Wash U looks like a shadow of its former self. NYU should have won that game last night and they didn't even have Richie Polan playing. I think its utterly ridiculous that NYU isn't 15-0. They've lost every game by one or two possessions. Simply awful.

Hey everyone I was wondering if anyone has the record of the UAA vs all of D3 BBall for Men's an Women's? I need the record for the last 5 years. Thanks

Quote from: hugenerd on February 22, 2010, 03:58:22 PM

Quote from: ziggy on February 22, 2010, 03:50:58 PM

Quote from: hugenerd on February 21, 2010, 06:50:53 PM
UAA could only send one team to the NCAA tourney this year.  Brandeis is squarely on the bubble now and no one else has a real chance.  It would be the first time since 2006 (when only CMU went).  Last year the UAA sent 3 teams to the tourney, and the UAA sent 4 in both 2008 and 2007.

Brandeis gets a Pool C bid in our projections thru last night's action. Their winning percentage could be better but a strength of schedule ranked 23rd nationally plays to their advantage.

Do you have them ranked ahead or behind Colby in the NE?

what happens if NYU completes the Brandeis sweep?

do they get in to the tourney at 17-8 and 2nd in the UAA?

NYU is looking good right now. Ben Dorman (Soph) coming off the bench in this big formation with Becker at PG, Jensen at SG, Dorman at SF , Jaffe at PF and Polan at C. So many different formations that NYU can run. Once Glavan comes back, there are 3 PGs on this team that can play with anyone in the UAA. Stein and Polan are big bodies who can both go off for 18-20 a game. Between Jensen, Dorman and Chip Borsi NYU has 3 SF's that can really change the game Jensen on either end, Dorman on the offensive end and Chip Borsi on defense and behind the arc. I'd love to see the tempo increase and some full court pressure applied once Coach Nesci figures out minute, but I feel like this team is 10 guys deep and can definitely dictate the outcome of every game.

Quote from: Gratuitous Violets on January 17, 2010, 11:37:32 PM
I will agree with you, WUH. NYU has looked great in some games this year, including against Brandeis and Wash U., and in those games they've moved the ball very well. I've also seen games where that hasn't been the case, though--in the losses to Chicago and Mount St. Vincent, it seemed to me that they could have done a lot more to get the ball inside. That said, I don't know enough to say whether that's an issue of coaching or execution. All in all, I think the team looks well-coached this season, and I wouldn't be surprised to see them sweep the next home stand. But while I could do without the negativity towards coach Nesci, it's nice to see another enthusiastic NYU fan!
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@bobcat10 basketball is a tough sport to coach especially in the uaa. i believe that NYU can be a fantastic team once all cylinders start to click. the second half at wash was a beautiful thing, the pgs moving the ball up the court and the team defense. wash u got a few bounces and a few calls and they came away with the win. i think that nyu will break off a run of a few w's but it's all predicated on team defense and HUSTLE. Coach Nesci will hopefully find the right balance of smart and good basketball to pair with his talented team and they will overcome whatever problems they have. as far as my personal experience, i'm not one to divulge team issues on the internet but team issues should probably stay behind closed doors and not on d3hoops messaging boards. the violets will find their way, i can guarantee that. watch out for this freshman class.

tough loss for the violets.

Quote from: hugenerd on January 09, 2010, 08:58:52 PM
Not too surprised with either result today.  I was expecting Chicago to play WashU tough because the teams know each other well and always play eachother close.

NYU was not surprising at all either.  NYU has size and some depth, both of which Brandeis lacks.  Couple that with bad games from Kenny Small and Andre Roberson (combined 3-25 from the field) and Brandeis was lucky to keep it this close.  What kept it somewhat close for Brandeis was the 21 turnovers for NYU, compared to only 9 turnovers for Brandeis (Brandeis was +24 on FGAs), and 10 missed FTs by NYU, but NYU dominated every other facet of the game.

