Area teams got the maximum numbers of wins they possibly could’ve on Saturday, since one was a head-to-head matchup, including Long Island’s first of the season. A little tempo-free analysis of each game is up next.
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LIU to play in Barclays Center Classic
The AP has an article out announcing that Kentucky and Maryland will play in the inaugural Barclays Center Classic on Nov. 9 next season. The fine print also notes that it’s actually a two-game event and that Long Island will play Morehead State in the other game. The Barclays Center will be not even a 10-minute walk from LIU’s home arena, so I guess it was a logical choice.
Monday Round Up, Tuesday Look Ahead
The ESPN 24-hours of College Hoops marathon is currently going on. That’s great if you want to catch a game at any point today, because there will always be a game on. If you just want to know what happened last night see below, including underneath this post for a recap of Columbia’s loss to Furman.
Sunday Round Up, Monday Look Ahead
Stony Brook was the only area team to play on Sunday, but the action cranks up on Monday with five local teams in action. Everything you need to know is after the jump.
Lester carries Hofstra past Long Island
Nathaniel Lester is glad to be back. The 6’7″ forward missed all of last season with injuries, but he returned with a vengeance on Friday night, scoring a career-high 33 points to lead Hofstra past Long Island, 89-71 at Mack Sports Complex.
Jason Brickman in Behind the Numbers
This week’s Behind the Numbers on Rush the Court looks at point guard play. The crux of the post is about “old-school” versus “new-school” point guards, which is determined by how much a player shoots. Long Island’s Jason Brickman finished second in the nation last season amongst the Top 100 players in assists per game in assists per field goal attempt. The argument at the bottom of the post is that Brickman should shoot more. I disagree.
Signing Day Recap
Yesterday was the start of the early signing period and a number of area schools got National Letters of Intent (NLI) from incoming recruits. Here’s the rundown for five schools that either sent out a release or were tweeted about by the relentless Adam Zagoria.
Tempo-free scrimmage analysis
Basketball got rolling this weekend and people were actually allowed to watch. Exhibitions at Long Island, Manhattan and Hofstra gave fans a glimpse of the future. Adelphi was very game against LIU and Manhattan, on back-to-back nights nonetheless, and Queens College gave Hofstra a fight before falling. All the box scores are available here, here and here. What you really want though is the tempo-free analysis after the jump.
LIU picked to repeat as NEC champs
The NEC released its preseason coaches poll and Long Island was picked to repeat as conference champions. The Blackbirds received 10 of 12 first place votes, Robert Morris garnered the other two.
Three Questions – Long Island
As the season approaches every team has questions. This series is going to look at three key ones.
1. How does the team react to everyone gunning for the Blackbirds? – Last season LIU had the advantage that no one was looking at a team that finished 14-17 (11-7) as the team to beat in the NEC. After going 27-6 (16-2) last season the target is squarely on the Blackbirds’ back. There are a number of experienced, talented challengers in the conference and Jim Ferry has to make sure his team is ready for the game against Wagner on Dec. 1 and every other conference matchup.
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