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All Falls Down
The Dayton Flyers are officially out of the NCAA Tournament. Can anyone think of a more appropriate ending for this season? UD led by as much as 14 during the game, but allowed a three headed monster – bad offense, stalled performances, and Rob Lowery – rear its ugly head.There has been particular sensitivity in the last week to criticizing UD basketball and individual players...
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March 13, 2010
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March 13, 2010
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Sliding Doors: Duquesne Recap
For college basketball fans, heartbreak comes in many different forms. It might be a multi-decade losing streak against a rival, game-by-game inconsistent play, or even just the highs and lows that sports brings to us. As committed fans, we often experience the ups-and-downs more than neutral or less partial observers. In the case of UD, it was just a few weeks ago that we were...
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February 22, 2010
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February 22, 2010
Standing On The Side of the Road: Post-Billikens Loss
The St. Louis loss was another setback to the Dayton Flyers fight to make the NCAA tournament. Despite the loss, Dayton is still in the discussion and can probably be described as a firm bubble team moving forward. With the win, UD would have continued on an upward trajectory towards a bid, but now has to get work done. Here is UD's profile:Overall: 17-7Conference: 6-4RPI: 32SOS...
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February 15, 2010
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February 15, 2010
February 13: Missed Opportunities Day
There is a self-imposed rule that I am prepared to break: Don’t post immediately after a game, especially a loss. Too raw, too emotional. I don’t want to play the stereotypical doomsday fan that overreacts to a loss, but the game is fresh on my mind so I need to offer a few thoughts.UD missed on a number of opportunities:1. Paul Williams missing two free throws on one-and-ones...
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February 13, 2010
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February 13, 2010
URI History
A reader passed along some information that I forgot about: The last time UD defeated URI was the same game that Chris Wright broke his foot. The loss of Chris Wright was one of the reasons we ended up in the NIT in 2008. Count that one as a different type of 'loss' and another reason for my URI disdain.Let's look at the last few encounters against URI, before we officially move...
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January 29, 2010
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January 29, 2010
The Next Morning. Recovering. URI Recap.
I am sick of talking about next year. This is it. And we're letting it get away from us. I don't pretend to understand the plight of Flyer fans during the dark days, and I am lucky to watch a program that takes winning seriously, but I don't want to talk about next year... and our recruits... and our elevation. UD fans entered this season with high hopes and for good reason:...
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January 26, 2010
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January 26, 2010
The Sound of Settling
Add Marquis Jones to the list of URI players that broke my heart. Brutal.It's all uphill from here...
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January 26, 2010
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January 26, 2010
To Hell-enga and Back Again
For those who still have nightmares involving Jimmy Baron and Dustin Hellenga, the Flyers get a chance to take down the Rhode Island Barons (aka URI Rams) tonight at 7pm at UD Arena. For the unlucky, you can watch the game here or here. This is a big game for both teams, with A-10 and NCAA implications. Cursing the name of Hellenga should be the priority today, but here's a few...
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January 26, 2010
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January 26, 2010
St. Joe's Recap
...And here we are. A few days after discussing UD's high RPI losses, we drop a game to a bad St. Joseph's team. UD played poorly throughout the game including 3-22 shooting on three-pointers, difficulty breaking the zone defense, and a lack of scoring.The game ended with the Flyers down by 1 point. Rob Lowery took the inbounds pass and drove the length of the court where he was...
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January 24, 2010
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January 24, 2010
The Future Is Unwritten
As an addition to the article I wrote a few days ago regarding UD's chances at making the tournament, I got Kyle Whelliston's (midmajority.com) take on the Flyers during his chat today. Kyle is one of the best know mid-major commentators and participated in the NCAA Mock Selection last year.OK, let's talk Dayton. Here's their team sheet: http://www.bbstate.com/schools/UD/sheetFlyers...
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January 22, 2010
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January 22, 2010
George Washington Recap
As we slowly approach the premiere to Season 6 of LOST, I was going to employ a number of LOST analogies to last night's game: never think something is dead, make sure to kill off the 'easy' characters, main characters are not what we earlier expected, make it all up as we go along, and so forth. Whatever my poor analogy is, the Flyers got the job done last night against George...
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January 21, 2010
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January 21, 2010
I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends
After the Xavier loss, Dayton fans are doing some soul searching to find out how good we really are as a team and on paper for the NCAA selection committee. I have read a number of opinions that we are NIT bound and will not meet our pre-season expectations (i.e. beat Xavier in Cincinnati, win conference tournament, make the NCAA tournament).If one were making the argument against...
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January 19, 2010
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January 19, 2010
Shoulda had 'em, man
And apparently Jordan Crawford will fire when he is god damn good and ready. Facepalm.
