By Paul Casey Gotham Setting: The Reilly Center will be rockin' Wednesday night when Chris Mack brings his Xavier Musketeers (11-5/ 3-0) to western New York for an Atlantic 10 showdown with Mark Schmidt and his St. Bonaventure Bonnies (9-7/ 1-2). The game will be televised live on the CBS College Sports Network. Pickin' Splinters will be reporting from court-side. Check in … [Read more...] about Xavier-St. Bonaventure: Tale of the Tape
Archives for January 2011
Who Am I? | 1/19/11
By Paul Casey Gotham ****Remember, try this without research. Release your inner James Joyce and show us your stream of consciousness as you try to decipher the answer. I could have walked away from the gridiron a couple of times, but chose to not. I am glad I made the decision to stay. I led the nation in touchdowns while in college setting a record in the process. I … [Read more...] about Who Am I? | 1/19/11
CBB Splinters | 1/18/11
By Paul Casey Gotham Top off-the-radar performances "The sun don't shine on the same dog's [backside] everyday," but these performances need to see "a ray of light." Kyle Weems/ Missouri State - Weems turned in an efficient effort as the Bears won on the road at Bradley. The 6'6" junior forward scored 27 on 14 shots. He hit 12 from the field (two from behind the arc) … [Read more...] about CBB Splinters | 1/18/11
Siena returns the favor; defeats Canisius
By Paul Casey Gotham ALBANY, N.Y. -- Gaby Belardo had a career-high performance, but it was not enough. Ryan Rossiter registered his 45th career double-double as the Siena Saints avenged an earlier defeat with a 73-69 victory over Canisius Golden Griffins in Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference action at the Times-Union Center. Rossiter notched 28 points and grabbed 10 … [Read more...] about Siena returns the favor; defeats Canisius
Games of intrigue 11.2
By Paul Casey Gotham A glance at some of the interesting tilts on this week’s college basketball slate. Syracuse at Pittsburgh - Today Young coaches should cue wahtever recording device they have at their disposal. It's the annual Panthers how-to video on running offense against the 2-3 zone. Reports are Syracuse will play without Kris Joseph who hit his head in … [Read more...] about Games of intrigue 11.2