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BisonRoadWarrior Professor Posts 5203 
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08-10-17 03:49 PM - Post#231818
The NCAA tournament is going to add a new tradition taken from The Basketball Tournament: http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/inde x.ssf... |
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Bison89 Professor Posts 5370 
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08-10-17 05:46 PM - Post#231825
The NCAA tournament is going to add a new tradition taken from The Basketball Tournament: http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/inde x.ssf... When I saw that it was a syracuse.com article, I was hoping that the "new tradition" would involve Syracuse playing away OOC games. Silly me!😀
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Bucknellbisonfan21 Masters Student Posts 548 
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09-26-17 12:26 PM - Post#233248
Is anybody else following the new scandal that broke today involving recruits getting money from outfitters? I'm interested to see al the coaches and teams involved. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147 
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09-26-17 01:00 PM - Post#233251
Interesting - but not surprising - that the top recruit involved (Brian Bowen) ended up at Louisville, even though they hadn't really even been involved in his recruiting until just prior to his commitment. A quote from Pitino, courtesy of SOV on the HC site: " Rick Pitino said: "We got lucky on this one. I had an AAU director call me and ask me if I'd be interested in a player (Bowen). I saw him against another great player from Indiana. I said, 'Yeah, I'd be really interested.' They had to come in unofficially, pay for their hotel, pay for their meals. We spent zero dollars recruiting a five-star athlete who I loved when I say him play. In my 40 years of coaching, this is the luckiest I've been." " http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2017/09/with_10... http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketba ll/story/...
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Bucknellbisonfan21 Masters Student Posts 548
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09-26-17 01:06 PM - Post#233252
I'm sure Pitino will claim he knew nothing again. Other teams I've read that could be involved are Arizona, USC, Oklahoma State, Auburn and Miami |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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09-26-17 01:32 PM - Post#233253
Louisville's involvement is apparently much deeper than first reported. According to a local TV station, "In another case, a coach for a university that matches U of L's description was caught on an undercover FBI video negotiating payments in a Las Vegas hotel room for a second recruit, prosecutors claim. The coach, who is not named, acknowledged that his school was on probation at the time and said, 'we gotta be very low key," according to court documents." Note that this is not the original reported case involving Bowen but rather a different recruit. http://www.wdrb.com/story/36454113/update -second-u...
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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09-26-17 01:33 PM - Post#233254
There are few things I would enjoy more than seeing Rick Pitino go to jail. Unfortunately he has probably covered his tracks too well and will pay off the assistant to not implicate him. Pitino has been an unethical POS going back at least since he was 19 years-old. Likely longer.
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Bison89 Professor Posts 5370
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09-26-17 01:59 PM - Post#233255
I hope that all people reportedly involved sing like canaries and that it leads right up to the HCs and ADs of each school. As long as HCs make millions, there will always be pressure to do whatever it takes to win. It is time for a good purging of the powers that be.
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Bison54 PhD Student Posts 1800 
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09-27-17 04:00 PM - Post#233256
Pittino is on "administrative leave" probably never to return http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketba ll/story/... |
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BisonRoadWarrior Professor Posts 5203
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09-27-17 04:30 PM - Post#233259
Because of hurricane damage, they're moving the Paradise Jam basketball tournament from the Virgin Islands to a to-be-determined location in the mainland United States. Tough break for family and fans who were fired up for that. Let's hope they aren't forced to replace the tropical paradise with something like Buffalo.* https://www.2017paradisejam.com/single-post/2017/0... *Apologies to you Buffalonians; I'm still grumbling about our snowbound NCAA destination last season. |
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BUFan PhD Student Posts 1936 
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09-27-17 07:06 PM - Post#233275
Any chance some of these teams get postseason bans and help our at large chances 
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BuffaloBison Junior Posts 223 |
09-27-17 09:39 PM - Post#233282
You call that snow? |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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09-27-17 10:06 PM - Post#233285
Any chance some of these teams get postseason bans and help our at large chances I think there could be postseason bans, but likely not this year. The NCAA is likely to stay out of the way while the FBI investigation continues. Eventually they will likely piggyback on the findings of that investigation - but that could be a few years away. In the meantime, some schools that know they won't be very good may take self-imposed bans to try to avoid tougher sanctions later.
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Bison89 Professor Posts 5370
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 09-28-17 05:52 AM - Post#233289
Pitino was put on mandatory unpaid leave. This is one step away from being fired. I wonder when the perp walk will happen? https://www.metro.us/sports/rick-pitino-exp ected-t...
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atlantabison PhD Student Posts 1835 |
09-29-17 07:21 AM - Post#233350
Pitino was put on mandatory unpaid leave. This is one step away from being fired. I wonder when the perp walk will happen? https://www.metro.us/sports/rick-pitino-exp ected-t... My guess is his administrative leave will last the 10 days that his contract requires U of L to give him notice prior to his firing.
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bison63 Postdoc Posts 3857 |
09-29-17 10:49 AM - Post#233356
Makes one wonder about his buddy RW. Taking the positive view for him, maybe that's why he bailed. |
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Old Bison Masters Student Posts 619 |
09-29-17 12:18 PM - Post#233359
Bison 63 - “your bunny has a good nose†|
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Bison89 Professor Posts 5370
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09-29-17 04:06 PM - Post#233368
Makes one wonder about his buddy RW. Taking the positive view for him, maybe that's why he bailed. The HC Board is wondering if Ralph Willard will be brought in as in Interim HC at Louisville. Personally, I think that he is way too close to Patino and find it hard to believe that anybody associated with the entire coaching staff will be kept on board. Then again, the NCAA might give them the death penalty at which point, they won't need an Interim HC.
