Where is that savings Obama promised??? Thanks Obama!!!

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/04/u...es-seek-big-rate-increases-for-2016.html?_r=0

9/3 @UConn 7:30 on SNY
9/19 Delaware Noon on Comcast Sports
10/10 W&M Noon on Comcast Sports
10/17 @Albany 3:30 on American Sports Network
10/24 @Towson 7:00 on American Sports Network
10/31 Maine 7:30 on NBCSN
11/21 @JMU Noon on Comcast Sports

I was also very impressed watching the games this weekend. I haven't really heard of the other players so I looked some of them up on Rivals:

Josh Jackson - #1 Ranked 2016 player
Harry Giles - #2 Ranked 2016 player
Jason Tatum - #3 Ranked 2016 player

Makes it all the more impressive the Jalen was the MVP.

Go cats as it is going to be a fun couple of year!

Patm

"That kid," Miller said, "is a Final Four point guard."

http://www.si.com/college-basketbal...ld-championship-usa-jalen-brunson-harry-giles

Each day this week we'll look at a different team and show Beefer how Jay will play 10 players and who will get the minutes.
Let's start with Darrun Hilliard and JayVaughn Pinkston's freshmen year - 2011-2012.
Some history leading up to this season. In 2010-2011 Villanova had 9 scholarship players - 3 seniors (Fisher, Stokes, Pena), 0 Juniors, 5 sophomores (Armwood, Yarou, Wayns, Cheek and Sutton who was a redshirt soph) and 1 freshman (Bell). The team started out 16-1 but finish 5-11 over its last 16 games for a 21-12 record. They lost their last 5 regular season games and lose 7 of their last 9 games including a 1st round loss as a 9 seed to 8 seed George Mason, 61-57 in the NCAA Tournament.
The 2011-2012 team would have 10 scholarship players - 0 Seniors (which proved to be deadly with no leadership), 4 Juniors (Wayns, Cheek, Yarou, Sutton), remember Armwood left the program for George Washington as he didn't get the playing time he thought he deserved on our summer foreign trip. 1 Soph (Bell) and 5 freshmen (Pinkston, Hilliard, Ty Johnson, Markus Kennedy and "Ash" Yacoubou). Without any leadership and some players playing for themselves, the Cats struggled to a 13-19 record.
Wayns - 33.6mpg - 17.6ppg - 29%3
Cheek - 30.5mpg - 12.5ppg - 32%3
Yarou - 27.5mpg - 11.3ppg
Pinkston - 25.9mpg - 9.6ppg
Bell - 23mpg - 7.0ppg - 36%3
Hilliard - 18.1mpg - 4.8ppg - 29%3
Sutton - 13.7mpg - 3.6ppg
Johnson - 17.7mpg - 3.3ppg - 23%3
Kennedy - 14.8mpg - 3.0ppg
Yacoubou - 10.6mpg - 2.2ppg
Nick McMahon -2.0mpg - 0ppg
Dallas Ouano 2.5mpg - 0ppg

All 5 starters got more than 20mpg. All 10 scholarship players played decent minutes (10 minutes per game is the benchmark). But it was not a happy program. Maalik Wayns would leave after his Junior season and declare for the NBA Draft. Dominic Cheek would not be asked back for his Senior year. Ty Johnson would transfer out to South Carolina. Markus Kennedy wanted out, then wanted back in but the team would not accept him back and he left for SMU.
Let's look at the progress of James Bell. In 2010-2011 he played 9mpg - 2.4ppg and 32%3. In 2011-2012 he played 23mpg - 7.0ppg and 36%3.
JayVaughn Pinkston gave the team some nice numbers for a "redshirt" freshman.
Darren Hilliard admittedly seemed overwhelmed at times but would make a tremendous step forward in the next year.

Is a very very bright future for Villanova basketballl. Jalen Brunson is a great player, leader and talent that we are bringing into this program. There is not many situations where I say I know for certain that guy will fit in seamlessly but Brunson will. He defers to teammates, knows when to take a shot or take over, and is a great leader. He pretty much was the reason the USA won this weekend. With the guys we have on the current roster and the other players were are bringing in I am pumped.

Yes, we had two years of early exits but Jay continues to bring in great players who are perfect fits. Teams will break through, teams will lose in the second round but Jay will have this team competing in March ever year, this is not an easy thing to do.

Brunson, Spellman, Pashcall, Booth? Those are four really GOOD players, add in whomever steps up and you are going to keep rolling.

