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Post by festushagan on Feb 25, 2021 8:12:42 GMT -5
Next game at GMU, would like to know why there and why would La Salle agree to play a second game away in the same season?
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Feb 25, 2021 8:15:58 GMT -5
Because they're in no position to pick their time and place. They need momentum and wins.
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Feb 25, 2021 8:53:48 GMT -5
Conference sets the schedule. With Fordham on pause and wanting to get games in, things shifted. A bunch of the schools had games shifted for these final two weeks.
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Post by festushagan on Feb 25, 2021 20:32:29 GMT -5
Greater chance to gain momentum at home, seems unfair to La Salle to play a second game in Fairfax!
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Post by fvp47 on Feb 25, 2021 20:46:10 GMT -5
Greater chance to gain momentum at home, seems unfair to La Salle to play a second game in Fairfax! There are really two questions. Why are we going there instead of them GM coming to La Salle? Why are we not playing GW instead. |
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Post by 1863 on Feb 25, 2021 21:21:49 GMT -5
I was wondering why the Atlantic 10 didn't make teams play 3 (or 4, if necessary) games a week in order to make-up the postponed games in an effort to maintain the integrity of the 18-game conference schedule. Anyone ever read or catch an interview where that topic came up?
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Feb 25, 2021 21:24:46 GMT -5
I was wondering why the Atlantic 10 didn't make teams play 3 (or 4, if necessary) games a week in order to make-up the postponed games in an effort to maintain the integrity of the 18-game conference schedule. Anyone ever read or catch an interview where that topic came up? I would've like to have seen a busier schedule while everyone was healthy as well. This season was basically a race against time. Idle time was pointless this year. |
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Post by hykos1045 on Feb 25, 2021 22:27:25 GMT -5
I was wondering why the Atlantic 10 didn't make teams play 3 (or 4, if necessary) games a week in order to make-up the postponed games in an effort to maintain the integrity of the 18-game conference schedule. Anyone ever read or catch an interview where that topic came up? Yeah, I'll bite. In a season where travel obviously has been adversely affected, they didn't want to fly guys all over just for the sake of a "balanced" schedule. This year was all about playing games and having "a season." As for why this team/place/now and not another team/place, I do believe that schedule parity overall was of secondary consideration behind #1 health and #2 logistics. In my opinion they treated this late schedule shift like a rebalancing arrangement that had some reseeding implications as a bonus. If you didn't like the prospects of STL as a 4 seed or a 9 seed, well it gave them some good opportunities to prove it on the court finally. Those games in January just don't look as important now, such as when we beat Dayton. (SJU just beat us and Dayton at almost full strength.) The team with the biggest affects of COVID scheduling in this league are: STL, SJU and Fordham. You might say La Salle's effects of COVID were mainly net positive with the three favorable "timing" matchups which were capitalized on, leading to wins! |
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Feb 25, 2021 22:28:18 GMT -5
I think something called "classes" might have prevented 3-4 games a week.
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Post by theneumann64 on Feb 26, 2021 3:32:30 GMT -5
I don’t want to jinx it when there’s still a few games left, but the everyone associated with this program, players, coaches, administrators, support staff- everyone, will deserve a HUGE amount of credit if we get through the season without having had any pauses related to COVID.
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Feb 26, 2021 7:12:51 GMT -5
I think something called "classes" might have prevented 3-4 games a week. I think they are virtual. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2021 9:06:17 GMT -5
I was wondering why the Atlantic 10 didn't make teams play 3 (or 4, if necessary) games a week in order to make-up the postponed games in an effort to maintain the integrity of the 18-game conference schedule. Anyone ever read or catch an interview where that topic came up? All you’d get if you did 3-4 games a week is top teams like bonnies and Richmond who go 6-7 deep play a ton of minutes, be exhausted, and lose to teams they shouldn’t be losing to. The conference is trying to protect themselves, and I don’t blame them. I think NCAA also requires rest time so 4 games in 7 days probably wouldn’t work. Also, you’re putting kids in a bad position if you’re telling them to play 4 games, a game monday, then practice Tuesday for your opponent Wednesday. Then practice Thursday for an opponent Friday. Then play Saturday or Sunday? That’s just asinine. |
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Feb 26, 2021 9:31:57 GMT -5
I don't know about 4 games in a week, but 3 games is certainly possible. These guys play 6 games per weekend in AAU/travel, and in the off-season. Right away, the A10 should've cut down to a 16 game conference schedule. Then, the A10 could have front loaded everyone's conference schedule. No bye weeks, or long gaps in the schedule. The last week in February and first week in March is a 2 week idle period for make up games. Being that classes are virtual and spring break is covering some of this, the academic sacrifice is minimal this season.
