Wednesday, January 13, 2010, by Miroslav Ladan
Big win for Belmont against undefeated Reading
Belmont won an important game, maybe the most important game of the first part of this season. Again, they played a tough 4th quarter, and I don’t expect anything but toughness from this team any more. They took over a close game and made it into a blowout. Overall, the team played well, but the final score is somewhat deceiving. I say this mostly because Reading missed 15 free throws. That’s a big hit even for the best teams to take.
Among good things, the inside defense was solid. Reading centers and forwards couldn’t easily score. Belmont hit more than their typical 20% of threes attempted, which helped quite a bit.
Among not so good things, the defense on penetrations was shaky. It looked like Reading guards could get into the paint any time they wanted.
Friday, October 16, 2009, by Fyodor Karpinsky
The Outlook of the Season
First, let me remind myself and everybody else about the teams I am committed to write about. Cibona and Partizan from Croatia and Serbia respectively; Boston Celtics, arguably the most famed NBA team (LA Lakers come as very close second); BC Eagles and Harvard Crimson for college basketball; and Belmont Maruaders for high school basketball. This year I am adding the Maine Red Claws NBDL team, associated with the Boston Celtics and the Charlotte Bobcats.
Why did I chose exactly these teams. Either because they are geographically close to where I live, so I am more likely to watch live games, or because of the memories from years ago (I used to watch Partizan in the late-eighties and Cibona in the mid-nineties).
Thursday, January 8, 2009, by Fyodor Karpinsky
Yes, Harvard Beat Boston College!
Crimson Basketball
Yes, it did happen!!! Not only did Harvard Crimson basketball team beat a ranked team for the first time in history, but they did it to the Boston College Eagles, the team that had just beaten North Carolina Tar Heels – up to that point the number one ranked college team. Isn’t this why college basketball is so wonderful, tnone of the NBA predictability here. It was such an upset that Google News search produced 442 articles covering the story. Read more ->
