Blue
and Gold Bomber Destroys Competition From Long Range
At Final 4
April 3, 2008
by
Amanda Preston
Darnell Harris Wins 3-Point Competition at
Final 4.
Darnell
Harris, the career LaSalle, Atlantic 10 and Big
5 leader in made 3-pointers won the 3-point shooting competition
in San Antonio Texas as seen on ESPN nationally. Darnell
beat the best long range shooters including Tennessee guard
Chris
Lofton
(3rd
all-time
in NCAA
history)
Michigan
State’s
Drew Neitzel, Butler’s
A.J. Graves, Vanderbilt’s Shan Foster, Washington State’s
Derrick Low, Dayton’s
Brian Roberts and Utah State’s Jaycee Carroll.
Darnell is expected to play basketball professionally
after finishing his La Salle career as the 16th highest
scorer in LaSalle history with 1,631 points.
Explorers
Sloppiness Hurts Bad As Owls Advance and Explorers' Season Ends
March 14, 2008
by
Jack
Critical Errors Down Stretch Costs Chance For Advancement; The Future is Bright.
The
Explorers (15-17)
threw away a golden opportunity to advance. The Temple Owls took advantage of key Explorers mistakes in the final 2 minutes as the Blue and Gold fall 84-75.
The Explorers started extremely slow and Temple led 9-0 before Yves Mbala (16 points) opened the scoring for LaSalle 4 minutes into the game. The Explorers played almost no defense in the first half and were fortunate to trail at the half only by 8 points at 43-35.
The second half saw the Explorers take their first lead at 62-61 on a Rodney Green (20 points, 4 boards and 7 assists) trey with 9 minutes to go. The Explorers continued to battle and it appeared that the Owls were done when Darnell Harris (18 points) hit a trey for a 75-73 Explorer lead with 2:13 remaining. Temple's Olmos was given a continuation play on a foul with 1:57 left but was unable to convert the free throw. The game was tied at 75 and the Blue and Gold Bomber (Harris) had the game winner rim out and then Yves made a poor decision and fouled Clark of Temple to change the game in Temple's favor. Yves then travelled on the next possession and Clark connected on a very lucky 3-pointer that hit the back rim, went through and sealed the win for Temple. Temple 84, LaSalle 75 FINAL.
The Explorers finished well above anyone's pre-season expectations by finishing 7th in the conference where they were picked to finish 13th. The coaches deserve a ton of credit for getting the program turned in the right direction. A solid point guard is a must in the spring recruiting period. With the additions of Vernon Goodridge and David Baroum to go with the one or two more spring recruits should propel the Explorers into the top tier of the A10 next season.
Officials: Frank
Scagliotta, Kevin O'Connell and William Bush.
.
Grade for Officials: D
Frank Scagliotta gets a "F" for watching
the Explorers like a hawk and allowing Temple inside
players to get away with obvious contact that must
be called. He was warned at half-time by an A10 officiating
observer. O'Connell and Bush earn a "D".
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Explorers
Discover Victory Over Dukes in First Round of A10 Tourney
March 13, 2008
by
Jack
Despite Free Throw Woes and Defensive Problems The Explorers Find a Way to Win.
The
Explorers (15-16)
found a way to scratch out another victory in their quest to grab an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament. The Duquesne Dukes (17-13) battled wit the Explorers to a 39-36 Explorer advantage at the break.
The second half was very entertaining as both teams battled until the very end. Duquesne built a 72-65 lead with about 6 minutes to go but the Explorers wanted to play another day so they fought back. La Salle used 9-2 run to tie the game at 74 on a shot in the lane by Jerrell Williams (10 points, 7 boards) with 2:36 remaining. The Dukes then built a 79-76 lead but the Explorers were not finished. Darnell Harris (21 points) hit a 3-pointer well beyond NBA distance to tie the game at 79 with less then a minute to go. Later on Rodney Green (18 points, 9 boards) hit an important free throw and then Ruben Guillandeaux (4 points in 12 minutes) nailed two free throws with 13 seconds left to seal the game as the Dukes missed a desperation 3-point attempt. LaSalle 82, Duquesne 79 FINAL.
The Explorers can exact revenge against Fran Dunphy and Temple but will need to play more focused then they did against Duquesne. Game time is 6:30 tonight.
Officials: Paul Faia, Mike Roberts and Kevin O'Connell.
Grade for Officials: C
The crew gave Duquesne some questionable first half calls but overall did an average job.
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LaSalle Ends Up With 7th Seed for A10 Tourney
March 9, 2008
by Jack
Despite 2 Dreadful Games to End Regular Season LaSalle Will Host Duquesne in First Round on Wednesday. Explorers Prove A10 Coaches and So-called "Experts" Wrong.
The
Explorers (14-16, 8-8) finished above Dayton in the standings due to head-to-head match-up. The Atlantic 10 coaches incorrectly picked the Explorers for 13th place in the pre-season. They will face 10th place Duquesne at 6:30pm on Wednesday in an opening round matchup. The Explorers split the regular season with the Dukes at 1-1. A 6:30 pm re-match with Temple (2nd place) awaits on Thursday if the Explorers are victorious. I was selected to write this article since I was the only contributor to this site (or anywhere in Explorers Universe for that matter) to predict a 7th place finish. Additional info.
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10th place |
| HoneyBear |
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Explorers
Stink Up Gola Arena As Owls Take 2nd Place and Big 5 Championship Share
March 8, 2008
by
Jack
Another Disgraceful Effort From Coaching To Execution
Eliminates Bye Possibility for A10 Playoffs.
The
Explorers (14-16, 8-8
in A-10)
ended the regular season on a disappointing note. They lost to Temple (18-12, 11-5) and allowed the Owls to control play throughout the game on Senior day. LaSalle's Darnell Harris (26
points on 4 for 11 three-point shooting) and Sherm Diaz (4 points in 24 minutes) were unable to enjoy their day as the team fell behind early and ended a disappointing and embarrassing first half trailing 50-26.
The second half saw the Explorers start on a 9-0 run but it mattered little as the team had allowed Temple to build too large of a lead in the first half. Darnell, Yves, Sherm,
PJ, Rodney, and Ruben played well during stretches but their ineffective defense killed them down the stretch. Temple 85,
LaSalle 66 FINAL.
The Explorers have to wait for their seed to be announced after tonight's games are played.
