(03-13-2019 12:04 AM)geewizNU Wrote: Hope Hofstra does really well in the NIT. JMF if the best pure scorer in the CAA since NU has been in the league.
Thank you.
(03-14-2019 01:28 AM)geewizNU Wrote: Like I said, I guess you haven’t looked in the Pride mirror, because your team has no bulldogs except JWF.
That isn't true. Pemberton might be on the Preseason First Team, and Buie might be on the Preseason Second Team. The only returning players who averaged more points and more rebounds than him were Knight and Fobbs. The only returning players who averaged more points and more assists than him were Riller, Knight, and Lewis. Taylor averaged 8.3 points and 8.8 rebounds with a field goal percentage of .720. He's not a bad player because of one game. In his two regular season games against you, he averaged 10 points and 9 rebounds and made 8 of 12 field goals. Green shoots field goals .684, which is great, but not as good as Taylor, and Taylor shoots free throws much better, .707 to .549. Coburn shot threes .430 and Ray should threes .398. Hofstra didn't have much outside their top six. I'm not saying Hofstra is better than you or that Hofstra's top six is better than your top six, but Hofstra's top six is very good, and four of them will return. There's even a chance of getting one more season of eligibility for Taylor, who could lead the CAA in rebounds per game if he stays.
As for headlines, the better seed being an underdog can also happen in the NFL playoffs, especially in a 3 vs. 6 or 4 vs. 5 game where a division winner is at home but underdogs because they're several games worse than a wild card team. I don't expect the media to look at betting lines, and I'm fine with the media calling it an upset and calling you the underdog even if it wasn't true. It is ridiculous for the Globe to use the word "stun." "Stun" shouldn't be used when a 2 beats a 1 unless the 1 was much better, which wasn't the case. Saying "stun" shows either ignorance about the teams, a willingness to make inaccurate headlines to make people read them, or a desire to make a local team sound more impressive than they were by praising their opponent's season too much. I make these statements regardless of the teams. If Hofstra and Northeastern switched seasons, Hofstra was the 2 that beat you as the 1, and Newsday said Hofstra stunned Northeastern, I would complain about that.
I root for CAA teams in NCAA Tournaments in all sports, including FCS Football that Hofstra doesn't play. However, I root for Florida State over every CAA team other than Hofstra. I don't want Florida State to play Northeastern, but that's what Joe Lunardi has in a 4-13 game. If Florida State does play Northeastern, I'll root for the winner for the rest of the tournament. My preferred Final would be Florida State over Northeastern, with Michigan (I had relatives go there) and Buffalo (a non-religious mid-major in New York) losing in a Semifinal. I may try to go to games in Hartford if Florida State plays there. I wouldn't go to Hartford just for a CAA team other than Hofstra, but I would love a 4-13 and 5-12 doubleheader with Florida State and Northeastern in different games.