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    NBA 2017-2018 thread

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    Your Official SU-Iona Game Thread

    Kenpom has some weird stats under his "personnel" heading. The average height of a rotation player in D1 basketball this year is 76.8 inches The average height of SU rotation players is 79.6 inches, which is #1 in the nation The average height of Iona's rotation players is 76.4 inches, which...
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    Future is bright for now

    comparison: Dion Waiters in his sophomore year shot 53% on his twos and 36.3% on his threes with an offensive rating of 115.6, with a very high usage rate. last year, Tyus shot 52% on his twos and 36.6% on his threes with an offensive rating of 114.1, so I would think that if he can maintain...
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    Future is bright for now

    I might have missed it, but I've never read anyone on here predicting he'd be a lottery pick.
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    Egor Koulechov

    Egor was a 4th year junior at Rice last year that many of us were hoping would become available on the grad transfer market. He did, but unfortunately he chose Florida. He made his Florida debut last night with 34 points/5 rebounds/5 assists, going 6 for 9 from three and 11 for 17 overall...
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    NBA 2017-2018 thread

    Matthew Dellavedova bothered Stephie. I have no doubt that Zeke and Joe would dog him out. Because they didn't need to does not equate to "they couldn't"
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    NBA 2017-2018 thread

    you know what they say . . . it's not the size of the dog in the fight . I think these guys would be shocked at the level & intensity of physicality allowed in the game in those days. Then again, Steph does throw a mean mouth guard. That might back Dumars down. :rolling:
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    Hopkins is 2-0 with Providence next...

    I noticed on their schedule that they play Kansas right after we do. That kind of sucks for Hopkins, that Kansas gets to work against the varsity zone before taking on the jv. I don't mean that as a slight to Hopkins, but the Washington zone will be in its first 6 weeks of existence and even...
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    NBA 2017-2018 thread

    If you drop the Warriors into that era, then you are using that era's referees and ethos, which means much more physicality is allowed for the defenders. I don't know about the other great teams of the time, but I would give better than even money that Chuck Daly's Detroit Bad Boys would first...
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    Reminder, only two days left for your Iggy prediction.

    By my count (which was done quickly with pen & paper and I am open to corrections): We have 76 predictions. High estimate of total wins: 25 Low estimate of total wins: 11 High estimate of conference wins: 13 Low estimate of conference wins: 4 Average number of total wins: 18.68 Average...
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    Stephon Marbury vs Jimmer Fredette

    Starbury looks to have gotten the better of this scuffle, but Jimmer is absolutely killing it in China Fredette led his team to the win behind a line of 54 points, 13 boards and 10 assists. Starbury put up 4, 6 and 4. I did a quick search on Jimmer in China, where he's called "the lonely...
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    NBA 2017-2018 thread

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    Sidibe Pronunciation

    that's actually how I was pronouncing it; I didn't phoneticize (if that's a word) the RAHM part correctly
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    NBA 2017-2018 thread

    If you throw out Chris McCullough, who's only appeared in 1 game, Malachi has the 3rd best PER of all SU alums so far this season (behind Melo & Jerami)
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    NBA 2017-2018 thread

    Is Randle good enough to make swallowing Deng's deal ok? And is there anyone out there with the cap space to make such a deal happen?
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    Sidibe Pronunciation

    I thought it was SID-ee-bay until I read that his teammates call him Dib for short, which made me think it was si-DIB-ay Is the first name boo-RAM-ah?
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    My two cents, having now seen the team

    I know it was of his own doing, but that is immaterial to my point, which is that he's rounding back into form from a period of inactivity and we need to wait a few games to pass judgements on him. Of course, it is clear that many posters are harboring a grudge against Frank because of last...
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    Is Maryland the 1st televised game?

    as recently as 2005, only 3 of the first 10 games were televised
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    Is Maryland the 1st televised game?

    It's not that they don't matter, and I don't mean to sound callous, but the future of the program is not going to rest on senior citizens who cannot figure out how to stream early season games against cupcakes. Also, those life long fans also remember not too long ago when relatively few...
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    We are a year away

    How do you "know" that? OK, it is what you think & everyone is entitled to their opinion. But you do not and cannot "know" that.
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    Cornell Prediction Thread...

    Jim 77 Jimmy 58
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    My two cents, having now seen the team

    I think people are forgetting that he is coming off an injury, a benching and nearly being kicked out of the program. These are the first meaningful games in which he has been given real responsibilities that he has played in nearly a year. I think he's anxious to prove that he belongs and...
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    Jim Boeheim Is The Greatest Coach Who Never Fit The Part

    I don't agree. A foundation of his argument is that people from Syracuse think their city is a craphole; nobody in this thread is saying that
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    Jim Boeheim Is The Greatest Coach Who Never Fit The Part

    Even more than asking Mike, he could have queried some of Boeheim's peers. Associates like Pitino, friends like Krzyzewski, rivals like Calhoun will all tell you that, if anything, Boeheim is underrated. And I, too, have read numerous books about my hometown, and this characterization of them...
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    MLB offseason talk

    He won't win; he won't even be top 5, but IMO, Bellinger is the NL MVP. Dodgers had the best record in baseball, but were 6 games below .500 when he was not playing. His presence changed the way teams pitched to the entire Dodger lineup. AFAIAC, the most impactful player on the best team...
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    10th Annual Iggy Awards. Time to make your predictions.

