PennFan10
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11-18-17 12:52 PM - Post#236847
27-7 early for the Quakers
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Penn7277
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11-18-17 12:56 PM - Post#236848
In response to PennFan10
They made the first few threes, and now they are shooting too many.
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Quakers03
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11-18-17 01:05 PM - Post#236849
In response to Penn7277
A few things. Why are we playing this game and more importantly, why now? Something fall through? Are cheesesteaks still in play?
As to the game, it's not very fair but I'll take seeing makes. We won't mention AJs line and instead I'll just say that Jarrod Simmons has a really nice looking stroke.
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PennFan10
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11-18-17 01:09 PM - Post#236851
In response to Quakers03
Jarrod Simmons dunk stroke? 2 of those so far.
Donahue likes bringing in a D3 team. He played at a D3 school.
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Yo-Yo
Freshman
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11-18-17 01:25 PM - Post#236855
In response to Quakers03
I think we are playing this because it is a requirement of the Gulf Coast Showcase tournament next week. All of the D-1 teams in that tourney are playing a lower division school at their home site over the course of November.
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Quakers03
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Penn State Brandywine
11-18-17 01:50 PM - Post#236857
In response to Yo-Yo
That is exactly what it is. Apparently all 8 in the tourney open with one.
100 is definitely in play.
As to Jarrod, it's at the line Im most impressed. He front rimmed a free throw and it still went down. Guys of his size don't usually have that kind of touch.
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Quakers03
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11-18-17 02:32 PM - Post#236860
In response to Quakers03
99-40 final. Missed out on cheesesteaks thanks to a missed breakaway Ray Jerome dunk and then a failed 3-1. Lol. I still can't believe it.
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palestra38
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11-18-17 04:02 PM - Post#236863
In response to Quakers03
They don't do the cheesesteak promotion anymore, so it was not an issue.
However, first $5000 miss in 3 games.
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Quakers03
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Penn State Brandywine
11-18-17 05:17 PM - Post#236865
In response to palestra38
I heard otherwise and thought there was a chance after seeing them still advertise. The 5k shot had the distance.
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SomeGuy
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11-18-17 08:39 PM - Post#236869
In response to Quakers03
While it isn't fair, it is also good to see every once in a while to get some perspective on the team. Against Lasalle, Caleb Wood looks like nothing more than a shooter. Fun to see him out-muscling and out-jumping guys today. Obviously, there is a big difference between D1 and D3, and it was kind of interesting to see it.
Helpful reminder that Simmons and Scott will be fine, as well. They were on a whole different plane from the competition, and will only get better.
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gopenngo
Masters Student
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Reg: 01-30-06
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11-18-17 11:06 PM - Post#236897
In response to SomeGuy
Perspective on the team? In an exhibition game?!!!
It's a travesty that this team is reduced to playing an exhibition game to qualify for a "tournament" with a field where none of the teams are even going to sniff the NCAA's.
I hope the Abner's staff was ready to tell the ticket wavers to get the H out. Come back when you can score against a real team.
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palestra38
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11-18-17 11:45 PM - Post#236902
In response to gopenngo
Have another whiskey.
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Charlie Fog
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11-19-17 10:08 AM - Post#236912
In response to palestra38
This team seems to be hitting their stride now. Go win this tournament.
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palestra38
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11-19-17 10:13 AM - Post#236915
In response to Charlie Fog
Agreed. You can only play the teams in front of you. And it's great to get the new guys 20 minutes of PT.
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Silver Maple
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11-19-17 10:17 AM - Post#236918
In response to palestra38
I guess you could say that the only thing worse than playing a DIII team is playing a DIII team and not beating them convincingly.
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penn nation
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11-19-17 10:33 AM - Post#236921
In response to Silver Maple
The only thing worse than that is losing to Carnegie Mellon
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13otto
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Loc: Philadelphia, PA
Reg: 11-22-04
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11-19-17 10:39 AM - Post#236923
In response to gopenngo
Perspective on the team? In an exhibition game?!!!
It's a travesty that this team is reduced to playing an exhibition game to qualify for a "tournament" with a field where none of the teams are even going to sniff the NCAA's.
I hope the Abner's staff was ready to tell the ticket wavers to get the H out. Come back when you can score against a real team.
So, do we need to contact the Athletic Communications Office to eliminate the high-scoring 1969-70 Muhlenberg (115-79) and 1993-94 Haverford (114-73) games from the record books?
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mrjames
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11-19-17 10:58 AM - Post#236925
In response to 13otto
There’s just a ton of difference between the top end of D-III and the bottom end of D-III (and more importantly here, non-NCAA/NAIA schools entirely, which PSU-Brandywine is).
Top D3 schools are pretty competitive with the lower 50 schools in D1. Top D2 schools could stay on the court with non-Top 200 D1 schools. A team like Babson that owns the D3 level would only be a few point dog to Dartmouth on a neutral floor.
With so many satellite Pitt and Penn St. schools that are NCAA members at the D2 and D3 level, playing a non-NCAA member seems silly, even relative to playing a non-D1 team to start...
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Silver Maple
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11-19-17 11:05 AM - Post#236926
In response to mrjames
The whole thing was a silly exercise. My only hope is that the players understand that this game is indicative of nothing.
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palestra38
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11-19-17 11:13 AM - Post#236928
In response to Silver Maple
You could tell in warmups that this was a high school level team.
But why the criticism? It was required to get 3 extra games that don't count towards the maximum number. Penn can use the work--again, I am very optimistic that this team can play on a much higher level than last year's team and we're starting to see why. Let's revisit where they are at the end of December.
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