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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09-29-17 04:45 PM - Post#233369
Makes one wonder about his buddy RW. Taking the positive view for him, maybe that's why he bailed. The HC Board is wondering if Ralph Willard will be brought in as in Interim HC at Louisville. Personally, I think that he is way too close to Patino and find it hard to believe that anybody associated with the entire coaching staff will be kept on board. Then again, the NCAA might give them the death penalty at which point, they won't need an Interim HC. Several sources say the interim HC job has been offered to assistant coach David Padgett. As for the death penalty, if that happens it won't occur for several years. Doubtful the NCAA will do much investigation until the FBI finishes. The FBI, with its subpoena powers, is much more equipped for the task, and they don't want the NCAA getting in their way. http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/colleg...
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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09-29-17 04:45 PM - Post#233370
Makes one wonder about his buddy RW. Taking the positive view for him, maybe that's why he bailed. The HC Board is wondering if Ralph Willard will be brought in as in Interim HC at Louisville. Personally, I think that he is way too close to Patino and find it hard to believe that anybody associated with the entire coaching staff will be kept on board. Then again, the NCAA might give them the death penalty at which point, they won't need an Interim HC. Several sources say the interim HC job has been offered to assistant coach David Padgett. As for the death penalty, if that happens it won't occur for several years. Doubtful the NCAA will do much investigation until the FBI finishes. The FBI, with its subpoena powers, is much more equipped for the task, and they don't want the NCAA getting in their way.
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Bucknellbisonfan21 Masters Student Posts 548
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10-19-17 02:11 PM - Post#234211
Preseason coaches poll is out: http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-m en/d1/usa... Bucknell opponents in the poll: #9 Noth Carolina #34 Maryland #46 Arkansas |
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BisonRoadWarrior Professor Posts 5203
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10-20-17 03:21 PM - Post#234275
Coach Davis on Jon Rothstein list of 10 coaches on the rise https://www.fanragsports.com/10-coaches-rise-enter ... |
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S2YB Freshman Posts 63 |
11-10-17 11:09 AM - Post#235797
Happy basketball season everyone! Any particular team (other than the bison) that you’re excited to watch this year? |
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Bison89 Professor Posts 5370
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11-10-17 11:38 AM - Post#235800
As always, Villanova!
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KenZ Postdoc Posts 2777 
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11-10-17 12:22 PM - Post#235804
my primary interest pre tourney is in teams/schools more in the Bucknell mold than the badketball factories. as such i am interested in seeing how the Ivies shake out, how much seperation is there between the haves HYP and the have nots with Penn hanging in as best they can with the top tier. others who look interesting to me are Furman and Charleston. normally i'd like Vermont, but not happy about their existence right now. of the big boys, Nova, Wake Forest and Northwestern this year. so, bottom line, i'll be watching a lot of college hoops with all that on top of a maximum dose of PL hoops featuring Bucknell.. |
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BUFan PhD Student Posts 1936
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11-10-17 11:57 PM - Post#235885
Was shocked to see Navy is currently leading Pitt by 16 until I checked and saw Navy is a 5.5 point favorite! Is Pitt supposed to be historically bad this year? |
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MrPhillie Postdoc Posts 2757 
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11-11-17 12:03 AM - Post#235887
Watching the game. Pitt has eleven new players on the roster aswrll as new coaching staff. Pitt started second half 0-11 or maybe worse and deficit could really been much worse, Navy with some sloppy play. But Navy doesn’t look too bad...Pitt will def struggle early and in ACC. |
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bison63 Postdoc Posts 3857 |
11-12-17 05:18 PM - Post#235998
Vermont trailing #5 Kentucky by 12 at the half. Game on ESPN. |
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
11-12-17 06:12 PM - Post#236008
Vermont down 4 with under 6:00 to play. |
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Bison89 Professor Posts 5370
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11-12-17 06:36 PM - Post#236010
Vermont just lost by 4 to Kentucky. ESPN described it as a very, very good win for Kentucky. "Vermont is a team that will be in the NCAA Tournament."
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
11-12-17 07:23 PM - Post#236013
Vermont had two chances to tie and missed. Also missed two FTs that would have cut it to 1. |
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bison63 Postdoc Posts 3857 |
11-25-17 03:57 PM - Post#237567
Ball State was running away from Indy St, but the Sycamores have come back to trail by 6 with 1:25 left. Yale hanging w/ VT trailing by 1 at the half. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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11-25-17 04:05 PM - Post#237568
No surprise that Yale at home is hanging around with a good Vermont team. Yale looks like they may be the top Ivy team, even with the loss of Makai Mason, who was a likely Ivy POY before his injury. Ball State ended up beating MVC Indiana State 93-85 on the road. Good win for them.
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bison63 Postdoc Posts 3857 |
11-25-17 04:55 PM - Post#237577
VT in control at Yale. Up 8 with 55 seconds left. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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11-25-17 05:22 PM - Post#237580
Siena beat Hofstra by 8 at home in a minor upset. Hofstra has been fairly good, including a win over Dayton.
