2008 Woodie Awards
Long dry spell turns any win to dust
Ian Hopkins '10
Issue date: 12/8/06 Section: Sports
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Every team goes through a drought, a time in a game where a team's offense goes cold and every player on the floor develops a knack for missing shots.
The basket seems more like a golf hole and no one can break out of their funk.
In basketball the drought is inevitable; every team faces it, but the true test is who can overcome it.
The Saint Joseph's Hawks faced exactly that on Saturday at the Palestra against Drexel University.
For almost twelve minutes in the middle of the first half the Hawks were at a halt on the offensive end. This began at 16:13 mark and continued until 8:55 is left in the half.
A multitude of things went wrong within this time span for St. Joe's. The team struggledwith the fundamentals.
The Hawks were zero for nine from the field, zero of four from behind the arc, the team had no foul shots, committed three fouls, four turnovers, and had three shots blocked.
The struggle didn't just stop on the offensive front for St. Joe's.
The defense was helpless against the onslaught from Drexel.
In those same twelve minutes, Drexel put on a shooting display including going six of nine from the field and two of three from three point land.
The Drexel Dragons erased a three point deficit (Drexel: 4- St Joe's: 7) and by the end of their stretch turned the score into an eleven point lead (Drexel: 18- St. Joe's: 7).
It was a total break down for St Joe's; nothing could go right offensively or defensively.
The second chance lay-up from Alvin Mofunanya broke this caustic dry spell.
To say the least The Hawks started to dig themselves out of a hole that would prove to be insurmountable.
There are many reasons that one could point to for the drought that St. Joe's faced against Drexel.
Poor decision making, little experience on the court, lack fundamental basketball, and just plain old bad shooting characterized this segment of time.
They all seem like viable reasons that any team could and would go through, but with a rough stretch like that is tough to pinpoint a scapegoat.
The basket seems more like a golf hole and no one can break out of their funk.
In basketball the drought is inevitable; every team faces it, but the true test is who can overcome it.
The Saint Joseph's Hawks faced exactly that on Saturday at the Palestra against Drexel University.
For almost twelve minutes in the middle of the first half the Hawks were at a halt on the offensive end. This began at 16:13 mark and continued until 8:55 is left in the half.
A multitude of things went wrong within this time span for St. Joe's. The team struggledwith the fundamentals.
The Hawks were zero for nine from the field, zero of four from behind the arc, the team had no foul shots, committed three fouls, four turnovers, and had three shots blocked.
The struggle didn't just stop on the offensive front for St. Joe's.
The defense was helpless against the onslaught from Drexel.
In those same twelve minutes, Drexel put on a shooting display including going six of nine from the field and two of three from three point land.
The Drexel Dragons erased a three point deficit (Drexel: 4- St Joe's: 7) and by the end of their stretch turned the score into an eleven point lead (Drexel: 18- St. Joe's: 7).
It was a total break down for St Joe's; nothing could go right offensively or defensively.
The second chance lay-up from Alvin Mofunanya broke this caustic dry spell.
To say the least The Hawks started to dig themselves out of a hole that would prove to be insurmountable.
There are many reasons that one could point to for the drought that St. Joe's faced against Drexel.
Poor decision making, little experience on the court, lack fundamental basketball, and just plain old bad shooting characterized this segment of time.
They all seem like viable reasons that any team could and would go through, but with a rough stretch like that is tough to pinpoint a scapegoat.
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