Postgame SBU-Cornell thoughts.
1st half D adjustment was excellent.
Ben Bill was absolutely dominant.
Fulton/Ermakov did all the little things well. Glue guys?
Au-Duke ran the offense with great control.
Heath is mostly a zero on offense aside from a good layup or two a game.
I think this is definitely a big part of the strategy with St. Bonaventure’s recruiting. We are seeing it with locking up Carpenter and Aborowa. Can’t depend on it totally but doing this along with the portal can be effective.
Colleges NEED to start recruiting prep school kids again. Ryan Moesch, Nigel James and Ebuka Okorie were the last 3 point guards to play @CushingBBball and they are doing pretty well 👀 . I look around the country and the kids we played against are thriving as well.
Bona-Canisius thoughts:
Philipkoski is fantastic.
Cam Blankenberg might be a find, he looked comfortable out there.
Canisius is just awful.
Ari Fulton looked so much better.
The all-bench lineups can’t happen against good teams. We can’t score without 1-2 of the starters in.
From the article: “Wojnarowski, who has a vast network of sources from his days as an NBA reporting icon for ESPN, is tasked with finding players.”
I guess this puts to bed the idea that Woj is not doing any recruiting.
If you're only going to hit six 3's and give up 19 offensive boards, you better hit your FTs. Bonnies go just 9-21 at the line, and Philipkoski's late explosion for 28 wasn't enough.
Game scores, rotations, shot chart and assist network from a 79-71 opening night loss:
Thoughts after an embarrassing loss to Youngstown:
This team is at or near the bottom of the A10.
Fulton/Ermakov do not look ready for primetime.
Blackwood and Grahovac are desperately needed.
Philipkoski/Bill are quality players.
Bench is thin, but Kalambay gave good minutes.
I like the thought of improving student attendance, but 2 dollars a game seems like a pathetic amount. This is embarrassing and makes us look small-time.
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Seems like a mistake for a program trying to get people excited for a new coach. A lot of alums who aren’t in the area would love to watch the game. Would guess this has to do with not giving Youngstown State any film, but it is terrible for the fans.
Reminder that there is no Video streaming for today’s game. In the year 2026, with alumni and friends all over the country, it is tough to not be able to watch the team your school leans on to promote the brand.
Sources say Penn State transfer and Rochester native Mason Blackwood is dealing with a lower body injury and set to miss some real time for St. Bonaventure.
As expected, Bonnies picked last in the A10 preseason poll by a pretty wide margin. Not unfair based on on-paper roster talent, but could see us being better than a few of the teams ahead of us.