The RMU Thread

[Woy]

Since my NCAA Basketball thread got locked and I know you're all dying for updates on VSN's favorite team, I decided to create my own thread to give you what you need and GENERATE MORE ACTIVITY.

Right now we are 10-4 in the NEC and 19-8 overall. The 10-4 record is good enough for fourth in the conference as us, LIU, Wagner and St. Francis (NY) have all been the class of the league this season. I believe our squad has the most talent out of all the teams, but they lose focus easily at the worst possible times and don't defend the three well at all.

The team also misses Karon Abraham, who is suspended for the entire season. Coron Williams might be just as good of a shooter as him, but besides leading scorer Velton Jones at times, no one can create their own shot consistently on this team. Coron's a very good catch and shoot threat, but not so much off the dribble.

The Colonials got back to their winning ways last night with a 70-56 win over St. Francis (PA). Even though there were some lapses, this was the most complete effort RMU has had since the LIU win. Four players were in double-digits with Williams' 18 leading the way. Russell Johnson added a nice 10-8-3-3-2 statline off the bench. It was an encouraging performance for the red-shirt junior who has missed time with a broken nose (two others, including Jones right now have suffered the same injury), sprained ankle and broken thumb.

Four games remain (vs. Bryant, vs. CCSU, @ Sacred Heart, @ Quinnipiac) before the NEC Tournament.

Big Wins: @ LaSalle (51-44), @ Ohio (70-67), vs. LIU (75-66)

 

[NAHSTE]

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[nwfisch]

Following

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Pitt's best OOC win.

Says a lot about both programs.

 

[Woy]

Speaking of Pitt, they blew another game today.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmXWZFPvCAU"]Oh No! We Suck Again! - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Pitty]

You guys made it 3 posts before it turned into a Pitt thread.

:rofl:

 

[Woy]

You guys made it 3 posts before it turned into a Pitt thread.

:rofl:

Your team must have less than 8 conference losses to post in this thread. :lesmug:

 

[Woy]

WE ARE NOT SPEAKING ABOUT THAT OTHER SCHOOL IN PITTSBURGH ANYMORE IN MY THREAD

RMU/Bryant on Thursday...spread should be 20+. Anyone thinking the Bulldogs are going to pull the upset? (If you say yes, you get banned.)

 

[CrimsonGhost56]

Moon campus all up in this bitch!

 

[Woy]

Bryant Bulldogs (2-24, 1-13 NEC) @ RMU Colonials (19-8, 10-4 NEC) TONIGHT

Predictions? Is anyone bold enough to pick the Puppies?

 

[MvP]

Go Monmouth. Won 6 out of their last 8 games, and one loss was in OT to RMU :smug:

Rooting for RMU and Wagner the rest of the way. Fuck LIU.

 

[Woy]

Go Monmouth. Won 6 out of their last 8 games, and that one loss was in OT to RMU :smug:

Rooting for RMU and Wagner the rest of the way. Fuck LIU.

JOIN THE COLONIALWAGON

 

[Rudi]

2-24? Holy shit what a joke of a team

 

[Woy]

They were D2 two years ago, I believe.

 

[Woy]

RMU beat Bryant, 69-40, on Thursday night. I didn't give a recap afterward cause the game was boring and I drove to Cal U to party with sorority sluts.

Senior night tonight against kmanharris's alma mater, Central Connecticut State. CCSU is struggling at the moment but they always seem to have our number so it should be a good game. Lawrence Bridges is the only senior on the RMU roster.

 

[kmanharris]

We are fucking trash now. First round NEC loss here we come!

 

[Woy]

RMU solves their Blue Devil problem by playing the best 36 minutes they've played this season in a 68-60 win. The win was #500 as a D1 program.

The score was 59-41 with 3:54 left, then CCSU frosh Kyle Vinales scored 16 points (including four threes) to bring the Blue Devils close. Six free throws from Velton Jones sealed the win.

Vinales led all scorers with 32 and proved why he's a lock to take home NEC Freshman of the Year this season. Robby Ptacek (who has God's Gift tatted on his triceps - you're not Andrew Quarless) added 14, while NEC POTY Ken Horton just had two points in 26 minutes.

RMU got points from everyone. Lijah Thompson had 15, Russell Johnson had 14, Mike McFadden had nine and lone senior Lawrence Bridges and Jones had eight a piece. Jones and fellow starting guard Coron Williams combined for just 12 points, which makes the domination (for most of the night at least) even more surprising.

The Colonials were again without starting freshman forward Lucky Jones with a knee injury. He should be able to go next Thursday when RMU plays @ Sacred Heart.

The eight spots in the NEC Tournament are locked up:

1. Long Island (21-7, 15-1)
2. Wagner (23-4, 14-2)
3. Robert Morris (21-8, 12-4)
3. St. Francis (NY) (15-12, 12-4)
5. Quinnipiac (15-12, 8-8)
5. Central Connecticut State (11-15, 8-8)
5. Monmouth (10-19, 8-8)
8. Sacred Heart (7-9, 13-16)

- Barring a collapse, LIU should be the #1 seed and have home-court throughout the tournament. Both of Wagner's losses came to the Blackbirds.
- St. Francis (NY) holds the tiebreaker over RMU because of a 81-68 win on January 28th. They play @ Monmouth and @ Fairleigh Dickinson (2-25, 1-15) to close the regular season, so the Colonials need to win one more game than them.
- Gets interesting in seeds 5-8 though. Quinnipiac holds tiebreakers over CCSU and Monmouth based on wins over them, but was swept by Sacred Heart. CCSU split with Sacred Heart and loses to Monmouth on a tiebreaker. Monmouth has some tiebreakers but finishes off the regular season with games against St. Francis (NY) and Long Island.
- For those who don't know, NEC Tournament starts on March 8th and higher seed gets home court throughout. First round games take place on the 8th (Thursday), then semi-finals on the 11th (Sunday) and the title game will be on 14th (Wednesday) and on ESPN2 that night.

NEC NEC NEC

 

[Rudi]

Damn Monmouth is shitty!

 

[Rudi]

 

[Rudi]