KMAC: Navy and DUNN

[wtm97]

READ ALL HERE:

www.providencejournal.com/sports/college/providence-college/content/20141120-pc-88-navy-51-dunn-deals-in-friars-lopsided-win.ece

After hearing encouraging urgings for most of the last week, Kris Dunn looked an awful lot like Kris Dunn Thursday night at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center.

Dunn continues to shake the rust off his game after sitting out nearly all of last season with a shoulder injury. If he makes as much progress from his first game that he showed in his third, Providence Friar fans are in for another enjoyable ride this season.

Dunn sparked PC to a 23-9 lead and the Friars never let up in a 88-51 victory over Navy. On PC’s first eight field goals, Dunn racked up six assists and one hoop. He went on to finish with a career-best 14 assists, a dozen points, seven rebounds and three steals in just 26 minutes.

Interesting:

"...the Friars shot 55 percent for the game and totaled 24 assists on 31 field goals.

“That means the guys like each other,” coach Ed Cooley said. “That means the ball is moving crisp and the guys are taking the right shots. Anytime you have a high assist game that means you have a really close team and they have a really good understanding of what they have to do.”

[wtm97]

Per Joe Hassett on post game: "No Friar played 30 minutes ..."

Thinking Bryce Cotton has to be smiling right now...

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Dunn with 14 and Cartwright with 6 gave the Friars 20 assists from the backcourt last night.

Hassett again: (paraphrase) "Much of what Dunn does out there never shows in any box score sheet..."

Cartwright just turned 18...not young mind young just a day from being a 17 year old is all.

Dunn is playing at "Home" this weekend with New London 12 miles from Mohegan Sun.

Henton 22 pts in 20 minutes on 9-13.

Bentil 6-9 with 2-3 from 3...listened to end of this game on radio and JR and Hassett over and over saying - (paraphrase) "This kid moves and he does not get boxed out"

Teddy Ballgame a crowd pleaser during garbage time 2-3 from 3 with his first attempt going "in and out"

Attendance listed at 6051 - must be the season ticket base as I head more like 4500 (maybe)



ALL available got minutes last night.

[friar71]

Nov 21, 2014 6:51:26 GMT -5 wtm97 said:

Per Joe Hassett on post game: "No Friar played 30 minutes ..."

Thinking Bryce Cotton has to be smiling right now...

*

Dunn with 14 and Cartwright with 6 gave the Friars 20 assists from the backcourt last night.

Hassett again: (paraphrase) "Much of what Dunn does out there never shows in any box score sheet..."

Cartwright just turned 18...not young mind young just a day from being a 17 year old is all.

Dunn is playing at "Home" this weekend with New London 12 miles from Mohegan Sun.

Henton 22 pts in 20 minutes on 9-13.

Bentil 6-9 with 2-3 from 3...listened to end of this game on radio and JR and Hassett over and over saying - (paraphrase) "This kid moves and he does not get boxed out"

Teddy Ballgame a crowd pleaser during garbage time 2-3 from 3 with his first attempt going "in and out"

Attendance listed at 6051 - must be the season ticket base as I head more like 4500 (maybe)



ALL available got minutes last night.

Cartwright has 16 assists to 4 turnovers in the 3 games. Solid numbers despite the competition for a freshman.

[dmac80]

Cartwright looks extremely poised out there, no worry, no panic. Very good to see for such a young kid just starting out. I expect big things from him as well.

Having a healthy and effective Kris Dunn AND an effective PG in Cartwright is refreshing.

[Rock]

Cartwright's showing to be a fine spring addition. Didn't realize he was that young. Man that's challenging 3,000 miles from home. Good for him.

[thewalk]

he and bentil showing no fear....will make plenty of freshman stupid mistakes...take dumb shots...but no fear....we're going to need that from lindsey starting tomorrow....

[dex]

Lindsey turned 18 on April 26rh and KC on June 6th

Paschal turned 19 on April 15th and Ben on March 29th

[wtm97]

YOUNG?

Good question considering most of these young men have been playing AAU ball and traveling round and about hither and yon for some time ...Watching Sullinger mature as a Celtic I think back to watching him in High School Prep play and being blown away...now even 'undersized' as a Pro he sure has game.

Point is not so much their age as is their inexperience playing TOGETHER and gelling as a team. Like what Cooley said after Navy about how those kind of stats showed this group like each other and that presents the opportunity for them to grow as a team.

The oft stated season of potential for our Friars is now upon us and as long as we stay healthy this intrigues...so now it is on to Mohegan Sun to see...