MrPhillie
Postdoc
Posts: 2757
Loc: NE PA
Reg: 07-14-08
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Patriot League Championship vs Lehigh 03-09-17 12:23 AM - Post#225821
In response to BisonRoadWarrior
Amazingly fun atmophere and a great second half especially by Bucknell...awesome job players and coaches! Congratulations!!! So many good moments...but I loved Zach's monstrous block on Kempton. As for the Dance, I see a #13 seed. Any early knowledge of a Selection Sunday viewing party? Maybe at Campus Theatre?
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Slim
Pre-Frosh
Posts: 3
Age: 44
Reg: 12-28-16
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03-09-17 12:31 AM - Post#225822
In response to toddcudd
Congrats to Zach & the Bucknell team! I had the pleasure of coaching Zach & Ryan Frazier in AAU basketball. Both making NCAA appreances is great thing. Good luck Bison fans!
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Bucknellbisonfan21
Masters Student
Posts: 548
Loc: Bloomsburg
Reg: 11-12-15
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03-09-17 12:45 AM - Post#225824
In response to Slim
Holy cow that game was awesome!! We're going dancing!!
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BUFan
PhD Student
Posts: 1936
Reg: 01-24-06
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03-09-17 02:03 AM - Post#225828
In response to BisonFan4
Best game we have put together all year and an awesome atmoshphere. Kimball was the star of the game and Nana really kept everyone focused. Congratulations to the whole team!
Bucknell (and Lehigh) represented themselves very well tonight (well other than the Lehigh student who threw a full water bottle into the mass of students who stormed the court)
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Bison89
Professor
Posts: 5370
Loc: Philadelphia
Reg: 11-14-07
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03-09-17 02:21 AM - Post#225829
In response to Slim
Congrats to Zach & the Bucknell team! I had the pleasure of coaching Zach & Ryan Frazier in AAU basketball. Both making NCAA appreances is great thing. Good luck Bison fans!
Slim, thanks for helping to prepare 2 fine young men, who happen to be pretty good ball players, for the rigors of college life. Keep them coming. Bucknell could always use more student athletes like Thomas and Shazier.
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VoiceofNavySports
Freshman
Posts: 67
Age: 54
Reg: 12-17-13
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03-09-17 06:15 AM - Post#225832
In response to Bison89
Congrats gang..scary thing, you might be even better next year...Enjoy the NCAA's..
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Bison54
PhD Student
Posts: 1800
Reg: 11-18-09
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03-09-17 08:06 AM - Post#225838
In response to VoiceofNavySports
Great Game. Wonderful atmosphere and high level of excitement. Let's keep it up for Friday!!!
One player not mentioned yet is Nate Sestina. When Nana and DJ both sat at the end of the first half with 2 fouls, Nate played some important minutes against Kempton. He messed up his shooting at least twice underneath and scored as well. Helped immensely in the halftime position.
BTW, Kempton is really bush. In the pre-game stretching he was doing, he was on the floor in the end zone, right under the noses of some shirtless Bison fans and was inciting them to scream at him. What an arrogant butt.
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jkrun80
Postdoc
Posts: 3305
Age: 65
Reg: 05-07-12
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03-09-17 08:41 AM - Post#225840
In response to Bison54
Great recap article on CBS Sports.
http://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ne ws/b...
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bowie
Freshman
Posts: 28
Age: 65
Reg: 01-12-17
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03-09-17 09:50 AM - Post#225846
In response to jkrun80
I agree with PhD student about Nate! He was fired up tonight and played a good game! He also showed that he could handle Kempton!! What a great night
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HuskyColonial
PhD Student
Posts: 1976
Age: 50
Reg: 02-17-12
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03-09-17 09:55 AM - Post#225847
In response to bowie
I also want to give a shout out to our senior class. These guys showed heart, character and made important contributions to this team. I know Johnny A was frustrated throughout this career but he showed up, stepped up and lead.
