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Six teams still could end up at 9-9. STJ is (9-8). Pick up an L v LaSalle, 9-9 STL is (9-7), loose 2, 9-9 GM is (8-8), W v VCU, L v Richmond, 9-9 VCU is (8-8), L v GM, W v Fordham, 9-9 Dayton is (7-9), W v LaSalle, W v GW, 9-9 Richmond is (7-9), W v UMass, W v GM 9-9 Care to do the tie breakers?

I got as far as the 1-1 head to head, and then quit. GM could get in the mix at 10-8 too but VCU would drop out. It could also go into four way scenario at 9-9. Weird.

Bet you wish you hadn't asked. The following tiebreaker format is utilized for determining the seeding in the Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Championship: Two-Team Tie 1. Head-to-head competition. 2. Conference record of the tied teams based on winning percentage versus the highest common opponent and proceeding down to the lowest common opponent, if necessary, until one team gains an advantage. a. All ties are broken in descending order. b. When arriving at another pair of tied teams, use each team’s record against the tied teams as a group. When comparing records against a group of teams, the higher winning percentage will prevail. In case of tied percentages vs. the team or group of 1.000 or .000, the following shall apply: 2-0 is better than 1-0; 0-1 is better than 0-2. 3. Coin toss. Three or More-Team Tie 1. Head-to-head competition. a. Use each team’s record against the tied teams as a group rather than performance against individual teams. When comparing records against a group of teams, the higher winning percentage will prevail. In case of tied percentages vs. the team or group of 1.000 or .000, the following shall apply: 2-0 is better than 1-0; 0-1 is better than 0-2. 2. If the above results in two teams remaining, the two-team tiebreaker is used. 3. If more than two teams still remain, use the Conference record of the tied teams based on winning percentage versus the highest common opponent and proceeding down to the lowest common opponent, if necessary, until one team gains an advantage. a. All ties are broken in descending order. b. When arriving at another pair of tied teams, use each team’s record against the tied teams as a group. When comparing records against a group of teams, the higher winning percentage will prevail. In case of tied percentages vs. the team or group of 1.000 or .000, the following shall apply: 2-0 is better than 1-0; 0-1 is better than 0-2. 4. Draw lots. NOTE: All ties will be broken in descending order. When arriving at another pair of tied teams while comparing records, use each team’s record against the tied teams as a group rather than the performance against individual teams. Once ties are broken, they remain broken throughout the tie-breaker process.

Hawks pouring some major whoopass on Rhody. I bet Hurley is ready to hurl.

Rhody shot 21% in the first half and 7% (1 of 14) from the Arc. Senior night ain’t going too well.

Mr. Bonner is quit articulate. I liked his comments on how Grawer threw balls at him and put tape on the floor to increase his stride length.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepressbox/2018/02/27/segment-5--anthony-bonner-22718 They put the link up sooner than I thought they would. Worth a listen.

That was one tough Knicks team. I think Charles Smith was on there also. Drive to the hoop at your own risk. French / Bonner is the obvious Billiken comparison. French needs to (and will) develop a 10 to 12 foot jumper which will open things up for him. To be compared with Bonner is an honor. 45 points, 20 rebounds against Loyola will never be matched by a Billiken.

Really neat interview this morning with Anthony Bonner on the Press Box. He loved playing at Kiel with its atmosphere. He said he would choose it over Chaifetz. Said it was ridiculous that SLU didn’t admit Craig Upchurch. He would have been the missing piece for the Bills to make the NCAA. AB says Jordan is the best of all time, not Kobe nor LeBron. He guarded Jordan and says he would have been put on LeBron if they played at the same time. AB played @ 240 lbs. could have played at 250 but he said you had to be quicker in the 1990’s then now. Frank asked if Larry Bird ever trash talked to him. AB said no “He let the ball going through the net do the talking.” Talked about playing with the Knicks. Lot of respect for Pat Riley. Played with Oakley, Mason and Ewing. Wow. Tough team. They would practice 1 to 1.5 hours on game day, lift weights before and after games and ride the stationary if they didn’t get in enough minutes. Talked about playing in Italy where the players were behind protective glass and there were armed guards in the aisles. People in the stands all smoked and there would be smoke hanging over the court. When the Press Box posts the link it is well worth a listen.

