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11/9 - MBB vs. Howard
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<blockquote data-quote="spdrama" data-source="post: 974032" data-attributes="member: 3280"><p>After my comments, in quotes is a Howard pre-season look by a sportswriter. I think GT fans, not unlike many long-time college basketball fans have a tendency to have little respect for mid-majors and smaller schools lacking in reputation for achievement in Division 1 athletics. CSD managed to acquire quite a few really good ball players, both through the portal & as freshman in the brief time he had since taking the realm after most of the best players were already gone. A bunch of good players does not make for a good team unless they have time to play for awhile as a team. We are two games into a new season with new coaches and new players and they came from behind to beat a very good Howard team with 22 offensive rebounds, only 7 turnovers and 17 more attempted shots. These student athletes work their arses off everyday. Just maybe fans should show a bit more appreciation by showing up at games to support them and holding off harsh critiques, at least for more than 2 games. </p><p></p><p>“Howard made history last winter, <a href="https://wtop.com/ncaa-basketball/2023/03/march-madness-maryland-wins-virginia-howard-fall-in-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament/" target="_blank">advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time</a> since 1992. Coach Kenneth Blakeney’s fourth season turned out to be the charm as the Bison went 22-13 and captured the MEAC regular season crown before taking the conference tournament (rallying from four down with 20 seconds left).</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, the splash made by the program last winter caught the attention of more than a few schools, and three players left for greener pastures: forward Steve Settle transferred to Temple, swingman Jordan Wood traded in D.C. for New Orleans as he transferred to Tulane, and most importantly, point guard Elijah Hawkins departed for Minnesota (enjoy the winters).</p><p></p><p>But Blakeney does return plenty of talent, including preseason All-MEAC selections Shy Odom, Jelani Williams, and Marcus Dockery. The nonconference slate, as always, has plenty of road games (eight) plus a pair of neutral site games. Howard was picked first in the MEAC Preseason Poll.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spdrama, post: 974032, member: 3280"] After my comments, in quotes is a Howard pre-season look by a sportswriter. I think GT fans, not unlike many long-time college basketball fans have a tendency to have little respect for mid-majors and smaller schools lacking in reputation for achievement in Division 1 athletics. CSD managed to acquire quite a few really good ball players, both through the portal & as freshman in the brief time he had since taking the realm after most of the best players were already gone. A bunch of good players does not make for a good team unless they have time to play for awhile as a team. We are two games into a new season with new coaches and new players and they came from behind to beat a very good Howard team with 22 offensive rebounds, only 7 turnovers and 17 more attempted shots. These student athletes work their arses off everyday. Just maybe fans should show a bit more appreciation by showing up at games to support them and holding off harsh critiques, at least for more than 2 games. “Howard made history last winter, [URL='https://wtop.com/ncaa-basketball/2023/03/march-madness-maryland-wins-virginia-howard-fall-in-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament/']advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time[/URL] since 1992. Coach Kenneth Blakeney’s fourth season turned out to be the charm as the Bison went 22-13 and captured the MEAC regular season crown before taking the conference tournament (rallying from four down with 20 seconds left). Unfortunately, the splash made by the program last winter caught the attention of more than a few schools, and three players left for greener pastures: forward Steve Settle transferred to Temple, swingman Jordan Wood traded in D.C. for New Orleans as he transferred to Tulane, and most importantly, point guard Elijah Hawkins departed for Minnesota (enjoy the winters). But Blakeney does return plenty of talent, including preseason All-MEAC selections Shy Odom, Jelani Williams, and Marcus Dockery. The nonconference slate, as always, has plenty of road games (eight) plus a pair of neutral site games. Howard was picked first in the MEAC Preseason Poll.” [/QUOTE]
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