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Friday, December 02, 2005
Media darlings
Looks like the guys at USA Today.com are mighty high on Bucknell. From what we read in their Roundball Roundtable, we wonder if they are also high on something else.

Check this out:
5. Sure Villanova crushed Lehigh on Sunday. But the Wildcats hoisted up 33 three-point attempts. Without Curtis Sumpter, are these the Wildcats we should come to expect this season? And if so, can they survive doing that all year?

Jeff Zillgitt: I generally don't mind taking that many three-pointers, especially if a team makes 17 of 33, like the Wildcats did against Lehigh. Though you can expect teams to play much better defense against Villanova than Lehigh did.

Eric Crawford: I don't think we can learn much from Villanova's games so far. But I do think it'll balance out against better teams, even without Sumpter.

Eric Crawford: When you can put that much pressure on teams from the outside, it can open a lot of things up offensively.

Tom O'Toole: But can they go 2-0 in the Patriot League by beating Bucknell next week?

Eric Crawford: Or will Bucknell go to 2-0 in the Big East?

Tom O'Toole: Hey, it's at Bucknell.

Jeff Zillgitt: If a team can make about 40% of its three-pointers, I'm fine with it. Tom, after that game, Bucknell will be atop the Big East standings and 'Nova will be in second place in the Patriot League.

Tim Gardner: I think Bucknell takes them at home. But for the season, the 'Cats will have to run and run and run. And when they stop running, they'll have to run some more.
They also seem to agree that Bucknell belongs in the Top 25.

They might be right, but if so, it is probably more of a lucky guess than a sign of knowing what they are talking about. Wwe would put more faith in these guys' predictions if they had even seen the Bison once this season (or last, other than maybe part of the Kansas game on TV). Or if they at least were following the story close enough to realize that Bucknell won't be 2-0 in the Big East if they beat 'Nova. They will be 2-0 if they beat Big East member DePaul tomorrow. That would make them 3-0 if they also beat Villanova.
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