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January 16, 2010
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January 16, 2010
Xavier Preview
Ugh. Die.Who: Xavier (11-5, 3-0)Where: Cintas CenterWhen: Saturday at 11:00 a.m.RPI: 20TV: ESPN2***"Perseverance is the most overrated of traits, if it is unaccompanied by talent; beating your head against a wall is more likely to produce a concussion in the head than a hole in the wall." - Sydney J. Harris***A wise man, that Syd. Being that I tend to pull for teams that consistently...
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January 16, 2010
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January 16, 2010
Xavier Snapshot
The Flyers take on Xavier tomorrow at 11 am ET at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH. The game will be air on ESPN.com and on WHIO radio. For those who don't believe in basic cable (but believe in the internet?), you can view the game online here or listen to the game here.Here is a quick snapshot comparison of the two teams this season:Background: After last season, Xavier...
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January 15, 2010
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January 15, 2010
"Garden Party" - Fordham Recap
I had the opportunity to check out the Flyers last night at Madison Square Garden against the Fordham Rams. Fordham has had a rough season, losing their head coach (Dereck Whittenburg, fired) and their top player (Jio Fontan, transferred to USC). On top of that, not necessarily as a result, Fordham entered the game with a 2-12 record (0-2 in conference), a 300+ RPI, and a 300+...
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January 14, 2010
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January 14, 2010
Duquesne Recap
The first conference game for Dayton resulted in an overtime win over Duquesne. There are plenty of observations and commentary on this game, but most importantly we should feel lucky and relieved to have won this game. For those who missed the game: UD was leading by 1 point with 5 seconds left, when Chris Wright fouled Jason Duty on a three-pointer. Duty hit the first shot...
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January 11, 2010
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January 11, 2010
The Mid-Season Report
On Tuesday, Dayton finished their non-conference schedule with an 11-3 record. Overall, we aren’t in an awful position, but the lack of quality wins so far leaves us with work to be done in the Atlantic 10. All three of our losses are to teams in the Top 15 RPI, which is the good news. Unlike the last two years, we lack a signature win in the non-conference schedule – but Georgia...
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January 07, 2010
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January 07, 2010
El previo de Georgia Tech
There is an astonishing, and somewhat annoying, dearth of Yellow Jackets material of the not-football variety out there. To a certain point, I get it. The Ramblin' Wreck football team is ranked seventh and staring down an ACC championship and BCS game. Good for them. But your basketball team is ranked 19th in the Coaches' and 21st in the AP and that deserves more than the dismissive...
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November 18, 2009
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November 18, 2009
Stuff, things, and various pre-Puerto Rico miscellany
"It was the kind of town that made you feel like Humphrey Bogart: you came in on a bumpy little plane, and, for some mysterious reason, got a private room with a balcony overlooking the town and the harbor; then you sat down and drank until something happened. I felt a tremendous difference between me and everything real."-Hunter S. Thompson, "The Rum Diary"Now THAT sounds like my...
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November 17, 2009
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November 17, 2009
Devin Searcy, come on down
The tried and true Devin vs. all offense.Per the scrumtrulescent Doug Harris, it's official: Devin Searcy gets the starting nod tomorrow against Creighton. Interesting decision that I'm guessing splits the Flyers fandom in two depending on philosophy and aesthetic taste.Per Doug Harris's excellent column:"Junior Devin Searcy will likely fill the team's lone vacant starting spot in...
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November 13, 2009
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November 13, 2009
Bringing it all back home
11/3/2009 - Dayton 88, Ferris State 73Falling out of touch with all myfriends are somewhere getting wasted,hope they're staying glued together,I have arms for them.***As you get older, it gradually gets easier and easier to let old affections die. It's rarely anything overblown or dramatic, as pop culture might wish you to believe. Old loves and crushes and friends and foes are hardly...
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November 03, 2009
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November 03, 2009
Keep pushin'
Winning is a funny thing. This team has exceeded every reasonable expectation I could have had for them this season. And yet I only want more more more. Once you get the taste of flesh between your teeth, the bloodlust only intensifies tenfold. I want to shatter America's bracket and dance over its crumpled remains. I want to laugh in the face of Vegas. I thirst for more of this...
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March 22, 2009
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March 22, 2009
West F'n Virginia Preview
Your couch: DEAD.Who: West Virginia Mountaineers (23-11, 10-8)Where: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Minneapolis, MN)When: Friday, 3:00 P.M. ESTRPI: 21Spread: West Virginia -8.5Other Previews: Throw a rock and you'll hit one.Please don't die please don't die please don't die...GUARDSBob Huggins is and has never been a guard kind of guy. There are technically only four guards on the...
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March 18, 2009
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March 18, 2009
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