Ed. Note: The following is a (rather technical) guest post about Value Add from its creator John Pudner. I’ve always found his rating system interesting and wanted to share these improvements with others. You can see the full ratings here.
Continue reading “Value Add Dominos Not WAR Indicates Jameel Warney is All-American”
We are just about halfway through MAAC play and the top and bottom of the league are starting to separate from each other. The rest? It’s still to be determined. Continue reading “MAAC Weekly Roundup: Jan. 26”
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”
What Happened Last Week: Yale eviscerated Brown to reach 2-0 in Ivy League play. Columbia did the same with lights-out shooting at Cornell. Dartmouth toppled Harvard with a familiar comeback. Continue reading “Ivy League Weekly Roundup: Déjà Vu For Dartmouth”
Amy Huchthausen is entering her fifth calendar year as the commissioner of the America East and she has already seen plenty. Continue reading “Amy Huchthausen Continuing To Produce Results For America East”
Conference play has brought a ton of changes to the NIT bracket. The biggest drops? Northwestern, which is now out, and Georgia, which is now a seven seed. Continue reading “NIT Bracketology: Jan. 25, 2016”
After last season, Maine head coach Bob Walsh and his staff decided to make one dramatic change. Continue reading “Maine Embracing Up Tempo Style Under Bob Walsh”
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – It’s hard to call Marcus Gilbert unknown, especially in the MAAC, where he was a preseason first-team selection after all.
Maybe underappreciated might be a little closer to the target. Gilbert finished fifth in the MAAC with 16.1 points per game last season, and was praised by opposing coaches for his outstanding ability after almost every game, but made only the MAAC third team last March.
The primary reason isn’t hard to deduce, Gilbert’s Fairfield team finished a putrid 7-24, finishing with a lopsided MAAC Tournament loss that saw them score just 33 points. Yes, them, as in the whole team. It was Fairfield’s second straight seven-win season after the Stags went 19-16 in Gilbert’s freshman season, one that saw him on the MAAC All-Rookie Team.
Continue reading “Fairfield 98, Iona 91: A Little Redemption For Marcus Gilbert”
ITHACA, N.Y. — Kyle Smith pointed a finger in the air with a wide grin on his face after he walked off the Newman Arena court following Columbia’s (13-6, 2-0 Ivy) 79-68 win over Cornell (7-9, 0-2). For the third in his six-year tenure, Smith has led the Lions to a 2-0 Ivy League start, but this is the first time that record comes with heightened expectations. Continue reading “Columbia Finishes Season Sweep of Cornell”
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Reigning Ivy League Player of the Year Justin Sears missed a dunk and then picked up his second foul midway through the first half Friday night against Brown, which seemed to spell trouble for Yale. A couple of minutes later when Cedric Kuakumensah stepped out and hit a three, the game was tied, and visions of the only other Division I game Sears missed this season were surely dancing in many people’s head. Continue reading “Yale 90, Brown 66: Some Week For The Sherrod Family”
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