MBB: Landmark Conference

[ronk]

 Dean said at beginning of women's game today that the men's winner will have the 3rd seed and the loser the 4th; in reality, if Catholic loses today, then Juniata would be the 2nd seed with a win.

[NEPAFAN]

No senior starters?

[Tim the Enchanter]

Braunstein's the only senior on the roster.  Jack Lambert is no longer on the roster, and Ryan Ems was the only other member of that recruiting class, and he transferred to Rowan.

[saratoga]

Speaking of Jack...boy he was never given a chance by the Zen Master.
The kid scored over 2,000 points in HS but yet couldn't find minutes with this powerhouse??
Unbelievable.

[stlawus]

I was about to comment on Lambert.  I've tried to keep my eye on him ever since I saw him drop 53 in a NY state final four game which broke Adonal Foyle's single game record.  Pretty surprised to see he didn't get much of a shot at Scranton.

[NEPAFAN]

Sorry guys I didn't realize he wasn't on the roster.


He did have some minutes this year.

[saratoga]

stlawus:

I believe he was also the NYS Small School Player of the Year.
Saw him play at the arena in Binghamton his Senior year & he was hitting from every spot on the floor.
When I saw he was going to attend the UofS, I thought he'd be a starter by mid-way of his freshman year & that Danzig pulled off some serious recruiting magic.
In the immortal words of Lee Corso...not so fast my friends! 

[Augie2020]

Only at Scranton with this Coach can you have a kid score 2k points and sit on the bench for four years while his 3 kids started since day one.I can see Ross starting but the other two not so fast!Carl would Start Ethan over Jordan.Im sorry 22 years I have been watching this program under this guy decline from what it once was a powerhouse in D3 and one other thing I have seen more kids leave this program then I ever seen under Bessiors tenure.AD Name the court after Bessior/Strong!!!

[Augie2020]

Well the Royals travel to Catholic tomorrow night.I would love for the men to get a victory tomorrow night.Hopefully they prove all US HATERS wrong.Im  only speaking for myself never once did i say I hated this team and I never would. My family and I have been following this program since the 70s for them, 80s for me (Away and Home games and much more)Very supportive of the teams at  the UofS .So to the Zen master itself to say haters go home- I do.But it's not because I don't want to watch the kids (Mens basketball)play it's because for the last 22 years the Coach has been Mediocre at best and it gets old you got it Zen master.

[saratoga]

Ok, so now the Royal braintrust is succumbing to calling those that question certain in game strategy "haters".
That is so rich & honestly, predictable.
Not one person on this board wants the kids to struggle, fail, or lose.
Rooting for your alma mater now means blind allegiance when the same mistakes are made year after year?
It now means making it to the NCAA's once every 6 or 7 years is fine?
Sorry, this program has gone from a National power, to a Regional average team, to one that barely commands respect locally.
Many people I know that followed Royal basketball in the past have all moved on to other pursuits, not because of "hating" the kids but because of seeing a product that in no way resembles the Royal basketball they grew to love.
The Scranton brand was handed over on a silver platter, make something out of it by using your energy improving your team as opposed to creating some divisive nonsense...the entire Royal family deserves better.

[ronk]

Ok, so now the Royal braintrust is succumbing to calling those that question certain in game strategy "haters".
That is so rich & honestly, predictable.
Not one person on this board wants the kids to struggle, fail, or lose.
Rooting for your alma mater now means blind allegiance when the same mistakes are made year after year?
It now means making it to the NCAA's once every 6 or 7 years is fine?
Sorry, this program has gone from a National power, to a Regional average team, to one that barely commands respect locally.
Many people I know that followed Royal basketball in the past have all moved on to other pursuits, not because of "hating" the kids but because of seeing a product that in no way resembles the Royal basketball they grew to love.
The Scranton brand was handed over on a silver platter, make something out of it by using your energy improving your team as opposed to creating some divisive nonsense...the entire Royal family deserves better.

Don't know what this refers to, in particular; possibly, someone on the staff is perusing this board, At any rate, they adopted my recent(before the Juniata game) suggestion to inbound during pressing situations to Spatola rather than having him inbound to others. 

[ronk]

 Matt Snyder has the Royals 7th in region 5 before the next regional rankings with WP of .720, SOS of .532, and non conference SOS of .565. If they beat Catholic on the road and lose to Susquehanna on the road, their WP will be .700 and their SOS could rise to .540, giving them a longshot chance of a Pool C selection. Victories by Stevens and Eastern tonight will boost the noncon SOS.

[NEPAFAN]

Ok, so now the Royal braintrust is succumbing to calling those that question certain in game strategy "haters".
That is so rich & honestly, predictable.
Not one person on this board wants the kids to struggle, fail, or lose.
Rooting for your alma mater now means blind allegiance when the same mistakes are made year after year?
It now means making it to the NCAA's once every 6 or 7 years is fine?
Sorry, this program has gone from a National power, to a Regional average team, to one that barely commands respect locally.
Many people I know that followed Royal basketball in the past have all moved on to other pursuits, not because of "hating" the kids but because of seeing a product that in no way resembles the Royal basketball they grew to love.
The Scranton brand was handed over on a silver platter, make something out of it by using your energy improving your team as opposed to creating some divisive nonsense...the entire Royal family deserves better.

Don't know what this refers to, in particular; possibly, someone on the staff is perusing this board, At any rate, they adopted my recent(before the Juniata game) suggestion to inbound during pressing situations to Spatola rather than having him inbound to others. 

Ronk:

The Royal Basketball page had a post regarding the "haters" and a response from someone connected to the program about haters move on. I am paraphrasing.  Maybe they are trying to cultivate an us against the world mentality.

[Great Day to be a Royal]

What page is this on?

Hopefully the Royals stay hot. Winners of 7 of 8. Tough to go to Catholic and win, but as the cliché goes, "tough to beat a team three times". Would be wonderful to get a win there, and see Juniata knock off Susq for a home conference final! Go Royals!

[NEPAFAN]

sorry missed an important word...Instagram.

I promise oversight was not intentional.

How do you prepare for a team that has beaten you twice pretty handedly?