Week #2- Games of Interest
-
- Tyson Wheeler
- Posts: 5418
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 2298
Week #2- Games of Interest
In the AP Poll, no A-10 teams are ranked in Top 25 as VCU falls out given their unimpressive home win over North Texas. LSU takes down the #23 position. Kentucky takes over as #1. VCU with 137 votes is the largest vote getter in the "others" category, PC gets 23 votes, Dayton one.
Given the very early state of the college basketball landscape, the various ranking systems are all suspect, but for what's it's worth, here is a look at how URI stacks up.
URI ratings:
NET - NA
BPI - 68
Pomeroy - 87
Sagarin - 205
No Monday action in A-10.
The only game of relevance tonight - in a tune-up prior to its Friday game at URI, Alabama hosts Florida Atlantic, 8 PM. On SECN+.
Given the very early state of the college basketball landscape, the various ranking systems are all suspect, but for what's it's worth, here is a look at how URI stacks up.
URI ratings:
NET - NA
BPI - 68
Pomeroy - 87
Sagarin - 205
No Monday action in A-10.
The only game of relevance tonight - in a tune-up prior to its Friday game at URI, Alabama hosts Florida Atlantic, 8 PM. On SECN+.
-
- Frank Keaney
- Posts: 15111
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 5372
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
Let’s monitor Bama v FAU
-
- Tyson Wheeler
- Posts: 5418
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 2298
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
Alabama beat Florida Atlantic, 78-59. The game was only close for the first five minutes when Alabama began the move to build a double digit lead which it expanded to game's end. Alabama was hampered in game by 16 TO's and 15 FAU steals. The Tide was 9-29, 32% on treys. They had a decided edge on the glass (45-32) and outscored FAU by 11 on the FT line.
Florida Atlantic finished near the bottom of Conference USA last season and is forecast to finish in like manner this season. Interestingly URI will face three C-USA teams this year, the favorite Western Kentucky, a greatly improved Middle Tennessee team, and North Texas which gave VCU all it could handle last week.
Florida Atlantic finished near the bottom of Conference USA last season and is forecast to finish in like manner this season. Interestingly URI will face three C-USA teams this year, the favorite Western Kentucky, a greatly improved Middle Tennessee team, and North Texas which gave VCU all it could handle last week.
-
- Frank Keaney
- Posts: 24363
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 9175
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
Game of interest last Friday was LIU vs UMASS- Lowell
Raiquan Clark scores 21 points in 24 minutes for LIU. He is viewed as Preseason POY in His conference but was suspended 1 game vs URI. A good thing since our game was closer than should have
Christian Letete his 51 points for UMASS - Lowell. 7-13 on 3Ps. Only 3 players all last season hit over 50 pts
Vs Ohio State Sunday, Letete hit for only 9 pts and 9 rebounds
Raiquan Clark scores 21 points in 24 minutes for LIU. He is viewed as Preseason POY in His conference but was suspended 1 game vs URI. A good thing since our game was closer than should have
Christian Letete his 51 points for UMASS - Lowell. 7-13 on 3Ps. Only 3 players all last season hit over 50 pts
Vs Ohio State Sunday, Letete hit for only 9 pts and 9 rebounds
-
- Frank Keaney
- Posts: 24363
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 9175
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
2 games of interest tonight
Northeastern @ UMASS. Jordan Roland leads the Nation in scoring at 40.5 ppg. How does UMASS try to slow Roland down?
#13 Memphis @ #14 Oregon
Memphis starts 5 Freshmen including, of course, James Wiseman.
Northeastern @ UMASS. Jordan Roland leads the Nation in scoring at 40.5 ppg. How does UMASS try to slow Roland down?
#13 Memphis @ #14 Oregon
Memphis starts 5 Freshmen including, of course, James Wiseman.
