By Paul Gotham A quick glance at the Atlantic 10 standings shows the Xavier Musketeers in a virtual three-way tie with a record of four wins and zero losses. While it should come as no surprise, given recent history, that Xavier is near the top of the A-10 standings there might have been some ready to prepare an epitaph for this year's Musketeers. A four-game slide from … [Read more...] about Xavier’s Christon taking his place among the #A10MBB elite
Archives for January 2013
Roosevelt Jones, Treveon Graham, Semaj Christon and the #A10MBB Bounce
All that is good with Atlantic 10 men's basketball. Jones, Graham and Christon grab weekly awards NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Atlantic 10 Conference has named Butler sophomore Roosevelt Jones and VCU sophomore Treveon Graham its men's basketball Co-Players of the Week and Xavier freshman Semaj Christon its Rookie of the Week. The awards were announced Monday for games played … [Read more...] about Roosevelt Jones, Treveon Graham, Semaj Christon and the #A10MBB Bounce
LeBron, Durant shooting NBA lights out
By Joe Manganiello The league’s best teams, more often than not, are supported by the league’s best players. LeBron, Kobe, Shaq or Tim Duncan have won the championship in 12 of the last 14 seasons. Even in those two seasons where the champions were led by lower-tier stars (2004 Pistons, 2011 Mavericks), the fact remains that those teams still scored more buckets - to borrow … [Read more...] about LeBron, Durant shooting NBA lights out
Moses Malone, Russell Crowe, Jimi and the nuggets of goodness
Plenty of goodness around the A-10, MAAC and Patriot League this past week. They are who we thought they were Returning all five starters from a year ago, many expected the still young Niagara Purple Eagles to finish in the top four of the MAAC. So when the denizens of Monteagle Ridge opened the season 5-7, the head scratching started. Especially when a 3-7 (one of the … [Read more...] about Moses Malone, Russell Crowe, Jimi and the nuggets of goodness
Canisius needs more performances like Saturday
By Paul Gotham BUFFALO, NY – If only Canisius head men’s basketball coach Jim Baron could take Saturday’s performance and place it in a bottle and cap it for future use. What a weapon to have. Baron could keep the container on the sideline and strategically open it from time to time and remind his Golden Griffins of their potential. Baron’s starters played a combined 120 … [Read more...] about Canisius needs more performances like Saturday