Officials: D.J. Carstensen, Gary Fraser and Rudy Seneca.
Grade for Officials: F
This crew gave Temple a ton of confidence in the first half by allowing them to get away with push-offs and contacts while whistling the Explorers for touch fouls. The A10 will clean house this off-season or the FBI and NCAA will force them too. Another disgraceful officiating performance.
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Explorers
Surrender Immediately to UMass Instead of Fighting
For Bye
March 5, 2008
by
Jack
A Disgraceful Effort From Coaching To Execution
Jeopardizes A Bye Opportunity in A10 Playoffs.
The
Explorers (14-15, 8-7
in A-10, in 6th place down from tie for 4th)
led 2-0 but never showed much life after that as Massachusetts
Minutemen (20-9, 9-6) took advantage of lethargic Explorer
play. LaSalle's lack of effort and poor coaching decisions
is difficult
to understand since the team was supposed to come out on
fire and show that they are making a serious attempt for
the post-season (NCAA or NIT) but instead they looked like
a team playing out the string. Darnell Harris (13
points mostly in garbage time) and Rodney
Green (12 points, took himself out of the game with
2 quick early fouls) were non-factors in the critical first
half of action and LaSalle
trailed
at
the
break 39-19.
The second half got really ugly and coach John Giannini showed no passion or
fire as he did not even pick-up the mandatory technical to show his team that
he was very angry and upset. Instead the
Explorers
allowed
UMass to reach triple digits. Everyone on this team should be embarrased and
that includes the entire coaching staff. The Gola Arena fans will not tolerate
anything short of a win over Fran Dunphy and Temple on Saturday. Darnell, Sherm,
PJ, Rodney, Kimmani and Ruben had all better realize that now is the time to
step up or otherwise the season will end very soon. UMass
100,
LaSalle 63 FINAL.
The Explorers will now need help to finish in the top 4
as they can no longer finish in second place. When Darnell,
Ruben Guillandeaux (zero points in 23
minutes) and Rodney were needed most, they came up very
tiny... that cannot
happen
again
if
this
team
expects
to
win. Darnell tied the Atlantic 10 record for 3-pointers
made in a career but after tonight's embarrassing loss
not too many care about that including Darnell.
Up
next on Saturday: the Explorers celebrate Senior day against
Temple as this will be the last home game for Darnell
Harris and
Sherm
Diaz. The Explorers need to win to claim a share of the Big 5 title. Start time
is 4pm.
Officials: Jeff
Clark, D.J. Carstensen and Jeff Janosik.
Grade for Officials: C
This crew made mistakes against both teams but nothing out of the ordinary.
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Rams
Prove Toughness As Explorers Fail To Play Disciplined
Defense
March 1, 2008
by
Jack
The Rhode Island Rams Benefited From Undisciplined
Defense and Officiating Calls.
The
game started out well for the Explorers (14-14, 8-6
in A-10, in tie for 4th with Massachusetts and
Richmond) but Rhode Island (21-9, 7-8) benefited from poor
Explorer defense and enough officiating calls to beat the
Explorers. LaSalle built leads of 18-10 and 29-22 but lack
of discipline on the defensive end and at least 4 critical
non-calls against Rhode Island (for a couple of travels and
a lane
violation not called at the end of the first half despite
fans counting to 7 seconds outloud and detectable on broadcast) saw
the Explorers trailing at the break 44-43.
In the second half the Explorers allowed way too many uncontested jumpers especially
from Rhode Island's main threat Jimmy Baron. In fact, the Explorers allowed Rhodey
to control the glass and gave them far too many easy layups in the second half.
Darnell
Harris (18 points) and Ruben Guillandeaux (18 points,
3 assists) led the Explorers attack. The Explorers battled all the way back to
tie the game at 81 with 2:40 remaining but their lack of discipline on defense
hurt as Rhodey connected on a deep trey immediately after that and the Explorers
never were able to overcome that. It was disappointing to see Rodney
Green (14 points in 24 minutes) have trouble with his injured ankle
and
unable
to
play
the
last
few minutes. The Explorers had their opportunities but were unable to seize control
of this game. Rhode Island 91, LaSalle
85 FINAL.
The LaSalle community is blessed to have a dedicated
SID in Kale Beers. One of our colleagues
recently had the opportunity to share a few minutes at the
Ugly Moose with
Kale Beers. Beers is so excited about this year and next
year and that is so obvious during his broadcasts.
Up
next on Wednesday the Explorers travel to UMass for a critical
7pm matchup.
Officials: Joseph
Demayo, Ron Tyburski and John Gwynn.
Grade for Officials: D
This crew did not call the game appropriately as Rhodey was not called for
travelling on several obvious occasions and the Rams capitalized on this by
scoring critical
points
on most of these. The crew also missed several hard contact fouls by the
Rams against Kimmani Barrett. Hopefully the A10 sent an officiating
observer to this game.
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Explorers
Clinch A10 Playoff Berth After Battering Rams in Final 3
Minutes
February 27, 2008
by
BK Seginsda
The Road Warrior Explorers Win
5th Straight By Turning Up Attack in Last Few Minutes.
The
Explorers (14-13, 8-5 in A-10, remain tied for 3rd with
Temple and Richmond) are officially hot after defeating the
Fordham Rams (11-14, 5-8). Jerrell Williams (14
points, 4 rebounds) got off to a quick start with four quick
buckets to help build
a 13-9
Explorer lead. There were some spectacular plays in
the first half including an
alley-oop
from Rodney
Green to Terrell Williams (2
points in 8 minutes) for a 21-13 Explorer advantage. The
Explorers built a 23-13 lead
and Fordham's coach Dereck Whittenburg
did not like it and it earned him a technical foul. However,
this benefited Fordham as the officiating crew gave Fordham
all but a few calls the remainder of the half. Darnell
Harris
was unable to score in the half as he was heavily guarded.
The Explorers were trailing 45-42 but Green (19 points, 6
grabs) connected on a trey with 2 seconds left and the teams
were tied at
45
for the half.
The second half started much like the first half played out with each team taking
the lead until Fordham hit a trey for a 67-62 lead with 6:43 remaining. The Rams
built a 75-71 lead with 3:45 remaining. A10 Player
of the Week Darnell
Harris (6 points, 2 assists) then hit a jumper with 3:23 left to cut
the
lead to 75-73. Green hit 2 free throws to tie the game before Darnell delivered
the
dagger
with
a
trey that barely tingled the twine for a 78-75 advantage at 2:14. The Rams only
points in the last 3:44 of the game were a meaningless trey with 2 seconds left.
