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Post by rgs318 on Nov 8, 2022 8:12:25 GMT -5
Well, Massey has HC at #347, so there is some room for improvement. Massey has HC favored by 47 points (96-49) and with a 100% chance for a win. You just don't see such numbers very often. Dean has not yet played a game but opens tonight against Curry College. They are favored by 7 points (79-72). Dean carries 23 players on their roster. Their are picked sixth (out of 7 teams) in the south division of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference. Dean was founded i. Frankly., Massachusetts in the 19th century as a private college - Dean Junior College nicknamed the Red Demons. In 1994 it became a four year college, changed the name to Deal College, and at that time changed the nickname from Red Demons to Bulldogs (which they are today). [For those who keep mentioning their history, yes they started as a junior college in the last millennium...get over it. They appear to have been a four year college for over a quarter century now.]
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Nov 8, 2022 8:15:36 GMT -5
A hard practice would be more productive than this game on Thursday.
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Post by rgs318 on Nov 8, 2022 8:22:06 GMT -5
You are probably right on that point. It was hard to see HC look so good at some moments and so disorganized at others.
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Post by hchoops on Nov 8, 2022 9:11:18 GMT -5
A hard practice would be more productive than this game on Thursday. That may depend on what that hard practice looked like.
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Post by timholycross on Nov 8, 2022 9:44:22 GMT -5
One player taller than 6-5 (6-7; averaged 2.4 ppg last year).
However positive the outcome is, please, no one go overboard on how great Rabs, Wilbar or even Lewis looks on Thursday.
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Post by hc99 on Nov 8, 2022 10:16:57 GMT -5
I think the game plan should be to drive to the hoop and get fouled repeatedly. Need to get as much free throw shooting practice in as possible.
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Post by timholycross on Nov 9, 2022 14:35:47 GMT -5
If this is the game thread, expect it to be 2 or 3 pages unless the Deans make it close, then we're talking double figures.
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Post by purplehaze on Nov 9, 2022 15:31:58 GMT -5
Watch Out ! Dean beat Curry by 38 last night
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Post by Ignutz on Nov 9, 2022 16:33:14 GMT -5
Joe Lunardi's pre-season Bracketology article at ESPN.com ranks all 363 D-1 Men's Basketball teams, and has Holy Cross as #332. Of the D-1 teams on this year's schedule, only Stonehill (357) is ranked lower.
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Post by trimster on Nov 9, 2022 16:55:26 GMT -5
Joe Lunardi's pre-season Bracketology article at ESPN.com ranks all 363 D-1 Men's Basketball teams, and has Holy Cross as #332. Of the D-1 teams on this year's schedule, only Stonehill (357) is ranked lower. Anyone know where Stonehill is in their transition to D-1. Am I correct in assuming the transition is a 4 year process as in the time it normally takes to have a full roster of schollie players. Of course today it can almost literally happen overnight.
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Post by bigfan on Nov 9, 2022 16:55:53 GMT -5
Dean game should be free. This game should not be on the schedule.
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Post by hchoops on Nov 9, 2022 17:01:54 GMT -5
Joe Lunardi's pre-season Bracketology article at ESPN.com ranks all 363 D-1 Men's Basketball teams, and has Holy Cross as #332. Of the D-1 teams on this year's schedule, only Stonehill (357) is ranked lower. Anyone know where Stonehill is in their transition to D-1. Am I correct in assuming the transition is a 4 year process as in the time it normally takes to have a full roster of schollie players. Of course today it can almost literally happen overnight. I believe that a team can play in a D1 conference immediately. The restriction is in not being eligible for the post season until after 3 or 4 years. Merrimack is the most recent before Stonehill in New England.
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Post by efg72 on Nov 9, 2022 17:10:33 GMT -5
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Post by hchoops on Nov 9, 2022 17:26:43 GMT -5
An exercise in character building What a joke ! Grasso has been a jerk since high school. Fordham was wise in not choosing him as coach. Doug Edert’s coach at St. Peter’s ( now Seton Hall), Shaheen Holloway, would never do that.
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Post by jkh67 on Nov 9, 2022 17:53:11 GMT -5
Joe Lunardi's pre-season Bracketology article at ESPN.com ranks all 363 D-1 Men's Basketball teams, and has Holy Cross as #332. Of the D-1 teams on this year's schedule, only Stonehill (357) is ranked lower. We're probably stuck with Nelson for this season no matter how badly the team does. But, even if we do better than many expect this season, it has to be time for a new coach next year. There is a legal concept called "res ipsa loquitur" -- the thing speaks for itself. If a pre-season ranking of #332 out of #363 D-1 schools starting one's fourth year at the helm doesn't speak for itself, I don't know what does!