Great defense and sticktoitiveness on the offensive half of the court by NYU. If NYU corrals turnovers and continues to get more 'crispy' on offense, they will turn some heads this year. I think the biggest key for them is WANTING it more than the team that they're playing.

Quote from: sac on February 02, 2009, 04:27:02 PM

Quote from: dblock on February 02, 2009, 04:24:16 PM
Pardon my ignorance but as of today with :
EA  90   07   04    0.5773 0.5441 0.5336 New York University       067  C 36        11-5 13-5

is NYU in or no? i'm honestly not sure how to read the chart.

Right now, Pabegg has them as the 36th Pool C team,  there are 18 Pool C bids............so as of today no.

hahah thank you sir. that settled my question quite quick.

Quite a furstrating weekend for NYU.

On Friday against the Maroons, NYU controlled the entire game until the last few minutes when it become a close one. Chicago ended up pulling out the 'W'. NYU outboarded and shot a high fg percentage but still managed to lose the game. Chicago played real tough Corning with 23, Kinsella with and Machones with 15. NYU had 4 in double digits including team captain John Mish with 15 and 10. Pretty bad loss.

Sunday brought Wash U to Coles. NYU came out firing wich mad for an early 10-1 lead. Then Wash turned it on via AT's jumper going on a mindnumbing 27-2 run. NYU fought back to be down 9 at half. The second half consisted of NYU cutting into the lead only for Wash to bury a treyball or convert an old fashioned 3pt play. Wallis' fadeaway threeball from the deepcorner off an airball extended the lead from 5 to 8 with 1:29 to go and it was a wrap from there. There's no such thing as a good loss but we can take positives from the game.

Here is my Mid-Season Report-

Wash U- Solid team. Everyone can stroke it really well. They run their offense weel, are chippy on defense and know to get the rock to AT. I think that their weakness is their post game and if they ever run into a BAD shooting night, it's going to be a rough game.

Brandeis- I think that Brandeis is man for man the most talented team in the UAA. I personally do not understand how they lose games. They simply shouldn't. Olson is a legit shooter, De Luca is a scoring threat whereever he is on the court, Hollins is a beast who should be dropping double doubles every night, Roberson can swish and dish, he reminds me of a young Graves-Fulgram, and the bench is deep. If they put it all together they could be beating teams by 20-30 on the regular.

CMU- I just have a hardtime thinking that CMU is a very good team. Granted they did put a 21 spot on us at home. CMU has shooters and if they are hitting you're in trouble. Decent bigs but suspect ball handlers.

Rochester- Stop Mike C. and you win the ball game.

Case- Anderson can shoot but literally that is all he can do. Wash U's AT can swish but he also puts it on the floor and scores, same for Mike C., Einwag etc... Steve Young is also a hit or a miss. I think the Case v NYU at Case is exactly what Case is. They can beat you on any night or they can completely fold and lose.

Emory- Scrappy. Nobody really stood out on Emory but they never quit and played really hard the entire game.

Chicago- Corning, Machones, Kinsella. Key to Chicago's performance. Keep them quiet and they aren't going to do much.

Quote from: pabegg on February 02, 2009, 12:24:20 AM
Here's my updated regional ranking estimates, while we wait for the real ones on Wednesday:

