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penn nation 
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12-12-16 09:48 PM - Post#215597    
    In response to 10Q

"on the way" back

 
besnoah 
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12-12-16 09:50 PM - Post#215598    
    In response to penn nation

Incredible bounce-back from that Mason game. The coaching was wonderful tonight and Brodeur is remarkable.

 
palestra38 
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12-12-16 09:50 PM - Post#215599    
    In response to penn nation

Wow, that was tremendous. Forgot what this was like.

 
Mike Porter 
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Mike Porter
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UCF
12-12-16 09:51 PM - Post#215600    
    In response to Mike Porter

Also I've really liked MacDonald's game today, so disagreeing with my own assessment from last few weeks. I always agreed he did the little things, but when he can make himself at least a threat on offense he is very good.

 
10Q 
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12-12-16 09:53 PM - Post#215602    
    In response to Mike Porter

Golly that was swell!

 
Cvonvorys 
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12-12-16 09:54 PM - Post#215603    
    In response to Mike Porter

Nice win for a 9.5 dog...

P38... I'm begging you for your grades... 10Q is begging you too... In fact, I was just chatting with Chuck Daly, and he, too, wants to see them!!

 
tguru 
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Reg: 01-10-05
12-12-16 09:55 PM - Post#215604    
    In response to 10Q

  • 10Q Said:
Penn is back!!!

Calm yourself. Fla. looked like a chinese fire drill on offense.


 
Mike Porter 
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Mike Porter
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UCF
12-12-16 09:56 PM - Post#215605    
    In response to Mike Porter

So I'm sure they're ranking will take a bit of a dive, but that's our best win since we beat NCAA Harvard team ranked 93rd by Pomeroy in 2013 (3 point home win so this could finish as better win). Last time we beat a team better than 70th in Pomeroy was 2012 (beat 67th St. Joes and 41st Harvard).

Heck of a recovery by the team on a difficult road game.

 
penn nation 
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12-12-16 09:56 PM - Post#215606    
    In response to 10Q

When was the last time we beat a Top 100 ranked (Sagarin and Ken Pom) opponent? Maybe Harvard in-conference, lord knows how long it has been out of conference.

Granted the rankings are a bit skewed since the season is still young, but this was very impressive.

 
Mike Porter 
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12-12-16 09:57 PM - Post#215607    
    In response to penn nation

Answer above. :-)

 
penn nation 
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12-12-16 09:57 PM - Post#215608    
    In response to penn nation

Ha--I was writing the same time Mike was.



 
palestra38 
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12-12-16 09:57 PM - Post#215609    
    In response to Cvonvorys

I never did Report Cards except when I attended the game. But I am happy to talk about this one---it's been such a long time when we won a road game where we were a big dog. But we have a few guys who really can take the ball hard to the basket and score under, around and over athletic competition--that is a sea change from the recent past. If we put together some consistent 3 point shooting, we will be very dangerous in our league.

 
Quakers03 
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12-12-16 09:58 PM - Post#215610    
    In response to penn nation

That was a big boy win tonight. Wow. Guess I picked the wrong fla game to travel to. What AJ did to seal the game was off the charts. Those are the moves of a senior. And good for Sam. Just a tremendous win.

What we saw tonight is exactly why I would hate to have an Ivy tournament if I'm a regular season champ. Two home games where all we have to do is shoot the 3 well and we're in the big dance. All they need to do is grab that last spot.

 
11Quakers 
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12-12-16 10:02 PM - Post#215611    
    In response to Quakers03

I appreciate the win but, UCF did not have there starting point guard so we beat a wounded team.

Nevertheless it was nice to win.



 
SRP 
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Reg: 02-04-06
12-12-16 10:04 PM - Post#215612    
    In response to 11Quakers

Congratulations on the quality road win.

 
Penndemonium 
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Reg: 11-29-04
UCF
12-12-16 10:04 PM - Post#215613    
    In response to Quakers03

A few random observations from watching the last 15 minutes of the game:

- Darnell was penetrating at will, but wasn't finishing. He missed layups, short turnarounds, and pull-ups. I was shocked how deep into the paint they let him go.

- When Sam Jones' threes are hitting, it is one of the most beautiful shots.

- Hamilton's reverse left-handed drive seemed a bit lucky. There was no way he was actually trying to bounce it that high off the glass, was there? I still want to see this guy more.

- Great character win for the team. They were composed the whole game and always kept purpose.



 
Streamers 
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12-12-16 10:04 PM - Post#215614    
    In response to Quakers03

This will do wonders for them in that they can savor it during finals break; then they have a couple of very winnable home games against Drexel and Fairfield going into league play

 
Ben Franklin 
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Loc: Cleveland
Reg: 02-19-05
12-12-16 10:05 PM - Post#215615    
    In response to Quakers03

That would have been a cool game to watch if the Ivy Digital pack I pay for worked, or if ESPN3 worked.

 
palestra38 
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12-12-16 10:05 PM - Post#215616    
    In response to 11Quakers

They were a 9.5 point favorite without him. And they have a completely unstoppable mountain who can dunk without jumping. The guy improved his shooting percentage from 80%. And yes, MacDonald is a vast improvement from turnover central--he almost never turns the ball over and makes few mistakes. But if Sam can hit the 3s with AJ and Howard driving, it's hard to guard Penn.

 
penn nation 
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Re: UCF
12-12-16 10:07 PM - Post#215617    
    In response to Penndemonium

I thought the team also did a wonderful job of dribbling and passing throughout without turning the ball over a ton. It's probably why Goodman never returned to the game--he was the outlier here.

 
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