The Atlantic 10 couldn’t match the success of the prior season, but there’s no shame in that considering it was a tough act to follow. Going forward, it appears to be a bit of a mixed bag.
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The Morning Dish – Monday, March 23, 2015
A bad day for No. 2 seeds tells us a lot about the winners, including one with a coach whose legend grows. Plus a near miss for one conference, other top seeds move on, and more coaching news emerges.
Atlantic 10 to Big East: On the conference road (and rails)
A busy Friday included two conference tournaments at two sites for Ray Floriani, and he takes us through it all from start to finish.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, February 26, 2015
Coming off an outstanding season, the Atlantic 10 has flown under the radar this year. The league won’t be getting six teams in the NCAA Tournament again, but hitting the stretch run, no conference is more intriguing at the top than the A-10.
2013-14 Atlantic 10 Post-Mortem
There were undoubtedly those who thought the Atlantic 10 peaked in 2012-13, especially with important programs departing. They were proven wrong in a historic 2013-14 season for the conference.
Richmond closing out a promising non-conference slate
Richmond has one non-conference game left, and the Spiders are closing out a good stretch. Tuesday’s win at Northeastern is a good sign of their progression on a couple of important fronts.
Richmond rebounds and shows potential despite incomplete feeling
Richmond had a chance against North Carolina, but couldn’t pull it out and had to rebound from a lot. In so doing, they showed their potential despite having an incomplete feeling from the tough loss.
Barclays to MSG: A long (and enjoyable) day’s journey
Thursday had a lot of basketball in New York with the Atlantic 10 and Big East tournaments both having four games on tap. Here’s one person’s journey through a trip to both venues.
Richmond can’t quite finish at UMass and keep the momentum going
Richmond traveled to UMass with a two-game winning streak after losing five of seven. It looked like the Spiders might be able to keep that momentum going, but a cold stretch to close the game changed that.
Richmond’s Offense A Joy to Watch
If you want to see how an offense should be run, the Richmond Spiders would be a very good choice of a team to watch from the college ranks. In the second half of their 84-68 win at UMass on Saturday, the Spiders showed just how good that offense can be.