Hope everyone had a great 4th of July, basketball seasons is only 4 months away. Get pumped.

more like a group of shows than a tour, but I'm streaming.

I think Trey is going to get a mixed reception. I'm loving it because I like Trey a lot. But he is not entirely natural out there right now. Looks more afraid to make a mistake than to be himself. And his normal quirky self is not what they would want either. If this was more of a Trey with the Dead show then he would probably look a bit more natural and having a good time than if he were the man replacing the man for the final four shows.

Huge gaps in the action. Short first set with a way too long set break. Drums/space with a phil chant taking longer than normal too.

Excited to see how the rest of the "tour" pans out. I assume Trey will find his comfort zone a bit more as the shows progress.

Really enjoyed the saint stephen. Had a different feel to it but like what Trey did there and the Eleven following it had some strong work by Bobby.

just ask Rory McIlroy, he rupture a ligament in his ankle and is out for the British Open and maybe more....from just kicking around a soccer ball with friends.......

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/gol...ment-in-ankle-while-playing-soccer/ar-AAcBNG3

The US beat them in the initial round by 22. JB had ten points, 8 assists and no TOs. This will make three games in three days. Brunson played 31 minutes yesterday so we will see if stamina is an issue.

Got pulled into some hangout with a bunch of random people, other than that not bad.

Danny Green 4-45 Spurs
DeMarre Carroll to Toronto 4-60
Brook Lopez 3-60 Nets
Dragic 5-90 Heat
Lillard 5-120 Blazers
MGasol to resign with Memphis supposedly
Aldridge leaning toward Spurs

Just saw on the ticker, Dante back to the Pelicans, three years at $9 million. That should help him forget early last year!

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...ght-talks-ncaa-loss-top-recruit-jalen-brunson

Good article!

Unreal 4-0 start before Japan nips our lead by one.

I can only imagine what today is like in the Bonilla household. Gotta tip the cap to the Mets organization for putting together such an assinine contract.

Any financial advisors here who can answer a question or two for me?? Pls send message to lauriehoops at yahoo dot com...thx!

Brunson on ESPNU now

Jim Weaver passed away at age 70.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/s...er-virginia-tech-hokies-ad-jim-weaver-dies-70

VERY CURIOUS HOW POSTERS WOULD RANK THEM OVER THE FOURTEEN YEARS........SO THEIR ARE ONLY THREE GUIDELINES. ONE......BEST OVERALL CAREER BUT IF TWO PLAYERS ARE CLOSE THERE WILL BE A VERY VERY SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON THAT PLAYERS JR AND SR YEAR.......TWO...MUST HAVE PLAYED FOUR YEARS....NO LOWRY...NO CURRENT PLAYERS......THREE...NBA POTENTIAL OR ACHIEVEMENT SHOULD NOT HELP OR HINDER A PLAYER......ITS WHAT THEY DID AT VILLANOVA.....AS COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYERS.....HERE ARE MY TOP FOUR TO GET IT STARTED.........ONE...SCOTTY REYNOLDS.....TWO...RANDY FOYE......THREE DARUUN HILLIARD......FOUR....ALLAN RAY................NOTE...ID ALSO HAVE GARY BUCHANNAN IN MY TOP TEN LIST......AND MAYBE BROOKE SALES.....BOTH WERE VERY UNDERAPPRECIATED.......THERE ARE A BUNCH I WOULDNT HAVE THAT MOST WILL...............THANX

live on ESPN U

Several posters expressed ignorance of socialist principals that were enacted into law since the time of FDR's New Deal. Social Security, ended poverty for senior citizens and later the disabled; Workers Compensation: Unemployment Insurance; GI Bill, provided virtually free college education and low cost home loans for several generations of veterans (myself included); Fair Labor Standards Act, minimum wage, overtime and child labor laws; Medicare, Medicade, Affordable Care Act; Occupational Safety and Health Act, Mine Safety Act; Black Lung act to name only a few. Lack of knowledge of current domestic issues in US expressed on this board is shocking.

Caught the last quarter of game against Orlando, won by Orlando. Saw Darrun make a nice move to the rim, but, couldn't finish, and he also took a baseline three which he left short. Found the stats....he started and played 19 mins.....shot 2-10 1-3(3pts) for 5 points. Kind of a helter skelter game.......

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/r...alterique-gilbert-commits-connecticut-huskies

We still follow UConn a little.....right?