Marist got blown out in a pair of MAAC contests over the weekend to drop to 1-25 on the long season.
In their annual Buffalo trip, Marist trailed Canisius by as many as 25 before falling, 71-56. The Red Foxes followed up with a clunker against the Niagara Purple Eagles.
Marist competed in the first half against Niagara before going stagnant on offense and dropping the game, 70-51.
Candon Rusin's three-pointer with 3:50 left in the first half cut Niagara's lead to 30-23, but that's the closest Marist would get. Niagara put the game away in the second half with a 12-0 run that turned a 51-40 game into a 63-40 blowout.
Devin Price finished with a team-high 15 points and Rusin added 11 points against Niagara. In the loss to Canisius, Rusin had an impressive outing, scoring 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting. Price scored 12 against the Golden Griffs.
While rebounding doomed Marist in the Canisius loss, turnovers plagued the Red Foxes on Sunday. Marist turned the ball over 16 times to Niagara's eight.
The argument could be made that this team is hitting the wall. Rob Johnson has struggled mightily, tallying only three points in the two combined games.
Javon Parris has assumed a portion of Johnson's minutes, but he has only shot 3-of-12 during the trip.
Dejuan Good win started against Niagara while Daya Kaba came off the bench.
Observations:
- It's not a good sign when a former major conference recruit, Daye Kaba from Boston College, is coming off the bench for a 1-25 team. While Kaba is certainly just a missing piece to Marist's puzzle this season, he needed to have larger contributions similar to the ones he had against Siena.
- Rob Johnson should probably sit the next game or two. Playing out of position in a long season has finally caught up with him. Dorvell Carter should start in his place in an attempt to showcase his skills before Anell Alexis, Menelik Watson, and Adam Kemp become eligible next season. Johnson will remain ahead of him at that position next year.
- This season can't end soon enough for Marist. With what will likely be one win in a 29-game season, next season should be a welcome relief.
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3 comments:
Hey Greg, u didnt mention "Ming"... are there any problems with him coming to Marist?! I hope not ..
What about falohan? And who is Kemp?
Folahan will be there. I didn't mention him because he and Johnson don't play the same position. Since Johnson is basically a 3 playing the 4, I just went with guys that could play those positions. Ming is strictly a center.
As for Kemp: http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/tracker/player?recruitId=102220&action=upsell&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncb%2frecruiting%2ftracker%2fplayer%3frecruitId%3d102220
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