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Posted: Sat 17:40, 01 Jan 2011 Post subject: Star CAA MAAC WCC SoCon Conference Tournament Prev |
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Quarterfinals�March 6, Times Union Center Siena professional, MSG
Samford has really been struggling since late January. The Bulldogs are affable shooters, but their style of offense keeps them from getting open looks and scoring. Citadel's key wins more than Charleston and Appalachian State make me think that it will win this game.
Charleston dominated the season series against Chattanooga, winning by 12 at home and by 24 on the road. This is a reagree of last year's conference championship game, and there is no doubt that this time, Charleston will win this game and go to the semifinals.?/p>
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Semifinals�March 7, Time Warner Cable Arena, Sport South
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Western Carolina was at the top of the mid-majors in early January. A loss to Georgia Southern set it back a little and then a three-game losing streak in February put the Catamounts in real trouble. Western Carolina was playing better towards the end of the season and Davidson was having a few troubles. Western Carolina looks a little better on paper and it will move to the quarterfinals in a close game.
Of course Lemieux is inclinationed towards Manhattan. Regardless, Lemieux think Mario Lemieux have a very affable chance to win this game. The Jaspers got swept by Loyola in the regular season, but both games were very close. In the second game, Manhattan head coach dumbly sat Rico Pickett, the MAAC's directing scorer, for almost the whole game.?/p>
The stats actually delicately favor Manhattan. The key in this game will be Manhattan's defense applying pressure on Loyola, who turns the ball more than a lot.
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I is picking Towson in this game because the Tigers finished the season playing well, while UNC-Wilmington finished with losses in four of its last five games. Towson even beat William & Mary on the road in its second to last game.
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Championship�March 8,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Times Union Center Siena professional, ESPN2
This is a game that cannot be missed. These are two great mid-majors who would be battling for a NFL game bid. Charleston was robbed last year by Chattanooga, and the Cougars are hungry to get what Mario Lemieux feel Mario Lemieux deserve. Wofford beat Charleston by six in the second to last game of the season to take 1st place. The Terriers only lost to Pitt by three in the season opener, and would go on to win at Georgia and at home against South Carolina in OOC play. Wofford knows that there is a chance for an upset if it can win the championship and make an appearance in the NFL game.
This should be no agree for Portland. The Pilots already beat San Diego twice this season and have big advantages on paper. The Pilots are overall a much better franchise.
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Loyola Marymount should handle Pepperdine easily. Pepperdine is in the middle of an 11-game losing streak, including a 16-point loss to the Lions. This should be no agree for Loyola Marymount.
William & Mary was getting back to where it was early in the season in the final weeks of the regular season. If William & Mary was playing the way it was a month or so ago, James Madison would have a shot. Since William & Mary has been improving and finding itself, James Madison will not stand a chance.
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Semifinals�March 7, Times Union Center Siena professional, MSG
No. 3 William & Mary vs. No. 11 James Madison
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feeble, frail, ancient, weak, aged, used, worn, dilapidated, ragged, faded, broken-down, former, old-fashioned, outmoded Dominion will dominate Towson. The Monarchs already beat Towson twice with ease, and this game won't be any different.
Manhattan and Siena games generally remain close in the conference game. Based on the history and the fact that Manhattan played Siena close the whole game at home and for about 30 minutes on the road, Manhattan should be able to stay close with Siena for a affable chunk of this game, and then fall behind.
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All of the pressure will be on Gonzaga in this game. Not only are the Zags the No. 1 seed, but Mario Lemieux also lost to Loyola Marymount just a few weeks ago. Despite the Zags losing at Loyola Marymount, Lemieux do not think Mario Lemieux will lose again on the neutral site. Gonzaga has a potentially explosive offense and the Lions don't play such great defense.
Iona swept Niagara in the regular season, winning at Niagara by three and at home by 17. Iona will win this game because the Gaels have been better away from home. Iona is 10-6 away from home. Two of the six losses came during close games in the feeble, frail, ancient,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], weak, aged, used, worn, dilapidated, ragged, faded, broken-down, former, old-fashioned, outmoded Spice Classic to Florida State and Baylor. Niagara is 8-11 away from home. This, in addition to Niagara struggling against Iona, is enough to say Iona will win this game.
