Atlantic 10 Tournament

[toledomuskie]

Will the Barclay's center be selling beer? Will be traveling to NYC and want to know if it will be 'BYOB' or if I can just buy at game.

thanks

[SM#24]

Don't know for sure, but my guess is yes. They sold beer in AC.

[GoMuskies]

They're going to sell.

[paulxu]

Go knows beer.

[GoMuskies]

Dayton 20 minutes away from putting their A-10 Tournament destiny in serious jeopardy. Tied at the half in Foggy Bottom.

[coasterville95]

Still close, we need Dayton to Dayton.

St. Louis taking their frustrations from Wednesday night out on LaSalle.

[coasterville95]

Dayton goes down 81-80 in OT

[X-band '01]

Xavier will be a 7 if Charlotte wins, 8 if Saint Joe's wins.

Xavier cannot play you-know-who at this point in Round 1.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Xavier will be a 7 if Charlotte wins, 8 if Saint Joe's wins.

Xavier cannot play you-know-who at this point in Round 1.

I'm confused on how we can get the 8th. The only two teams that are 9-7 are XU and UMASS, no other team can get to 9-7. That would put us at the 7 seed right? And is head to head the tie breaker and we cant get 6th?

[waggy]

If St Joes were to beat Charlotte they would also be 9-7.

[D-West & PO-Z]

If St Joes were to beat Charlotte they would also be 9-7.

Im an idiot. Just totally looked at their record wrong.

[drudy23]

Charlotte is about to beat St Joes...looks like a 7 seed for us...and 8 would have been an easier path. We'll get VCU or SLU in game 2.

[X-band '01]

UMass beat Xavier head-to-head, so the Premature Ejaculators get the 6 seed.

Charlotte is up 46-38 with 31 seconds to go, so a 7 seed looks likely at this point.

[D-West & PO-Z]

7/10 games is at 6:30pm at least.

[X-band '01]

If VCU wins tomorrow:

1)Saint Louis
2)VCU
3)La Salle
4)Butler
5)Temple
6)UMass
7)Xavier
8)Richmond
9)Charlotte
10)Saint Joe's
11)George Washington
12)Dayton

If Temple wins tomorrow:

1)Saint Louis
2)VCU
3)Temple
4)La Salle
5)Butler
6)UMass
7)Xavier
8)Richmond
9)Charlotte
10)Saint Joe's
11)George Washington
12)Dayton

[UCGRAD4X]

So, looks like VCU has nothing to play for. FWTW

[Michigan Muskie]

So, looks like VCU has nothing to play for. FWTW

NCAA tournament seeding.

[D-West & PO-Z]

So, looks like VCU has nothing to play for. FWTW


NCAA tournament seeding.

And a share of the A10 reg season title.

[Masterofreality]

Has anybody checked the TV arrangements for this Tournament? What a clusterf$&k!

Thursday- OK withall games shown on NBC Sports Network. Good enough.
Friday- Uh, "regional broadcasts". What? No one knows what that means. FSN? TimeWarner Cable Public Access? Comcast Sports Net? Online Streaming with regional blockage? There are NO listings at all on my UVerse for A10 Basketball anywhere on Friday. Nicely done A10.
Saturday - Ok. CBS Sports Network for both semis.
Sunday- CBS Network.

Get me the F out of this league that has no idea how to work leverege. Please. NOW!

[Cheesehead]

Has anybody checked the TV arrangements for this Tournament? What a clusterf$&k!

Thursday- OK withall games shown on NBC Sports Network. Good enough.
Friday- Uh, "regional broadcasts". What? No one knows what that means. FSN? TimeWarner Cable Public Access? Comcast Sports Net? Online Streaming with regional blockage? There are NO listings at all on my UVerse for A10 Basketball anywhere on Friday. Nicely done A10.
Saturday - Ok. CBS Sports Network for both semis.
Sunday- CBS Network.

Get me the F out of this league that has no idea how to work leverege. Please. NOW!

That is sad, really. X will be out soon enough, MOR. When do you think they announce? After the season ends?

[GoMuskies]

I'll be in Vegas for Friday's action. That TV situation may be just screwed up enough that I won't even be able to catch Xavier in a Vegas sportsbook!

[Masterofreality]

That is sad, really. X will be out soon enough, MOR. When do you think they announce? After the season ends?

Soon, very soon. But no one is gong to pre-empt the excitement or create controversy at the venues of the Conference Tournaments. That would really be a cheap shot on the way out. I would guess the NY media will press for info at the Big East Tournament, and there may be "unofficial" leaks, but nothing will come from XU until probably later in the NCAA Tournament or after.

It's a done deal. No worries.

[Jesuit4Life]

Has anybody checked the TV arrangements for this Tournament? What a clusterf$&k!

