Friday, February 04, 2005
FRIDAY NEVER HESITATES
The first half of this weekend's games are relatively straightforward.
-AU hosts Army, where AU hopes to continue their domination of the service academies during their tenure in the PL. Neither Army or Navy have beaten the Eagles in the last 4 years, so don't look for an upset here. The last time Army beat AU was 1963.
-Holy Cross travels to Annapolis, in a dangerous game for them. HC blew the roof off the Midshipmen earlier in the year, but they have a new defense and newfound confidence after their last two wins. Whoever dictates tempo in this one will win-- if HC can't stop Navy from throwing up a lot of shots and getting offensive rebounds, then they may be in trouble. I don't see that happening.
-Colgate and Lehigh battle for fourth place, and I'm really not concerned about it. This one is impossible to predict, since both teams are wildly inconsistent.
-Bucknell tries to get back on track, and they ought to do so in Easton against Lafayette. The Leopards, it seems, are as bad as I said they were, and don't look like they're getting any better.
All the exciting games are on Sunday. I look forward to the AU game tonight, but feel bad for Jim Crews, who by all accounts is a good coach and a good guy. That still doesn't mean I want him to win tonight. @ 1:02 PM
The first half of this weekend's games are relatively straightforward.
-AU hosts Army, where AU hopes to continue their domination of the service academies during their tenure in the PL. Neither Army or Navy have beaten the Eagles in the last 4 years, so don't look for an upset here. The last time Army beat AU was 1963.
-Holy Cross travels to Annapolis, in a dangerous game for them. HC blew the roof off the Midshipmen earlier in the year, but they have a new defense and newfound confidence after their last two wins. Whoever dictates tempo in this one will win-- if HC can't stop Navy from throwing up a lot of shots and getting offensive rebounds, then they may be in trouble. I don't see that happening.
-Colgate and Lehigh battle for fourth place, and I'm really not concerned about it. This one is impossible to predict, since both teams are wildly inconsistent.
-Bucknell tries to get back on track, and they ought to do so in Easton against Lafayette. The Leopards, it seems, are as bad as I said they were, and don't look like they're getting any better.
All the exciting games are on Sunday. I look forward to the AU game tonight, but feel bad for Jim Crews, who by all accounts is a good coach and a good guy. That still doesn't mean I want him to win tonight. @ 1:02 PM
