Fordham’s Thursday night win against LIU got off to a bit of a shaky start. With Ahmad Harrison making his first start of the season, and Abdou Tsimibila his second, it was clear that Coach Neptune wanted to respond to LIU’s large roster. According to Coach Neptune, this lineup change was foreign only to those watching, as his team enters every game prepared to run whatever lineup necessary for the win.
“We’ve switched things up maybe 3 or 4 times this year already, so it’s nothing new for us,” Neptune explained. “Our guys know that no matter what, we come in and we’re ready to play, so the lineup doesn’t really matter to us.”
The decision to play two bigs worked out well for the Rams, as they were able to keep up with an LIU team with some serious physicality under the hoop. The Sharks’ biggest threat was no doubt Senior Forward Isaac Kante, who scored 16 points against Fordham. A 2-time CAA All-Conference player with Hofstra, Kante has had plenty of NCAA experience as a...
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