Fairfield – Niagara Early Edition Game Notes ♫ - round 2
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Early Edition Game Notes is intended to be fun, informative and sometime irreverent way to look at the numbers, but if you take this stuff too seriously you are cautioned against reading any further. Please proceed at your own risk!
PLEASE DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR!
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Fairfield – Niagara Early Edition Game Notes ♫
Fairfield University (10-15, 6-8 MAAC) VS Niagara (9-16, 7-7 MAAC)
Friday, February 21, 2020 • 7:00 PM EST
FAIRFIELD, CT
LAST TIME OUT
The Stags suffered a disappointing loss on the road to St. Peter’s by a score of 61-44. In one of the worst shooting performance since Custer’s defeat at Little Bighorn, Fairfield sank only 28% of their attempts on the day. No Stag reached double digits in scoring and no Stag secured more than 6 rebounds. The Stags did a solid job defensively limiting St. Peters to 46% shooting for the game and 27% from deep. Still the offensive execution was not enough to take advantage of the solid defensive performance. With the win Saint Peter’s now has sole possession of first place.
STREAK EXTENDED
Calvin Whipple hit a three point shot to keep alive Fairfield’s streak of consecutive games with a three point basket at 217 consecutive games. The Stags went 1-10 from deep versus the Peacocks
YOUNG NO LONGER TOP COACH ALL TIME
Jay Young’s record for the fewest head coaching losses in a Fairfield career ended with the loss to St. Peters:
Fewest Head Coaching losses at Fairfield
14 Joe Dunn
15 Jay Young
16 Bob Noonan
29 Jim Lynam
68 Terry O'Conner
69 Ed Cooley
79 James Hanrahan
85 George Bisacca
103 Mitch Buonaguro
111 Paul Cormier
120 Tim O'Toole
128 Fred Barakat
147 Sydney Johnson
LOOKING FOR FIELD GOALS
No Stag had more than 3 field goals versus St. Peters.
STAG TURNOVERS
The Stags managed to reduce their turnovers versus SPC keeping the total in Single digits. Calvin Whipple was the only starter not to record at least 1 turnover.
COMIC OF THE DAY
FOLLOWING THEIR PERFORMANCE AT SAINT PETERS THE REFS BRING THEIR DOG
SERIES HISTORY
Niagara Leads the series 42-33, with the Purple Eagles holding a 33-28 advantage in MAAC play. Sunday’s game is the 76th match-up between Fairfield and Niagara. The Stags lost the first match-up in Niagara Falls.
EAGLES ARE TOUGH ON STAGS
Overall the Stags have not fared well against the various varieties of Eagles; Fairfield holds a 54-77 record against their most common Eagle opponents.
Stags Record against the Eagles:
Boston College Eagles 11-26
American Eagles 7-8
Niagara Purple Eagles 34-43
SCOUTING THE PURPLE EAGLES
Niagara is coming off of a victory at home over Monmouth by a score of 77-72. Despite being predicted as a bottom tier conference team Niagara has been competitive in nearly every game.
NIAGARA TOUGH TO TURN
The Purple Eagles lead the MAAC in turnover margin (4.0), turnovers per game (10.6), and fewest turnovers (254). Niagara is ranked ninth in the nation in fewest turnovers, 11th in turnovers per game, and 17th in turnover margin.
MAAC LEADERS
Niagara is first in the MAAC in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.17) and had a positive assist-to-turnover ratio in 12 straight games earlier this season.
DON’T BET AGAINST THESE STAGS
With their loss at SPC, Fairfield is now 15-10 against the spread this season.
STAGS AMONG THE BOTTOM 6
With their 54 points on Sunday, the Fordham Rams inched ever closer to the Stags for 345th in the nation is scoring offense. The Stags scoring average fell to 59.04 ppg with their 44 point performance against the Peacocks. Meanwhile conference foe Marist (343rd in nation) scored 70 points against the Gaels distancing them a little from 11th place Fairfield in scoring offense among conference teams.
TRIVIA QUESTION
The Stags had only 14 2-point field goals versus SPC. What is the fewest 2-point field goals for Fairfield in a game since 2010.
Answer to follow below
AT THE MOVIES WITH BEIRUT JIMMY
JAWS THE REVENGE
★
Summary: The Jaws saga reaches its conclusion in this thrilling fourth and final installment as the wife of police chief Brody is followed to the Bahamas by a Great White.
