Case gym Tuesday at 7pm. Will be a good conference road test against BU. Need to play with the same level of intensity on defense as Albany game and take care of the basketball on offense. Our big men will be key in this game- they need to step up when Irving/Watson get into the lane (which they will, let's not pretend they won't) and on offense hopefully we can get shots inside and wear down the Terriers. Need to make sure Papale and Robinson are defended closely as well from 3.
Should be a good game. Sam- don't know yet whether I can grab food/beer before the game. Our nanny is out of the country right now so I might be going with the fam. Will let you know. We should do that at some point though, it's pretty long overdue at this point.
After watching BU run out of gas and blow the lead vs. Hartford, while on winter break, and having no other commitments, I'm pretty nervous about this one. I expect a UVM win, but will be there cheering regardless.
If we play like we have been playing, I think we win, but our challenge has been maintaining our effort and intensity. We're probably due for a letdown.
I've never seen us not bring intensity against BU. A UNH or a Binghamton? Definitely. But not being ready to play BU? I haven't seen it.
BU is probably our true rival in mens basketball, and given this is the last time we'll be playing them on Comm Ave for who knows when again, I can't imagine we don't bring the effort and intensity.
There's a lot of different ways we can lose this game, but I don't believe not being ready to play will be one of them.
BU is probably our true rival in mens basketball, and given this is the last time we'll be playing them on Comm Ave for who knows when again, I can't imagine we don't bring the effort and intensity.
I'd be very disappointed if this was it for BU-UVM. Remember, when they were in different hockey conferences for many years, they still met every year in what was usually the home opener for one school or the other. Maybe they could have a similar arrangement in hoops, hopeful alternating with the NU game (so home-UVM, road-NU then home-NU, road UVM in alternating years). That was the arrangement with UVM & RPI most years in hockey.
I think BU has to force a lot of turnovers or make a lot threes to pull out the win.
This season has been a little disappointing due to the number of close losses and blown leads lately. Hopefully they can play a full game and get the W.
I would hope that BU would bring the attitude of a wounded animal backed into a corner...but who knows what their mindset will be. Do they think they have nothing to play for now? Will they just pack it in? I really would like to see them fight & claw all year to try and get back into the race and I'm sure the coaching staff will try to instill that in them, but will it work?
This game will give us a pretty good gauge because if they lose this one, they can kiss the regular season title goodbye...
Even if they blow the regular season title, BU should be pretty motivated to get into any postseason tournament, even the CBI or CIT. They have to go at least 9-5 from here out to be even eligible. Dropping another home game this quickly would really put them on the brink.
I think there's a decent chance BU continues series with UNH, UVM, Albany, Hartford and Maine. The most important one to hang onto is UNH because of proximity and the number of BU students from that state.
UMBC, Bing and Stony Brook are far enough that they likely don't want series with BU anyway.
Because 5 minutes of one game represents who a player is entirely... to someone who'd never seen them play before, both Watson and Voelkel look awful today, is either accurate? No...
A one-game look is pretty silly, but I've seen Watson 4-5 times now and my impression is that of course he's talented but in no way is he a worthy of a "ESPN Top 100" recruit. Although, nobody can really say what that even means so discussing it is almost a waste and just message board fodder anyways.
Main point is he's definitely at the right level and like a lot of freshman, has a ton of work to do.
I think his quickness/speed has also been way overhyped. He's definitely quick but honestly it's nothing extraordinary- especially when you look outside the AE.
And of course, I'd still take him at UVM in a second.
Mo had 3 turnovers in the last minute of the game - thank goodness we were already up by double-digits.
Like any freshman, he is going to be very inconsistent - some real bonehead plays mixed with flashes of brilliance. And brilliance for Mo Watson are when he gets to show off ridiculous court vision with some truly awesome passes. Stuff I have never seen at BU and which you only see at the high levels. As he matures and cuts down on the boners, I believe he will live up to much of the hype.
Plus he has a tremendous attitude, a real leader, and he's not a bad shooter either.
Mo had 3 turnovers in the last minute of the game - thank goodness we were already up by double-digits.
Like any freshman, he is going to be very inconsistent - some real bonehead plays mixed with flashes of brilliance. And brilliance for Mo Watson are when he gets to show off ridiculous court vision with some truly awesome passes. Stuff I have never seen at BU and which you only see at the high levels. As he matures and cuts down on the boners, I believe he will live up to much of the hype.
Plus he has a tremendous attitude, a real leader, and he's not a bad shooter either.
This is my favorite part about Mo. Smiling, high fiving, talking to teammates, first to help guys up...he's a leader and he's only going to get better.
I have a feeling this is how the season will be for BU. As Dom Morris goes, so go the Terriers.
All is know is from the post-game interview, and they said Travis lost TEETH (not tooth!) and he was in a lot of pain. The coaches were joking with him that he'd be no problem for Saturday, but I'm not sure Travis bought it. Hopefully he'll be back, we need him.
Sam's game story mentioned Dieudonne sustained a concussion in practice, which can be bad news for any player - as we saw with DJ last year. I hope it's not serious.
A dean of the School of Dental Medicine was sitting behind me, and went over to check Travis out. From what he was saying, and I couldn't hear it all, it's going to be quite the mess in his mouth. Real bummer for a guy who already wears a facemask!
Overall, I was nervous the whole game, but really thrilled with the intensity displayed by the Terriers last night. I think some of their mistakes were related to how hyped up they were, and their energy level.
Vermont struggling to make shots. We've missed too many FT's thus far as well. Credit to BU's defense though, they're doing a good job of doubling and contesting passes and shots.
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