Empire 8

[Ethelred the Unready]

Clearly the Tigers were over-rated in my mind this year. I should know better too.
50 pts...  bad... My starting senior point guard plays 11 min...has 1 assist and 4 t/o.. and commits 3 fouls in 11 min. ......... team turns it over 19 times, has a TOTAL of 11 assists..we shoot 20-62 overall   4-21 from 3  Not sure what we need to do to turn it around... I really think we are not that good, and looking to finish higher than 6th in E-8 is stretching it. The only bright spot was Harder- had 13 rebounds... really reaching for a plus.  You all know I feel the point needs to be a leader, gutsy, and basically run the show ( just my opinion) We haven't had that for years now. Carson willed us success to a degree...... We are just not that talented...We have a few athletes, and will win our share in E-8 because of familiarity and it appears so far our big guns, IC and Fisher are not dominant SO FAR..   Naz is quietly taking care of business, so they certainly should be in the mix... I don't see the Tigers being a factor......Am I throwing in the towel too early, you tell me... Look at the Tigers two games... give me a positive  please.  

Maybe give them more than 2 games 8 days apart.  I don't offhand know how many newbies they are trying to work into te rotation but that takes time.  Continuity and team work take a little time.  Not that I'm a big RIT fan, mind you......

[FROMAFAR]

Thanks Bobby yo... I need all the K's I can get.... I hope your right.. looks kind of dismal right now.  The good news is the league looks pretty wide open right now... I think some unexpected results during the year......... Right now I know what to expect from the Tigers. BUT WHAT DO I KNOW    Look how many times I used "right now"   I am losing it..........

[FROMAFAR]

Ethelred, thanks for the shoulder, but believe me I know this team... yes two games eight days isn't a good baraometer, butI would have preferred winning those two and defending thoughts of grandeur........ Believe me CSI is not a power house... We are weak at some positions... thanks again for the hope  

[sjfcards]

I don't know if I am buying the fisher bandwagon anymore either 91. It is clear they miss Connor Henderson and his ability to hit the three. Not sure what happened to him or what is going on with Norsen. I like this harder kid, but I don't know who else is going to score for them.

[fisheralum91]

Cards- you assured me that this was going to be a good season.
Lots of preseason chest thumping etal.
Im fading........................

[Bombers798891]

Bombers up 39-26 on St. Lawrence with 17:00 to go. Jordan Marcus leads all scorers with 14. Rossi with a mere five assists so far

[Bombers798891]

Bombers pull away in the second half to beat St. Lawrence 79-60. Jordan Marcus scores 29, nearly tying the school record for threes in a game with nine. Sean Rossi only has 7 assists (12 if we're using IC's scoring methods). Ithaca goes 16 of 35 from three. 35 of their 52 shots were from beyond the arc

I know it sounds like an oversimplication to say the "Live by the three, die by the three" when it comes to Ithaca's offense, but honestly after a game like this, what else is there to say?

It is what it is I guess. Watching this Bombers' team is strange though. You just kind of sit back and if the shots fall, good, and if not, you just shrug.

Over the years, here's the percentage of shots the Bombers have taken that are 3-pointers.

2011: 49%
2010: 44%
2009: 41%
2008: 37%
2007: 29%

Live by the three, die by the three...

[Bombers798891]

Added note...Miles Grier is starting to get more comfortable...after seven points against Cortland on 3-for-3 shooting, he goes 3-for-3 tonight and finishes with 8 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

[magicman]

Scores from the Wendy's Classic tonight:

Geneseo 64   St. John Fisher 61

Roberts Wesleyan 82   R.I.T. 72

Nazareth 57 Brockport St  47

Rochester 80  Hobart 77


Rochester will play Nazareth tomorrow for the Wendy's Championship

Brockport will play Hobart tomorrow for 3rd place

Geneseo will play Roberts Wesleyan tomorrow for 5th place

St. John Fisher will play R.I.T.  tomorrow for 7th place

[fisheralum91]

cards im going to take a back seat on the bandwagon.
this season looks to be tanked before it really began
7th place at the chase?
really?
oops sorry the wendys
sheesh
not good

[magicman]

Nazareth wins the Wendy's classic defeating Rochester 62-60.

Hobart takes the 3rd place game beating Brockport 69-54.

Geneseo comes in 5th by beating Roberts Wesleyan 89-60.

RIT salvages 7th place as they drop St. John Fisher 70-56.   

[fisheralum91]

um
Cards?
last place?
really?
the band wagon just crashed.
forget it.
no coming back.
maybe next season....
see ya on the football boards.

[sjfcards]

um
Cards?
last place?
really?
the band wagon just crashed.
forget it.
no coming back.
maybe next season....
see ya on the football boards.

OK, OK, I officially apologize to any other Fisher fans for telling you to jump on the bandwagon. I don't know what is wrong with this team, but at this point they are just not very good. They are playing a lot more of the young talent than I thought they would, and without Norsen, and with Henderson off the team, I just don't see them turning this around. Just not very good.

Hopefully they can put this tournament behind them, but finishing in last place for the first time in the history of the tournament really does not inspire a lot of confidence.

[fisheralum91]

cards --- try to enjoy the rest of the season, ill read the box scores....see ya in lax season?

[FROMAFAR]

E-8    I don't know.......Other than NAZ who is proving there is life after McAdams, the rest seems week.... Utica playng better than expected, and Stevens being sort of "the jury is out" since we really don't know how tough their schedule has been....Easy Cyclone.. I know the competition may be tough and Stevens is better than at least I expected, OR competion a bunch of duds and they will be better evaluated once E-8 starts... As far as RIT, goes normally I would say beating Fisher puts us in the MIX... But I am not sure Fisher is in the MIX. Fisher goes 2-17 from 3 point land... Rossi would starve for assists if he were playing for Fisher....While Terry scored 17, two freshman rose to the occasion... Bobalis and Schuster.. Shuster 4 assists and 1 t/o... Bobalis 12 points... both with limited minutes....Korinchak 1 assist... he needs to play for IC  JUST KIDDING GUYS.... Team was 8-25 from 3... not good shooting either. I haven't followed them too closely, but last year I thought Gettings was over-rated.. any feedback on that... Didn't play well against us. This should be a very entertaining season.....E-8 wise.....