MBB: Landmark Conference

[CardsFan]

Scranton has been pretty consistent all year.  Yes, I suspect you all got excited about the home win over Catholic, as it was certainly Scranton's best performance all year, but the non-conference schedule wasn't great and they performed pretty much as expected in conference, based on the early season results.

Perfectly valid to be disappointed, of course, but I don't think there was any dip in play or quality.

I would argue that Scranton's defense was noticeably worse in the second half of conference play. Through nine league games the Royals gave up about 68 points per game. Over the final nine league games, they gave up about 78 points per game. The comeback wins against Goucher, Moravian, and Lycoming may have masked the true extent of those defensive deficiencies.

[saratoga]

CardsFan:

You're right on the money.
Typical cupcake early schedule builds some false hope & as other coaches make their adjustments in the second half, the Royals fade from view.
That & the fact that the Royals have been absolutely trounced repeatedly in big games makes it hard to even take this program seriously any longer.
Some coaches live for the bright lights...others just melt in them.