Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Mon Mar 20, 2023 6:24 am
Interesting to read a comment on Hop thread about desiring a guy who can get 5+ most games. Maybe we have that in Dattellas when healthy though it seems like he earns it the hard way out working everyone else rather than elite natural abilities like some we’ve had (which isn’t to say the others didn’t work hard or that AD isn’t talented).
We’ve got nice depth halfway through the season on O. And arguably on D given we’ve gone stretches without Horton, Wimer, Firth and a few others. While he wasn’t perfect loved watching Dino out there and feel like he, Wimer, Driscoll & Race form a nice top four SSDM (if inexperienced overall) along with having guys like Bach and Simas playing two way (arguably their value over time is migrating more to defensive half though they can have those impactful offensive games kind of like Justin Scott was transitioning over time).
Two things to point out is with many kids missing 1-3 games already or playing where they shouldn’t be, playing why one just hurt apparently, here’s our spread of O:
Dattellas - 19,8,27 (missed a game and 1-2 semi injured)
Delano - 8,5,13 (gotta get that SOG % up but really good first half of soph year)
Considine - 10,1,11 * didn’t play in first two games and more or less didn’t play in Gate so effectively in 5 games where he’s gone he’s had 3pts in every game starting w Cornell except 2g vs Dart (on 3 shots) and 10g on 15 shots! May need to start recognizing him as a major weapon for us!
Bach - 9,2,11
Greene - 7,4,11 (also sub 50% SOG so upside like Delano)
Rosa - 9,1,10
Simas - 7,3,10 - back to 17% shooting but 7,4,3 GB/TO/CT love watching him play but when he gets a one man clear it’s kind of obvious he’s shooting 98% of the time
Barthelme - 4,3,7
Herlihy - 4,3,7 - obviously was playing injured first few games he’s a 30pt kid if healthy and hope he finds a way to justify a fifth year in Geneva given two injuries and Covid stop to gorilla start to college career)
Grooms, Peterkin, Ward, Synnott (switching hands as a LSM and splitting defenders say what?!?!) and Davis w multiple pts.
Second item, I like to look at kid’s first 12-16 meaningful games of PT as a season though that can end up being two OOCs or more skewed towards Conference at times. Here’s some to note through their first full colleges season of games: (games, goals, assists, pts, GBs, TOs, CTs - not always going to happen but like to see 50/50 GB/TO or better personally a sign of rapid maturity often)
Delano: 14 - 10,6,16. 7,4,2
Considine: 8 - 10,1,11. 3,2,0 (basically didn’t play as FR last year)
Greene: 12 - 9,4,13. 8,5,3
Rosa: 19 - 16,3,19. 10,4,5. *8 man up goals (if we can move the ball and get his arms free in 6 v 6 he’s going to be ridiculous)
Barthelme: 18 (some hurt) - 8,10,18 (30 shots). 6,15,2
Non offensive players GB/TO/CT
Firth: 17 (12 starts) - 25,6,8 (1 total penalty)
Turner: 13 - 8,4,3 (3pts as well)
Not ignoring any but those that seemed noteworthy. Duby has been hurt as well.
Lot of season left but if this was considered a rebuilding year going in, to be 4-3, even if certain games like the Dart and second half of Lehigh were disappointing, is a heck of a start to build off of for taking the Kraus Simmons back and A10, let alone the future.