Empire 8

[gobombers15]

4 Straight.
I think that it is great to see both these teams in the sweet 16, and each have done the league proud.
However,
Unless UC comes up with something completely different and can make it work, the results stay the same.
Too many chances for error when you change anything last minute.

As they say, "the hay is the barn," meaning what have is what you got and it's pointless to change anything at this juncture. However, you can do other things that could make a difference:

1) Play tougher defense
2) Take smart shots
3) Don't rush on offense
4) Crash the boards

I think UC will need to do all those to come up with the W this weekend. However, both teams have done the E8 proud and, to a lesser extent, so have the Bombers. Congrats to Jimmy Bells, Whetstone, Andruskiewicz and Clemente on finishing their careers in style.

[fisheralum91]

GB-
Good point- however you have to remember that Fisher is going to have that same plan.  If it aint broke dont fix it.
4 straight.

[superman57]

having seen two out of the three games, a lot of it is coaching and decision making, not something I think you can teach in a week,  if Utica wants to win, they have to be either leading or within 3 at the 15 minute mark, they can not let fisher push the lead out to ten,  as soon as that lead hits ten, it becomes that much harder for Utica to win this game

[fisheralum91]

agreed!

[notjoshreed]

Fisher wins matchup number 4, unless Obrien gets the flue, McGee breaks his shooting arm and Bennett gets drafted and sent to Iraq

Its in the book.

Anyone else at the Cuse game yesterday?  Great tribute to G-mac.  Festivities started off with 20 little kids on the court with orange t shirts with the number 3 on it and the words
Macnamara's Band.  They proceeded to sing him the song.  It was real cute.  After the opening ceremony I am not sure how he found the strength to play.  He had a good game with 29 points and Cuse certainly played better than their last outing but not good enuff to beat Nova.

Go Cardinals

[fisheralum91]

Superman-
Is Brad Delp your avatar?

[superman57]

huh? I don't know who Brad Delp is.  Anyone else planning on making the trip to Amherst, I'm home on break and live about 2 hours from Amherst so I will be there

[fisheralum03]

If I didn't have work and live 6 hours away I would be there in a heartbeat. I use to live about 45 min from Amherst so the drive is very easy. It is a straight shot down I-90 E to Holyoke (Suburb of Springfield) and then head north on I-91 to Amherst and get off at EXIT 19 off of RTE 9 and follow the signs. Hint on a way to get there if you go. DO NOT take I-87. Stay on I-90. Trust me. It will take out of the way. You need to get back on 90 either way

[superman57]

Fisheralum being a resident of the area of which you are talking IE where I 87 and I 90 merge, I would laugh at you and call you MAd Hawk if you stayed on I90 all the way, they are currently doing construction and it is always slower on I90 then I 87 so stay on I87 and then it's something like exit 21 or 22 that is 90

[fisheralum03]

I did not know they were doing construction on I-90.  The reason why I said to stay on 90 is because I used to live in Massachusetts and the drive on I-90 from Rochester to Massachusetts takes us 4 hours (sometimes 4.5 if traffic). Trust me Madhawks I am not.

[met_fan]

Whether you take 90 or 87 doesn't matter (not accounting for construction) - they take about the same time either way.

[fisheralum91]

Delp is the lead singer for Boston.
Looks just like him!

[dewcrew88]

Here's Brad today.

[fisheralum91]

So Bucrew-
Here we are at the crossroads-
In all honesty- good luck.
Either team moving on is fantastic for the leage


especially when it will be Fisher

[auerbach]

any of you empire/fisher/utica people ever talk hoops or is all just blogging to blog