Reg Conf Rank Prior RPI    OWP    OOWP   School                    Natl Status      Reg Overall
NE  16   01   01    0.6303 0.5299 0.5168 Middlebury                005  A w C       17-1 18-2
NE  17   02   02    0.6425 0.5676 0.5458 Worcester Polytech        007  A w C       16-2 16-3
NE  13   03   03    0.6173 0.5294 0.5281 Mass-Dartmouth            013  A w C       15-2 17-2
NE  18   04   05    0.5750 0.4295 0.4998 Elms                      025  B 1         16-1 17-1
NE  17   05   05    0.6003 0.5293 0.5301 MIT                       027  C 7         13-3 14-5
NE  14   06   04    0.6098 0.5698 0.5219 Salem State               028  A w C       14-4 15-4
NE  16   07   07    0.5844 0.4773 0.5594 Amherst                   032  C 10        14-3 16-3
NE  14   08   08    0.5828 0.4981 0.5351 Bridgewater State         036  C 14        12-3 13-5
NE  13   09   11    0.5929 0.5351 0.5237 Rhode Island College      038  C 15        14-4 14-4
NE  16   10   09    0.5999 0.5811 0.5233 Colby                     048  C 21        10-4 13-5
NE  16   11   12    0.5767 0.5171 0.5359 Williams                  055  C 27        14-5 14-6
NE  90   12   12    0.6095 0.6163 0.5388 Brandeis                  056  C 28        12-6 12-6
NE  17   13   nr    0.5908 0.5838 0.5288 Wheaton (Mass.)           063  C 33        12-6 12-8
EA  21   01   01    0.6332 0.5198 0.5556 Ithaca                    006  A w C       15-1 17-1
EA  24   02   02    0.6162 0.5615 0.5086 Hamilton                  017  C 3         10-2 12-5
EA  24   03   07    0.6060 0.5851 0.5205 St. Lawrence              042  A w C       11-4 13-4
EA  90   04   05    0.5973 0.5658 0.5355 Rochester                 046  C 19        13-5 13-5
EA  21   05   06    0.5928 0.5557 0.5456 Rochester Tech            052  C 24        10-4 13-4
EA  21   06   03    0.5749 0.5123 0.5418 St. John Fisher           060  C 31        11-4 14-4
EA  90   07   04    0.5773 0.5441 0.5336 New York University       067  C 36        11-5 13-5
EA  23   08   08    0.5678 0.5449 0.5345 Oneonta State             080  A           11-6 13-7
AT  32   01   01    0.6111 0.5227 0.5102 Richard Stockton          012  A w C       16-2 19-2
AT  33   02   02    0.5800 0.4748 0.4815 SUNY-Farmingdale          022  A w C       16-2 16-2
AT  32   03   03    0.5758 0.5021 0.5093 William Paterson          045  C 18        15-4 15-4
AT  31   04   04    0.5585 0.4511 0.4984 Baruch                    050  A second    15-3 17-4
AT  33   05   05    0.5440 0.3989 0.4961 St. Joseph's (L.I.)       054  C 26        15-2 16-2
AT  32   06   06    0.5653 0.5303 0.4947 Montclair State           070              12-5 15-5
AT  31   07   07    0.5365 0.4290 0.4986 Brooklyn                  076              15-4 16-4
AT  31   08   08    0.5198 0.4608 0.4910 Lehman                    122              12-6 14-6
MA  45   01   01    0.6193 0.5210 0.5463 Franklin and Marshall     008  A w C       16-2 17-2
MA  41   02   02    0.5815 0.4479 0.5135 Wesley                    020  A w C       11-1 13-5
MA  44   03   07    0.5787 0.4424 0.4967 Gwynedd-Mercy             023  A w C       14-1 15-2
MA  41   04   06    0.5849 0.4901 0.5022 St. Mary's (Md.)          026  C 6         12-2 15-4
MA  45   05   04    0.6153 0.5895 0.5323 McDaniel                  030  C 8         12-4 14-5
MA  43   06   03    0.5784 0.4850 0.5103 DeSales                   039  A w C       15-3 16-3
MA  45   07   05    0.5890 0.5452 0.5434 Gettysburg                049  C 22        13-5 13-5
MA  42   08   08    0.5817 0.5578 0.5052 Widener                   059  A third     12-5 14-5
MA  46   09   nr    0.5432 0.4977 0.4898 Susquehanna               083  B 2         11-5 13-6
MA  44   10   nr    0.5288 0.4569 0.4790 Cabrini                   092              135 13-5
MA  46   11   10    0.5390 0.4863 0.4991 Scranton                  093  B 3         136 14-6
SO  51   01   02    0.6135 0.5272 0.5170 Texas-Dallas              014  A w C       15-2 17-2
