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Post by HCFC45 on Mar 2, 2019 21:05:40 GMT -5
Might as well start this one now and get all the comments into one thread rather than spread out over several threads... ! Three things: 1. ) I predicted early on in the PL season that neither Bucknell nor Lehigh would be PL Tournament Champions! 2.) Quite frankly, right now, I would rather play Laffy than Boston University in the opening round! 3.) Maybe the stars will align and who knows.... One thing for sure, this is the PL and on any given night any team can beat any other team! !
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Post by sader1970 on Mar 2, 2019 21:17:28 GMT -5
Can't recall if our little prediction competition ends after the regular season but believe it continues through the playoffs. If so, get those head-to-heads up quickly as comes Wednesday, "I'm out!" as they used to say on Seinfeld. Not like I have any chance anyway but . . . .
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Post by bison137 on Mar 2, 2019 21:29:34 GMT -5
1. ) I predicted early on in the PL season that neither Bucknell nor Lehigh would be PL Champions! Would rather be outright champ, but Bucknell is still PL co-champion.
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Post by HCFC45 on Mar 2, 2019 21:34:34 GMT -5
1. ) I predicted early on in the PL season that neither Bucknell nor Lehigh would be PL Champions! Would rather be outright champ, but Bucknell is still PL co-champion. Should have been more specific... meant to say PL Tournament Champions.... have corrected my previous post. ! !
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Post by HCFC45 on Mar 2, 2019 21:51:56 GMT -5
Can't recall if our little prediction competition ends after the regular season but believe it continues through the playoffs. YES SIR, IT DOES!
If so, get those head-to-heads up quickly as comes Wednesday, "I'm out!" as they used to say on Seinfeld. Not like I have any chance anyway but . . . . If you know a "guy" you can more than likely "back channel" your picks! !
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Post by crosspride on Mar 2, 2019 22:01:58 GMT -5
Win the play in game, beat Bucknell in the 2nd round, beat Army in the third round, win the PLC on the road...sounds familiar? Too bad Eric Green isn’t walking through that door.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Mar 2, 2019 22:21:34 GMT -5
Win the play in game, beat Bucknell in the 2nd round, beat Army in the third round, win the PLC on the road...sounds familiar? Too bad Eric Green isn’t walking through that door. The 1-3-1 also won’t flummox any team.
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Post by thecrossisback on Mar 2, 2019 22:29:09 GMT -5
“We’ve struggled all year going out on guys and guarding the 3-point shooter,” Carmody said, “and they’re not a notoriously accurate 3-point shooting team (32 percent on the season), but we seem to make good 3-point shooting squads out of just about everyone we play.”
Frustrates me so much. Maybe if your players aren't getting out to the three point line, do something different. You are the coach, fix it.How could you have not fixed it or changed it by now.
You recruited these players, coach to their strengths!
Nobody in the PL wows me as unbeatable. You might see a number of upsets starting with the number 10 seed haha. But this is what the season comes down to, a new slate. The past is in the past and let's move on to our new season. Go Cross Go
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Post by td128 on Mar 3, 2019 5:55:10 GMT -5
For those in attendance yesterday, any color as to who from the administration was there to support the Crusaders?
Wondering just how much these final PL standings bother those running our college. Colgate Raiders
Bucknell Bison
Lehigh Mountain Hawks
American Eagles
Army Black Knights
Navy Midshipmen
Loyola (MD) Greyhounds
Lafayette Leopards
Boston University Terriers
Holy Cross Crusaders
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Post by sader1970 on Mar 3, 2019 6:23:07 GMT -5
I can't speak for the HC Administration but, yes, it REALLY bothers me to see a football school like Colgate finishing in first place! Oh . . . . . you meant Holy Cross finishing in last place? Not to worry, they know that the in-name-only "Crusaders" will win 4 in a row on the road again to take the PL championship. That was always part of the plan. The rest of the season is just for show.
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 3, 2019 12:35:09 GMT -5
You would think the PL could use common sense and say OK, HC play at BU and Loyola play at Lafayette on Tuesday, collectively save ten grand or more on travel expenses, and give visiting fans easier access to attend. It's the play-in round after all, the teams should be too embarrassed to argue the league screwed them by giving them a tough opponent.