Jimmy’s Review: In “Jaws: The Revenge” the shark's main course is intended to be Roy Scheider's widow, Ellen Brody, a frumpy middle-aged woman played by boring actress Lorraine Gary, who happens to be married to the president of MCA Universal, which finances the 'Jaws' films and which explains her lead role. Let's put it this way: When you see and hear the nasal Lorraine Gary on screen you want the shark to eat her." For my money there was not enough ocean scenery. I would have preferred two hours of watching waves hit the beach to this acting. The female shark was a better actress than Ellen Brody. The best thing critics could say about "Jaws the revenge" was that the series might finally be over.
SEPARATED AT BIRTH
Beirut Jimmy shares one of his favorite “separated at birth” images related to Fairfield…..
TRIVIA ANSWER
According to Sports-Reference.com the Stags have had as few as 6 two point baskets in a game 3 times since 2010:
6 - 2013-03-01 Fairfield @ Manhattan L 31-34
6 - 2013-12-21 Fairfield @ Green Bay L 58-74
6 - 2019-11-19 Fairfield @ Maryland L 55-74
Editors Note: Amazingly the Stags 2015 MAAC tournament performance vs SPC where they only had one 2 point basket in the first half is not on this list as Fairfield secured 6 2-point baskets in the second half giving Fairfield 7 for the game.
*According to SportsReference.com
HEARD BUT PROBABLY NOT TRUE
MAAC Unveils 2020-25 Strategic Plan
The Basketball world was rocked early last week when it was revealed in the Metro Atlantic Conference’s strategic plan, that conference commissioner extraordinaire Richard Ensor plans to retire in 2022. Rightfully, many conference followers are concerned the conference may not maintain its standing in the bottom quartile of Basketball conferences when Ensor retires. Thankfully though, Ensor has left a valuable road map, a new “strategic plan,” to help guide his successor. While the plan lacks any real vision or detail, based on the plan it’s hard to imagine the conference is not on the verge of becoming one of the elite Basketball Conferences in the nation. Clearly “The future is bright”, for the conference, and when the search committee is formed to identify the next conference commissioner, they will need to seek a good basketball man who is articulate and is ready to repeatedly discuss the conferences bright future. While no names come immediately to mind , the right decision will help determine if the bright light ahead is the light of success or an oncoming train.
PLEASE DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR!
.Fairfield – Niagara Early Edition Game Notes ♫
Fairfield University (10-15, 6-8 MAAC) VS Niagara (9-16, 7-7 MAAC)
Friday, February 21, 2020 • 7:00 PM EST
FAIRFIELD, CT
LAST TIME OUT
The Stags suffered a disappointing loss on the road to St. Peter’s by a score of 61-44. In one of the worst shooting performance since Custer’s defeat at Little Bighorn, Fairfield sank only 28% of their attempts on the day. No Stag reached double digits in scoring and no Stag secured more than 6 rebounds. The Stags did a solid job defensively limiting St. Peters to 46% shooting for the game and 27% from deep. Still the offensive execution was not enough to take advantage of the solid defensive performance. With the win Saint Peter’s now has sole possession of first place.
STREAK EXTENDED
Calvin Whipple hit a three point shot to keep alive Fairfield’s streak of consecutive games with a three point basket at 217 consecutive games. The Stags went 1-10 from deep versus the Peacocks
YOUNG NO LONGER TOP COACH ALL TIME
Jay Young’s record for the fewest head coaching losses in a Fairfield career ended with the loss to St. Peters:
Fewest Head Coaching losses at Fairfield
14 Joe Dunn
15 Jay Young
16 Bob Noonan
29 Jim Lynam
68 Terry O'Conner
69 Ed Cooley
79 James Hanrahan
85 George Bisacca
103 Mitch Buonaguro
111 Paul Cormier
120 Tim O'Toole
128 Fred Barakat
147 Sydney Johnson
LOOKING FOR FIELD GOALS
No Stag had more than 3 field goals versus St. Peters.
STAG TURNOVERS
The Stags managed to reduce their turnovers versus SPC keeping the total in Single digits. Calvin Whipple was the only starter not to record at least 1 turnover.
COMIC OF THE DAY
FOLLOWING THEIR PERFORMANCE AT SAINT PETERS THE REFS BRING THEIR DOG
SERIES HISTORY
Niagara Leads the series 42-33, with the Purple Eagles holding a 33-28 advantage in MAAC play. Sunday’s game is the 76th match-up between Fairfield and Niagara. The Stags lost the first match-up in Niagara Falls.
