Empire 8

[superman57]

and keystone be careful using the word worst you can say what you wanted to say with out looking like an ass

[keystonelight]

tennessee game is a great point. by the way did anyone see floridas ugly ugly ugly uniforms?

[keystonelight]

ok superman... so sorry for discrediting your prominant fisher fan section. which when the games are once again not against naz its 5 parents 2 old guys and a dog.

[FisherDynasty]

to add on to my argument to Jose, I forgot to mention the massacre between fisher and Ithaca their first time out at Fisher when Fisher one by 30+.  What happened the 2nd game at Ithaca? oh wait 3 or 4 overtimes to decide a winner. I hope my point has been made.  thank you

[keystonelight]

i don't see the location being the deciding factor of the game IF IT HAPPENS. Last season nazareth came into the varsity gym and totally shut down fishers fans for a good portion of the game and naz won by what? 1-3 points? This isn't really traveling either, these kids are sleeping in their own beds eating breakfast at the usual place and going through the same routine they'd go through if they were playing at home. U of R is 15 minutes away at best. Some fisher kids drive almost that just to get to campus. If fisher comes out pumped up they play well, if they come out without motivation they'll get stomped.

[FisherDynasty]

I agree to some extent keystone, however dont forget when naz plays fisher their crowd is just as big.  Also, just being able to play in your own gym without fans is still an advantage, most teams shoot much better at home, they are used to the rims, that has an impact.  But that being said, I think both teams are fairly equal in talent, fisher on the younger side at the guard positions and a little worse off in the coaching  department.  Should be a great game.

[superman57]

keystone I'm not arguing your point, but to say it is the worst is to0 rash of an argument, have you ever been to elmira or hartwick or even when I was at the fisher-Ithaca game 06 in Ithaca there were probably more fisher fans than ithaca fans at the game....so to sa

[keystonelight]

yes maybe that was too rash. its just disapointing to me when i'm at every game and soemtimes theres a decent fan section whose pumped and ready to support there team and then the very next night they say one cheer before the game and you don't hear anything from them the rest of the night.

As far as teams knowing their own court better, yes that is true. There is no confidence booster like walking out of your own locker rooms onto a court with cardinals written on either end.

[JQV]

every game is a game means you should not look at points in previous victories, we have already went over that in previous posts how if a team beats another team by 20 a team that beat that team by 10 should win by 30.  i know these are the same two teams playing again.  Example. tennessee was beating florida by 30 last night? if they play again on floridas court do you honestly think that will happen again? NO.  Tennessee came out on Fire as did UofR did, game was over from there. Even if the game was on a neutral floor or UofR i would still think itd be a great/close game.

So the score has no relevance when determining how good each team is?  Its not as if Fisher beat UR by 1 and UR beat Fisher by 5 so UR is better by 4.  A loss and a 30-point loss are different things.

As for the Gators, they may have been down by 30 but, did they lose by 30?

On a related matter, I never understood why everyone said they felt more comfortable shooting on "their rims."  Playing on the road never bothered the Chairman.

[FisherDynasty]

The Chairman obvioulsy doesn't get the logic behind the ithaca vs fisher example, as clearly as that is comparable to my statements and easy to understand as that is.

Also to your other point, who asked if the "chairman" is comfortable playing on other peoples rims. 

Lastly, on the LL board both a SLU fan & a Hamilton fanhave predicted fisher to beat uofr and to meet slu in the sweet 16.  The majority of posters have posted in favor of fisher at home to beat UofR.  Either way you want to come back on this one, doesnt really matter, as it is obviously the game and match up is a very good one and should be very close.  I hope your not as ignorant as your coming off using the 30 pt win as UofR should win by another 30pts. Please re-read the Ithaca example, thanks.

[JQV]

The Chairman obvioulsy doesn't get the logic behind the ithaca vs fisher example, as clearly as that is comparable to my statements and easy to understand as that is.

Your analogy was certainly easier to understand than this sentence.

Fisher beat IC by 30 the first time and then beat them by not 30 the second time.  Answer me this:  Was IC the favorite in the second game?  After all, the first game was played not on IC's floor.  Had IC won, would it have been an upset?

Also to your other point, who asked if the "chairman" is comfortable playing on other peoples rims. 

See below:

Imost teams shoot much better at home, they are used to the rims, that has an impact.

I was merely stating that I always thought this was funny when I was playing.  I never felt more or less comfortable on a specific rim even though I would hear people in the media talk about this supposed advantage all the time.

Did it affect you when you played at Fisher?

Lastly, on the LL board both a SLU fan & a Hamilton fanhave predicted fisher to beat uofr and to meet slu in the sweet 16. 

A SLU fan AND a Hamilton fan.  Seriously?  Well I had no idea.  Please disregard my prior posts to the contrary.

I hope your not as ignorant as your coming off using the 30 pt win as UofR should win by another 30pts. Please re-read the Ithaca example, thanks.

Please show me where I said UR would win by 30.  I simply said Fisher would not be the favorite.  I also happen to think Fisher will lose to UR.

[FisherDynasty]

Jose, I see where your coming from with the favorite thing, However, the argument is still irrelevant... this is because, Fisher beat UofR the first time out, and lost to them the 2nd.  If Ithaca beat Fisher the first time out, and lost to them the second, and Ithaca's resume was better as far as being as close to fisher in talent, then many people would probably think Ithaca could win and may win in the 3rd match up if it was being played on their home floor where they play well.

[fisheralum91]

good god- let's get on with the games already!

[JQV]

I have been trying to lead you to water but for some reason you won't drink, so I will just ask the question directly:  Is there a difference between a December game, a January game, and a March game?

[JQV]

good god- let's get on with the games already!

Sage advice from E8Nation's Senior Advisor.  This board isn't nearly as bad as the Gwynedd-Mercy fan on the Women's E8 Board.  He must be fan of d3's cousin or something.