Tempo-Free MAAC: More Early Season Returns

The more I look at the tempo-free numbers in the MAAC, the more I wonder when people are going to start longing for the days of Iona’s dominance last season. The MAAC is going to be incredibly unpredictable this season with as many as five teams looking like legitimate contenders. Continue reading “Tempo-Free MAAC: More Early Season Returns”

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly as MAAC Opens Conference Play

It wasn’t the best week in the world for the MAAC, but a small pack of teams are starting to separate themselves as legitimate title contenders as the season continues. Iona, Loyola (MD) and Fairfield look to be the class of the league right now as Manhattan has struggled against a difficult schedule. Continue reading “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly as MAAC Opens Conference Play”

MAAC Weekly Recap: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

We’re into the third week into college basketball season and Ryan Peters is having so much fun with The Good, The Bad and The Ugly weekly recaps for the NEC I wanted my own gig. I’m going to be doing this weekly now for the wide-open MAAC. How wide open is the league? As of Sunday morning Pomeroy projected all 10 MAAC teams between 7 and 12 conference wins. Continue reading “MAAC Weekly Recap: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”

Fairfield’s Johnson Setting Foundation for Stags in Year Two

When Sydney Johnson left his alma mater to come to Fairfield, he inherited a team that had won 48 games in their last two seasons.

Johnson, who led Princeton to the NCAA Tournament and nearly upset Kentucky in the first round, said that modifying the Fairfield roster to his Princeton style attack was a major adjustment in his first season. Continue reading “Fairfield’s Johnson Setting Foundation for Stags in Year Two”