The Atlantic 10 Thread

[SlimKibbles]

Props to the UD Flyers for their 14-point victory over #15 Marquette in Chicago on Saturday evening. Well done, fellas.

[ColProd]

I didn't realize this, but SIU plays 3 A10 teams this year.

We beat UMass in 2k tourny. We have SLU Tuesday and Charlotte Saturday. From a fan (student section) stand point, these are going to be very intersting. SLU's Brett Thompson's mom has been talking trash to SIU students and alum for the past year. Charlotte's coach Lutz gave the student section the finger last time he came to the Arena. You know what they say about payback.

How are SLU and Charlotte looking this year? I know SLU has a lot of young guys and aren't expected to do much this year. I don't know much about Charlotte's squad though.

[CM1847]

Charlotte is now 1-6 with the only win over UNCG. The craziest part about it is that it is essentially the exact same team as last year minus one player. They have looked completely lost this year without him.

[SlimKibbles]

Quote: Originally Posted by ColProd

...Charlotte's coach Lutz gave the student section the finger last time he came to the Arena. You know what they say about payback.

Maybe SIU students did/said something to deserve the finger?

Quote: Originally Posted by ColProd

How are SLU and Charlotte looking this year? I know SLU has a lot of young guys and aren't expected to do much this year. I don't know much about Charlotte's squad though.

CM is definitely the Charlotte expert around here so he is the one to ask. As far as SLU goes, good crop of freshmen and some good upperclassmen (Kevin Lisch, Tommie Liddell, Barry Eberhardt) are what they have. I think they'll have a similar season overall to 2007-08. They beat Boston College and lost to Detroit Mercy already this season. Depends on what team shows up the night SIU plays them. Don't think that a Majerus-coached team will be a walk-in-the-park regardless.

[ColProd]

Quote: Originally Posted by SlimKibbles

Maybe SIU students did/said something to deserve the finger? CM is definitely the Charlotte expert around here so he is the one to ask. As far as SLU goes, good crop of freshmen and some good upperclassmen (Kevin Lisch, Tommie Liddell, Barry Eberhardt) are what they have. I think they'll have a similar season overall to 2007-08. They beat Boston College and lost to Detroit Mercy already this season. Depends on what team shows up the night SIU plays them. Don't think that a Majerus-coached team will be a walk-in-the-park regardless.

We have a young squad ourselves. Top 25 recruiting class, but very young. So far our team has mounted a huge comeback against UMass, hung with Duke and UCLA for 32 minutes each before getting worn out, and got beat by what appears to be a solid WKU team. One of our star recruits, Dillard (Fr.-G) has quickly earned the nick name magical or tragical. A lot of talent, but is still turning the ball over a lot as he gets used to the college game.

Going to be intersting seeing these two squads grow and battle it out in the upcomming years.

[SlimKibbles]

Quote: Originally Posted by ColProd

We have a young squad ourselves. Top 25 recruiting class, but very young. So far our team has mounted a huge comeback against UMass, hung with Duke and UCLA for 32 minutes each before getting worn out, and got beat by what appears to be a solid WKU team. One of our star recruits, Dillard (Fr.-G) has quickly earned the nick name magical or tragical. A lot of talent, but is still turning the ball over a lot as he gets used to the college game. Going to be intersting seeing these two squads grow and battle it out in the upcomming years.

You should get this thread (http://www.operationsports.com/forum...ey-thread.html) going again. I know there are a few other MVC fans on OS and just general college b'ball junkies (like me) that will post in there sometimes.

[ColProd]

Thanks man.

And the Dawg Pound do something to deserve the finger? Never!

[boomhauertjs]

Got to watch UD's upset of Marquette. They play some hard-nosed defense. Also, doesn't hurt when you've got a guy who can do this: