Empire 8

FisherDynasty · November 25, 2009, 10:43:57 AM

I didn't have a chance to see the Fisher game but it looked to be a great win for Fisher as Bport was 3-0 with wins over st. lawerence and tufts. Gettings seemed to be coming into his own with 18 and the rest of the scoring was its usual balance from fisher teams. Getting these good out of conf. wins is a great sign considering the e8 is weak with no real contenders at this point with RIT with a loss and ithaca with 2 losses.

magicman · November 25, 2009, 12:52:42 PM

Quote from: bomber3 on November 25, 2009, 09:58:45 AM

Hopefully the bombers bounce back against a tough Cortland squad that will pound the glass with Oliver and Miller (I believe those are the bigs names).

bomber3,
Mike Lewis is the leading rebounder for Cortland St. Averages 9.0 per game. Paul Oliver is the other big man grabbing 7.3 boards a game. Both of them are pretty active on the offensive glass as well. No one by the name of Miller on the team. Red Dragons looking to atone for last year's 80-56 drubbing by the Bombers. Should be much closer this time around.

bomber3 · November 25, 2009, 01:53:18 PM

Quote from: magicman on November 25, 2009, 12:52:42 PM
Quote from: bomber3 on November 25, 2009, 09:58:45 AM
Hopefully the bombers bounce back against a tough Cortland squad that will pound the glass with Oliver and Miller (I believe those are the bigs names).

bomber3,
Mike Lewis is the leading rebounder for Cortland St. Averages 9.0 per game. Paul Oliver is the other big man grabbing 7.3 boards a game. Both of them are pretty active on the offensive glass as well. No one by the name of Miller on the team. Red Dragons looking to atone for last year's 80-56 drubbing by the Bombers. Should be much closer this time around.

Thanks magic...I knew one was definitely paul oliver but then thought of oliver miller...the washed up/overweight former nba player...but yes its definitely mike lewis. Two pretty solid big men who ithaca needs to contain.

sjfcards · November 25, 2009, 04:03:43 PM

Any word out there on the new additions for Fisher so far this year? I see this Jordan Koch is getting a lot of time, and seems to be making an impact. So did the new big man for Fisher as well. I am just wondering how they look playing at the D3 level.

fisheralum91 · November 30, 2009, 08:51:34 AM

no chatter on here for quite a while- turkey hangover i guess.

any talk about this weeks games?

sjfcards · November 30, 2009, 07:31:12 PM

I am interested to see how Fisher does against Hobart. IC had the better of them a few weeks ago, so it could be an interesting way to compare two of the better teams in the E8. I think Fisher will handle them. Maybe a 15-20 point win. I have been impressed with Fisher so far this year, even tho they have a very small sample size of games. Is there a reason they have only played two games while other teams have played as many as 5 or 6? Either way, two wins over teams that were in the sweet 16 last year is impressive. I know they are not the same teams this year, but Brockport was undefeated, and Carnegie Mellon was, if nothing else, athletic. I don't know if I can make it to the game tomorrow, but I will be watching online?

Also interested to see how RIT plays against U of R. I have not seen them at all, but it appears that RIT has been underwhelming so far this year, while U of R is 5-0. Is U of R back to being a dominant team? I wonder who the best team in the Rochester area is this year?

fisheralum91 · December 01, 2009, 09:00:19 AM

cards- i agree-
sample size is small and much is needed in terms of info
but this will tell a little bit more about fisher

FROMAFAR · December 01, 2009, 01:52:14 PM

Alum 91, your right, I am all Holiday'd out and Christmas is ahead.......

I am worried about the Tigers... Does Korinichak mean that much... You know my theory about a solid point guard.... We play Rochester, Fisher and Stevens this week... this will tell a lot about this team.... After Rochester and Fisher, there could be a let down against the Ducks, who IF they can beat Alfred Saturday could be on a high starting out E-8 play. We should hold home court, but the Ducks may be improving game by game.... did anyone catch the Stevens FDU game... looks like Hurley loosened the reigns and is letting them play and create. Cyclone any read on that game???/ Greco 23, 9-13 from the field, I think I read. Are any of these games being telecast??? I can't get to any......

sjfcards · December 01, 2009, 07:19:35 PM

Fisher having all sorts of trouble with this peoble (spelling?) guy from Hobart. They are up 4, but they are getting worked inside. None of the big men seem to be fouling him to make it tougher either.

sjfcards · December 01, 2009, 08:24:57 PM

Wow...apparently Hobart is a rediculously good team. Fisher is making look like it anyway. This has been really tough to watch.

sjfcards · December 01, 2009, 08:50:43 PM

Maybe my excitement for the Fisher team was a bit premature. Fisher looked really bad tonight and lost to Hobart by 7. The big guy for Hobart, Peobles, drops in 35. Just could not get the game close after a quick spurt by Hobart to start the 2nd half. Every time Fisher would get it down to 5 or 6, Fisher would give up a 3 or a few quick buckets inside. Better to lay an egg in this game than on Saturday against RIT.

