Bison137
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02-11-20 09:45 PM - Post#299601
Bruce Moore out with a broken hand (season-ending?). Pomeroy has the Bison as a 5-point underdog, but I think 10+ is more realistic.
https://bucknellbison.com/news/2020/2/11/mens-b ask...
Edited by Bison137 on 02-11-20 09:47 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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Bison137
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02-11-20 09:51 PM - Post#299602
In response to Bison137
Btw, the Bison have lost 16 of the past 22 games vs the spread.
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nh2032
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Reg: 02-28-06
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02-12-20 07:34 AM - Post#299627
In response to Bison137
So playing without Bruce just like the home game against Navy. Felt like he would have made the difference the first time around and it's going to be a struggle again (but they all are at this point). But I've been told our injury luck has been average...
Very striking to see the 2nd half cold scoring droughts broken out in the pregame article too. A decent number of open shots in those windows that just didn't go down. Sometimes you come out on the wrong side of variance.
A season where things seem cosmetically aligned against the Bison.
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res
Masters Student
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02-12-20 10:52 AM - Post#299651
In response to nh2032
A season where things seem cosmetically aligned against the Bison.
Well, their play hasn't been pretty, that's for sure.
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nh2032
Sophomore
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02-12-20 11:19 AM - Post#299659
In response to res
Have to love autocorrect / type ahead.
Cosmetically and cosmically misaligned.
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nh2032
Sophomore
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Reg: 02-28-06
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02-12-20 08:13 PM - Post#299751
In response to nh2032
The cosmetic typo was prescient - obviously if we switched to the grey uniforms earlier we'd have been leading the league ...
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bison63
Postdoc
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02-12-20 08:32 PM - Post#299755
In response to nh2032
If all else fails, try the grey uniforms!
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Bucknellbisonfan21
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Loc: Bloomsburg
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02-12-20 08:58 PM - Post#299758
In response to bison63
Interesting interview with Avi at halftime. He talked about how he thought about sitting this season out when he injured his nose in the preseason.
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HuskyColonial
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02-12-20 09:44 PM - Post#299763
In response to Bucknellbisonfan21
Fun fact: The switching on defense still doesn’t work! Maybe it will in Game 27.
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Bison89
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02-13-20 04:48 PM - Post#299829
In response to HuskyColonial
I missed the game. What happened to Sotos? 2 points in 38 minutes. That doesn't seem right.
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HuskyColonial
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02-13-20 08:01 PM - Post#299838
In response to Bison89
He wasn’t looking to do anything offensively. Funk came out of the gates scorching hot. We were winning 13-0 and Funk had all 13. Funk proceeded to score 7 more points on 5482 shot attempts for the rest of the game.
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Bison54
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02-13-20 09:42 PM - Post#299843
In response to HuskyColonial
Sotos had 6 assists and 2 steals v. 3 TO's. And he only sat for 2 minutes. Also, Spear and Ellis had some quality minutes offensively (especially).
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Scotty-14
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02-13-20 11:40 PM - Post#299847
In response to Bison54
Of all the issues we have seen this season, I do not believe our Defense is a main concern. That is not to say it has been stellar but what makes me the most worried game by game is the inability to score above anything else.
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nh2032
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02-14-20 07:53 AM - Post#299848
In response to Scotty-14
Of all the issues we have seen this season, I do not believe our Defense is a main concern. That is not to say it has been stellar but what makes me the most worried game by game is the inability to score above anything else.
Agree it is strange to complain about defense after a game when you've held a team to 36% shooting and below their season avg. The Navy interchangeable 3-headed guard monster did what they do and made a couple timely shots down the stretch, but I certainly didn't feel like we were getting taken advantage of on the switches like some of the previous games in the losing streak.
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Bison54
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02-14-20 09:09 AM - Post#299851
In response to nh2032
The play Avi fouled out on was one
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Bison137
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02-14-20 09:29 AM - Post#299854
In response to Scotty-14
Of all the issues we have seen this season, I do not believe our Defense is a main concern. That is not to say it has been stellar but what makes me the most worried game by game is the inability to score above anything else.
I think there is cause for concern at both ends. The bison defense is very much a mixed bag. They are one of the worst teams in the nation in terms of letting the other team get to the foul line. And they rank 302nd in two point field-goal percentage allowed – the worst ranking in Bucknell history in that category. On the other hand, they are a very good defensive rebounding team, have a greatly improved rate of blocking shots, and a good steal pct.
At the offensive end, they have a poor shooting percentage on two points shots and commit way too many turnovers. In total, both the offense and defense are very mediocre.
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res
Masters Student
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02-14-20 10:10 AM - Post#299861
In response to Bison137
If you look strictly at efficiency ratings, the defense is at the lower end of mediocre. The offense, on the other hand, qualifies as bad.
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nh2032
Sophomore
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02-14-20 12:01 PM - Post#299888
In response to res
Res - curious what efficiency metics you are referring to.
From what I've seen KenPom has had us in the top 2 in his overall defense metric for PL play consistently with the big discrepancy in TO/block rate (good) and foul rate (bad) that 137 mentions above. Fair argument that high fouls carry over to the offensive end and make those struggles worse when starters end up on the bench.
Overall the explanation might just be that PL teams en mass aren't hanging their hat on stopping opps (until we come to town at least).
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NavyVoice
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Shorthanded Bison at Navy
02-14-20 12:10 PM - Post#299890
In response to nh2032
Some perspective.. This decade you all had ELITE PG-Brown, SG- Thomas-PF Sestina C-Fouland They set the bar high...
The 6-11 kid from SSSA in our area will provide legit rim protector and the kid from Malvern could be Elite scorer... Identify what you need and go get it which they have...
Doesnt make the observations wrong on what has transpired this season, but, they have rarely had the full roster which is likely good for another win or two in league..
Now, if the same were to exist next year, then maybe there is more of a gripe. Just remember you're comparing what is happening this year against as elite a run as there has been in Bucknell history..
Edited by NavyVoice on 02-14-20 12:13 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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res
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02-14-20 01:01 PM - Post#299902
In response to NavyVoice
I was looking at ratings against all D1.
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