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Philly Big 5 - New York College Basketball Challenge?

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jumpinjohnny

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Philly Big 5 - New York College Basketball Challenge?
« on: September 02, 2011, 07:06:06 PM »
The Big Five men's and women's basketball conference, in hopes of polishing its old reputation for dramatic rivalries at a time when fat TV contracts have made bigger state-school programs rich and well-known, is negotiating a fall 2012 basketball tournament that would pit Philadelphia's schools against a band of New York schools.

Tom Muldoon is leading the effort. It proposes that Penn, Villanova, St. Joe's, Temple, and La Salle have tournament-style, head-to-head matches with Fordham, Columbia, Manhattan, Iona, and another New York City-area schools.

http://articles.philly.com/2011-09-01/business/30029004_1_sports-program-rivalries-colleges
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Marco Baldi

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Re: Philly Big 5 - New York College Basketball Challenge?
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2011, 09:04:53 PM »
This would be great! Why no mention of St Johns?
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Re: Philly Big 5 - New York College Basketball Challenge?
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2011, 09:15:51 PM »
We have so many high profile match ups this season, why should we add a game that would do nothing for us?

I don't think NY should compete with another city.
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Re: Philly Big 5 - New York College Basketball Challenge?
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2011, 09:27:26 PM »
Quote from: Poison on September 02, 2011, 09:15:51 PM
We have so many high profile match ups this season, why should we add a game that would do nothing for us?

I don't think NY should compete with another city.

I dont think St Johns would have a problem demolishing all of those teams(Philly or Ny besides Cuse,Nova), especially when these guys are sophomores

As for Iona, I believe the Gaels are playing St Joes in New Rochelle this season. Also they might get a shot at playing Temple in the Puerto Rico tipoff tourny,both winnable games
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Re: Philly Big 5 - New York College Basketball Challenge?
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2011, 10:16:54 PM »
Quote from: Marco Baldi on September 02, 2011, 09:04:53 PM
This would be great! Why no mention of St Johns?
Too ascared? :)
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Poison

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Re: Philly Big 5 - New York College Basketball Challenge?
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2011, 10:41:02 PM »
Baldi, Iona should destroy St.Joe's. They are terrible.
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Celtics11

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Re: Philly Big 5 - New York College Basketball Challenge?
« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2011, 10:44:09 PM »
Quote from: Poison on September 06, 2011, 10:41:02 PM
Baldi, Iona should destroy St.Joe's. They are terrible.
I don't know about that. SJU has Ron Roberts former Norm recruit. :)
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Re: Philly Big 5 - New York College Basketball Challenge?
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2011, 10:50:17 PM »
Forgot about Roberts. He put up some good numbers last year---anybody see him play?
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Marco Baldi

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Re: Philly Big 5 - New York College Basketball Challenge?
« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2011, 07:36:11 PM »
Quote from: 0404 on September 06, 2011, 10:50:17 PM
Forgot about Roberts. He put up some good numbers last year---anybody see him play?

http://www.sjuhawks.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/stjs-m-baskbl-mtt.html

Roberts average 6 pts 4 boards and 19 mins per game. They also got that big Halil Kanacevic from Hofstra becoming eligible. Looks like they have a few 6'8 guys who can play
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