Feb 26 edition Coach said there are other teams playing 6 or 7 guys, but he thinks no one plays as hard as our guys do. He is still running them hour, hour and a half in practice. Today it was half court. But have to practice crisply, with game speed and rhythm. Still going live in practice. They guarded Duquesne's plays today. Motto of Team Blue was started this year. They have what Team Blue means on paper. Team has really bought into playing for Team Blue. Adversity has made these guys stronger as Team Blue. Every single player has to play their role. Rammer said it is tangible that the players are working together, unselfish, for the good of the team. Dayton game - Coach wasn't happy with how they started, but then in the middle of the first half, the defense picked up and lead to an offensive surge. They hit a wall in the second half. Arena was very hot and the team couldn't find the second wind as they usually do. GW game - Coach said in previous five games they were averaging in 83 ppg. We held them to 53. Great team defense. It was clear GW had targeted French, 'not going to let French beat us'. The double team caused problems early, but then French started kicking it out. At half Coach drew up 3 to 4 plays that they never ran, before even in practice. It was about spacing and positions. They ran only one of them but it worked. They stopped doubling French and he went to work. Coach said GW had to get out of the double team as they were behind. They had to come out to guard in order to win, and got out of trying not to loose with the double. Coach said Johnson's best play with the tip in on the weak side rebound. Assistant coaches in the A10 talk alot. When they come in they say Billikens are physically a tough team to play. Teams know it will be a physical battle when they play the Bills. Seniors Hines, Anthony and Roby were on next. [Haters can stop reading.] Hines talked to other players about walking on. He was promised no time and no scholarship. He came to SLU for the education and because it was home. Ford didn't know any of his new players when he came on board, but remembers seeing Hines in the gym all the time. He was winning all the conditioning drills continuing to prove himself. Coach is on Hines pretty hard - he is trying to get Hines mad as he knows Hines will play harder when he is angry. Really enjoys Hines work ethic. Hines response;"yeah he makes me mad a little bit." Rammer said Hines is a clinic for on-ball defense. Hines - defense is a mentality. Ford - Hines is one of the tougher guys he has ever coached; he will stick his nose in there. Hines wants to look overseas next season, but then maybe coach. Anthony came here because he fell in love with the City on his visit. Coach said they were looking at 3 or 4 guys for the final scholarship. Coach said he was the first selection putting the others on hold. Brought Anthony in first and liked him enough to offer without bringing the others in. Coach said Anthony is a perfect teammate. He respects everyone in the locker room. Playing time doesn't change his attitude at all. Coach credits Anthony for winning the first Duquesne game. Anthony clicked with Johnson and Roby initially. In Higher Education Administration Master's program. Going into work force next year as a counselor to kids. Rammer asked how tough it is banging against French every day. Great response from Anthony 'Ask him how tough it is banging against me." Roby was next. Rammer talked about his old man moves. Came here due to the Coaching staff and university. "I came here and stuck with it." Coach says it will be tough replacing Davell. Coach relies on Roby to run the team, to be an extension of the staff onto the floor. Roby wants to look at continue playing ball next year. Not sure where. Will graduate in May in Education with a minor in Sociology. Wants to teach, coach or counsel kids. Not sure if he was joking, but he said he might want to be an Athletic Director. Rammer let the seniors talk about Ford. The Coach Ford Look....eyes together, turns his back, kicks the ribbon board, pulls the player out, but then apologizes. Anthony - coach comes from the heart. Players really didn't want to roast Coach even when given the opportunity by Rammer. Three great guys. Three great Billikens.

Wasn't Sekeue the Texas JC 400 Meter Hurdle champ or something like that?

Bess GT's then?

I'd think Hurley will jump to a larger job this off season. In the coaching profession, you have to jump when you are on top. I'm guessing the number of openings may be slightly higher than normal with the FBI investigation fall out. Being a Seton Hall grad, if Whitehead brings down Willard, that is a likely match.

