Games of Interest - 2023-2024 MBB

[Rhodymob05]

Rhodys NET- 181
KenPom- 181

[TruePoint]

Hyperbole and exaggeration is 2/3 of my entire communication style OB, so unfortunately, I won't be able to turn that off.

Same. People are going to have to live with hyperbole and exaggeration.

Sorry, Truepoint, but I’m a fact based person and never use hyperbole, distortion, and exaggeration to make a point. That maybe OK with you, but it is definitely not my mojo

I like facts too, but these are rhetorical tools that can help emphasize a point and, failing that, can be funny. Important to have a sense of humor and not take all this stuff (and yourself) too seriously.

[Rhodymob05]

VCU Dayton down to the wire.

[NYGFan_Section208]

VCU Dayton down to the wire.

first to 50 wins?

ETA, er...to 49??

[Jersey77]

VCU Dayton down to the wire.

first to 50 wins?

ETA, er...to 49??

Neither does. VCU over Dayton 49-47

[ramster]

VCU Dayton down to the wire.

first to 50 wins?

VCU wins 49-47

Jason Nelson hit 3-4 3P’s to lead VCU with 11 points. Nelson is a sophomore who transferred to VCU from Richmond - same city, same conference
Holmes hit only 5-13 FTs including missing the front end of a 1-1 late in the game.

[steviep123]

[ramster]

Saturday A10 Games:

• Loyola (-3.5) (16-7) @ George Washington (14-8) ESPN+ 12pm

• St Louis (9-14) @ St Joseph's (-10.5) (15-8) USA Net 12:30pm

• LaSalle (11-12) @ Richmond (-11.5) (16-6) ESPN+ 2pm

• Duquesne (13-9) @ St Bonaventure (-6.5) (14-8) ESPNU/ESPN+ 2pm

• George Mason (15-8) @ Davidson(-1.5) (13-9) USA Net 12pm

[NYGFan_Section208]

I have to say...49-47...I only watched the last few minutes.
49-47 is what a football score should be, not hoops

[TruePoint]

I like the sentiment but not really sure that on the heels of a 49-47 rock fight between the leagues two premier programs is the perfect time for “there is really good basketball in the A10”.

[reef]

I like the sentiment but not really sure that on the heels of a 49-47 rock fight between the leagues two premier programs is the perfect time for “there is really good basketball in the A10”.

There is a chance the MWC gets 6 and the A10 gets 1
Bracketmatrix has 5 MWC in no lower than 8 seed with Nevada the 3rd team out
A10 is currently 1 bid league if Dayton wins it

[ramster]

Vermont losing at UMBC 25-5 after 10 minutes
UMBC is (7-17)

[Obadiah]

Vermont cuts deficit to 8 at the half.

[reef]

Say it ain’t so Eddie Cooley and Georgetown U !

[Obadiah]

Loyola Chicago takes one at GW, 81-73. LUC led most of the game, but GW managed to take the lead with 7 minutes left and built a 7 point margin before the Ramblers recovered their composure and took the lead back to win going away.

[reef]

Loyola Chicago takes one at GW, 81-73. LUC led most of the game, but GW managed to take the lead with 7 minutes left and built a 7 point margin before the Ramblers recovered their composure and took the lead back to win going away.

Loyola 9-2 in conf now

Looks like the double byes are most likely set with Richmond Dsyton Loyola and VCU

[Jersey77]

Loyola Chicago takes one at GW, 81-73. LUC led most of the game, but GW managed to take the lead with 7 minutes left and built a 7 point margin before the Ramblers recovered their composure and took the lead back to win going away.

Loyola 9-2 in conf now

Looks like the double byes are most likely set with Richmond Dsyton Loyola and VCU

Loyola won 11 of their last 13 games, but much can still happen.

[ramster]

Vermont cuts deficit to 8 at the half.

Vermont comes back to win 72-70

[reef]

St Joes survives by 1 home v St Louis

[reef]

Friars lose they lose 75-72 @ Butler !

[NYGFan_Section208]

Rick and the Johnnies have been up on Marquette, but now a one pointer with loads of time left

[section(105)]

Friars lose they lose 75-72 @ Butler !

