Bucknell Games 5 & 6
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:41 am
Game Notes are up!
Get on them as each is a “good read.”
Meeks too!
If Andrew Funk wasn’t enough to worry about, now we have John Meeks, as well. The Bison Board is reporting that the 6’6” Senior Power Forward is ready to return to the lineup after injury.
Quick Stat Review of Each
#10 Funk (G)….this year: 35.3mpg….13.3ppg….4.0rpg…..944FT%
#12 Meeks (F)….last year: 11.2mpg….11.2ppg….5.3rpg…..786 FT%
Slow Sad Start
No one said this was gonna be easy. We’re off to a shaky 1-3 Mini Conference start and, like nearly all others (must exclude AWP and Navy) in the PL, we’re 0-0 in what has been, in prior years, the all-important Out of Conference segment of play. You could argue that missing those 10-12 games is like missing a year of basketball for us - a team so light on experience. Yes, all teams face the same problem. But, not every team walks onto the court equal in experience. LU happens to win this one hands down, with a squad comprised of 14 players split 6-5-2-1 (Fr – So – Jr - Sr). In true game experience (minutes played to date) the split is: 54.3% (So + Fr) and 45.1% (Jr + Sr).
Other LU stats of interest
Unbalanced Point Distribution
3’s 15.1% …. 345th ranked yet hitting at a rate 34.1% which is 4th best in PL
2’s 71.1% …. Tops in the nation
FT 13.3% …. 328th in nation and 7th in PL
Woeful Percentages
Free Throws….. 66.7% or 328th in nation / 6th in PL
Offensive Rebounds ….. 19.5% or 326th in nation / 6th in PL
3PA/FGA ….. 17.9% or 345th in nation / 8 in PL…yet, as stated above, we hit 34.1% of our attempts
(Maybe it’s time to let ‘em fly, Coach. Our better marksmen to date include: J. Wilson @ .600, J. Betlow @ .500 and M.Wilson @ .417)
Eyeing a playoff berth?
Far-fetched? Perhaps, but maybe not. The League has announced that 12 teams will compete in post-season Championship play beginning on March 6. Surely, the winner of our mini-conference will get an invite. The urgency is now, knowing that three of our next four weekends of play (6 of 8 games) pit us against conference rivals. For starters, let’s put Bucky in the rearview mirror this weekend. Oh yeah, Pomeroy doesn’t see that happening. Instead, he’s eyeing a split with each team winning on their home court.
Central Mini Conference Standings
LC 3-1
LU 1-3
BUCKY 0-4
Oh yeah, Mr. Pomeroy sees us losing by 4 on Saturday and winning by 1 on Sunday.
Get on them as each is a “good read.”
Meeks too!
If Andrew Funk wasn’t enough to worry about, now we have John Meeks, as well. The Bison Board is reporting that the 6’6” Senior Power Forward is ready to return to the lineup after injury.
Quick Stat Review of Each
#10 Funk (G)….this year: 35.3mpg….13.3ppg….4.0rpg…..944FT%
#12 Meeks (F)….last year: 11.2mpg….11.2ppg….5.3rpg…..786 FT%
Slow Sad Start
No one said this was gonna be easy. We’re off to a shaky 1-3 Mini Conference start and, like nearly all others (must exclude AWP and Navy) in the PL, we’re 0-0 in what has been, in prior years, the all-important Out of Conference segment of play. You could argue that missing those 10-12 games is like missing a year of basketball for us - a team so light on experience. Yes, all teams face the same problem. But, not every team walks onto the court equal in experience. LU happens to win this one hands down, with a squad comprised of 14 players split 6-5-2-1 (Fr – So – Jr - Sr). In true game experience (minutes played to date) the split is: 54.3% (So + Fr) and 45.1% (Jr + Sr).
Other LU stats of interest
Unbalanced Point Distribution
3’s 15.1% …. 345th ranked yet hitting at a rate 34.1% which is 4th best in PL
2’s 71.1% …. Tops in the nation
FT 13.3% …. 328th in nation and 7th in PL
Woeful Percentages
Free Throws….. 66.7% or 328th in nation / 6th in PL
Offensive Rebounds ….. 19.5% or 326th in nation / 6th in PL
3PA/FGA ….. 17.9% or 345th in nation / 8 in PL…yet, as stated above, we hit 34.1% of our attempts
(Maybe it’s time to let ‘em fly, Coach. Our better marksmen to date include: J. Wilson @ .600, J. Betlow @ .500 and M.Wilson @ .417)
Eyeing a playoff berth?
Far-fetched? Perhaps, but maybe not. The League has announced that 12 teams will compete in post-season Championship play beginning on March 6. Surely, the winner of our mini-conference will get an invite. The urgency is now, knowing that three of our next four weekends of play (6 of 8 games) pit us against conference rivals. For starters, let’s put Bucky in the rearview mirror this weekend. Oh yeah, Pomeroy doesn’t see that happening. Instead, he’s eyeing a split with each team winning on their home court.
Central Mini Conference Standings
LC 3-1
LU 1-3
BUCKY 0-4
Oh yeah, Mr. Pomeroy sees us losing by 4 on Saturday and winning by 1 on Sunday.