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Nope, I am sure I also was part of pissing them off and I'll let someone else correct their errors today. Monday was enough when one of their fans got me going with some ridiculous comparison of how Albany would do against Marist, Manhattan and Iona as opposed to Siena who would win 3 out of 5 vs. those 3 schools except for the FACT they lost 5 out of 6. I pointed out that Albany has beaten Siena more recently than Siena has had a winning record vs Marist, Manhattan and Iona. And of coarse they like to start their crap on taxpayer built arenas. Well enough on them. 13639[/snapback] There is only a few of us who venture into their lair. I mean, I follow Siena casually and with them luck. But man do they sometimes get to me. I just hope I get to them a little to....keep them on their toes.

It's been a busy day there today. Mostly my doing I fear!

Go read the Siena board, if its any indication it's a little hot right now. It's all great, I love it.

Patch- So many questions and so much time to answer them all. I think we need an off season thread for each player. I'd like to take a crack at answering all of these at some point. Lets start easy since I need to get some work done today. #9. Will Bauman surprise us? I'm afraid there will be no surprises here. Bauman is a point guard and is currently sitting behind Jamar, Lillis, Iati and potentially Knight for playing time. I do not see him working his way into the regular rotation in 06/07. Early on in his freshman year, we were losing late in a game at home and needed a 3-pointer with less than a minute remaining. Coach put Bauman out there with a host other 3-point shooters. Needless to say for those of us who remember the 04/05 season, we went home losers of a close home game that night. These were the only meaningful minutes, or seconds I've seen Bauman play and don't expect anything to change in 06/07 barring injury. Could Bauman earn some time as a zone-buster? I don’t see what he can bring to the floor that Iati doesn’t already bring and I don’t see Iati and Bauman on the floor at the same time from a defensive standpoint. I don’t see Bauman on the floor unless we are way ahead or desperate for 3-pointer and in severe foul trouble. 13607[/snapback] 1 - There was some weird speculation that he might not be back in this mornings TU. But he will most certainly be back, now that Will is signed to a new contract. He will be an even more mature player. I’m not sure how much more he’s going to develop physically, but mental he will be real tough. 2 - The problem with Lilis isn’t that he’s can’t score, he just hasn’t been real aggressive looking for his shot. I think he can contribute 10/12 ppg next year and look for his as always to do more of the little things that don’t show up in the box score. I’m a big fan of Lillis. With Jordan and Levi gone look for B. Wilson to get more touches. Brent is a face the basket type of player, and he doesn’t have a great inside game. His game is to take people out to the perimeter where he can face them up. He will probably improve but I think only marginally, mostly due to increased touches/time and experience. 3 - Iati will be Iati….spot up and hit 3’s I would probably expect him to play about as much as he’s played this year. 4 - Siggers I think will be one of the bigger keys to next year. I like how he played at stretches this year but at times he seemed to disappear especially going into the end of the year. Although he played lights out mid season. If he can be consistent then he will adequately fill in for LU. 5 - Those of you who read the board here know that I’m a huge fan of Conelly. I’m looking for him to have a great season with added playing time. He’s quick, good hands, confident in his game and has some nice inside moves. With some additional work to get bigger and stronger he can be a horse on the inside. I like Covington but I see him more of an inside defensive player and rebounder. In my book the jury is still out on these two but I think they will turn out to be great players with different roles to play. 6-7-8 Of this incoming class I’m a real big fan of Gifford and Reid Anderson. I mean as much as I can be at this point. We haven’t seen them play a minute but from what I can gather Anderson is a Lillis type player with the hustle, but much more offensive minded. He had numerous 30+ scoring games in HS, appears to have nice size at 6’5” and can obviously fill it up. Gifford will probably take a year to really become a baller but has good size and great hands. Yocum will also be solid in my opinion; he has experience playing with two McD. guys so he was a little overshadowed in HS. Need to put on some weight, a little bit of a tweener at his height I would think. I’m not quite sure about Knight. I don’t even know what to offer on him, anyone else have an idea on what role he would fill? 9 - Baumen will sit on the bench next year.

I think we have to win some games first.

I think he stayes. No one leaves school early to play in Europe, if kids leave early they are going to the NBA.

Who cares that they don't know how many seaons we've been D1

I was when I heard him Championing Browns cause.

