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RE: MBB Schedule 2016/17 - NJDuke97 - 08-22-2016 06:05 PM
(08-22-2016 03:33 PM)UofRfan Wrote: I agree that it will be Towson. I am surprised Hofstra is picked ahead of JMU though. But I didn't dig too hard as to their new players - but their losses are pretty strong. Do have an all CAA guy in Gustys and Bernardi to start with.
I don't know what to think- I hope I see JMU as #2 in the top 80 nationally on the heels of their ratings last year but I think graduating Curry they may be 6th in this particular poll. Gustys is a beast inside and JMU may be the only team in the conference that has the bigs/fouls to throw at him.
RE: MBB Schedule 2016/17 - NJDuke97 - 08-22-2016 06:06 PM
(08-22-2016 09:58 AM)Dukes84 Wrote: Towson also lost Parker-Rivera, a key interior player for them. They do also pick up a transfer from Cincy that was fairly highly regarded coming out of high school. Believe his last name is Morman. So they will be a tough team with the two new additions, Moto and Morsell.
97, it's too early for hoops! We can worry about this in mid November, although we'll have our answer fairly soon.
84 it's never too early to think about hoops.
RE: MBB Schedule 2016/17 - JMU_Degenerate - 08-24-2016 04:03 PM
updated with conference schedule
RE: MBB Schedule 2016/17 - JMU_Degenerate - 08-24-2016 04:15 PM
updated other CAA OOC schedules in post 2
RE: MBB Schedule 2016/17 - 2Buck - 08-30-2016 11:22 AM
Well that's that. Towson ranked #2, JMU not even in top 144. Let's hope the season goes better than that.
http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens-basketball/top-144-previews
RE: MBB Schedule 2016/17 - CISDuke2014 - 08-30-2016 12:35 PM
(08-30-2016 11:22 AM)2Buck Wrote: Well that's that. Towson ranked #2, JMU not even in top 144. Let's hope the season goes better than that.
http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens-basketball/top-144-previews
Come on though does anyone really think JMU is worse then Howard, Cal ST Northridge, Pepperdine, Marshall, Northwestern State? Sorry I am not buying it. Unless something goes completely wrong we are better then all those teams.
RE: MBB Schedule 2016/17 - Dukes84 - 08-30-2016 01:32 PM
I saw that today on Towson...read the write-up for that and it's awfully tough to understand how this team is rated that highly. Makes no sense.
RE: MBB Schedule 2016/17 - GoJMUDukes - 08-30-2016 01:52 PM
(08-30-2016 01:32 PM)Dukes84 Wrote: I saw that today on Towson...read the write-up for that and it's awfully tough to understand how this team is rated that highly. Makes no sense.
The only reason they had a good record last season is because their non-conference SOS was 350. Literally the second weakest schedule in division 1.
RE: MBB Schedule 2016/17 - NJDuke97 - 08-30-2016 09:43 PM
Yep- you could smell that bs coming a mile away. Towson and Skerry have always been overrated and they've managed to get another media guy/outlet to fall for their hype. Last year- 1st round loss to Northeastern and 1st round loss in the Vegas 8 and they are top 75 going into this season?
BTW the Moto guy everyone goes nuts about- I think Dalembert can have a similar impact on CAA games (I think if you look at the CAA conference stats he probably did) and neither is as dominant on the glass or inside as Gustys. Towson still can't shoot and they don't have much depth. Their one big recruit (Matthews) is coming off knee surgery so I wouldn't expect him to contribute this season. Even the Cincy transfer- Snowden proved more in his first two years than he did and I would expect Ramone to make more of an impact on the floor as a Junior.
The Dukes are better than Towson and I think it will play out that way this season.
Richmond ODU and UNCW will be the best teams on JMU's schedule this year not Towson.
