It’s not often a long flight is a relief. But for San Francisco, their flight home after two games in Massachusetts is exactly that, and not just because they came away with losses in both.
Author: Phil Kasiecki
A bit of Practice Makes the Difference for Brown
They say practice makes perfect. For Brown, that has proven to be true recently in an unexpected way. The Bears, who improved to 5-6 on Monday with a convincing 89-73 win over Quinnipiac, had a stretch earlier in the month where they struggled just to practice. After their win over Hartford on December 9, the Bears practiced just twice in 12 days. Final exams were part of that, but so were injuries.
Jeremy Lin Makes Harvard Go
With a lot of attention focused on the freshmen, it can be easy to lose sight of Harvard’s best player thus far. Jeremy Lin is, after all, a holdover from last season, and even from the prior coaching staff. He’s a little different from the highly-touted newcomers on the roster.
Hofstra Has Plenty of Options
With the non-conference slate in the books, save for a BracketBusters date in February, Hofstra will head into the meat of Colonial Athletic Association play looking better than a year ago. At that time, the Pride had struggled to a 2-8 mark, including a CAA loss early in December. This time around, they will enter at 9-3, including a 90-79 win at Towson on December 6.
Notes From the BABC/Stop & Shop Holiday Classic Shoot-Out
Friday began the three-day BABC/Stop & Shop Holiday Classic Shoot-Out. The 13th annual event tried to be a major event in its early days, bringing in several teams each year that had high-major prospects and/or national reputations. But after that failed to get big crowds of both fans and college coaches, the event kept things closer to home. This year’s event features just one team from outside the state of Massachusetts, and Windsor, CT is not far from Hartford. Chelsea High School remains the host.
Blue Hens Battle Elements, Terriers Successfully
There are several things Delaware can take away from Sunday’s 70-68 win at Boston University. It was full of positives both in the immediate and going forward. Let’s start with the easy one. The Blue Hens were affected by the snowstorm that hit the northeast, arriving in town late Saturday after their plane sat on the runway for three hours. They took a bus back down after the game, taking no chances dealing with possible flight difficulties.
Friars’ Flaws Are All There to See
In Saturday’s 81-76 win by Boston College over Providence, neither team gave a tremendous account of itself. But the team that had the more concerning play was, without doubt, the team on the losing end of the score. Providence’s flaws were all right there on display as a reason why they lost the game, and this hasn’t been an isolated case.
Friars And Eagles Could Use a Boost
Saturday’s game at The Heights between Providence and host Boston College has a few notable items to it. It’s a matchup of regional rivals and of former conference foes, as the two used to play each other in the Big East all the time. The schools are less than 50 miles apart and are continuing the rivalry despite Boston College’s jump to the ACC back in 2005. It’s also a homecoming of sorts for Providence head coach Keno Davis.
USC Upstate Goes to Great Lengths in Transition
The transition up to Division I isn’t easy. It usually involves a lot of time on the road, a lot of guarantee games that often include blowout losses, and some changes in evaluating a team. Most of that is the same with USC Upstate, which is currently in its second season of Division I play. Like a number of teams making the transition, the program had some good years leading up to the jump, including back-to-back seasons with over 20 wins in 2004-05 and 2005-06. They even went 17-11 in their final season of Division II.
O’Shea Enjoying Bryant’s Journey Into Division I
There’s an old saying about how what is most interesting isn’t the destination, but rather, the journey. That’s an idea Tim O’Shea appears to be taking to heart.
