Now that Drexel/St. Francis is out of the way, it’s that time. Conference season–where 56-52 victories carry a peculiar beauty, and offensive rebounds really matter. Feeling good? Feeling bad? Not sure? Our preview should help you, because I wrote exactly none of it. The CAA coaches did the honors. All 12 have weighed in with [...]
Last night I watched Darius Theus hit a gamewinner, plunking Akron on the road. I just watched Joel Smith drill and in-out-in rattler to beat Vermont at the buzzer. The night before we watched The Samme Givens Experience in a Drexel win. 1. The Association–we freaking love it. 2. Hey, Association ADs–stream games for free. [...]
Today, we offer up the very first guest post in CAAHoops’ eight-year history. One of our very best friends, Dan Crain, penned a brilliant email, which is now brought to you–every CAA team, entering the conference season, has a corresponding beer. *** With out of conference play winding down and the snow storms of conference [...]
None of the following is my work, but it’s good work. On tap from my pen: setting up the conference season. EDIT: Big Apple Buckets ran a 10,000-season simulation. Really interesting results for stats geeks like you and me. We also appreciate the Monty Python reference. EDIT: Mike Miller from NBCSports lends intelligent perspective. Around [...]
We’re not sure the holiday schedule here. May or may not be a Monday sankalpa. You never know, because I honestly don’t know. Until next time, please have a wonderful holiday. There’s one concept on which we can all agree: Peace. There’s probably one other: abject silliness. *** ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all [...]
If I’m a Mason fan, I’m scratching my head. The Patriots looked, for lack of a better word, uncomfortable last night in their 75-64 loss to Duquesne. The loss ended an 18-game home winning streak for George Mason. After thinking about it during a very early, very boring meeting, it appears to stem from a [...]
Three quickies as we rush to catch up with life, liberty, and the pursuit of Christmas gifts. Much more to come later. *** Honestly, there’s not much I can add to a well-constructed beatnick’s gamer. He was there to give you the lowdown, so I present Ed Miller on the ODU thriller in Richmond. Some [...]
Before we get into the meat of the post, I wanted to send you to a well-put-together post from Mark Selig of Harrisonburg’s DNR. It’s fun, but it’s also a power poll, which everyone loves. Selig, the beatnick for James Madison, has been killing it this year–really putting out some quality stuff. Your everyday reading [...]
Some have wondered, and asked, “what in the world is a sankalpa?” Sankalpa, says Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati, represents a positive thought or idea which is based on realities, needs and aspirations, and which is practical. Willpower is the determination and drive to achieve that sankalpa. Willpower is clarity. Courage is the strength to overcome weakness. We’ve [...]
It hit me last night that my approach to Christmas shopping mirrors my approach to the nonconference season. The way it works at the CAAHoops worldwide headquarters is that we shop together once or twice and knock out what we can. The Beautiful One accompanies me to basketball games, so I like to support her. [...]