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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jan 23, 2018 8:31:54 GMT -5
Looking at my flightaware app, the 6 AM flight from Reagan National left ten minutes early, and arrives at Logan 20 minutes early. Might not even miss an early class! Worst part of the trip will be busing from Logan to HC in rush hour. No, worst part is getting up for the 600 AM flight......
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American
Jan 23, 2018 8:48:33 GMT -5
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Post by lou on Jan 23, 2018 8:48:33 GMT -5
Worst part of the trip will be busing from Logan to HC in rush hour. No, worst part is getting up for the 600 AM flight...... Lutsk mentioned 4am wake up call
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Post by hchoops on Jan 23, 2018 8:52:40 GMT -5
They have been sleeping late or over a month. Getting up was easier than after a loss.
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Post by hchoops on Jan 23, 2018 9:05:39 GMT -5
Per the article, it says: "Larry Motuzis (17 points) of American missed a shot from the baseline and the ball went of bounds to HC with 14.4 seconds left." I think it should have read: "Larry Motuzis (17 points) of American took a wide open three point shot from the baseline that totally overshot the basket, hit zippo, and the ball went of bounds to HC with 14.4 seconds left." Can't remember a player missing a wide open three at a key moment BY THAT MUCH . Nice win, saders. Let's build on this with a solid Winter Homecoming win on Saturday. It was a well executed play until. The shot. Have to wonder why a 30% shooter was taking it and not Iorio at 38. Could have been that Brennan figured we would not leave Iorio to help on Nelson’s drive. But there was no need to help. They needed a 3, not a 2. We should not have left Motuzis or anyone beyond the 3 point line.
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Jan 23, 2018 9:11:20 GMT -5
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Post by lou on Jan 23, 2018 9:11:20 GMT -5
Also as Mo mentioned, Carmody usually likes to foul in that situation. Did not last night
The regular American poster in his summary said Larry was the guy he wants taking the shot in that game tying situation.
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Post by WorcesterGray on Jan 23, 2018 9:14:39 GMT -5
We should not have left Motuzis or anyone beyond the 3 point line. After twenty games of this happening with regularity, I hope the lesson starts to stick.
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Post by hchoops on Jan 23, 2018 9:18:48 GMT -5
Also as Mo mentioned, Carmody usually likes to foul in that situation. Did not last night We had no time outs after Grandy’s free throws. No time to set up a strategy. Mo misread some of our defenses last night.
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Post by possum on Jan 23, 2018 9:18:55 GMT -5
Hoops think they were only down 1 when that shot was taken so needed to defend drive, Grandison free throws came after that play.
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Jan 23, 2018 9:20:20 GMT -5
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Post by lou on Jan 23, 2018 9:20:20 GMT -5
Hoops think they were only down 1 when that shot was taken so needed to defend drive, Grandison free throws came after that play. Pretty sure we're talking about last 12 seconds or so, HC up 3
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Post by lou on Jan 23, 2018 9:22:47 GMT -5
Also as Mo mentioned, Carmody usually likes to foul in that situation. Did not last night We had no time outs after Grandy’s free throws. No time to set up a strategy. Mo misread some of our defenses last night. Thought that pair did a terrific job making a game between the 9th and 10th place team interesting to watch. Especially since they still love to talk about the PLC run
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Post by possum on Jan 23, 2018 9:23:28 GMT -5
Don't think so Motuzis shot came before desperation 3 after Grandison free throws
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Post by hchoops on Jan 23, 2018 9:23:34 GMT -5
Hoops think they were only down 1 when that shot was taken so needed to defend drive, Grandison free throws came after that play. You are correct
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Jan 23, 2018 9:31:55 GMT -5
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Post by lou on Jan 23, 2018 9:31:55 GMT -5
Don't think so Motuzis shot came before desperation 3 after Grandison free throws Yup, correct,looked it up it was Washington
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Post by Tom on Jan 23, 2018 9:43:16 GMT -5
Zero minutes for niego. Wit up wit dat. In the pre-game on the radio, they said that he got injured (hand IIRC) in practice which also answers the question of why he was the only one not to play against Bucknell
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Post by rf1 on Jan 23, 2018 9:44:51 GMT -5
Good win. Even helped my URI Rams. Their RPI went to #9 (from #10) tonight after the Crusader win. Holy Cross is the only OOC opponent Rhody played that does not presently have a winning record. Rhode Island currently has the #3 RPI OOC SOS due to the performance (143-73 .662) of its non league opponents. Don’t take this the wrong way, but no one here cares. Just trying to point out what type of effect a win can have. If Holy Cross wants to get decent opponents on its OOC schedule, things like this do matter. Schools positioning themselves for NCAA at large consideration must be very careful when putting together their schedule. The RPI index formula uses a team's winning percentage (25%), its opponents' winning percentage (50%), and the winning percentage of those opponents' opponents (25%). The opponents' winning percentage and the winning percentage of those opponents' opponents both comprise the strength of schedule (SOS). Thus, the SOS accounts for 75% of the RPI calculation and is 2/3 its opponents' winning percentage and 1/3 its opponents' opponents' winning percentages.
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Post by hchoops on Jan 23, 2018 9:49:14 GMT -5
If you have not noticed, the PL is a one bid conference. Your formula is for bigger fish.
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Post by DiMarz on Jan 23, 2018 10:13:19 GMT -5
17 free throws for the ‘Saders, more players going to the rim...
