That gutty, gritty Iona defense – as John Sterling might muse.
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Three Thoughts: Iona 70, Manhattan 67
This game deserves more than three thoughts. Iona and Manhattan battled for 40 minutes doing what each of them do best. In the end though A.J. English just did it a little bit better. Continue reading “Three Thoughts: Iona 70, Manhattan 67”
Three Thoughts: Quinnipiac 60, Fairfield 59 (A Bill Carmody Sighting)
Bill Carmody stood in his purple shirt Friday night at Webster Bank Arena and he could have been transported to Northwestern a few years back or maybe even Princeton a few years before that. He’s been out of the game for a couple of years now since being fired by Northwestern. He never did get the Wildcats where he got Princeton twice, the NCAA Tournament, even though he was there 13 seasons.
He came damn close, though, with four straight NIT appearances at one point, and his 1-3-1 and Princeton offenses gave more talented teams fits, although Carmody never did quite get enough talent to Chicago to get them over the NCAA hump.
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Monmouth Defying MAAC Prediction Again
King Rice’s Monmouth team is getting used to defying its MAAC preseason selection. Continue reading “Monmouth Defying MAAC Prediction Again”
Kelvin Amayo Arrives On Time For Iona
Poor Chavaughn Lewis. Continue reading “Kelvin Amayo Arrives On Time For Iona”
Rider Sophomore Khalil Thomas Expected To Return Friday
Rider head coach Kevin Baggett said he expects sophomore Khalil Thomas, who has missed the last 13 games due to a fractured left foot suffered in the team’s final game before holiday break, to return on Friday. Continue reading “Rider Sophomore Khalil Thomas Expected To Return Friday”
Schadrac Casimir May Be Iona’s Best Shooter. Ever.
When it comes to MAAC rookies, none are flashier (or smaller) than Iona’s Schadrac Casimir. Continue reading “Schadrac Casimir May Be Iona’s Best Shooter. Ever.”
Three Thoughts: Iona 72, Fairfield 57 (A Bit About Schadrac Casimir)
For all the talk about Iona being nicknamed Transfer U, some of it deserved, the Gaels’ success under Tim Cluess over the past five seasons has not been solely about picking up talented players that other programs may not want for various reasons. Continue reading “Three Thoughts: Iona 72, Fairfield 57 (A Bit About Schadrac Casimir)”
Siena Junior Brett Bisping Out For The Season
Siena officially announced that junior Brett Bisping will miss the remainder of the season with a right toe injury. Continue reading “Siena Junior Brett Bisping Out For The Season”
Three Thoughts: Iona 89, Marist 67
Coming out in a zone against Iona at the Hynes Center seems more than counterintuitive, it seems flat out dumb. The Gaels are the fourth-best three-point shooting team in the country (41.6%), and added for degree of difficulty and depth, betting against Iona in a shooting competition is certainly a losing proposition.
But Mike Maker is not dumb. And, despite the fact that Sunday was the Marist first-year coach’s inaugural matchup with Iona (they play again in two weeks), Maker thought his zone might just be the way to confuse and slow down the Gaels, who entered 38-4 in home MAAC games under Tim Cluess.
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