AF/Depaul 2nd Half Play

[wayne1218]

don't wanna sound rude, but you guys have no clue...just like nobody understands how hard it is to make it through the Academy, nobody understands how bad this team was and how hard it is to have a quality team at the Academies IN ANY SPORT...you actually have to get more than an 800 to get into school their and you actually have to go to class EVERYDAY so they can't just grab every McD's All-American...yea, they haven't won anything yet, but they did make it to the final 4 of the NIT in MSG (which I'm sure none of these guys ever imagined when they agreed to play BB at the AFA)

P.S. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Clemson fans strom the court as well tonight?

I turned the Clemson game after the foul. If they stormed the court and players were on tables dancing then i feel the same way about them too.

[LVJimmy]

I turned the Clemson game after the foul. If they stormed the court and players were on tables dancing then i feel the same way about them too.

Yea, they did...everyone is entitled to their opinion, but like I said, I don't expect anyone to understand unless they went to school there...here's maybe a little more insight as to why they stormed the court and players got on tables...of the 5 starters, 4 are seniors, and this is what they've accomplished since they started their Freshman year (keep in mind, this was their last home game as an Academy player):

-90-34 record (the year before they got there, they were 12-16)

-2 NCAA appearances in 2004 and 2006 (last time before 2004 was 1962, yep 42 yrs)

-won 2 MWC titles in 2004 and 2006

-now onto MSG to play in the Final 4 of the NIT (yea, go ahead and laugh at this one)

Yea, they haven't won anything yet, but for an intercollegiate athlete at the Academy with a 4-year span of those accomplishments considering how horrendous this team was before they got there, I would've been pretty excited too.

[Kaptain]

it worked out for ya perfectly....gl in the final four in the NIT....all # 1 seeds....ought to be good....no more home court advantages...

[LVJimmy]

Yes it did Kapt...surprised to see AF favord against Clemson.

[wayne1218]

Jimmy i'm really happy for your school and the kids there. I guess i can understand the fans on the court and all, i just didn't get the players dancing on the scorers tables and stuff. I expected a little less from them until they win the big one.

[jcindaville]

Yea, they did...everyone is entitled to their opinion, but like I said, I don't expect anyone to understand unless they went to school there...here's maybe a little more insight as to why they stormed the court and players got on tables...of the 5 starters, 4 are seniors, and this is what they've accomplished since they started their Freshman year (keep in mind, this was their last home game as an Academy player):

-90-34 record (the year before they got there, they were 12-16)

-2 NCAA appearances in 2004 and 2006 (last time before 2004 was 1962, yep 42 yrs)

-won 2 MWC titles in 2004 and 2006

-now onto MSG to play in the Final 4 of the NIT (yea, go ahead and laugh at this one)

Yea, they haven't won anything yet, but for an intercollegiate athlete at the Academy with a 4-year span of those accomplishments considering how horrendous this team was before they got there, I would've been pretty excited too.

congrats, all fans should be happy for post season play, especially the service academies

[LVJimmy]

thanks Wayne and JC...nice post by you guys especially considering we don't always see eye-to-eye...lol