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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11-25-17 11:51 PM - Post#237892
Monmouth lost to Penn in FOUR OT's tonight. Monmouth is still,without the injured Micah Seaborn. They likely win easily if he had played.
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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11-26-17 08:53 PM - Post#237987
As mentioned on the other thread, Arkansas beat a fairly good UConn team by 35 points today on a neutral court. Also Maryland beat New Mexico by 15 points on a neutral court last night.
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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11-26-17 09:31 PM - Post#237991
Bucknell all-time scoring records for one game: 45* Al Leslie vs. American, 1/12/80 42 Jim Wherry vs. Penn State, 12/18/67 42 Kevin Bettencourt vs. St. Francis (Pa.), 12/6/03 41 Joe Steiner vs. LaSalle, 2/7/62 41 Al Leslie vs. West Chester, 2/18/81 40 Joe Steiner vs. Lehigh, 2/25/61 40 Chris Hass vs. Army, 1/2/16 39 Lorry Hathaway vs. Delaware, 3/2/65 40 Patrick King vs. Lafayette, 2/1/92 40 Brian Anderson vs. Colgate, 2/2/94 38 Zach Thomas vs. Stony Brook, 11/26/17 * John Anderson scored 80 points in 1903 vs Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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11-26-17 09:50 PM - Post#237992
Not sure if anyone noticed that one of the officials was Andy O'Brien. He is the one who took a game away from the Bison with his idiotic late game call on Ryan Frazier for stepping out of bounds on the baseline and then catching a pass while 20 feet inbounds about 8 seconds later. O'Brien got thrown under the bus by PL head of officials Reggie Greenwood for his blatant lack of common sense. Since that call three year ago, he has reffed only one game where the PL assigned the refs. He has continued to get a number of assignments from the MAAC and AE however.
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Bucknellbisonfan21 Masters Student Posts 548
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11-27-17 08:19 AM - Post#238015
Zach is now up to 4th in the nation in PPG at 25.4. The 3 guys he's behind are averaging 28.3, 28.2 and 26.2. |
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pjm_hoops Sophomore Posts 151 |
11-27-17 09:25 AM - Post#238021
If anyone missed the Alabama-Minnesota game, the highlights are worth a watch. During a dust-up 6 minutes into the second half, the entire Alabama bench came onto the court several feet but did not participate in the scuffle. This resulted in the entire bench being ejected, including coach Avery Johnson's son. Alabama had to play with just five players until one fouled out. So they played with four. Until one more got hurt. They finished with 3 players - AND MADE A RUN - to almost win the game. In the video, notice the Bama bench in the background of the closing highlights. Six coaches and the guy who fouled out. Rather surreal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMeEKDeYtc4 |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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11-27-17 11:09 AM - Post#238051
Yes, amazing run. Gritty play by Alabama, combined with terrible play by Minnesota. Scores at a few points during the game" - Two minutes left in first half: Minnesota 28, Alabama 21 - 11:37 left in 2nd half (when Bama is down to 4 players): Minnesota 63, Alabama 52 - 6:37 left: Minnesota 79, Alabama 64 - 1:39 left: Minnesota 83, Alabama 80 Note that during the six minutes between the last two scores shown that Alabama outscored Minnesota 16-4 playing with 3 players!
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Bison89 Professor Posts 5370
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11-27-17 01:19 PM - Post#238085
* John Anderson scored 80 points in 1903 vs Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. Maybe Philadelphia College of Pharmacy was sampling some of their own pharmacological blends.
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pjm_hoops Sophomore Posts 151 |
11-27-17 02:51 PM - Post#238106
I remember a PAC-12 women's game ending similarly a few years ago. I think it was Arizona or Arizona St. If anyone can find a link to that game, I'd love to see it. Google was not my friend today. |
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
11-27-17 10:11 PM - Post#238158
Monmouth up 8 on Albany late. Maryland loses to Syracuse by 2. Army lost to Niagra by 8. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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11-27-17 10:23 PM - Post#238163
Maryland had a critical turnover with about 40 seconds left, trailing by a basket. Game was close throughout - played in the Carrier Dome. Monmouth ended up beating undefeated Albany by 8 points. Very impressive win with Micah Seaborn still out with his knee injury. Albany had beaten both Boston U and Holy Cross on the road by about 15 points apiece.
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Bucknellbisonfan21 Masters Student Posts 548
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11-28-17 05:33 PM - Post#238210
Zach is now up to 4th in the nation in PPG at 25.4. The 3 guys he's behind are averaging 28.3, 28.2 and 26.2. One of guys that was ahead of Thomas dropped back a little bit so Zach is now 3rd in the nation in points per game and he is 1st in free throw attempts. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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11-28-17 05:44 PM - Post#238212
Zach is now up to 4th in the nation in PPG at 25.4. The 3 guys he's behind are averaging 28.3, 28.2 and 26.2. One of guys that was ahead of Thomas dropped back a little bit so Zach is now 3rd in the nation in points per game and he is 1st in free throw attempts. Also 3rd in made FT's per game and 26th in defensive rebounds per game. And Stephen Brown is 26th in the nation in assists and 31st in assist:turnover ratio.
