Game 10, 2017-18: Providence (12/9)

[MikeUMA]

1-3" is the current forecast.
SATURDAY Snow likely, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

That'll shut down places like Richmond, but hearty New Englanders should laugh that off.

[InnervisionsUMASS]

1-3 there, 3-6 out this way. Nothing will shut down, but I question whether the few that make the trip from this neck of the woods will do so knowing the drive back might be rough.

[inthescoop]

I bet a good crowd would show up if David Ortiz was going to be in the building.

I bet a huge crowd would show up if Alex Guerrero was in the building also! No one would ever get sun burn again!

I think we need another Victor Cruz salsa dance competition.

[69MG]

1-3 there, 3-6 out this way. Nothing will shut down, but I question whether the few that make the trip from this neck of the woods will do so knowing the drive back might be rough.

Springfield stations are now saying 3-5 for lower Pioneer Valley, starting a little earlier. As someone said on twitter, sometimes this is good for student attendance as there is nothing else for them to do on a snowy (non-blizzard) day. I'll still be there & 2 or 3. #3 is getting a hip replacement next week and travel isn't pleasant for him on snowy days.

[MikeUMA]

More on the Friars...

Last year, they over-delivered on expectations. They were picked 9th, but finished in a 4-way tie for 3rd with a 10-8 conference record. Tie-breakers put 'em in the 3 seed for the conf tournament. No Friar was picked in pre-season teams, but Rodney Bullock and Kyron Cartwright made the All BE Second Team at season's end, and Cartwright was named BE's Most Improved.

Providence was upset in their first BE Tournament game, but did enough on the season to get a First Four game in Dayton, where they fell 75-71 to USC. That was the Friars' 4th straight appearance in the Dance.

In our game last year in Providence, Holloway got it done down low, but UM's perimeter game not enough to overcome Friars. 19 UM turnovers and 9-18 FT shooting hurt the cause. Pipkins adds 20, but Clark (9) and Jarreau (4 pts, 6 turnovers) struggle. For PC, Bullock went for 26 & 10, Emmit Holt 18 pts, Cartwright 6 points but 12 assists.
http://umassathletics.com/news/2016/12/ ... 75-69.aspx
http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/r ... 16aaa.html

This year, PC was picked to finish 4th in the 10-team Big East this year, behind Villanova, Seton Hall, and Xavier. The second-team honors carried over for Bullock and Cartwright.

Friars are off to a 7-2 start, and 2-1 away from the Dunk. But some of those wins were probably closer than they should have been:
1 point home win over Belmont
4 point home win over Rider
and Brown took PC to overtime the other night

The Friar losses:
Home to Minnesota, 86-74. Gophers shot 51% from the floor and won the glass. (Minnesota also beat us, 69-51.)
At Rhody, 75-68. Friars shot 55% from the floor and won the glass, but turned it over 21 times and shot just 10-21 from the stripe.

In the numbers:
Bullock (6'8" 225 F Sr) leads in both points and boards at 15.1 ppg and 6.3 respectively, about the same as last year.
Alpha Diallo (6'7" 211 G So) has stepped up his 5.7 ppg as a freshman to 11.4 this season. He also adds 5.0 rpg.
Cartwright (5'11" 185 G Sr) is third at an even 10 ppg. He also hits .458 from 3, and is their leading assist man.
Jalen Lindsey (6'7" 227 G Sr) is their main threat from 3, shooting 20-36 (.556) this season. All his FGs are from 3, and he's only taken 5 from inside the arc. He averages 8.3 ppg.
More: http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/s ... mcume.html

Their size worries me. You see the numbers above, plus
Nate Watson (6'10" 260 C Fr) gives them 7.2 ppg off the bench
Kalif Young (6'9" 255 F So) starts every game up front, and contributes 6.4 ppg

As a team, PC shoots over 49% from the floor, 43% from 3, and out-rebounds their opponents.

The renewed series with PC started out well for us. We won the 2012 and 2013 games, but have dropped 3 straight since.
http://umasshoops.com/wiki/doku.php?id= ... providence

We're gonna need an A game from Holloway and Hines, and now's a great time for Baldwin to step up and deliver.

[Bubba]

I read on Twitter last night that both Diallo and White were on crutches at the time and were uncertain for the UMass game. I haven't seen anything more, nor have I looked.

[Berkman]

You guys are not the only ones with snow. They are saying that we could get 2 - 5 in my area this weekend. At least I will be able to pick up the stream someplace and watch the game.

[Floyd]

1-3 there, 3-6 out this way. Nothing will shut down, but I question whether the few that make the trip from this neck of the woods will do so knowing the drive back might be rough.

I'll be frontiering my way out. Pack some rations, warm coat, hat, gloves. Should be able to make it thru

[Floyd]

You guys are not the only ones with snow. They are saying that we could get 2 - 5 in my area this weekend. At least I will be able to pick up the stream someplace and watch the game.

Thought you live in Vegas?

[Old Cage]

1-3 there, 3-6 out this way. Nothing will shut down, but I question whether the few that make the trip from this neck of the woods will do so knowing the drive back might be rough.

I'll be frontiering my way out. Pack some rations, warm coat, hat, gloves. Should be able to make it thru

Hey, don't forget a treat for the dogs.

[Berkman]

You guys are not the only ones with snow. They are saying that we could get 2 - 5 in my area this weekend. At least I will be able to pick up the stream someplace and watch the game.

Thought you live in Vegas?

My son lives in Vegas. I live in Mooresville, NC. We have had very light snow this afternoon and is sticking to the grass and some on the road. We live in a private retirement community with our roads only being a "T" with cul-de-sac on each end so we don't get get thru traffic.

[Floyd]

Son lives in Vegas? Nice

[Floyd]

1-3 there, 3-6 out this way. Nothing will shut down, but I question whether the few that make the trip from this neck of the woods will do so knowing the drive back might be rough.

I'll be frontiering my way out. Pack some rations, warm coat, hat, gloves. Should be able to make it thru

Hey, don't forget a treat for the dogs.

Couple beef jerkies in my sock for the dog, and a pack of parodi in my pocket. Lookin like the zig zag man

[Berkman]

Son lives in Vegas? Nice

We usually go out to see him every year for the past 12 years. He lets us know when the Red Sox will be in Anaheim and we plan our visit then and go to a ball game. Heck a lot cheaper than Fenway. Only paid $ 51 for tickets and $ 8 for parking at a nearby parking garage.

[krkess]

I have two tickets and can email them to anyone who wants them, they are in the north basket end, next to the runway near the UMass bench.