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LS71 · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:01 am Post subject: Game 26, 2011-12: La Salle

Hard to believe that a thread for this game hasn't been started yet.

UMass needs this one.

Lax in the afternoon, UMass hoops at night...doesn't get much better than that!

UMass is heading down the home stretch of the A-10 season and needs to finish strong.

Here's hoping for a big turnout... Cool

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photoman · Senior Joined: 26 Apr 2003 Posts: 932 Location: Attleboro

Just purchased 4 tickets to this game. My son's at Umass so going to combine a visit with a trip to the Mullins. Looking forward to it.

xlgman · Hall of Fame Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 2783

We were getting crushed by them in the first half at their place and only made a game of it by throwing the zone at them, which they had a hard time solving. Now that La Salle has seen it and has seen us use it against other teams as well, can they beat it? Will DK have another counter move ready to go? I think this game is a big test for DK. With a week to prepare, I hope he comes out with a great game plan and the guys can execute it.

We really need to protect our home court the rest of the way. Another big crowd would help enormously.

I expect this to be a very close game but I'm not prepared to predict a W. We seem to have a progessively smaller margin for error as the season has progressed. We cannot seem to abosrb off nights from some players as easily as we could earlier in the year.

MikeUMA · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 3:34 pm Post subject:

After La Salle beat us on January 8, they were 12-4 overall and 2-0 in the A-14, also having beaten Xavier, in Philly. Since then, La Salle has gone 5-5 overall, and 4-5 in the league, including losing their last 3.

They have only won 1 league road game, at Duquesne, 71-68.

Marty Peretz · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:28 pm Post subject:

Does Lasalle play a Wednesday game this week or are they off as well? I like that we have time to get rested for this game and think that plus it being a home game will put us over the hump. I'd say we get 6600 at the Bill and if we win, you see a huge student turnout push the numbers over 8000 for the Xavier game the following Tuesday.
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Floyd · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:09 pm Post subject:

We'll beat LaSalle by 14
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MikeUMA · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:36 pm Post subject:

xlgman · Hall of Fame Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 2783

In fairness, that's the way it should be.

BullmooseGEO · Junior Joined: 22 Sep 2007 Posts: 414 Location: Amherst

I got a ticket to this game that I can't use. It's free to whomever PMs first. I am in Amherst, on UMass campus, and you can pick it up from Wednesday until early afternoon on Friday.

EDIT: the ticket has been claimed.
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69MG · Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:17 pm Post subject: LaSalle

I don't like to bring up unpleasant memories, but I looked at the box score, etc. from the first game. We were down 51-25 at the half and they shot lights out from 3 and everywhere else. Their only "big", Wright had 12 boards and 4 blocks. They start 4 guards (6-0, 6-2, 6-3, 6-5) and Wright, who is 6-8. I don't recall how the game was called, but Chaz, TV and Maxie fouled out and Sean and Put had 4 fouls each. We have to do a better job of perimiter defense as they have 4 guys who shoot between 42%-47% from 3. Earlier in the year these small, quick teams killed us when we tried to press the whole game. Now that we are playing more of a half court trap that should help us. We were also outrebounded by this midget team 41-31. That can't happen again. I'm not making any predictions, but usually the team that is forced to make adjustments from game one to game two does a better job. Do we go small to match them and start JF instead of TV? I honestly don't know what I would do if I were the coach.

Juice Stand · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:06 am Post subject: Re: LaSalle

Berkman · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:47 am Post subject:

I cannot remember the last time we got a fair shake from the refs at their court. Game should be a lot different at home. I will stop and pick up tickets for my wife and myself after the luncheon.

LS71 · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:01 am Post subject:

^ Hell...I can't remember the last time UMass got a fair shake from the refs on OUR court!
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Big_John_Studd · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:00 pm Post subject:

Excited for this one.. anybody pre-gaming uptown?

sldrums · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:19 pm Post subject:

Pregaming at the LAX game. Looking forward to a great double header.