MBB: Landmark Conference

[lefty2]

If you are going to accuse someone of being the head of the mob, it's probably best to 'forget' his name.

He was the head of the J.V. mob.....................not the Varsity.

NEPA is not New York or even Philly. That's where the Varsity played.

Well, legend has it that Jimmy Hoffa's demise originated from NEPA.  And it wasn't the guy you saw in the restaurant.

[jmcozenlaw]

If you are going to accuse someone of being the head of the mob, it's probably best to 'forget' his name.

He was the head of the J.V. mob.....................not the Varsity.

NEPA is not New York or even Philly. That's where the Varsity played.

Well, legend has it that Jimmy Hoffa's demise originated from NEPA.  And it wasn't the guy you saw in the restaurant.

Hoffa's demise was orchestrated in Buffalo, with NEPA's approval (not salvage yard man )

Mom's side came from that lineage. No bachelor's degree required.

[NEPAFAN]

The Cross County Challenge is no more...

https://kingscollegeathletics.com/news/2019/6/18/mens-hoops-looks-forward-to-busy-2019-20-schedule.aspx

[ronk]

Royals sched is in the pre-post status:

Open w Stevenson @ Home

then Houghton(1-24) in Hilton opener   death blow to SOS, reason they didn't get an at-large last year
don't know the 2nd opponent in the Hilton
then Wilkes, Cabrini, York, DeSales
Wesleyan and Mass-Dartmouth in Miami
Kings, Arcadia

Stevenson adds little to the schedule; we already make 2 trips to Balt/DC each season. Drop them.
  With NJ being our fertile recruiting territory and the many players on the roster, I'd continue to schedule 1 of the projected top 4 NJAC teams in a home-and-home(recently, TCNJ qualified).
  Arcadia adds little; I'd schedule a projected strong Centennial school(Swarthmore, F&M, etc) in a home-and-home.
  And, for the totally discretionary Hilton tipoff tourney, the other 3 teams could be
   1 from the regional UAA teams(Case Western, NYU, Carnegie-Mellon, Rochester, Brandeis)
   1 from the non-Nescac NE(MIT, Albertus Magnus, Nichols St, Jim Calhoun-coached St. Joe(CT))
       I say non-Nescac because they start their season a week or 2 later and won't want to play top competition that early.
   1 from the strong ODAC

[NEPAFAN]

Cross County should be the tip off tournament. Having it on Turkey Day weekend and then in Early January made no sense.

[saratoga]

Ronk:

The Royals opponent in the Hilton second round game could be that perennial basketball power & SOS enhancer...Sarah Lawrence.   

Some of us remember the good old days Bess would schedule Amherst, Loyola, Hamilton, and small D-1's such as Bucknell, Niagara , Mt. St. Mary's of Md. & that team from West Point on a regular basis.

Now it's the Arcadia's, Houghton's, Sara Lawrence's & Bard's of the world.

Exciting stuff.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Ronk:

The Royals opponent in the Hilton second round game could be that perennial basketball power & SOS enhancer...Sarah Lawrence.   

Some of us remember the good old days Bess would schedule Amherst, Loyola, Hamilton, and small D-1's such as Bucknell, Niagara , Mt. St. Mary's of Md. & that team from West Point on a regular basis.

Now it's the Arcadia's, Houghton's, Sara Lawrence's & Bard's of the world.

Exciting stuff.

What's the compensation for the tournament?  I've noticed quite a disparity between tourney postings on the boards.  It may just be Scranton needs to up the budget to attract better teams.  (I haven't checked myself, just speculating a possibility; I might be wrong.)

[ronk]

Ronk:

The Royals opponent in the Hilton second round game could be that perennial basketball power & SOS enhancer...Sarah Lawrence.   

Some of us remember the good old days Bess would schedule Amherst, Loyola, Hamilton, and small D-1's such as Bucknell, Niagara , Mt. St. Mary's of Md. & that team from West Point on a regular basis.

Now it's the Arcadia's, Houghton's, Sara Lawrence's & Bard's of the world.

Exciting stuff.

What's the compensation for the tournament?  I've noticed quite a disparity between tourney postings on the boards.  It may just be Scranton needs to up the budget to attract better teams.  (I haven't checked myself, just speculating a possibility; I might be wrong.)

This would seem to standard compensation(see below) with the additional kicker that the accommodations would likely be in the host sponsor(Hilton Inns), within walking distance of the Long Center.
  I SPECULATE that they accept the 1st 3 schools that respond to the general invitation, instead of specifically reaching out to better competetive schools. None of those are going to want to play either Houghton or Sarah Lawrence.
  Now, I could understand last year, when Scranton had graduated most of their production and was incorporating many frosh in the rotation, that they might have a modest level opponent for the tourney opener, but not as a matter of course.
York and Randolph-Macon are the only quality teams that have played in the past 6 years.

The University of Scranton is looking for 1 more team to fill our Annual Hilton Invitational Tournament. The Tournament will take place November 15th and November 16th of 2019.

Houghton and Sarah Lawrence are already committed.

Guarantees Include:
$700
8 Rooms for 1 night
Breakfast Saturday Morning
Post-game Meal after each game
Tournament T-Shirts

[NEPAFAN]

Willie Chanlder on trouble at Mesri. I wonder if he survives.

[jmcozenlaw]

Willie Chanlder on trouble at Mesri. I wonder if he survives.

Can you elaborate or at least confirm a few things I've heard through the grapevine? I can say that I've heard from a few parents that his recruiting, let's say, "tactics", are at the very least, interesting. He's buried a few coaches and programs within the MAC and recruits have told those coaches about it when sitting down with them. I don't know if you are talking about this or the bigger picture financial issues that many smaller schools are feeling.

[NEPAFAN]

https://m.citizensvoice.com/news/two-people-including-misericordia-coach-charged-with-assaulting-police-resisting-arrest-1.25003

Unfortunate story I was referring to.

[saratoga]

Ouch!

Certainly not privy to the circumstances but whenever the whole family is arrested by police on a variety of charges, it's never really a good look.

Willie may end up a linebackers coach at Lackawanna before this is over.

[ronk]

Announcement of Royals' incoming frosh:

https://athletics.scranton.edu/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/20190729l4drqb

[kate]

The Moravian Coach has moved on.

[saratoga]

Thanks Kate.

Kind of an odd lateral move.

If he was moving on to a power D3 or Asst. at a D-1 that would be one thing but Montclair?

Guess the pay differential at a Jersey state school did the trick.