MBB: Landmark Conference

[Rofrog]

Well the swim meets are canceled(postponed)for Scranton- but not the basketball games? What the hell is wrong with the Landmark!!!!?

[Rofrog]

Nepafan I understood what you where saying(canceled).Saratoga yes two nights in the mountains of Huntigdon,Pa.Not only the teams  but parents and fans also have to make that track.I stayed my ass home and I dont miss a game you know that Toga,Ronk ,Nepafan

[NEPAFAN]

Throw back to the old Fri/Sat back to back games I guess with an overnight stay.

[ronk]

Drew-E-town and Moravian-Goucher are moved to Monday.

[Rofrog]

Great-gut check win  today for the Men (Scranton) against Juniata!I'm with coach every team plays Scranton tough.Hopefully this young team learned something today-every game will be like this away and at home.Great win

[NEPAFAN]

Congrats on 1,500 victories to all those that contributed to all those wins!

[ronk]

Congrats on 1,500 victories to all those that contributed to all those wins!

1 of only 10 programs in D3 men's basketball!!!!!

[NEPAFAN]

Still not a clean game from the Royals, need to pick it up to hand Drew their first conference lost on Weds.

[ronk]

Still not a clean game from the Royals, need to pick it up to hand Drew their first conference lost on Weds.

Mostly, bad passes/judgment; hopefully, will improve as the season progresses; risk/reward of passes needs to be emphasized.

[Rofrog]

Yes congrats to all involved in this great program 1500 wins nice.

[Rofrog]

Well 26.7 pct from 3 point range doesnt help.Your going to have turnovers by this team.It is a  very young team.

[Rofrog]

Ronk,Saratoga,Nepafan what's your thoughts on the first regionals coming out?Let's do it for fun

[NEPAFAN]

Ha, i would have to think about that.I did see that Ursinus beat Swathmore last night.  My big worry is getting a spot in the conference playoffs right now. Today's article in the Scranton Times indicates that Mancuso had a hip flexor issue and seems to finally be 100%.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Wow! Scranton was already at Juniata! Insane they had to stay. I hope they get home alright.

Congrats on 1500 wins. That's really impressive when all is said in done. Also, good win at Juniata.

I was getting ready for the Eagles game at Goucher last weekend and someone told me that if Juniata was shooting well, they excel. If they weren't shooting well, things would not go well for them. At halftime, they were shooting 25% and struggling. Early in the second half, shooting was down to about 22% and they just couldn't get going. Goucher seemed they could get a win if they stayed smart. Then a light-switch was hit and not only did Goucher start giving the ball away worse than they already had been (10 turnovers at halftime), but Juniata started hitting shots. Certainly some where on breakaways, but that got their momentum going and they exploded. Suddenly a game tied at 40-40 with about 8:30 remaining had the Eagles in full control. They outscored the Gophers 22-9 in the final eight or so minutes. Martanazzi who hasn't scored more than 9 points a game against the Gophers - maybe in his career - got nine points in a handful of shots and finished with 22. The team also shot about 40% for the game (they were slightly higher than that late in the second half).

It showed me that while Juniata lost a lot of key pieces from last year, they have a good squad. Juniata shot better than 40% against Scranton and lost ... that tells me something about the Royals.

Serious question - what makes Scranton click when they are winning and what isn't working when they are losing. It seems like two very different teams.

[Rofrog]

Dave great question-in my eyes I think it is Mancuso that makes the freshman play better.When he is 100%he can play with anyone as long as he keeps his temper under control and I saw that in yesterday's game