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Post by ghostofdylan on Nov 18, 2015 12:48:06 GMT -6
Let's cut to the chase: as I was sitting at The Joyce midway through the second half, I thought:
"This is NOT going well. The officiating hasn't exactly gone our way and the guys must have dead legs. I hope the team can gut out a competitive performance, but this is a top-15 national team playing on its home court. They may be on the brink of annihilating us."
But thanks to the team's top-line talent, drive and relentless coaching, that never happened.
I'll put our starting lineup up against anyone in the Horizon League. I'd like to see a bit more out of our bench, but Quan will be eligible after the first semester.
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Post by skrapheap on Nov 18, 2015 13:00:33 GMT -6
...If you go back and check, most sports writers who bother to issue predictions end up wrong. And yet we keep reading their stuff. Why does someone have to apologize for giving their opinion? Do they have to apologize? No. But they are putting out projections, based on their alleged expertise. And i think it's entirely appropriate for them to be reminded that they aren't as expert as they would have us believe. As little as i liked Howard Cosell, he at least admitted that he "never played the game."
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Post by Hack on Nov 18, 2015 13:10:40 GMT -6
Why does someone have to apologize for giving their opinion? Do they have to apologize? No. But they are putting out projections, based on their alleged expertise. And i think it's entirely appropriate for them to be reminded that they aren't as expert as they would have us believe. As little as i liked Howard Cosell, he at least admitted that he "never played the game." I must have missed all the apology posts from the experts here from their wayward predictions over the years. Once upon a time in my budding journalism career, I was directed to predict high school football games. "Because readers love predictions," I was told by the brass. "No, readers love to have something to gripe out," was my response. "That too," said in return. Nothing like having to face a coach for an interview days after I picked his team to lose by a touchdown to an archrival. I'm willing to guess most reporters hate making predictions, but they are an easy-to-produce feature that gets eyes from those with short-attention spans ... and they give the readers-who-hate-the-media crowd a reason to say, "YOU'RE WRONG! I TOLD YOU SO! YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT X SPORT!" With all the problems facing the newspaper industry, apologizing for predictions isn't one of them.
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Post by BBFran on Nov 18, 2015 13:24:10 GMT -6
ghost, as I noted last night on the drive home Jayquan has never played a college basketball game. It would be a pleasant surprise if he makes a significant impact, especially in a team with as much guard depth as we have.
Now if he suddenly sprouted to 6'7... Our depth issues are entirely on the front line.
I'm excited about Jayquan, but more so for future years.
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Nov 18, 2015 14:38:37 GMT -6
Many, many things are hurting college ball, but right there at the top of the list are quick whistles and cheap fouls called for minor contact. The players do their damndest to make this game watchable in spite of the odds. It depends what the contact is. The freedom of movement "rule" if called the correct way will be great for the game. If you are talking about last nights game, not so much.
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Post by skrapheap on Nov 18, 2015 16:19:04 GMT -6
Do they have to apologize? No.But they are putting out projections, based on their alleged expertise. And i think it's entirely appropriate for them to be reminded that they aren't as expert as they would have us believe. As little as i liked Howard Cosell, he at least admitted that he "never played the game." I must have missed all the apology posts from the experts here from their wayward predictions over the years. Once upon a time in my budding journalism career, I was directed to predict high school football games. "Because readers love predictions," I was told by the brass. "No, readers love to have something to gripe out," was my response. "That too," said in return. Nothing like having to face a coach for an interview days after I picked his team to lose by a touchdown to an archrival. I'm willing to guess most reporters hate making predictions, but they are an easy-to-produce feature that gets eyes from those with short-attention spans ... and they give the readers-who-hate-the-media crowd a reason to say, "YOU'RE WRONG! I TOLD YOU SO! YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT X SPORT!" With all the problems facing the newspaper industry, apologizing for predictions isn't one of them. I've highlighted my (earlier) agreement with your last statement. All I am saying is that if you make predictions while passing yourself off as knowledgeable about a topic, you'd better be prepared to take some flack. You'll note that i don't make predictions about men's basketball. i have no expertise and pretend to none. On the topic, i am nothing more than another guy with an opinion, and an ill-informed opinion at that.
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Post by GoPanthers33 on Nov 26, 2015 19:40:17 GMT -6
Notre Dame lost 70-68 to Monmouth tonight...
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Post by MKEPanthers45 on Nov 26, 2015 22:18:24 GMT -6
Notre Dame lost 70-68 to Monmouth tonight... Monmouth also beat UCLA and took USC to OT.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Nov 26, 2015 23:42:09 GMT -6
Go, Fighting Scots!!!!
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Post by FTA1982 on Nov 26, 2015 23:47:20 GMT -6
Monmouth plays in the underrated MAAC conference with Iona, Manhattan, etc. Their guard play is really solid. ND's lack of depth behind Jackson really hurt them tonight.
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Post by PantherU on Nov 27, 2015 11:18:03 GMT -6
I'll echo the MAAC statement. That conference is really good top to bottom.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Dec 2, 2015 22:14:08 GMT -6
My buddy from Galesburg, Ill.: "You guys stayed within 10 of that team!?!"
My response: "Eight ... at their place!"
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