One of the rare times I comment on refs, the no call on PC dunk attempt was bad, one defensive player involved, fine no call. Two players making aggressive contact beyond the vertical wall was bad no call. But gotta give Kim English high marks not to blame officials. At least what I heard on news.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Too much Tyler Kolek ("Rhode Island native" as the announcer called him) 22 in the 2H, eagles win...

[Rhodymob05]

Friars lose they lose 75-72 @ Butler !

One of the rare times I comment on refs, the no call on PC dunk attempt was bad, one defensive player involved, fine no call. Two players making aggressive contact beyond the vertical wall was bad no call. But gotta give Kim English high marks not to blame officials. At least what I heard on news.

Here’s my theory, the first defender had a clean block, therefore the second defenders contact is void. Therefore a no call.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Friars lose they lose 75-72 @ Butler !

One of the rare times I comment on refs, the no call on PC dunk attempt was bad, one defensive player involved, fine no call. Two players making aggressive contact beyond the vertical wall was bad no call. But gotta give Kim English high marks not to blame officials. At least what I heard on news.

Here’s my theory, the first defender had a clean block, therefore the second defenders contact is void. Therefore a no call.

Interesting theory!

[ramster]

St Joes survives by 1 home v St Louis

Freshman Xzayvier Brown got his 2nd career start with his other being at Kentucky during OOC play.
Brown led St Joseph's with 27 points on 6-13 FG, 4-9 3P and 11-14 FTs
Brown also had 5 rebounds, a game high 7 assists, Zero Turnovers and 2 steals

[Jdrums#3]

Too much Tyler Kolek ("Rhode Island native" as the announcer called him) 22 in the 2H, eagles win...

Yeah, NYG, too much Tyler K.

Man, he is a tremendous college point guard. Excellent handle, excellent passer, excellent scorer, excellent floor general, pesky on D.

I really enjoy watching floor generals run offenses.

[ramster]

#15 Ranked South Carolina beats Vanderbilt by 15 to win their 7th straight game (21-3) overall and (9-2) in SEC.
South Carolina has the longest current win streak in the SEC
Big game coming up for the South Carolina Wednesday night AT #12 Auburn

South Carolina was picked last at 14th place in the preseason SEC Coaches Poll

[reef]

Friars lose they lose 75-72 @ Butler !

One of the rare times I comment on refs, the no call on PC dunk attempt was bad, one defensive player involved, fine no call. Two players making aggressive contact beyond the vertical wall was bad no call. But gotta give Kim English high marks not to blame officials. At least what I heard on news.

I actually agree with you here , lots of times refs don’t want to decide the game with a foul call and I’ve seen some ticky tack calls in that same situation but there was an awful lot of contact there

[ramster]

Friars lose they lose 75-72 @ Butler !

One of the rare times I comment on refs, the no call on PC dunk attempt was bad, one defensive player involved, fine no call. Two players making aggressive contact beyond the vertical wall was bad no call. But gotta give Kim English high marks not to blame officials. At least what I heard on news.

Here’s my theory, the first defender had a clean block, therefore the second defenders contact is void. Therefore a no call.

The 2nd video below shows best the blocked shot, also shows it up close and in slow motion

[ramster]

Tuesday Night 7pm St John's and The Rick invade Providence CBSSN. Red Storm and Friars are tied for 7th place at (6-7)

1. UCONN (12-1)
2. Marquette (9-3)
3. Seton Hall (8-4)
4. Creighton (8-5)
5. Xavier (7-6)
6. Butler (7-6)
7. St Johns (6-7)
8. PC (6-7)
9. Villanova (5-7)
10. Georgetown (1-11)
11. DePaul (0-12)

[ramster]

Maybe the best view

[ramster]

A10 Standings heading into Sunday's URI at UMASS game
1. Richmond (9-1)
2. Dayton (8-2)
3. Loyola (9-2)
4. VCU (8-3)

5. St Joseph's (6-5)
6. URI (5-5)
7. UMASS (5-5)
8. George Mason (5-6)
9. St Bonaventure (5-6)
10. Duquesne (4-6)
11. Fordham (4-6)
12. George Washington (3-7)
13. Davidson (3-7)
14. St Louis (2-9)
15. LaSalle (2-9)

