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Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
« Reply #270 on: November 09, 2020, 11:19:27 am »
predictions for the upcoming season: https://www.three-man-weave.com/3mw/america-east-basketball-preview-2021

edit- not sure of the origins of the lineup, but it may somewhat indicate who our starters are.  based on that, greene, gueye, rodriguez, TSM, pollicelli.
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Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
« Reply #271 on: November 09, 2020, 12:40:27 pm »
predictions for the upcoming season: https://www.three-man-weave.com/3mw/america-east-basketball-preview-2021

edit- not sure of the origins of the lineup, but it may somewhat indicate who our starters are.  based on that, greene, gueye, rodriguez, TSM, pollicelli.

I don't have much of a problem with where we are here – could go a little higher and also a little lower. I think we'll defend well, but scoring may not come easily.

At first, UNH being fourth was a surprise to me, but then you look at the fact that the conference only returns four of 15 all-conference players, and two are from UNH, suggests that maybe they'll be all right. And Binghamton belongs ahead of Maine. Bingo's core isn't bad if Bruce actually plays. They might be better than us even.
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Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
« Reply #272 on: November 11, 2020, 02:50:10 pm »
Preseason poll is out. We're picked to finish fifth behind Vermont, UMBC, UNH and Albany. https://americaeast.com/news/2020/11/11/2020-21_mbbpoll.aspx

No all-conference representation. As good as I expect Gueye to be, and even Policelli, you can't really argue for them over who did get selected.
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Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
« Reply #273 on: November 11, 2020, 03:08:06 pm »
Preseason poll is out. We're picked to finish fifth behind Vermont, UMBC, UNH and Albany. https://americaeast.com/news/2020/11/11/2020-21_mbbpoll.aspx

No all-conference representation. As good as I expect Gueye to be, and even Policelli, you can't really argue for them over who did get selected.

New team, very little credibility, as to be expected.  Breath of fresh air, with new guys not having bullseyes on their back.  We'll see what happens this season.
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Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
« Reply #274 on: November 11, 2020, 03:11:08 pm »
teams may have to adjust against us.  they got used to letting us miss shots and losing by a few, when it counts in the AE tournament.
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Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
« Reply #275 on: November 12, 2020, 11:04:08 pm »
The Ivy League canceled its winter season. Are we really gonna do this?
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Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
« Reply #276 on: November 13, 2020, 12:08:28 am »
The Ivy League canceled its winter season. Are we really gonna do this?

We may not end up playing a season with numbers spiking right now, but it won't be due to the Ivy League.  I think there is a bit of Ivy fatigue with them making these decisions.

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Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
« Reply #277 on: November 13, 2020, 05:47:48 am »
The Ivy League canceled its winter season. Are we really gonna do this?

Don't count on any winter sports this year in either college or high school. The emperor has spoken, again, and again, and again!!

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Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
« Reply #278 on: November 13, 2020, 09:13:59 am »
The Ivy League canceled its winter season. Are we really gonna do this?

We may not end up playing a season with numbers spiking right now, but it won't be due to the Ivy League.  I think there is a bit of Ivy fatigue with them making these decisions.

I agree with you. They're always going to err on the side of caution – kind of a holier-than-thou vibe coming from them. I just wonder with cases popping up seemingly everywhere and the COVID numbers talk resurfacing with the election behind us if universities will say it isn't worth the trouble.
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Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
« Reply #279 on: November 13, 2020, 12:50:55 pm »
The Ivy League canceled its winter season. Are we really gonna do this?

We may not end up playing a season with numbers spiking right now, but it won't be due to the Ivy League.  I think there is a bit of Ivy fatigue with them making these decisions.

I agree with you. They're always going to err on the side of caution – kind of a holier-than-thou vibe coming from them. I just wonder with cases popping up seemingly everywhere and the COVID numbers talk resurfacing with the election behind us if universities will say it isn't worth the trouble.

It isn't. This winter is going to be terrible and I wouldn't expect any winter or spring sports. We'll lose a whole athletic year to Covid. So no spring football either. Even the FBS is going to be hard pressed to finish their season. Like half the games this weekend have been cancelled/postponed (not really, but it feels like it).

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Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
« Reply #280 on: November 13, 2020, 12:59:46 pm »
The Ivy League canceled its winter season. Are we really gonna do this?

We may not end up playing a season with numbers spiking right now, but it won't be due to the Ivy League.  I think there is a bit of Ivy fatigue with them making these decisions.

I agree with you. They're always going to err on the side of caution – kind of a holier-than-thou vibe coming from them. I just wonder with cases popping up seemingly everywhere and the COVID numbers talk resurfacing with the election behind us if universities will say it isn't worth the trouble.

It isn't. This winter is going to be terrible and I wouldn't expect any winter or spring sports. We'll lose a whole athletic year to Covid. So no spring football either. Even the FBS is going to be hard pressed to finish their season. Like half the games this weekend have been cancelled/postponed (not really, but it feels like it).

I tend to agree, and that's why I just haven't gotten excited about upcoming season.  We're definitely on the bubble here.   Feel bad for these student-athletes.  Feel bad for everyone actually.
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Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
« Reply #281 on: November 13, 2020, 02:20:23 pm »
it saves us disappointment though, doesnt it?  :-\
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Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
« Reply #282 on: November 14, 2020, 03:07:49 pm »
The Ivy League canceled its winter season. Are we really gonna do this?

We may not end up playing a season with numbers spiking right now, but it won't be due to the Ivy League.  I think there is a bit of Ivy fatigue with them making these decisions.

I agree with you. They're always going to err on the side of caution – kind of a holier-than-thou vibe coming from them. I just wonder with cases popping up seemingly everywhere and the COVID numbers talk resurfacing with the election behind us if universities will say it isn't worth the trouble.

It isn't. This winter is going to be terrible and I wouldn't expect any winter or spring sports. We'll lose a whole athletic year to Covid. So no spring football either. Even the FBS is going to be hard pressed to finish their season. Like half the games this weekend have been cancelled/postponed (not really, but it feels like it).

I tend to agree, and that's why I just haven't gotten excited about upcoming season.  We're definitely on the bubble here.   Feel bad for these student-athletes.  Feel bad for everyone actually.
Feel bad for the student athletes in the Ivy League.

Rather than thinking the Ivy League is erring on the safe side I think they are erring on the non-science side. I don't believe the Ivy League Presidents think  that prudently playing interscholastic sports  leads to an increase in student (or any) deaths due to Covid.  Either directly or indirectly. 

Of course I also thought that the science was unclear as to whether college-aged students on campus have a higher rate of Covid than College-aged students living off campus or College -age kids not enrolled in college at all. Yet most Ivies shut down their campuses to kids (at least partially if not totally). And the notion that kids on campus are more likely to spread Covid to vulnerable folks seems similarly non-scientific.   

We may be looking at gestures when it comes to Ivy-League sports - - rather than science-based decisions. That may apply to more than the Ivy League.
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Looking ahead to 2020-21
« Reply #283 on: November 15, 2020, 11:29:35 pm »
This is something that I thought we would strongly consider – zero non-con games. UVM just went that route pretty much. https://uvmathletics.com/news/2020/11/15/general-vermont-athletics-announces-delay-in-return-to-play-until-december-18.aspx


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Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
« Reply #284 on: November 17, 2020, 08:51:11 am »
Uh!!  Oh!!  Looks like Marist is about to cancel its game with the Seawolves on 11/25 due to COVID.  Probably will cancel the Albany game, as well.  Hope this is just an outlier, rather than an indication of what's to come this season.

I wonder if SH can find a replacement for the Seawolves OOC opener on 11/25--maybe even at home!