2008 Woodie Awards
Men still have a great chance to win it all in Albany
Scott Montesano
Issue date: 3/4/04 Section: Sports
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Hear me loud and clear. The Red Foxes men's basketball team has a good shot at winning this weekend's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship.
Wait, let me correct that...they have a great chance of winning it all.
No, I haven't lost my mind and yes I have followed the team all year. However, keep your chin up Marist fans, for in college basketball everything is even come the postseason. Records are all erased back to 0-0, statistics are kept anew and for the most part, games are played in neutral settings.
So, while Marist is a woeful 6-21 (4-14) and seeded ninth in the ten team MAAC, the Foxes could still very easily get an invitation to the BIG Dance. Yes, the evidence pointing in the direction of an early exit is daunting, but remember that is all meaningless stuff from the regular season...or in college basketball terminology...the exhibition games.
It doesn't matter that the Foxes have lost 12 of 13 games (including four straight). What about the fact the Foxes have lost their last two games by 25 points each? Ancient history! I mean, those losses happened last month for heaven's sake!
Some of you may remember the loss to Loyola on Jan. 29, which ended the Greyhounds losing streak. Sure it was painful, but hey, our school was featured on ESPN and other national news outlets. College presidents always say they look towards their athletic programs to provide free publicity. Well, our men's basketball team delivered in a big way.
Nonetheless, all of this is meaningless. Erase it all from your minds, for the real season begins Friday at the MAAC Tournament at Albany's Pepsi Arena. Where a little four game winning streak is all that stands between Marist at the NCAA Tournament's 65th seed.
True the Foxes haven't won four straight in two years, and yes, Marist opens against Route 9 rival Siena on the Saints' home court. Oh yes, Marist also hasn't reached a postseason title game in nearly a decade.
Still, Marist is my pick to win the MAAC.
Wait, let me correct that...they have a great chance of winning it all.
No, I haven't lost my mind and yes I have followed the team all year. However, keep your chin up Marist fans, for in college basketball everything is even come the postseason. Records are all erased back to 0-0, statistics are kept anew and for the most part, games are played in neutral settings.
So, while Marist is a woeful 6-21 (4-14) and seeded ninth in the ten team MAAC, the Foxes could still very easily get an invitation to the BIG Dance. Yes, the evidence pointing in the direction of an early exit is daunting, but remember that is all meaningless stuff from the regular season...or in college basketball terminology...the exhibition games.
It doesn't matter that the Foxes have lost 12 of 13 games (including four straight). What about the fact the Foxes have lost their last two games by 25 points each? Ancient history! I mean, those losses happened last month for heaven's sake!
Some of you may remember the loss to Loyola on Jan. 29, which ended the Greyhounds losing streak. Sure it was painful, but hey, our school was featured on ESPN and other national news outlets. College presidents always say they look towards their athletic programs to provide free publicity. Well, our men's basketball team delivered in a big way.
Nonetheless, all of this is meaningless. Erase it all from your minds, for the real season begins Friday at the MAAC Tournament at Albany's Pepsi Arena. Where a little four game winning streak is all that stands between Marist at the NCAA Tournament's 65th seed.
True the Foxes haven't won four straight in two years, and yes, Marist opens against Route 9 rival Siena on the Saints' home court. Oh yes, Marist also hasn't reached a postseason title game in nearly a decade.
Still, Marist is my pick to win the MAAC.