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Post by diehardexplorer on Feb 21, 2024 9:40:06 GMT -5
Saw the end of VCU-UMass game. UMass runs VCU out of the building. The announcers start the canonization process for Coach Frank Martin. As Yakov Smirnoff used to say “what a country!” i watched parts of the game. st joe's (pa) shill tmac along with ex-nova player chris walker were on the call. during the second half, they also found a way to mix some billy lange praise into the conversation. unbelievable. |
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Post by diehardexplorer on Feb 21, 2024 10:06:20 GMT -5
how any member of the la salle bot back then approved this renovation is beyond me. this decision set the program back decades. thanks brother joe burke. my kids were very young around this time so i wasn't paying as much attention as i should have been, but i never saw this issue of la salle magazine when it came out. if i had seen those plans, i would have been complaining to anyone who would listen. not sure if this was published prior to the start of construction but it appears that it did. my guess is some of the big money people tried to nix this but were unable to talk some common sense into the decision makers. |
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Post by theneumann64 on Feb 21, 2024 10:35:57 GMT -5
how any member of the la salle bot back then approved this renovation is beyond me. this decision set the program back decades. thanks brother joe burke. my kids were very young around this time so i wasn't paying as much attention as i should have been, but i never saw this issue of la salle magazine when it came out. if i had seen those plans, i would have been complaining to anyone who would listen. not sure if this was published prior to the start of construction but it appears that it did. my guess is some of the big money people tried to nix this but were unable to talk some common sense into the decision makers. That's what's enraging. It's not a situation where a good arena got outdated because it didn't have luxury boxes or enough media capabilities. (The example I always like to use is Ebbets Field- it only had 500 parking spots because it was built in 1913, when there were barely any cars and people lived walking or trolley distance from the stadium- by 1957 that had all changed). It was a horrendously bizarre and unworkable "arena" from the day the doors opened. Anyone who knew what they were doing should have seen that from the start, and there's no way they couldn't have come up with something better for the money they spent, even if it still wasn't great- it should have been better. |
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Post by 23won on Feb 21, 2024 13:03:47 GMT -5
$5.5 million in 1996 dollars is worth about $11 million today. You get what you pay for. What is the "actual" current budget of the renovation underway now? Like $20 million?
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Feb 21, 2024 13:21:31 GMT -5
$5.5 million in 1996 dollars is worth about $11 million today. You get what you pay for. What is the "actual" current budget of the renovation underway now? Like $20 million? Louth, was going to do a version of Gola with 6,000 seats, and seating all around the arena. It was going to be done at cost, cheaper than Gola. We looked a gift horse in the mouth. Louth is on here frequently, message him about it. |
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Post by diehardexplorer on Feb 21, 2024 17:55:06 GMT -5
$5.5 million in 1996 dollars is worth about $11 million today. You get what you pay for. What is the "actual" current budget of the renovation underway now? Like $20 million? not sure how true this is, but i heard with overruns the original renovation ended up costing in the $10m range. how awful is that. |
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Feb 23, 2024 11:15:15 GMT -5
For the ESPN+ subscribers among us , the latest article on the coaching carousel is here www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/insider/story/_/id/39565900/2024-guide-mens-college-basketball-coaching-hot-seat-ohio-state-louisville-mid-majors-jobs-candidatesSome A10 (and Big 5) relevant highlights: Retirement watchOthers to watch include Duquesne's Keith Dambrot (65) and La Salle's Fran Dunphy (75)Likely not happening this year, but ...Nova's first two seasons in the post-Jay Wright era have not quite gone according to plan. Kyle Neptune and the Wildcats missed the NCAA tournament last season and, despite heavy NIL and transfer portal infusions last spring, would not make it if the season ended today. It is only year two, though, and there are no obvious replacements from the Villanova family or the Wright coaching tree. There have been whispers of growing unrest on the Main Line, but winning four of the past five games has quieted them for now.Noteworthy non-power programs to keep an eye onSaint Louis Billikens - There have been multiple instances in the Billikens' season where a change appeared imminent, but Travis Ford is still leading the program as we enter the final three weeks of 2023-24. He's won 44 games the past two seasons and led the Billikens to the NCAA tournament in 2019. He's being paid handsomely, but hasn't gotten them back to the dance. The termination fee isn't public but rumored to be high. |
