Buckle up, everybody: The Iona Preview
Tonight we arrive, as KW so eloquently put it, at Milepost 0. First game, beginning of the journey that is the 09-10 BU Terriers season.
The Terriers are not making it easy on themselves. Already, Scott Brittain and BJ Bailey are out with concussions. That means were going to have a VERY thin bench for the next few days. More importantly, our youngest Terrier is off to a bumpy and painful start, and any more concussions for one of our senior captains could bring his long-term health into question. I don't even know if Trent Green had 3 concussions. Be safe, Scotty.
On paper, BU should dominate Iona College tonight, right? We won in last year's Bracketbuster, we didn't graduate any of our big scorers, they lost 2 out of their top 3 scorers and they are picked 9th out of 10 in the MAAC. My expectations would normally be for a win of blowout proportions.
But then you account for the injuries on our side (Iona is a little banged up too, but not as bad). And that we're on the road. And it's our guys' first game under Coach Pat Chambers' new system. And they have a lot of tall men.
It'll be a good first test, and a nice tune-up for the GW home opener. And hopefully a win!
Labels: BJ Bailey, Bracketbuster, George Washington, injuries, Iona, MAAC, Pat Chambers, Scott Brittain
posted by Tall-boy @ 2:26 PM
9 Comments:
IIRC Brittain had a couple of concussions in high school, too. Don't quote me on that, though. That would explain the long recovery time being allotted him. Brains aren't to be messed with.
I love me some K-Dub.
Do they need to practice with football helmets? What the f*ck! I realize they need to hold practices, but not to a brute degree where they get injured.
nice graph.
We could beat Iona with Hot Dog and Jesus as our back court.
That sucked.
82 points? 38% shooting? 22 turnover? Wow, a lot of work needs to be done, this transitional period may produce more growing pains than we thought. At least GW sucks
Lets just call it Friday the 13th and move on.
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2 concussions?
Is Gryba also practing with the basketball team?
hahaha BU sucks
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