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Subject: Re: Lafayette & This League Author: HC1843 [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 17:13:14 01/19/06 Thu In reply to: Rumor 's message, "Lafayette & This League" on 22:34:04 01/18/06 Wed Interesting points of view on both sides. I view next year as Bucknell and HC being a push talent-wise....and this could tilt in HC's favor if Tim Clifford builds on his BC performance to become the type of center we all hope he can become. Further, while Vegotsky promises to be a big contributor for the Bison going forward, AVB is gaining huge experience this year and both Colin Cunningham and Lawrence Dixon are similarly getting invaluable playing time that in other years would not happen at least until their sophomore year. KHam will undoubtedly be a huge loss, but assuming Doherty comes back at 100% and Simmons can cure his body cramping issues, then KHam's graduation is at least partially mitigated. As to the incoming class, God only knows how 2 or 3 stars will translate from a recruiting service into actual PL D-I contributions. That said, it seems that HC's incoming class is arguably a notch above our current frosh class. However, look for Bucknell to land an excellent class in next year's recruiting wars (wow, who ever thought that could seriously be said at the PL level, the times they are a changing). Long-story short, I see the familiar faces (HC, Bucknell, Lehigh and American) making next year's tourney run a very fun one. I do not agree with jck45's position that HC is still chasing Bucknell next year...as I think Bucknell's graduation and HC developing players make it a toss up. THE key question for Bucknell comes in 2 years, "Who replaces McNaughton?" Cheers. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Lafayette & This League Author: Hoop Time [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 19:01:13 01/19/06 Thu The interesting thing about this whole discussion is how nobody has mentioned Darren Mastropaolo once. By far the most underrated player in the league. The kid is a defensive stud and has shown flashes of impressive quickness around the hoop. He doesn't look to score because that is not his role, but he could easily project into a 10 ppg guy in the future. Does that mean BU will dominate the league. NO, for all the reasons listed above. But the Bison, like Holy Cross, will be a threat as long as they have their current coach. I expect those two teams to keep contending, not because of who comes back or any recruits-- and believe me, betting on incoming freshmen will make the bookie rich in a hurry -- but because of Flannery and Willard. If O'Hanlon had scholarships, I would put Lafayette in the same class. No knock on the other coaches in the league, but those are clearly the three best. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]