-
- Frank Keaney
- Posts: 24363
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 9175
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
Winthrop Eagles from the Southern Conference beat 18th ranked St Mary’s on the road. Winthrop was +18.5 points
-
- Tyson Wheeler
- Posts: 5418
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 2298
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
Five games on tap in the A-10 on Tuesday evening:.
Lamar at Duquesne, 7 PM. On ESPN+.
St. Bonaventure at Siena, 7 PM. On ESPN+.
Davidson at Charlotte, 7 PM.
American at George Washington, 7 PM. On ESPN+.
Northeastern at UMass, 7 PM. On ESPN+.
In games involving URI OOC opponents:
Delaware State at Manhattan, 7 PM.
North Texas at Arkansas, 8 PM. On SECN+
Lamar at Duquesne, 7 PM. On ESPN+.
St. Bonaventure at Siena, 7 PM. On ESPN+.
Davidson at Charlotte, 7 PM.
American at George Washington, 7 PM. On ESPN+.
Northeastern at UMass, 7 PM. On ESPN+.
In games involving URI OOC opponents:
Delaware State at Manhattan, 7 PM.
North Texas at Arkansas, 8 PM. On SECN+
-
- Tyson Wheeler
- Posts: 5418
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 2298
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
So far, the A-10 is 16-6 on season. Nine teams are without a loss. and St. Bona is only school without a win. The six losses, two of which were to Top 25 teams, included Auburn (neutral), Maryland (away), Ohio (home), Vermont (home), ODU (away) and Towson (away).
-
- Frank Keaney
- Posts: 15111
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 5372
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
Ok how about the 16 wins are any of them decent ???
-
- Frank Keaney
- Posts: 24363
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 9175
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
PC hero in Cooleys lone NCAA win over USC, Drew Edwards, is tonight leading Charlotte to a 39-22 halftime lead over a Davidson team that has started the year off with difficulty.
-
- Jeff Kent
- Posts: 190
- Joined: 5 years ago
- x 140
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
Fire McKillop!
-
- Tyson Wheeler
- Posts: 5418
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 2298
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
Davidson now down by 20 points to Charlotte which Blue Ribbon forecast to finish next to last in Conference USA!
-
- Tyson Wheeler
- Posts: 5418
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 2298
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
On the strength of a jumper at the buzzer, American takes a 67-65 win over GW.
Last edited by Obadiah 4 years ago, edited 1 time in total.
-
- Tyson Wheeler
- Posts: 5418
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 2298
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
Davidson rallies a bit in second half, but still falls to Charlotte, 71-58. bad loss for the Wildcats and the A-10.
Duquesne beats Lamar of Texas, 66-56. Game was the first of four to be played at nearby LaRoche College while the Duke's arena is undergoing a major renovation.
UMass takes a nice home win over Northeastern. 80 -71, the Huskies had previously won games over BU and Harvard.
Duquesne beats Lamar of Texas, 66-56. Game was the first of four to be played at nearby LaRoche College while the Duke's arena is undergoing a major renovation.
UMass takes a nice home win over Northeastern. 80 -71, the Huskies had previously won games over BU and Harvard.
-
- Tyson Wheeler
- Posts: 5418
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 2298
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
The A-10 complete the night with a 2-3 record as the Bonnies take their third loss of the season losing to Siena, 78-65
-
- Tyson Wheeler
- Posts: 5418
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 2298
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
Amazing Evansville goes into hallowed Rupp Arena in Lexington and takes down #1 Kentucky. 67-64. Evansville finished last in the MVC last season and they were forecasted not to be much better this season.
-
- Ernie Calverley
- Posts: 8091
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 5669
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
Pretty special night for Walter McCarty
-
- Frank Keaney
- Posts: 12604
- Joined: 8 years ago
- x 6808
-
- Frank Keaney
- Posts: 24363
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 9175
-
- Frank Keaney
- Posts: 24363
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 9175
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
Right. Davidson was favored over Charlotte by 10 points. Davidson was in some preseason poll Top 25s. Bad loss for A10.Obadiah wrote: ↑4 years ago Davidson rallies a bit in second half, but still falls to Charlotte, 71-58. bad loss for the Wildcats and the A-10.