Thursday- OK withall games shown on NBC Sports Network. Good enough.
Friday- Uh, "regional broadcasts". What? No one knows what that means. FSN? TimeWarner Cable Public Access? Comcast Sports Net? Online Streaming with regional blockage? There are NO listings at all on my UVerse for A10 Basketball anywhere on Friday. Nicely done A10.
Saturday - Ok. CBS Sports Network for both semis.
Sunday- CBS Network.

Get me the F out of this league that has no idea how to work leverege. Please. NOW!

In the past few seasons, that's meant Fox Sports Ohio when it comes to us. In Cleveland the issue has been the MAC tourney also being carried by FSO, but that's not a conflict since SportsTime Ohio now has the MAC.

There's a Cavs game on Friday so that means the main FSO channel is out. Maybe they'll pick it up on the alternate? The other option is obviously TWC Sportschannel, which hopefully won't be the case. (Can you ask your contact at FSO about this, MOR?)
Quarterfinals on Friday will however be streamed online by the A10 - http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030513aaa.html

Tournament Central - http://www.atlantic10.com/championships/m-baskbl-2013.html

It's really confusing being on four different networks, and thankfully this should be changed starting next season.

[Masterofreality]

Well, at least if they are offering free streaming, that's something.

If FSO is the provider, it should be on the alternate, but I just don't know how this Time Warner Cable Public Access powered by mice treadmills comes into play. Or, it should be on FSO Cincinnati, which I get, but there are no Friday listings up yet.

[Masterofreality]

Off the TV topic, VCU got rolled in the second half by Temple. That would have knocked XU out of a bye anyway.

I really think that the record and positioning in the standings of this XU team is accurate as to the true expectations. I had 16 regular season wins as a prediction and somewhere in the middle of the A10 pack. We slightly exceeded at 17 wins and #7 vs a media preseason prediction of 9th. We also kept Jimmy Carter alive and finished higher than the dump. We still have a chance to do special things and should make an NIT with a 77 RPI.

If this is the worst year that we have to ever experience again, it's a damn site better than that school up norh. The future is bright, although Georgetown and Marquette, who share the BE title with Louisviille, lose basically nothing from this year's roster. We'll have to gear up to compete with those guys.

[X-band '01]

That's right - had Xavier won last night, they'd be a #5 seed right now facing UD in the 1st round. That would have been draining going into a possible matchup with La Salle in the quarters. Butler may have done Xavier a favor by winning last night.

Saint Joe's isn't a favorable matchup either, but they don't have nearly the stones that X does this year.

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

Tom Eiser ‏@Eiser_XU_Sports
Xavier will play a 1st round A-10 Champ. Game for only the 3rd time in 13 yrs; last 2 times? XU's last 2 A-10 tourney titles: 2004 and 2006




Anyone find any cheap airfare to NYC from the Cincinnati area?

[Masterofreality]

By the way....

Creighton, who will be joining the Big East next year, loses their Pivot man Echenique,but really no body else. Doug McDermott is back for his senior year.

This league will be awesome.

[X-band '01]

Expedia is showing approximately $550 from CVG to New York (also assumes a Sunday afternoon departure). It's also one of the rare times where it seems to be cheaper to fly out of CVG instead of Dayton or Columbus.

I just drove to Atlantic City last year, but I'm not going to be able to make the trip to Brooklyn this year.

[D-West & PO-Z]

By the way....

Creighton, who will be joining the Big East next year, loses their Pivot man Echenique,but really no body else. Doug McDermott is back for his senior year.

This league will be awesome.

That is if he doesnt go pro. He is having a hell of a year and from what I have seen in mock drafts would be a first rd pick. May depend on what kind of tournament he has and how high his stock goes.

[Cheesehead]

FYI: My directv guide shows NBC Sports channel for XU game on Thursday. Channel 220 at 6:30 pm for Directv folks out there.

[Jesuit4Life]

A10 TV Clearances for Quarterfinals (http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031213aac.html)

If we win, we're on FSN Ohio (probably the alternate channel since the Cavs are also playing).
All other Quarterfinals are on TWC Sportschannel and a list of regional networks. The A10 website will be streaming these games.

[Jesuit4Life]

FIRST ROUND
Thursday, March 14
TV: NBC Sports Network
Stream: Richmond vs. Charlotte - http://www.nutjob.eu/njtvx7.html | Games 2-4 - Install Streamtorrent (http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Stream-Torrent-Download-129131.html) and add this channel (st://A1gCgpwEdVADUAaCoAHIgBYcsYu/La7/0IfHHyTjA7WHihcGNDIwVFYyimEAikEHZGVmYXVsdIqiHlNwb3 J0cywgV29ybGRXaWRlIEZ1biwgR2VuZXJhbA==).

