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^ Considering we were picked 11th in the pre-season, and that we lost Weeks, Buggs, Chatman, sign me up for finishing 8th-10th. Don't get me wrong though, I'm not okay with continual mediocrity. I just want to see signs of progress. I, along with most rational fans, knew this was going to be a build...

I noticed the XFL hasn't folded yet. (It hasn't started it's first season.) But I did find that Dallas has Marquis Young on the roster. Young rushed for 3631 yards for UM, 2015-18. He was with the Colts in the NFL pre-season, but was cut on the final day. The XFL starts up the week after the Super B...

Up next is a home game that UM sorely needs, and a winnable one versus GW. The Colonials got their first league win last night, over Mason, 73-67. https://gwsports.com/news/2020/1/15/mens-basketball-george-washington-tops-george-mason-in-revolutionary-rivalry-win.aspx Armel Potter led GW with 26, in...

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Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:41 pm

Getting back to basketball, Dayton is pretty damn good. They just beat VCU by 14.

Dayton had a 22-0 run at one point.

I've moved posts about TJ's little brother Tyriek off to its own topic:
https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/vie ... =1&t=16297

Keep this one on TJ as much as possible.

Covers.com is showing UM +9 pretty consistently. I saw some +6½ opens yesterday, but those have gone up.

WNY media has an assortment of previews for tonight. I've got them on my Twitter:
https://twitter.com/UMassHoops_com

Another Walfish article on Samba:
https://www.gazettenet.com/Samba-Diallo ... t-31999391

Bona plays a game in Rochester every year, sometimes non-conf, sometimes A10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roc_City_Hoops_Classic This will be the first time UM has played Bona there. I just ran the numbers on how much Mark Schmidt owns us since taking over at SBU: UM vs SBU before Schmidt: 36-17 v...

Going to be a tough one to say the least. We will probably be something like fifteen-point dogs and I’m thinking we should be proud if we can keep it single digits. Dayton has been favored by double-digits in each of their last four, and that includes their last two which were A10 games in Philly (...

Tre Mitchell's toughest test so far against Toppin. McCall said the other night that Tre is at his best when he's angry. Having to defend vs Toppin and company could bring out the beast, but it could also frustrate him, especially when we're on an enemy floor and not getting the calls. Let's see.

^ Sign me up for that too

^ Sign me up for that.

Speaking of Tyriek: 26 & 19 for him the other night
https://twitter.com/JeremyWilner/status ... 0295368704

Samba's thread deserves an update after his numbers last night: 12 pts, 12 rebs, 6 assists (led team), 3 steals Walfish focused on his effort: https://www.gazettenet.com/Notebook-Samba-Diallo-continuing-to-shine-as-glue-guy-for-UMass-31862890 Samba had a double-double in the previous game (at SLU) a...

McCall mentioned in the post-game presser that they talked to the compliance office about the details. Sounds like they're pretty sure that they'll meet the threshold to get a medical redshirt.
https://youtu.be/med8-32q3yY?t=581

The Zips stand at 9-3 on the season, 7-0 at home. We've never played them there. Played 'em at home once, in the 2008 NIT run. https://umasshoops.com/games/2007-08/0322akron/ Their home schedule has not been challenging: 81-64 vs Malone (D2) 57-47 vs NC Central 76-45 vs SC Upstate 82-60 vs Youngstow...