    1) Regular season record. 22-9 2) ACC season record. 11-7 3) ACC Tournament record. 1-1 4) Post-season record NCAA 1-1 5) Leading scorer Battle 17.3 ppg 6) Leading rebounder Brissett 8.1 rpg 7) Player with most minutes per game Battle 37.1 mpg. 8) TIEBREAKER-Leader in 3 pointers Thorpe 76
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    MLB offseason talk

    The Dodgers couldn't afford to give up free baserunners in such a tight series, but now that it is over: I hope they face the 'Stros in spring training and someone puts a hard one right into Yuli Gurriel's ribs.
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    No buzz

    This is incoherent. In your first sentence you state that it is unacceptable to write off a season, then in your second sentence you do just that! I'm not writing off the season and I think we are going to be pretty good. One of us will be eating crow at the end of this season.
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    No buzz

    I wasn't referring to you, bballbeadle :)
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    Starters?

    That is certainly true, but to be fair CuseLifer11 called him "crunch time," not clutch. I took him to mean only that he'd be playing with the end of game unit.
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    No buzz

    Little buzz because the Eeyores have dominated the pre-season discussion, such that the consensus is that this team will be NIT-bound. There are a handful of voices that are cautiously optimistic but next to nobody saying outright that this will be an NCAA team. I'm on the optimistic side...
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    Starters?

    Given where he was in January, 2017, if Frank gives us 35 mpg of quality PG play to go along with above average 3 pt shooting, I think it will have to go down as one of Boeheim's greatest coaching achievements. And that is what I am rooting for.
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    MLB offseason talk

    we'll see Wood before we see Kershaw. I think Roberts will hold back Kersh in case of extra innings and to avoid having to use Kenley for another 6 out save. Ideally, something like 9 outs from Yu, 6 outs from Wood, 5 outs from Maeda, 3 outs from Morrow; throw in Watson somewhere in there for...
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    MLB offseason talk

    A more experienced player would shorten his swing and just look to make contact, but Cody is looking to take it out on every swing. Funny: if you had told me before the series began that one young Dodger would hit 3 home runs, and another would strike out 14 times but redeem himself with...
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    MLB offseason talk

    This is the best World Series I have ever seen. Every game has been competitive. Let's make it best of 11!
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    MLB offseason talk

    Except that Houston's offense was historically great with the regular season ball. The WS ball has enhanced the advantage they brought to the series and diminished the Dodger's advantage. This is not a complaint; the Astros are winning fair and square. I just think changing the ball like that...
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    MLB offseason talk

    Agree. If it is the same ball and the ball is abnormal in such a way that it tilts the advantage away from the pitcher and toward the hitter, then it is the pitching/defensive team strengths away in favor of the hitting/offensive team. And it's not just the ball. In Sunday night's game, the...
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    Class of 2018 C Majur Majak (NJ) to St Peters

    Here's hoping they use something more comtemporary & relevant
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    32 teams?

    In your plan, though, there is no guarantee of what you call "real pennant races." In a likely 4 division set up this year, the Dodgers and Astros would have been coasting the last month and a half at least. Cleveland would have been for most of September. Only a possible NL East race between...
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    MLB offseason talk

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    NBA 2017-2018 thread

    They are all contenders, but it is way to early to say. I'd have to add Sacramento and Dallas on that list . Last year, the Lakers started 10-10 and everyone thought they were way ahead of schedule, but they crashed to the 3rd worst record in the league. I wouldn't be surprised to see a...
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    Pole dancing, dodgeball inch closer to becoming Olympic sports

    Patches O'Houlihan is tanned, rested and ready!
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    Scrimmage Recap

    I have to disagree there. Looking back at his two years, I think center was clearly his best position. On offense, he created mismatch problems for the other teams (which he took better advantage of as a frosh, to be sure). But the big difference was on the defensive end. He was a solid rim...
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    Scrimmage Recap

    OK and I agree. But I still don't understand your call to play more man2man. Seems to me the issues you are concerned of would be enhanced in man ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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    Mindhunters

    I liked it and can't wait for season 2. I think Cameron Britton, who played Ed Kemper, deserves an Emmy nomination.
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    Scrimmage Recap

    I don't follow your logic. If the centers are too thin/weak/short to play effectively in the zone, how will playing man be any better?
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    Class of 2018 C Majur Majak (NJ) to St Peters

    If major magic falls into your lap, I think it's probably bad karma to just walk away from it
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