BG vs St. Bonaventure Today AA 7pm.

Falconboy · Post by **Falconboy** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:56 am

http://bgsufalcons.cstv.com/sports/w-ba ... 07aab.html

St. Bonaventure is 5-0 but against rather weak competition in my view. We match up well with them and I see us winning with a strong effort here. I'm anticipating more contribution from Clapper as she comes off a slight knee tweak at the beginning of the season. Clapper came in for a few mins late in the Belmont game so that was an encouraging sign.

FMBfan07 · Post by **FMBfan07** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:15 pm

great win for the ladies today. The officials were horrible, and i know people come on here and say that and sometimes we are just mad because the calls didn't go our way, but I believe they had no idea what they were doing at times, calling some things that a person with no basketball experience could see was wrong! We got past that and got the Win! GO FALCONS! hoping for better officials at the next game!

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:19 pm

Sweet! BG wins 68-61 to move to 4-0 on the year. EXCELLENT!!!

Kate Achter was a one woman wrecking crew with THIRTY TWO points and no other BG player came close to double digits. Kate was 8-12 from the field and 15-17 from the line.

Go with the hot hand!

The Falcons will take the floor next at the Cornell Classic next weekend...other teams involved are Fla Gulf Coast, Gardner-Webb and host Cornell.

GO FALCONS!~

factman · Post by **factman** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:42 pm

The officials must have been bad, because both coaches got "T's" and St Bonny went after them once the game was over. I know I sure thought there were some bad calls, especially the charge on Whitney on the layup.

Falconboy · Post by **Falconboy** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:25 pm

factman wrote:The officials must have been bad, because both coaches got "T's" and St Bonny went after them once the game was over. I know I sure thought there were some bad calls, especially the charge on Whitney on the layup.

Yeah, that charge called on Whit was so bogus it wasn't funny. The Bonny girl had no chance of setting her feet. Probably the worst game official wise this season. It got real scary there for a while , but I still had faith Kate and crew would pull it out. Terrible refs aside, must give the Bonnies their due, they played pretty well vs our D and did not turn the ball over as we are accustomed to seeing out of opponents in AA. Thank goodness for Kate though, we simply don't win without her taking over and getting to the line to claw us back in it late in the game. Lauren had a terrible night shooting the ball, but that won't happen alot thankfully.

Curt finally got "smart" and put in Tara Breske when we were fighting for an answer and it worked. The Sophs, Tara and Bugher really need to play more and was surprised at how little mins they got till real late when things were dire. Oh well, we got the win , are 4-0 and now BG heads to the road in the Cornell Classic. The girl just need to keep focused and not look at ND till Dec.5th.

Metz · Post by **Metz** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:08 pm

Falconboy wrote: Curt finally got "smart" and put in Tara Breske when we were fighting for an answer and it worked. The Sophs, Tara and Bugher really need to play more and was surprised at how little mins they got till real late when things were dire. Oh well, we got the win , are 4-0 and now BG heads to the road in the Cornell Classic. The girl just need to keep focused and not look at ND till Dec.5th.

Finally got smart? I think he was smart for leaving them out. Our freshmen have a HUGE hole to fill after last year. They are doing a tremendous job so far, but the more playing time early in the season like this the better. Especially in tough situations where they need to keep their cool and not lose their focus.

Coach knows what he's doing!

VDub26Falcon · Post by **VDub26Falcon** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:56 pm

Metz wrote:Coach knows what he's doing!

Yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and agree with you 1,000,000,000% on this statement.

Falconboy · Post by **Falconboy** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 12:23 am

Metz wrote:
Falconboy wrote: Curt finally got "smart" and put in Tara Breske when we were fighting for an answer and it worked. The Sophs, Tara and Bugher really need to play more and was surprised at how little mins they got till real late when things were dire. Oh well, we got the win , are 4-0 and now BG heads to the road in the Cornell Classic. The girl just need to keep focused and not look at ND till Dec.5th.
Finally got smart? I think he was smart for leaving them out. Our freshmen have a HUGE hole to fill after last year. They are doing a tremendous job so far, but the more playing time early in the season like this the better. Especially in tough situations where they need to keep their cool and not lose their focus.

Coach knows what he's doing!

I tend to agree with that, but still your sophs should be getting decent mins unless they're uncapable of playing which isn't the case. We needed a spark some interior D and rebounding and Tara was the cure in that dept. for that last 3-4 mins. I'm all for the freshman getting time in tough situations , but I believe you gotta also give your more experienced sophs a chance to help you win the game. Coach did realize we needed a spark besides Kate cuz the Murdaugh and Albert weren't doing so hot for the longest time. Games like this aren't bad , they'll just help youngsters be better prepared for Mac play.

Metz · Post by **Metz** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 2:36 pm

Falconboy wrote: I tend to agree with that, but still your sophs should be getting decent mins unless they're uncapable of playing which isn't the case. We needed a spark some interior D and rebounding and Tara was the cure in that dept. for that last 3-4 mins. I'm all for the freshman getting time in tough situations , but I believe you gotta also give your more experienced sophs a chance to help you win the game. Coach did realize we needed a spark besides Kate cuz the Murdaugh and Albert weren't doing so hot for the longest time. Games like this aren't bad , they'll just help youngsters be better prepared for Mac play.