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Post by mookie on Feb 23, 2024 11:25:18 GMT -5
For the ESPN+ subscribers among us , the latest article on the coaching carousel is here www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/insider/story/_/id/39565900/2024-guide-mens-college-basketball-coaching-hot-seat-ohio-state-louisville-mid-majors-jobs-candidatesSome A10 (and Big 5) relevant highlights: Retirement watchOthers to watch include Duquesne's Keith Dambrot (65) and La Salle's Fran Dunphy (75)Likely not happening this year, but ...Nova's first two seasons in the post-Jay Wright era have not quite gone according to plan. Kyle Neptune and the Wildcats missed the NCAA tournament last season and, despite heavy NIL and transfer portal infusions last spring, would not make it if the season ended today. It is only year two, though, and there are no obvious replacements from the Villanova family or the Wright coaching tree. There have been whispers of growing unrest on the Main Line, but winning four of the past five games has quieted them for now.Noteworthy non-power programs to keep an eye onSaint Louis Billikens - There have been multiple instances in the Billikens' season where a change appeared imminent, but Travis Ford is still leading the program as we enter the final three weeks of 2023-24. He's won 44 games the past two seasons and led the Billikens to the NCAA tournament in 2019. He's being paid handsomely, but hasn't gotten them back to the dance. The termination fee isn't public but rumored to be high.Highly unlikely and really only mentioning because I’m a huge Hurley fan but I’d love to see Hurley at Nova… |
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Post by MisterD on Feb 23, 2024 11:26:21 GMT -5
He'd have to sit 2 years ;P
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Post by calsufan on Feb 23, 2024 19:40:23 GMT -5
For the ESPN+ subscribers among us , the latest article on the coaching carousel is here www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/insider/story/_/id/39565900/2024-guide-mens-college-basketball-coaching-hot-seat-ohio-state-louisville-mid-majors-jobs-candidatesSome A10 (and Big 5) relevant highlights: Retirement watchOthers to watch include Duquesne's Keith Dambrot (65) and La Salle's Fran Dunphy (75)Likely not happening this year, but ...Nova's first two seasons in the post-Jay Wright era have not quite gone according to plan. Kyle Neptune and the Wildcats missed the NCAA tournament last season and, despite heavy NIL and transfer portal infusions last spring, would not make it if the season ended today. It is only year two, though, and there are no obvious replacements from the Villanova family or the Wright coaching tree. There have been whispers of growing unrest on the Main Line, but winning four of the past five games has quieted them for now.Noteworthy non-power programs to keep an eye onSaint Louis Billikens - There have been multiple instances in the Billikens' season where a change appeared imminent, but Travis Ford is still leading the program as we enter the final three weeks of 2023-24. He's won 44 games the past two seasons and led the Billikens to the NCAA tournament in 2019. He's being paid handsomely, but hasn't gotten them back to the dance. The termination fee isn't public but rumored to be high.Highly unlikely and really only mentioning because I’m a huge Hurley fan but I’d love to see Hurley at Nova… If you're speaking about Danny Hurley I have to gently disagree. He's a constantly whining, foot stomping, self-promoting, egotistical douche. And those are his good traits. |
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Post by mookie on Feb 24, 2024 0:29:54 GMT -5
Highly unlikely and really only mentioning because I’m a huge Hurley fan but I’d love to see Hurley at Nova… If you're speaking about Danny Hurley I have to gently disagree. He's a constantly whining, foot stomping, self-promoting, egotistical douche. And those are his good traits. No, Bobby |
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Feb 25, 2024 18:11:24 GMT -5
VCU just screwed me out of a 5 team parlay at -5... they won by 4.
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Post by giveansk1 on Feb 26, 2024 9:39:26 GMT -5
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Feb 26, 2024 10:45:23 GMT -5
Final game of the season at Loyola Chicago will be a tough one. They are firing on all cylinders right now. Got a few good guys out of the transfer portal and they are playing solidly as a team riding a 7 game win streak. |
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Feb 26, 2024 11:42:01 GMT -5
I'd rather get 10 than 9.