Proud of them!
As an aside, this may be the best junior class in the history of the PL. Lee and Bettencourt were special too but Thomas, Brown and Foulland are outstanding....and all Paulsen recruits.
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raymondbucknell
Junior
Posts: 295
Reg: 02-05-07
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03-09-17 10:49 AM - Post#225855
In response to HuskyColonial
Incredible effort by the Bison! Congrats to coaches and players all! Everybody stepped up. Kempton is a beast on offense, but I thought he was especially soft on defense after he picked up a foul. It looked to me like his main concern was not picking up another foul so he could stay out on the floor.
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bison63
Postdoc
Posts: 3857
Reg: 01-23-06
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03-09-17 10:53 AM - Post#225856
In response to HuskyColonial
Don't forget the 4th member of that class, the ill fortuned JC Show.
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HoleinOne
Masters Student
Posts: 596
Loc: Bluffton, SC
Reg: 02-15-09
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03-09-17 10:55 AM - Post#225858
In response to HuskyColonial
While one of my favorite Patriot League games ever, got frustrated the first half when like in Navy game, Leigh was able to drive by defender on EVERY play. Leigh looked a bit gassed the 2nd half and missed many layups or a tighter game. Not a big fan of zone all the time, but as a change up seems obvious when you can't stay with your man. Davis was the Defensive Coach for Flannery. Dust off some of the old defensive play books from 2004/5 for NCAA's?
Go Bison!
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HoleinOne
Masters Student
Posts: 596
Loc: Bluffton, SC
Reg: 02-15-09
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03-09-17 11:03 AM - Post#225859
In response to Bison54
Kempton, as great a Patriot League player as he is, showed why he is unlikely to make NBA. Nana and other Bison bigs were able to keep him relatively under control. Against players his own size, he looked like he was gassed in most of the 2nd half. Still put up good numbers but showed average defense, average movement, and inconsistent shooting (although a load driving to basket). In pros, he would be a step slow with most of his competition able to drive around and jump over him. Suggest Leigh retire his number and think of him fondly because they are unlikely to see him play again unless they buy a trip to Europe or Asia.
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HoleinOne
Masters Student
Posts: 596
Loc: Bluffton, SC
Reg: 02-15-09
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03-09-17 11:10 AM - Post#225861
In response to Doktore K
Surprised Mackenzie not getting more love on Board. Clutch shots every game at key times.
Read box score and noted this was one of first games Davis went with more focused lineup-5 starters all with 30+ minutes and only 2 subs with more than 10+ minutes. It paid dividends 2nd half.
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Bison54
PhD Student
Posts: 1800
Reg: 11-18-09
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03-09-17 11:15 AM - Post#225863
In response to HoleinOne
Assists 23-8. Basketball is a team game
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raymondbucknell
Junior
Posts: 295
Reg: 02-05-07
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03-09-17 11:46 AM - Post#225879
In response to Bison54
Yes, Kimbal had a phenomenal game. He has a big heart. Even thought he struggled all night against Navy, he hit that big 3 when it counted.
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mcapodee
Sophomore
Posts: 156
Reg: 01-29-06
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03-09-17 12:16 PM - Post#225891
In response to raymondbucknell
http://image.lehighvalleylive.com/home/lvlive-medi...
Just going to leave this here.
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BisonRoadWarrior
Professor
Posts: 5203
Loc: Where the Bison Roam
Reg: 08-16-06
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03-09-17 12:16 PM - Post#225892
In response to raymondbucknell
Good article by David Jones. http://www.pennlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2017/03/b...
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Bison137
Professor
Posts: 16147
Reg: 01-23-06
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03-09-17 01:05 PM - Post#225897
In response to mcapodee
If it were anyone else, I'd feel bad for him. In his case, not at all. Another postseason failure and it couldn't happen to a more deserving guy. His final act was not applauding for the Bison named to the all-tournament team.
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