The Explorers hit their free throws down the stretch and clinched a berth in
the A10 playoffs. LaSalle
83, Fordham 78 FINAL.
Ruben Guillandeaux (15 points on 11 of 14
free throws), Kimmani
Barrett (10 points), Yves Mbala (9 points, 5 boards)
and Paul
Johnson (8 points, 6 boards) all gave solid effort.
Up
next on Saturday is Rhode Island at Tom Gola Arena with a
2pm start. Get there early as this will likely be a sell-out.
Officials: Eric
Anderson, Paul Faia and Mike Roberts.
Grade for Officials: F
This crew was apologizing to Whittenburg after giving him an early technical
by
really
hammering the Explorers with fouls or calls in Fordham's favor the remainder
of the first half. They called the game more evenly in the second half but were
"whistle happy" as little touches by guards were called but forwards were permitted
to push anyone they chose in the paint. This was definitely a bad effort from
the officials.
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Explorers
Prevail Against Dukes to Move Closer to Bye for A10 Playoffs
February 24, 2008
by
BK Seginsda
Explorers Out-hustled Duquesne and Overcame
Bad Officiating for 4th Straight Victory.
The
LaSalle Explorers (13-13, 7-5 in A-10, tied for 3rd at the
end of this game) have clawed their way to the top portion
of the Atlantic 10 standings
with
only first place out of reach. The Duquesne Dukes
(16-10, 6-7) never gave up in the second half but, even with
the aid of a few officiating calls, were unable to beat the
Explorers. LaSalle trailed early as they played into Duquesne's
strength by playing man-to-man instead of zone as the Dukes
built a 24-16 lead. The Explorers then switched to a zone
defense and finished the half strongly as Ruben Guillandeaux (13
first half points and 17 for the game) carried the team as
he drilled a trey with 1:50 remaining for a 39-31 Explorer
advantage.
It was
41-34
at
the half.
An unbelievable Explorer run opened the second half as the Explorers built a
50-38 lead with Jerrell Williams make a spin move and the layup. However, this
somehow motivated the Dukes who came all the way back to tie the score at 52.
Ruben made a clutch layup for a 54-52 lead with under 12 minutes to go. A10 Player
of the Week Darnell
Harris (18 points) came to life with the score tied at 54 as he made
his
first trey of the game for a 57-54 lead. Then he drilled a trey and followed
it up
with a soft
runner to give the Explorers a 62-55 lead. And then later he hit a deep trey
for a 67-59 lead. The final minute was painful to watch as Rodney
Green (6
points)
grabbed a Duquesne miss and was clearly slapped and fouled by a Duquesne player
with LaSalle ahead 73-69.
The refs called "jump ball" so fortunately the possession arrow favored
LaSalle. The next sequence of events should trigger an investigation for attempting
to
fix the game. Harris was clearly knocked to to the floor while attempting to
gather an in-bounds pass with 30 seconds to remaining but instead Duquesne ended
up with the ball. Then the Explorers' Guillandeaux made a clean block on a 3-point
attempt by a Dukes player and the ball went out of bounds. Everyone in the arena
was
expected an in-bounds for the Dukes but instead ref Roger Ayer decided it would
be
3 shots at the line for the Dukes which they converted to make it a one possession
game at 73-72.
Then with 16.4 seconds Darnell Harris was fouled and converted both ends of the
one-and-one. The Dukes failed on their final 3-point attempt. LaSalle
75, Duquesne 72 FINAL.
Yves Mbala (9 points and 10 boards) and Paul
Johnson (8 points and 7 grabs) both
played key parts in the victory. If Saint Joe's loses to
Rhode Island the Explorers will be tied for second place
in the A10.
Up
next on Wednesday is at Fordham with an 8pm start.
Officials: Mike
Eades, Roger Ayer, John Gaffney
Grade for Officials: F
These corrupt officials did everything in their power to give the Dukes the game.
They sent the Dukes to the line 25 times compared to only 7 for LaSalle. They
made a few incorrect calls on balls that were knocked out-of-bounds and a totally
bogus call on Green who was whistled for his third foul only after a Dukes player
grabbed his face - several seconds after the play ended. The entire crew including
the chief Mike Eades receives an "F" for their one-sided effort.
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Darnell
Harris Earns First A10 POW Award
February 24, 2008
Harris shoots game-winner against Dayton.
Darnell Harris earns
his first ever A10 Player of the Week Award. Darnell gave the Explorers
energy in a
defeat of Big 5 rival Saint Joe's on Monday. On Thursday
he delivered the 2 treys in Overtime that pushed the
Explorers past Dayton. Darnell is considered by many
to be the best 3-point threat in college basketball.
The
Agony of Victory - Explorers Shoot Down Flyers
in Overtime
February
21, 2008
by Jack
The Explorers Agonized The Gola Arena Faithful Until The Very End of Regulation
and Overtime But Recovered to Win.
The
Blue and Gold (12-13, 6-5 in A-10) barely had enough to get
by the Dayton Flyers (17-8,
5-7) in an unforgettable game at Gola Arena. The Explorers
did not make this one easy on themselves. They built leads
of 5-0 and 14-8 but then played slop-ball like they did
early in the season. Dayton went on a 13-1 run to lead
21-15. Darnell
Harris (26 points) then hit a jumper
to bring back some life into the Explorers but they trailed
at the break 30-21.
The second half was getting ugly as Dayton led 65-58 and
it looked very bleak until Rodney
Green (17 points) made a key jumper at
2:54 to cut it to 65-60. Paul Johnson (11
points, 11 grabs and 3 assists) made the plays that mattered
most down the stretch. He drew
a charge with 1:23
left. Green made another good play by striping the ball
away and getting a layup to cut it to 65-62. Yves
Mbala (14 points) took
an ill-advised 3-point attempt that hit wildly off the
backboard
and Johnson
grabbed it and called a time-out
with 9 seconds remaining. The in-bounds pass came to
a wide-open Sherm Diaz (7 points), a
designed play, who drilled a trey with 6 seconds left
to tie the
score
at 65. Dayton missed
on their final attempt and onto a 5 minute overtime.
