Empire 8

[bomber3]

that is a big win for RIT....any win of UR is a big one no matter the state of their program -- also a big win for utica over hamilton last night

if fisher didnt boot one against hobart i would say the E8 is hands down the best conference in the region but maybe they just had an off night

conference play opens up this week and fisher/rit jump right into it -- big matchup for early conference supremacy -- i got fisher by 12

ithaca home against hartwick --- this is a dangerous game for IC since they have been somewhat up and down thus far and hartwick has been better than expected - ic holds at least a 12 game win streak (as far as d3 hoops goes) and they should extend that streak -- ic by 9

[FROMAFAR]

Bomber, don't put the kiss of death on your guys...IC should win, but as you guys know, I try to downplay my team.......... it never fails to come back and haunt you.

Cyclone  gottcha.....One of my cronies, ( Stevens Alumn) says Ducks seem to have a clear sense of what they want to do this year...  Last year it was look for Passalaqua outside and Grey would just drive the hole... No point guard play and no other options. This team seems more lively, everyone involved and energy is evident... Greco seems to flourish with Thompson in the game.. two point guards make a matchup tough for opponents. Both can shoot, however Thomspon hasn't learned to penetrate and dish like Greco, yet. Greco is not afraid to make a tough pass or take a crucial shot, something they were missing last year. That's what I like about this kid...He is the much needed coach on the floor......... This weekend will tell a lot.....

[FROMAFAR]

Help me out gang, Jordan Gettings player of the week ( I am assuming last week) in E-8............ He had a nice game but there has to be someone with more a more impressive showing.. Forget RIT or Stevens players since I am slanted that way, and not looking for juice, there had to be some bigger games out there.........No offense to Gettings..... Congrats Jordan

[e8bballfan]

Not really basketball related - but what does Jordan's tattoo say on his left shoulder??

[gobombers15]

My best guesses are below. The level of competition has varied, so I don't think we really know what most teams have at this point.

Friday
ITHACA over Hartwick, 79-69.
Nazareth defeats ELMIRA, 68-64.

Saturday
Hartwick tops ELMIRA, 60-54.
FISHER pulls away from RIT, 77-66.
Stevens nips ALFRED, 66-65.

Sunday
RIT beats Stevens, 74-63.
Utica knocks off NAZARETH, 78-71.

[Bombers798891]

Bombers shoot the lights out in the first half, hitting 10 three pointers and win 96-81.

Five Bombers hit double-figures, led by Cruz-Rivas with 25. Sean Rossi goes for 17 with 10 assists and Barera goes for 16 with 11 rebounds.

Ithaca looks like a less-talented version of last year's squad and they're as prone as ever to growing cold from the outside, but they can still light it up. The defense remains poor, although Cruz managed to contain Blazek well until late in the game. This team will likely be 14-11 or something similar, but, they've got the ability to hang with most teams in the E8 from what I've seen

This team is going to be very good next year, as almost every player of significance returns. The freshman PG Rossi is averaging 13.5 PPG and 8.3 APG. From what I hear, coaches think he's better than Burton was at that stage.

[sjfcards]

Fisher looked a lot better today on defense than a few days ago against Hobart. They still struggle at times to score, but it was more than enough today as RIT was stone cold from the floor. I think RIT had something like 15 points in the first half. Fisher played a little 2-3 zone today.

Fisher was not overly impressive, but they did enough to get a win.

[magicman]

Fisher looked a lot better today on defense than a few days ago against Hobart. They still struggle at times to score, but it was more than enough today as RIT was stone cold from the floor. I think RIT had something like 15 points in the first half. Fisher played a little 2-3 zone today.

Fisher was not overly impressive, but they did enough to get a win.

Surprised to see your post and find out Fisher won. The Scoreboard has them losing to RIT 60-46.

FROMAFAR is going to see that score and jump for joy until he goes to the E8 page and learns the truth.

[gobombers15]

Fisher looked a lot better today on defense than a few days ago against Hobart. They still struggle at times to score, but it was more than enough today as RIT was stone cold from the floor. I think RIT had something like 15 points in the first half. Fisher played a little 2-3 zone today.

Fisher was not overly impressive, but they did enough to get a win.

Surprised to see your post and find out Fisher won. The Scoreboard has them losing to RIT 60-46.

FROMAFAR is going to see that score and jump for joy until he goes to the E8 page and learns the truth.

The E8 page has it as a Fisher victory.

[sjfcards]

Unless they switched Jerseys before the game, Fisher did beat RIT.

[magicman]

Fisher looked a lot better today on defense than a few days ago against Hobart. They still struggle at times to score, but it was more than enough today as RIT was stone cold from the floor. I think RIT had something like 15 points in the first half. Fisher played a little 2-3 zone today.

Fisher was not overly impressive, but they did enough to get a win.

Surprised to see your post and find out Fisher won. The Scoreboard has them losing to RIT 60-46.

FROMAFAR is going to see that score and jump for joy until he goes to the E8 page and learns the truth.

The E8 page has it as a Fisher victory.

I saw that around 6:30 only on the Fisher website, and then e-mailed the Guru. It's been changed.

[FISHERMAN]

HAHAHAHA....Fisher smacked RIT today. Ignore any previous posts saying otherwise. The score did not do the game justice. Fisher took the lead early in the first and was never threatened afterwards. They are an extremely well-coached team and have a lot of promising youngsters. They are unquestionably the class of the elite 8. Asst. coach Mahanna is surely someone to keep on your radars. Truly a rising star. RIT gave a good effort and I would not be surprised to see them upset a team in the future. Once the younger Cardinals relax and start finishing around the hoop and the team as a whole guards the three slightly better, its all over.

[sjfcards]

HAHAHAHA....Fisher smacked RIT today. Ignore any previous posts saying otherwise. The score did not do the game justice. Fisher took the lead early in the first and was never threatened afterwards. They are an extremely well-coached team and have a lot of promising youngsters. They are unquestionably the class of the elite 8. Asst. coach Mahanna is surely someone to keep on your radars. Truly a rising star. RIT gave a good effort and I would not be surprised to see them upset a team in the future. Once the younger Cardinals relax and start finishing around the hoop and the team as a whole guards the three slightly better, its all over.

I agree that they are very well coached, and that they looked good today, especially on D. However, Anytime you hold a team to 16 points in the first half, and are only up by 9 or 10 you have some work to do. RIT is not the best defensive team in the world, and Fisher only scored 60.
I agree that if Fisher's younger players can get going they could be really good. Norsen looks like he could be the real deal, but he will have to work on his defense a bit. Koch looks great so far. It is a growing process early, but if Wopperer and Newman give them positive performances every night, they should be pretty good as the season goes on.

[e8bballfan]

HAHAHAHA....Fisher smacked RIT today. Ignore any previous posts saying otherwise. The score did not do the game justice. Fisher took the lead early in the first and was never threatened afterwards. They are an extremely well-coached team and have a lot of promising youngsters. They are unquestionably the class of the elite 8. Asst. coach Mahanna is surely someone to keep on your radars. Truly a rising star. RIT gave a good effort and I would not be surprised to see them upset a team in the future. Once the younger Cardinals relax and start finishing around the hoop and the team as a whole guards the three slightly better, its all over.

Just curious, why do you say that about Coach Mahanna??

[magicman]

RIT falls to visiting Stevens 69-62.