RE: MBB Schedule 2016/17 - Dukes84 - 09-02-2016 10:31 AM
Here's an early CAA preview.
https://staringatthefloorboards.wordpress.com/2016/08/26/2016-2017-colonial-preview/
RE: MBB Schedule 2016/17 - NJDuke97 - 09-02-2016 09:45 PM
(09-02-2016 10:31 AM)Dukes84 Wrote: Here's an early CAA preview.
https://staringatthefloorboards.wordpress.com/2016/08/26/2016-2017-colonial-preview/
I was reading Athlon in the Supermarket and they had JMU as 6th in the CAA as well. The one startling comment from the article that you posted- they said Shaq Brown was JMU's best defender- find that one hard to believe.
RE: Future MBB Schedule (currently 2016/17) - Wear Purple - 10-06-2016 07:37 AM
This blog kind of reinforces a bit of what we already know. That is, the CAA's relationship with Comcast/NBCSN is dead and the CAA is attempting to build a relationship with ESPN.
A read about potential TV coverage (on ESPN-U?) of the CAA MBB tournament... http://mattsarzsports.blogspot.com/2016/10/is-espn-carving-out-space-for-caa-mens.html?_sm_au_=i4VsFMstrq2kDPr2
I hope so. Hoops junkies tune into the ESPN collection of networks during conference tournament week and ESPN promotes it.
RE: Future MBB Schedule (currently 2016/17) - Wear Purple - 10-14-2016 03:23 PM
Schedule note, the CAA MBB Media Days event is coming up on Tuesday, Oct. 25. We should learn the TV designations for some of the Dukes' conference games then.
RE: Future MBB Schedule (currently 2016/17) - NJDuke97 - 10-23-2016 09:15 PM
Kenpom 2017 rankings listed for opponents below. JMU is ranked as 109 Kenpom. A couple of takeaways- JMU actually scores relatively well on the advanced efficiency metrics going into the season- just outside the top 100. Relative to our OOC opponents we would be expected to win every game except vs. Richmond at home. The CAA scores pretty well as a conference- JMU is 5th and I tend to agree that the 4 in front of us are the best in the conference although I'm not sold on COC at 77. Hofstra and W&M will continue to be tough teams and UNCW is the favorite. The other takeaway- some of the teams on our OOC schedule score very poorly. @ Montana State, home vs. TX Southern, @ Longwood, @ App State- no way JMU can lose these games. Even the games at Mason and @ Charlotte JMU has to win.
I don't think the metrics tell the whole story here- i.e. Dalembert- uneven season last year off early knee problems. I think he takes a big step forward this year. Also Shaq Brown- somewhat constrained under Brady's system and very inconsistent- I think he finds more of a rhythm in the new system with better conditioning and has a big year.
(07-14-2016 03:15 PM)JMU_Degenerate Wrote: OFFICIAL 2016/17 Men's Basketball Schedule (as released by JMU):
11/11 at Old Dominion (Game 1 of 3 game series)124
11/13 RICE 146
11/18 at Montana St 249
11/21 TEXAS SOUTHERN 248
11/23 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 160
11/26 at George Mason (Game 2 of 2 game series) 171
11/30 at Charlotte (Game 1 of 2 game series) 194
12/3 at Longwood 330
12/10 at Western Michigan 138
12/17 at Appalachian State 298
12/20 RICHMOND 78
12/23 UMBC 311
12/28 EASTERN MENNONITE (D3 - speculation of ongoing series vs EMU or Bridgewater each year)
12/31 DREXEL 280
1/2 TOWSON 150
1/5 Hofstra 106
1/7 at Northeastern 201
1/12 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 77
1/14 ELON 135
1/19 at William & Mary 92
1/21 at College of Charleston 77
1/26 UNCW 72
1/28 at Delaware 291
2/2 at Elon 135
2/4 NORTHEASTERN 201
2/9 at uncw 72
2/11 DELAWARE 291
2/16 WILLIAM & MARY 92
2/18 at Towson 150
2/23 at Drexel 280
2/25 HOFSTRA 106
CAA Men's Basketball Championship
3/3-6/2017 Colonial Athletic Association North Charleston Coliseum | North Charleston, S.C.