In the overtime it was all Dayton for the first 4 minutes
as probable A10 Player of the Year Brian Roberts (30 points,
6 assists) drilled a 3-pointer
for
a 78-73
Dayton lead with 53 seconds left. SID and broadcast announcer
Kale Beers threw in the towel on the broadcast
but the Explorers did
not.
Then
Darnell
took over as he hit a trey to bring the Explorers within
2 at
78-76. Roberts got fouled and missed the front-end of a 1-and-1.
Harris drilled another trey with 13.5 seconds left for a
79-78 Explorer advantage. After Dayton missed they fouled
Mbala who converted both free throws for an 81-78 lead. Roberts
missed Dayton's final attempt. The
Explorers are now in 5th place in the A10 standings. LaSalle
81, Dayton 78 FINAL.
Coach John Giannini deserves
credit for walking out of the huddle and taking
his coaches with him and told the upperclassmen
"you figure out what you have to do to win this
game." Whatever Darnell, Sherm and Paul told their
teammates certainly worked.
Up
next on Sunday is at Duquesne 2pm for a revenge game.
Officials: Robert
Donato, Frank Scagliotta and Gene Steratore.
Grade for Officials: C
Frank Scagliotta has received warnings from both the
A10 and NCAA this year. He must have listened as he did
not make his typical bizarre calls that have cost the
Explorers home victories previously. He earned a "C"
as did the controversial Robert Donato (see Villanova
at Georgetown) and Steratore.
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Explorers
Clip Hawks' Wings in Big 5 Classic
February
18, 2008
by Jack
Rodney Green Is Carried Around Palestra
By Students
Giannini and Explorers Beat Martelli and Hawks in Big 5 Battle.
The
Explorers (11-13, 5-5 in A-10, 2-1 in Big 5) beat the Saint
Joe's Hawks (16-8, 7-4, 2-1) in one of the best Big 5 battles
ever at the Palestra. The Hawks built a 24-13 lead. However,
the Explorers battled back for a tie at 34 on a Ruben
Guillandeaux (16 points on
6 for 7 shooting and 2 assists in 15 minutes) trey. Darnell
Harris (21 points and 4 assists) broke the 3-point
LaSalle record with
his 309th trey at 4:01 left to bring the Explorers within
a
point, 41-40. The Explorers trailed at the half 50-46.
The maturity and pose that the Explorers showed in the
second half was impressive. Kimmani Barrett (12
points, 4 boards) was fouled and goal-tended on the same
play and his old-fashioned 3-pointer gave the Explorers
a 64-62
lead
at 14:36. Rodney
Green (9 points, 6 boards) came up huge in the
final 3 minutes. Rodney made the block, the steal and was
fouled
on his
way to
the hoop with 2:39 left. He made 2 free throws and then
stole the ball that lead to one of two free throw makes
by Yves Mbala (17 points) for an 86-83
lead. Then with the score tied at 86, Green powered his
way through
the lane to slam home a dunk on a missed shot for an 88-86
lead. After Harris missed the front-end of a 1-and-1 with
9.3 seconds remaining and the Explorers holding a 90-89
lead, Rodney again made the steal and called a timeout
with 1.4 seconds remaining. He was fouled with 1 second
remaining. Rodney missed the first attempt and then his
uncertainty on whether
or
not
to miss
the
second forced a turnover. The Hawks were awarded the ball
but were unable to convert as time ran out. The Explorers
Entourage (students in Gold shirts) stormed the
court and carried Rodney on their shoulders. It was truly
a happy
Presidents'
Day for the Explorers.
LaSalle 90, Saint Joe's 89 FINAL. Video Highlight
Coach
John Giannini deserves high praise
for beating the heavily favored Hawks. After the
game he said "this is a great win for LaSalle.
This can be attributed to the fact we are becoming
a better passing team; more passes equals better
shots."
Other post game comments...
To
get this win is the best feeling I have had at
LaSalle - Darnell
Harris.
Paul Johnson (9 points, 9 boards) said
We have a
chance to win the Big 5 championship now.
Up next on Thursday is Dayton at Gola Arena for
a 7pm tip.
Officials: Earl
Walton, Pat Driscoll, Joe Lindsay.
Grade for Officials: C
Joe Lindsay gets a "D" for bad call on Johnson with
13:24 left and for not slapping Pat Calathes of Saint Joe's
with a technical in the second half for spiking the ball into
the Hawks student section right in front of him with around
9 minutes to go and the Hawks ahead 78-73. Calathes was warned
in the
first
half
by
ref Pat Driscoll (earns a "C") for knocking the ball into
the LaSalle student section. Earl Walton also earns a "C".
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Blue
and Gold Tune-up Highlanders
February
13, 2008
by Jack
Explorers Match Win Total From Last Year - Get Ready For Monday Showdown
Against The Hawks.
The
LaSalle
Explorers (10-13, 4-5 in A-10) finished their out-of-conference
schedule by demolishing the New Jersey Institute of Technology
Highlanders (0-26) at Gola Arena. LaSalle saw Kimmani
Barrett have a huge first
half with 10 points, 3 rebounds and an assist. Paul
Johnson (11 points for the game) also contributed
in building a 46-30 halftime lead.
In the second half LaSalle opened up a 69-44 lead with
Terrell Williams throwing down 2 straight jams. Darnell
Harris (13
points in 23 minutes) witnessed most of the second half
from the bench so he can rest for the Monday tilt against
the Hawks. Sherm Diaz was given 18 minutes
and contributed 10 points and 6 blocks. Rodney
Green had
14 points for the game. It could prove to be a
wise scheduling move prior to the game against Saint Joe's
on Presidents' Day.
LaSalle 87, NJIT 65 FINAL.
The Explorers play the Hawks at the Palestra
on Monday (8 pm start) and indications are the
students will be there in huge numbers with roll-outs.
Coach
John Giannini has been working
on a game plan to shut down the Hawks leading scorer
Pat Calathes. The time is now to defeat Martelli
and the Hawks; the Explorers must play focused
in order to accomplish this.
Officials: John
Hughes, Bill McCarthy and Wally Rutecki.
Grade for Officials: D
I was watching the Penn-Princeton game on tv last night and
the announcers said that the refs were awful (52 fouls called)
as they decided the outcome of that game with a late technical.
