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Re: Around the AE/country
« Reply #150 on: January 29, 2019, 06:03:30 pm »
#1 Tennessee plays at South Carolina shortly on the SEC Network. This game is of no significance to us, but the transitive victories get pretty interesting should SC pull off the victory.

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« Reply #151 on: January 30, 2019, 11:47:44 pm »
Rutgers nabbed its third straight win tonight, beating Indiana at the RAC. It's the first time Rutgers has won three straight conference games since 2004. 4-6 is nothing to write home about, but at least there's some reason for optimism there. A sophomore led them in scoring, and two freshmen joined him in the starting lineup. They lose just one player after this year, and he's replaced on the roster by one of their biggest recruits ever.
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« Reply #152 on: January 31, 2019, 08:48:49 am »
Rutgers nabbed its third straight win tonight, beating Indiana at the RAC. It's the first time Rutgers has won three straight conference games since 2004. 4-6 is nothing to write home about, but at least there's some reason for optimism there. A sophomore led them in scoring, and two freshmen joined him in the starting lineup. They lose just one player after this year, and he's replaced on the roster by one of their biggest recruits ever.
If they can win a few more games and can get into the top half of big ten standing, I imagine they will be in the at-large bid conversation. That will be huge for the program.

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« Reply #153 on: January 31, 2019, 10:19:10 am »
Rutgers nabbed its third straight win tonight, beating Indiana at the RAC. It's the first time Rutgers has won three straight conference games since 2004. 4-6 is nothing to write home about, but at least there's some reason for optimism there. A sophomore led them in scoring, and two freshmen joined him in the starting lineup. They lose just one player after this year, and he's replaced on the roster by one of their biggest recruits ever.
If they can win a few more games and can get into the top half of big ten standing, I imagine they will be in the at-large bid conversation. That will be huge for the program.

They'd need a great showing in the conference tournament and the Big Ten is stacked this year, so it'll be a challenge, but you can't write them off. Grea to see Pikell do well.

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« Reply #154 on: January 31, 2019, 11:19:46 am »
Perhaps NIT is a more realistic goal for them. I can't remember seeing them in any tournament last 10/15 years.

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« Reply #155 on: February 16, 2019, 06:23:56 pm »
Hartford with a 3 point lead over Vermont at home roughly half way through the second half. There have been times during this game where Hartford just can't miss.
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« Reply #156 on: February 16, 2019, 07:49:20 pm »
I have to believe us against Vermont is more mental than anything.  If Hartford can pull it off so can we.

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« Reply #157 on: February 16, 2019, 08:51:51 pm »
Duncan, Duncan, and Duncan plus Lamb is just insane when they're all on the court together. We've got depth, but for the AE, that's just another level of insane. If everyone hits their shots like the Binghamton game I think we've got a shot, but yeah it'll always be tough playing UVM.

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« Reply #158 on: February 16, 2019, 10:57:48 pm »
IMO, UVM is the best coached team in the league.  They are disciplined, play a real team game, hit their free throws, and play tough D.  They are the class of the league; we will need to play our best to beat them - they certainly aren't infallible.  Lamb had an off-game tonight, and he still had 25 and 6, and was nearly perfect on the line.  He is definitely the league's POY, and he is a one-man wrecking crew.

Hartford is a dangerous team; their one major problem is their coach, IMO.  Not very strong.  Anyone who saw Hartford's last possession with 21 seconds left tonight would agree.  But don't be surprised if they bump someone off in the Tournament this year.
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« Reply #159 on: February 23, 2019, 04:08:48 pm »
Vermont struggles to come away from Binghamton  with only a six point win. It was a five point game with under a minute left in the game. Between their loss to UMBC on Thursday, and their struggle against Bing today, are there weaknesses in Vermont's game that are starting to come to light? We should study the hell out of those last two games to see what was working against them. They're no longer as invincible in the AE as they once were.

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« Reply #160 on: February 23, 2019, 04:54:39 pm »
VA, I watched the game. Except for end of game, Lamb looked tired. The season maybe coupled with the concussion has taken a bit of a toll on him. Imo, need to double Lamb and not let him get deep into the paint, and you just can’t give Ernie Duncan space; Ernie is the best pure shooter in the conference. Need to put your best on-ball defender on Ernie.
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« Reply #161 on: March 02, 2019, 03:05:47 pm »
UMBC after being down by as much as 18 points rallies back to beat New Hampshire at home 56-53 on a late 3 point shot. Not sure how a UMBC loss would impact the tiebreakers/standings for the AE playoffs, but UNH is now (I believe) guaranteed to finish 9th and thus miss the AE tournament.

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« Reply #162 on: March 22, 2019, 01:41:52 am »
Watched a few games today. Ja Morant was spectacular! He will be drafted top 3, but will his height be an issue in pro level?! B1G went 5-0! Big East teams were weak. Not enough talent. SJU was painful to watch in PIG. We need more teams like Belmont and Wofford in the tournament. Mid-majors with at-large resume. Just a joy to watch them. Will be rooting for fellow SUNY Buffalo tomorrow... their opponent ASU looked good vs SJU.

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« Reply #163 on: April 18, 2019, 06:06:47 pm »
Source: Vermont's Anthony Lamb has declared for the 2019 NBA Draft.

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« Reply #164 on: April 18, 2019, 07:00:31 pm »
Not sure that he’s draft bait with all the talent available, but I could see him signing with someone as a free agent. Wonder if he’ll return to uvm if he doesn’t get drafted.  Wish him luck; he’s a really good player.
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