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Post by HCFC45 on Mar 2, 2018 11:05:52 GMT -5
Great road win by our CRUSADERS!  ! You have to really like how they have developed and come along since way back in November!
Congratulations to the players, coaches and all involved in this sweet "W"!
Kudos to A Clock Tower Purple and CHC8485 for both going 4 for 4! 
Overall our posters were 44/68 for 65%. On to Colgate!
Again let's have the top 3 (KY, WG and SOV) "pm" me their picks... will posters go with the favorites or will we see an upset or 2?
Would be great to see a "Turnpike Trophy" game for the PL Championship! !
Rank / Poster / 1-Mar / Total
1 KY Crusader 75 3/4 67/96
2 Worcester Gray 2/4 66/96
3 Sons of Vaval 2/4 65/96
4 sader1970 3/4 64/96
4 DiMarz 3/4 64/96
4 A Clock TowerPurple 4/4 64/96
7 hcnation 1/4 63/96
7 Tom 3/4 63/96
7 rgs318 3/4 63/96
10 efg72 3/4 62/96
11 Crosser 2/4 61/96
11 bigfan 2/4 61/96
13 somedaycamesuddenly 2/4 58/96
13 alum 3/4 58/96
15 hc80 2/4 56/96
16 CHC8485 4/4 61/91
17 HCFC45 2/4 52/91
18 thecrossisback DNP 28/55
19 jflare DNP 28/45
20 hc6774 DNP 31/40
21 hc811215 DNP 17/30
22 nycrusader2010 DNP 13/20
23 lou DNP 6/10
DNP = Did Not Pick
Sunday, March 4, 2018 - Semi-finals
Holy Cross (6) @ Colgate (2) 12:00pm TV: CBS Sports
Boston Univ. (5) @ Bucknell (1) 2:00pm TV: CBS Sports
All picks must be in before 12:00pm on Sunday, March 4, 2018.
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Post by sader1970 on Mar 2, 2018 11:30:30 GMT -5
Statistical impossibility to beat the leaders but let's see how close to the top I can get (silver or bronze, perhaps?).
Holy Cross (6) @ Colgate (2)
Boston Univ. (5) @ Bucknell (1)
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Post by bigfan on Mar 2, 2018 12:31:57 GMT -5
Colgate
Bucknell
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Post by rgs318 on Mar 2, 2018 13:12:01 GMT -5
Holy Cross
Bucknell (even though a trip to Boston might be better!)
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Post by hcnation on Mar 2, 2018 13:36:35 GMT -5
Holy Cross
Bucknell
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Mar 2, 2018 13:46:53 GMT -5
HOLY CROSS
BU TERRIERS
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Post by DiMarz on Mar 2, 2018 16:02:00 GMT -5
Holy Cross
Bucknell....but I'd love a trip to Boston!
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Post by Chu Chu on Mar 2, 2018 16:12:27 GMT -5
Crusaders
Bison
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Post by efg72 on Mar 2, 2018 19:24:36 GMT -5
I might be totally off here but the only team that concerns me and keeps us away from the title is BU. Never quitesure which BU team shows up given the injuries they dealt with throughout the season. I think the kids know what they are facing in Colgate and Bucknell and the staff will have them prepared.
Holy Cross
Bucknell
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Post by hc80 on Mar 2, 2018 19:29:40 GMT -5
The Crusaders of Holy Cross
Bucknell
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Post by alum on Mar 2, 2018 21:49:44 GMT -5
HC
Bucknell
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Post by Tom on Mar 3, 2018 6:41:55 GMT -5
HC
Bucknell
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Post by lou on Mar 3, 2018 10:02:12 GMT -5
BU vs BU game is 2pm I think
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Post by HCFC45 on Mar 3, 2018 10:24:16 GMT -5
BU vs BU game is 2pm I think Thanks, correction made! |
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Post by somedaycamesuddenly on Mar 3, 2018 20:08:33 GMT -5
Boston
Colgate
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Post by HCFC45 on Mar 3, 2018 20:15:12 GMT -5
Have not received any picks from our top 3 leaders! Maybe they will be last minute entries based on any "late scratches" ! ! |
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Post by Crosser on Mar 4, 2018 1:58:10 GMT -5
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Post by CHC8485 on Mar 4, 2018 7:28:38 GMT -5
Holy Cross
Boston U
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Post by HCFC45 on Mar 4, 2018 9:15:30 GMT -5
KY Crusader 75's picks are in! Waiting for Worcester Gray and Sons of Vaval!
Will post all 3 of them as soon as I get them!
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Post by HCFC45 on Mar 4, 2018 10:33:32 GMT -5
Sons of Vaval's picks are in.... waiting for Worcester Gray!
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Post by WorcesterGray on Mar 4, 2018 10:35:38 GMT -5
Just running a few more quant programs here on the supercomputer in the fortified bunker, based on the algorithms generated by the advanced gamelogs.
Also, I can't make up my mind . . .
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Post by HCFC45 on Mar 4, 2018 10:38:13 GMT -5
Just running a few more quant programs here on the supercomputer in the fortified bunker, based on the algorithms generated by the advanced gamelogs. Also, I can't make up my mind . . . The clock is ticking... you have 82 minutes left! ! |
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Post by HCFC45 on Mar 4, 2018 10:58:14 GMT -5
Worcester Gray has emerged from the " bunker"! !
With the picks from all three, we will either have an outright winner or a tie for first with 1 game (PLC) left to pick!
Here are the picks: SOV and WG pick the same with only KY going for Holy Cross! We'll see whose stat machine cranked out the winner!  !
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Holy Cross-- Crusaders lost both games versus Colgate, by 5 at Hart and by 6 in NY. We all know how much progress the young team has made in the second half of PL play and it demonstrated that in spades in the impressive win over Navy. HC defense has improved significantly--now #4 in PL play per KenPom. HC defensive efficiency had been <100 in 5 of the last 6 games. Shooting, of course, is the key and stats say it is the 2 pointers as HC has gone 10-4 when hitting 2's at 55% or better and 2-14 when worse than that. On twos, we have 5 players (JF, JG, AB, KC, MF) all making 50%+ of their twos and CG is at 49% and PB at 46%. I doubt we'd be able to find any year where as many players have achieved these numbers. Of course, our three point shooting has been sub-optimal. Colgate should be favored, no doubt, but I think the Cross will play with confidence and I'll sink or swim with the Crusaders. Here's one more HC player tidbit: Austin Butler is #1 in Patriot League in lowest turnover percentage (I think KenPom bases it on player possessions, not minutes) and his turnover rate for the season is the lowest for any HC player (any player playing real minutes) as far back as 2002.
Bucknell- Boston University has been playing well of late (Whyte return helped) after a multi-game swoon. These past three wins have featured the Terriers best shooting games of the past 11. BU did beat Bucknell at Sojka but Bison won the second game in Boston by 12 points. I think Bucknell will buckle down and prevail. Look for Thomas to go to the foul line 10 or 12 times and convert 8 or 10 of them. Foulland vs Mahoney matchup will be intriguing to watch.
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Colgate - Strategically necessary . . . GO CROSS GO!
Bucknell
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Post by HCFC45 on Mar 4, 2018 11:00:53 GMT -5
Holy Cross GO CRUSADERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boston University
Hoping for another round of the Turnpike Trophy! and a close to home PLC game!
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Mar 4, 2018 17:43:54 GMT -5
BpstonU lost by 31, 90-59.
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! You have to really like how they have developed and come along since way back in November! 
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