Two of those refs were
at
Gola Arena
officiating tonight's contest; the pathetic John Hughes and
Bill McCarthy. The whistle-happy crew went nuts in this contest
also as the called 51 fouls (26 on LaSalle). Hughes gets an
"F" for creating calls only he sees - he gave an NJIT player
free throws when he was clearly not in the act of shooting.
The other 2 get a "D".
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Explorers
MIA As Dukes Deliver KO
February
9, 2008
by Jack
Frustrated Fans At Gola Watch Painful Effort By Home Team.
The
LaSalle
Explorers (9-13, 4-5 in A-10) continue to play without passion
and confidence at Gola Arena. Instead we witnessed a slow defensive start combined
with
an offense that had no rhythm as the Duquesne Dukes (15-7, 5-4) were allowed
to gain access to the basket right down the lane and they built 10 point leads
throughout the half. The Explorers battled to tie the game at 35 on a jump hook
by Jerrell Williams (11 points and 9 boards) but then allowed
the
Dukes
to
close
the
half on a 10-2 run
to finish with a 45-37 score.
The second half was not much better defensively for the
Explorers as the allowed the Dukes to get the majority
of their points in the paint. Darnell Harris (14
points) had a rough start but he connected on 2 straight
3-pointers to pull the Explorers within two at 65-63. However,
with
all the momentum and the crowd on their side they completely
stopped playing defense and allowed Duquesne to hit 3 consecutive
treys to put the Explorers in a major hole at 74-63. Rodney
Green (24
points) continued to play hard and kept the Explorers
close but missed a few easy baskets in the second half. Paul
Johnson played extremely well in the first half
as he had 13 points in the opening 20 minutes but disappeared
in the second half by scoring a single point for 14 total. Duquesne
101, LaSalle 84 FINAL.
The Explorers play NJ Institute of Technology
on Wednesday at 7pm in Gola Arena. This wraps up
the easier part of the schedule.
Officials: Kevin
O'Connell, Mike Foote and Rudy Seneca.
Grade for Officials: F
The NCAA is finally addressing the awful officiating and sent
observers to this game. What they witnessed was some of the
worst officiating ever at this level of basketball. The FBI
will not get involved unless the NCAA reports the activity as
"suspicious" and "consistent" behavior of officials for possible
fixing of games. The NCAA officials also said it will suggest
removing poor performing officials from Division One games which
is the category this crew falls into. They made horrible and
outrageous
calls
against
both teams but the majority of bad calls favored the Dukes. Examples:
1. a 5 second call on an Explorers inbound that was less then
3 seconds; 2. a ball the Dukes threw out of bounds 20 feet above
the reach of any Explorer yet they said an Explorer touched
the ball before it went out of bounds; 3. Harris had a clean
block in the lane but instead was whistled for a foul; 4. a
Dukes player ran over Sherm Diaz but instead of a foul he called
"jump ball"; 5. Reggie Jackson of the Dukes grabbed and pulled
Darnell
Harris' jersey and no call was made; 6. Darryl Partin had the
ball taken away but it should have been called a reach-in foul
on the Dukes; 7. Diaz received a fore-arm to the face and nothing
was called. 8. Jerrell Williams touched the ball last out of
bounds but the Explorers were awarded the inbounds. Those were
just some of the incorrect calls in the first half!
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Explorers
Are Light Years Ahead of Colonials
February
6, 2008
by BK Seginsda
Explorers Use Road Court "Advantage" For First Win Ever at Smith Center.
The
road warrior
Explorers (9-12, 4-4 in A-10) pounded the George Washington
Colonials (5-13, 1-7) at the Smith Center. It was the first win ever for any
LaSalle squad (this was the 12th game their) at the Smith Center as the Explorers
put
that
demon
to
rest
forever. LaSalle opened the game with an 11-0 run and were never challenged the
rest of the game. The half ended with the Explorers ahead 38-20.
This was the LaSalle squad many hoped to see at home games.
Darnell Harris had a field goal night as he poured in 6
treys on 10 attempts for 20 points. Rodney
Green (8
points and 4 assists) played with confidence. Kimmani
Barrett scored all 12 of his points in the second
half.
Paul Johnson had 13 points in 25 minutes. LaSalle
80, George Washington 58 FINAL.
Post
Game News Conference Quote: "We played good defense
and didn't turn it over." - Coach John
Giannini
The Explorers face Duquesne on Saturday at 2pm
in Gola Arena.
Officials: Ray
Perone, Dennis Arinello and Lamar Simpson.
Grade for Officials: C
Too much physical contact was allowed but both teams got away
with it.
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Bad
News As Sean Miller Sees Shadow
February
2, 2008
by BK Seginsda
Explorers Lose On Groundhog Day.
LaSalle
(8-12, 3-4 in A-10) gave the 15th ranked Xavier Musketeers
(18-4, 6-1) a tough fight for most of the game. LaSalle
silenced the "Uniform" Center folks by holding the lead
21-19 with under 10 minutes left in the half. The Explorers
finished the half trailing 37-30.
As the
second half opened the Explorers allowed too many rebounds
and it became difficult for them to recover. Rodney
Green (18
points and 3 assists) was the star for the Explorers.
Yves Mbala had a double-double with 13 points and 11 boards. Jerrell
Williams contributed
with 16
points and 7 boards. Xavier 75,
LaSalle 62 FINAL.
The Explorers travel to D.C. to play George Washington
on Wednesday at 7pm.
Officials: Ken
Clark, George Harry and Gene Steratore.
Grade for Officials: C
Mistakes were made against both teams.
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Explorers
Long Distance Plan Gives the Bonnies Fits
January
30, 2008
by Jack
Explorers Convert 16 Treys In Rout of Bonnies.
The
Blue and Gold (8-11,
3-3 in A-10) finally make Gola Arena a home court advantage
as they torched the Saint Bonaventure Bonnies (6-14, 0-6)
84-61 as Darnell Harris (23 points for
the game) put on a 3-point shooting clinic by making
7 of 7 treys in the first half. The
win matches the Explorers A10 win total from last season
and brings them to the middle tier of the standings. The
Bonnies remain winless on the road this season. The Explorers
ended the half with a buzzer beating trey by Harris for
a 50-33 lead.
In the
second half the Explorers relaxed a bit offensively after
building a 72-46 lead on a Rodney Green (11
points and 8 assists) trey.
