All year long, Steve Alford has been brewing something in Los Angeles. The embattled coach has had a superb bounce back season for UCLA. That was no more evident then on Saturday night as the Bruins took down the Arizona Wildcats in Tucson. UCLA’s resurgence can be attributed to freshman sensation LonzoContinue reading “Westwood Rising”
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AMERICA EAST: Albany was by far the most dominant team in the league this season. The Great Danes didn’t lose their first conference game until Feb. 17. With all games being at campus sites its going to take a lot to keep Albany from repeating. MISSOURI VALLEY: This certainly was a top heavy league this year asContinue reading “More Conference Tournament Previews”
BRACKETOLOGY: Saturday March 8, 2014 (Welcome Harvard)
Before we get to the bracket. Here’s a prediction for a conference tournament beginning today. AMERICA EAST: Vermont blew through the regular season with just one blemish on their record in a three-point loss at runner-up Stony Brook. In the rematch, the Catamounts won by 16. In fact, the rest of the conference hasn’t been closeContinue reading “BRACKETOLOGY: Saturday March 8, 2014 (Welcome Harvard)”
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PATRIOT LEAGUE: Defending champion Bucknell was rolling along in the Patriot League until mid-February when two losses tarnished its perfect league record. The fact that one of those loses came to second-place finisher Lehigh at home would make me extremely nervous if I were a Bison fan. For that reason, and the fact that theContinue reading “More Conference Tournament Predictions”
It’s March and Your Seed Will Not Save You (Welcome Indiana St)
Yesterday, all hell broke loose on the mid-major level. Number 1 seeds in the Colonial, Missouri Valley, Metro Atlantic Athletic, America East, and Sun Belt all lost. In addition to that; College of Charleston had to come back from a double-digit second half deficit and Bucknell won with the aid of a no call toContinue reading “It’s March and Your Seed Will Not Save You (Welcome Indiana St)”
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PATRIOT LEAGUE: Bucknell and American are way ahead of the pack in this league. Bucknell ran through Patriot League competition with only one loss and American only three. Too bad for the Eagles, two of those losses came from the Bison. Nothing really to say here, but to expect part three with Bucknell winning again.Continue reading “More Conference Tournament Previews”
Conference Tournament Previews (Cont.)
METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC: For the past three years, Siena has been rolling through the MAAC like a warm knife through hot butter. The Saints once again coasted to the regular season title with a 17-1 record. They have shown vulnerabilities though. Not all of the Saints wins have been dominant and some have been downrightContinue reading “Conference Tournament Previews (Cont.)”
Even More Conference Tournament Predictions
I put these together for thehoopsreport.com so they’re a little long-winded AMERICA EAST The Favorite: The Binghamton Bearcats are in a position they’ve never been in before. They enter the America East tournament as the hunted. America East Player of the Year D.J. Rivera leads a club that has won 10 out of its lastContinue reading “Even More Conference Tournament Predictions”
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