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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12-01-17 11:24 PM - Post#238725
North Carolina beat Davidson by 10 pts on a neutral court tonight. UNC led by 16 with two minutes left. Also Purdue topped Maryland by 5 pts. Purdue has also defeated Arizona and Louisville in the past week to move up to #10 in the Pomeroy rankings.
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Bucknellbisonfan21 Masters Student Posts 548
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12-05-17 09:16 PM - Post#239165
Ball State hanging with Notre Dame early second half. Vermont playing Marquette tight midway 13 minutes to go. Boston U was tied with Miami at halftime. |
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bison63 Postdoc Posts 3857 |
12-05-17 09:57 PM - Post#239176
Miami won by 15. |
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
12-05-17 10:03 PM - Post#239180
Vermont lost by 10. Ball St up 1 under a minute to play. |
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
12-05-17 10:09 PM - Post#239181
Ball St won 80-77. I would say that helps our RPI, but unless Northeastern and St. Joe's turn out far better than they are now, it's a moot point. |
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
12-05-17 10:10 PM - Post#239182
Nova won easily over Gonzaga. Jay's got quite a team. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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12-06-17 08:35 PM - Post#239270
Siena is currently leading 28-27 at Louisville with 7 minutes left in first half.
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Bison89 Professor Posts 5370
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12-06-17 09:01 PM - Post#239282
39-36 Louisville at the half.
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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12-08-17 12:01 AM - Post#239599
Forgot to mention this from Tuesday night: Pitt was taken to OT by Mt. St. Mary's in the Peterson Events Center after blowing a 15-point lead over the last eight minutes. A crowd of 2300 showed up to watch a dismal Pitt team, even though students are on campus. Pitt now is ranked about the same as Army nationally. MSM, by the way, has really been struggling after having lost three starters as transfers to power-conference programs.
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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12-08-17 10:18 PM - Post#239725
There are two players in the nation who lead their conference in both ppg and rpg: - Zach Thomas (Bucknell) 23.2 ppg, 9.3 rpg - Marvin Bagley III (Duke) 21.9 ppg, 11.2 rpg https://twitter.com/Bucknell_MBB/status/9 392195011...
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MrPhillie Postdoc Posts 2757
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12-10-17 03:58 PM - Post#239917
LaSalle is down 4 to Villanova with a minute to play |
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
12-10-17 07:45 PM - Post#239935
Nova hung on to win, but LaSalle gave them a tough game. Bison will have their hands full on the 22nd. |
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
12-11-17 08:41 PM - Post#239999
Vermont playing Sienna tonight. They lost to Northeastern by 4 on Saturday. |
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bison63 Postdoc Posts 3857 |
12-11-17 09:28 PM - Post#240000
Sienna lost by 5 to Albany on Sat. By leads them by 16 at the half. |
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
12-11-17 09:50 PM - Post#240002
Looked at the Vermont score and saw Northwestern leads Chicago St 81-21. It was 55-8 at halftime. How is that possible? |
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bison63 Postdoc Posts 3857 |
12-11-17 11:17 PM - Post#240007
Chicago St has many lopsided losses but this was the worst (91-33). |
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Bison54 PhD Student Posts 1800
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12-12-17 08:28 AM - Post#240018
So Chicago State only lost the second half by 190 and actually won the last few minutes 12-10. A moral vicory. |
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Bucknellbisonfan21 Masters Student Posts 548
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12-12-17 02:16 PM - Post#240042
Chicago State played Northwestern last year and only lost by 4. Big difference this year... |
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Old Bison Masters Student Posts 619 |
12-12-17 03:14 PM - Post#240055
The takeaway is how much you can drop down in a year or two without continued recruiting success. I remember watching games in PF’s last year we we had Linthicum, Vegotsky, Castlebury, Behan etc on the floor. Not trying to belittle those individuals or their contributions as I think they themselves would agree they wouldn’t have done well playing Abe, Lee, Griffin, The German, KB etc. Can talk about coaching all you want but the game on the hardware is 90% played earlier on the roadways and gym visits. Can’t achieve without talented kids and they seem to get bigger, stronger and faster every year. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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12-13-17 12:14 AM - Post#240094
George Mason lost 74-51 at home tonight to Georgia Southern. They are now 5-6 with their best win being against Binghamton. Not the year their fans were hoping for.
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Bucknellbisonfan21 Masters Student Posts 548
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12-17-17 04:49 PM - Post#240409
Stony Brook up by 10 at Providence with 11 minutes to go |
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
12-17-17 05:01 PM - Post#240410
Boston lost to Elon at home. Army beat Air Force easily at MSG. |
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Bucknellbisonfan21 Masters Student Posts 548
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12-17-17 05:28 PM - Post#240413
Stony Brook up by 10 at Providence with 11 minutes to go Providence came back and won 62-60 |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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12-17-17 09:31 PM - Post#240425
- LaSalle beat a good Mercer team 95-85. - UNC beat Tennessee on the road 78-73. - Vermont lost 81-79 to Bona in Rochester, with SBU hitting a long three from the wing as time expired. Bona hit 58% on twos and 67% (8-12) on threes for the game. - Siena, in a rare good performance, beat Bryant on the road by 19.
