A double-dipper is doable tomorrow. Lunch and a little shopping in Williamsburg in advance of the 2pm WM/UNCW game, then back to Richmond for the night’s festivities of ODU and VCU. Any chance the CAA will go to a 28-game regular season? *** UNCW (3-4) at William & Mary (2-5): The Pugs slog back to [...]
Four minutes into last night’s summa cum rock fight between VCU and W&M–won by VCU in overtime–the score was Juvonte Reddic 11, William & Mary 2. Reddic hit foul line jumpers, jump hooks, and took a steal the length of the floor for a dunk. It was an awesome display–94 feet of basketball skill. It looked for [...]
We have to start with the standings: Mason: 6-1 Old Dominion: 6-1 Georgia State: 5-2 Drexel: 5-2 Northeastern: 5-2 VCU: 4-2 Delaware: 3-4 UNCW: 3-4 William & Mary: 2-4 James Madison: 2-5 Hofstra: 0-7 Towson: 0-7 The separation implication of tonight’s game is obvious: if VCU can beat W&M at home, we have four 5-2 [...]
Depending upon how you choose to do the math, today begins the dreaded four-in-eight stretch for CAA teams. Or five-in-11. For the uninitiated, because during his reign in the 1500s Pope Gregory XIII was unable to foresee Tom Yeager’s plan to expand the CAA to 12 teams–nor anticipate the scourge that is ESPNs Bracketbusters–our calendar [...]
A few links, stats, and notes to tide you over for a smidge…lots later that can’t yet make it out of the hopper… Georgia State giving back to its community in a flat-out awesome way. Mark Selig offers insight into Matt Brady’s struggles during a tough year, by Matt Brady. Brian Mull debuts another weekly [...]
The coaches go today at 10am–we’ll back back later today with quotes of interest. Until then, enjoy 2,300 weekend words. *** Defense is a matter of concentration and buying in to the system. What’s more, defense is also–cliche alert!–a matter of effort. As Monte Ross once said, there isn’t a player or coach in the [...]
Quickly: Towson at Georgia State: This is a bad spot for Pat Skerry. His squad must face a team that’s (1) one of the best defenses in the Association; (2) playing a style–matchup zone–you don’t much see; and (3) playing with a lot of confidence. The Panthers are coming off (yet another) big win and [...]
Hoo-baby, did we see some performances last night–individuals and team. None were more impressive that Damion Lee’s 20 seconds of swish that provided the margin in Drexel’s win over George Mason. The Drexel freshman hit three straight threes in 90 seconds for the Dragons, changing a two-point deficit into a five-point lead. The impressive part is [...]
An opposing coach once told me his greatest fear about playing VCU in the Siegel Center, the loud home court of the Rams. “Dunks and threes; dunks and threes.” He explained further. VCU has the talent to beat you straight up in their sets and that’s fine. He feared a torrent of threes or a [...]
The bloggers poll continues to be a fun exercise–VCU went from unanimous first to third, and Mason is a near-unanimous #1. Also–and I wanted to separate this from game-action–here’s the story of Ron Hunter’s involvement with Samaritan’s Feet, a charity dedicated to providing shoes for children in underprivileged nations. They are doing great work, and [...]