NET through Saturday's games
18-Dayton (8-2)
71-Richmond (9-1)
73-St Bonaventure (5-6)
75-VCU (8-3)

88-George Mason (5-6)
89-UMASS (5-5)
97-St Joseph's (6-5)
104-Duquesne (4-6)
105-Loyola (9-2)
118-Davidson (3-7)
184-George Washington (3-7
186-URI (5-5)
187-Fordham (4-6)
225-St Louis (2-9)
234-LaSalle (2-9)

[Rhodymob05]

Yea I think it’s a very difficult call for the zebras and if they saw all ball in real time then that’s the call. It’s close.

[section(105)]

I don’t know if it is a thing anymore, but the body contact while in the act of shooting is a foul? The focus always seems to be ‘ I had all ball….’ Bit if the body contact disrupts the shot? Coach English said in another he thought it was a foul. But didn’t complain much.

[rhodysurf]

Cocking back to posterize the center in that game situation is insane behavior hahahaha

[Rhode_Island_Red]

Mental patients complaining about officiating? That's rich.

[Rhody15]

Creighton got fouled twice on the last possession in regulation against them last game and no foul was called, they can’t complain about this no call.

[ramster]

7 games remaining

4 at home with 3 tough opponents in Loyola-105, Richmond-70 and George Mason-88

On the road VCU represents a challenge with NET 73

105-Feb 18 Sun vs Loyola 12pm CBSSN
70-Feb 21 Wed vs Richmond 7pm ESPN+
234-Feb 25 Sun AT LaSalle 12pm USA Net
73-Feb 28 Wed AT VCU 6:30pm CBSSN
225-Mar 2 Sat vs St Louis 4pm CBSSN
88-Mar 6 Wed vs George Mason 7pm ESPN+
188-Mar 9 Sat AT Fordham 1pm ESPN+

[reef]

7 games remaining

4 at home with 3 tough opponents in Loyola-105, Richmond-70 and George Mason-88

On the road VCU represents a challenge with NET 73

105-Feb 18 Sun vs Loyola 12pm CBSSN
70-Feb 21 Wed vs Richmond 7pm ESPN+
234-Feb 25 Sun AT LaSalle 12pm USA Net
73-Feb 28 Wed AT VCU 6:30pm CBSSN
225-Mar 2 Sat vs St Louis 4pm CBSSN
88-Mar 6 Wed vs George Mason 7pm ESPN+
188-Mar 9 Sat AT Fordham 1pm ESPN+

Let’s get 1 of these next 2 tough games !

[Obadiah]

Same. People are going to have to live with hyperbole and exaggeration.

Sorry, Truepoint, but I’m a fact based person and never use hyperbole, distortion, and exaggeration to make a point. That maybe OK with you, but it is definitely not my mojo

I like facts too, but these are rhetorical tools that can help emphasize a point and, failing that, can be funny. Important to have a sense of humor and not take all this stuff (and yourself) too seriously.

One of the great Logan Roy lines from the TV series "Succession" was "I love you guys, but you are not serious people." Seems a perfect fit to this gratuitous response.

[ramster]

Darrion Williams is the first Nevada player to be named Mountain West Freshman of the Year in program history. He finished the Conference season with 7.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 43.4 percent from the field. The freshman started all 18 games in Conference action.

2022-23 All-Mountain West Men’s Basketball Teams

Player of the Year: Omari Moore, Sr., G, San José State
Defensive Player of the Year: Nathan Mensah, Sr., F, San Diego State
Newcomer of the Year: Jarod Lucas, Sr., G, Nevada
Sixth Man of the Year: Dan Akin, Gr., F, Utah State
Freshman of the Year: Darrion Williams, F, Nevada
Steve Fisher Coach of the Year: Tim Miles, San José State



Darrion Williams was Freshman of the Year in MWC then transferred to Big 12 P5 Texas Tech for this season. At Nevada he shot 36% 3P and 80% FT with 7.3 rebounds and 7.6 points per game