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
12-18-17 08:19 PM - Post#240479
Susquehanna playing at Lafayette and leading early 13-6. Lafayette looks terrible. |
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
12-18-17 09:49 PM - Post#240483
SU still hanging around with 2:00 to play. Wow Lafayette is bad! No wonder their RPI is in the 330s. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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12-18-17 10:28 PM - Post#240484
SU still hanging around with 2:00 to play. Wow Lafayette is bad! No wonder their RPI is in the 330s. Susquehanna ended up losing to LC by 12 points. In Susq's previous game, they lost to Lancaster Bible by 13 points.
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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12-18-17 10:47 PM - Post#240485
Northeastern won at Kent State by an 81-69 score tonight. In their last five games, they have beaten Harvard by 16 points, Cornell by 20, Bucknell by 18 points, Vermont by 4, and Kent State by 12. Prior to Harvard, they ranked 180th in the nation. Now they are #125 and rising.
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bison75 Masters Student Posts 487 |
12-19-17 11:59 AM - Post#240509
A couple weeks ago I went to see SU play the winless Goucher Gophers. SU won by a single point on a driving layup with less than a second to play. Fun game to watch, but they really are pretty weak. |
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
12-19-17 12:56 PM - Post#240525
A couple weeks ago I went to see SU play the winless Goucher Gophers. SU won by a single point on a driving layup with less than a second to play. Fun game to watch, but they really are pretty weak. What does that say about Lafayette? SU has had some good teams, but this is a down year. On top of that, their best player, Ryan Traub, sat most of the 1st half with foul trouble. Still, he score 23 points in only 28 minutes. Imagine what the Bison would have done to them. |
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
12-30-17 06:44 PM - Post#241636
Villanova is getting crushed by Butler. Butler is 14-21 from 3. Hard to beat a team that's shooting like that. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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12-30-17 07:22 PM - Post#241638
Villanova is getting crushed by Butler. Butler is 14-21 from 3. Hard to beat a team that's shooting like that. Nova trailed by 22 points with 8:30 left, but cut the margin to 6 with 2:00 remaining. Couldn't get any closer however, and lost 101-93.
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
12-30-17 07:47 PM - Post#241642
Nova made it interesting. Showed a lot of fortitude not to panic when they got down big. |
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Bison89 Professor Posts 5370
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12-30-17 07:49 PM - Post#241643
When you don't play D, you can't win.
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Bucknellbisonfan21 Masters Student Posts 548
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01-02-18 12:30 PM - Post#241738
There are a couple notable injuries to players from teams on bucknell's non-conference schedule that have happened in the last week. Maryland Forwards Justin Jackson (torn labrum) and Ivan Bender (right knee injury) are both out for the season. Vermont forward Anthony Lamb is out 6-8 weeks with a broken foot. |
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Bucknellbisonfan21 Masters Student Posts 548
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01-10-18 02:18 PM - Post#242870
Siena's best player Nico Clareth has decided to transfer and will sit out the rest of this season. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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01-10-18 11:47 PM - Post#242950
Siena's best player Nico Clareth has decided to transfer and will sit out the rest of this season. This was kind of a replay of last year - except for the result. Last year he left the team for 7 or 8 games but was allowed to return. This year he again left the team, two weeks ago, but after a lot of talk, it was mutually decided he is not returning. Although talented, he was a major disciplinary problem - but also he was jerked around by Patsos in a major way. I imagine he will transfer to a D2 school, where he can play without sitting out a year. That assumes that he can't graduate in three years and not have to sit out at a D1 program.
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02-04-18 12:19 PM - Post#246033
Interesting to see how Vermont has been playing without Lamb. They've jumped about 20 places in kenpom since he went down. |
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
02-04-18 12:46 PM - Post#246043
Interesting to see how Vermont has been playing without Lamb. They've jumped about 20 places in kenpom since he went down. Yes, 9-0 in the AE and pounded 2nd place UMBC yesterday 81-53. If they get Lamb back they're going to be dangerous. |
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Bucknellbisonfan21 Masters Student Posts 548
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02-22-18 10:34 AM - Post#248879
George Mason won at the buzzer last night at St. Joe's http://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/22535 539 |
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Bucknellbisonfan21 Masters Student Posts 548
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02-22-18 11:15 AM - Post#248883
Here's this years conference tournament schedule: http://bracketmatrix.com/2018Tourneys.pdf |
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Bison89 Professor Posts 5370
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02-22-18 02:09 PM - Post#248895
I see that the Bison are up to #79 in RPI (http://realtimerpi.com/college_Men_basketbal l_rpi2.html). How much does RPI really count? Personally, it seems that kenpom.com does a much more realistic job of ranking teams.
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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02-22-18 10:13 PM - Post#248966
Drexel tonight, at home, trailed Delaware 53-19 with 2:30 left in the first half. Ended up winning 85-83, outscoring the Blue Hens 66-30 over the last 22:30. Biggest comeback in NCAA history. Drexel still trailed 77-63 with 6:30 left and then went on a 20-4 run to grab the lead. Apparently Zach Spiker must have pushed the right buttons for a change. Drexel improved to 12-18 btw. http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketba ll/boxsco...
