ronny thompson – Rush The Court

Conference Primers: #15 – MAC

rtmsf — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:03:21 +0000

Predicted Order of Finish:

East

Kent St. (22-6) (13-3) Miami (OH) (16-10) (11-5) Akron (17-12) (9-7) Ohio (12-15) (7-9) Bowling Green (12-16) (6-10) Buffalo (7-19) (4-12)

West

Western Michigan (19-11) (11-5) Central Michigan (16-11) (10-6) Toledo (14-14) (9-7) Eastern Michigan (14-13) (8-8) Northern Illinois (9-19) (5-11) Ball St. (6-22) (3-13)

WYN2K. We went back and forth on where to rank the MAC because conveniently pigeonholing this league into low- or mid-major status is very difficult to do. Historically, the league hasn’t been more than a one-bid league (since 1985 the MAC has received two NCAA bids only five times), but it has consistently done well with [...]

Conference Primers: #21 – Patriot

rtmsf — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:22:43 +0000

Predicted Order of Finish:

Holy Cross (19-7) (11-3) Bucknell (19-8) (10-4) Lehigh (17-12) (8-6) American (13-16) (7-7) Colgate (12-15) (7-7) Army (12-16) (6-8) Navy (9-19) (4-10) Lafayette (6-23) (3-11)

WYN2K. The story of the Patriot League this season, like many other low-major leagues, is that the big dogs are suddenly vulnerable. Holy Cross and Bucknell have combined for six of the last seven Patriot League championships, but with a mass of graduations and injuries between the two, the gap between themselves and the rest of the league is closing. The question is whether the gap in talent returning has closed enough to [...]

09.17.07 Fast Breaks

rtmsf — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:20:25 +0000

Can’t quite get that image below out of our head… but we’ll try.

Pitt incumbent PG Levance Fields decided no he will not go quietly and in fact, he would rather be tasered, when asked to do so by the Pittsburgh PD last weekend. Ball St. found no evidence that Ronny Thompson put racially inflammatory notes under Ronny Thompson’s office door while he was still coaching there. The guy who will be responsible for throwing the ball to OJ Mayo and getting the hell outta the way is now eligible (Angelo Johnson). Coaching news. GW’s Karl Hobbs was given an extension to 2012, and FAMU tabbed Eugene Harris (asst. at [...]

08.17.07 Fast Breaks

rtmsf — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:26:42 +0000

Nothing like 100-degree heat to make you think college hoops, right:

Our future Prez (ca. 2016 unless some redneck jacks him first) was a baller! Barack Obama starred at D3 Occidental College back in the day (highlights here – let’s hope his FT shooting acumen is not indicative of a lack of concentration under pressure) FAMU head coach Mike Gillespie was fired for stalking his ex-girlfriend – and yes, because you wouldn’t need a girlfriend unless it were so, he is married. What the hell is going on at Ball St.? Coach Ronny Thompson (son of JT2) resigned in July, leaving in his wake an athletic [...]