SO  54   02   01    0.6142 0.5299 0.5218 Trinity (Texas)           015  A w C       14-2 17-2
SO  53   03   07    0.6042 0.5664 0.5064 Guilford                  029  A w C       14-4 15-4
SO  51   04   03    0.5887 0.5203 0.5144 McMurry                   033  C 11        12-3 13-5
SO  53   05   05    0.5776 0.4726 0.5080 Randolph-Macon            035  C 13        12-2 14-5
SO  54   06   04    0.6018 0.5757 0.5057 Centre                    040  C 16        12-4 15-4
SO  54   07   10    0.5774 0.5251 0.5095 DePauw                    051  C 23        12-4 15-5
SO  53   08   06    0.5613 0.4968 0.5182 Roanoke                   066  C 35        11-4 16-4
SO  51   09   09    0.5562 0.5136 0.5101 LeTourneau                077              115 12-7
SO  55   10   08    0.5477 0.5127 0.4985 Christopher Newport       085  A           8-4 12-7
SO  51   11   nr    0.5414 0.4892 0.4994 Mississippi College       086              115 13-5
GL  64   01   01    0.6291 0.5579 0.5181 Capital                   009  A w C       15-2 17-2
GL  64   02   04    0.6038 0.5464 0.5225 John Carroll              024  C 5         12-3 14-4
GL  62   03   05    0.5979 0.5532 0.5077 Hope                      034  C 12        7-2 14-5
GL  90   04   02    0.5973 0.5439 0.5321 Carnegie Mellon           041  C 17        10-3 14-4
GL  62   05   03    0.5692 0.4472 0.5075 Calvin                    043  A w C       7-1 12-6
GL  64   06   07    0.5742 0.5108 0.5254 Ohio Northern             053  C 25        12-4 14-5
GL  63   07   08    0.5637 0.4934 0.5033 Hiram                     061  C 32        13-4 14-5
GL  63   08   06    0.5605 0.4955 0.5011 Wooster                   062  A third     12-4 13-6
GL  61   09   09    0.5425 0.4663 0.4873 Penn State-Behrend        074  A           12-4 13-6
MW  90   01   01    0.6479 0.5554 0.5396 Washington U.             001  A w C       16-1 17-1
MW  71   02   02    0.6437 0.6105 0.5537 Wheaton (Ill.)            016  A w C       12-3 16-3
MW  71   03   05    0.6311 0.5895 0.5559 Elmhurst                  018  C 4         15-4 15-4
MW  74   04   06    0.5796 0.4367 0.5073 St. Norbert               019  A w C       15-1 16-1
MW  72   05   03    0.6012 0.5238 0.5112 Transylvania              021  A w C       11-2 14-4
MW  71   06   04    0.6336 0.6274 0.5464 North Central             031  C 9         11-4 13-6
MW  71   07   08    0.5822 0.5095 0.5731 Augustana                 047  C 20        14-5 15-5
MW  74   08   07    0.5789 0.5385 0.5162 Carroll                   057  C 29        13-5 13-5
MW  71   09   09    0.6043 0.6293 0.5430 Carthage                  069  C 38        8-5 13-6
MW  71   10   10    0.5685 0.5187 0.5491 Millikin                  071              115 13-6
MW  72   11   11    0.5447 0.4833 0.5248 Anderson                  082              115 14-6
WE  82   01   01    0.6347 0.5050 0.5289 St. Thomas                002  A w C       18-0 19-0
WE  83   02   03    0.6339 0.4913 0.5532 Puget Sound               003  A w C       14-0 17-2
WE  86   03   02    0.6679 0.6129 0.5571 UW-Stevens Point          004  A w C       16-2 17-2
WE  86   04   04    0.6419 0.5656 0.5698 UW-Platteville            010  C 1         13-2 18-2
WE  86   05   05    0.6440 0.5814 0.5711 UW-Whitewater             011  C 2         16-3 17-3
WE  81   06   06    0.5738 0.4482 0.5163 Buena Vista               037  A w C       15-2 18-2
WE  83   07   08    0.5701 0.5027 0.5251 Whitworth                 058  C 30        12-4 15-4
WE  82   08   07    0.5527 0.4656 0.5148 Bethel                    065  C 34        13-4 15-4
WE  84   09   09    0.5386 0.4467 0.4752 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps    073  A           11-3 13-5
WE  81   10   nr    0.5448 0.4803 0.4964 Cornell                   078              13-5 15-5
WE  82   11   nr    0.5421 0.4882 0.5043 Augsburg                  084              11-5 11-7