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02-22-18 10:17 PM - Post#248967
I see that the Bison are up to #79 in RPI (http://realtimerpi.com/college_Men_basketbal l_rpi2.html). How much does RPI really count? Personally, it seems that kenpom.com does a much more realistic job of ranking teams. RPI counts a lot in picking the field and in the seeding process since it was created by the NCAA. Yes, it is not nearly as good as systems like Pomeroy - which incorporate score differential. However using score differential is something the NCAA did not want to do. Once you take that step, there is every reason for every winning team to try to run up the score. Think of games where dominant teams never use the end of the bench, even when up by 60 points. And games where a team leading by 50 points continues to use an aggressive full court press. If Pomeroy was an official part of the selection process, that is what you'd see. And a lot of inevitable fights as well. Having said that, the committee unofficially is allowed to look at other ranking systems.
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02-26-18 07:59 PM - Post#249675
Championship week(s) starts tonight, with Atlantic Sun tournament action on WatchESPN. |
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03-01-18 01:12 AM - Post#249981
Tough loss for former Bucknell director of basketball operations Jamion Christian and Mount Saint Mary's tonight: Upset in a #2 vs #9 game in the NEC tournament. In cheerier news about the extended Bucknell family, senior Jesse Flannery and the Hopkins Blue Jays won the Centennial League championship over the weekend and host first-round Division 3 tournament action on Friday. Flannery had a huge three to tie the championship game after the Blue Jays trailed by 10 at the half. |
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DoCtoR62 Masters Student Posts 463 |
03-01-18 11:55 AM - Post#249999
Tough loss for former Bucknell director of basketball operations Jamion Christian and Mount Saint Mary's tonight: Upset in a #2 vs #9 game in the NEC tournament. Was a 2 vs 7 game. Was the 9th time in the last 13 years that MSM & RMU have met in the conference tournament, and the home team is 3-6 in those 9 games. The Mount has won most of those road games and is 5-4 in the 9 games. As for the other game mentioned, GO HOP! |
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Bucknellbisonfan21 Masters Student Posts 548
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03-01-18 04:03 PM - Post#250032
Nate Jone's dad, aka the 2018 Big South coach of the year, survives round 1 of the big south tournament against Longwood. His Radford squad is the 2 seed. |
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BUFan PhD Student Posts 1936
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03-01-18 11:25 PM - Post#250103
Colgate has been dethroned from the choke of the year. https://bars.tl/6BUTmuSOWK |
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03-01-18 11:31 PM - Post#250104
Wonder if we'll see a comebacks montage on SportsCenter that includes Colgate- Bucknell. Saw one last week after the huge Drexel comeback vs Delaware. |
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Bucknellbisonfan21 Masters Student Posts 548
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03-02-18 09:26 PM - Post#250256
Nate Jone's dad, aka the 2018 Big South coach of the year, survives round 1 of the big south tournament against Longwood. His Radford squad is the 2 seed. Radford beat Winthrop today so they will play in the Big South championship game Sunday |
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03-02-18 10:01 PM - Post#250294
Nate Jone's dad, aka the 2018 Big South coach of the year, survives round 1 of the big south tournament against Longwood. His Radford squad is the 2 seed. Radford beat Winthrop today so they will play in the Big South championship game Sunday A clash of Bucknell connections: Mark Prosser, former Flannery assistant, is Winthrop's associate head coach. |
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HuskyColonial PhD Student Posts 1976 |
03-03-18 10:06 PM - Post#250622
The clash guarantees a Bison tie to the dance. |
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BUFan PhD Student Posts 1936
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03-03-18 11:36 PM - Post#250657
Small conference top seeds are dropping like flies. The pitfalls of conference tourneys... 26-4 LA Lafayette got stunned as a 20 point Home favorite. Lunardi was projecting them as a 12 seed. Northern Kentucky got bounced (projected 14 seed) Rider got bounced along with all the other top 3 seeds in the MAAC |
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03-03-18 11:49 PM - Post#250663
Small conference top seeds are dropping like flies. The pitfalls of conference tourneys... 26-4 LA Lafayette got stunned as a 20 point Home favorite. Lunardi was projecting them as a 12 seed. Northern Kentucky got bounced (projected 14 seed) Rider got bounced along with all the other top 3 seeds in the MAAC The La Tech game was not in the Sun Belt conference tournament. It was a regular season conference game. The Sun Belt conference tournament starts on March 7th. |
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BUFan PhD Student Posts 1936
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03-04-18 07:52 AM - Post#250694
Oops. My bad. Good catch |
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
03-04-18 08:25 AM - Post#250696
Vermont struggled in the 1st half vs. 6-25 Maine, but pulled away for a 15 point win. They play Stony Brook in the semis. Anthony Lamb is back but did not start. |
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Bucknellbisonfan21 Masters Student Posts 548
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03-04-18 08:40 AM - Post#250698
One seed UNC Asheville lost as well |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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03-05-18 03:21 PM - Post#250922
Marist just fired HC Mike Maker, who had little success in his four years there, never winning more than eight games. A week earlier their AD had said he would return for a fifth year. As most of you know, Maker was Dave Paulsen's successor at Williams and was very successful there. I could see two former Bison assistants in the mix for this job: Dane Fischer and Mark Prosser, who is a Marist grad. Marist is a job where a good coach should have a chance to win. It's not like Maine, who also just parted ways with their coach, where winning is virtually impossible.
