The second time around Manhattan was ready for Marist. After coming up just short on the road in December, the Jaspers got revenge at home in a 65-53 victory on Sunday. Continue reading “Brown’s Big Day Leads Manhattan Past Marist”
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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”
MAAC Recap: Wins On The Road
A night after Fairfield won at Canisius, a few other teams went on the road and took home important victories. Both Iona and Manhattan won in opponents’ gyms to stay right in the thick of the conference race.
10,000 Sims: Canisius Surprises MAAC
Coming into the season Canisius wasn’t well regarded by most human prognosticators or the computers. Everyone knew that Jim Baron was going to have a lot of talent, but how it would come together was a big unknown. Well now Canisius is the only 2-0 team after the December weekend of conference play and appears to be in the driver’s seat for conference play.
KenPom Movement: Virginia Tech Comes Back To Earth
Two major conference teams highlight the biggest movers in the final week before most conferences start league play. As most leagues besides the Ivy and Patriot head into conference clashes this week it’ll be interesting to see how the rankings react to teams playing opponents that should be consistently in their “typical” range of competition. Continue reading “KenPom Movement: Virginia Tech Comes Back To Earth”
Fast Start Helps Columbia Defeat Manhattan
Columbia delivered a quick blow at the start and Manhattan never got up off the canvas at Levien Gymnasium on Saturday. The Jaspers got down by 17 at halftime and never got closer than eight in a frustrating 69-58 defeat. Continue reading “Fast Start Helps Columbia Defeat Manhattan”
Christmas Week: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly MAAC Recap
Exams are over and basketball is back in full swing. With lots of MAAC action this week there was lots to pick from for this week’s good, bad and ugly categories. Apologies to Loyola (MD) and Marist. I couldn’t figure out what to write about the easy victory over Mount St. Mary’s and the Hartford loss for the Red Foxes falls under the old adage of “If you don’t have anything nice to say…”
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Three North Carolina Schools Moving On Up In KenPom
Finals once again made this a little bit of a light week, but Sunday and Saturday provided plenty of opportunities to shake up the rankings. The biggest movers this week really moved. We’ll see if things start to stabilize once conference play begins.
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Manhattan Can’t Finish Comeback Against South Carolina
Manhattan kept South Carolina within its sights all game on Saturday, but couldn’t make quite enough plays down the stretch in a 63-57 defeat at the Barclays Center. Continue reading “Manhattan Can’t Finish Comeback Against South Carolina”
LIU Blows Out Manhattan In First Game Without Boyd
It could’ve ended then. Julian Boyd, the reigning NEC Player of the Year, broke down during Sunday morning’s shoot around. The enormity of the fact that he had torn his ACL against Rice and his season was over hit him in an instant. Continue reading “LIU Blows Out Manhattan In First Game Without Boyd”
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