MBB: Landmark Conference

[NEPAFAN]

"Scranton Regional" I like it!

Cold_Case,
Want to discuss Karma ? Or Scranton basketball?

Actually, we can discuss why King's had two starters on the floor with 3:05 left to play and ahead by 32, while Clarkson already had 13 players in the game.

Why would we want to do that? Sympathy for Clarkson? Anger at Kings?


This is the NCAA tourny. Things like this are going to happen.

[cold_case]

"Scranton Regional" I like it!

Cold_Case,
Want to discuss Karma ? Or Scranton basketball?

OK

Actually, we can discuss why King's had two starters on the floor with 3:05 left to play and ahead by 32, while Clarkson already had 13 players in the game.

Why would we want to do that? Sympathy for Clarkson? Anger at Kings?


This is the NCAA tourny. Things like this are going to happen.

[saratoga]

CC: My daughter wants to see the Lady Royals tonight...so guess who wins that one? I certainly hope both win it's just that I'm really pulling for the men so we can then have a road trip tomorrow for the second battle of Little Round Top. As much as I'd love both to win...just so there is at least one more game somewhere for the Royals/Lady Royals that's all that matters.  CC, NEPAFAN, Pat & the guys I know heading to the mens game...safe travels.

[saratoga]

Pat: On your linked D-3 Cast schedule, they have the 6:00 game listed as Elms vs. Salem St. & 8:00 Scranton vs. Gettysburg. That may need a correction.

[Matt Letourneau]

how did that happen?

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Well... the Landmark was lucky to get two teams in the tourney... and then disappointed. I was told that Elms was very good, so I will give that one to them. But for the record, I know John Jay, their schedule, and the same for Moravian... that should have been win for Moravian.

Oh well... get ready for next year!

[ronk]

    The Elms were a bigger,better,faster version of Goucher. They wore the Royals down with their defensive pressure and effort expended just to get the half-court offense started with 15 secs left for each possession. Elms had no one to stop Bicknell down low but he didn't get enough touches.
   Still, the royals led 42-39 but could have been up by twice that except for 3 pushing off fouls on inbound plays and dribbling off one's foot with the result the royals only got 16 shots in the 2nd half. 

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

ronk - thanks for that description... that actually helped me! I can see now why Scranton would have struggled. They had some trouble with Goucher, who is a year or two away from having a good squad.

[Pat Coleman]

"Scranton Regional" I like it!

Cold_Case,
Want to discuss Karma ? Or Scranton basketball?

Actually, we can discuss why King's had two starters on the floor with 3:05 left to play and ahead by 32, while Clarkson already had 13 players in the game.

Why would we want to do that? Sympathy for Clarkson? Anger at Kings?


This is the NCAA tourny. Things like this are going to happen.

Were the starters perhaps seniors playing their final home game?

[NEPAFAN]

All in All a good first season for the Royals in the Landmark Conference.  The seniors, Arnold, Bicknell, and Kirk had a very impressive record during their time at Scranton. They overcame a lot of injuries and had a nice run to the conference championship.


I am not going to pretend that I am not dissapointed with another 1st Round NCAA tourny loss. This wasn't as bad as William Patterson but a letdown nevertheless.  Here is hoping that Scranton can bring in some players to replace Bicknell's size and effort. I am less concerned with their Guard play and am looking forward to seeing Ashworth, Hawk and Fitzpatrick play together.

[saratoga]

NEPAFAN: Agreed...a nice season considering some nagging injuries but, certainly some serious work to do if the Royals want to compete on the national level any longer. Great careers by Ryan Kirk, Randy Arnold & Tom Bicknell. All very best as they get closer to graduation & grad. school & in Tom's case...Medical School back in Australia. It's been a quick four years & its been a pleasure getting to talk to the wonderful parents of these kids through the years before & after the games. Great kids/Great families.

[ronk]

    Possible offense for the next year Royals demoed in the Gburg-Salem State game after the loss to Elms when Gburg got at least 10 layups by its mobile big men(Powers/Spirenburg) from its Princeton offense using high post screens. It was beautiful to watch for an old-schooler.
    Biagioli and Hawk are matches in body types and athleticism with their Gburg counterparts and are capable of doing the same in that offense; without a Bicknell in the lane, it might be the way to go.

[NEPAFAN]

NEPAFAN: Agreed...a nice season considering some nagging injuries but, certainly some serious work to do if the Royals want to compete on the national level any longer.

Saratoga,

Do you think there is the desire/commitment by the powers that be to once again compete on the national level?

[Pat Coleman]

Feature on the front page of interest to Final Four participants and fans here.

Faces of a champion

[Matt Letourneau]

Great that you were able to include Pat Maloney in that group, Pat.   

Nothing will top the Red Sox winning the World Series in 2004 for me personally, but I don't think I've ever seen a run so improbably and exciting as Catholic had in 2001.   Not only did they win it all, but as you know they trailed by double digits fairly late in several of those tournament games.  I don't think I'll ever see a team with as much guts and character as those guys had.