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NYC Metro Review Part 3: Teams 12-17
Teams ranked in the 12-17 area of the final rankings are clearly in a position to either move up or down next season. The team with the best chance to make a significant move up the standings in their league would have to be Manhattan (12-19), who return all key contributors next season. Guard Antoine Pearson was a Third Team All-MAAC selection this season, and swingman Devon Austin went a long way in establishing himself as this team’s leader in the MAAC Tournament.
Metro Review Part 4: All-Rookie & Bottom Teams
Now we come to the bottom of the poll, where there wasn’t much in the way of positives to be found this season. NJIT (0-29) completed a historically bad season, the worst winless campaign in the history of Division I basketball. With head coach Jim Casciano stepping down at season’s end the Highlanders are also in need of a head coach. Whoever steps into that opening will have a lot of work to do in terms of talent along with the confidence level of the returning players.
2008 NCAA Tournament Capsule: Cornell
Cornell
Ivy League (22-5, 14-0)
Big Wins: 11/25 Siena (83-77), 2/1 at Brown (75-64), 2/1 Brown 74-65)
Bad Losses: 11/17 at Ohio (89-102), 12/1 Colgate (73-76), 12/19 at Bucknell (75-88)
Buzzer Beater: The Weekend Review
- The NIT would like to
officially welcome
Syracuse to the mix, after a bizarre late-game collapse against Pitt on
Saturday. The Orange may have been done in by a no-call when Paul Harris was
stripped of the ball underneath the basket, but bad calls don't explain blowing
an 11-point lead in the final three minutes. Barring a surprise run through the
Big East Tournament, the Orange, now7-9 in the conference, are likely on the
wrong side of the bubble for the second straight year. Teams of the Day: Arkansas and Cornell
Arkansas
19-9 (8-6 SEC West)
Computer numbers (courtesy of kenpom.com): RPI 44, SOS 54 (before Saturday's games)
Team of the Day: Cornell
Cornell
17-5 (9-0 Ivy League)
Computer numbers (courtesy of kenpom.com): RPI 84, SOS 243
Seven Day Stretch: Sutton Brothers Going Different Directions
NYC Metro Ranking & Report: Jason Thompson Leads Rider
I’d be a fool not to mention the New
York Giants’ 17-14 victory in Super Bowl XLII. Congratulations to the
organization and all you Giants who helped this team achieve their 3-5 home
record. Just kidding, enjoy the moment and the fact that just when everyone said
this team couldn’t win, they went ahead and did it. Now, let’s move on to the
week that was in the metropolitan area on the hardwood.
Team of the Week: Rider
Daily Dribble: Friday Report Card
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NYC Metro Ranking & Report: New Teams Added
After last week’s
article I received an email from a Rutgers fan who wanted to know why his
Scarlet Knights weren’t in the poll. Fair enough, but we’ll just ignore the fact
that my inbox was empty with these requests when RU was 0-6 in Big East play. A
home win over then-#18 Villanova will do that to people, and rightfully so. But
to be fair, Rutgers is not the only team added. Say hello to Monmouth, Princeton
and Rider, which rounds this list out at twenty-three teams. I hope that’s all,
but if there’s someone else, email me at
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