MBB: MAC Freedom League

[NEPAFAN]

CC...we all know you are a Del Val fan.


You know who the Royals missed last night, Mike Kreuter! As much as CJ used to rip him, the Royals had no answer to Phil Stricker when Bicknell was on the bench for most of the game.

Saratoga, agree with the preperation aspect to this year's dissapointing season. I hope they have some kids in the pipeline for next year , as the Royals need some bigs.


No chance at the NCAAs right? How bout ECACs? We can swap roles with Desales!

[cold_case]

On a side note- how about those Kings students? I'm shocked that the Kings AD doesn't reign them in. The cursing, homeophbic chants that came out of that section all night were ridiculous. It was actually funny to hear the announcer read the MAC code of conduct - and right as he mentioned that foul language is not permitted -  The student section was in its loudest "FU FDU chant"....
It would not have changed the game at all, but Kings should have been hit with a technical foul when Pierre didn't have enough room to inbound the ball. I've never seen a player moved to inbound a ball, rather than have the fans moved back. If I were Ms. Ish, I'd be embarrased!

Leo, wow, wow, wow. You never mentioned the above but you were the first in line to slam the Emslie kid for his antics. Let me know when you're going to pick up your award. 8)

[Warren Thompson]

bill:

It still wonders me why college students believe it's "cool" to make public jackasses of themselves ... and how they often get away with it (bad behavior should have bad consequences).

[NEPAFAN]

bill:

It still wonders me why college students believe it's "cool" to make public jackasses of themselves ... and how they often get away with it (bad behavior should have bad consequences).

They are kids......give em a break....not the King's fans being vulgar ....but Emisle...nice to see a little passion..........

[ljk]

King's rallied, led by Jamie Cousart (24 pts.), from being 18 points down.  FDU came out on fire and led at halftime 41-33.  King's managed to get the score under 10 at the break, which is always huge.   The refs let them play in the initial stanza but started calling it close, as usually happens, in the 2nd half.  I think King's gradually wore FDU down with their strong bench rotation, as opposed to FDU whose starters logged a lot of minutes.  FDU got tired and shooters lost their legs as the shots they were hitting earlier were not dropping.  The Monarchs can thank Jamie Cousart for this W.  The all conf. 1st teamer was terrific, setting up everything, and making some dazzling plays.  He shut down the POY Emslie defensively (6 pts.), even stuffing one of his jumpers.  Cous was all over the floor, even finishing with 10 boards.  Some times I think fans take him for granted, but he's been a player since he arrived on campus.  King's was a matchup nightmare for FDU forcing FDU to play zone most of the game.   Ryan Nenstiel was especially tough, coming off the bench, to hit some big shots.  He had 17 pts., 9 rebounds, and some nice assists.  With his size and ball handling skills, he's a tough matchup for any team.   A real nice pick up for the Monarchs.  Pierre Schmidt of FDU is a player and led all scores with 26 pts.  As I stated, Emslie was held in check by Cousart, but it seemed like Emslie was not looking for his shot all night.  I saw him kill Wilkes hitting 5 (3s) in that game.  Hard to explain POY not looking to score in such a big game.  Maybe he was under coaches orders or under the weather or something, but it was puzzling to this observer.

[hoopzwiz]

Anyone who knows anything about King's shouldn't be surprised about the actions of their students.  I wasn't at the game last night but have been witness to the classlessness on many occassions. 
Lets not forget, we're not dealing with rocket scientists. 
There's a reason they say, "If you can't go to college, go to Kings."

Regardless of how King's fans will respond to this, ignorant and demeaning language isn't apart of the game.  The people in charge should be held responsible as much as the kids.

[ljk]

I saw a ruckus outside the gym as I made my way to Senunas.  The police arrived with the paddy wagon and it looked like some people got hauled away.

[Warren Thompson]

bill:

It still wonders me why college students believe it's "cool" to make public jackasses of themselves ... and how they often get away with it (bad behavior should have bad consequences).

They are kids......give em a break....

Whatever else they are, they're not just "kids."

[bill]

ljk
Very fair assesment of the game. Nice job. (no, I'm not be sarcastic, justing trying for a solid Chris Russo impersonation    ) totaly agree about the officiating - it was very loose in the first half, and then got much tighter.
If you're a Kings guy, good luck in the next round!

[Leo The Lion]

CC,

Let me perfectly clear on some issues

1) I did not slam Emslie, in fact I said it was nice to see him show some emotion
2) You sure could have fooled me about not being a Scranton fan
3) Scranton is not Harvard and never will be, please save your high and mighty talk about leaving the wretched MAC for the beacon of accademic integrity
4) I am a King's fan and I have never professed to be anything else, so yeah, I'm gonna be pretty excited after they win a playoff game

LJK,
My sources tell me that there was a little scruffle between some of the FDU student section and someone from King's (possibly a prof.) From what I heard, it resulted in cuffs on a female FDU student.

Hoopzwiz,
Please, was the student section rough, yeah they were, but its similar to alot of other colleges.  I know its no picnic walking by Scranton's section wearing a King's shirt.  Heck, Maryland's students wear shirts that say F*** Duke.  It's college, and you should expect college students to act like college students.

[ljk]

Bill:  I'm a Wilkes guy, but a basketball junkie, who tries to give a fair assesment in breaking down the games that I attend.    Leo,  I did notice Emslie giving the slash throat sign against Wilkes, after nailing all those 3's against them in their meeting.  Maybe sportsmanship is not in POYs repertiore.  Bill, Leo:  Why do you think Emslie was so passive on the offensive end ?   Excellent "D' by Cousart, but he passed up a lot of good looks that I've seen him hoist in the past.  My feeling is that FDU needed him to score the ball!  (thats' for you CC) (lol).  What do you guys think?

[Leo The Lion]

LJK,

To be fair to Emslie, he never really had a big points night against King's in any of the three games.  McPherson and Schmitt were the two that really hurt King's in their battles this year.  As for the passiveness, who knows, maybe he wasnt feeling it, maybe he was too worried about getting Schmitt some shots.

[hoopzwiz]

CC,

Let me perfectly clear on some issues

1) I did not slam Emslie, in fact I said it was nice to see him show some emotion
2) You sure could have fooled me about not being a Scranton fan
3) Scranton is not Harvard and never will be, please save your high and mighty talk about leaving the wretched MAC for the beacon of accademic integrity
4) I am a King's fan and I have never professed to be anything else, so yeah, I'm gonna be pretty excited after they win a playoff game

LJK,
My sources tell me that there was a little scruffle between some of the FDU student section and someone from King's (possibly a prof.) From what I heard, it resulted in cuffs on a female FDU student.

Hoopzwiz,
Please, was the student section rough, yeah they were, but its similar to alot of other colleges.  I know its no picnic walking by Scranton's section wearing a King's shirt.  Heck, Maryland's students wear shirts that say F*** Duke.  It's college, and you should expect college students to act like college students.


Leo,
I apologize, I didn't realize that class, respect and sportsmanship were outlawed on college campuses.  The comparison to Maryland is idiotic on many levels.  There are many more 'student sections' that do it the right way than vice versa.

At what age should we expect these people to act like adults?
Perhaps we should overlook cheating, drug/alcohol abuse, etc. since they are just college kids being college kids.

As far as other schools doing the same thing I'll give you the same line my mom gave me when I wanted to try a cigarette:  If your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?

Great argument.

[bziadie]

Hoopwhiz:

So what college did you graduate from?

[Pat Coleman]

He's posting from a college campus. He may not have.