QUARTERFINAL ROUND
Friday, March 15
TV: Local Listings (http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031213aac.html)
Stream: http://www.atlantic10.com/championships/m-baskbl-2013.html

SEMIFINAL ROUND
Saturday, March 16
TV: CBS Sports Network
Stream: Install Streamtorrent (http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Stream-Torrent-Download-129131.html) and add this channel (st://A1gCgpwEdVADUAaCoAHIgBaAN1L9Yocpd5lcYuKQ8ahMihcGND IwVFYzimEAikEHZGVmYXVsdIqiHlNwb3J0cywgV29ybGRXaWRl IEZ1biwgR2VuZXJhbA==).

CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday, March 17
TV: CBS
Stream: http://www.cbssports.com/video/player/cbk-live or install TVU Player (http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Internet-Radio-TV-Player/TVUPlayer.shtml) and add this channel (tvu://10018/).

[Masterofreality]

My Gawd. There is NO ONE in that building for Charlotte/Richmond. Another embarrassment for the league on national tv.

I think that more people showed up in AC.

[GoMuskies]

My Gawd. There is NO ONE in that building for Charlotte/Richmond. Another embarrassment for the league on national tv.

I think that more people showed up in AC.

No one's in the building for any of these tournaments on the first day (particularly in the afternoon) unless a local team is playing.

[Masterofreality]

No one's in the building for any of these tournaments on the first day (particularly in the afternoon) unless a local team is playing.

There is in the Big East! :happy:

[GoMuskies]

Today is day 3 in the Big East. I wonder what the attendance was for that DePaul/UC game a few years back when DePaul was 0-18. Well, 1-18 after the game!

[Masterofreality]

Looks like every A10 school had to buy 3o second ads on NBCSN's coverage.

[Muskie1000]

That us the most stupid foul I've seen. Richmond is in the lead for gods same.

[BMoreX]

This is wild

[MCXU]

This is wild

following on line but cant watch... what is the Tech for?

[Muskie1000]

Mooney went ballastic

[BMoreX]

following on line but cant watch... what is the Tech for?

Tech foul Mooney ejected double tech.

Charlotte scores 8 points essentially in 2 seconds.

[PMI]

Wow. That was one of the biggest meltdowns to lose a game I've ever seen. Congratulations, Richmond.

[GoMuskies]

Charlotte took 10 FTs in 2 seconds. That has to be some sort of record!

[MCXU]

Mooney went ballastic

Here is what I see...

Richmond up 3 63 to 60 6 seconds left.

Charlotte wins by 5 68 to 63.

What the h$!!.

The internet is not helping me here.

[Masterofreality]

Never seen anything like that in my entire life! Mooney with an epic meltdown. 8 free throws by Charlotte in the last 3 seconds.

Three, count 'em......THREE techs on Richmond in that sequence- 2 on Mooney.

[XUOWNSUC]

Here is what I see...

Richmond up 3 63 to 60 6 seconds left.

Charlotte wins by 5 68 to 63.

What the h$!!.

The internet is not helping me here.

Richmond elected to foul up 3 with 6 seconds left. On the ensuing Charlotte free throw, a Richmond player threw a Charlotte player to the ground and got a technical.

I'm starting to believe there is no right or wrong strategy when up 3 with seconds to go. If Richmond elected not to foul, they might have won the game. It goes both ways I guess.

[XUFan09]

I remember Richmond presented a textbook case against Xavier of how to repeatedly foul in the last ten seconds to hold the lead at 3. Didn't work out so well this time.

[BMoreX]

8 points in 1.9 seconds.

First and last time I'll ever see that.

[PMI]

It definitely isn't a perfect strategy, but the strategy aside, Richmond just blew it. They foul up 3, Charlotte makes the front end of the 1 and 1, and on the rebound, Richmond's Williams just shoves a guy to the ground and gets T'd up. After the other 1 and 1 and the two technicals, Charlotte is up 1. At this point, the truly unthinkable happens, when Princeton grad Chris Mooney apparently thinks the refs screwed up by letting a different shooter shoot the techs (they did not, in fact) and he storms the court in a fist of rage at the refs, gets T'd up and ejected, and basically pisses away any chance his team had of winning. In the A10 tournament. Just unreal.

[MarvAlbert]

I might be wrong because I was laughing at Richmond's misfortune so hard, but I believe mooney got double t'd after the refs announced 3 free throws because it was a shooting foul with 2.8 left...I think the Charlotte player got 11 free throws in total at the end and made 8

[PMI]

I might be wrong because I was laughing at Richmond's misfortune so hard, but I believe mooney got double t'd after the refs announced 3 free throws because it was a shooting foul with 2.8 left...I think the Charlotte player got 11 free throws in total at the end and made 8

Yea I think you're right about that. It was truly a clusterfuck of hilarity and ridiculousness. I can't even imagine how I'd feel if X had been on either side of that debacle.

