Kate, Saratoga, Ronk, great to "see" so many familiar faces!

And Pat, will do, didn't know about Warren. Much respect for the great WT. (Also thanks for the 2016 info!)

Off to DraftKings to see if I can get a line on Wilkes @ Catholic here, haha.

Was trying to figure out the last time I made it to the legendary D3Hoops boards... 2012, maybe?

Forgive the delays here - had to work back-to-back 11's. This whole being a grown up thing sucks, lol. Take me back to the college era!

NepaFan, next time I'm in town, Coney Island. (The one on the hill, of course) We'll do it up, maybe catch a RailRiders game.

And while last night certainly doesn't avenge the 2006 MAC Freedom title game loss, it did put a smile on the ole face here.

Keeping with tradition, it's currently 10PM Eastern Standard Time on 2/26/25, and Scranton still sucks!

Quote from: NEPAFAN on February 26, 2025, 07:57:43 AMI will be looking for the white smoke from atop Linden Street to signal a change.

Zero Second Chance points for the Royals

15 for the Colonels.

Outrebound 42-25.


Colonel John, I owe you a hot dog...

Gordon!  I missed the story - what was it about?

Kate! Sad to say I can't make the title game tomorrow.  Though it's worth noting, since I enrolled, Wilkes is 2-0 in MAC/MAC-F title games I've missed, and 0-3 in MAC-F title games I've attended. 

Ronk!  Good to hear from you - and how about your Lady Royals this season?  (I know, I know, wrong thread...)

Lol... I guess it's off to Doylestown.

The "Curse of Greg Riley" is back!

(Meanwhile, hey, how have you all been... and Scranton still sucks.)

http://www.gowilkesu.com/news/2012/12/5/WBB_1205125026.aspx

Wilkes 75, Scranton 67?

BAH HA HA HA HA!!!! YEEEAAHHH!!! WOOOOOOOO!

Wow... other than the obligatory Top 25 post, there hasn't been a post in here since September?  Shame on us!

Got a rematch of February's MAC-F Title game up on the mountain at Misericordia tonight.  I'll be tuning in, assuming ESPN Williamsport is still doing their thing.  As Kanye West would say, "Got my Colonels in Dallas, and they going gorillas, HAAH!"

Quote from: hoopzwiz on February 26, 2012, 08:43:23 AM
ColonelJohn4Life
How was your visit to Misericordia?  Obviously not the outcome you had hoped but what did you think of the place?
Any thoughts on the game?

Wiz,

"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, what did you think of the play?"

Other than the obvious, yeah, the visit up north this weekend was alright.  Misericordia's gym - nice little facility.  And, judging by the construction across the parking lot, business is good on the mountain.  Quick aside, and forgive the ignorance, when did it become a University?  All the credit in the world to Misericordia today, for picking up a banner in Wilkes-Barre from the Lady Monarchs, and making sure the Colonels didn't steal one right back.

Let me just take a minute to give thanks to Coach Rickrode and this group of Colonels.  I got on board again at the 2nd game of the season, seeing them play at Dickinson, and for 25 1/2 games this season, they played like Champions.  They beat King's twice, they got to a Conference Championship game for the first time in 6 years.  I'm disappointed (not remotely angry) that they didn't win it all, but I'm thankful for the ride.

Misericordia obviously had a hell of a team this year.  11-3 in conference, winners of 12 straight, and doing what they did in the 2nd half doesn't happen by accident.  I'm still trying to get my head around how the 1st half - Wilkes dumping it in to Hinze, all day, and leading 27-24 at halftime... how that {click} the switch got flipped and Misericordia goes on a 20-3 run to open the 2nd half.  Miseri really didn't fire off too many 3's in the 1st half - were they sandbagging that??  2nd half it was an ASSAULT from 3.

Congrats where it's due.  Good luck in the Dance, Cougars.

Quote from: kate on February 23, 2012, 05:41:54 PM
Great OT win last night CJ, for you and the Colonels!  GO get em on Saturday!

Thanks, kate!  I was glued to the live stats (GoWilkesU.com) during the game, and at various points tuned in to the ESPN Williamsport audio feed, and the Eastern Eagle-Vision video feed... all of which were VERY well done.