I really wish the videos would show on ball defense. Does he move his feet quickly? Where are his hands? Does he keep in front of the ball? Does he fight through screens? Or does he play matador defense like many do in HS.

Not gonna doubt you anymore Wiz!

From the A10 Forum. It appears our worse case finish now would be 8th, tied with Dayton and Richmond. We hold a tie breaker over Richmond. Win out and we have a double bye. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Wednesday, March 7 at Capital One Arena Washington, DC Game 1: 12. La Salle (6-10) vs 13. Fordham (4-12) 6:00 PM Game 2: 11. George Washington (6-10) vs 14. Massachusetts (4-12) 8:30 PM Thursday, March 8 at Capital One Arena Washington, DC Game 3: 8. Dayton (7-9) vs 9. Richmond (7-9) 12:00 PM NBC Sports Network Game 4: 5. George Mason (8-8) vs Game 1 Winner 2:30 PM NBC Sports Network Game 5: 7. Saint Joseph's (8-8) vs 10. Duquesne (6-10) 6:00 PM NBC Sports Network Game 6: 6. VCU (8-8) vs Game 2 Winner 8:30 PM NBC Sports Network Friday, March 9 at Capital One Arena Washington, DC Game 7: 1. Rhode Island (15-1) vs Game 3 Winner 12:00 PM NBC Sports Network Game 8: 4. Saint Louis (9-7) vs Game 4 Winner 2:30 PM NBC Sports Network Game 9: 2. Davidson (12-4) vs Game 5 Winner 6:00 PM NBC Sports Network Game 10: 3. St Bonaventure (12-4) vs Game 6 Winner 8:30 PM NBC Sports Network Saturday, March 10 at Capital One Arena Washington, DC Game 11: Game 7 Winner vs Game 8 Winner 1:00 PM CBS Sports Network Game 12: Game 9 Winner vs Game 10 Winner 3:30 PM CBS Sports Network Sunday, March 12 at Capital One Arena Washington, DC Game 13: Championship Game 1:00 PM CBS SEEDS 1. Rhode Island (15-1) 2. Davidson (12-4)* 3. St Bonaventure (12-4) 4. Saint Louis (9-7) 5. George Mason (8-8)& 6. VCU (8-8)&& 7. Saint Joseph's (8-8) 8. Dayton (7-9)^ 9. Richmond (7-9) 10. Duquesne (6-10)% 11. George Washington (6-10)%% 12. La Salle (6-10) 13. Fordham (4-12)$ 14. Massachusetts (4-12) * based on head to head victory over St Bonaventure & based on 2-1 record vs others 8-8 && based on 1-1 record vs others 8-8 (St Joe's is 1-2) ^ based on head to head victory over Richmond % based on 3-0 record vs others 6-10 %% based on 1-2 record vs others 6-10 (La Salle is 0-2) $ based on head to head victory over UMass

I am very, very, very glad you were correct!

A10 Tourney Seedings Updated through 16 games URI cliched the 1 Davidson/St Bonnies clinch top 3 finish SLU takes inside lane for the 4 seed Everything else a mess (UMass and Fordham close to being assured of playing on Wednesday)

Half time adjustment made the difference. French a no show First half. Coach ran plays for him in the Second half. Nice job.

Half time adjustment made the difference. French a no show First half. Coach ran plays for him in the Second half. Nice job.

Gives us 4th (for now)

6 of 9 FT is normal for the Bills.

Coach has to figure out how to get French involved. They are doubling him on the post. One nice pass out of the double but that is it.

Huge game tonight for seeding is St. B at VCU. With VCU owning our tiebreaker we need them to pick up an L tonight. VCU finishes with GM and Fordham.

You are correct on the MVC always on the short list of At-Large Teams. Missouri State was 21st RPI in 2006 and deemed not good enough by the selection committee. Moser is one of the 'hot candidates' for moving onward and upward. Chances are good he will receive interest from one of the many P5 schools who may elect or need to ditch their current coach. He is 9th on this writer's list of hot coaches. https://sports.yahoo.com/20-head-coaches-wholl-hot-commodities-college-basketball-coaching-carousel-starts-spin-232821867.html