Lavin

Quote from: QuanMan on March 21, 2015, 04:47:26 PM

We're in great hands, coach is staying, everyone needs to chill.

http://zagsblog.com/articles/steve-lavin-expects-to-be-extended-at-st-johns-says-theres-pretty-good-chance-obekpa-jordan-return-craig-randall-to-visit-st-johns/

Randall's father says he would be a good fit NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS. What could he mean other than even if Lavin is not here?

Bobby Hurley is going to win 30 games next season at Buffalo.   

Quote from: Marillac on March 21, 2015, 05:59:09 PM

Bobby Hurley is going to win 30 games next season at Buffalo.   

Ahhhh....no he's not.  The best Suny team, Albany, had a 15 and 1 conference record and didn't come near 30.  Temper down the exaggeration.

The real question is a new president going to rock the boat in his first decision about the basketball program. With Louie whispering in his ear. I think not.

The real question is a new president going to rock the boat in his first decision about the basketball program. With Louie whispering in his ear. I think not.

Quote from: carmineabbatiello on March 21, 2015, 11:13:01 PM

Quote from: Marillac on March 21, 2015, 05:59:09 PM

Bobby Hurley is going to win 30 games next season at Buffalo.   

Ahhhh....no he's not.  The best Suny team, Albany, had a 15 and 1 conference record and didn't come near 30.  Temper down the exaggeration.

Why do you think Albany's conference v. overall record has any connection to Buffalo's?  Albany plays in one of the worst conferences in all of college basketball.  That is why they can go 15-1 in conference and just 9-8 out of it while losing by 18 to a lousy 8-22 MAAC team like Niagara (who Buffalo beat by 26) and by ten to a NEC team like St. Francis PA.

Conversely, Buffalo went just 12-6 in a much tougher conference but finished with just one less win overall (and had a likely win cancelled due to weather) with a schedule that included games @ #1 Kentucky, @ # 6 Wisconsin, @ 18-win St. Bonaventure, and even @ NEC champ Robert Morris (15 point win).  Only two teams (Stony Brook being the other) had  winning out of conference records from the AEC, while NINE had winning out of conference records from the MAAC.

It's why a team like Eastern Michigan can go 8-10 in the MAAC but finish with 21 wins or a team like Akron can go 9-9 in the MAAC and finish with 21 wins. 

Quote from: Marillac on March 22, 2015, 01:31:08 AM

Quote from: carmineabbatiello on March 21, 2015, 11:13:01 PM

Quote from: Marillac on March 21, 2015, 05:59:09 PM

Bobby Hurley is going to win 30 games next season at Buffalo.   

Ahhhh....no he's not.  The best Suny team, Albany, had a 15 and 1 conference record and didn't come near 30.  Temper down the exaggeration.

Why do you think Albany's conference v. overall record has any connection to Buffalo's?  Albany plays in one of the worst conferences in all of college basketball.  That is why they can go 15-1 in conference and just 9-8 out of it while losing by 18 to a lousy 8-22 MAAC team like Niagara (who Buffalo beat by 26) and by ten to a NEC team like St. Francis PA.

Conversely, Buffalo went just 12-6 in a much tougher conference but finished with just one less win overall (and had a likely win cancelled due to weather) with a schedule that included games @ #1 Kentucky, @ # 6 Wisconsin, @ 18-win St. Bonaventure, and even @ NEC champ Robert Morris (15 point win).  Only two teams (Stony Brook being the other) had  winning out of conference records from the AEC, while NINE had winning out of conference records from the MAAC.

It's why a team like Eastern Michigan can go 8-10 in the MAAC but finish with 21 wins or a team like Akron can go 9-9 in the MAAC and finish with 21 wins. 

I don't have a problem with you saying Suny Buffalo is a good team that is going to be very good next year.  In fact,  I was darned impressed by your intimate knowledge of their recruiting. 

I'm just calling you out on your 30 win bullsh*t.  They went 12 and 6 in conference and had 23 wins total.  Even if they take a quantum leap to 16 and 2 next season,  that puts them at about 27 wins.

Albany has won 3 conference tournaments in a row and danced 3 times running.  That's not a successful program...that's a dynasty!  When they get there they play competitively with teams you might have heard of like Uconn, Duke and Florida.  Granted the bottom of the America East with Maine, Binghamton and UMBC is putrid.  But the Danes, Vermont and Stony brook are good every year and one other team is always decent.  Typically it's Hartford but this year New Hampshire.

Mid-American is a one bid league same as AEast.  They have no business looking down there noses even though they have so many household name basketball powers like Akron,  Toledo,  Ball State and Bowling Greene.

Albany hung tough and lost by 9 to a 4 seed.  The Bulls hung tough and lost by 5 to a 5 seed.  It's a tie.

The Danes are going to be great again next season.  Losing Sam Rowley will hurt, but an experienced 6' 11" 270 lb center like Richard Peters in the Aeast will do damage and  brother Mike Rowley will be better as well.  The backcourt of Hooley, Singletary and Sanders will be down right nasty.

Suny Buffalo and their Puke scum coach have a lot of work to do before they can compete to be "New York's Team",  as Suny Albany is!

If Buffalo improves from 12-6 to 15-3 in conference, plays the cancelled game against Montana State., and picks up three more wins out of conference, that is 30 wins right there...plus the tournament.  If Hurley remains, I'd be shocked if that squad didn't win a game or two in the tourney next year.  If they fall short, it won't be by much.  That is why I don't want to wait around for Hurley to "prove himself" any further.  Somebody will offer him either this year or next.  Next year will be too late for us.  Bobby has had 20 years to wash off that "Duke scum."

honestly i think we just miss on guys, why do christian jones and felix blamou have scholarships? when i see guys like scoochie smith, Cleanthony early (last year), hassan martin, isaiah cousins etc. the list goes on who are in other places and have openly said they would have loved to play in NYC ( Cleanthony said it in first knicks interview about finally being able to play at home). We miss on a lot of guys. coaching at SJU should be awesome with the whole tristate and near inner cities to recruit from.