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Re: Hobart 2019
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 9:02 am
by Bartman
Watching the UVA team in the championship reminded me of many of the old Statesmen teams that played with a relentless spirit, aggressiveness and joy for the game. I saw that at times this year in the current Statesmen...we just need more of it.
Re: Hobart 2019
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 1:44 pm
by Laxgunea
Fanlax rankings tell an important story about our strength of schedule. Cornell and Syracuse were top 10 teams. 6 of the teams we played were in the bottom 20. We had no victories against upper half teams. I would gladly sacrifice early wins to play tougher teams that will prepare us for the NEC tournament. The goal has to be making the NCAA, and with a strong enough SOS, avoiding the play in. But I am not sure how that sort of change gets made.
Re: Hobart 2019
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:48 am
by LRoggy
Laxgunea wrote: ↑Sat Jun 01, 2019 1:44 pm
Fanlax rankings tell an important story about our strength of schedule. Cornell and Syracuse were top 10 teams. 6 of the teams we played were in the bottom 20. We had no victories against upper half teams. I would gladly sacrifice early wins to play tougher teams that will prepare us for the NEC tournament. The goal has to be making the NCAA, and with a strong enough SOS, avoiding the play in. But I am not sure how that sort of change gets made.
The NEC continues to grow and Merrimack, Post/LIU (are they making the move to D1 too?) and NJIT as members/associate members (like us). That makes it even harder to upgrade the OCC schedule.
We could drop St. Bonaventure, Canisius and Siena and try to add a southern team like Richmond, plus Albany and Hofstra, if possible.