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03-05-18 05:10 PM - Post#250964
I saw the news on Mike Maker. Very unfortunate. Mike is a good man. Very passionate and a very good offensive mind. As B137 noted, he was a long-time AC at Dartmouth who followed DP as the HC at Williams. He was never able to get things on track at Marist. I'm not sure why. He focused his recruiting on several international players who were capable players, just not good enough to compete in the MAAC. I hope he gets another opportunity to be a HC. It may not be at the D-1 level, but he certainly has a lot to offer. I think Prosser would be a very good fit at Marist given his history with the program. The alums would certainly rally around him and I think he can recruit the type of student athlete to Marist to make the program successful. I don't think that Fischer is the right fit for Marist. |
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03-05-18 09:53 PM - Post#251011
I'm watching Cleveland State vs. Oakland in the Horizon Semifinal. The score is 44-43 with 14 seconds to go. This is not very good ball at all. Lots of one-on-one with poor shots. At least, it is close.
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
03-06-18 09:33 PM - Post#251145
Northeastern leads Charleston in the CAA championship 58-48 with 7:00 to play. Vermont up by 15 on Stony Brook in the AE semi. |
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
03-06-18 10:23 PM - Post#251160
Northeastern led by 5 with 40 seconds to play, fouled on a 3pt shot and turned the ball over twice to let Charleston come back and tie, then lost in OT. March madness indeed. |
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
03-06-18 10:26 PM - Post#251162
LIU-Brooklyn upset Wagner in the NEC final. |
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Bison89 Professor Posts 5370
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03-07-18 08:52 AM - Post#251176
Northeastern led by 5 with 40 seconds to play, fouled on a 3pt shot and turned the ball over twice to let Charleston come back and tie, then lost in OT. March madness indeed. That was a fun game to watch. Charleston had a HUGE home court advantage. I was flipping between 3-4 games for about 2 hours last night. My wife thinks that I am crazy and doesn't understand how I can watch basketball that way. MARCH MADNESS IS UPON US!!! SHALL WE DANCE?
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BUFan PhD Student Posts 1936
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03-08-18 05:52 PM - Post#251445
George Mason came back from a large early deficit to narrowly beat UMass in a 5-13 game in the A10 tourney. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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03-09-18 08:22 PM - Post#251615
St. Joes had a big second half to beat George Mason 68-49. Unless they take a CBI/CIT bid, GMU finishes with a 16-17 record. Their 9-9 in A10 play tied for 5th through 8th. With no seniors on the roster, next year is a huge one for DP as he will have four classes in place and also add a big-man transfer from Virginia.
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dirtynine Sophomore Posts 127 |
03-09-18 10:01 PM - Post#251621
Providence over Xavier in the BE tourney. Not sure what dominoes that might push over... |
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BUFan PhD Student Posts 1936
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03-13-18 08:46 PM - Post#252893
We officially have the all-Bucknell 1 vs. 16 coaching staff as Jay Wright will be taking on Mike Jones. Mike Jones' Radford squad just easily took care of LIU Brooklyn. If (When) Radford loses on Thursday, hopefully Mike Jones can get over to Detroit. |
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03-13-18 09:01 PM - Post#252898
Yes, congratulations to Coach Jones and his entire team. Coach Jones seems like a great guy. I wonder how a Bucknell-Radford game would turn out? Wonder if that conversation has taken place in the Jones household? |
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03-13-18 09:30 PM - Post#252900
Nice Daily Item story on Nate Jones and father http://www.dailyitem.com/sports/men-s-college- bask... |
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bison63 Postdoc Posts 3857 |
03-13-18 10:03 PM - Post#252908
Looks like Vt did not want to be in NIT. Lost to Midfle Tenn 90-61. |
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Bison89 Professor Posts 5370
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03-14-18 08:06 AM - Post#252935
Nice Daily Item story on Nate Jones and father http://www.dailyitem.com/sports/men-s-college- bask... It looks like Nate Jones' mom will have a 4 1/2 hour drive from Pittsburgh to Detroit on Thursday night or Friday morning. https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Pittsburgh,+ PA/Det...
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DoCtoR62 Masters Student Posts 463 |
03-14-18 08:38 AM - Post#252937
Looks like Vt did not want to be in NIT. Lost to Midfle Tenn 90-61. Or that MTSU is that good. Was not a good matchup for the Catamounts. Travel and gametime didn't help. For all the talk about Arizona State, Notre Dame and Okla State, I thought MTSU was the most deserving team left out of the NCAAs. |
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HuskyColonial PhD Student Posts 1976 |
03-14-18 08:22 PM - Post#253117
NIT seeds are worthless too. Certainly not reflective of the teams most close to making the NCAA tourney. |
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dirtynine Sophomore Posts 127 |
03-16-18 03:34 PM - Post#253447
I want to pull hard for Lipscomb to pull the upset vs. NC but “Bisons†is making it very tough... |
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BUFan PhD Student Posts 1936
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03-16-18 04:26 PM - Post#253453
Birdsong’s BINGO calls tonight may have a little extra pep after that Marshall game! |
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MrPhillie Postdoc Posts 2757
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03-16-18 11:17 PM - Post#253559
Wow. 5:00 to go and #16 UMBC leads #1 Virginia 56-42. Even a man down for Virginia, this is unbelievable. Historic. |
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bison63 Postdoc Posts 3857 |
03-18-18 12:25 AM - Post#253659
Gotta feel for the Houston kid who missed both ftee throws with 3.9 secs left. Misses kept Mich behind by 2 enabling their 3 point buzzer beater. |
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03-18-18 01:53 PM - Post#253701
Gotta feel for the Houston kid who missed both ftee throws with 3.9 secs left. Misses kept Mich behind by 2 enabling their 3 point buzzer beater. As I was watching, the old ABC Sports saying came to mind, "The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat."