Any word? I'm at work and don't know whats going on.

It would be awsome if someone carried it live!

Brown is staying!!!!!

NNNNOOOOOOOOOO I have to believe that we can get something better with the schol. There is no better time to get an impact player, not Duell. Plus the cupboard is full upfront. I doubt he’ll offer him the last scholarship. Duell will probably go to JC and then look around again. I can’t imagine Brown tying up a scholarship for a player that will be a junior come next year and if transferred directly would have to sit two years. Makes no sense.

The NCAA sets a date when official team practice may begin. Some schools make it an event (contests, dunking exhibitions, etc) with the team bursting onto the floor to the cheers of the fans at the stroke of midnight. The Madness events peaked a couple of years ago, but some schools still do them 13493[/snapback] Thanks!

What is midnight madness?

First of all that would require one of those jobs opening up, and 4 years sucess at Albany (while well apreciated by yours truly) does not necessarily warrant a Big East job. But 4 years is a long time in college basketball so who knows. In terms of Coach Brown leaving I am not so sure of that. I would take a guess that if he wanted he could probably get a good job based on his performance this year and his ability to build a program that competed with UCLA and UCONN this season. But nevertheless he has reiterated many times that he wants to stay in UAlbany and build this program. Granted he would never come out and say I want to leave but we all know that actions speak louder then words and I would say that his inaction (not sure if that is a word) proves that he truly does want to stay in Albany to see this thing through. 13476[/snapback] I agree! I can see Brown being a lifer here. Especially if he keeps building this program and in the ensuing conference shuffle we by some chance wind up in a better place. If he does leave, I’m not sure 4 years of success is enough to warrant a Big East job. It all comes down to money and how much they are willing to invest in him.

Does anyone know the number of season ticket holders this year?

Yeh guys, keep your eyes peeled. Can someone just hang out for an entire day around the gym?

I suspect there are going to be ALOT more season ticket holders next year (thanks in large part to Will Brown) to help defray that cost. 13465[/snapback] Not to mention that we can probably expect a 25-50% raise in prices. Does that sound reasonable?

I think we are all watching with abated breath. No one knows the level of comitment this administration will make. Infact you could say that this will be a good beromitor to see what the future will be for all sports at this school as we will be able to more acuratally gage their level of comitment.

Never thought about it that way. Seems reasonable!

I wouldn’t sell Yocum short either. The guy plays with two All-Americans, how many touches/attention do you think he gets. I think he has been overshadowed by those two great players for a long time. If he was playing on any other team I think you would find more interest in him as he would have more opportunity’s to show his game. As it is, he puts up great number. Keep in mind that it’s against some of the best competition in the country at that level. I’m excited about him! Actually, truth be told. I think this will be the best incoming recruiting class in the history of this school. Look at Anderson, from what I can gather, he plays like Lillis but is much more offense minded (several 30+ point games). The JUCO transfer shoots like Iati, but better size and good experience. And Brett Gifford is Brett Gifford. I am not expecting him to be an immediate impact player, but I think he will be great by the time his career is over. We are having a discussion on who would you start next season. The great thing is that this team is CRAZY deep and experienced. Anyone you start you’ll get quality. How many teams in our conference can say that?

I’m with you! I’ve stated on more then one occasion that I don’t want Duell here. If he comes here, he will have to sit at least a year and most likely two and in the process sucking up a scholarship, he is to be a junior come next year. I also have issues with his health and the type of game he plays. Can he help? Probably! But at this moment we are riding an incredible high, and we can bring in a great recruit. Our bargaining position and what we have to offer has never been higher. I know that Will is on a scouting trip to Pensacola FL, any clue what he’s looking at? Also isn’t a recruit coming in for a visit later this week? In my opinion Will goes for a PG of the future, because JW is going to be a senior and Lillis is a junior. One or two years down the road who’s playing point??? Exactly!!

I think it's a foregone conclusion that he is bringing someone else in with that last scholorship.

So what you are saying is that money changes hands when a team like UCONN plays UA. Since UCONN thinks it will be a win, and the only teams RPI that will be hurt is the losing team.

OH.... Coach also stated that next year's out of confrence schedule is going to be brutal! Can anyone explain to me in a paragraph how the whole scheduling thing works. And why money is in the scheduling picture?