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Post by rgs318 on Dec 21, 2023 18:50:43 GMT -5
Massey makes HC a 45 point favorite (93-48) with a 100% chance for the win. Then bring on the Patriot League.
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Post by timholycross on Dec 21, 2023 19:10:03 GMT -5
HC's remaining players could come down with the flu or covid and have to forfeit. That should make the odds 99.9% and not 100%..
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Post by hcmawfawo on Dec 24, 2023 14:14:35 GMT -5
Quick shoutout to the Elms College employee responsible for covering the men’s basketball team. The Blazers, 2-11 overall and 0-2 in the conference, seem destined to fulfill the preseason prediction of finishing 15th of 15th. Scanning the team’s site, the headlines (below) make clear how the team has been overrun, fell short, been topped, keeled, been dropped, etc. but never “lost”. I wonder if the HC site over the last few years has provided inspiration for tough headlines. Good luck to the Blazers in building up their program. Let’s hope HC MBB can provide a source of inspiration in 2024 as to ability to turn things around. Look forward to PL play coming up soon.
Blazers Overrun by Wolves
Blazers Fell Short to Raiders in GNAC Play
Men's Basketball Drop Non-Conference Game
Lightning Surrender to Wildcats in GNAC Play
Men's Basketball Topped by Trailblazers
Blazers Outlasted By Hawks: Cadle Named to ALL-Tournament Team
Union College Pulls Away From Men's Basketball
Men's Basketball Keel to Bantams
Blazers Stifle Panthers for Second Straight Win
Blazers Hold On Late to Defeat Rams
Curry Game Winner Sinks Blazers in Home Opener
Blazers Edged By Gators in Non-Conference Play
Blazers Topped by Fighting Tigers in Season Opener
Men's Basketball Tabbed Fifteenth in GNAC Preseason
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Post by timholycross on Dec 24, 2023 22:11:16 GMT -5
Blazers Stifle Panthers for Second Straight Win RIP Norman Lear: "Stifle Yourself, Edith!".
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Post by HC92 on Dec 25, 2023 19:26:32 GMT -5
Every time I see the title of this thread, I just have to shake my head. How did it come to this?
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Post by newfieguy74 on Dec 25, 2023 21:04:17 GMT -5
You know what they say: the road to the Final Four goes through Elms.
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Post by DiMarz on Dec 25, 2023 22:00:48 GMT -5
Every time I see the title of this thread, I just have to shake my head. How did it come to this? According to Coach Paulson, it came to money games and having 3 or 4 home games each season....Not an easy task to put it together... Plus the desire to keep the non money games as bus trips with no overnight stays to save money in the budget.....
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Post by Crosser on Dec 25, 2023 22:11:11 GMT -5
Every time I see the title of this thread, I just have to shake my head. How did it come to this? According to Coach Paulson, it came to money games and having 3 or 4 home games each season....Not an easy task to put it together... Plus the desire to keep the non money games as bus trips with no overnight stays to save money in the budget..... It would have been better to play WPI, Clark, or Assumption.
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Post by bfoley82 on Dec 25, 2023 22:39:00 GMT -5
According to Coach Paulson, it came to money games and having 3 or 4 home games each season....Not an easy task to put it together... Plus the desire to keep the non money games as bus trips with no overnight stays to save money in the budget..... It would have been better to play WPI, Clark, or Assumption. Why? Each of those teams might beat Holy Cross. Elms isn't going to even on their best day.
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Post by HC92 on Dec 25, 2023 22:59:00 GMT -5
Every time I see the title of this thread, I just have to shake my head. How did it come to this? According to Coach Paulson, it came to money games and having 3 or 4 home games each season....Not an easy task to put it together... Plus the desire to keep the non money games as bus trips with no overnight stays to save money in the budget..... If our choice was to play another money game or play a home game in front of 200 people against a school I’ve never heard of, show me the $$$.
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Post by alum on Dec 26, 2023 5:58:20 GMT -5
I would have liked for DP to have gotten us a rematch with Williams!😀
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Post by rgs318 on Dec 26, 2023 9:09:02 GMT -5
Well, a rematch with Assumption would be my top pick if we need a guaranteed home game and Williams could be interesting. However, I will back the coach/AD choice since they seem to feel it is best for the program.
PS: When has HC even had a vacation home game with 200 fans?
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Post by timholycross on Dec 26, 2023 9:29:07 GMT -5
Well, a rematch with Assumption would be my top pick if we need a guaranteed home game and Williams could be interesting. However, I will back the coach/AD choice since they seem to feel it is best for the program. PS: When has HC even had a vacation home game with 200 fans? It seems like a necessary evil to play someone after a break w/o stepping right into league play. Other than that, there's not a lot of interest in any of these opponents, local or otherwise. Admittedly, however, it would be tough to find a matchup less interesting than the one they made. I'll call it the Battle of Section 1, Row 1. The late, great John Meegan and his wife sat there; each Class of '38; one at HC, one at Elms.
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Post by rgs318 on Dec 26, 2023 9:57:09 GMT -5
Not much to preview. Elms is young (mostly underclassmen playing). Their tallest player is 6'5" (there are 2 of them at that height), and they are 2-11. Last year they won only 3 games (3-22). Some of the losses this year were very close (by 3 on a last second 3-point shot - Curry) and by 1 (Hartwick). Their wins were against Framingham State and Plymouth State. On a hot day from the 3 point line, they might give HC a scare...but I doubt it.
