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Re: 2014 M&W America East Championship @ SEFCU Arena -
Albany, NY - Official Thread
DIR By: laxnation
Date: March 10, 2014, 11:48 am
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--- Quote from: iBOsbu link ---
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> Walker also becoming a more rounded player. He is going to
contribute a lot over the next three years.. including this
weekends final.
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Walker has a lot to improve on, especially being in control. He
is an absolute turnover machine!
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Re: 2014 M&W America East Championship @ SEFCU Arena -
Albany, NY - Official Thread
DIR By: iBOsbu
Date: March 10, 2014, 1:16 pm
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Steve Pikiell gets big 'weekend' at Pritchard Gym
1:13 PM By Greg Logan
The elephant in Stony Brook’s room, as everyone often reminds
coach Steve Pikiell, is the Seawolves’ failure to earn their
first NCAA Tournament bid despite all the success they have
achieved the past five years – four 20-win seasons, three
regular-season America East titles and two previous trips to the
conference final to play for the automatic NCAA bid.
Now, Pikiell and the second-seeded Seawolves (23-9) are hoping
their third trip to the America East Tournament championship
game against fourth-seeded Albany (17-14) at 11:30 a.m. in
Pritchard Gym will be the charmed moment for the program. It
arrives with a significant bit of irony in tow.
Stony Brook gets to host the game in its 1,630-seat bandbox
because No. 1 seeded Vermont, which was 15-1 in conference play,
was upset by Albany in the America East semifinals played on the
Great Danes’ home court at SEFCU Arena. Last year, when the
Seawolves were the No. 1 seed, they were the ones who were upset
by the Danes in that same situation. Only then, folks treated it
as a typical Stony Brook failure to get over the hump at
tournament time.
"It's tough," Pikiell said after his team secured a home title
game with a semifinal victory over Hartford on Sunday. “People
don’t realize you’re playing away games. Vermont had a great
year. Guys get in foul trouble. It’s a one-shot deal. The
tournament is so different. When you’re playing away it’s tough
to do. Because you’re a No. 1, you get to wear a white uniform.
It doesn’t give you any advantages."
Avoiding a road trip to Burlington, Vt., where SBU is 1-11, was
a major break even though the Seawolves were the only conference
team to defeat the Catamounts this season.
Equally important is the fact the Seawolves won’t be playing at
a neutral site in their own backyard as they did two years ago
when they hosted the America East title game. At that time, the
league had a minimum-seating requirement that eliminated
Pritchard.
To play the game on campus, the school had to spend upwards of
$100,000 to install TV lights and refurbish the court and
seating areas in Stony Brook Arena, which was in disrepair while
waiting for New York State funds to become available for the $21
million renovation that opens next fall. The Seawolves had a
home crowd of 4,400 fans, but they lost to Vermont on a court
both teams were seeing for the first time.
It was completely unfair, but it was cited as another SBU
failure at tourney time. The America East seating requirement
since has been dropped, so Stony Brook's seniors, who are making
their third appearance in the conference championship in four
seasons, get to play in the gym where they have enjoyed so much
success.
SBU’s streak of 23 straight America East conference home wins
spanning three years was snapped on Feb. 8 when New Hampshire
made 14 three-pointers to upset the Seawolves. But they won the
last two conference home games, including a comeback against
Albany in the regular-season finale.
"It means everything getting to the game,” senior guard Anthony
Jackson said. “We’ve failed three times [to reach the NCAA], and
to bring it back in the senior season, last go-round, it means a
lot. We play our best basketball at home."
For years, whenever questioned about the quest for that first
NCAA berth, Pikiell said the key in a one-bid league is having
one good weekend at the end of the season. Well, this year, he
gets to spend that weekend at Pritchard Gymnasium.
It’s no guarantee of success, but Pikiell said with some
satisfaction, "t’s nice to play in Pritchard."
