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Username Post: Bison Basketball Preseason        (Topic#21880)
Bison137 
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10-18-18 04:59 PM - Post#263000    
    In response to Bison89

Most questioning him know almost nothing about him. Their most knowledgeable fan, SOV, is supportive of him being on the first team.




 
BisonFan4 
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10-18-18 07:17 PM - Post#263007    
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They won't be questioning that once this season gets underway. Sestina is going to make a lot of noise this year!

 
Bison137 
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10-18-18 07:27 PM - Post#263008    
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  • BisonFan4 Said:
They won't be questioning that once this season gets underway. Sestina is going to make a lot of noise this year!



Agree. If healthy the only thing that can block an All-PL season is his tendency to foul. If he can stay on the court for 28+ mpg, he will have a big season.




 
DoCtoR62 
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10-19-18 12:39 PM - Post#263053    
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  • Bison137 Said:
The big question to me is whether any player ever made the preseason All-PL team without having ever started a game - which is what Sestina did this year.



I could find information going back to 2001, and Nate is the only senior with this distinction. Jarrell Brown of Army started 14 games as a soph and 5 games as a junior. He is the only other one who could not be described as a regular starter.

FWIW, Bucknell has had 19 preseason selections since 2001, the most of any school, followed by Lehigh (17), Holy Cross (16) and American (12). There's a big drop off to Lafayette (7) and no one else has more than 5.

 
Bison137 
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10-19-18 12:43 PM - Post#263055    
    In response to DoCtoR62

Here's a trivia question just posted by an ESPN basketball analyst:

"Since the AP poll expanded to 25 teams before the 1989-90 season, there's been just one preseason No. 1 that failed to win a single game in the ensuing NCAA tournament.

Name that preseason No. 1 team."


I imagine a few on this board can come up with the answer.




 
atlantabison 
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10-19-18 02:18 PM - Post#263061    
    In response to Bison137

Might that be the preseason poll of 2004 before the 2005 season?!
Ray Bucknell!


 
bison63 
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10-19-18 07:15 PM - Post#263077    
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  • Bison137 Said:
Here's a trivia question just posted by an ESPN basketball analyst:

"Since the AP poll expanded to 25 teams before the 1989-90 season, there's been just one preseason No. 1 that failed to win a single game in the ensuing NCAA tournament.

Name that preseason No. 1 team."


I imagine a few on this board can come up with the answer.


Kansas


 
Bison137 
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10-19-18 10:27 PM - Post#263084    
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  • bison63 Said:
  • Bison137 Said:
Here's a trivia question just posted by an ESPN basketball analyst:

"Since the AP poll expanded to 25 teams before the 1989-90 season, there's been just one preseason No. 1 that failed to win a single game in the ensuing NCAA tournament.

Name that preseason No. 1 team."


I imagine a few on this board can come up with the answer.


Kansas





Correct - you and AtlantaBison. I imagine Bill Self knew the answer as well.




 
HuskyColonial 
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10-20-18 09:00 AM - Post#263096    
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Rock, chalk, take a walk!

 
Bison137 
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11-05-18 11:49 AM - Post#264250    
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Just in time for the season, it is U.S. National Bison Day today, honoring the official national mammal:

https://twitter.com/NatlParkService/statu s/1058710...




 
BisonRoadWarrior 
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11-05-18 09:53 PM - Post#264349    
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Pair of excellent Daily Item stories. You'll like what you hear from the players and Coach Davis:

https://www.dailyitem.com/sports/expectations-s til...

https://www.dailyitem.com/sports/sestina-too-bi g-f...

 
Bison137 
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Bison Basketball Preseason
11-05-18 10:08 PM - Post#264350    
    In response to BisonRoadWarrior

If you've read too many Daily Item articles this month and aren't allowed to read it, this link will let you access the page. Definitely worth reading.




 
MrPhillie 
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11-05-18 11:21 PM - Post#264360    
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Yes good reads. Coach seems legit high on this team. An interesting thing from O’Reilly is that he feels respected to be picked second but also disrespected. He feels Bucknell should always be picked first? Odd.

 
res 
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11-06-18 09:38 AM - Post#264376    
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Yeah, you've got to credit ND. He seems to be intentionally leaving no room for any excuses. Good for him.


 
Bison89 
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11-06-18 09:40 PM - Post#264520    
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As I travel back from a Land Down Under with nothing but time to kill, I just finished my preseason tradition of watching the Bucknell vs. Kansas highlights. Wow, that team could really play some D!!!

https://youtu.be/cpgTHagvHsc
New season, new team, new dream . . .


 
BisonRoadWarrior 
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11-15-18 01:28 PM - Post#265697    
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WNEP feature on the new Bucknell season
https://wnep.com/2018/11/12/new-bison- lead-for-buc...

 
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