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Checking in on… the Atlantic 10

Joe Dzuback (@vbtnblog) — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 15:01:14 +0000

The Atlantic 10 regular season is winding to a close but much is still to be decided. Four teams (Dayton, VCU, Saint Joseph’s, St. Bonaventure) have a legitimate shot at taking home the crown this season, and all (save Dayton) will be fighting for their NCAA Tournament lives in the coming weeks. Before things get too tense, let’s take a look at several of the young players who have made this season in the Atlantic 10 a special one.

Early All-Freshmen Leaders

All-conference awards will be announced in about three weeks. While a few of the preseason picks are on track, there have also been [...]

Checking in on… the Atlantic 10

Joe Dzuback (@vbtnblog) — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 21:15:19 +0000

Joe Dzuback (@vbtnblog) is the RTC correspondent for the Atlantic 10 Conference.

The “Rs” Are Out of Step

The table below shows that 12 of the conference’s 14 members have efficiency differences consistent with their conference records, but Rhode Island and Richmond have bucked that trend for different reasons. For the Rams, blame injuries, as Rhody’s roster has been a patchwork since E. C. Matthew’s season-ending injury 10 minutes into its opening game. Since then, three stalwarts — Hasan Martin, Kuran Iverson, and Jarvis Garrett — have missed at least one game each, leaving the Rams with a 5-5 record despite Dan Hurley’s efforts [...]

Checking In On… the Atlantic 10

nvr1983 — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 16:42:05 +0000

Four Thoughts About The Week of 1/18-1/24

The conference remains evenly divided between winners and losers. Individual team records and efficiency continue to be consistent. As the table below indicates, through the first 6-7 games of conference play teams with losing records show a negative efficiency difference (offensive efficiency – defensive efficiency is less than zero). Essentially the efficiency difference is reflected in the win-loss records, logical, indeed self-evident, but not always true for a conference like the Atlantic 10 which has a reputation for inconsistent and unpredictable outcomes. Through the first seven (more or less) conference games the members show the [...]

Atlantic 10 Tournament Finals, Daily Diary

nvr1983 — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:45:15 +0000

Three Bids? Four Bids? If the nearly unanimous opinion leaving the Boardwalk Hall Saturday night was that Xavier was definitely “in”, the feeling was less certain as the Championship game wound toward a conclusion. Xavier looked like the January 24 edition rather than the March 10 edition. Saint Bonaventure had seized the automatic bid, had Xavier’s lackluster performance knocked them out of tournament? The Selection Committee must have liked their body of work, because Xavier drew a #10 seed in the South Region and will face fellow Midwesterner Notre Dame in the second round, while Saint Bonaventure drew the #14 seed (fitting for a team not even [...]

RTC Live: Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship

rtmsf — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:01:36 +0000

It’s an old familiar name versus a new one in the Atlantic 10 Tournament championship game, as Xavier will match up against surging St. Bonaventure on Sunday afternoon with a guaranteed bid on the line.

Game #81. Xavier and Saint Bonaventure face off for the Atlantic 10 Tournament title in Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Musketeers and Bonnies were seeded #3 and #4, respectively. This matchup might raise eyebrows, but anyone who has followed the conference knows that seven members logged 20 or more wins this season, at least three teams will draw NCAA bids and two teams [...]

Atlantic 10 Tournament Semifinals, Daily Diary

rtmsf — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 09:29:38 +0000

Joe Dzuback filed this report from the Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinals in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Coach Rick Majerus is a Gentleman. The Saint Louis coach was as effusive in his praise of Xavier, winners over his Saint Louis team earlier today, as he was of La Salle, the Billikens quarterfinal victim on Friday. The coach began each of his postgame press conferences this weekend with complementary remarks about the play and dedication of their opponents. The referee crew assessed Saint Louis player Brian Conklin with a “Flagrant 1” foul early in the second half, effectively benching Saint Louis’ man in [...]

RTC Live: Atlantic 10 Tournament Semifinals

rtmsf — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:01:05 +0000

The Atlantic 10 quarterfinals will tip off Saturday between four teams that all believe they should be in the next week’s NCAA Tournament. The truth is that two, maybe three, are likely to be invited. This is no time to leave anything to chance, which is why the semifinals should be outstanding and competitive. It’s UMass-St. Bonaventure in the early game, followed by Xavier-St. Louis in the mid-day slot. Join us!

Games #79-80. The 2012 quarterfinal round is in the books, with Massachusetts and Saint Bonaventure advancing to play in the first semifinal game of the conference tournament, and with Saint [...]

RTC Live: Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals

rtmsf — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:31:44 +0000

The Atlantic 10 quarterfinal round has already opened up with top seed Temple losing to Massachusetts earlier this afternoon. Among tonight’s teams, Xavier, Dayton, and St. Louis all have dreams of at-large bids, while La Salle is thinking tournament title. It should be an equally competitive and fun evening from Atlantic City tonight down on the Boardwalk.

