2008 Woodie Awards
Men's Basketball Season Preview
The 2004- 2005 New Look Red Hawks
Karan Narwal
Issue date: 11/18/04 Section: Sports
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The cold, wet weather during this time of the year only means one thing. Yes, it's almost time for Thanksgiving, but what matters is that it's time for the 2004-2005's men's basketball season! This season, the campus seems quite ready for the upcoming season and so is the team. With a new look and a new attitude, the team anticipates the season.
Now, with only a couple of players returning from last year, this year's team has some new faces and new game plans.
"We have a whole new team and we are so new. I always tell our guys 'it's a marathon, not a sprint,' " Coach Ted Fiore said. The guys are playing with 110 percent and giving it all they have. Even though there are new guys, the team is coming together and blending in.
"There's a lot of young guys and we don't have all the experience like last year. Yet we are trying to maximize ourselves as a team and the guys are playing really hard," Fiore said. The team also has one of the best players in the league, Gian Paul Gonzalez, whose game keeps getting better. Last season he started 22 of 23 games and averaged 14.1 points and 7.3 rebounds, as well as shooting 54.8 percent. This season will be even better.
According to Fiore, players such as Michael Gluck and Rashad Butler, who have displayed hard work during the preseason, seem ready to go. The freshmen are the new guys, as are Anthony Larkin, Omar Colon, and Keith Houser.
Playing on the fast-break is the newphilosophy of the team, because of the its decreased size.
"This is all a part of the rebuilding phase that the team is getting adjusted to" Fiore said. "We are going to maximize our potential and work on the run, as well as working with our big men."
"We are coming together as a team and trying to know one another's tendencies. There was more size last year so this year we're trying to get around that and the fast-break is a big focus," sophomore 67-inch center Paul Taylor said.
During the practices, the team focused on getting the ball in the paint as well as working around the top of the key and going baseline. As far as expectations go, the team plans to take each game one at a time, focus on working the ball and getting back on defense. During practice, Fiore stresses not receiving unnecessary fouls and getting in foul trouble, which sometimes can make the difference.
As a team, the players have prepared and also had help along the way. From Coach Fiore, to Assistant Coaches Ward and Rowe, and teammates helping one another, the new-look Red Hawks are ready to work the ball and create pressure defense to create key plays during critical times in a game. The first game is this Saturday, Nov. 20, at Panzer Gym against Plymouth State in The Steve Adubato One-on-One Classic at
3 p.m.
Now, with only a couple of players returning from last year, this year's team has some new faces and new game plans.
"We have a whole new team and we are so new. I always tell our guys 'it's a marathon, not a sprint,' " Coach Ted Fiore said. The guys are playing with 110 percent and giving it all they have. Even though there are new guys, the team is coming together and blending in.
"There's a lot of young guys and we don't have all the experience like last year. Yet we are trying to maximize ourselves as a team and the guys are playing really hard," Fiore said. The team also has one of the best players in the league, Gian Paul Gonzalez, whose game keeps getting better. Last season he started 22 of 23 games and averaged 14.1 points and 7.3 rebounds, as well as shooting 54.8 percent. This season will be even better.
According to Fiore, players such as Michael Gluck and Rashad Butler, who have displayed hard work during the preseason, seem ready to go. The freshmen are the new guys, as are Anthony Larkin, Omar Colon, and Keith Houser.
Playing on the fast-break is the newphilosophy of the team, because of the its decreased size.
"This is all a part of the rebuilding phase that the team is getting adjusted to" Fiore said. "We are going to maximize our potential and work on the run, as well as working with our big men."
"We are coming together as a team and trying to know one another's tendencies. There was more size last year so this year we're trying to get around that and the fast-break is a big focus," sophomore 67-inch center Paul Taylor said.
During the practices, the team focused on getting the ball in the paint as well as working around the top of the key and going baseline. As far as expectations go, the team plans to take each game one at a time, focus on working the ball and getting back on defense. During practice, Fiore stresses not receiving unnecessary fouls and getting in foul trouble, which sometimes can make the difference.
As a team, the players have prepared and also had help along the way. From Coach Fiore, to Assistant Coaches Ward and Rowe, and teammates helping one another, the new-look Red Hawks are ready to work the ball and create pressure defense to create key plays during critical times in a game. The first game is this Saturday, Nov. 20, at Panzer Gym against Plymouth State in The Steve Adubato One-on-One Classic at
3 p.m.