Final 2015/16 Sagarin Predictor Rankings of OOC opponents:
JMU 77.2
ODU 77.1
Rice 64.1
Montana State 66.1
Texas Southern 69.4
Louisiana-Lafayette 75.3
George Mason 69.5
Charlotte 68.8
Longwood 61.9
Western Michigan 70.17
Appalachian State 64.9
Richmond 77.9
UMBC 58.8
Eastern Mennonite - NR
![[Image: CpHdqkFWcAA930q.jpg:small]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpHdqkFWcAA930q.jpg:small)
RE: Future MBB Schedule (currently 2016/17) - JMU_Degenerate - 10-24-2016 08:25 AM
At this point KP thinks JMU has a less than 50% chance to win the following games:
@ ODU (40%)
@ Mason (49%)
@ W Michigan (44%)
@ Hofstra (37%)
@ W&M (33%)
@ CofC (29%)
@ Elon (43%)
@ UNCW (27%)
@ Towson (46%)
He is projecting 19-12 (10-8)
RE: Future MBB Schedule (currently 2016/17) - Wear Purple - 10-25-2016 08:10 AM
CAA announced MBB TV schedule (from today's Media Day event): http://caasports.com/news/2016/10/24/MBB_1024164132.aspx
Listings (includes WBB): http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/caasports.com/documents/2016/10/25/CAATVRelease_AllinOne.pdf?id=3169
Important notes from the release (linked above)...
"As of press time, CAA teams will be featured in 75 televised games thanks in large part to the conference’s agreements with the NBC Sports Regional Networks and the American Sports Network. Additional games will be added to the television schedule prior to the start of the regular season. CAA fans will also be provided with internet broadcasts of hundreds of additional games through CAA.TV, the conference’s digital network. CAA.TV will provide coverage of any non-televised conference games."
Also...
"In the near future, the conference expects to announce an agreement with a major sports network to carry the title game of the CAA Men’s Basketball championship to a national audience.
In addition, CAA teams will make appearances on the ESPN family of networks, and other contests will be televised by FS1, CBS Sports Network, the SEC Network, the Big Ten Network, and the ACC Regional Network."
IOW, more to come...
RE: Future MBB Schedule (currently 2016/17) - JMU_Degenerate - 11-07-2016 04:18 PM
Elon at #2 for worst OOC opponents
http://kenpom.com/blog/the-worst-non-conference-games-this-season/
2. December 28: Central Penn at Elon
Central Penn dipped its toe in the D-I waters in November of 2010, losing 151-92 to VMI. Perhaps it was the excitement of the 110-possession game, but that contest sparked an insatiable lust within the Knights’ basketball program for further D-I action. They played three games each in the 2012 and 2013 seasons, four games in 2014, five in 2015 and six last season. They lost all of those games, of course, only twice coming closer than 23 points. Mostly, they play some of the worst teams in D-I, but then there’s this game with Elon who should be able to handle themselves in a strong CAA this season.
This game is the final non-conference game for the Phoenix and comes right after playing Duke, so I suppose some confidence-building will be in order. If you want to see some players on one team have their confidence strengthened and some players on the other team have their confidence shattered, then by all means, head out to Alumni Gym at Elon on December 28th. But only if you are an essential part of the competing teams or the game operations staff.
RE: Future MBB Schedule (currently 2016/17) - Wear Purple - 11-17-2016 10:32 AM
Don't know if this is PPV, but FWIW the Big Sky Conference live streaming utility shows it will be streaming the Dukes' game at Montana State Friday evening at 9pmET... http://msubobcats.com/sports/2016/9/30/watch-big-sky.aspx
RE: Future MBB Schedule (currently 2016/17) - Potomac - 11-17-2016 02:42 PM
Our game on 11/26 at George Mason will air on MASN. It isn't listed as being televised on the jmusports.com schedule.
RE: Future MBB Schedule (currently 2016/17) - Dukes84 - 11-20-2016 08:16 PM
(11-17-2016 02:42 PM)Potomac Wrote: Our game on 11/26 at George Mason will air on MASN. It isn't listed as being televised on the jmusports.com schedule.
Thanks for posting that.