Reg        Region
Conf       Conference number
Rank      Regional ranking
Prior       Prior regional ranking
School
Natl     National ranking based on regional results
Status
    B + number: Pool B ranking (top 4 in tournament)
    C + number: Pool C ranking of 18 teams in tournament
    C second: second tier Pool C (spots 19-28)
    C third: third tier Pool C (spots 29-38)
    A w C: Pool A, in Pool C range (1 to 18)
    A second: Pool A, in second tier Pool C
    A third: Pool A, in third tier Pool C
    A: lower level Pool A
    blank: lower level Pool C

Some thoughts on this:

Horrible week for the UAA as Rochester, NYU, and Carnegie get upset, causing the first 2 to lose their Pool C spots; meanwhile Brandeis loses their real shot at a Pool A bid; they'll need to win at WashU and get some help (although winning all seven games in the second half should get them a Pool C bid at 19-6). WashU does roll into the #1 seed in the nation (with its strength of schedule overcoming the loss).

CCIW and WIAC are the only conferences in line for 2 Pool C bids, and Augustana isn't far out for a 3rd CCIW bid.

The statistical model shows Calvin as the "better" team while the NCAA prediction model shows Hope as the higher ranked team, so I pick Calvin to win the conference and Hope to compete favorably for Pool C.

On the Pool B side, just give the bid to Elms already. While they haven't mathematically clinched, they would just about have to lose their last 8 games to miss, and it's a safe bet that they won't do that. Susquehanna and Scranton are the only other B's on the chart, but it's tightened up in Pool B.

Pardon my ignorance but as of today with :
EA  90   07   04    0.5773 0.5441 0.5336 New York University       067  C 36        11-5 13-5

is NYU in or no? i'm honestly not sure how to read the chart.

Quote from: Marty Peretz on January 26, 2009, 05:08:08 PM
DBlock,
If my posts are bulletin board material, then UAA teams have a hard time getting up for games. Furthermore, the only people I've given bulletin board material to are you and Sager, so if you want to dock me karma points and put up my posts in your cubicles, go right ahead. I hope you feel emboldened and that somehow your teams will be inspired to beat Wash.U. for the sake of message board pride.

Apparently friendly trash talking about your weak analysis now serves as motivation for UAA opponents? With the exception of the infamous Mike "Tyson" DeCorso, I don't think there's a single UAA player I've ever called out on this board. I've stated that some are inferior to others, but I have seldom talked smack about a UAA hoopster.

COACH Mike 'Tyson' Decorso sends his best Marty. As for Bulletin Board material? whenever someone says that a team is out of the picture for the conference race, 4 games into the season, that's worth mentioning...

Sean Wallis told me that he would introduce us on Sunday, I can't wait to give you big hug!

Quote from: Marty Peretz on January 25, 2009, 10:31:44 PM
Jc Delass (not sure of spelling) unambiguously declared WU the best team in the country and also said that he thinks they may be better than last year. I understand how my saying this since last April doesn't carry as much weight, as I am, admittedly, a partial observer. That said, JC is very respected and I think his statements should be taken as valid.