La Salle has been extremely fortunate this season. Kudos to the team and coaching staff. They could've used the 2 week idle period for rest or they could've scheduled some local games like Temple, Nova, Philly U, etc.
As it stands right now, this conference is a cluster fuck. Teams are off for 3 weeks at a time, they are changing the seeding criteria at the last minute, it's just nuts. I realize that we have to have flexibility playing in a pandemic, but we can also play more games in the same amount of time. We've watched week day games start in the afternoon, at 5PM, 6PM.... things that would never happen if there was a live gate. Playing 3 games per week could fall under that umbrella.
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Post by DE-LSU84 on Feb 26, 2021 10:11:55 GMT -5
How about LaSalle getting some revenge for the 33 point butt kicking we took from GM a couple of weeks ago. A win on the road, against a team that embarrass us would be a huge sign that this team has matured and turned the corner.
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Post by explorer88 on Feb 26, 2021 10:26:32 GMT -5
How about LaSalle getting some revenge for the 33 point butt kicking we took from GM a couple of weeks ago. A win on the road, against a team that embarrass us would be a huge sign that this team has matured and turned the corner. As far as I am concerned how we play will say a lot about Ash for me. This team should be ready for this game. No excuses. They embarrassed us last time and frankly they are not that good. It is time for Ash to start getting some traction on consistency in this program. |
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Feb 26, 2021 14:45:19 GMT -5
Guessing we will be an 8-pt underdog going into this one
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Feb 26, 2021 15:18:59 GMT -5
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Post by Gnocchi on Feb 26, 2021 15:33:03 GMT -5
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Post by 1863 on Feb 26, 2021 15:59:59 GMT -5
I was wondering why the Atlantic 10 didn't make teams play 3 (or 4, if necessary) games a week in order to make-up the postponed games in an effort to maintain the integrity of the 18-game conference schedule. Anyone ever read or catch an interview where that topic came up? All you’d get if you did 3-4 games a week is top teams like bonnies and Richmond who go 6-7 deep play a ton of minutes, be exhausted, and lose to teams they shouldn’t be losing to. The conference is trying to protect themselves, and I don’t blame them. I think NCAA also requires rest time so 4 games in 7 days probably wouldn’t work. Also, you’re putting kids in a bad position if you’re telling them to play 4 games, a game monday, then practice Tuesday for your opponent Wednesday. Then practice Thursday for an opponent Friday. Then play Saturday or Sunday? That’s just asinine. C'mon now, we're not talking about a bunch of geriatrics wheezing up and down the court here. These are athletes who haven't even hit their prime years yet. Sometime during the 1980s, Abington High School in suburban Philadelphia (for those out of the area who may not be familiar with it) had a teacher's strike that ran from the late fall through sometime in January. In that era, coaches weren't allowed to cross the picket line and students were not allow to engage in extra-curricular activities during a strike. That year, the Suburban One League, of which Abington was a member, played two halves of 9 games each for their basketball conference schedule. The strike was settled the night before the last game of the first half was played, which of course Abington wouldn't be ready for. Because of the strike, each of Abington's first half opponents were awarded a forfeit victory, leaving the Galloping Ghosts with an 0-9 record for the first half. The league got together and decided that each school could either keep the forfeit or offer to play Abington before the second half of the league season began, leaving a little more than a week available to accomplish this. Abington played 9 games in 10 days, went 9-0, and won the first half title. It's not like its a wild idea that can't be done (not 9 games in 10 days, but you know what I'm saying). And as for classes, as someone else mentioned, every school is either virtual or other arrangements are made. College athletic teams do it all the time. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2021 17:16:18 GMT -5
MLB pitchers used to also start 5 games in a week. And pitch at least 7 innings in all of them. Times change. The NCAA also has rules for how much rest is required for teams to not have players overworked like that.
But most importantly (in terms of money) better teams would lose games they shouldn’t and the A10 would miss a chance at at large bid(s). No point in doing that.
