Thursday's Play !!

[Keith]

been busy at work an haven't been able to post a play in awhile. Pretty sure I won the last couple. I know I am 2-0 on the "I Like it Alot" plays.

For tonight I am going to play the second best team in the NY metropolitan area. That would be the LIU (Long Island University) Blackbirds, at home, -16 to St. Francis, PA.

Bluntly, LIU is going to the Big Dance this year and they are not going to let a scrub team like St. Francis, PA stop them. A good friend of mine is friends with their coach, and he has been talking up this team all year. At 24-5, this is a very good team. But of course, they are only going dancing if they win the conference tourney. Plus, LIU will not overlook St. Francis, as they lost on the road to St. Francis back in January by 15 points (I looked--St. Francis shot almost 50% from the field that game and over 88% from the stripe). They will revert back to form tonight on the road, where they were 2-15 this year, shooting only 40% from the field.

Don't see an official line posted yet, but I believe it will be 16 (or so). No matter, as LIU will win this by 20+ points tonight.

Thursday's play is Long Island -16 to St. Francis, PA.

[Paulinski]

ov match

[cook county capper]

best of luck Keith!

Go Blackbirds!

[BOBBYW]

gl..

[Doctor Legit]

Scrub team!!!??? I attend Saint Francis and well...You're right, they suck, but don't see them losing by more than 10-12...

[buli]

gl Keith!

[Keith]

thanks Paulinski, cook county, bobby, legit and buli. Appreciate it.

Still waiting for the line to come up.



"Blackbird singing in the dead of night...."

[seano1]

I got -14 over here

[Keith]

Originally Posted by seano1

I got -14 over here

that's what I see as well (-16 was what was in my Daily News this morning)

LIU is a strong play for me tonight

[revnecro1273]

charles jones and richie parker playing?

[Keith]

Originally Posted by revnecro1273

charles jones and richie parker playing?

I don't see either of those names on the rosters of either team, so I don't know how to answer that question Rev.

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by Keith

I don't see either of those names on the rosters of either team, so I don't know how to answer that question Rev.

it was a joke dude...they starred at liu in the mid to late 90s

[Keith]

Originally Posted by revnecro1273

it was a joke dude...they starred at liu in the mid to late 90s

I totally blanked on Richie Parker. I remember him. The other name I don't recall.

When LIU beat St Francis earlier this season at home, they won by 14, so I can see where they are getting that line from. But LIU has won 10 in a row. Their last loss was the 15 point drubbing at St. Francis. Payback is a bitch. LIU is a good team. They are headed to the Big Dance. They will beat St. Francis by 20 points (or more) tonight

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by Keith

I totally blanked on Richie Parker. I remember him. The other name I don't recall.

When LIU beat St Francis earlier this season at home, they won by 14, so I can see where they are getting that line from. But LIU has won 10 in a row. Their last loss was the 15 point drubbing at St. Francis. Payback is a bitch. LIU is a good team. They are headed to the Big Dance. They will beat St. Francis by 20 points (or more) tonight

charles jones was more prolific than richie parker...even played a few years in the nba

[Keith]

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Long Island University men's basketball head coach Jim Ferry earned his second Jim Phelan Coach of the Year award it was announced during the Northeast Conference's media teleconference on Tuesday morning to promote the 2011 NEC Men's Basketball Tournament. Sophomore Julian Boyd was named to the All-NEC First Team, while freshman Jason Brickmanearned NEC All-Rookie Team recognition. The league's coaches voted on the selections and were not allowed to vote for their own players.

Ferry has guided his Blackbirds program to a breakthrough season with a 24-5 overall record and regular-season conference title with a 16-2 record. In his ninth season, Ferry guided Long Island to a 24-win campaign, the program's highest total since 1941-42 when the legendary Clair Bee was at the helm. The 24 wins is also the highest total among the 19 New York City metro area Division I programs. In addition, Ferry's team has won 13 games on the road this season, which leads the country.

After being picked third in the preseason coaches' poll, LIU went on to post a school-record for conference wins and claim its first NEC regular-season title since the 1997-98 season. With an assortment of weapons to choose from, Ferry assembled a high-octane offense that ranks in the top-10 nationally with 82.7 points per game, despite no player averaging more than 13 points per game. LIU has also taken more free throws than any other Division I team.

Boyd returned to the court in 2010-11 after missing all of last season due to a heart ailment. The 2008-09 NEC Rookie of the Year, Boyd led a balanced LIU attack with 13.1 points per game and ranked second in the conference with 9.0 rebounds per game. A two-time Choice Hotels/NEC Player of the Week, Boyd collected 10 double-doubles this season, including an incredible 34-point, 16-rebound performance at Fairleigh Dickinson on Jan. 27.

Brickman gives LIU an all-rookie honoree for the fifth consecutive season and immediately established himself as one of the league's bright young performers. Despite coming off the bench, Brickman leads the league in assists (5.3 per game) and has an outstanding 3.04 assist-to-turnover ratio that ranks seventh nationally. Over the last four games of the regular season he gave out 34 assists against just four turnovers, including a career-high 11 assist game against Bryant on Feb. 24. A three-time Choice Hotels/NEC Rookie of the Week selection, Brickman added 5.7 points per game and hit 36 three-pointers.

The top-seeded Blackbirds open the NEC Tournament against eighth-seeded Saint Francis (Pa.) on Thursday, March 3, in the Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center at 7:00 p.m. For ticket information please contact the LIU athletics office at 718-488-1018.