EAGLES ARE TOUGH ON STAGS
Overall the Stags have not fared well against the various varieties of Eagles; Fairfield holds a 54-77 record against their most common Eagle opponents.
Stags Record against the Eagles:
Boston College Eagles 11-26
American Eagles 7-8
Niagara Purple Eagles 34-43
SCOUTING THE PURPLE EAGLES
Niagara is coming off of a victory at home over Monmouth by a score of 77-72. Despite being predicted as a bottom tier conference team Niagara has been competitive in nearly every game.
NIAGARA TOUGH TO TURN
The Purple Eagles lead the MAAC in turnover margin (4.0), turnovers per game (10.6), and fewest turnovers (254). Niagara is ranked ninth in the nation in fewest turnovers, 11th in turnovers per game, and 17th in turnover margin.
MAAC LEADERS
Niagara is first in the MAAC in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.17) and had a positive assist-to-turnover ratio in 12 straight games earlier this season.
DON’T BET AGAINST THESE STAGS
With their loss at SPC, Fairfield is now 15-10 against the spread this season.
STAGS AMONG THE BOTTOM 6
With their 54 points on Sunday, the Fordham Rams inched ever closer to the Stags for 345th in the nation is scoring offense. The Stags scoring average fell to 59.04 ppg with their 44 point performance against the Peacocks. Meanwhile conference foe Marist (343rd in nation) scored 70 points against the Gaels distancing them a little from 11th place Fairfield in scoring offense among conference teams.
TRIVIA QUESTION
The Stags had only 14 2-point field goals versus SPC. What is the fewest 2-point field goals for Fairfield in a game since 2010.
Answer to follow below
AT THE MOVIES WITH BEIRUT JIMMY
JAWS THE REVENGE
★
Summary: The Jaws saga reaches its conclusion in this thrilling fourth and final installment as the wife of police chief Brody is followed to the Bahamas by a Great White.
Jimmy’s Review: In “Jaws: The Revenge” the shark's main course is intended to be Roy Scheider's widow, Ellen Brody, a frumpy middle-aged woman played by boring actress Lorraine Gary, who happens to be married to the president of MCA Universal, which finances the 'Jaws' films and which explains her lead role. Let's put it this way: When you see and hear the nasal Lorraine Gary on screen you want the shark to eat her." For my money there was not enough ocean scenery. I would have preferred two hours of watching waves hit the beach to this acting. The female shark was a better actress than Ellen Brody. The best thing critics could say about "Jaws the revenge" was that the series might finally be over.
SEPARATED AT BIRTH
Beirut Jimmy shares one of his favorite “separated at birth” images related to Fairfield…..
TRIVIA ANSWER
According to Sports-Reference.com the Stags have had as few as 6 two point baskets in a game 3 times since 2010:
6 - 2013-03-01 Fairfield @ Manhattan L 31-34
6 - 2013-12-21 Fairfield @ Green Bay L 58-74
6 - 2019-11-19 Fairfield @ Maryland L 55-74
Editors Note: Amazingly the Stags 2015 MAAC tournament performance vs SPC where they only had one 2 point basket in the first half is not on this list as Fairfield secured 6 2-point baskets in the second half giving Fairfield 7 for the game.
*According to SportsReference.com
HEARD BUT PROBABLY NOT TRUE
MAAC Unveils 2020-25 Strategic Plan
The Basketball world was rocked early last week when it was revealed in the Metro Atlantic Conference’s strategic plan, that conference commissioner extraordinaire Richard Ensor plans to retire in 2022. Rightfully, many conference followers are concerned the conference may not maintain its standing in the bottom quartile of Basketball conferences when Ensor retires. Thankfully though, Ensor has left a valuable road map, a new “strategic plan,” to help guide his successor. While the plan lacks any real vision or detail, based on the plan it’s hard to imagine the conference is not on the verge of becoming one of the elite Basketball Conferences in the nation. Clearly “The future is bright”, for the conference, and when the search committee is formed to identify the next conference commissioner, they will need to seek a good basketball man who is articulate and is ready to repeatedly discuss the conferences bright future. While no names come immediately to mind
, the right decision will help determine if the bright light ahead is the light of success or an oncoming train.