Games #77-78. Seed prevailed Tuesday night in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Fans will be treated to seven games over three rounds that should be the most closely matched tournament in the conference’s last five postseasons. Friday evenings two quarterfinal games [...]

Atlantic 10 Tournament Preview & Season Wrap-Up

rtmsf — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:35:38 +0000

Joe Dzuback is the RTC correspondent for the Atlantic 10 Conference. You can also find his musings online at Villanova by the Numbers or on Twitter (@vbtnblog)

Tournament Glance

Postseason Preview

All first round games will be played at the campus of the higher seed on Tuesday (3/6) night. Using the log5 calculation, the order of probability of an upset is:

#8 Massachusetts/#9 Duquesne (73-27) #7 La Salle/#10 Richmond (76-24) #6 Dayton/#11 George Washington (86-14) #5 Saint Joseph’s/#12 Charlotte (84-16)

Probability follows seed this season, a departure from previous seasons. The Dayton/George Washington game will be a return engagement. The Flyers beat the Colonials by 16 at home [...]

Checking In On… the Atlantic 10 Conference

rtmsf — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:40:56 +0000

Joe Dzuback is the RTC correspondent for the Atlantic 10 Conference. You can also find his musings online at Villanova by the Numbers or on Twitter @(vbtnBlog)

Editor’s Note: Report written before Tuesday’s contests.

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Does Anyone Want to Win This Conference?

One of the odder turns this late in the season is the sudden spate of losses suffered by upper division conference teams. Though Charlotte bounded out of the gate with two quick wins and Xavier stumbled mysteriously for much of January, the conference appeared on the way to sorting itself as January turned into February. Not [...]

Checking In On… the Atlantic 10 Conference

rtmsf — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:52:48 +0000

Joe Dzuback is the RTC correspondent for the A-10 Conference. You can also find his musings online at Villanova by the Numbers or on Twitter @(vbtnBlog)

Note: Standings are up-to-date but games earlier in the week have already taken place

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Points per Possession Margins Through February 19

Ken Pomeroy has shown Saint Louis as the top team since late December, but college basketball’s stats guru looks at an overall margin as an indirect part of his formulation. For the past four weeks Temple posted the largest positive margin derived from conference games.

Saint Louis and Temple were not [...]

Checking In On… the Atlantic 10 Conference

rtmsf — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:00:55 +0000

Joe Dzuback is the RTC correspondent for the A-10 Conference. You can also find his musings online at Villanova by the Numbers or on Twitter @(vbtnBlog)

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Points per Possession Margins Through February 12

Temple and Saint Louis continue to “walk away” from the rest of the conference, leaving the next four teams in the upper division (Xavier, Massachusetts, La Salle and Saint Bonaventure) clustered on the “plus side” of the points per possession margin. Though nine of the conference’s 14 teams have .500 or better records, only those six (and Saint Joseph’s with a 0.000 margin) [...]

Checking In On… the Atlantic 10 Conference

rtmsf — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:05:03 +0000

Joe Dzuback is the RTC correspondent for the A-10 Conference. You can also find his musings online at Villanova by the Numbers or on Twitter @(vbtnBlog)

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The Homogenization of the A-10: The surprise team through the first two weeks (Dayton) has fallen to earth with a 4-5 record at the halfway mark. Now what? The points per possession table (conference game only) below may suggest the conference is breaking into a series of tiers (three for the top half of the conference, then everyone else … ), but the striking number is how closely the top [...]

Checking In On… the Atlantic 10 Conference

rtmsf — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:33:00 +0000

Joe Dzuback is the RTC correspondent for the Atlantic 10 Conference. You can also find his musings online at Villanova by the Numbers or on Twitter (@vbtnblog)

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New Sheriff in Town? The surprise team so far is Dayton. The Flyers, under first year head coach Archie Miller, have unveiled a revamped offense with a decidedly different approach to player rotation. Under Brian Gregory all members in the rotation, with the exception of forwards Chris Wright (graduated in May 2011) and Chris Johnson (a senior this season) saw game time in four minute (or less) slices. Wright, [...]

Checking In On… the Atlantic 10 Conference

rtmsf — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:08:25 +0000

Joe Dzuback is the RTC correspondent for the Atlantic 10 Conference. You can also find his musings online at Villanova by the Numbers or on Twitter @(vbtnBlog)

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No A-10 Teams in the Top 25… Again: The latest round of the AP and Coaches polls (January 16) show no Atlantic 10 team gathered enough support nationally to be ranked… for the fourth consecutive week. Saint Louis missed a good opportunity to impress when the Billikens dropped a four-point decision to New Mexico on New Year’s Eve, picking up their second loss in the process. With the [...]