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The team has also played at least one more game more than almost every team. Very few have played 15 games already.

I just realized that Cremo's FT% just fell below 90%. I hope he doesn't hurt himself with the extra shots I am sure he is taking.

When going in the back door from the SEFCU lot they scan tickets upon entry. Last night I went up to the HOF room for a pre-game beer, and just barely finished my beverage in time to make it back into the arena in time for the national anthem. There was still a real long line at the walk-up ticket counter of people buying tickets while the game started. It was definitely a late arriving crowd. Maybe they need to report the attendance as it was at tip?

This number has to be a mistake. Felt like it was the biggest home crowd of the season.

I'll echo this comment. SEFCU parking makes this game much more attainable. I am betting attendance sucks tonight. Even if students were in town, I'm not sure how many would brave the brutal campus winds. My wife and kids made last minute plans to go out of town, so I have 3 extra tickets. I found a few people interested in attending, but it's like pulling teeth to find 3 people that are interested in braving the cold. I still have 1 with multiple people saying no, and I wouldn't be surprised if either of the 2 that said they wanted to go cancel to stay cozy and warm at home.

I hope everyone is able to spend time with their families and enjoys the long weekend! #f$iena #bigpurplefam

I know it is still early, but I was just looking at UVM's schedule vs the UA Schedule.... UVM is 1-4 right now against teams with a winning record UA is 1-2 against teams with a winning record It will might be a while before either team faces another team that will end the season with a winning record. Maybe UMBC and Bing finish above .500 for the year? Outside of UVM and UA, I think those are the only chances. What felt like a fairly good season for the conference in the preseason is now looking even more like the 2 and everyone else.

I don't know that I even see a foul in that shot in the Rutgers game while last nights was very clear. I know it isn't fair, and should not be this way, but this game is a mid-major team vs. an ACC team on their home court. That game was at Rutgers. It shouldn't matter, but in the NCAA it is the way it goes. Flip the colors on the jerseys last night and that gets called 9 out of 10 times.

I was thinking about the run against Memphis to compare it to last night. Fairly similar really. We got close or took the lead then promptly gave up a short burst of a run. I think last night was a quick 7-0 run to give the lead back to Louisville. The difference was last night we had both Campbell and Cremo hit key 3's near the end to keep us in striking distance, while those shots didn't fall against Memphis. Learn from it. Get Better. Beat Vermont. Dance.

How does a team request the officials look at the monitors to review a call? Who makes that decision? Again, I am ok with no call there - but I am curious why they didn't look at it. I just watched it again, and I think it did affect the shot. Looks like the foul happened at the moment of release and you can see very little rotation on the shot. It looks like the foul stopped his follow through. No spin means it better be a perfect swish or bank cause you aren't getting any roll.

I have watched Campbell make 3 after 3 in warm-ups and I am told he makes most of them in practice as well, and this is why Brown hasn't put a leash on him. That said, it is painful watching him shoot them in games. He is shooting what? 18% from long distance this season so far? I hope him hitting the one late will give him some confidence for the rest of the season. If he can be considered a real threat from there it will definitely open up the floor for everyone else. While I understand the no call, it really hurts. Campbell shoots 80% from the line. Pretty good chance we are sending the game to OT or walking away with a win with him on the line shooting 3. Here is an article from the Louisville perspective where the foul is admitted: https://www.cardchronicle.com/2017/12/20/16804630/louisville-survives-scare-tops-albany-70-68

Siena up 9 on Memphis near the end of the first half. Is it bad the I searched Memphis on the app instead of Siena so they wouldn't get any credit for search results?

I am a baseball fan first and foremost, so it is embarrassing to me that I know nothing about UAs baseball program. I noticed that in today's big trade announcement sending Evan Longoria from the Rays to the Giants, one of the minor leaguers in the Trade was Stephen Woods. According to his MiLB profile, he went to UA. Anyone have any info on him? http://m.milb.com/milb/player/642225

I heard Will Brown mention that they put Fruscio on Stires shoulders on defense in practice to simulate Louisvilles length. Maybe the refs will allow that in game.

100-1 payout if you bet Albany wins by more than 21 50-1 payout if you bet Albany wins between 10-13 points 22-1 payout if you be Albany wins by 1-2 18-1 payout if you bet Louisville wins by 1-2 6-1 payout for Louisville wins by 14-16 5-1 payout for Louisville wins by 17-20 4.5-1 payout for Louisville wins by 10-13 2-1 payout for Louisville wins by 21+ I skipped a bunch of the other options, but chose some of the even numbers to illustrate a point. The majority of the betting world thinks this will be a blowout win by Louisville and it will be a 21+ point loss. They probably aren't wrong, but I am thinking that 7-1 with Louisville winning by 7-9 isn't a bad bet at those odds.