I believe everyone on the team is capable of playing or they probably wouldn't be on the team. They don't need to play the whole game or even 10 seconds to prove that. Coach gave the more experienced sophomores a chance to help win the game...they are really the reason we did win. When I said Coach knows what he's doing, I meant that he put them in at the exact time they needed to be in to win, while giving the freshmen experience in that situation at the same time. We won...I don't think anything needed to be changed.

HoustonFalcon · Post by **HoustonFalcon** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 4:44 pm

Look, Coach Miller is still in the evaluation process with these young players. He is still finding out how certain kids respond to different situations during a GAME. All the practice in the world doesn't make up for the game experience, and you will see different things happen with this team in the early part of the season. I know first hand. I am currently playing six freshman myself, and it's hard to figure out how they are going to play game by game. I happened to listen to the game last night online, and I was really impressed with the way the kids responded when they got down by nine. It's is going to take some time for most these freshman on the offensive end. It doesn't matter how much talent you have, it's a totally different game at this level. There are going to be growing pains, especially when you play teams that are at your level or better. I think that last nights opponent was at our level.

Just be patient with this young team. I am learning that the hard way. My team went from averaging 76 points in it's first 4 games to scoring 44, 73, and 57 in it's last three. And they all have been losses. That doesn't mean that my team is not good, we are just young and going through some growing pains. We are missing easy shots that we normally should make, and that is what is probably going on with our young Falcons. Please don't question Coach Miller's coaching decisions. I think that he has earned the right to not have his decisions questioned. He has done more for this program than any coach in recent memory. He is the most successful coach in recent memory. Our teams haven't had a history of being very inconsistent, they have always looked like they wanted to be out on the floor, and you don't get to the Sweet Sixteen without being a great coach. Criticize the coaches that don't have his record. This young team is going to be fine, it just is going to take them a little longer than some of you might want. I think most of you have been very understanding that this team is going to need patience, but some need to realize that we aren't going to play the same as we did last year right away, if at all this season on a night in and night out basis. These kids need the game time being down, and learning how to win that way. Leave the coaching decisions to coach, and just keep being a great fan of this program.

theziggies · Post by **theziggies** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:03 pm

I agree Coach Miller is a great in-game coach.

But what is the point of a message board if we can't debate things? Do we all have to agree with one thing?

Here's my take. If Coach Miller had been worried last year about the freshmen getting experience moreso than getting wins, he would have played them. Instead, they sat on the bench the whole year. He plays the players who he thinks will help them win the game.

HoustonFalcon · Post by **HoustonFalcon** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:14 pm

Ziggies, there is nothing wrong with a debate on a message board. But I would never question someone's decision making when they have been as successful as Coach Miller. And last years team was totally different than this years team. Last years team was filled with upperclassmen that had the experience. There was no need to play any of the freshman that couldn't help out in the game. But this year, there are going to be growing pains, and he needs to put those freshman and sophmores in early, and let them ride the wave so to speak. I know that we have more freshman than sophmores that need the game time experience. We didn't have the abundance of freshman that we do this year. That is the difference. I am not saying that is what he was trying to do, but I believe, as a coach he saw a good opportunity going into the game against a pretty good team at home, and wanted to see what his young kids could. He knew that is was a better environment than being on the road.

bgsufalcon24 · Post by **bgsufalcon24** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 11:58 pm

Falconboy wrote:
Metz wrote:
Falconboy wrote: Curt finally got "smart" and put in Tara Breske when we were fighting for an answer and it worked. The Sophs, Tara and Bugher really need to play more and was surprised at how little mins they got till real late when things were dire. Oh well, we got the win , are 4-0 and now BG heads to the road in the Cornell Classic. The girl just need to keep focused and not look at ND till Dec.5th.
Finally got smart? I think he was smart for leaving them out. Our freshmen have a HUGE hole to fill after last year. They are doing a tremendous job so far, but the more playing time early in the season like this the better. Especially in tough situations where they need to keep their cool and not lose their focus.

Coach knows what he's doing!
I tend to agree with that, but still your sophs should be getting decent mins unless they're uncapable of playing which isn't the case. We needed a spark some interior D and rebounding and Tara was the cure in that dept. for that last 3-4 mins. I'm all for the freshman getting time in tough situations , but I believe you gotta also give your more experienced sophs a chance to help you win the game. Coach did realize we needed a spark besides Kate cuz the Murdaugh and Albert weren't doing so hot for the longest time. Games like this aren't bad , they'll just help youngsters be better prepared for Mac play.

I cannot believe that this horrific breach of grammar went unnoticed. Falconboy, come on now. That's soooooo Toledoish of you.

bgwomenbbfan · Post by **bgwomenbbfan** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:55 am

Falconfreak90 wrote:
Kate Achter was a one woman wrecking crew with THIRTY TWO points .....

I knew that her personal best of 29 wouldn't last long but I didn't expect it to last 1 only game. I still think that she'll break it AGAIN before the season is over.

EDIT: checking grammar so as to not be "Toledoish".

JoeFalcon · Post by **JoeFalcon** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:27 am

theziggies wrote:He plays the players who he thinks will help them win the game.

You play to win the game! Hello?