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Post by iona1970 on Oct 29, 2024 23:57:38 GMT -5
That's were 70 ties his donkey! I know you might be old but we have cars now |
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Post by broguy99 on Oct 30, 2024 13:34:42 GMT -5
Another trip around the sun has us a few days from another Iona hoops season!
If I remember last year correctly, Iona played one of their best games of the season vs CofC in that opening game.
I remember thinking Wow, that press looks mid season form and they battled to the last possession in a pretty hostile environment.
Hoping for another hot start and it continues from there!
I think we got the dudes this year to compete at the top of the conf again.
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Post by GuyF on Oct 30, 2024 15:57:38 GMT -5
It's strange--Princeton is very, very good, and yet I'm feeling quite optimistic.
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Post by gaelhoops on Oct 31, 2024 10:48:06 GMT -5
It's strange--Princeton is very, very good, and yet I'm feeling quite optimistic. Same here. Tobin is clearly very intrigued with this roster and I feel like the ceiling is pretty high. Excited for this season to get started! |
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Post by ichoops2018 on Oct 31, 2024 10:52:05 GMT -5
Not sure if I'm reading too much into it but Tobin has said a few times that he loves where the team is at. I don't remember him saying that as much last year before the season began.
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Post by GuyF on Oct 31, 2024 15:35:08 GMT -5
This team will defend and rebound extremely well. Variables are how much fouling we do, how effective our press is at creating easy scoring opps, and whether we can be at least OK in the halfcourt sets.
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Post by brffdone on Oct 31, 2024 15:50:12 GMT -5
This team will defend and rebound extremely well. Variables are how much fouling we do, how effective our press is at creating easy scoring opps, and whether we can be at least OK in the halfcourt sets. And shouldn’t we expect our own foul shooting to be significantly better than last season? |
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Post by jerseygael on Oct 31, 2024 16:32:08 GMT -5
I'm interested to see how our 3 point shooting is. I don't recall hearing Tobin discuss this in thee interviews I heard. I'm hoping that's an area that is improved from last year.
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Post by GuyF on Oct 31, 2024 18:07:19 GMT -5
This team will defend and rebound extremely well. Variables are how much fouling we do, how effective our press is at creating easy scoring opps, and whether we can be at least OK in the halfcourt sets. And shouldn’t we expect our own foul shooting to be significantly better than last season? I would expect this, yes. |
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Post by GuyF on Oct 31, 2024 18:07:59 GMT -5
I'm interested to see how our 3 point shooting is. I don't recall hearing Tobin discuss this in thee interviews I heard. I'm hoping that's an area that is improved from last year. Hard to know--ties in with the quality of halfcourt O on the whole for sure! |
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Post by ic59 on Nov 1, 2024 6:01:50 GMT -5
I'm interested to see how our 3 point shooting is. I don't recall hearing Tobin discuss this in thee interviews I heard. I'm hoping that's an area that is improved from last year. I agree completely. My observation, based upon videos and the open practice is that we have some VG 3pt shooters. And, while I might be reading too much into TA's reluctance to talk about our long range shooters, I am wondering if it has something to do with not tipping his hand about our early season game plans. Going into the Princeton game, I guessed that we would be about a 10 point underdog, so anything under 10 would be encouraging and over 10 discouraging. |
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Post by ic59 on Nov 2, 2024 7:05:02 GMT -5
Just checked the ESPN site to see if they had a line on the game, and, as of yet, they don't. But with their Gamecast they have a matchup predictor, and I saw something that I don't EVER remember seeing. Using roundups Princeton has a 94% chance of winning and Iona, a 6% chance. They say that's based on ESPN's Analytics. I thought you got a 10% chance just for showing up. When the line comes out, we'll see how much credence Las Vegas gives to the Matchup Predictor. Does anyone remember a number (chance of winning) in single digits?
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Post by GuyF on Nov 2, 2024 8:55:41 GMT -5
Spread will be double digits.
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Post by broguy99 on Nov 2, 2024 10:04:24 GMT -5
Spread will be double digits. Right, KP has this as a 14 pt loss for Iona, and it very well could be. But a lot of this data is obviously from last year which matters very little. If anything I would prob bet the under. |
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Post by GuyF on Nov 2, 2024 10:38:05 GMT -5
Spread opens 11.5, O/U opens 145.
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