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Post by bison137 on Jan 23, 2018 10:22:32 GMT -5
Per the article, it says: "Larry Motuzis (17 points) of American missed a shot from the baseline and the ball went of bounds to HC with 14.4 seconds left." I think it should have read: "Larry Motuzis (17 points) of American took a wide open three point shot from the baseline that totally overshot the basket, hit zippo, and the ball went of bounds to HC with 14.4 seconds left." Can't remember a player missing a wide open three at a key moment BY THAT MUCH . Nice win, saders. Let's build on this with a solid Winter Homecoming win on Saturday. It was a well executed play until. The shot. Have to wonder why a 30% shooter was taking it and not Iorio at 38. Could have been that Brennan figured we would not leave Iorio to help on Nelson’s drive. But there was no need to help. They needed a 3, not a 2. We should not have left Motuzis or anyone beyond the 3 point line. When Motuzis air-mailed the baseline three-point attempt with 14 seconds left, HC was up by one.
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Post by cmo on Jan 23, 2018 10:27:02 GMT -5
Also as Mo mentioned, Carmody usually likes to foul in that situation. Did not last night We had no time outs after Grandy’s free throws. No time to set up a strategy. Mo misread some of our defenses last night. Curious. In that situation (no timeouts) is their usually a default strategy to rely on? (i.e. we foul/dont foul when this situation arises).
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Post by hchoops on Jan 23, 2018 10:34:11 GMT -5
Probably depends on the opponent. I guess CBC could have called the guards over after Grandy made the first one to tell them to foul if he makes the second.
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Post by bringbackcaro on Jan 23, 2018 10:38:30 GMT -5
We had no time outs after Grandy’s free throws. No time to set up a strategy. Mo misread some of our defenses last night. Curious. In that situation (no timeouts) is their usually a default strategy to rely on? (i.e. we foul/dont foul when this situation arises). There was a timeout before the inbounds play where Grandison was fouled. If we wanted to foul, it should have been practiced countless times over the course of the year and could have been told to the team during that timeout. Fouling up 3 has become a trendy thing that announcers love to talk about, but should only be used in certain situations. We are a horrible rebounding team, American is the 266th ranked team in 3FG shooting, and we could have set a lineup to switch all ball screens and not let them get a clean look at a 3. I'd take our chances with a 33% 3FG team shooting a contested shot.
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Post by rf1 on Jan 23, 2018 10:41:52 GMT -5
If you have not noticed, the PL is a one bid conference. Your formula is for bigger fish. Aren't some of these bigger fish the types of teams Holy Cross fans would like to see on the OOC schedule? In that respect, the RPI formula matters for HC. Rhode Island felt it could compete for an NCAA bid this season and was very careful in putting together its schedule. Since it was in an exempt tournament it could have scheduled more games. It however had to take into account what effect an opponent would have on its RPI. In the end, it chose not to schedule another game for this reason. URI scheduled all but two of its eleven OOC games versus teams that had NCAA aspirations. Virginia, Seton Hall, Alabama, Nevada, and Providence all were NCAA at large candidates. Iona, Florida Gulf Coast, Charleston, and UNC-Asheville all were among the favorites to win their leagues and make the tourney. Only Brown and Holy Cross were seen as long-shot NCAA contenders. Rhode Island's logic in putting together a schedule appears to have worked out as they have the 3rd strongest OOC SOS with only one opponent (Holy Cross) not presently having a winning record. If Holy Cross fans want to see teams such as BC, Providence, URI, UConn, UMass, etc... on the schedule, be advised the RPI matters a lot to these teams.
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Post by rickii on Jan 23, 2018 11:56:59 GMT -5
Looking at my flightaware app, the 6 AM flight from Reagan National left ten minutes early, and arrives at Logan 20 minutes early. Might not even miss an early class! Worst part of the trip will be busing from Logan to HC in rush hour. Majority of these flights are often Boeing 737 variants....i.e., 3x3 seating. I'm 6'2 and my knees/shins get squished up against the seat in front of me on 737's ( Airbus 320's have more leg room ).
Now, how do you load 7 or 8 kids 6'4 +++ on these commercial aircraft ? Even buying a 3 seat set for 6'7 JF can't be at all comfortable.
Nothing like a 4 AM wake-up call + a cramped 2-hour flight to get you ready for classes. Methinks I'd skip it today.
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Post by timholycross on Jan 23, 2018 12:05:40 GMT -5
Worst part of the trip will be busing from Logan to HC in rush hour. Majority of these flights are often Boeing 737 variants....i.e., 3x3 seating. I'm 6'2 and my knees/shins get squished up against the seat in front of me on 737's ( Airbus 320's have more leg room ).
Now, how do you load 7 or 8 kids 6'4 +++ on these commercial aircraft ? Even buying a 3 seat set for 6'7 JF can't be at all comfortable.
Nothing like a 4 AM wake-up call + a cramped 2-hour flight to get you ready for classes. Methinks I'd skip it today.
...and the last couple of rows on the plane have reduced headroom...hope even our point guards don't get stuck back there.
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Post by Tom on Jan 23, 2018 12:25:58 GMT -5
Worst part of the trip will be busing from Logan to HC in rush hour. Majority of these flights are often Boeing 737 variants....i.e., 3x3 seating. I'm 6'2 and my knees/shins get squished up against the seat in front of me on 737's ( Airbus 320's have more leg room ).
Now, how do you load 7 or 8 kids 6'4 +++ on these commercial aircraft ? Even buying a 3 seat set for 6'7 JF can't be at all comfortable.
Nothing like a 4 AM wake-up call + a cramped 2-hour flight to get you ready for classes. Methinks I'd skip it today.
Minor point, but there is a certain height that the airlines consider a handicap. I would expect the centers and true forwards to get seated in the emergency exit aisle. Not a huge benefit, but there is somewhat greater spacing between seats. If a tall person over that magic height requests it, the airlines will bump someone - even if they are breaking up groups to do so. At least that's how it used to be. It's been several years since I've seen someone play the too tall card for preferential plane seating
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