MBB: Landmark Conference

[Great Day to be a Royal]

No, I have not heard any such talk & I think the Landmark is a fine fit for the Royals.
I wasn't advocating a move to any other conference, just that beyond the 14 conference games that are mandatory, I'd rather see both the men & women play teams of those conferences as opposed to Kings, Wilkes, Neumann, Eastern etc.etc.
Mix in Trinity, Conn. College, Hamilton, Muhlenberg, Ursinus, Haverford, Rochester & NYU.

I could not agree with you more. I have railed against the Kings and Wilkes games on here before. That rivalry is gone and dead, leaving the day we left the MAC. We left the MAC for a reason, so I would be just as fine not playing a handful of MAC teams yearly. I understand why they do, as non-conference games are largely regional in DIII. I do wonder how many of those schools you mention would be interested in putting Scranton on their schedule.

[NEPAFAN]

No, I have not heard any such talk & I think the Landmark is a fine fit for the Royals.
I wasn't advocating a move to any other conference, just that beyond the 14 conference games that are mandatory, I'd rather see both the men & women play teams of those conferences as opposed to Kings, Wilkes, Neumann, Eastern etc.etc.
Mix in Trinity, Conn. College, Hamilton, Muhlenberg, Ursinus, Haverford, Rochester & NYU.

I could not agree with you more. I have railed against the Kings and Wilkes games on here before. That rivalry is gone and dead, leaving the day we left the MAC. We left the MAC for a reason, so I would be just as fine not playing a handful of MAC teams yearly. I understand why they do, as non-conference games are largely regional in DIII. I do wonder how many of those schools you mention would be interested in putting Scranton on their schedule.

Bess is rolling over in his grave right now as are Royals of Yore. Okay so why don't you tell me what Rivalry we currently have?

[Great Day to be a Royal]

No, I have not heard any such talk & I think the Landmark is a fine fit for the Royals.
I wasn't advocating a move to any other conference, just that beyond the 14 conference games that are mandatory, I'd rather see both the men & women play teams of those conferences as opposed to Kings, Wilkes, Neumann, Eastern etc.etc.
Mix in Trinity, Conn. College, Hamilton, Muhlenberg, Ursinus, Haverford, Rochester & NYU.

I could not agree with you more. I have railed against the Kings and Wilkes games on here before. That rivalry is gone and dead, leaving the day we left the MAC. We left the MAC for a reason, so I would be just as fine not playing a handful of MAC teams yearly. I understand why they do, as non-conference games are largely regional in DIII. I do wonder how many of those schools you mention would be interested in putting Scranton on their schedule.

Bess is rolling over in his grave right now as are Royals of Yore. Okay so why don't you tell me what Rivalry we currently have?

You are correct, but I am just saying what is true. Those rivalries died out. They left with the MAC. They were wonderful battles, especially in years when you would play each other three times. But if you think any kid, in any sport is getting pumped up for a weekday non-conf game with Wilkes or Kings, you are mistaken.

I think the Scranton-Catholic rivalry is there, across all sports. On the basketball side, Scranton-Susq. has a certain feel to it, and I think a lot of it is proximity, both being at or near the top year in year out, as well as dating back to the days of the MAC.

[jmcozenlaw]

The Royals are getting another C.B. West player (Arnold and Loftus were alright:) for '22-'23. Transfer from Millersville. Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:)

[ronk]

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[NEPAFAN]

The Royals are getting another C.B. West player (Arnold and Loftus were alright:) for '22-'23. Transfer from Millersville. Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:)

Thanks for the scoop. Curious to how you came to this information but grateful for it!

Ronk: He said shhhhhh!

[ronk]

Just wondering who we should be shhing about.

[Tim the Enchanter]

Could this be the mystery second commit from December?  I notice that [NAME REDACTED] is not on Millersville's current roster...

[Stretch4]

In fairness to the young man, I think realistic expectations should be set for the Millersville transfer.  Unless I have the wrong kid, you are talking about a 6'4" tough, physical 2 guard who plays extremely hard and has a definite ability to score the ball, but also dribbles way too much and has a tendency to make questionable shot selections.  Have seen him play several times and he will be a welcome addition, but don't make the mistake of thinking that because someone transfers from a D2 school to a D3 school, they are automatically better than the other players on his new team and you are getting an all-american of some sort. Again, unless I have the wrong kid, he was not nearly as an accomplished high school/aau player as someone like Braunstein or Ems.  Best of luck to him at his new home. 

