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Saturday, October 13, 2007
Change in the weather, change in the mood
Fall has finally arrived here in the Northeast. Temperatures have dropped into the 40s the last few nights, a marked difference from even a week ago when the girls of Team Hoop Time were playing in the water as the parents washed cars for a team fundraiser.

The weather is not all that feels different.

It's starting to feel like hoops time. With the season fast approaching, our weekly "open gyms" have taken a turn towards getting ready for our winter league schedule. More team concepts. a little less individual skills work. We are not alone. As Lehigh's release noting the start of practice points out, the college season is less than a month away.

The Morning Call picked up a wire story this morning about former Lehigh coach Billy Taylor. Looks like he will have a tough season ahead in his first year at Ball State. He just kicked two guys off the team for violating unspecified team rules. Four other scholarship players had already left the team since Taylor arrived in August, two seeking transfers, and two others Taylor dismissed. Sounds like he inherited quite a mess, but Taylor ought to be the kind of guy that can straighten things out there if the school gives him a few seasons to do the job. Good luck Billy.

That same article mentions one of the points of emphasis with officials this season will be a quicker whistle for technicals on coaches for sideline behavior. Good luck Pat.

Speaking of the Bison, over on Scout.com's Louisville "Card Chronicle" site, they are calling the Nov. 18 Bucknell at Villanova game one of the top 50 Big East out of conference games of the season.

And in keeping with the season draws near theme of this post, a reminder that Patriot League hoops media day will be Thursday at the WWLIS zone in Charm City. We're expecting to go heavy with the audio content from that gathering, with plans to post all the coaches' comments and selected player interviews. Expect that stuff to start arriving here Thursday afternoon, as quickly as we can get the audio files posted.

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