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03-19-17 07:33 PM - Post#227748
In response to Bison137
Nathan Davis probably hasn't received enough credit for the job he did all year. Last year's team ranked 173rd in the nation (Pomeroy) and the Bison lost three starters from that team: Chris Hass, 1st-team All-PL; Ryan Frazier, a solid guard who made All-PL defensive team; and Dom Hoffman, a strong rebounder and good defender. Also lost Ben Oberfeld. That's a combined 40% of the 2015-16 minutes lost.
Due to those significant losses, the Bison were picked for 3rd in the PL preseason poll, and were picked for 4th on many sites. Despite those losses, BU jumped from 173rd last year to 76th in the 2016-17 rankings, and they won the PL championship in a league that was better than last year. Also Foulland improved significantly, Thomas improved significantly, Mackenzie improved significantly, and Brown improved. That is as much improvement among key players as Bucknell as seen in a long time. Also two freshmen were able to step in and see major minutes, with both playing really well on defense. Kudos to the coaches and the players.
Yep, yep, and yep.
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