Last Night Texas Tech beat #6 Ranked Kansas by 29 points (79-50). Sophomore Darrion Williams had a perfect shooting night and a double - double

Williams line
37 minutes
12-12 FG, 4-4 3P, 2-2 FT for 30 points. Did not miss a single shot
11 rebounds
3 assists
1 block
2 steals
1 turnover

Bill Self got ejected with 5 minutes left in the game over an offensive foul call on Hunter Dickinson for the first time in 21 seasons at Kansas

https://www.cbssports.com/college-baske ... 79-50/amp/

[ramster]

Tuesday A10 Games:

• Duquesne (14-9) @ #16 Dayton (-9.5) (19-4) ESPN+ 7pm

• George Washington (14-9) @ George Mason (-9.5) (16-8) ESPN+ 7pm

• LaSalle (11-13) @ Davidson (-8.5) (13-10) ESPN+ 7pm

Wednesday A10 Games:

• UMASS (15-8) @ Richmond (-TBD) (17-6) ESPN+ 7pm

• St Bonaventure (14-9) @ Fordham (-TBD) (10-13) ESPN+ 7pm

• St Joseph's (16-8) @ Loyola (-TBD) (17-7) ESPN+ 8pm

Tuesday Night Other Games:
St John's and The Rick invade Providence in the Snowstorm 7pm CBSSN

[ramster]

A10 Standings
1. Richmond (9-1)
2. Dayton (9-2)
3. Loyola (9-2)
4. VCU (8-3)

5. St Joseph's (6-5)
6. UMASS (6-5)
7. George Mason (5-6)
8. St Bonaventure (5-6)
9. URI (5-6)
10. Duquesne (4-6)
11. Fordham (4-6)
12. George Washington (3-7)
13. Davidson (3-7)
14. St Louis (2-9)
15. LaSalle (2-9)

[reef]

Darrion Williams is the first Nevada player to be named Mountain West Freshman of the Year in program history. He finished the Conference season with 7.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 43.4 percent from the field. The freshman started all 18 games in Conference action.

2022-23 All-Mountain West Men’s Basketball Teams

Player of the Year: Omari Moore, Sr., G, San José State
Defensive Player of the Year: Nathan Mensah, Sr., F, San Diego State
Newcomer of the Year: Jarod Lucas, Sr., G, Nevada
Sixth Man of the Year: Dan Akin, Gr., F, Utah State
Freshman of the Year: Darrion Williams, F, Nevada
Steve Fisher Coach of the Year: Tim Miles, San José State



Darrion Williams was Freshman of the Year in MWC then transferred to Big 12 P5 Texas Tech for this season. At Nevada he shot 36% 3P and 80% FT with 7.3 rebounds and 7.6 points per game


Last Night Texas Tech beat #6 Ranked Kansas by 29 points (79-50). Sophomore Darrion Williams had a perfect shooting night and a double - double

Williams line
37 minutes
12-12 FG, 4-4 3P, 2-2 FT for 30 points. Did not miss a single shot
11 rebounds
3 assists
1 block
2 steals
1 turnover

Bill Self got ejected with 5 minutes left in the game over an offensive foul call on Hunter Dickinson for the first time in 21 seasons at Kansas

https://www.cbssports.com/college-baske ... 79-50/amp/

Latest bracketmatrix has 6 Mountain West teams in the dance

[RF1]

Latest bracketmatrix has 6 Mountain West teams in the dance

The current state of the MWC is all you need to know as to why they no longer want a challenge with the A-10.

[reef]

Latest bracketmatrix has 6 Mountain West teams in the dance

The current state of the MWC is all you need to know as to why they no longer want a challenge with the A-10.

I’m pulling for them to get 6 , may only get 5 but hoping for 6

[Jdrums#3]

GM up on GW 28-8 half way through the 1st half. Oooph

[theblueram]

GM up on GW 28-8 half way through the 1st half. Oooph

Mason is angry lol. Up 52-22 with 2 left in the 1st. LOL.

[NYGFan_Section208]

The 'cuse tied with UNC at the half. Is this the start of the Syracuse backdoor ticket punch run?