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Post by thecrossisback on Mar 3, 2019 12:59:03 GMT -5
You would think the PL could use common sense and say OK, HC play at BU and Loyola play at Lafayette on Tuesday, collectively save ten grand or more on travel expenses, and give visiting fans easier access to attend. It's the play-in round after all, the teams should be too embarrassed to argue the league screwed them by giving them a tough opponent. I disagree. While the money is a good point. This allows them to play each other in the Finals. So we can travel to a final. GO BU GO HC
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Post by bison137 on Mar 3, 2019 13:55:21 GMT -5
You would think the PL could use common sense and say OK, HC play at BU and Loyola play at Lafayette on Tuesday, collectively save ten grand or more on travel expenses, and give visiting fans easier access to attend. It's the play-in round after all, the teams should be too embarrassed to argue the league screwed them by giving them a tough opponent. No league has ever done that, and no league would ever do it. Who decides when to abandon the rules? It would lead to absurd arguments and unfair situations.
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 3, 2019 15:31:43 GMT -5
Good points. I wonder if a ten team league would ever vote to have the four team play in round opponents determined by geography (seeds seven and eight gets home court and they play the closer of the two remaining teams)? That way it would be in the rules and there would be no fuss.
Imagine if Lehigh was a seven seed and Lafayette a nine seed but Leopard fans had to travel to Boston or Washington instead of taking an Uber to the game?
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 3, 2019 15:34:46 GMT -5
But yes, I'd love to go to a final on Commonwealth Ave. Go HC, Go BU.
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Post by thecrossisback on Mar 3, 2019 15:36:03 GMT -5
Good points. I wonder if a ten team league would ever vote to have the four team play in round opponents determined by geography (seeds seven and eight gets home court and they play the closer of the two remaining teams)? That way it would be in the rules and there would be no fuss. Imagine if Lehigh was a seven seed and Lafayette a nine seed but Leopard fans had to travel to Boston or Washington instead of taking an Uber to the game? No Lafayette fans would travel. Thats one of the reason this league stinks. The tournament is campus sites yet it is hours of traveling between almost every team.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Mar 3, 2019 15:42:50 GMT -5
Good points. I wonder if a ten team league would ever vote to have the four team play in round opponents determined by geography (seeds seven and eight gets home court and they play the closer of the two remaining teams)? That way it would be in the rules and there would be no fuss. Imagine if Lehigh was a seven seed and Lafayette a nine seed but Leopard fans had to travel to Boston or Washington instead of taking an Uber to the game? No Lafayette fans would travel. Thats one of the reason this league stinks. The tournament is campus sites yet it is hours of traveling between almost every team. Unlike, say, an SEC game between Georgia and Texas A & M.....
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Post by thecrossisback on Mar 3, 2019 16:10:52 GMT -5
No Lafayette fans would travel. Thats one of the reason this league stinks. The tournament is campus sites yet it is hours of traveling between almost every team. Unlike, say, an SEC game between Georgia and Texas A & M..... Nice try the SEC plays at a neutral site.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Mar 3, 2019 16:49:01 GMT -5
Unlike, say, an SEC game between Georgia and Texas A & M..... Nice try the SEC plays at a neutral site. Not for regular season games
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Post by thecrossisback on Mar 3, 2019 16:51:55 GMT -5
Nice try the SEC plays at a neutral site. Not for regular season games You have a point there. But I mean it is SEC basketball and the players are a lot better than PL players.
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Post by trimster on Mar 3, 2019 18:36:17 GMT -5
No Lafayette fans would travel. Thats one of the reason this league stinks. The tournament is campus sites yet it is hours of traveling between almost every team. Unlike, say, an SEC game between Georgia and Texas A & M..... Or say a West Virginia game against anyone in the Big 12 once known as the Big 8 Conference. How absurd is that conference affiliation.
