Shevon Thompson comes close as a double-double machine but you end up just feeling bad for the guy for ending up at George Mason. The Paul Hewitt A-10 years resulted in just eight conference wins to 26 losses with no real standout players, none impactful enough to make you hate them at least. Mid level NBA talent, California Penal League head.” George Mason – Nobody There was a quote I read on a forum by a Dayton fan that goes by the name ChrisSFlyer that was so good that I have to use it as the only description of why Severe made this list. Francis (PA), UMass Lowell, UMES and Texas Pan-Am. ![]() As tough as it is for the RPI’s of fellow A-10 schools, put yourself in the shoes of a Duquesne fan when the season tickets are mailed with a OOC home schedule featuring Bluefield State, NJIT, Howard, St. That hasn’t been the case with Duquesne’s OOC slates. The only difference between the shot and the Dukes’ schedule is the shot always turned out to be less painful than you thought it was going to be. You know it’s coming and you aren’t looking forward to it. The yearly release of the Dukes’ non-conference schedule reminds me of when I was a kid and had to go to the doctor’s office for a shot. The only beef I’ve recently heard anyone has had with the Dukes, including from Duquesne fans, is in their scheduling strategy. They play out of a cool enough city, have a cast of pretty likable players and are generally good for an easy win or two (opposing teams like that). There’s not a ton to hate about Duquesne. ![]() At that point I felt like a real alumni.” Duquesne – The annual non-conference schedule To quote one Dayton fan, “The first present I got from my wife after graduation was a sweater vest. But one thing I found both non-Dayton fans and even some Flyer fans seemed to dislike was the sea of red sweater vests found at UD Arena. Teams generally all seemed to respect Dayton’s players and #TrueTeam under Archie Miller. Wildcats fans will love it while everyone else can buckle up for two more seasons of pure annoyance. Expect a lot of points and a lot of swag from our dude Jack. Gibbs and his top conference offensive rating, a blistering 120.7, return for an A-10 encore with hopes of defending the Cats’ regular season Atlantic 10 title. But when you’re that good, have a smile that big and look like a leading man from an ABC Family show, everyone else is gonna hate you. Gibbs has become an favorite in the Wildcats’ first season of A-10 play based off his brilliant play and occasional liking of our Tweets (bonus points). Davidson – Jack Gibbs Davidson’s jerseys don’t have names on the back, but if they did Gibbs’ would likely read, “HE HATE ME” ![]() It’s these fine folks who give us the characters to make this entertaining hobby of ours all that more interesting.īelow is a list of the league’s most hated characters heading into the 2015-16 season. Guys like the blue-haired Cody Ellis or the bird-flippin’ Halil Kanacevic. What good is a story without a solid villain? The Atlantic 10 has had its fair share of “bad guys” over the years, or well, heroes to one team, villains to the rest of the league.
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