation for the guards to get shots off as well as feeds the big men fighting hard to seal their man. rewards them for their work. Must stress team play vrs throwing up shots to get points for the individual. They did do better but they have a long way to go to make this a habit. Also noticed that the zone needed to pay more attention to the back cuts/back door.

Thanks for the times! Regarding Grace.... They are easilly the youngest team playing much larger schools (2 freshman guards, sophmore 5th spot and 2 jr forwards) They must learn not to surrender under pressure, but to use the opponents "over playing" to their advantage. They must develope a more balanced attack, ie inside outside vrs 2 passes and jack up 3's. one of the guards needs to learn how to play "straight up" defense vrs floating around hoping for a steal or poking for the ball after the player has passed on the way to the basket. Everyone must box out, especially the guards. Their big man can play very well most of the time on the outside but also must be WILLING to play in the paint inorder to be an effective team player. In time, if they are open to learning, they will have a dynamite team.

Can anyone tell me the time of the Howard-Temple game and also the silverdale-csas game tonight (sat 1-6-07) THANKS!

Does anyone know the time of the Temple game tonight (tues) at Temple?thank you

Looking for a coach, player or any instructional media to increase quickness and overall speed (playing BB in Chatt area), any suggestions that have worked in the past? Thanks!