Empire 8

[the golden flyer]

Well this is embarrassing...very reminiscent of Naz's game at Ithaca during the regular season last year...Gotta bounce back for a tough game at Utica tomorrow...

[bomber3]

ithaca BLOWING naz out -- getting a little revenge for last season's conference debacle -- 71-40 right now

[sjfcards]

Sounds like the big game between Fisher and IC is set up. Sounds like IC is putting the wood to Naz. Fisher turned a 9 point lead at the half in a 28 point win at Utica tonight. Should be a good one tomorrow, but I think both teams will be headed to the E8 tournament.

Fisher looked good tonight as they were able to score in bunches. No real stretches without scoring like the last few games. Not as strong on defense, but still plenty good to pull it out.

Should be fun tomorrow.

[magicman]

Ithaca cruises over Nazareth 87-54.

Bombers place4 players in double figs, led by Phil Barera's double-double of 24 pts and 12 rebounds. Not to be outdone Sean Rossi adds a double-double of his own with 12 pts and 12 assists. Andrei Oztemel scored 18 pts and grabbed 5 boards,while Jordan Marcus chipped in with 12 pts.

Nazareth was led by Corey McAdam and Phil Scaffidi with 10 pts each. Bombers grabbed the lead at 4-2 and were never headed.

[Bombers798891]

Bombers destroyed Nazareth tonight. Sean Rossi has 12 assists and was able to go to the hole at will. He was simply too quick to be stopped. Oztemel puts in 18 off the bench. Phil Barera dominates inside with 24 points (12-16 shooting) and 10 rebounds.

McAdam gets shut down by Cruz, scoring just 10 points on 5-13 shooting.

In the first half, Ithaca shot 72.4% from the floor and Nazareth was 28.1%.

I know Naz has really committed to defense, but man, they can't play from behind at all. There's no up-tempo mode and McAdam seemed to be their only true scoring threat, although Stephens hit a pair of threes in the 2nd half.

Ithaca was too quick. Their ability to penetrate and then make the right pass was just something Naz couldn't stop.

[FROMAFAR]

Corey McAdam "0" free throws?    WOW....... wouldn't have mattered, but coaches should look at this tape and see how that was done......IC has the best chance of beating Fisher AT Fisher this year.... I don't know what is going to happen, but I don't want miss this one....             My prediction...
IC= 78
Fisher = 69

Sorry IC I probably put the Kiss of death on you.......but then again What do I know

[Queens]

FROMAFAR,

Whats your prediction for tomorrows Stevens vs Hartwick game? We all know you'll be in attendance 

[Bombers798891]

Corey McAdam "0" free throws?    WOW....... wouldn't have mattered, but coaches should look at this tape and see how that was done......IC has the best chance of beating Fisher AT Fisher this year.... I don't know what is going to happen, but I don't want miss this one....             My prediction...
IC= 78
Fisher = 69

Sorry IC I probably put the Kiss of death on you.......but then again What do I know

Fisher all over IC 37-20...Bombers not playing defense or hitting shots...

[magicman]

Fisher all over the Bombers 49-27 at the half.

[with age came?]

2 comments 1) It is tough to win @ Fisher (statement of the obvious).  2) McAdam goes from attempting more FT's than the entire Uitica team (16) to none?? vs Ithaca??   Somethings smells in Denmark....hehehe

[sjfcards]

I just got home from the Fisher IC game and WOW, I did not expect that. I am sure the outcome was the product of Ithaca having a bad day, while Fisher had a good day, but IC did not belong on the floor with Fisher today. It looked like the JV playing the Varsity to be honest. It was suprising to see, since I expected Ithaca to be much better than they were today. They did not shoot it well, but I think a lot of that was some tighter D than IC had seen before. The Bomber fans that were saying this IC team does not play any D were right. It was not an impressive effort on that end of the floor.

Fisher has been playing well the last few games, so I think they may have caught IC at the right time. It was fun to watch if you were a Fisher fan (me). Not so fun if you were, like my wife, pulling for IC. It was a quiet ride home.

[FROMAFAR]

Actually Queens, I won't be at the Stevens Hartwick game..Not back in the city until late tomorrow night. Prediction.... I already put the whammy on IC so I will lay off predictions either way.... Hartwick is tough and this is an important game for both teams.....Stevens needs to hold home court with Hartwick..  Hey if anyone gets to see that game give me a true analysis... Cyclone, haven't heard from you what's up, you usually have Stevens on the radar.

Oh yea whats up with 16 free throws for McAdam?  Amazing.

[Bombers798891]

I just got home from the Fisher IC game and WOW, I did not expect that. I am sure the outcome was the product of Ithaca having a bad day, while Fisher had a good day, but IC did not belong on the floor with Fisher today. It looked like the JV playing the Varsity to be honest. It was suprising to see, since I expected Ithaca to be much better than they were today. They did not shoot it well, but I think a lot of that was some tighter D than IC had seen before. The Bomber fans that were saying this IC team does not play any D were right. It was not an impressive effort on that end of the floor.

Fisher has been playing well the last few games, so I think they may have caught IC at the right time. It was fun to watch if you were a Fisher fan (me). Not so fun if you were, like my wife, pulling for IC. It was a quiet ride home.

IC was awful today. When the threes don't fall, things can go south quickly and the lack of a true center to get them high percentage shots is a killer. Hard to believe it was the same team that kicked Nazareth around for 40 minutes.

I'm not too worried about IC. They're a year (and a center) away from being a truly elite team, and, as young as they are, this kind of thing can happen, especially on the road. They'll still win 17-20 games and be in the conf tourney most likely. And then, it's just a matter of  getting hot at the right time

[Queens]

FROMAFAR,

I'll be there and will get you an indept, unbiased anaylsis of the game...

[FROMAFAR]

Thanks Queens..   Appears your a CUNY guy........I know I'll get all the details..... This RIT schedule is killing me.... no game for weeks, then we get hammerd and then sit again for awhile.........can't get into a flow.....hey maybe that will work, because we have been horrible. I think right now Fisher D and their bigs are the difference...... really the only team with a shot head to head is IC, however as Bomber said they need to hit those 3's, if they do they can win if not.... see yesterday.   Heard it's real cold down there........so much for global warming OH YEA I forgot it's now "climate change"... whatever works to soak up our money..........BUT what do I know