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Post by bison137 on Nov 9, 2022 18:15:10 GMT -5
An exercise in character building What a joke ! Grasso has been a jerk since high school. Fordham was wise in not choosing him as coach. Agree on all counts.
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Post by HC92 on Nov 9, 2022 19:54:31 GMT -5
Dean game should be free. This game should not be on the schedule. I keep seeing promos online about $10 tickets. What??? We had $7 tickets to watch two ranked teams and good rivals play football on a beautiful day at Fitton Field. One of the worst D1 programs of the last decade (miracle run to the Dance excepted) is playing DEAN and tickets are $10? Which is promoted as some sort of deal???
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Post by sader1970 on Nov 9, 2022 20:10:30 GMT -5
There’s a sucker born every minute.P.T. Barnum
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Nov 9, 2022 20:58:18 GMT -5
Don’t really have a huge problem with his comments. To stop trying and playing hard is probably more disrespectful to the opponent. The bigger problem is why this game was even scheduled. It is a waste of everyone’s time.
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Post by bison137 on Nov 9, 2022 21:30:19 GMT -5
Don’t really have a huge problem with his comments. To stop trying and playing hard is probably more disrespectful to the opponent. The bigger problem is why this game was even scheduled. It is a waste of everyone’s time. I think there's a happy medium. When Bryant was up by over 100, they still were leaking out a couple of guards for long passes and layups. Average time from rebound to shot at the other end was less than five seconds for a good part of the game. Bryant would actually learn more if they didn't do that and ran their offense. Btw, Grasso has set up their schedule as if he gets a bonus based on margin of victory. Their early schedule includes Thomas, Dartmouth, Maine-Fort Kent, FIU, Detroit Mercy, Framingham State, and Brown.
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Post by longsuffering on Nov 9, 2022 23:16:49 GMT -5
Thomas, Maine-Fort Kent and Framingham State are all D-3. Does he have a poster of BN in his office? HC has been one-upped in scheduling patsies.
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Post by timholycross on Nov 10, 2022 9:04:26 GMT -5
Thomas, Maine-Fort Kent and Framingham State are all D-3. Does he have a poster of BN in his office? HC has been one-upped in scheduling patsies. UMFK is even lower than that, NAIA Division 2 ! I also saw a couple schools schedule NCCAA colleges (the CC stands for Christian College); Bob Jones U and the like. Same results. Fram. State was 3-22 last year, btw.
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Post by HCFC45 on Nov 10, 2022 9:05:14 GMT -5
Can you imagine the reaction of the three Zebras when they saw their assignment for tonight's game? Just maybe we will get lucky and have THE JOHN CAHILL (who officiated in 11 final 4 games) come out of retirement and drop down in Conferences to officiate this game!
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Post by Tom on Nov 10, 2022 9:05:56 GMT -5
Today's braindroppings. . .
Not a lot to be learned today about the team. Next game against Creighton is in the same category. Kind of a newcomer to a power conference, the name might not sound sexy, but they are an upper tier team in a power conference. Last year's BC game showed us how the lower tier of a power conference can fare against a team ranked near the bottom of D-I. After that comes Stonehill, which (sad to say) is a peer basketball school based on rankings. That game will be a more educational snapshot of this squad. Only a snapshot, ideally the team will get better as the season progresses - but so will every other team.
While I say there is not a lot to be learned today, that doesn't mean we will learn nothing
HC should be able to impose their will on Dean and do what they want on offense. Ignoring the transition baskets created by D, we will have a very good picture about what HC is trying to accomplish in their half court offense. Sometimes I walk out of Hart not knowing what HC is trying to accomplish out there. If it's not obvious today, it will never be
Outmanned teams tend to foul more. You have to do something after getting beaten. HC should get to the line more. The larger sample size could provide a better look at free throw shooting. Was Monday an anomaly? Or was it fairly representative of what we will see going forward?
Kirkwood and Lewis were DNP-CD Monday. We should see more of them tonight. While we will learn something about them, that does not mean we will learn anything about their role on the team. Lewis got decent minutes vs D-III last year. Didn't see the light of day much after that.
Same for Rabinovich, Wilbar, and Tse. Monday they each had a handful of minutes. We should see more of them tonight
Monday six guys got the bulk of the minutes. Even if Coulibaly is still not dressed, the next two games project to be fairly lopsided. Usually means the end of the bench gets a chance to get some minutes so I don't plan on learning anything new about substitution patterns until Stonehill.
Although I have been a fairly outspoken opponent to the idea of scheduling D-III games, it provides a chance to get the walk-ons into a game. Maybe even get an NCAA basket. There is something to be said for giving these kids something for working hard with basically no opportunity to ever play
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Post by hchoops on Nov 10, 2022 9:13:45 GMT -5
Did DJ Hart get any time vs last season’s D3s ?
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