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Post by fjs64 on Oct 11, 2016 21:35:52 GMT -5
Only a month to go before the regular season opens, so in preparation I watched the Bonnies defeat Dayton at the UD arena. Jaylen scored 31 in that game, but it was sure nice to see the toughness that we had against the Flyers.....go watch it and get ready for another season of tough basketball. Here is the link to the A10 site, make sure you select St Bonaventure and then "archived events", then look for the game or games of your choice. www.atlantic10.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?mid=80217&db_oem_id=31600
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Post by ceharv on Oct 13, 2016 13:54:07 GMT -5
Thx for the link and suggestion fjs - I just watched this game, which was one of the best wins last year, and in fact one of the best Ws in the last several years. In fact, the staff ought to have this games cued up for any lengthy bus trip or flight as an instructional vid on how to win against a tough opponent on the road. Come out aggressive on O - Dion and Jay both were. Watch a nice lead build in order to withstand the inevitable run by the home team, use the aggression on O to feed defensive aggression, and then hit your free throws down the stretch, plus put the ball in Jay's hands and watch him just drain 3s and free throws (nice to think, 2 more years of that!). Man though, in this game there was a single play at just under 7:00 to play with us up 3 where both Jay and Marcus were very slow to get up, plus it hurt to hear the announcers talk about how heavily the tourney committee would weigh this win for the Bonnies, despite the L to LaSalle. Ouch
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Post by class70 on Oct 13, 2016 15:33:35 GMT -5
I watched it too. Just a terrific game. Jay and Dion were just awesome. Very sad, however, to hear the announcer talking about Steve McElvene and how the 50 pound weight loss had made him so much quicker.
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Post by fjs64 on Oct 13, 2016 16:01:56 GMT -5
The things that saddened me was watching Big Steve knowing that his life would end within a few months, and of course any reference to the tournament really bothered me.
But watching Jay take over a tie game, then hit that 3, then the free throws...tremendous.
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Post by ceharv on Oct 13, 2016 18:48:43 GMT -5
Geez - I forgot that McElvene was gone - How sad, what took him at so young an age? Whatever, it is tragic.
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Post by fjs64 on Oct 13, 2016 19:40:22 GMT -5
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Post by ceharv on Oct 18, 2016 8:45:30 GMT -5
The dreaded enlarged heart that pops up every now and again to suddenly take an athlete without any warning signs or symptoms. Didn't we lose a recruit once to this condition? I recall it being a problem as far back as the late 70's-80's, I'd have hoped that by now medicine would've found a test to determine its presence earlier then an autopsy. As I recall, it affects the really tall (6'10" plus) more than the general population, so maybe there's just not the numbers to justify the research $ in the minds of those making the funding decisions in the medical research field, IDK.
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Post by thesocalkid on Oct 18, 2016 8:59:20 GMT -5
Starting line tonite:
Adams Mobley Obokoh Gregg Andoh
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Post by jjjacks17 on Oct 18, 2016 9:42:55 GMT -5
Starting line tonite: Adams Mobley Obokoh Gregg Andoh Taqqee and Stockard both coming off the bench would be an interesting situation. Kinda figured Gregg would start at the 4 to try to find more mins for the other two. Hmm...
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Post by agoo on Oct 18, 2016 10:19:33 GMT -5
Starting Taqqee and letting him just spot up for the corner three will open the floor for Adams and Mobley more than starting Gregg and Andoh would. He's also a captain for a reason and our best defender on the perimeter.
Adams and Mobley are a given for the starting five. I think Obokoh may be in there as well for rim protection. Taqqee is not that far off, which is not a critique of the other options at the 3. Gregg or Andoh seems to be the real choice at hand for the starting five. I'd lean towards Gregg, unless we have an opponent with two solid big men. Gregg is good, but I think Andoh may be a better option to handle a true big man.
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Post by marylandbonnie1 on Oct 18, 2016 12:58:47 GMT -5
The dreaded enlarged heart that pops up every now and again to suddenly take an athlete without any warning signs or symptoms. Didn't we lose a recruit once to this condition? I recall it being a problem as far back as the late 70's-80's, I'd have hoped that by now medicine would've found a test to determine its presence earlier then an autopsy. As I recall, it affects the really tall (6'10" plus) more than the general population, so maybe there's just not the numbers to justify the research $ in the minds of those making the funding decisions in the medical research field, IDK. I belive his name was Vory Billups and played for Bennett High in Buffalo.
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Post by fjs64 on Oct 18, 2016 13:14:56 GMT -5
The dreaded enlarged heart that pops up every now and again to suddenly take an athlete without any warning signs or symptoms. Didn't we lose a recruit once to this condition? I recall it being a problem as far back as the late 70's-80's, I'd have hoped that by now medicine would've found a test to determine its presence earlier then an autopsy. As I recall, it affects the really tall (6'10" plus) more than the general population, so maybe there's just not the numbers to justify the research $ in the minds of those making the funding decisions in the medical research field, IDK. I belive his name was Vory Billups and played for Bennett High in Buffalo. I posted many years ago about Vory Billups, and during a routine physical, the Bona recruit was found to have some heart issues, he had Marfan's syndrome. I believe Bona's gave him a 4 year ride, even though he never played. Here is a dated article, will try to do more research later. articles.philly.com/1986-06-20/sports/26045121_1_marfan-syndrome-college-basketball-coronary-artery-disease
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Post by OceanStateBonnie on Oct 18, 2016 18:15:53 GMT -5
And Sports Illustrated did a story on it.
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Post by thesocalkid on Oct 18, 2016 19:16:51 GMT -5
Next five on the court:
Kaputo Idris Ayeni Stockaed Griffen/Coburn
Last season when Dayton played the Bonnies at the RC Steve McElvene and the Dayton team got ready for the game in the basement Hall way and he seemed to be having fun with a few of us Bonnies fans dancing along with him! Very Cool!!!!
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Post by fjs64 on Oct 18, 2016 19:25:48 GMT -5
And Sports Illustrated did a story on it. Here is the NY Times Article www.nytimes.com/1986/03/12/garden/personal-health-019586.htmlwww.aol.com/article/2014/06/22/nba-prospect-isaiah-austin-announces-retirement/20917647/?icid=maing-grid7%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl10%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D491605Chuck, from the Board wrote this" Vory Billups is the only Bonnie forward I could think of that could have a 7 foot wing span. Problem is Vory never played a game with the Bonnies. His Bonnie career ended before it even started, because of Marfan Syndrome. I remember hearing stories of Vory dominating pickup games with other Bonnie players. Here is an interesting fact, Vory is cousins with former NBA star Chauncey Billups. Attached is link to story about Vory's Bonnie career being ended because of Marfan Syndrome. Following is from article. Perhaps the most well known Marfan's case locally-- which fortunately had a successful conclusion --was that of Vory Billups. In 1984, the 6'8" Billups was one of the area's most highly recruited basketball stars while at Bennett High School. He accepted a scholarship to play for St. Bonaventure University, but never stepped on a college court after his physical raised concerns that-due Marfan's -- the stress on his heart could kill him. Marfan's ended his hoops career. However, decision not to let him play may have saved his life. Some of the links in previous posts on this subject, no longer work. In fact one I posted some years back now is in Chinese.
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