Why wouldn't both teams score 75 in regulation (40 minutes), then go for 28 and 23 in OT (5 minutes). Nobody missed in OT! Unreal.  And, a quick side note - now the last TWO home playoff games for Wilkes (NCAA's in 2001, and Wednesday) have both gone overtime.  Strange coincidence, with the Marts Center living up to the Marts Madness moniker.

So, yup, time to make another 2 hour pilgrimage up I-81 North, and go see Misericordia's home court for the first time since... well, ever.  Saturday, 4 PM.  Top 2 teams in the Freedom League (who split the season series) playing for a title.

Quote from: chairman on February 22, 2012, 08:43:18 AM
Eastern will be running live video at Wilkes tonight. Bit.ly/eagle_vision


First time the production has gone on the road. Should be an interesting test in Wilkes-Barre for the Eagles.

Chairman - well done.  I'll still get the sound from ESPN Williamsport, but live video is certainly an added bonus.

Game on...

Wilkes - Eastern... Wilkes won at Eastern, Eastern won at Wilkes. Interesting.

Miseri - FDU... Misericordia has won 10 straight games.  Their last loss? FDU.  More interesting.

Wednesday should be a good one...

Welcome to the final day of the regular season, kids.  And no better way to close it out than King's at Wilkes... and I'll see you there.

A Wilkes win, I think (BJ - you're welcome to confirm or deny) clinches the #2 spot, and a playoff game at the Marts Center for the first time in quite a while.  Just looking forward to being able to use the phrase "Marts Madness" in the 2nd half of February again.

Quote from: cold_case on January 24, 2012, 09:11:55 AM
LOL. It kills the Colonel when they lose to Scranton, especially in a huge way.

You have no idea... but that 2006 MAC-F title game still burned worse.

So, Wilkes finally takes a conference loss... any one wanna break down Clippers / Lakers? 

Naismith,

With a liiiiiittle more warning, I would have been.

Jannuzzi is Jannuzzi.  Best to ever don a Wilkes jersey, or the number 44. (Yes, that includes Jerry West, John Riggins, and Hank Aaron.)  I'm sure in the bio, they got everything right, including being named Jostens National of the Year in 2001?  Final Four in 1998, and the best player in the 570 area code in 2001 - something easier said than done with players named Chandler at Misericordia, and Dickerson at King's - all 3 of which who broke 2000 points career.

That said, the 1995 / 1996 teams that went to the Elite Eight always held a special place for me. Show of hands, who here owns a signed Matt LaBuda picture? Anyone else? OK.    You scarcely needed to remind me the team was 28-2 in 1996.  First loss was in a BRUTAL snowstorm, in front of like 12 people (yes, I was one of them), to Mike Barrouk and whatever upstate NY school he came from (St John Fisher?).  Second loss was a hose job - not the game itself, but the fact this was against Franklin & Marshall, AT Franklin & Marshall.  How does a team at 26-1 NOT get home court advantage (#1 seed) in their quadrant of the NCAA's?!  In between, it was 3 wins over Scranton, 2 over King's (who was irrelevant), and 2 over Lycoming (who wasn't).

In the end, this batch of Colonels moves to 13-3, and 6-0 in conference, eh? Not too shabby.

Gonna try to commute up for the Wilkes / King's rematch on Feb 18th.  It'll be the last home game, making it Senior Day.  Figure it's only fitting I see Eddie that day.

Heard (most of) the game on the ESPN Williamsport simulcast. Brilliant broadcast. Professionally done - the whole 9 yards.  Favorite moment of the broadcast, Matt Mullins hits his 9th 3 pointer.  Play-by-play guy, "That's one off the Wilkes all-time record!" I chuckle to myself, and go, "Ah, Chad Fabian, 1999.  Hit 10 in a win over Del Val."

Been off the site far too long... it took a Wilkes win, 66-56, over King's to bring me back.  Wilkes moves to 12-3 (5-0 in the Freedom).

How much longer until Wilkes shows up as "Others Receiving Votes"?