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Re: 2014 M&W America East Championship @ SEFCU Arena -
Albany, NY - Official Thread
DIR By: Seawolf97
Date: March 10, 2014, 3:31 pm
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Checked the brackets on the NCAA website. If we win we play
Weber St in a play in game. Win that we take on Wichita St in
St Louis.
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Re: 2014 M&W America East Championship @ SEFCU Arena -
Albany, NY - Official Thread
DIR By: ecasadoSBU
Date: March 10, 2014, 3:45 pm
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Boy... Looking harsh for the ladies right now.
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Re: 2014 M&W America East Championship @ SEFCU Arena -
Albany, NY - Official Thread
DIR By: Hammertime
Date: March 10, 2014, 5:45 pm
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ESPN Bracketology has SB at 16 seed playing #1Villanova. Is this
correct? I thought we were 14 seed!!!!!
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Re: 2014 M&W America East Championship @ SEFCU Arena -
Albany, NY - Official Thread
DIR By: iBOsbu
Date: March 10, 2014, 6:07 pm
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NCAA has us playing weber in PIG and then wichita if we win.
ESPN has us playing coastal in PIG and then nova if we win.
These are all educated prediciton... but most likely we will
play in the PIG and if we win then 16 seed.. no way we will be
14th seed. Last year, if we could make it to NCAA, we were
predicted to be as high as 14th seed.. that Brenton team was
really good!!!
But FIRST WE HAVE TO WIN AE FINAL!!!!!
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Re: 2014 M&W America East Championship @ SEFCU Arena -
Albany, NY - Official Thread
DIR By: iBOsbu
Date: March 10, 2014, 6:09 pm
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--- Quote from: ecasadoSBU link ---
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> Boy... Looking harsh for the ladies right now.
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We were thoroughly out played. Well done ladies! Play will in
the NIT!
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Re: 2014 M&W America East Championship @ SEFCU Arena -
Albany, NY - Official Thread
DIR By: Hammertime
Date: March 10, 2014, 6:17 pm
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--- Quote from: iBOsbu link ---
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> NCAA has us playing weber in PIG and then wichita if we win.
> ESPN has us playing coastal in PIG and then nova if we win.
>
> These are all educated prediciton... but most likely we will
play in the PIG and if we win then 16 seed.. no way we will be
14th seed. Last year, if we could make it to NCAA, we were
predicted to be as high as 14th seed.. that Brenton team was
really good!!!
>
> But FIRST WE HAVE TO WIN AE FINAL!!!!!
>
>
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I just read on the NCAA site if SB makes it to the PIG game and
loses, they were never considered part of the March Madness. Now
that's Bull$hit!! being a 16 seed really sucks... Had we been a
#1 seed and win the AE, would we still be a 16 seed????????? Is
it because we are #2 seed in the AE? NCAA rules are whacked!
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Re: 2014 M&W America East Championship @ SEFCU Arena -
Albany, NY - Official Thread
DIR By: Seawolf97
Date: March 10, 2014, 7:52 pm
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The AE is a 1 bid League period. Our record is impressive
on paper but we really didn't beat any major or high mid major
programs. Wins over Toledo, VCU and maybe LaSalle would have
helped. Better scheduling is a must if you want an at large
bid to either the NCAA or NIT. And of course a couple wins
helps against top programs.
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Re: 2014 M&W America East Championship @ SEFCU Arena -
Albany, NY - Official Thread
DIR By: SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN
Date: March 10, 2014, 9:36 pm
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This is the game. We will do it. Tre commented after the
Hartford win that they want to win it all for the seniors. I
would go farther and say win it for the Coaching staff that has
worked to get this program to where it is. Win it for Goba,Dez,
Mo, Chris, Marcus, Lenny, Dalis, Danny, Bryan, Tommy, and all
the guys that helped bring this program to the edge. Now let's
not knock on the door again, but kick the damned thing in and
WIN IT!
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