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Post by 1863 on Feb 26, 2021 19:31:19 GMT -5
MLB pitchers used to also start 5 games in a week. And pitch at least 7 innings in all of them. Times change. The NCAA also has rules for how much rest is required for teams to not have players overworked like that. But most importantly (in terms of money) better teams would lose games they shouldn’t and the A10 would miss a chance at at large bid(s). No point in doing that. And you're right about that. The money and bids drive the engine. And the post someone had earlier about the increased travel made a good point about that. I just wonder now that the genie's out of the bottle about the sanctity of the 18-game schedule, what's to keep a team in the future that's enduring a, let's say 1-14 season, from deciding that the last three games weren't worth playing and just packed up and called it a season? This is an unusual set of circumstances this season, but I could see Mr. 1-14 pointing to this year as precedent-setting. Just a thought. |
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Post by hykos1045 on Feb 26, 2021 23:11:11 GMT -5
4 games a week just could have led to more travel induced pauses. Why are we having this argument? I think it is too easy for armchair guys to be able to take the position that the 18 y.o. guys should play back to back games and be up to it with little to no recovery time but if you look at the results of that, there would almost certainly be injuries and academics would suffer. Based on studies and observations, some of the other A10 sports have added more recovery time standards into schedules that previously had not been afforded them.
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Post by roaddog77 on Feb 27, 2021 0:22:15 GMT -5
Why the A10 play back to back game on Friday and Saturday like other Mid-Major conference like the Horizon, MVC, and the Big West Conference. That give the player plenty of time to rest and study for class. All the conference game that was postpones will be played and open dates for the make up game.
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Feb 27, 2021 8:08:36 GMT -5
Win today and we lock up 11th place. Lose today, and we are officially 12th in the standings. Had we beaten the Hawks and Fordham, a win today could've had us at 7th or 8th place.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2021 8:36:31 GMT -5
MLB pitchers used to also start 5 games in a week. And pitch at least 7 innings in all of them. Times change. The NCAA also has rules for how much rest is required for teams to not have players overworked like that. But most importantly (in terms of money) better teams would lose games they shouldn’t and the A10 would miss a chance at at large bid(s). No point in doing that. And you're right about that. The money and bids drive the engine. And the post someone had earlier about the increased travel made a good point about that. I just wonder now that the genie's out of the bottle about the sanctity of the 18-game schedule, what's to keep a team in the future that's enduring a, let's say 1-14 season, from deciding that the last three games weren't worth playing and just packed up and called it a season? This is an unusual set of circumstances this season, but I could see Mr. 1-14 pointing to this year as precedent-setting. Just a thought. Well they are locked into a contract to play a certain amount of games. And the tv money, ticket money, etc. would stop them from doing it. And no one wants to play on a team that will stop playing if they have a bad record. Anything can happen in the conference tournament. Do you think any recruit would ever go to a school where they just stop playing with a bad record? I don’t. And I think that’d be an awful look for a school that would immediately get the coach and AD fired. |
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Post by victoriouslasalle on Feb 27, 2021 11:57:20 GMT -5
How about LaSalle getting some revenge for the 33 point butt kicking we took from GM a couple of weeks ago. A win on the road, against a team that embarrass us would be a huge sign that this team has matured and turned the corner. As far as I am concerned how we play will say a lot about Ash for me. This team should be ready for this game. No excuses. They embarrassed us last time and frankly they are not that good. It is time for Ash to start getting some traction on consistency in this program. Agree, we should have a chip on our shoulder regarding this game. Mason plays like they own us. Obviously I hope I am wrong, I just cannot picture victory for us. When was the last time we beat them? Maybe my imagination, guys on the Mason squad seem to flat out laugh at us at points in the last game. Again, hope I am wrong. |
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Feb 27, 2021 12:32:50 GMT -5
February 27, 2016???
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Post by diehardexplorer on Feb 27, 2021 13:47:36 GMT -5
Win today and we lock up 11th place. Lose today, and we are officially 12th in the standings. Had we beaten the Hawks and Fordham, a win today could've had us at 7th or 8th place. isn't gw going to be seeded by their net ranking? they only played 8 conference games which doesn't get them to 60% of the 13.5 game median. no way their net ranking (258) will overtake la salle's (178) regardless of how today's game against gmu turns out. |
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Post by DE-LSU84 on Feb 27, 2021 14:13:37 GMT -5
Today is senior day at GM plus they are honoring a 45 year tenured athletic employee, currently asst. AD. Does not look like a recipe for a LaSalle win. Hope I am wrong. Forget the three, just make a lot of two's.
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Feb 27, 2021 14:19:16 GMT -5
Win today and we lock up 11th place. Lose today, and we are officially 12th in the standings. Had we beaten the Hawks and Fordham, a win today could've had us at 7th or 8th place. isn't gw going to be seeded by their net ranking? they only played 8 conference games which doesn't get them to 60% of the 13.5 game median. no way their net ranking (258) will overtake la salle's (178) regardless of how today's game against gmu turns out. I wasn't talking about tournament seeding. I was talking about final standings. |
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