Gregory, I've been going back through the archives, per your request. I apologize for directing my wrath your way, as I now realize that it was DBlock who was making what have now amounted to woeful predictions and statements. There were some of yours that I still take issue with (and will touch on when I find more time), but DBlock's were the most egregious.

UAA PRESEASON POLL-
 
1. Washington 47 10-4 25-6
2. Chicago 43 11-3 18-8
3. Brandeis 39 10-4 23-6
4. Carnegie Mellon 28 6-8 19-9
5. Rochester 25 9-5 22-6
6. NYU 20 6-8 16-11
7. Emory 10 3-11 10-15
8. Case 9 1-13 8-17

MY PREASON PICKS-

1. Brandeis
2. Chicago
3. NYU/ Wash
4. NYU/ Wash
5. CMU
6. Rochester
7. Emory
8. Case

Maybe my vocabulary is struggling these days but I'm pretty sure that my picks weren't egregious at all. First of all I think that the season is still quite early and I like to keep my thoughts about every team to myself until the midway point of the UAA Schedule. Second of all, as it has been mentioned...over and over again, nobody, not even the great, omniscient, and UAA Guru Marty Perez foretold the unfortunate start that Chicago has gotten off to. The one thing that I have come to realize over the last 4 seasons is that the UAA is quite competitive and at any moment the fate of a team can be changed immediately. As a freshmen at NYU there was no doubt in my mind that Jason Boone was going to lead us two Back-2-Back National Championships, followed by a rebuilding year my junior year and a tourney run my senior year. That obviously has not happened. I learned my lesson quite quick of how a promising season can come to a screeching halt, my freshman year (05/06) we dropped 5/6 to miss the tourney. I would not count all of your chickens before they hatch Marty. I don't know what ties you have to the program Marty, but I'm pretty sure that the Bears don't like that you give teams bulletin board material every week. You act all high and mighty as if it's you scoring 30 a night, but it isn't. So do yourself a favor before Karma turns around and kicks in you the teeth, try rooting for your team with elegance and dignity. Try analyzing games from an objective point of view. If you notice with my EGREGIOUS picks, I backed up every pick with some logic. Though I may be wrong as of today in my picks, lets watch the rest of the season and see if some of my predictions don't come to fruition.

Now let's look at the recent games...

Friday-
Wash v Rochester- Quite honestly the Wash U victory at Rochester by thirty without their two best players means nothing to me. Yes the Bears went on the road into a hostile environment and put a beat down on Mr. Neer and co. but I have witnessed in person what Mike C. and Labanowski are capable of. The fact that you were compelled to think that a win versus a team without the main components in their system is something to brag about is quite EGREGIOUS.

Brandeis v CWRU- 16-point lead at half time? OUCH. As a player I always am of the mindset that a 15+ lead should be a definite win... ALWAYS. How did Kevin Herring drop 33? That is what I really would like to know.

Chicago v CMU- Tough loss for U of C. Holding Einwag to 7 probably should have earned them the w, but O'Rourke picked up the slack. Good win by CMU. I still fear Chicago. I think that they will rally around their awful start and end up beating teams that need crucial wins come tourney time.

NYU v Emory- Remember what I said about a 15+ lead? Yea we almost blew that. Emory is a gritty team and for sure they are no pushover. Fernandez is a scrappy undersized big who inspires his team and will get his buckets. Hixon showed some swagger dropping 16 alongside Fernandez. I see them upsetting the first team that sleeps on them.

Sunday-

Wash vs CMU- good win for Wash on the road at CMU. AT is a straight stroker apparently. We're going to make sure who ever guards him is in his powerliners all game long. LOCK AND TRAIL BABY! What surprises me about this game is that CMU's bigs didn't go to work. CMU impressed me with the development of Bouldin-Johnson and Rife, I think that they need to be featured more in that offense.