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Post by giveansk1 on Feb 26, 2024 13:01:16 GMT -5
I'd rather get 10 than 9. Why? Who is the bogey man at 1 you want to avoid? Hard to imagine your odds of advancing improve by playing an additional round. |
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Feb 26, 2024 14:08:24 GMT -5
I want an opportunity at an extra win on day 1
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Post by giveansk1 on Feb 26, 2024 14:57:41 GMT -5
Fair enough, that is a reasonable response if getting a winning record is the priority. Personally I'd just love to get to the semis any way we can.
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Post by sweat83 on Feb 27, 2024 10:31:08 GMT -5
Final game of the season at Loyola Chicago will be a tough one. They are firing on all cylinders right now. Got a few good guys out of the transfer portal and they are playing solidly as a team riding a 7 game win streak. Loyola has a top 4 seed all wrapped up. Seeds 1-4 don't really matter this year. Will be interesting to see how they handle that last game. |
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Feb 27, 2024 10:42:42 GMT -5
Final game of the season at Loyola Chicago will be a tough one. They are firing on all cylinders right now. Got a few good guys out of the transfer portal and they are playing solidly as a team riding a 7 game win streak. Loyola has a top 4 seed all wrapped up. Seeds 1-4 don't really matter this year. Will be interesting to see how they handle that last game. They come out ready to play. A 1-seed is always more favorable, and although there's no automatic NIT qualifier this year for finishing first in the conference, I have to think they have NIT as a secondary goal if they don't win the A10 tournament. A loss to us would hurt those chances. They currently have a NET of 92 with a chance to improve that with strong showings at the Bonnies tonight (NET 72 - could be a Quad 1 win), and against Dayton this weekend (NET 20 -another Quad 1 opportunity). They can't afford to stumble against Davidson or us. |
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Post by nyalum on Feb 27, 2024 19:28:47 GMT -5
Ugly game so far with Mason at Fordham. 8-7 Mason with 7:51 remaining in the 1st half.
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Feb 27, 2024 20:48:06 GMT -5
Mason is about to cost me a 6 team parlay... that's like 4 bucks to win 195.
Cover the fucking 2.
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Feb 27, 2024 21:10:51 GMT -5
Such horseshit. A bad goaltend call, that even the Fordham broadcast team thought was bad, set the wheels in motion for this.
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Feb 28, 2024 23:12:51 GMT -5
Playing around with the link tonight, I see one path for us to avoid the PIG. - beat both GW and Loyola - Rhode Island has to lose to SLU and Fordham, and beat Mason - Fordham has to lose to St. Joe's and UMass - Richmond has to beat Mason and at least either VCU or St. Joe's - Davidson has to lose 2 of their last 3 Highly improbable all that happens, but still possible |
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Mar 1, 2024 14:17:56 GMT -5
Latest bracket projections have Villanova out and Richmond in. There's a certain irony around Tyler Burton transferring to Nova to get into the Dance and settling for watching Richmond play in the tourney.
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Post by MisterD on Mar 1, 2024 14:36:39 GMT -5
Easy ... if Villanova can just be above .500 in the big east I have no doubt the committee will find a way to get them in.
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Post by 1863 on Mar 1, 2024 23:33:27 GMT -5
Loyola-Dayton was a pretty poorly played game, but Loyola does have a talented and physical team. I'd say we're in trouble next Saturday (March 9) in Chicago.
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Mar 4, 2024 11:27:03 GMT -5
All the right things happened this last weekend and we still, shockingly, have a chance to finish out of the PIG in 9th.
Just need the following:
- Win at Loyola-Chicago
- Rhode Island to beat Mason and Lose to Fordham
- Fordham to lose to UMass
- Richmond to beat Mason
- Davidson to lose either to Loyola or St. Joe's
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Mar 5, 2024 21:56:10 GMT -5
Duquesne may have just cost VCU the double bye.
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Post by crayzeeguy on Mar 6, 2024 9:49:39 GMT -5
Duquesne may have just cost VCU the double bye. VCU has been a completely different team since getting beat up by UMASS |
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