[NEPAFAN]

Ugh

[saratoga]

Stretch:
Absolutely agree...don't be fooled by the D2 to D3 nonsense.
He was probably in over his head from the start.
Corey certainly has ties to D-town hoops & probably wanted it to work.
If he dribbles too much & takes crazy shots...he's found his home. 

[Tim the Enchanter]

In fairness to the young man, I think realistic expectations should be set for the Millersville transfer. 

I don't think anyone was proclaiming this kid the Messiah, just that Scranton has gotten some good players out of CB West in the past.

Scranton has also had a range of success with D2 transfers under Danzig with the pinnacle of that being Tom Bicknell, but there was also Mitch Cross who took a couple of years to break into the starting lineup. 

Since he hasn't played in college, who knows what to expect?  I hope it works out well for him and Scranton!

[jmcozenlaw]

Susque had a furious comeback at Drew to take the win.


Congrats to Tahaj Parland with a career high 18 points on 4-4 from 3 point land.


For the dreamers...https://twitter.com/MarkSingelais/status/1483817743795298304?s=20

I still will never understand the dream of transitioning to D1. I will take D3 and the purity of sport over D1 athletics. This is speaking as former athlete, coach, and now just a fan of the level.

I believe that the Ivies, Patriot League and some other schools certainly have the "purity of sport".

[jmcozenlaw]

In fairness to the young man, I think realistic expectations should be set for the Millersville transfer. 

I don't think anyone was proclaiming this kid the Messiah, just that Scranton has gotten some good players out of CB West in the past.

Scranton has also had a range of success with D2 transfers under Danzig with the pinnacle of that being Tom Bicknell, but there was also Mitch Cross who took a couple of years to break into the starting lineup. 

Since he hasn't played in college, who knows what to expect?  I hope it works out well for him and Scranton!

Tim, thank you! I was just commenting about another C.B.West player heading to Scranton. I mentioned nothing about getting overly excited because he's coming from a very good (this year) D2 program. He might help at Scranton. He might not. It's not the end of the world either way. Scranton wanted him before he went to Millersville and will now be heading there. Somebody at Scranton saw something in him to head to Doylestown a few times and show genuine interest.

On another note, to give it away for our resident internet sleuths................Scranton is all over his sister, who is having a great year for C.B. West. It won't take a degree from a UAA or NESCAC school to put these pieces together. I provided a beach ball and a huge bat:) First one with the name gets a Tufts or Hamilton (not the crappy play.............I preferred Spamilton, a great takedown of the foolishness) hoodie !!!

Now, back to our regular programming of switching conferences and being mentioned in the same breath as the University of Chicago, Amherst and M.I.T.

[ronk]

In fairness to the young man, I think realistic expectations should be set for the Millersville transfer. 

I don't think anyone was proclaiming this kid the Messiah, just that Scranton has gotten some good players out of CB West in the past.

Scranton has also had a range of success with D2 transfers under Danzig with the pinnacle of that being Tom Bicknell, but there was also Mitch Cross who took a couple of years to break into the starting lineup. 

Since he hasn't played in college, who knows what to expect?  I hope it works out well for him and Scranton!

Tim, thank you! I was just commenting about another C.B.West player heading to Scranton. I mentioned nothing about getting overly excited because he's coming from a very good (this year) D2 program. He might help at Scranton. He might not. It's not the end of the world either way. Scranton wanted him before he went to Millersville and will now be heading there. Somebody at Scranton saw something in him to head to Doylestown a few times and show genuine interest.

On another note, to give it away for our resident internet sleuths................Scranton is all over his sister, who is having a great year for C.B. West. It won't take a degree from a UAA or NESCAC school to put these pieces together. I provided a beach ball and a huge bat:) First one with the name gets a Tufts or Hamilton (not the crappy play.............I preferred Spamilton, a great takedown of the foolishness) hoodie !!!

Now, back to our regular programming of switching conferences and being mentioned in the same breath as the University of Chicago, Amherst and M.I.T.

I've read that she's already committed to Jefferson.