MBB: Liberty League

[bucketsallday]

woot i definently agree with what you were sayin about vassar, and they havent beaten anyone, but they did take washington u to the wire (now #12 at d3hoops.com). also, they may be the worst coached team in the conference, it always seems other teams are muhc more prepared in their game plans.

the point i was makin is that i think this year may be the team that breaks the losing mentality. theres plenty of talent on the team this year, its just a matter of whether or not coach dutton can do something with it.

one more thing, avitable is not a bust. he almost averages a double double while being top 5 in the conference in steals, blocks and assists. o by the way he shoots 66% from the field. yea, hes a bust.

[Hoaf]

Woot it seems that you have some pent up aggression and rage towards most of the teams and kids in the LL. What happened?

[shooters]

From what I can gather is woot has some anger regarding Hamilton and it comes out quite a bit when things don't go exactly right. I mean to say TK is a bust is silly-yes i've said some things about TK and his lack of passion but never anything about his skills, and Jones as well. Neither one of those guys are busts, they can be  two of the top five players in the league (on most nights, some nights not so much).   

[Hoaf]

I hear ya.

[labart96]

not banking on it, but hopefully bart gets their 3rd win in a row tonight vs. the skidz.

[met_fan]

Hamilton 79 - Union 59
Hobart 69 - Skidmore 54
No real surprises there

[Hoaf]

Hamilton won by 20 without TK. That's good to see.

[met_fan]

illness?

[bucketsallday]

VC wins on a buzzer beater by butterworth in OT at st lawrence. huge win for the brewers bouncing back from a 13 point halftime deficit.

[DDirty22]

Thus far my prediction was right, got a win tonight at St. Lawrence... I am telling you don't sleep on the Brewers.

[John McGraw]

Lots of Brews make me sleep, does that count?

[Hoaf]

That's a good win for Vassar. But I'm not buying it until they bang out a couple more wins and sit atop the league standings. Let's see how they do against Clarkson today.

TK was most likely out due to illness or maybe Tobin wanted to sit him because they were playing weaker LL teams this weekend.

[shooters]

Hamilton wins by 20 without TK, now that is a good win, along with a Clarkson and St. Larw loses. I heard that TK wasn't even on the bench. What is the deal now with TK? This make sound stupid and if so don't blast me but perhaps Hamilton could possibly be a better "team" without TK playing? Could the season be better off without him? He just seems to be so up and down and in and out as far as playing. Last year it was the same thing. Granted he has all american talent so why would they be better without him? I know it doesn't sound right but god either play a season or don't. Hamilton has enough players to win ball games. If someone knows more about this situation let me know. I'm not sold on Clarkson St. Law or Vassar- time will tell.

[bucketsallday]

predictions for this afternoon - VC over clarkson is a nailbiter, union bounces back to beat hobart, stl lawrence wins handily over rpi, and skidmore beats the spread and loses by 45 to hamilton

[Hoaf]

I see where you are going with the Hamilton may play better without TK. A definite argument can be made because of the recruits that Tobin has brought in. Tobin's recruits are fast paced, athletic, and lean players. Giorgi and TK along with some others are much slower but capable of scoring. I think the type of game that Tobin would like to see his team play is more conducive without TK.

On the other hand, TK makes Hamilton a team to beat. He has All-American talent and takes Hamilton to the next level when they are in close games. He's able to take it to the hoop at will. In the last 5 games it's hard to see that because TK hasn't been himself with an illness of some sort. By the end of the season the whole team will mesh. The fast paced offense and full court trap defense will blend with TK's aggressiveness and Hamilton will be a much better team.