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Subject: Re: NU 34 MSM 30-Halftime Author: NuStudent [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 09:19:44am Author Host/IP: NoHost/209.76.207.59 In reply to: NUSuperfan 's message, "NU 34 MSM 30-Halftime" on Monday, January 19, 02:57:16pm I'm sorry but this is not NIL related. Paulus has just constructed a terrible team and not coached it well. The leaders of the MAAC are St. Peters,Merrimack and Marist. Not exactly financial powerhouses. Something has to change! [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> Subject: Re: NU 34 MSM 30-Halftime Author: Maldez [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 11:30:19am Author Host/IP: syn-067-249-231-087.res.spectrum.com/67.249.231.87 Agree completely...other small MAAC schools are winning, why not Niagara..the Greg Paulus experience has to end.

[> [> [> Subject: Re: NU 34 MSM 30-Halftime Author: Purp 1 [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 02:29:51pm Author Host/IP: syn-074-070-140-050.res.spectrum.com/74.70.140.50 Well, here is what you are looking at in terms of total compensation at end of 2023: Paulus---$552,000 Base= $466,000 Pierce---$247,000 Base= $211,000 Gray-----$227,000

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: NU 34 MSM 30-Halftime Author: Maldez [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 05:34:20pm Author Host/IP: syn-067-249-231-087.res.spectrum.com/67.249.231.87 For $552K a year we should be getting much better results than we are...time for a change.

[> [> Subject: Not NIL/Portal Related ? Author: NUSuperfan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 05:41:39pm Author Host/IP: syn-107-145-011-181.res.spectrum.com/107.145.11.181 Since the NIL/Portal fiasco, Niagara and Canisius are only able to get the bottom of the barrel , and not even D-1 bottom of the barrel players to come to NU. This is why we don't even bother to get to know the kids. They come and go like we change underwear everyday. At lest before the NIL and Portal we were able to get some MAAC level talent and many stayed the course. Not anymore ! If things with the NIL and Portal stay the same, you will never see another Niagara player on the NU Wall of Fame. In fact, hand in hand with that, you will never see another 1,000 point scorer or a 500 level rebounder, or an assist and steals king ever again. Yes, the NIL and Portal are just a couple of Niagara's problems. We already know the others.But the NIL/Portal fiascos are huge issues for Niagara. As far as the other MAAC schools are concerned, somebody has to win the league. For the most part, one school can beat another on any given night. NO MAAC school is ranked. NO MAAC school is a regional power. NO MAAC school is ranked in the top 150 basketball schools or so. NO MAAC school is respected nationally. They are all considered "CUPCAKES" for the devouring majority of mid-majors and high majors. There are NO MAAC upsets of any consequence this current season. Niagara and St. Peter's and the rest of the lot , are kissing cousins without that much separation between them. So don't go comparing apples with apples. Niagara might be bad, but on any given night, they can surprise ANY MAAC team ; especially, if the so called better team is not playing well on that given night.

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Not NIL/Portal Related ? Author: Maldez [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 07:01:21pm Author Host/IP: syn-067-249-231-087.res.spectrum.com/67.249.231.87 Niagara's lousy team this year is not directly related to NIL / the Portal, but to GP's inability to recruit at the same level as the rest of the MAAC...Niagara's got the worst roster in the conference and there's no explaining it other than GP and his staff's lack of skill in recruiting. Why are we being out-recruited by the likes of Mount Saint Mary's, Marist, St. Peter's, Merrimack, etc. ? There's no excuse for it.

[> [> [> [> Subject: What Are You Talking About ? Author: NUSuperfan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 07:28:10pm Author Host/IP: syn-107-145-011-181.res.spectrum.com/107.145.11.181 None of those schools are world beaters. Yes, this season some schools have marginally better players on the whole. Mount Saint Mary's is well below .500, what are the 8-12 or something. The best record in the MAAC is like 13-6, and those wins have come against fellow marshmallows. Next year, our kids might be 9-8 at this time and those schools you listed might be 5-12. It changes every season. No MAAC program is what I would call GOOD. We are negatively affected every year by the Portal and NIL and so is our conference. The MAAC is a 2 star and 1 star league. Fairfield and a few others I think have one 3 star kid. Its just a matter of who has the most and better 2 star and 1 star players that particular year.

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Tom, Even You Have Said "Damn Portal, Damn NIL" Author: NUSuperfan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 07:35:59pm Author Host/IP: syn-107-145-011-181.res.spectrum.com/107.145.11.181 I distinctly remember you posting that on at least a couple of occasions, in the past. The kids in the MAAC for the most part are on the same keel. Some programs, THIS SEASON, have some better than others; but none of them are ALL EAST type players. Most of these kids come from D-2 and D-3 , or Junior Colleges. It's a SHIT conference with crap basketball.

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Tom, Even You Have Said "Damn Portal, Damn NIL" Author: Maldez [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Wednesday, January 21, 04:04:41pm Author Host/IP: syn-067-249-231-087.res.spectrum.com/67.249.231.87 Of course I damned the Portal and NIL, but I don't understand what point you're trying to make.

