Week 4.1 Bubble Watch, presented by Microsoft Paint
by Nick Fasulo on Mar 9, 2010 10:22 PM EST
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It's RIP UConn, as the Huskies remain on the .jpeg simply because I'd like to show the distance they are from bubble, and how they can do absolutely nothing about it. Wonk wonk.
Seton Hall and Notre Dame square off tomorrow in the 2nd round of the Big East Tournament, and whlie the Fighting Irish should be in, a loss here would probably turn their entire team and staff into zombies who pace up and down hallways, refusing to eat or interact with friends until the brackets are announced.
Both Joey Brackets and our own Chris Dobberdean have San Diego St. and Arizona St. as either in or right on the cusp. I'm looking for more, as the Aztecs are 2-5 against the RPI top 50, and the Sun Devils are 2-4.
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Ticket Punching: Old Dominion Monarchs
by Nick Fasulo on Mar 9, 2010 7:45 PM EST
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Dubbed a bubble team by the ultimate optimist, the Monarchs put to bed any discussion that they weren't worthy of a tournament bid by winning the CAA last night, which by the way was a fantastic conference tournament from end to end.
Undefeated at home, ODU was excatly average away from the Blaine Center (8-8) and came up short on the road against Northern Iowa to lead-off last month's BracketBuster Weekend. So just why were some wrapped up in the idea this team was at-large worthy? One of those roadie wins came against Georgetown at the McDonough Arena, the on-campus venue for the Hoyas that hosts only one regular season game a season. The Monarchs held G-Town to 57 points and forced them to cough up the ball 18 times in a slow-paced game of basketball.
This team will do that though, as their philosophy mimics the next generation of moneyball, which emphasizes defense and points prevention rather then a high octane offense. Their fifth in the country in points allowed, and rely heavily on the versatile and foreign-born stud Gerald Lee, their only double-digit scorer, to fill the stat sheet.
- Top Player: Gerald Lee (14.6 points/game; 54 % FG)
- Need-to-know Stat: Because they only average 17 free-throws a game 63 percent of the Monarchs points are either two- or three-point field goals, highest in the country
- Projected Seed: #10
Do your own research on the Old Dominion Monarchs at StatSheet.com.
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The 2009-2010 Huskies are six-feet deep
by Nick Fasulo on Mar 9, 2010 7:42 PM EST
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UConn's roller coaster ride season came to an end today in embarrassing fashion against St. John's as part of the opening round of the Big East Tournament. And while we speculate whether or not Jim Calhoun will return next season, the Huskies' athletic department and coaching staff are mulling whether or not to even accept a bid for the NIT.
For the health of these old dudes, I'd advise against it. They're coaches, not babysitters.
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Ticket Punching: Siena Saints
by Second Jumpability on Mar 9, 2010 2:31 PM EST
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For the third consecutive season, the Siena Saints will represent the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in the NCAA Tournament. In his fifth season at the helm, Fran McCaffery has established Saints as a perennial mid-major not-to-be-messed-with. Leading assist man in the nation Ronald Moore (7.8 APG) has a bevy of scorers around him and the Saints have the athleticism to defend almost any team in the nation.
The problem this year? A couple things. 1. The Saints won't be sneaking up on anybody this year because the country knows they are legit. 2. Crunch time decision making. Over and over last night towards the end of the game and overtime, the Saints put the ball in Edwin Ubiles hands with 20 seconds left on the shot clock to make a play. Why would you ever take the ball out of Ronald Moore's hands man?!
They do more than Just Dance: Siena scored first round victories in 2008 and 2009 and flirted with the Sweet 16 both years before falling to Villanova and Louisville respectively. Will this be the year they get by the first weekend?
- Top Player: Edwin Ubiles (15.2 PPG). Great athleticism and wingspan. Biggest impact felt on the defensive end
- Need to Know Stat: For the past two years, the Saints have been a fairly hyped MAAC team despite being 0-8 against the RPI Top 50 teams in regular season games.
- Projected Seed: #12
There's plenty more on the Siena Saints at StatSheet.com.
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Ticket Punching: Wofford Terriers
by Second Jumpability on Mar 9, 2010 1:28 PM EST
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On December 12, Wofford beat South Carolina 68-61. On January 26, South Carolina beat Kentucky 68-64. Logically one would then assume that since Wofford > South Carolina and South Carolina > Kentucky, then Wofford > Kentucky. Okay maybe not, but SOCON Coach of the Year Mike Young has guided his pack of Terriers to quite a season. With wins in 22 of the last 24 games, and 13 straight to close out the year, this team is hotter than Buster Poindexter. Coach Young has 10 players averaging 11 minutes per-game so depth will not be an issue. Neither will big game experience.
Among big conference schools on Wofford's '09-'10 schedule: Pittsburgh, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan State, and the aforementioned Gamecocks.
Wofford will hope to mirror the 2008 SOCON winners, Davidson, and not that team who played UConn last season.
- Top Player: Noah Dahlman (16.8 PPG, 6.3 RPG). Coaches voted the 6'6'' junior as the top player in the Southern Conference. Respect.
- Need to Know Stat: The Terriers are at their worst when they score in the 60's. Here is the breakdown of their record by how many points they score. 40's: 1-0, 50's: 4-1, 60's: 4-6, 70's: 12-1, 80's: 5-0.
- Projected Seed: #14
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Kevin Anderson steals A10 POY from Jordan Crawford
by Nick Fasulo on Mar 8, 2010 7:21 PM EST
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Congratulations to Richmond's Kevin Anderson for winning the Atlantic 10 POY today, but the coaches got it all wrong. Despite leading the Atlantic 10 in scoring, and boasting higher averages than Anderson in important statistical categories such as rebounding, 3pt percentage and assists, Jordan Crawford has been left to referencing J-Hova on twitter and telling everyone to calm down.
Sizing up the two guard's vitals, Crawford appears to be just a tad more deserving...err... I'm kidding, he absolutely deserves to be the POY. Heck, not only did he put up better numbers, he did it in five less minutes a game. He even dunked on LeBron James this summer! REMEMBER??!!
The A-10 hardware is official, but as the talking heads begin to release their regular season awards (here and here), it's pretty clear Anderson stole this one. Here's to hoping they square off in the conference semis on March 13th. They can settle it then.
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Week 4 Bubble Watch, presented by Microsoft Paint
by Nick Fasulo on Mar 8, 2010 9:17 AM EST
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After losing their last three, Illinois is indicating they would rather make things complicated and fall back onto the bubble among the cluster of mediocre teams. A healthy Notre Dame should be in, and the same goes for Florida State. But for the teams looking in they certainly do not control their own destiny; and Dayton and UConn are sooooo kicking themselves this morning.
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