Duquesne beats Lamar of Texas, 66-56. Game was the first of four to be played at nearby LaRoche College while the Duke's arena is undergoing a major renovation.
UMass takes a nice home win over Northeastern. 80 -71, the Huskies had previously won games over BU and Harvard.
-
- Frank Keaney
- Posts: 15111
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 5372
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
Ok so where do we rank Evansville upset at # 1 Kentucky ??
Has to be the biggest upset in at least 20 years ???
Has to be the biggest upset in at least 20 years ???
-
- Frank Keaney
- Posts: 13857
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 11440
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
Davidson pulls the same shit every year OOC and I, for one, am tired of them sandbagging the league before the conference schedule starts and then magically putting it together in the league. Get it together, Dave.
"If you build it, they will come." --Us, circa 2011
-
- Frank Keaney
- Posts: 16459
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 5288
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
Yeah then when we lose to them in conference it helps to kill our NCAA chances.
They don't miss many 3's when they play us.
They don't miss many 3's when they play us.
-
- Ernie Calverley
- Posts: 8091
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 5669
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
VCU-LSU should be a good one. Still can’t stand Wade.
Early scouting report on match-up nightmare St. Joe’s: “They have a unique style of play... where they rarely post their bigs, run them off staggers, post their guards and invert you,”
Early scouting report on match-up nightmare St. Joe’s: “They have a unique style of play... where they rarely post their bigs, run them off staggers, post their guards and invert you,”
-
- Ernie Calverley
- Posts: 9180
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 5575
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
UMass being 3-0 is a bit of a surprise given all their turnover.
-
- Frank Keaney
- Posts: 24363
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 9175
-
- Jeff Kent
- Posts: 190
- Joined: 5 years ago
- x 140
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
So do we want VCU to win or lose tonight?
-
- Frank Keaney
- Posts: 24363
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 9175
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
I always root for every Atlantic 10 Team to win in every game in every sport
I always root for every Big East Team to lose in every game in every sport
Life is simple
I always root for every Big East Team to lose in every game in every sport
Life is simple
-
- Tyson Wheeler
- Posts: 5418
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 2298
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
Here is tonight's A-10 schedule with the highlight being the aforementioned VCU-LSU tilt. The GMU game will provide an interesting comparative and we will also get a feel for how Hurley's second year UConn team looks.
#23 LSU at VCU, 6 PM. On ESPN2.
Saint Joseph's at UConn, 7 PM. On CBSSN. Game is a campus game in the Charleston Classic.
Fairleigh Dickinson at Fordham, 7 PM. On ESPN+.
Long Island U. at George Mason, 7 PM. On ESPN+.
La Salle at Penn, 7 PM. A Big Five game. On ESPN+.
Eastern Washington at Saint Louis, 8 PM. On ESPN+.
In games involving URI OOC opponents:
Quinnipiac at Brown, 7 PM. On ESPN+
Mars Hill at Middle Tennessee, 7:30 PM.
Paul Quinn at Nicholls, 8 PM.
PC at Northwestern, 9 PM. On BTN.
#23 LSU at VCU, 6 PM. On ESPN2.
Saint Joseph's at UConn, 7 PM. On CBSSN. Game is a campus game in the Charleston Classic.
Fairleigh Dickinson at Fordham, 7 PM. On ESPN+.
Long Island U. at George Mason, 7 PM. On ESPN+.
La Salle at Penn, 7 PM. A Big Five game. On ESPN+.
Eastern Washington at Saint Louis, 8 PM. On ESPN+.
In games involving URI OOC opponents:
Quinnipiac at Brown, 7 PM. On ESPN+
Mars Hill at Middle Tennessee, 7:30 PM.
Paul Quinn at Nicholls, 8 PM.
PC at Northwestern, 9 PM. On BTN.