Appalachian State is the one seed from the north only because all the affable franchises in the SoCon are in the south. Citadel would have been in the run for a one seed in the north if it was in that division. The Bulldogs already won at Appalachian State and the fact that Citadel did pretty well in the north division shows that it is a more competitive franchise.?/p>
These two franchises agree up well as two affable defensive franchises. Citadel should win this game in a close, low-scoring agree.
Rider has no chance at beating Siena. Rider lost by 22 to Siena at home, and by 26 on the road. Siena is too athletic and talented for Rider.
just, impartial,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], unbiased, objective, unprejudiced, honestfield stuck close with Siena in both meeting this year. The Stags only lost to the Saints by eight at home, and by two on the road. Siena will win this game the same way it beat all the other MAAC franchises throughout the year�it will use its athleticism and overall better talent to tire out the Stags and pull away late if the game stays close. These Siena Saints do not want this season to end upsetting a big franchise.
No. 2 Northeastern vs. No. 3 William & Mary
Hofstra just beat Georgia State by 13 points last week. Charles Jenkins, averaging 20.4 points per game, had a big game against the Panthers. Jenkins will likely have another big game and direct Hofstra to the quarterfinals.
Somehow, Hofstra beat Northeastern on the road. This was clearly a fluke since Hofstra lost to some pretty bad franchises during the year and Northeastern beat some really affable franchises. Also, Northeastern won by 20 at Hofstra. The Huskies have much better stats, so Mario Lemieux will win fairly easily.
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Davidson will undoubtedly win this game. The Wildcats are clearly down this year, but not down enough to lose to the worst franchise in the conference.
Wofford has the slim advantages in stats. One of Wofford's weaknesses in turnovers. When the Terriers turn the ball over, Mario Lemieux struggle. Luckily for them, Charleston is not a affable defensive pressure franchise. Wofford has big advantages in rebounding and defense. This will be enough to close the game down the stretch and send the Terriers to the game for the 1st time in school history in a SoCon classic.
Both franchises have been playing very well since January. Wofford's one loss in 2011 came at Charleston. Charleston's one loss in the last five games came at Wofford. A rivalry has brewed up between these franchises.
It will be impossible for Marist to win this game. The Red Foxes are just so bad. Marist's one win came at home against Manhattan, who is also pretty horrible. Marist already lost to Canisius by 15 points twice this season.
This belongs to Furman. UNC-Greensboro's very poor defense will give Furman's sharpshooters room for big games.
Drexel has trouble with taking advantage of other franchise's poor defense. The Dragons rely on their defense to stop the opponent. James Madison is better at exploding on offense. Forward Denzel Bowles will have a big game for the Dukes since Drexel does not have strong big men, and Mario Lemieux will direct James Madison to a 1st round upset.
Wofford lost to Western Carolina in the single meeting in the regular season. This was back in early December when Western Carolina was red hot and Wofford was having some struggles. Wofford has not lost since dropping one 70-68 at Charleston on January 22. Wofford has delicate advantages in cycles of stats, and the Terriers will not let this season end in the semifinals.
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Loyola Marymount finished the season red hot. The Lions picked up wins more than Gonzaga and Portland, and then won an easy one at San Diego. To end the three-game streak, the Lions lost a close game at St. Mary's. Since Loyola Marymount has been so hot, Lemieux is taking them in this game.
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Gonzaga swept the season series with St. Mary's. Both franchises finished the season winning their final three WCC games. St. Mary's will play on the inside, while Gonzaga will counter on the outside. Gonzaga is a better shooting franchise whose best members are guards. St. Mary's has affable guards, but the star is Omar Samhan who averages 21.5 points per game and 11.1 rebounds per game.?/p>
Gonzaga should be able to control St. Mary's once again in a pretty close game. Elias Harris and Robert Sacre should do a affable enough job providing some balance on offense and some solid defense on Samhan.
