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Post by HC13 on Mar 17, 2023 16:15:17 GMT -5
Every year the PL champions lose in the 1st round by 30 points. So in order to compete in the NCAA’s, a PL team would somehow have to over-recruit(not likely)and build a team that would win every conference game and every regional OOC game by 30-40 points. That doesn’t sound like much fun either. Almost impossible to over-recruit, you may be able to get one or two over a 2 or 3 year span, but ultimately, it is very difficult to find kids who are academically qualified & aren't looking Ivy League first. If the a PL team wants the decent chance to win, need to get a 11/12/13 seed. You often have a shot against a 4/5/6 seed, history shows you have none vs 1/2/3 seed.
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Post by HC13 on Mar 17, 2023 16:16:17 GMT -5
Post-Game Presser
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Mar 17, 2023 16:16:36 GMT -5
Congrats to the team on a great season.
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Post by HC13 on Mar 17, 2023 16:20:19 GMT -5
Eight hour bus ride for a swag bag and a thumping. Let's do it again next year! I think this game will "inform" everything the returning players and coaches do for the next twelve months. An experience that can't be duplicated in meetings or practices without actually playing in the tournament. Heads up in practice next year, passes are going to be quick and crisp. Mixed emotions - I hate to say it, but if you want to see them win a game in post - season, better chance with a trip to the WNIT
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Mar 17, 2023 16:51:59 GMT -5
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Post by hchoops on Mar 17, 2023 17:00:13 GMT -5
Getting only the Maryland presser
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Maryland
Mar 17, 2023 17:01:01 GMT -5
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Post by hcpride on Mar 17, 2023 17:01:01 GMT -5
The top 5 Maryland scorers this season are each listed at 6’0+. Including two (!) guards. All athletic women.
VERY tough for a mid major to land even one of this size and caliber.
So first round absolute blowouts (major v mid major) are not uncommon in the women’s tournament.
(Interestingly their second leading scorer was the Ivy player of the year [Princeton] last year)
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Post by hchoops on Mar 17, 2023 17:03:34 GMT -5
Really it is high major vs low, not mid, major
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Post by HC13 on Mar 17, 2023 17:22:49 GMT -5
Getting only the Maryland presser If you go to roughly the 11 min , the HC portion begins
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Maryland
Mar 17, 2023 17:32:05 GMT -5
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Post by jstill on Mar 17, 2023 17:32:05 GMT -5
One criticism We have not called even one time out
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Mar 17, 2023 17:33:32 GMT -5
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Post by jstill on Mar 17, 2023 17:33:32 GMT -5
One criticism We have not called even one time out
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Post by timholycross on Mar 17, 2023 17:36:53 GMT -5
I think the male announcer mentioned that the ride down took 8 hours when it was supposed to take 4. I don't want to ride with a driver who could make it in 4 hours! Left HC around 230-3? So drove through Metro NY/NJ at rush hour. But I'd have to say 6-6 1/2 would be making good time, no?
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Maryland
Mar 17, 2023 17:37:33 GMT -5
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Post by jstill on Mar 17, 2023 17:37:33 GMT -5
One criticism We have not called even one time out Posters who have been watching games - I submit that we never call timeout - wonder if there is a bonus if we hold onto them - btw imho today it would have made very little difference
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Post by hchoops on Mar 17, 2023 17:38:51 GMT -5
Getting only the Maryland presser If you go to roughly the 11 min , the HC portion begins Got it thanks
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Post by alumni111 on Mar 17, 2023 18:24:58 GMT -5
intercollegiate-registry.org/college-of-the-holy-cross/ENOUGH!! On a national stage, we wear black and white uniforms? (And with not a hint of styling in the letters?) Our school colors are ROYAL Purple and White. Not merely Purple. ROYAL Purple. As a college we go all out to promote our distinctiveness, yet when it comes to our most publicly visible representatives, we too often succumb to . . . what? Current "fashion"? The lowest common denominator when it comes to color? Can someone please explain this? Would Holy Cross ever produce a four-color PIECE of marketing/promotional material in which our shield was present in Black & Whte? Then why would we send our athletes out to represent our school in the most undistinctive colors possible? If we are to promote our "[Royal] Purple Pride", shouldn't we do it wearing Royal Purple? The decision should not be in the hands of our student-athletes, coaches, athletics administrators, or marketing partners (that's you, Adidas.) Step up, TBTB! All this said, I'm incredibly proud of our Patriot League champion women's basketball team. Today's score should have no impact on how this season is remembered. Looking forward to seeing another championship banner proudly hoisted in Fr. Hart's House! And here's hoping our men's hockey team is able to do the same!!
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Maryland
Mar 17, 2023 18:32:41 GMT -5
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Post by lou on Mar 17, 2023 18:32:41 GMT -5
I think the male announcer mentioned that the ride down took 8 hours when it was supposed to take 4. I don't want to ride with a driver who could make it in 4 hours! Left HC around 230-3? So drove through Metro NY/NJ at rush hour. But I'd have to say 6-6 1/2 would be making good time, no? Cross answered the question, left at 3:30, stopped for food, arrived around 10pm
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Post by oldschoolhoops on Mar 17, 2023 19:21:58 GMT -5
I think the male announcer mentioned that the ride down took 8 hours when it was supposed to take 4. I don't want to ride with a driver who could make it in 4 hours! Left HC around 230-3? So drove through Metro NY/NJ at rush hour. But I'd have to say 6-6 1/2 would be making good time, no? I think at that time of day, with a stop, probably add an hour to that. I just couldn't believe the announcer thought it would be/should have been 4! Clearly has never made the ride from central Mass to NYC.
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Post by Crucis#1 on Mar 17, 2023 20:37:03 GMT -5
To clarify, my understanding was that he said it would have been a 4 hour trip if the team had been on a Charter flight instead of taking the bus to College Park.
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Post by oldschoolhoops on Mar 17, 2023 20:45:21 GMT -5
To clarify, my understanding was that he said it would have been a 4 hour trip if the team had been on a Charter flight instead of taking the bus to College Park. Oh! He certainly could have meant that. In all the excitement of today it's possible I didn't process his comment correctly. I thought he was talking about how they hit traffic and that it ended up being 8 when it should have been four b/c of that. Makes sense.
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