MBB: Landmark Conference

[saratoga]

CardsFan,

That's a pretty reasonable assessment of the conference at this point in the season.

I'm sure the Cards will be back fighting for contention sooner rather than later.

However, never underestimate the ability of the Royals to abruptly fade into obscurity around February.

As for me, I'm not purchasing a ticket for this train until Hoboken.

[CardsFan]

Is the Cards' Riley Hayes injured? He's a quality player, worthy of all-conference consideration.

He last played on November 23rd against Stevens. The post-game recap after the next game against Marymount stated that he missed the game through injury. That's 17 points and 11 rebounds per game currently missing.

[CardsFan]

CardsFan,

That's a pretty reasonable assessment of the conference at this point in the season.

I'm sure the Cards will be back fighting for contention sooner rather than later.

However, never underestimate the ability of the Royals to abruptly fade into obscurity around February.

As for me, I'm not purchasing a ticket for this train until Hoboken.

Saratoga, you guys see Scranton much more frequently than I do so I probably tend to overestimate them a bit. You guys have a more realistic view of where the team is now. Right now I think that Scranton is further along offensively and defensively than anyone else in the league. My view is that the road games at Drew and at Susquehanna will be the toughest tests and both of those happen before January is over.

[NEPAFAN]

Anyone catch the Drew -Hopkins game? Drew also playing TCNJ right now down by 6 at Half...curious about thoughts on Drew...Collins is a stud..

[Smitty Oom]

Anyone catch the Drew -Hopkins game? Drew also playing TCNJ right now down by 6 at Half...curious about thoughts on Drew...Collins is a stud..

Riley Collins has been a Ranger for 10 years it seems like, and I only watch the Landmark from a far.

[NEPAFAN]

210 at the Long Center yesterday.

[ronk]

 Somewhat under the 4000 that attended when I played in the early '60s. The times - they r a-changing. Kings played them tough last year in an otherwise dismal year.

[jmcozenlaw]

210 at the Long Center yesterday.

WOW!!!!!! I'm speechless................

[saratoga]

Truly unbelievable.

They honestly need to hire someone with a PR background to get this corrected.

I'm sure Bess has a few ideas

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Attendance for many is down. There are plenty of reasons ... I hate saying it, but a PR person isn't going to necessarily going to solve it and the expense of having someone on staff to do that probably isn't justified.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

From the optimistic calendar forecast dept.:
After hosting the 1st weekend NCAA tourney games, the Royals will have to go on the road for the round of 16 since the Lady Royals will have hosting priority the 2nd weekend. 

Very optimistic ... at this juncture of the season.

But that was going to be the case no matter what the men's tournament structure was going to be this year. LOL

Reminder to those who don't know: in even numbered years, women have priority to host the first weekend; men the second weekend (it is flipped in odd numbered years). And no, hosting both because the men only have one game is no longer allowed. The previous allowances basically started to unravel in 2013 when the men had a different structure to their tournament the first time.

[ronk]

From the optimistic calendar forecast dept.:
After hosting the 1st weekend NCAA tourney games, the Royals will have to go on the road for the round of 16 since the Lady Royals will have hosting priority the 2nd weekend. 

Very optimistic ... at this juncture of the season.

But that was going to be the case no matter what the men's tournament structure was going to be this year. LOL

Reminder to those who don't know: in even numbered years, women have priority to host the first weekend; men the second weekend (it is flipped in odd numbered years). And no, hosting both because the men only have one game is no longer allowed. The previous allowances basically started to unravel in 2013 when the men had a different structure to their tournament the first time.

Ok, I had the years/genders wrong anyway so I've deleted the msg. Instead, it'll be business as usual: 
Royals playing an early tourney game on the road videostreamed during the Lady Royals' pregame reception, then walking over to the Long Center for the Ladies' 1st round game.

[saratoga]

Ronk:

That sounds about right.

While the Lady Royals fans enjoy a cocktail reception followed by their home game, the men are off to some unforgiving site where their season will probably unceremoniously come to an abrupt end.

[NEPAFAN]

Truly unbelievable.

They honestly need to hire someone with a PR background to get this corrected.

I'm sure Bess has a few ideas

Get a Communications Major and give me a Internship/Work Study......let's see if the attendance gets any better with the doubleheader's..

Also Drew with a buzzer beater to beat Carnegie Mellon....they are looking really good.

[jmcozenlaw]

Truly unbelievable.

They honestly need to hire someone with a PR background to get this corrected.

I'm sure Bess has a few ideas

Get a Communications Major and give me a Internship/Work Study......let's see if the attendance gets any better with the doubleheader's..

Also Drew with a buzzer beater to beat Carnegie Mellon....they are looking really good.

What did the transfer from DelVal (Robinson) have? It looks like he's made a difference.