Paul Johnson was able to contribute with 16
points and 7 boards in 26 minutes. Kimmani Barrett played well
as he chipped
in 10 points and 5 boards. La
Salle
84,
Saint
Bonaventure
61 FINAL.
The Explorers travel to Cincinnati to play Xavier
on Saturday at 7pm. The Explorers are a much better road
team this year and could
knock off the 15th ranked Muskies with a focused effort meaning
no unforced turnovers.
CSTV should be refunding anyone who paid the $9.95 for the
Saint Louis game as this was a mistake to charge the monthly
subscribers according to Kale Beers.
Officials: John
Regan, DJ Carstensen and John Gaffney.
Grade for Officials: B
The officials called the game properly and professionally.
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Jerrell
Williams Earns Third A10 ROW
January 28, 2008
Jerrell Williams was consistent this
past week. He scored 14 points and recorded 11 rebounds
in both contests. This is Jerrell's third Rookie Of
the Week Award. Jerrell has six double-doubles on
the season which is second in the A-10. He is the
leading freshmen rebounder.
Bills
Cash-In on Explorers Mistakes
January
26, 2008
by Jack
Another Disturbing Home Loss to Lowly Saint Louis.
The
Explorers (7-11,
2-3 in A-10) are disrespecting Gola Arena as they are not
playing inspired and confident basketball. The latest loss
is to the lowly Saint Louis Billikens (11-8, 2-3) who picked
up their first road win of the year. Saint Louis scored
a
total
of 20 points in one of their games not too long ago!
The
Explorers trailed 38-35 at the break.
The
second half saw the Explorers start out well as reserve
guard Darryl Partin (6 points in 8 minutes)
surprised everyone with two 3-pointers to give LaSalle
a 60-58 lead.
However,
the disturbing trend
at home continued as the Explorers failed to play the clamp
down defense we have seen them play on the road. Rodney
Green (6 points, 6 boards and 6 assists) continued his scoring slump
(2 for 9 on field goals) and is not progressing as the Explorers need him
to. Jerrell
Williams had
another double-double (14 points, 11 boards) but still makes too many mental
mistakes (shuffling his feet
and shooting
too early at the end of the half). Yves Mbala was the star
for the Explorers as he had 18 points and 4 rebounds in his 34 minutes. Darnell
Harris (13 points on 5 for 11 shooting) missed 3-pointers at key
junctures that gave Saint Louis all the momentum they needed.
Saint Louis 81, La Salle 74 FINAL.
Saint
Bonaventure visits Gola Arena on Wednesday at 7pm.
We received word from many alums that the All-Access
CSTV webcasts that requires a monthly fee does not include
all
the games!!! CSTV refused to connect the
monthly subscribers for this game and instead demanded an
additional $9.95 for this game alone! Only problem is that this is false
advertising since the
La Salle commercials and all communication from LaSalle and
Kale Beers indicated that all of the games were included
in the package. Kale said during the broadcast that he was
unaware of CSTV attempting to squeeze additional money from
subscribers. CSTV never bothered
to let our SID, Kale Beers, or anyone associated with LaSalle
about this! Call
1-888-870-CSTV to lodge your complaint. This just goes to
show how unprofessional
and
slimey CSTV
is.
Officials: Bob
Donato, Jeff Janosik and Quintin Murphy
Grade for Officials: B
These officials called the game as it played out. Saint Louis only
shot 2 free throws before the closing minutes because that was all
that they had earned. The Explorers failed to capitalize on the early
foul bonus that Saint Louis got into in the second half.
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Explorers
Disrespect Home Court Advantage in Loss to Charlotte
January
23, 2008
by Jack
Shameful Effort; Bad Decisions and Unforced Turnovers Are Disturbing.
The
Explorers (7-10,
2-2 in A-10) continue to play at Gola Arena as if it were
a foreign court. They allowed the Charlotte 49ers (12-6,
3-1) to steal a game by making very bad decisions and turning
the
ball over. The team really needs to be evaluated
as the Explorers were forcing 3-point attempts when they
should have been feeding the ball inside (Charlotte was
in the penalty situation early in the second half). The
Explorers built a 40-37 halftime lead as Darnell
Harris scored 9 points and Jerrell
Williams added 8 points and
6 boards in the first half.
The second half
was an Explorer slop-fest. Rodney
Green (3 points, 4 boards in 19 minutes) was invisible most of the
game. Jerrell Williams, a leading contender for A10 Rookie of the Year, had
a very good game with 14 points and 11 rebounds. The Explorers held the 49ers
leading scorer Leemire Goldwire to 18 points (2.6 points below his average)
but allowed a few low-scoring players to beat them! Harris finished the
game with only 14 points on just 11 shots. Yves
Mbala (15
points, 4 boards in 34 minutes) had
a good offensive game but negated that with 6 costly turnovers. Ruben Guillandeaux (15
points, 3 rebounds) also made some very poor decisions.
Charlotte 84, La Salle 78 FINAL.
Freshman guard Kyle Griffin will
miss up to 3 weeks with a knee injury. He hurt his knee at
practice last Friday.
Saint Louis visits
Gola Arena on Saturday at 2pm. If LaSalle plays like they did tonight then
they will give the awful Billikens an opportunity to steal a win.
Officials: Frank
Scagliotta, Brent Hampton and Kevin Ferguson.
Grade for Officials: C
This is another not so good crew with Ferguson getting a "B" and
Scagliotta a "C" and Hampton a "D". Hampton made far too many calls
against the Explorers including a bogus call against Yves Mbala
for an over-the-back call that never happened. Hopefully the new
A10 commish will boot Scagliotta (see previous games against LaSalle)
and Hampton
out of officiating A10 games.
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Spiders
Scrunched by Explorers Delivery Service
January
19, 2008
by BK Seginsda
Ruben Guillandeaux Returns; Green and Harris Deliver.
LaSalle (7-9,
2-1 in A-10) revenged a triple overtime loss to the Richmond
Spiders (9-7, 2-2) 10 days ago.
The
Explorers started the contest with high energy and built
a 38-27 advantage although they went scoreless in the last
3 minutes of the half and were up 38-31 at the break. Ruben
Guillandeaux had a solid first half as he contributed 9
points in the half. Darnell Harris paced the Explorers
with 13 in the half.
The second half
started out very sloppy for the Explorers as they turned the ball over time
after time and allowed the Spiders back into the game. In fact Richmond took
their first lead of the game at 55-54 with 7:49 left in the half.