Brandeis v Emory- When Brandeis attacks you with 4 different guys its really hard to compete with them. They are talented and they continue to put together great games. They are going to be a force in the UAA and in National Scheme of things. (Allen, I'm not holding your predictions for two NYU losses against you and the Judges)

Chicago v Rochester- I thought this was Chicago's shot to turn the season around. Big showing by Mike C., the kid is a gamer. Corning really didn't come through in the clutch. Good win for Rochester. Tough loss for Chitown.

NYU v CWRU- Tough game. CWRU came out firing; Reid Anderson (D1 Transfer from U of Albany) was stroking it, dropping 12 in the first half. CWRU shot 48% to NYU's 24%. The second half showed NYU really buckling down and playing great team ball. John Mish dominated in the post drawing foul after foul, Keith Jensen locked up Anderson in the 2nd half holding him to 3 points while pouring in 16 including a pretty one handed flush down the middle of the paint with Anderson on his hip in traffic. The team defense spurred a 15-0 run by NYU and CWRU was obviously frustrated. Freshmen Tom Sommers had a nasty foul on Mish and was tossed by the Ref but somehow NYU wasn't awarded any Techs or a Flagrant Foul. NYU ended up shooting 57.7% in the 2nd half including 75% from long distance. It was a HUGE win for the Bobcats.

NYU hasn't fallen apart ladies and gents. We had a tough beginning to our UAA season but we're back on track and looking forward to our first BIG game at Coles on Friday Night.

Quote from: Ethelred the Unready on January 12, 2009, 11:26:45 AM

Quote from: dblock on January 12, 2009, 02:02:41 AM
ok here are my thoughts.

over my last four years at NYU, this was the hardest non-conference schedule I've seen. That being said, the talent of CMU vs. anyone we played until that game was uneven. I think playing a few TOUGH opponents would only due NYU good. As for the Rochester game, Neer should have ran the offense through Chimelowic for the last three years. He absolutely STROKED all day. He wasn't hitting spot up jumpers, he was nailing momentum shifting trey bombs with hands in his face ALL DAY. NYU played a good game, still some things to work on (Turnovers, defense could use an extra umph, etc...) but Rochester came to BALL OUT today.

Yeah, or not.  Mike C is a great scorer, but his first three years the offense ran through a guy named Oniyiruka.  Maybe you heard of him?  6'7" All-American?   Opened up a LOT of outside shots for Mike who has been a very consistent scorer during his career.  Also, when Mike was hurt last year, it opened a spot for Rob Dominiak and all he did was hit 90+ three-pointers for the year, shooting right around 50%.  Add Uche Ndabizu at the 4 and the first three years of Mike's career UR had the consumate inside/outside combination.  The team has changed and he is THE guy this year, and it couldn't happen to a nicer guy.   But no way the offense runs through him the last three years.

hahaha i trying to be sarcastic...i shoulda thrown in a few smiley faces i guess 

anyway, speaking of Jon and Mike C, its scary to think that both of them wanted to go to NYU but couldn't afford it. Jesus can you imagine the damage that a 4/5 combo of Jason Boone and Onyiruka would have inflicted? Mike C at the 2 and DeCorso at the 3. AND Sean Wallis was interested in NYU also. I'm hyperventilating thinking about the starting 5 that could have been my Sophomore Year.

ok here are my thoughts.

over my last four years at NYU, this was the hardest non-conference schedule I've seen. That being said, the talent of CMU vs. anyone we played until that game was uneven. I think playing a few TOUGH opponents would only due NYU good. As for the Rochester game, Neer should have ran the offense through Chimelowic for the last three years. He absolutely STROKED all day. He wasn't hitting spot up jumpers, he was nailing momentum shifting trey bombs with hands in his face ALL DAY. NYU played a good game, still some things to work on (Turnovers, defense could use an extra umph, etc...) but Rochester came to BALL OUT today.

Quote from: hugenerd on January 09, 2009, 09:36:30 PM
CMU ends up blowing out NYU in NYC, 78-57.

NYU played AWFUL. CMU played AWESOME.

CMU just deserved the game more.