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 3, 2019 19:10:28 GMT -5
As absurd as the most often used word in the English language, except thankfully not on this board.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Mar 3, 2019 19:23:44 GMT -5
As absurd as the most often used word in the English language, except thankfully not on this board. "the"?
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 3, 2019 19:28:18 GMT -5
One more letter in the correct word.😊
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Post by cmo on Mar 5, 2019 17:02:57 GMT -5
2019 Patriot League Tournament Betting Odds, Preview: Can Colgate Finally Return to Big Dance?
We're diving into the 10-team Patriot League conference tournament field, which starts on March 5 on PLN, to find value in the futures market. Colgate (+120) enters the tourney as the betting favorite, but I actually see a team in the middle of the pack worth taking a shot on. The Patriot League champion has treated us to three thrills in the NCAA tournament since 2005:
Bucknell upset Kansas in 2005 It backed it up the next year with an upset win over Arkansas And who could forget C.J. McCollum leading No. 15 seed Lehigh over Duke in 2012? Bucknell, responsible for two of those three stunners, has won four of the past eight Patriot League conference tournaments, including each of the past two seasons. The Bison are seeking to become only the second team in Patriot League history to win three straight conference tournaments (Holy Cross did it between 2001 and 2003).
During Bucknell’s Patriot League dominance this decade, it has had a few teams that were clearly superior to the rest of the conference. However, that’s certainly not the case this season in a truly wide open league.
Even though Bucknell did tie for first in the regular season, it comes in as the No. 2 seed. It was actually Colgate that secured the top spot, which means home-court advantage. Colgate is looking to punch its first ticket to the dance since it lost (by only 9) to No. 1 seed UConn in 1996.
Let’s take a closer look at this year’s field to determine which program could potentially become the next Patriot League team to pull off a shocker in March.
2019 Patriot League Tournament Odds, Format Who: All 10 Patriot League teams Format: Single elimination (top six seeds get a bye) When: March 5-13 Where: Campus sites of higher seed How to Watch: PLN/CBSSN Defending Champion: Bucknell
Who Should Win? I have to say red-hot Colgate (+120) — which has won eight straight to close out the season. I do honestly believe the Raiders have the best roster, and they will benefit from home-court advantage. And even if they play in one of the smallest venues in college basketball (it seats 1,750), it’s still an edge.
Colgate features a very efficient offense that ranks in the top 25 nationally in effective field goal percentage and from beyond the arc. The Raiders can shoot — and they can rebound when they miss.
That said, the Patriot League is so wide open that I wouldn’t be shocked if Colgate lost its first game against the winner of the 8-9 game between Lafayette and Boston, who each split with the Raiders during the regular season.
Given the wide-open nature of the conference, I see no value in Colgate or Bucknell at under 2-1 odds. And I simply don’t believe in a Lehigh team that went 0-4 against the top two seeds this season. Lehigh also led the country in 3P% at a silly 43.4%, which I just don’t think it can keep up.
I also don’t think the bottom feeders can play consistent enough to make a run, but I do think a team in the middle of the pack holds a ton of futures value.
Potential Sleeper American +1150
The American Eagles have been one of the unluckiest teams in Division I. They finished the year 15-14, but take a look at some of their losses:
Lost by 2 at Howard Lost by 1 vs. Mt. St. Mary’s Lost by 4 in OT at GW Lost by 4 at Colgate Lost by 1 at Bucknell Lost by 5 in OT to Lafayette Lost by 2 to Loyola MD Lost by 2 to Colgate in OT Lost by 2 at Lafayette Nine of American’s 14 losses were complete coin flips, while only one of its wins came by one possession. If things start breaking right, the Eagles can easily win this tournament.
They possess a top 20 2P% offense that led the league at 57% during conference play. They also get to the line at a high clip. Defensively, American ranks 52nd in the country in Effective FG% and are sixth-best at defending the three, which is critical in a league filled with excellent perimeter shooting teams.
Rebounding is an issue, but American should get by Navy and then at least have a shot against whoever it plays. Keep your eye on do-it-all guard Sa’eed Nelson, who is capable of absolutely filling up a box score and carrying American to the dance.
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