-
- Frank Keaney
- Posts: 24363
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 9175
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
The Quinnipiac at Brown, 7 PM game is interesting as Quinnipiac team is playing only it’s opening game and they have 3 players that URI recruited in the past in their starting line up. Quinnipiac is preseason picked to finish 3rd behind Iona and Rider.
Aaron Falzone okayed 4 years at Northwestern now a grad year
Kevin Marfo
Matt Balanc from DC area. Redshirted last season.
Aaron Falzone okayed 4 years at Northwestern now a grad year
Kevin Marfo
Matt Balanc from DC area. Redshirted last season.
-
- Frank Keaney
- Posts: 13857
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 11440
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
The math is simple enough since we play LSU once and we play VCU twice and they also play most of the other teams on our schedule. But that aside, I will always root for an A10 team against another conference, especially a P5 team - both for league perception and out of principle.
"If you build it, they will come." --Us, circa 2011
-
- Ernie Calverley
- Posts: 9960
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 7774
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
For sure, always want the A10 to win non-conference games, and even more so against P5 teams. Then beat the crap out of VCU a couple times.
-
- Cuttino Mobley
- Posts: 2032
- Joined: 5 years ago
- x 1459
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
This is so true. Now they will go 15-3 in conference and people will think they are world beaters after losing 5 games out of conference
-
- Jeff Kent
- Posts: 190
- Joined: 5 years ago
- x 140
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
I want LSU to be ranked when we play them. I’m rooting for them.
-
- Carlton Owens
- Posts: 2207
- Joined: 7 years ago
- x 1362
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
LSU had a $250K buy out for the VCU game tonight. How much did Nevada pay? Wasn’t it less than $100,000?
-
- Art Stephenson
- Posts: 900
- Joined: 7 years ago
- x 665
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
VCU up 12 at half, 50-38
-
- Frank Keaney
- Posts: 15111
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 5372
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
VCU 50-38 at the half
Big win for the A10
Big win for the A10
-
- Tyson Wheeler
- Posts: 7437
- Joined: 9 years ago
- x 3942
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
St Joes up at UConn 17-5. CBS Sports
Gampel is empty
Gampel is empty
“We will be good when we are good.”
-
- Carlton Owens
- Posts: 2207
- Joined: 7 years ago
- x 1362
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
At Joe’s is torching UCONN 34-15 with 10 mins left in first half.
-
- Jeff Kent
- Posts: 190
- Joined: 5 years ago
- x 140
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
Joes up 26
-
- Frank Keaney
- Posts: 13857
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 11440
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
Dan is going to have a stroke.
"If you build it, they will come." --Us, circa 2011
-
- Sly Williams
- Posts: 4670
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 2509
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
I love Dan and from CT and I have one thing to say EFF UConn !
-
- Sly Williams
- Posts: 4670
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 2509
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
VCU falling apart here
-
- Sly Williams
- Posts: 4670
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 2509
-
- Frank Keaney
- Posts: 13857
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 11440
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
VCU did everything they could to give the game away on the defensive glass down the stretch. LSU going to be kicking themselves that they blew that many opportunities.
"If you build it, they will come." --Us, circa 2011
-
- Sly Williams
- Posts: 4670
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 2509
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
VCU WINS
-
- Frank Keaney
- Posts: 12604
- Joined: 8 years ago
- x 6808
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
VCU wins and UConn down 20...wow
I think it was key for VCU when Evans fouled out, thought they'd lose when that happened.
I think it was key for VCU when Evans fouled out, thought they'd lose when that happened.
-
- Tom Garrick
- Posts: 1472
- Joined: 10 years ago
- x 1006
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
St. Joes scored 54 in the first half at UConn. It could be a good night for the A10.
-
- Frank Keaney
- Posts: 10536
- Joined: 11 years ago
- x 7654
Re: Week #2- Games of Interest
Looks like DH is really packing the stands. lol.