Friday 30 October 2009
Seton Hall 89, Carleton 62
The Ravens turned the ball over for immediate layups at the other end numerous times in the first 10 minutes of play, allowing Seton Hall to build leads near 20 and the Pirates then coasted to an easy win over Carleton in what basically was never a game. Although Carleton was without sickened regulars Mike Kenny, Tyson Hinz and Luke Chapman and Willy Manigat battled the flu, the remaining Ravens, especially regulars Cole Hobin, Elliot Thompson and Kevin McCleery wilted in the face of the Pirates ball pressure and double teams in one of the more disappointing Raven performances in the Dave Smart era. BOX SCORE plus Game Story from Seton Hall web site
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The Seton Hall web site had the score at 89-62 with the full box score, but yes a rather dreadful performance. The box score link is at: http://www.shupirates.com/fls/12600/Stats/mbasketball/2009/shu-cc.htm
Actually the final was Seton Hall 89 Carleton 62 but is was a royal drubbing just the same.
Let's face it, Carleton was in tough even if it brought down a totally healthy team.
With a flu bug ravaging the roster, the Ravens didn't stand a snowball's chance.
There were probably more guys than just Willie Manigat playing sick.
To their credit, the Ravens played the second half a little more competitively than the first, but that could be because Seton Hall eased off the gas pedal.
A 27 point loss looks bad but Carleton has lost by bigger scores than that.
I remember the South Carolina Gamecocks coming into the old Ravens Nest and suffocated Carleton 75-35.
Of primary concern is the health of the team.
Mike Kenny in particular can't seem to get a break.
After finally returning last weekend after being out due to injury, he gets waylaid by the flu.
Let's hope this bug is the just a garden variety type flu.
What team isn't fighting the flu/cold
Sure, most teams encounter a flu bug at certain points of the year, but in this case three players were down for the count and at least one, Manigat was far from 100%.
Like I said, Carleton would have been hard pressed to stay with the Pirates at the best of times, but with half the roster in sick bay, they barely made it respectable.
The main concern for smart is that he'll have a relatively healthy team next week when the season starts.
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