Then Rodney
Green (16
points, 7 boards, 4 steals and 6 assists) got a great feed from Yves
Mbala (8 points, 5 boards) and
made the easy layup. The Explorers then took matters into their own shooting
hands as Harris (24 points) nailed his sixth trey of the game and Paul
Johnson (8 points) made
a layup for a 64-57 advantage with 3:16 remaining. The Explorers closed out
the game by making their free throws. Richmond coach Chris Mooney was whining
to the officials most of the game. The Explorers made sure there would be
no overtime in this game.
Guillandeaux contributed
to the win and it is important for him to continue to progress after missing
games earlier in the year due to injury. The Explorers won their third in
a row and now open a 3 game homestand.
La Salle 76, Richmond 67 FINAL.
The next 3 games
are going to be a good test for the Explorers as they should now have the
confidence to win all 3. The next game is Wednesday against Charlotte at
7pm.
Officials: Wally
Rutecki, Larry Scirotto and Mike Foote
Grade for Officials: C
There was no consistency in the officiating as touch fouls were
called sometimes when hard physical contact was not. But then it
was. Mike Foote and Larry Scirotto earn a "C" as they
did not allow Rutecki to ruin the game. Rutecki
should
be booted
from officiating
at this level.
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Explorers
Earn Big 5 Victory Over Quakers
January
15, 2008
by BK Seginsda
LaSalle Wins at The Cathedral of College Basketball in Big 5 Matchup.
The
Explorers (6-9) finally beat the Pennsylvania Quakers (5-10)
at the Palestra - their first win there since 2000. The
first half was not well played by the Explorers and they
trailed at the break 29-24.
The second half
started out not so well for the Explorers as they still trailed by 5 with
16:19 remaining. Then Rodney Green (17 points) stole the
ball and slammed it home. This ignited an 11-0 Explorer run. Kimmani
Barrett (15 points,
9 boards in 29 minutes) made important free throws and a layup to keep the
Blue and Gold ahead. Jerrell Williams (10 points, 5 boards,
2 assists and 3 blocks in 24 minutes) fouled out with 3:24 remaining. Penn
closed the deficit
to 59-58 with 31 seconds remaining but Yves Mbala picked up
his teammates and closed out the game with 3 clutch free throws in the final
20 seconds.
The impressive
part of the victory was that Darnell Harris (4 points, 4 boards and 3 assists
in 33 minutes) had a poor shooting performance (1 for 10 from
the field) and others including Darryl Partin (5 points in 5 minutes) provided
relief.
La Salle 62, Pennsylvania 58 FINAL.
The Explorers
must continue to build on the momentum and really play a full 40 minutes
and put away the Spiders early on Saturday. The game starts at 4pm and is
on cable tv (CSN-Philly).
Officials: George Harry, Ron Tyburski and Bill McCarthy
Grade for Officials: C
There were incorrect calls against both teams but nothing out of the ordinary.
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Explorers
Fight And Earn Victory Over Bonnies
January
12, 2008
by Jack
Explorers Finally Able To Focus And Beat Inferior Opponent.
The
Blue and Gold
(5-9) finally beat an inferior opponent in the Saint
Bonaventure Bonnies (6-10). They did it by not turning
the ball over in the second half
(only
2
second half turnovers). The team leaders put together
solid games as Rodney
Green (19 points, 7 boards
and 5 assists in 35 minutes), Kimmani
Barrett (17
points, 6 boards in 27 minutes), Jerrell Williams (15
points, 15 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks in 31 minutes)
and Darnell
Harris (21
points in 38 minutes) all realized the sense of urgency
that this game represented.
The first half was a major struggle as the Explorers closed
the break trailing 38-26 and having 10 turnovers. It looked
like the Explorers would not be able to overcome this double-digit
deficit.
However, the second half was totally different. The Explorers
played out of their minds defensively as they held the
Bonnies to 23 total points in the half. They tied the game
at 59 with 4:09 remaining. Harris hit a trey to give the
Explorers their first lead of the second half at 62-59
at the 3:45 mark and held the Bonnies to 2 meaningless
points the rest of the game. The Bonnies held a 9 point
lead (58-49) with 8:45 remaining in the game.The Explorers
closed out the game with a 23-3 run.
La Salle 72, Saint Bonaventure 61 FINAL
We need to see
the Explorers build on this win and beat Penn on Tuesday.
The
Explorers travel to the Palestra for a game against the Penn Quakers on Tuesday.
Officials: Eric
Anderson,
John
Gwynn
and
Joe Townsell
Grade
for
Officials: A
The game was called exceptionally well. I do not recall any poor
calls against either team. Either these guys were excellent or
is it just that we had so many bad crews recently prior to this
game?
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Explorers Triple The Pain Of Allowing Spiders, Zebras and Poor Decisions
Torture Them For 55 Minutes
January
9, 2008
by Jack
Triple Overtime Loss To Lowly Spiders Angers Explorer Faithful.
The
Explorers
(4-9) allowed the Richmond Spiders to remain close for
2 halves and 3 five minute overtimes and they paid dearly
with a loss to open their Atlantic 10 season. The officials
for some unknown reason kept giving warnings to Richmond's
coach but never a technical foul; the same rule did not
apply to LaSalle - more on that later. The loss could
ultimately cost Athletic Director Tom Brennan his
job as soon as this week as many alums were visibly and
vocally upset by this loss. The expected trio of leaders Rodney
Green (23 points in 52
minutes), Kimmani
Barrett (6
points, 6 boards in 27 minutes) and Darnell Harris (21
points and 4 rebounds in 51 minutes) have not come
through in the clutch and
it has
had a devastating
affect
on the team.
The first half was ugly for the Explorers as they allowed
Richmond to build a 7-1 lead with 15:51 left before Harris
hit a trey. Richmond's coach Chris Mooney was consistently
complaining to the refs the entire half. Richmond incredibly
closed out the half with a 29-17 lead.
In the second half the Explorers spent most of the time
playing catch-up. Mooney
was granted immunity by the refs but LaSalle's Green was
not so fortunate as he
was immediately
slapped with
a technical
for mildly
complaining
to the officials about a missed call against him. Then,
with under 1 minute to go Harris was fouled while attempting
a trey.
