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By AARON BRACY Philahoops Editor Twitter: @Aaron_Bracy BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Specials? Maybe on Thanksgiving weekend for shoppers, but there’s nothing special about Philadelphia college basketball’s own version of Black Friday. For the second straight season, all three Philadelphia Atlantic 10 entries were defeated on Friday of the A-10 tournament. Fourth-seeded La Salle was the first [...]
By AARON BRACY Philahoops Editor Twitter: @Aaron_Bracy Sometimes, life just isn’t fair. Working hard should be rewarded. Right? Getting up before dawn and launching hundreds of jumpers before practice should pay off. Right? Being a good guy on and off the court, a leader, a program-changer, a role model for younger players and fans should [...]
By AARON BRACY Philahoops Editor Twitter: @Aaron_Bracy Stop. Just stop. For a second. Think about how you have become what you have become. To whom are you thankful? For what? Who are you? Why are you? Easy questions. Or are they? Do you remember the little child inside of you? What comes to mind? Carl [...]
Havoc? Ha. Temple laughed at VCU’s vaunted press defense, finishing with just 13 turnovers in Sunday’s 84-76 victory over the Rams. The win vaunted Temple into the third seed in the Atlantic 10 tournament, earning the Owls a coveted first-round bye in the 12-team field. The Owls will open at 9 p.m. Friday against the [...]
By AARON BRACY Philahoops Editor Twitter: @Aaron_Bracy As we enter the final week of the regular season in college basketball, the picture is getting clearer for possible NCAA tournament entrants among the six Philadelphia Division I schools. The two easiest cases first: -Penn is out. The Quakers are improving but would only reach eight wins [...]
By AARON BRACY Philahoops Editor Twitter: @Aaron_Bracy – It’s easy to criticize when you don’t have to put your name behind it. Fire the coach, bury the player, call out opposing fans. It happens every day on message boards, chat rooms and various forms of social media. Believe me, I have no problem with criticism [...]
La Salle fell short – and so did John Giannini. With a chance to win their first Big 5 outright title since 1990, and likely secure their first NCAA berth since 1992, the Explorers fell flat in an 82-74 loss at Temple Thursday night that wasn’t as close as the final score. As Giannini, La [...]
By AARON BRACY Philahoops Editor Twitter: @Aaron_Bracy As always, the Palestra delivered. Saturday’s Big 5 duel between La Salle and Saint Joseph’s lacked a memorable finish, but didn’t lack for excitement. The old gym was rocking from well before tip and 8,722 made it sound like heaven. The gym has its share of inconveniences for [...]