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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03-18-18 05:17 PM - Post#253713
Down goes Michigan State. Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy than the jackass Izzo.
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03-18-18 05:21 PM - Post#253714
Down goes Michigan State. Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy than the jackass Izzo. Unless it happened to the jackass Boeheim. Tough call for me. |
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BUFan PhD Student Posts 1936
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03-18-18 05:31 PM - Post#253716
Duke will take care of cuse next. Happy MSU lost. Despite two “lucky†banked in threes |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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03-18-18 05:35 PM - Post#253717
Down goes Michigan State. Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy than the jackass Izzo. Unless it happened to the jackass Boeheim. Tough call for me. It was tough for me too. But based on recency, it was easier to root against Izzo. But definitely two bad guys.
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03-18-18 05:37 PM - Post#253718
That's what I figured. |
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
03-18-18 06:09 PM - Post#253723
Wow, A&M is crushing Carolina. This tournament is turning weird (not that is wasn't already). Maybe UMBC will win another game. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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03-18-18 07:28 PM - Post#253730
Down goes Michigan State. Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy than the jackass Izzo. Courtesy of the HC board: Syracuse today... - Had 3 Assists - Lost rebound battle 51-30 - Allowed 26 offensive rebounds - Had one 3 point shot (out of 8 attempts) and won the game.
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dirtynine Sophomore Posts 127 |
03-18-18 10:18 PM - Post#253746
I admit I took some satisfaction in the orange uniforms taking down MSU. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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03-23-18 05:56 PM - Post#254235
John Giannini was let go by La Salle today. Could be some PL coaches in play. Matt Langel's roots are Philly (played at Penn, coached at Penn and Temple) and Colgate looks like they may have peaked. Brett Reed was interested in the Drexel job last year. And Nathan Davis' name keeps popping up for jobs - although I'm not sure he'd be interested in La Salle at this point. (Not sure if La Salle would be interested in him either, until he demonstrates he can recruit.)
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
03-24-18 12:34 PM - Post#254254
Being fascinated with numbers, the performance of 11 seeds in remarkable this year. Loyola Chicago still alive in the Elite 8 snd Syracuse in the Sweet 16. San Diego State lost to Houston on a last second layup. On the women's side, three 11 seeds won first round games and two are in the Sweet 16 - Buffalo and C. Michigan. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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04-26-18 01:45 PM - Post#255933
Jamion Christian is reportedly in the running to replace Jimmy Patsos at Siena. Patsos was fire a few weeks ago for various types of misconduct. Christian, a former Bison staffer, has been successful at Mt. St. Mary's, although he has had an inexplicable run of transfers the past few years.
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BisonRoadWarrior Professor Posts 5203
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04-26-18 02:34 PM - Post#255944
Interesting. I wouldn’t have thought that enough of a step up to entertain leaving his alma mater. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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04-26-18 03:03 PM - Post#255953
Interesting. I wouldn’t have thought that enough of a step up to entertain leaving his alma mater. At the end of the day, he may not get an offer or he may turn it down. Siena can definitely afford to pay a lot more, but Christian has a 10-year deal at MSM, which may be a big issue. Patsos was making a base salary of $370,000 plus significant add-ons at Siena. Under his old deal, Christian was making $167,000 plus a few add-ons at MSM. His new deal was for 10 years and likely for a lot more (maybe $200,000 per year ?). Siena had to pay about $350,000 to Patsos as a buyout to settle an ugly legal dispute, so they may not want to go too high for his successor. Patsos was fired "for cause", but that is often difficult to prove.
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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04-26-18 05:00 PM - Post#255961
There are now a couple of Albany reports that Christian is the new Siena coach. But Rothstein and others say it is not a done deal. https://twitter.com/CBB_Central/status/98 960875795... https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/9 895985349... Edit: Zagoria also reporting he has not been hire at this point. I wonder if there are problems with the buyout.
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MrPhillie Postdoc Posts 2757
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04-26-18 05:12 PM - Post#255962
Just saying, if I could nearly double my salary, have some success doing what I love...I’d leave regardless if it was my alma mater. Plus losing players you worked hard to recruit makes it easier to make a change. |
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Bison89 Professor Posts 5370
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04-27-18 08:20 AM - Post#255989
I would bet that it is the M O N E Y!
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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05-01-18 07:33 PM - Post#256266
After dozens of false stories, bogus tweets, and multiple candidates, it appears that a deal between Jamion Christian and Siena has finally been reached. There were so many false stories along the way, that it's hard to be 100% - but multiple sources, some of them credible, are now reporting the story. With the resources of Siena, I think Jamion probably will do quite well there.
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DoCtoR62 Masters Student Posts 463 |
05-02-18 09:15 AM - Post#256282
Done deal. Press conference is today. Rec'd his first offer from them yesterday afternoon. He was not their first choice, but I believe he was their best choice all along. |
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