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Post by WCHC Sports on Dec 26, 2023 10:53:53 GMT -5
Quick shoutout to the Elms College employee responsible for covering the men’s basketball team. The Blazers, 2-11 overall and 0-2 in the conference, seem destined to fulfill the preseason prediction of finishing 15th of 15th. Scanning the team’s site, the headlines (below) make clear how the team has been overrun, fell short, been topped, keeled, been dropped, etc. but never “lost”. Doc Emrick moonlighting as their SID? He had an encyclopedia of verbs to define the way a hockey puck can be affected on the ice. One of my favorites to listen to in any capacity.
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Post by hcnj on Dec 26, 2023 11:14:57 GMT -5
According to Coach Paulson, it came to money games and having 3 or 4 home games each season....Not an easy task to put it together... Plus the desire to keep the non money games as bus trips with no overnight stays to save money in the budget..... If our choice was to play another money game or play a home game in front of 200 people against a school I’ve never heard of, show me the $$$. is Elms the school that was once called Our Lady of the Elms, at that time a female school somewhere north of HC?
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Dec 26, 2023 11:30:41 GMT -5
Yes- but in Chicopee
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Post by longsuffering on Dec 26, 2023 11:52:13 GMT -5
Quick shoutout to the Elms College employee responsible for covering the men’s basketball team. The Blazers, 2-11 overall and 0-2 in the conference, seem destined to fulfill the preseason prediction of finishing 15th of 15th. Scanning the team’s site, the headlines (below) make clear how the team has been overrun, fell short, been topped, keeled, been dropped, etc. but never “lost”. I wonder if the HC site over the last few years has provided inspiration for tough headlines. Good luck to the Blazers in building up their program. Let’s hope HC MBB can provide a source of inspiration in 2024 as to ability to turn things around. Look forward to PL play coming up soon. Blazers Overrun by Wolves Blazers Fell Short to Raiders in GNAC Play Men's Basketball Drop Non-Conference Game Lightning Surrender to Wildcats in GNAC Play Men's Basketball Topped by Trailblazers Blazers Outlasted By Hawks: Cadle Named to ALL-Tournament Team Union College Pulls Away From Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Keel to Bantams Blazers Stifle Panthers for Second Straight Win Blazers Hold On Late to Defeat Rams Curry Game Winner Sinks Blazers in Home Opener Blazers Edged By Gators in Non-Conference Play Blazers Topped by Fighting Tigers in Season Opener Men's Basketball Tabbed Fifteenth in GNAC Preseason This guy or gal had me at "keel" 🤣
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Post by Crosser on Dec 26, 2023 12:15:39 GMT -5
Well, a rematch with Assumption would be my top pick if we need a guaranteed home game and Williams could be interesting. However, I will back the coach/AD choice since they seem to feel it is best for the program. PS: When has HC even had a vacation home game with 200 fans? I can remember one (at least) not too long ago when attendance was less than 200.
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Post by longsuffering on Dec 26, 2023 12:59:48 GMT -5
Assumption vs HC could be marketed to some degree like the Polar Park games. The Greyhound faithful would be pumped. Somewhat like HC FB vs BC but with smaller numbers.
HC vs Assumption at the Hart, take credit for community relations and quietly move the EBW Classic to Fitton now that EBW's mentee Larry Lucchino no longer is principal owner of the WooSox?
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Dec 26, 2023 13:32:27 GMT -5
I think we should play Assumption early every year- maybe as our opener
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Dec 26, 2023 14:02:25 GMT -5
I'd be ok with playing Assumption. Seems like the whole idea of playing a lower level team after finals and Christmas is to get a cupcake in there and treat it like a practice. As a fan, I don't like it though. Waste of a precious home game. Not even worth turning on ESPN+ on my couch. Elms is picked 15/15 in a bad D3 conference and is like 2-10 or something.
The drawback of playing Assumption is that we might lose. We might be under .500 against them the last 5 or 6 seasons. At very least, go back to making that an annual exhibition in early November.
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Post by rgs318 on Dec 26, 2023 14:09:06 GMT -5
Look above and you will see they are 2-11.
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Post by Tom on Dec 26, 2023 16:30:30 GMT -5
Assumption vs HC could be marketed to some degree like the Polar Park games. The Greyhound faithful would be pumped. Somewhat like HC FB vs BC but with smaller numbers. HC vs Assumption at the Hart, take credit for community relations and quietly move the EBW Classic to Fitton now that EBW's mentee Larry Lucchino no longer is principal owner of the WooSox? Random question: Do D-II schools like Assumption have to count a D-I game. D-III schools don't have to count the game. It's an exhibition. They get the experience of playing at a higher level, even if they are likely to get blown out, without a blemish on their record. Does that apply to D-II? If not, maybe Assumption doesn't want to play a D-I game. Heck, if they did, they might as well play a power conference school and pick up a paycheck I don't like it, but I understand the logic behind playing down. If you feel that you HAVE to have a D-III (or D-II) game, I agree with the idea of playing a Worcester team or at least one with some sort of connection. Maybe someone associated with the team has a connection with Elms For what it's worth, at the Q game there was a group of Nugent's high school team mates sitting in front of me. One of them was wearing WPI basketball gear
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Post by longsuffering on Dec 26, 2023 16:52:24 GMT -5
Not sure about D-2 vs D-1 games needing to be counted by the D-2 team. Fairly sure Assumption would want a game with HC either way. In the small chance it would effect seeding in the NCAA D-2 tournament, the committee would know it was a D-1 loss. One other small possibility is the Assumption head coach might be sensitive about his w/l record but I think generally Assumption would be psyched like HC would be to play PC or UConn.
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