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[Tony]

Jon Rothstein @jonrothstein · 4h 4 hours ago

Patrick Cole is an X-Factor for Siena. Coppin State transfer has a tight handle and gets people baskets. Could be valuable scoring reserve.
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Jon Rothstein @jonrothstein · 5h 5 hours ago

Early prediction on Siena starting five --- Marquis Wright, Rob Poole, Lavon Long, Brett Bisping, Javion Ogunyemi....
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Jon Rothstein @jonrothstein · 5h 5 hours ago

Marquis Wright has a chance to eventually become the best PG in the MAAC, but he needs to cut down his turnovers. Make the simple plays!
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Jon Rothstein @jonrothstein · 5h 5 hours ago

Siena doesn't have any great players on its roster but does boast lots of good ones. Deep and experienced team. Role allocation?
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Jon Rothstein @jonrothstein · 5h 5 hours ago

Siena's Brett Bisping reminds me of a mid-major version of former Pitt forward Levon Kendall. Had great finish to last season. All-MAAC?
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Jon Rothstein @jonrothstein · 5h 5 hours ago

Siena returns everyone from last year but how does this group handle expectations? Still think Iona + Manhattan clearly ahead in MAAC race.
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Jon Rothstein @jonrothstein · 5h 5 hours ago

Greetings from Loudonville! Here for Siena practice. Saints return everybody from last year's team that won the CBI.
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[th24]

Manhattan is not a top 3 team!

1.SIENA
2. Iona
3. Quinnipiac

4. Manhattan
5. St Peters
6. Rider
 
7. Monmouth
8. Fairfield
9. Marist
10.Canisius
11. Niagara

[Papi]

Oct 27, 2014 19:13:54 GMT -5 th24 said:

Manhattan is not a top 3 team!

1.SIENA
2. Iona
3. Quinnipiac

4. Manhattan
5. St Peters
6. Rider
 
7. Monmouth
8. Fairfield
9. Marist
10.Canisius
11. Niagara

Manhattan has the best coach. A lot of you guys are underestimating them.

[th24]

Manhattan has the best coach ? What kind of shrooms have you been eating!    The guy is a big ass! And he would be totally screwed if Pitino did not cover his ass every waking moment!

[Papi]

Oct 27, 2014 20:17:17 GMT -5 th24 said:

Manhattan has the best coach ? What kind of shrooms have you been eating!  ;

Didn't he get a million dollar job? I didn't see any other coaches get offers from bigger programs. Like the guy or not he can coach. Pitino guys win.

[Tony]

Oct 27, 2014 20:13:45 GMT -5 Papi said:

Oct 27, 2014 19:13:54 GMT -5 th24 said:

Manhattan is not a top 3 team!

1.SIENA
2. Iona
3. Quinnipiac

4. Manhattan
5. St Peters
6. Rider
 
7. Monmouth
8. Fairfield
9. Marist
10.Canisius
11. Niagara

Manhattan has the best coach. A lot of you guys are underestimating them.

How good was he 2 years ago when he went 14-18? Some people are prisoners of the moment-- 1 good year last does not make a coach the best in MAAC .. has to pass the test of time

[th24]

No they are scumbags- who cant do shit without Daddy Pitino!

[bigfan]

First, what does he mean by great players? I guess it's true that Siena has no great players in the empirical sense, but that would be true of any MAAC team.

I agree that Iona and maybe Quinny have more offensive firepower in their starting lineups, but defensively, I'll take our guys coached by our coaches over anyone else in the MAAC.

It's good that many of us are tempering our expectations, but we should be buoyed by the fact that this team has already made a lot of progress through last season.

If they come out at UMass playing like they were last March, we should be looking good for the balance of the season. They will continue to get better this season as well.

[Papi]

Oct 27, 2014 20:25:51 GMT -5 Tony said:

Oct 27, 2014 20:13:45 GMT -5 Papi said:

Manhattan has the best coach. A lot of you guys are underestimating them.

How good was he 2 years ago when health went 14-18? Some people are prisoners of the moment-- 1 good year last does not make a coach the best in MAAC .. has to pass the test of time

He was the only guy to get a million dollar offer. Dont think they cared what his record was 2 years ago. If he's not then who is and who's next to get the big money job?

[th24]

We are going to destroy Manhattan !!

[bigfan]

Oct 27, 2014 20:35:18 GMT -5 Papi said:

Oct 27, 2014 20:25:51 GMT -5 Tony said:

How good was he 2 years ago when health went 14-18? Some people are prisoners of the moment-- 1 good year last does not make a coach the best in MAAC .. has to pass the test of time

He was the only guy to get a million dollar offer. Dont think they cared what his record was 2 years ago. If he's not then who is and who's next to get the big money job?

I agree that he's a good coach, but that offer has as much to do with his connections as it does with his results.

I do not necessarily agree that he is the best coach in the MAAC, but it could certainly be argued. If he wins the MAAC this year, though, you will be proven correct.

[MTS]

Masiello is the coach most likely to move up because of his age and career record but that doesn't necessarily make him the BEST MAAC coach. You can make the case that he belongs in the discussion but so do Tom Moore, Cluess, John Dunne and of course Jimmy. Ironically those are the 5 main contenders for the MAAC championship.

[Papi]

Oct 27, 2014 21:49:10 GMT -5 MTS said:

Masiello is the coach most likely to move up because of his age and career record but that doesn't necessarily make him the BEST MAAC coach. You can make the case that he belongs in the discussion but so do Tom Moore, Cluess, John Dunne and of course Jimmy. Ironically those are the 5 main contenders for the MAAC championship.

Have any of those guys been mentioned for a better paying job? Its who's on top not a contender.

[bigfan]

Oct 27, 2014 21:55:39 GMT -5 Papi said:

Oct 27, 2014 21:49:10 GMT -5 MTS said:

Masiello is the coach most likely to move up because of his age and career record but that doesn't necessarily make him the BEST MAAC coach. You can make the case that he belongs in the discussion but so do Tom Moore, Cluess, John Dunne and of course Jimmy. Ironically those are the 5 main contenders for the MAAC championship.

Have any of those guys been mentioned for a better paying job? Its who's on top not a contender.

It's really juvenile to insist that his having the highest paying job offer makes him the best coach. You can't reasonably ignore the role played by his connection to Pitino in securing that offer.

[MTS]

Oct 27, 2014 21:55:39 GMT -5 Papi said:

Oct 27, 2014 21:49:10 GMT -5 MTS said:

Masiello is the coach most likely to move up because of his age and career record but that doesn't necessarily make him the BEST MAAC coach. You can make the case that he belongs in the discussion but so do Tom Moore, Cluess, John Dunne and of course Jimmy. Ironically those are the 5 main contenders for the MAAC championship.

Have any of those guys been mentioned for a better paying job? Its who's on top not a contender.

Yeah Patsos is the only one to move "up" from one D1 program to another.