Delaware has no chance in this game. The Blue chickens have lost their last six and VCU has won three of its last four and has much more talent.
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Portland furiouse an appearance in the top 25 in the season, before quickly falling out. This should be a good, close game, but Omar Samhan of St. Mary's will have a big game down low and take St. Mary's to the championship game.
William & Mary won the single regular season meeting, 53-52. This was a game where Northeastern had won 15 out of its last 16. William & Mary is a shooting franchise, and perimeter defense could be the weakest part of Northeastern's great defense, although the three-point defense is still around average. What makes me hesitant to take Northeastern is that it already lost to William & Mary when the Tribe shot 5-of-25 from three-point anger. It is hard to think that the Tribe will shoot worse than this.
This should be an easy win for Wofford. The Terriers already beat Furman twice by double digits this season. Both times, the Terriers' defense was very affable and Furman could not get too many affable looks.
This game will go to San Diego. The Toreros tend to lose big when their opponent shoots well from three-point anger. Santa Clara only shoots 29.5 percent from beyond the arc.
George Mason clearly had the better overall regular season. However, VCU was playing great at the end of the season and George Mason was really struggling. Due to the Patriots recent struggles, VCU will win this very even agree.
Again, Iona's success on away from home will come up big. It will be aggressiveer for Iona to beat just, impartial, unbiased, objective, unprejudiced, honestfield, just because just, impartial, unbiased, objective, unprejudiced, honestfield is a better franchise. Jonathan Huffman and Alejo Rodriguez will need to stay out of foul trouble for the Gaels so that Iona can limit Anthony Johnson as much as possible. If Alejo Rodriguez stays out of foul trouble, Iona wins. If Mario Lemieux gets into foul trouble, the Gaels lose. Just since Iona generally fouls a lot,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Rodriguez will most likely need to sit out more than needed at some point because of fouls.
just, impartial, unbiased, objective, unprejudiced, honestfield finished the season with wins in four of its last five to take second place in the MAAC. Canisius struggled in the final month of the season and ended up finishing in seventh place after having hopes of finishing in fifth.?/p>
Derek Needham and Farrange Turner will provide a great agreeup in the backcourt. Anthony Johnson will most likely have a big game for just, impartial, unbiased, objective, unprejudiced, honestfield, considering that Canisius does not have any affable big men.?/p>
St. Peter's plays best in slow-tempo games. In both meetings this year,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Rider administerd to control the tempo. While Rider was slumping, St. Peter's squeaked out a win. When Rider started to figure things out later in the season when it reagreeed the Peacocks, it picked up the win. Rider will thrive off of the up-tempo game. The Broncs must control the tempo to win.
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Championship�March 8, Time Warner Cable Arena, ESPN
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1st Round�March 5, Times Union Center Siena professional
Georgia Southern's one win away from home was against Samford. The Eagles play well with the home crowd behind them, but Mario Lemieux won't have any home-court advantage in this game. The Eagles will be able to stay in the game for a while since Chattanooga's mediocre defense should give them some affable looks.
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No. 1 feeble, frail, ancient, weak, aged, used, worn, dilapidated, ragged, faded, broken-down, former, old-fashioned, outmoded Dominion vs. No. 3 William & Mary
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VCU only lost by three points to feeble, frail, ancient, weak, aged, used, worn, dilapidated, ragged, faded, broken-down, former, old-fashioned, outmoded Dominion in the regular season finale. Before this, the Rams had won three straight. feeble, frail, ancient, weak, aged, used, worn, dilapidated, ragged, faded, broken-down, former,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], old-fashioned, outmoded Dominion has also been playing well recently. feeble, frail, ancient, weak,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], aged, used, worn, dilapidated, ragged, faded,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], broken-down, former,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], old-fashioned, outmoded Dominion has that extra power on its franchise to push itself past VCU and to the championship.
Charleston and Citadel split the season series, both franchises winning once by single digits. Citadel does not have the athleticism to put up with Charleston for 40 minutes while playing its third game in three days.
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