At one time there was some talk that the AE was over .500 in OOC play. Well that ship has sailed and the wheels have fallen off for most AE teams right now. Right now, it looks like only Vermont and SB will end up with winning ooc records.
At this point I am looking forward to league play. When SBU has had problems with teams so far this year it has been by superior guard play turning us over. We will not see that type of guard play from any teams in the America East. Couple that with the fact that our "bigs" are better than everyone else's bigs and it should be a really fun conference season. Vermont is still a big favorite to win it, but I really like this SBU team.
Salty, while I generally agree with what you say, I don't think Vermont is a big favorite over us, possibly a small one. Clearly, they have the best player in the league - Lamb, but their loss of Ernie to graduation is a huge loss, and really takes a lot out of their inside/outside game, IMO. Akwasi a big loss for us, but the additions of Makale and Mo, make us a deeper team, I believe, and surely a force in the paint defensively. The stat mentioned during the American game is very telling - coming into the game we were 6th in the nation defensively with 2-point FG% allowed. Also, very impressed with Geno at this point; really like the way he manages the roster during games.
I think if we can stay healthy, stay out of foul trouble in games, and keep the unforced TO's to a minimum, I think we're a better overall team on paper than Vermont. As a league, we played a lot of strong teams in OOC play, and I think our league continues to get stronger overall. I expect some upset wins in the AE during the course of the season.
I think it will take 12 (or possibly 13) wins to take the league this year, and I think we have a shot at this.
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