$200 in giving for 4 basketball seats, times 0.8 = $160 tax deduction. What that means to you will be determined by your tax bracket. If you are in a 30% bracket, that means you save $48 on your federal tax liability with the current system. I'd you don't have enough deductions to itemize instead of using the standard deduction, then the change probably won't effect you at all. I'm not an expert on the new system, but as I understand it many of the deductions many of us use will go away, but the brackets are wider with lower percentages. Most people will have a lower tax burden, but the higher income earners will see a higher savings in pure dollars. The percentages of savings is a difference story. I don't want to get political on this site, but here is an amusing video to watch that explains that point on how the tax plan will be spun in terms most sports fans understand. BEER! Video is old and has nothing to do with the Trump tax plan.

Also, on the difference in polls, the Mid-Major Madness poll includes several conferences as "Mid-Major" that the College Insider Poll does not include. Conferences not included in the college insider, but are in the MMMadness poll include: Mountain West, A10, and Conference USA to name the first few conferences I noticed. The MMMadness Poll has UVM at 16 and UA at 31 The College Insider has UA at 5 and UVM at 26

I agree, my comment was tongue in cheek. The coaches vote on that Poll, and I don't see how they get their ratings. Mid-major madness finally put UA in their top 25 last week, and they fell out this week. I can't remember where they fell, but UVM was around 15 or 16. Their rankings are probably closer to accurate. No way UVM is still top 10, yes they have been on the road, but a bunch of their losses have been to other mid majors.

Newest MM top 25 coaches Poll out today. UA remained in the top 5, falling from #4 to #5 after the loss at Memphis. UVM falls out of the top 25, landing at #26. They have played a much harder schedule. Does anyone actually think UA is that much better, or is it just victim/beneficiary of scheduling?

You're a great stat guy - how often has Clark dropped 10 off the bench. For me he seems to be a guy who sometimes isn't following the script. There was a little embellishment there on my part. The '10' wasn't literal. My point was he can get buckets at will as he is someone who can create his own shot and can attack the basket better than Costa or Conway or any of the other perimeter players we put into the game as subs (which is needed sometimes, especially when David's or Joe's shot isn't falling). If that means he's going off script...well, then Nichols has been going off script for years . Remember how little time Campbell got in the OOC last season. He barely played until the he was inserted in the starting lineup in the 4th game of the conference slate (@UMBC) after the team started 0-3 in the America East. There is a lot of time left for Clark, Foster, Anderson, Conway, and Cochran to earn expanded roles and make an impact. With Campbell shooting so poorly from outside, I'd like to see Conway and Cochran earn some minutes.

I disagree with that. We are a growing program in the northeast that has been very successful. We are in a fairly large market where the competition D1 team is sinking and losing fans. Our football team plays in the same conference as their football teams. All of our other sports have been rising and have become national contenders year in and year out. Half of the schools in that league are public institutions so we fit academically. Biggest problem is that they are not a lacrosse conference. If they were, it would make lots of sense. I think I was just having wishful thinking.

Can we get St Louis to leave the A10 and take their spot? Travel wouldn't be that bad with the remaining schools, and the schools in that league that have football programs are all in the CAA...

I'm not trying to be critical either. I'm amazed at how well they are playing, and just a few years ago, I never would have had close to a negative thought about keeping a game against Memphis close. We are getting high expectation syndrome!

For me, it was the low shooting percentage, and how much it looked like the team was out of control at times, especially in the first half. I'm not sure if it's coaching, or mental make up, or what, but for the last few years there always seems to be stretched where the team just looks bad. Last year it was the last part of the SBU game on Long Island that led to the epic collapse. Multiple 3-5 minute stretches where nothing goes right. The last 2 minutes of last year's chip game. Last night it was the last few minutes where the game went from tied to down 9 in just a few possessions. It happened in the Monmouth loss as well. If it happens early enough, the team typically finds a way to get past it and beat teams on their level or below, but if it happens at the wrong time, especially against a higher level opponent (like UConn in 06) we just can't get over it. Maybe I'm over thinking it, but to get to the next level as a program they need to figure out how to put a full 40 minutes together on a consistent basis.

At least ESPN misspelled LCC as Sienna