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Marist -18 over Iona **
I have waited for this game for a long time.The line at -18 really threw me off this year after Iona goes 0-13.Foxes have put this rematch game on there minds since last year in the semi-finals of the MAAC.Marist thought they could win the trip to the big dance.Iona trounced them 100-84 and talked smack throughout the game. Dunking,showboating,etc...I know Tony Marino who does the play by play for the Foxes and doing it tonite on TV.They have thought about iona since last march.Brady has been classy but if you read between the lines he's upset.
I'm not crazy about the 18 pts though.Jordan and whittington are a great gd tandem. One leads the nation in assits and the other is 5th in 3 pt shooting. Smith the 7'0 gd has owned Iona lyr in 2 games.Iona is last in the country in about 4 or 5 catogories.Ruland who got thrown out of the Loy Md game last week can't coach.Brady will have his foxes in gear tonite. they are 22-1 since they moved the bleachers under the basket. They are 7-0 at home.iona has 2 guys avg double d's and they both are avg players.foxes win by 20.

Niagara -6.5 over Fairfield **** strong play
Fisher and Brown can score.Purple won a few in a row and then hit Siena.If Purple could play just a little defense they would be good but...they can't.The good news is the Stags aren't very good.Nero the frosh is solid but they don't have any chemistry.Stags are 0-8 on the rd.Purple should win this by 10 or more.Have a lot more but no time...

Siena -7.5 over Loy md *
toughest game to capp.Saints are on a roll.Haddix comes back after sitting out lyr and has becaome an impact player.This 6'6 lefty inside is a force.Saints have won all there games by double d's.Hasbrouck is solid at the gd.They have won 9 str MAAC games.McCafaffarty got thrown out of the Niagara game but they still won by 9.Ubiles the frosh from Poughkeepsie who lives 1 mile from Marist scored 12 pts in the Purple win.Loy has Brown who is a stud.Tuck and sullivan are solid. Fofano is out tonite.Think this is a close game and then..the saints go marching in..

Boston Col -3 over Wake **
West Vir +6 over ND *
No. iowa -2 over Ill St **

Rider -6.5 over St peter **
Thompson played terrible at marist friday nite. Peter is hurting.They have no one inside to stop the 6'10 Thompson.Should win this by double digits

All 4 MAAC plays..have favs winning.. that won't happen..GL
 

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box, how good would siena be if fisher could hit a 3-pointer? what the heck happened to him? :shrug:
 

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Smitty...It's the biggest mystery of any player I have seen in years.I know his coach very well in Kingston.Fisher broke the NY St HS record for shooting 3's.When Siena signed him I thought what a steal.Simmons the kid at holy cross now was better but Taj was unreal. Lyr was one of the top 3 pt shooters in the MAAC.Think he hit about 75-80 3's lyr.He can't shoot now. it's more than a slump.
He played my HS about 3 yrs ago..his senior year.our coach had me come in and work the...you know...box and one during practice.I had our kids really ready for Fisher.
game starts...we play a 2-3 zone. Tai hits 7 jumpers...3..3's.. in the 1st qrt. We're down 29-10. We lose 85-55.Our coach comes over to me after the game and says..."box,I never had a chance to use the box and one...sorry". Taj hit for 35 pts and hit 5 or 6 three's.
It's nite like that i miss coaching.Fisher would had half those points if I was coaching...They might of still beaten me by the same amount of points but no way is that kid coming in my gym and dominating." let some else beat you."That was an Al McGuire line." let the superintendents son beat you.He's only starting because the coach wants to keep his job..he avg's 3 pts a game.Double team the star or box him...and the supes kids scores 15 and is the hero..we still lose but ...
 

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watching the Marist-Iona game...ugly...ruland has been suspended and gray there 2nd top scorer is out. Iona leading 15-0 at one point. Iona scored its 1st basket besides a goal tending and FT with 8.08 left.Score was 18-5 or something.Brady took all his starters out with a 22 pt lead and Iona came back.up 16 at the half. Foxes subs were terrible and Iona scored. Brady at halftime interview was upset. he's going with starters 2nd half...
 

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box, almost forgot... thank you for the marist play. after nd's and wisky's respective collapses, marist was damn near the only game i hit last night. when i hear box has been waiting for a game for a long time, i jump on board.

looks like i should have jumped on board for your whole card. nice night. :mj06:
 
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