In other news, I'm watching the next game now between my two most hated teams in the conference, rooting of course for them to break the 6OT record set by that Cuse/Conn game a couple years ago. It saddens me that I just now realized this, but that big awful stiff Andrew Smith looks quite a bit like Klitz from The Girl Next Door:


1171

1172

[BBC 08]

Paul Dano was legit in There Will Be Blood.

[UCGRAD4X]

Paul Dano was legit in There Will Be Blood.

Truly creepy!

[UCGRAD4X]

I might be wrong because I was laughing at Richmond's misfortune so hard, but I believe mooney got double t'd after the refs announced 3 free throws because it was a shooting foul with 2.8 left...I think the Charlotte player got 11 free throws in total at the end and made 8

A new definition of "Epic Fail" in in the books.

[drudy23]

Mooney pulled a Rick Barnes...certainly not exactly the same situation, but you get the picture.

[xubrew]

Mooney is a good coach who exhibits more composure than most, but blew his lid after being on the bad end of one of the crazier situations I've ever seen.

[GoMuskies]

Butler had better get it together. Would hate to see Dayton getting to the QF to face Temple.

[danaandvictory]

Mooney accused the referee of subterfuge and pettifoggery. He had to go. Such language simply WILL NOT DO for a Princeton man.

[BMoreX]

This is the only game I will root for Butler.

[MCXU]

Butler had better get it together. Would hate to see Dayton getting to the QF to face Temple.

No worries, there is still time for Dayton to pull a Dayton, after all Dayton invented the Dayton and no team is more experienced at pulling off a Dayton than Dayton.

Although Richmond looks like they have perfected the Dayton.

[XUFan09]

Butler's 9-2 run when already up 3 definitely helps.

[MCXU]

No worries, there is still time for Dayton to pull a Dayton, after all Dayton invented the Dayton and no team is more experienced at pulling off a Dayton than Dayton.

Although Richmond looks like they have perfected the Dayton.

15:15 left in 2nd half Dayton leads 43 - 39

5:15 left in 2nd half Dayton trails 62 - 52

Dayton appears to be Daytoning.

[PM Thor]

I still cannot believe what I saw at the end of that Richmond-Charlotte game. Unfreakingbelievable. Oh and go Butler. Beat those melonizing humpers.

I HATE dayton.

[GoMuskies]

15:15 left in 2nd half Dayton leads 43 - 39

5:15 left in 2nd half Dayton trails 62 - 52

Dayton appears to be Daytoning.

Seems like premature e-Dayt-ulation. Usually the wait until the bitter end to blow it.

[XUFan09]

Josh Benson is having the type of game a senior on the ropes should have (18 and 7 right now). Too bad Rotnei Clarke is torching his team for 20 points on 6-11 shooting from behind the arc.

[MCXU]

Seems like premature e-Dayt-ulation. Usually the wait until the bitter end to blow it.

They were already in the mood after watching Richmond Dayton all over Charlotte.

[XUFan09]

I'm amazed at how much time Dayton just burned off the clock trying to run a play. You're down 7 with 30 seconds to go...you go down, maybe set a screen, and then you shoot it.

[XUFan09]

And even in one of the roughest years in recent Xavier history, we can take solace in the fact that Dayton dropped out of contention before we did.

[Pablo's Brother]

I know I should want UD to beat Butler. But, I just can't. Never. Ever. Never.

[Masterofreality]

I know I should want UD to beat Butler. But, I just can't. Never. Ever. Never.

No, you should not. Never cheer for the Cryers.

[PMI]

The lights are never to bright and the venue is never to state-of-the-art new for the melon humpers to pull an explosive dayton all over the floor.

[Xavier]

Butler had better get it together. Would hate to see Dayton getting to the QF to face Temple.

Wouldn't they play Lasalle?

[SM#24]

UMass and GW are the only schools that have played every season in the A10 (Duq is an original member as well, but left for a year in the MCC).

[El Shaqtus]

Xavier with a wild finish in probably the strangest day of A-10 basketball I've ever seen.

Good luck in the Big East.

[Masterofreality]

Thank Gawd we are leaving this league.

Today's games are all on Time Warner Cable Sports Channel Mouse Treadmill Powered Barn Studioed Public Access for Ohio.......and there aren't any Ohio teams left.

I'm so happy that TWCSCMTPBSPA got their money's worth on bidding for those games. 8 teams that no one in Ohio cares about and another superb job of the A10 in nationally marketing their league.

At least now we'll be in a league with true broadcast professionals who know wtf they are doing when it comes to rights and the best fits.

[Masterofreality]

St. Joes who couldn't miss a Free Throw against us, is 9-17 tonight.

last night they were 11-11 to start and only missed 3 out of 19 last night.

Xavier lost by 1. You do the math.

F$&@K!!!!!!