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 [...]
Greetings. Tonight’s games, presented without cackle: Old Dominion (3-1) at Delaware (3-1): I’m absolutely fascinated by this game, and before you spear me let me tell you why: have we ever seen this matchup and been able to say the best big man, the best scoring guard, and the best freshmen belong to Delaware? Not [...]
We’ll get to game action later today, as we have three on the slate (hey boss–stop with the meetings already!). Until then, enjoy some links and quality reading material: Brian Mull’s Colonial X–one of my most favorite weekly reads–has made its return. It doesn’t disappoint, touting new stars with names like Hagins, Rendleman, and Ali. A [...]
We’ve reached, essentially, the quarter-pole of CAA play. Four games down, 14 to go. (Technically speaking, the quarter pole hits at halftime of this week’s weekday game, but who’s counting?) Seriously, that means one hard fact. It’s cold and jarring, like that moment you step out of the warmth of your home and into winter’s [...]
Enjoy today, even if it is a Monday, because you don’t know what tomorrow will bring. But look to tomorrow with excitement and anticipation, because you can make it better than today. This weekend left you either joyous or pained, but look at schedule for this week–every single midweek game is not just interesting, but loaded [...]
Get your chores done early tomorrow–a troika of CAAction hits the teevee this weekend. We have two Saturday games on Comcast, starting with Delaware at William & Mary at 4pm. On Sunday night, VCU heads to Philly to take on Drexel. But at the risk of angering Berto, we don’t want you to watch the [...]
Last night Mason kept Old Dominion at arm’s length, ultimately winning 63-54. The Patriots played a B-level game–good things and bad things, but more good than bad. They got killed on the boards–22 ODU offensive rebounds–and shot sketchy at times, but they took care of the basketball and played to their strengths (Ryan Perason with [...]
