What a way to start the season, huh? BuffNation, feel free to puff out your chest. Football may be a thing
of the past, but this basketball program is something you can be proud
of. These guys are for real!
Today in the bag I'm talking the tournament capping win over Murray St., the schadenfreude-tastic win over Baylor, and the banana stand's run at nationals.
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Showing posts with label Charleston Classic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charleston Classic. Show all posts
Monday, November 19, 2012
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Quick Post: Dayton wrap
It wasn't pretty, but the Buffs pulled away late to beat Dayton 67-57 in the first round of the Charleston Classic.
A shaky first half, featuring nine ugly turnovers, had CU down four at the break. It took a second half performance defined by an 18-2 run to take control of the game. Dayton hung around, but the Buffs pulled away down the stretch.
CU stars Spencer Dinwiddie and Andre Roberson both struggled - 'Dre especially with six glaring turnovers - but freshmen Xavier Johnson and Josh Scott picked up the slack in scoring with a combined 17 in the second frame (combined 28 points for the game). The best performance of the day, however, came from Askia Booker, who shot 55% from the field, including 3-5 from behind the arc, en route to leading the team with 16 points. He also chipped in four rebounds and assists to stuff the statsheet.
The biggest key to the win was muting Dayton superstar Kevin Dillard. He picked up two early fouls in the game, and never got a chance to heat up. He managed to slip into double-figure scoring, but only shot 4-12 from the field, and 0-3 from deep. In fact, the whole Dayton squad struggled from the field, as the Flyers could only mange 33% shooting on the day. Shot percentage defense once again doing the job for the Buffs.
The win is solid for both the Buffs and the Pac-12, putting the team in the winners bracket along with potential RPI boosting opponents like Murray St, St. John's, and Baylor. Tomorrow's game is set once again for 10:30am MT, and CU will be tasked with the winner of Baylor/Boston College. BC nabbed a 2-point lead before half, and the game has been tight, but I still anticipate the blood-match revenge game with the Bears. As always, Fuck Baylor!
GO BUFFS! GET THAT REVENGE AND BEAT BAYLOR (... or just beat BC)!
A shaky first half, featuring nine ugly turnovers, had CU down four at the break. It took a second half performance defined by an 18-2 run to take control of the game. Dayton hung around, but the Buffs pulled away down the stretch.
CU stars Spencer Dinwiddie and Andre Roberson both struggled - 'Dre especially with six glaring turnovers - but freshmen Xavier Johnson and Josh Scott picked up the slack in scoring with a combined 17 in the second frame (combined 28 points for the game). The best performance of the day, however, came from Askia Booker, who shot 55% from the field, including 3-5 from behind the arc, en route to leading the team with 16 points. He also chipped in four rebounds and assists to stuff the statsheet.
The biggest key to the win was muting Dayton superstar Kevin Dillard. He picked up two early fouls in the game, and never got a chance to heat up. He managed to slip into double-figure scoring, but only shot 4-12 from the field, and 0-3 from deep. In fact, the whole Dayton squad struggled from the field, as the Flyers could only mange 33% shooting on the day. Shot percentage defense once again doing the job for the Buffs.
The win is solid for both the Buffs and the Pac-12, putting the team in the winners bracket along with potential RPI boosting opponents like Murray St, St. John's, and Baylor. Tomorrow's game is set once again for 10:30am MT, and CU will be tasked with the winner of Baylor/Boston College. BC nabbed a 2-point lead before half, and the game has been tight, but I still anticipate the blood-match revenge game with the Bears. As always, Fuck Baylor!
GO BUFFS! GET THAT REVENGE AND BEAT BAYLOR (... or just beat BC)!
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Charleston Classic preview
The Buffs once again find themselves in a strong early season tournament. Last year in Puerto Rico, CU was included in a field that went on to produce six Tournament teams. The challenge in store for the squad in Charleston this season may be even greater, as Coach Boyle discussed earlier this week by relaying one NBA scout's favorable opinion:
In a general sense, I think the Buffs will do well in Charleston. The program hasn't won more than one game in an early season tournament since the America's Youth Classic of 2007, and I think they could finally break the streak this season. 2-1 is the goal, and I'm going to tell you how they get there.
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"[...] the Charleston Classic field - it also includes Boston College, Baylor, Dayton, Murray State, Auburn, St. John's and Charleston - features more individual talent than any other early season tournament." (-link)It will certainly be a big early test for the young team, and how they handle it will go a long way towards telling us how they'll perform during the difficult post-Thanksgiving portion of the non-conference schedule.
In a general sense, I think the Buffs will do well in Charleston. The program hasn't won more than one game in an early season tournament since the America's Youth Classic of 2007, and I think they could finally break the streak this season. 2-1 is the goal, and I'm going to tell you how they get there.
Click below for the preview...
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Quick Post: Charleston Classic bracket finalized
The final missing piece to the scheduling puzzle has been put in place. The Charleston Classic bracket was announced today, and CU has drawn Atlantic-10 power Dayton in the first round. The Buffs and Flyers will tip-off the tournament at 12:30 on November 15th. Opening round coverage will be on ESPN3.
Also in the top-half of the bracket, Baylor and Boston College will play for the right to face the winner of the CU/Dayton game. Murray St, Auburn, Charleston and St. John's reside in the bottom half of the bracket.
Of course the plum in the pudding is the potential second round matchup with Baylor. There's plenty of bad blood between the Bears and Buffs, and the Tournament game last March did nothing to diffuse the situation. It's high time that CU finally gets some revenge on those cheating assholes, and November will serve just fine. Hopefully, CU will slip past Dayton, and get another bite at the Waco apple.
Of course the plum in the pudding is the potential second round matchup with Baylor. There's plenty of bad blood between the Bears and Buffs, and the Tournament game last March did nothing to diffuse the situation. It's high time that CU finally gets some revenge on those cheating assholes, and November will serve just fine. Hopefully, CU will slip past Dayton, and get another bite at the Waco apple.
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