He missed
the
shot
and
only converted 2 of the 3 foul shots. Mooney
was off the bench and walking on the court screaming at
the officials. He was warned at least 3 times previous
to this by the officials. No technical foul was called
and he was given another meaningless warning! Next, with
21.5 seconds remaining in regulation, Richmond's Dan
Geriot decides to grab the Explorers Green around the neck
and
drag him
to
the
floor.
Ref Paul
Faia
whistles Green for the foul and awards Geriot 2 foul shots.
Geriot converts both foul shots to send the game into overtime
tied at 57 after Harris missed an ill-advised
3-point attempt.
Then the overtime began and the Explorers foolishly took
three 3-point attempts (as they collected 2 offensive boards)
in their first possession. Green missed 2 critical free
throws. The score was tied
at 62 when the Explorers were correctly awarded the basketball
with 2.3 seconds remaining.
Mooney again jumped from the bench and complained to the
officials - he received just another warning! Paul
Johnson (3 points, 7 boards in 35 minutes) missed
the final shot and it was on to a second overtime.
In the second overtime Kyle
Griffin (6 points in 30 minutes) hit a clutch
trey to tie the score at 68. It ended with that tie score
so a third overtime was required and Mooney
was still openly complaining to the officials.
In the third overtime
Green had a chance to win the game with 12 seconds remaining but missed.
The ensuing scramble gave the Explorers the possession on the jump ball call.
Mooney was again openly complaining and was
given another meaningless warning. Griffin attempted a 3-pointer
when only a two point hoop was needed. His shot missed. Game over. Richmond
75, La Salle 74, 3 OT FINAL
Some questions
about coaching decisions need to be asked.
1. Why was 2-time
ROW Jerrell
Williams (2 points, 6 boards) only given
15 minutes?
2. Why were the Explorers attempting so many 3-pointers when
situations did not call for it?
3. Why didn't Explorers coach John Giannini demand that the
officials put a stop to Mooney's antics in the first half?
4. Why does the team still miss critical free throws?
5. How does the team continue to have over a dozen unforced
turnovers every game?
6. Who gives the green light
for Sherm Diaz and Yves Mbala (both 0 for 1) to take
3-point attempts?
7. What is wrong with point guard Ruben Guillandeaux who
only played 3 minutes?
8. Should AD Brennan lose his job after this loss?
The
Explorers travel to Saint Bonaventure on Saturday.
Officials: Paul
Faia,
Gene
Steratore
and
Bernard
Clinton
Grade
for
Officials: F
See red text above for explanation. Mooney should have been ejected
in the second half. Have no fear, I will be contacting the FBI
about the corrupt officiating that is destroying college basketball.
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Jerrell Williams Wins Second Straight A10 ROW Award
January
6, 2008
Williams Records Third Double-Double of the Season -
Most in Conference
Explorer
freshman forward Jerrell Williams
has been named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for
the second straight week.
Jerrell tallied
12 points and 14 rebounds with two assists at Florida State.
Explorers
Fail To Hold Off Seminoles
January
5, 2008
by Jack
Explorers Hold Late Second Half Lead Before Turning Over Game.
LaSalle (4-8)
had the opportunity to get a win against a depleted ACC
team but were denied by their own carelessness in the
final three minutes of the game. The Explorers battled
in the first half and took several leads but ended the
half trailing the Florida State Seminoles (12-4) 39-38
as Rodney
Green (11 points in the
half) scored on a buzzer beating layup.
The second half started out well for the Explorers as they
built a 9 point lead at 65-56 with 7:13 remaining and it
appeared as if the Seminoles were tired and beaten. Florida
State then went on a 7-0 run that was answered by a Kyle
Griffin (8 points in 22 minutes) trey with 4:55
left to give the Explorers a 68-63 lead. No lead is safe
and the Seminoles scored the next 6 points. Jerrell
Williams (12 points, 14 boards and a blocked shot)
made one of two free-throws to
tie the score 69 each at the 2:15 mark. The Explorers then
played careless basketball the rest of the game and it
cost them
a victory. Missed free throws (7 for the game) and unforced
turnovers are again a major concern. What is the cause
for this lack of focus and concentration?
Darnell
Harris (13 points - only 4 in the second
half) needs to take more second half shots. Kimmani
Barrett (8
points, 2 boards) only saw 17 minutes. Florida
State 81, LaSalle 76 FINAL.
The Explorers get ready for a 12 noon game
Wednesday to open A10 play against Richmond - hopefully
the refs will be there on-time.
Officials: Dwayne
Gladden,
Bernard
Clinton
and
Brian
Dorsey
Grade for Officials: B
The game was called correctly and there were no obvious missed calls.
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Jerrell Williams Earns A-10 ROW Honor
December 30, 2007
Jerrell
Williams scored 12 points and recorded five rebounds
in La Salle's 71-58 loss at #16 Villanova. It marked
his seventh double-figure scoring effort of the season. This
is the first time this season an Explorer has won a
weekly award.
Explorers
Should Request FBI Investigation Into Officials Fixing
Game For Wildcats
December
29, 2007
by BK Seginsda
The Explorers Are Expected To Hand Over Game Tape To FBI Linking Former NBA
Ref Tim Donaghy To Frank Scagliotta And 2 Others.
The
Explorers (4-7) were robbed of any opportunity to win
the game by three men calling themselves officials. The
crew allowed the 16th ranked Villanova Wildcats (10-1)
to get away with push-offs, travels and even aggressive
hand
checks.
Jay
Wright was
bitching
and moaning to the refs all night even when he had a
12 point lead and no technicals were called against him!
Sources indicate that they were told to ensure a Villanova
victory.
Ruben Guillandeaux passes the ball as 2 officials and
Wright look on.
No
one knows if the Explorers could have pulled off the
upset as the refs made calls to make sure that Villanova
maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second
half. John
Giannini has to get fired up at the poor officiating
in order to motivate the team to play better (unforced
turnovers hurt the Explorers as well).
Ruben Guillandeaux and Yves Mbala combined
to shoot 0 for 10 for zero points. Some of that had to
do with the poor officiating and some was because of sloppy
play. Darnell
Harris (16 points) was being double teamed
in the second half and was only able to score 2 points
in the half. Jerrell
Williams (12 points, 5 boards) is one who
leads by example. Kimmani Barrett (11
points, 6 boards) played well offensively in the
loss. Villanova 71, LaSalle 58 FINAL.
The Explorers head to the Sunshine State
to play Florida State on Saturday.
Officials: Mike
Roberts,
