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Category: LIU Brooklyn
Big Apple Buckets 2015-16 NEC Awards and All-Conference Teams
Before we embark on what promises to be a fascinating conference tournament this week, we here at Big Apple Buckets would like to present our NEC awards and all-conference teams. Continue reading “Big Apple Buckets 2015-16 NEC Awards and All-Conference Teams”
NEC Recap, February 25 – Jockeying For Playoff Positioning
Just because the NEC tournament teams have all clinched doesn’t mean the final week of the regular season won’t be exciting! Everyone was jockeying for position coming into tonight, so it’s time to break down the action in a league where the home team has a losing record (39-41) in NEC play. Continue reading “NEC Recap, February 25 – Jockeying For Playoff Positioning”
Hermannsson, LIU Brooklyn Hitting Stride As NEC Tourney Looms
BROOKLYN – LIU Brooklyn has passed the eye test as NEC contenders pretty much all season long, but alas that only works in multi-bid conferences when you’re canvasing for an at-large handout from the NCAA Selection Committee.
In one-bid leagues, it’s just the cold, hard, facts, ma’am, and the bottom line is the Blackbirds looked about as far from being NEC contenders as the local weathermen were in their forecasts back on Jan. 23, when LIU and St. Francis Brooklyn played on despite travel bans and two feet of snow outside.
Continue reading “Hermannsson, LIU Brooklyn Hitting Stride As NEC Tourney Looms”
Rebounding And Defense Lead LIU Brooklyn Past Wagner
A dominating performance on the glass and the defensive end earned LIU Brooklyn a convincing 82-69 victory over Wagner at the Steinberg Center on Thursday night. Continue reading “Rebounding And Defense Lead LIU Brooklyn Past Wagner”
LIU 77, Mount St. Mary’s 74: LIU Hoping Talent Trumps Experience
LIU Brooklyn doesn’t have a single senior on its roster and sometimes that inexperience really shows. Such as when the Blackbirds allow Mount St. Mary’s to grab 44% of its offensive rebounds during the first half. Continue reading “LIU 77, Mount St. Mary’s 74: LIU Hoping Talent Trumps Experience”
Projecting the NEC Regular Season From Here
As we quickly approach the midway point of the NEC conference season, John and I wanted to assess each team’s current standing among the muddle. John, in fact, ran some regular season simulations based on the current standings and KenPom’s rankings using his projection based system. Continue reading “Projecting the NEC Regular Season From Here”
Duquesne’s Snowstorm Journey Reminded Jim Ferry Of NYC
Duquesne’s 30-hour journey home from George Mason this weekend reminded head coach Jim Ferry of his days at LIU Brooklyn. Continue reading “Duquesne’s Snowstorm Journey Reminded Jim Ferry Of NYC”
NEC Recap January 21
Unpredictable. Wide open. Difficult to handicap. This was how most people described the race to the NEC championship back in October and tonight condensed the standings even further. After all of the carnage, the top nine teams are just separated by 2 games. Continue reading “NEC Recap January 21”
NEC Recap January 16 – Six Games Into the Real Season
Today marks the one third mark of the conference season and teams are clearly separating themselves into notable tiers. Let’s break down the action before laying out the NEC standings. Continue reading “NEC Recap January 16 – Six Games Into the Real Season”
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