SJU-L'ville, Albany-UVM, and Mike Yocum
First and foremost, congratulations to St. John's on their victory over UL last night. Despite the team's struggles over the last 2 seasons, the Redmen have beaten three Top 25 teams in that time-- NC State, Pitt and now UL. Norm Roberts has taken a beating this year from everyone-- fans, boosters, the media. The unfair criticism levied at Coach Brown earlier in the year was nothing compared to what Norm has endured, but that's all part of coaching in NYC, right?
A huge win for a program trying to rebuild itself and I couldn't be happier for Norm and the kids.
Mase Jr., Eugene Lawrence, Darryl Hill, Lamont Hamilton and Aaron Spears provide a pretty solid foundation for Norm's squad. The team has the nucleus to be pretty good next year, though it will still take a Herculean effort from the team just to make the BE tournament this year. SJU has 12 games left- 6 of those games are against Pitt, WVU, Villanova, Syracuse, Georgetown and UConnvict.
Louie, now 81, looks great-- one of my favorite all-time coaches and human beings.
Onto the Danes...
Tonight is a big night for Albany hoops. Of course the Danes put their 8-game winning streak on the line v. UVM tonight in Burlington (kudos to anyone making the trip, especially in this horrenodus weather.) Admittedly, I don't know much about the Catamounts this year, but it appears that Mike Trimboli is a mortal lock for the AE ROY award. Trimboli has been very solid for Lonegran's squad, averaging about 15 ppg. Trimboli has 99 assists v. 68 TO's for a TO/A ratio of 1.45, leads the AE in APG at 6.6, shoots 37% from downtown and 81% from the line.
Vermont also has 3 guys in Klimes, Schneider and Holm who average over 5 rebounds a game. The Danes have one, and no, that one is not Zollner-- its Brent Wilson. Holm is 6'11", Klimes is 6'8", and Schneider is 6'7". UVM also has a few guys off the bench who are 6'8", so it would appear that the Catamounts certainly have an inside advantage over us. We're going to need an effort out of Zo similar to the one he gave in the UVSC game.
UVM has played a pretty decent OOC schedule, with games against Pitt, Nevada, Providence and Harvard. The Catamounts have a home win against Holy Cross, who would probably win the AE if they played in the conference. People seem to talk about what UVM has lost this year-- OK, they're mere mortals now. UVM is still very dangerous. A UA win would be huge and it is certainly not out of the question, but I can accept a loss so long as we continue to improve in the turnover, passing and defensive departments.
At the same time tonight ESPN2 will broadcast the Episcopal v. Goretti game. Albany recruit, Mike Yocum (F, 6-9, 235, Dresher, Pa.), plays for Episcopal, giving Danes' fans a chance to see what this kid is all about.
A huge win for a program trying to rebuild itself and I couldn't be happier for Norm and the kids.
Mase Jr., Eugene Lawrence, Darryl Hill, Lamont Hamilton and Aaron Spears provide a pretty solid foundation for Norm's squad. The team has the nucleus to be pretty good next year, though it will still take a Herculean effort from the team just to make the BE tournament this year. SJU has 12 games left- 6 of those games are against Pitt, WVU, Villanova, Syracuse, Georgetown and UConnvict.
Louie, now 81, looks great-- one of my favorite all-time coaches and human beings.
Onto the Danes...
Tonight is a big night for Albany hoops. Of course the Danes put their 8-game winning streak on the line v. UVM tonight in Burlington (kudos to anyone making the trip, especially in this horrenodus weather.) Admittedly, I don't know much about the Catamounts this year, but it appears that Mike Trimboli is a mortal lock for the AE ROY award. Trimboli has been very solid for Lonegran's squad, averaging about 15 ppg. Trimboli has 99 assists v. 68 TO's for a TO/A ratio of 1.45, leads the AE in APG at 6.6, shoots 37% from downtown and 81% from the line.
Vermont also has 3 guys in Klimes, Schneider and Holm who average over 5 rebounds a game. The Danes have one, and no, that one is not Zollner-- its Brent Wilson. Holm is 6'11", Klimes is 6'8", and Schneider is 6'7". UVM also has a few guys off the bench who are 6'8", so it would appear that the Catamounts certainly have an inside advantage over us. We're going to need an effort out of Zo similar to the one he gave in the UVSC game.
UVM has played a pretty decent OOC schedule, with games against Pitt, Nevada, Providence and Harvard. The Catamounts have a home win against Holy Cross, who would probably win the AE if they played in the conference. People seem to talk about what UVM has lost this year-- OK, they're mere mortals now. UVM is still very dangerous. A UA win would be huge and it is certainly not out of the question, but I can accept a loss so long as we continue to improve in the turnover, passing and defensive departments.
At the same time tonight ESPN2 will broadcast the Episcopal v. Goretti game. Albany recruit, Mike Yocum (F, 6-9, 235, Dresher, Pa.), plays for Episcopal, giving Danes' fans a chance to see what this kid is all about.
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