RUBillsFan

I think I read that LaSalle only earns 1 credit between the "1st" and "2nd" round games. Both they and Boise St. got credits for playing the "1st" round game, but LaSalle doesn't get another for playing the "2nd" round game against K-State. Therefore, the A-10 has 5 credits so far. Assuming LaSalle holds on to win against K-State, the A-10 will get an additional 5 for games played in the "3rd" round. However, I do not believe the A10 splits the money from the credit evenly. I think more of it goes to the team that earned the credit. There was a post about this a while back and it was something like 75% to the team that earns the credit and 25% to the rest of the league. Either way, more wins for the A10 is good for SLU (at least in the short term).

Its all about those NCAA units. Thanks to Butler and Temple for being so kind in nabbing the A10 a few extra before they bolt.

Tarheel, You are correct. Best Buy already was a corporate sponsor. I think they still have ads inside Chaifetz. I'm not sure if this had anything to do with the team picking their store to watch the selection show. I would assume it is just a coincidence.

Holy crap. They have 4 Canadians, 2 Frenchmen, a Croatian, and a South African guy on their team. Talk about international.

Sim Bhullar is from Toronto, Canada and is a freshman, but some have reported he went to prep school for a year. That would make him a sophomore age wise. Grandy is a sophomore from Toronto, Canada. I wonder if they played against each other in the past.

Not sure if this has been posted yet. A-10 champions shirts are now available: http://shop.slubillikens.com/COLLEGE_Saint_Louis_Billikens/Saint_Louis_Billikens_2013_Atlantic_10_Mens_Basketball_Champions_T-Shirt_-_Royal_Blue

Very cheap one on Ellis.

How is that not a charge? Dude just lowered his shoulder.

Evans getting the two hand shove when he tries for offensive rebounds.

How is that not a blocking foul? VCU player slid right under him.

Well the refs have stopped calling the fouls now.

This is why Shaka flashed the *** sign some times. It is not a signal to do the diamond press. It is a sign to be a pu$$y and cry about calls.

Damn. Kwam looked set, but I think he shuffled there at the end.

Great minds...

He was moving his feet there. Crap call on the charge on Evans.

CALL THAT BOTH WAYS ZEBRA!!!

I like Gottlieb, too. He also seems like a genuinely good person/father if you follow him on twitter.

I love that aggressiveness on defense by Grady guarding the inbounds pass after the make. It can be so effective if you don't do that often to jump in there every once in a while. Easy to get a 5 second call or steal one if they aren't paying attention. Conklin was the king of doing that.

A few over the back calls on VCU would be nice.

Not at the game, but based on the audio it sounds like VCU has a very sizeable contingent there. Nothing to be ashamed of if VCU has more fans there. It is like a 5 and 1/2 hour drive from Richmond to NY vs a 15 hour drive from St. Louis. I'm sure a lot of VCU fans headed up for the day after they made the finals. Most SLU fans would have had to plan the whole weekend ahead of time.

Half time: Bills have played pretty well so far. I'd like to seem them knock down a few more FTs and cut down on the turnovers. They have done pretty well against the press, but have 8 turnovers which is a little high. Most have been "aggressive" turnovers though (iirc 50/50 charge on Barnett, trying to force it inside to Loe or Evans) which aren't that bad. They have missed some open looks from 3 as well (iirc McCall with 1 and Ellis with 2), but 2/6 isn't bad. The refs have done pretty well and called it fair so far. It is almost comical because VCU fouls so much. If they keep calling over 50% of the fouls that VCU commits, we should be okay.

KWAMAIN IN THE MEMBRANE

I agree he has done well with the press.

Just seems like he has had a chance on some rebounds that he didn't get and he hasn't been posting him as much as I would like.

Loe is playing soft. Need him to man up.