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: What Are You Talking About ? Author: Maldez [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Wednesday, January 21, 04:03:13pm Author Host/IP: syn-067-249-231-087.res.spectrum.com/67.249.231.87 I'm just talking about recruiting in general, without regard to NIL and the Portal, and how inferior Niagara's results are in comparison to the rest of the MAAC...I don't disagree that we are negatively affected every year by the Portal and NIL and so is our conference.

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Not NIL/Portal Related ? Author: Purp 1 [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 07:30:36pm Author Host/IP: syn-074-070-140-050.res.spectrum.com/74.70.140.50 Other than JAM, we DIDN'T compete with the better MAAC schools. The NYC teams could always beat us when it counted. One coach was able to do that but with a completely different set of rules. How we will compete NOW is just beyond me. And now the school has to collect to basically give it away for whatever reason thy deem in the interests of the player. You can't be told what they have apparently, but teams like SJU have millions available it has been reported. This is basically the cost of doing business for NU to stay designated as a D-I school. Seriously, this is what public relations means to them other than maybe attracting more males to the school (34%) vs 66$. And even this is not working. My buddy Hnk is sad (I know) because his Bonnies are still winless in A-10 play, but look what he has to cheer for compared to us. Niagara wants the "appearance" of D-I spending no more than absolutely nesessary to get the product out there. Bona has a guy going out there and collecting millions because it's going to take money to ride with those other horses in the A-10. Niagara never did anything with their programs with continuity and organization to keep things rollin. And most noticable during CM's years and afterwards. Nuttin. I was there to witness nuttin.

[> [> [> [> Subject: Good Points BUT. . . Author: NUSuperfan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 07:53:42pm Author Host/IP: syn-107-145-011-181.res.spectrum.com/107.145.11.181 In the end none of those so called better MAAC schools have been that good in the last number of years. Iona and Siena have not impressed me at all. In fact, for the most part, they have regressed. Look at the first and second halves of the NU vs MSM and CU vs MSM. MSMs on paper is supposed to be one of the better programs in the MAAC. They have Keys, who's a great shooter along with capable height and length. They play very good defense for a MAAC program. YET, both Niagara and Canisius had sizable leads on them for most of the first half; and in fact, led MSM at the half in both games. In the second half of both games, the script turned around and MSM ended up winning both games. My point ? If NU and CU played as well as they did in the first half of their MSM games, they could have won those games. The talent level and recruiting prowess of each MAAC program is not that much better than any of their counterparts. Any team that makes the Tourney can beat any other team in the MAAC Tournament. We have seen that over the years. Is there a talent difference among the programs year to year? YES, but I don't see that much of a talent gap between the programs. That's why there are so many inter conference "upsets" during the season. Who's gonna win the MAAC this season ? Your guess is as good as mine. Sometimes the so called money rich schools just don't cut it in the MAAC. We have seen that with Siena as an example over the years. In fact, Siena has had a number of bad seasons, in the recent past.

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Good Points BUT. . . Author: Purp 1 [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 07:58:18pm Author Host/IP: syn-074-070-140-050.res.spectrum.com/74.70.140.50 "If NU and CU played as well as they did in the first half of their MSM games, they could have won those games. " You know how that goes. "If queens had balls they'd be kings. That's exactly it. They can't do it for 40 minutes. If they did they would be 3 notches higher.

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Good Points BUT. . . Author: NUSuperfan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 08:07:38pm Author Host/IP: syn-107-145-011-181.res.spectrum.com/107.145.11.181 Don't disagree at all, just saying that if the personnel you have can put together 2 good halves in a game, you should be able to win. Just asking the same players to do similarly what they did in the first half. But yes, I know what you mean.

[> [> Subject: Re: NU 34 MSM 30-Halftime Author: basketballfan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 06:39:49pm Author Host/IP: syn-104-228-055-085.res.spectrum.com/104.228.55.85 if things stay the same you will never see a MAAC graduate make the NBA. Pickett at least played 3 years in the MAAC.

[> [> [> Subject: Re: NU 34 MSM 30-Halftime Author: Purp 1 [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 07:53:47pm Author Host/IP: syn-074-070-140-050.res.spectrum.com/74.70.140.50 It's going to hurt high school players as it trickles down from the portal.

[> [> [> [> Subject: It Already Has Hurt The HS Players Author: NUSuperfan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 08:04:28pm Author Host/IP: syn-107-145-011-181.res.spectrum.com/107.145.11.181 The portal is looked upon to be the great equalizer or better. Unless you're a 4 or 5 star HS player, you are either overlooked by the BIGS, or you ride the bench for the greater length of your collegiate career. Those 3 star HS kids are fought over by the mid-majors, and even then, the mids are trying to win their conferences with the portal prizes that they can get. A number of mids have been lucky enough to get some real good portal players. Some good enough to help their mid programs hang with the high majors for at least a while in games.