bomber3 · December 01, 2009, 10:35:58 PM

great win for the bombers over an experienced cortland squad...really closed that rebounding gap that was present in the previous 2 losses (both teams have 34 bounds)

a remarkable FOUR turnovers the entire game for IC vs 8 for cortland....in the offense ithaca runs that is impressive

freshman andrei oztemel drops 14 points in 18 minutes and 71 of 76 ithaca points come from non-seniors....really shows how they reloaded and the freshman really seem to be stepping into their roles nicely

for the record all you cortland fans.....IC has a 4 game win streak in basketball and a 3 game win streak in football (the only two sports i care about).....GO BOMBERS!!

magicman · December 03, 2009, 05:41:23 AM

Nice win tonight by RIT handing the Rochester Yellowjackets their 1st loss of the season 63-58. Nate Korinchak and Shawn Roe lead the Tigers with 13 pts each. It marked the 1st game of the season for Korinchak who has been out with an injury and the Tigers early season struggles have reflected his absence. This is the 2nd season in a row that RIT has upset an unbeaten team and it was Korinchak's controversial 3 pt shot that toppled Ithaca from the undefeated ranks last year.

Final score doesn't reflect how RIT controlled this game from the outset. Scott Young opened the scoring with a 3 pointer in the 1st minute of play and the Tigers were never headed. RIT was up 19-6 after 8 minutes of play and twice built the lead to 17 before the Yellowjackets closed within 9 at the break 33-24. Tigers re-established double digit lead quickly and were still up by 11 with 5:54 left to play. Yellowjackets chipped away and twice got it down to 3 but 2 free throws by Korinchak with 4 seconds left sealed the win.

FROMAFAR will be happy as the guard play for the Tigers was the difference in the ballgame. Roe had 11 of his 13 pts in the 1st half, Korinchak scored 9 of his 13 pts in the 2nd half and Anthony Terry came off the bench and scored 12 pts in 13 minutes of playing time, with 10 coming after the break. The 3 guards shot 72.7% from the field (16x22) Brenden Harder continued his fine all around play with 9 pts, on 4x6 fg, 6 rebounds, and 2 blocks. The guy lives up to his name as he works HARDER than anybody on the floor. He gets the loose balls, keeps the ball alive on the boards, hustles up and down the court.

U of R was led by Bill Serle with 13 pts and John DiBartolomeo had 10. Tigers as a team outshot the Yellowjackets 54.2% (26x48) to 35.3% (18x51) but Rochester enjoyed a big advantage at the charity stripe, 17x18, while RIT only had 8 trips to the line and made 6. Tigers even their record at 2-2, while Uof R falls to 5-1.

FROMAFAR · December 03, 2009, 08:50:21 AM

Great job Magic.... I have had a problem focusing in on these games... busy lately. I am trying to change that. I am thrilled about the guard play, and we are deep. The loss of Carson disturbed me, but it seems these guys have picked it up........ last year Carson got a touch every possession. A whole new offensive mindset this year. What worries me a bit is Rochester only committed, I believe 8-9 fouls the whole game. Looks like a soft night for the Tigers to play against, unless the refs were letting them play, BUT I can't see that especially at RIT. NOW Fisher AT Fisher?

?? The Lakers might have a hard time playing there.....it's like playing at the Palestra down in Philly.... Then back home against Stevens who seems to have found themselves... 4 in a row, getting good guard play as well. This weekend will be a good baramoter of things to come in the E-8, but what do I know

Cyclone0205 · December 03, 2009, 11:30:53 AM

FROMAFAR, the Ducks have been on a nice little roll lately, but Hurley hasn't really opened things up. The streak has a product of good shooting and awful competition. Don't get me wrong, the Ducks have played well, but I saw all the games during the win streak except the 2nd tournament game, and FDU and USMMA (King's Point) are both bad teams.

You will be happy to know that Greco/Hurley must be reading these boards because he has become a lot more aggressive on the offensive end. Naturally, the Ducks are winning and he is playing 30+ minutes. His assist numbers are still low for a point guard, but given the make up of that team he needs to continue to focus on being aggressive. Given the structure of their offense other guys will get there shots.

Defensively the Ducks haven't been bad. They defended the 3 relatively well against King's Point (8-28, 27%...contested on probably 14 of the 20 misses). Rebounding and post defense have still been issues, (gave up 21 offensive rebounds to King's Point last night..can't do that in conference play).

All in all it has been a good run for the Ducks before the roll into conference play. As long as Greco stays aggressive and the bigs do a serviceable job, the team should skate through non-conference pretty clean.