Shows Siena as one of the worst teams in the country before Gerry McNamara took over.
Gerry McNamara took over a 4 win Siena team that was bottom 10 program in the country.
Two years later they are MAAC champions!
Siena has now won as many challenges in the second half as Merrimack has points
Siena made some great adjustments attacking the zone out of the half. All the momentum in their favor again.
The only highlight (lowlight?) was Antoine Davis going 7-26 from the field in the Horizon League tourney in his last game. He ended 3 points shy of Pistol Pete's record and Detroit Mercy lost by 5. They need this!
In 2003 the idea of cheering for Gerry McNamara for any reason was inconceivable to this Kansas fan.
Now here we are... rushed home, kids in bed, PT is done and I'm ready to get irrationally invested in Siena winning the MAAC tonight! Let's go Saints!
This is way cool! An infographic telling a story from each day of the women's SEC tournament.
I love the Dictate & Disrupt graphics! In addition to the stats it gives a nice overview of game flow and trends. It's clean and responsive too! Really well done!
#wcbb #ncaawbb
The last point is so important. Unrivaled proved there's demand for playing games on the road. Not only did they generate meaningful revenue from those games but also activated fans to tune in for the rest of the season.
Lots of growth potential. I'd expect more of those events next year.
No idea who BC targets to replace Earl Grant but a change had to be made.
The results weren't there. Donald Hand had a massive regression. Guys who transferred out like Dion Brown and Devin McGlockton were big contributors on their new teams. That all falls on the coach, so happy BC is moving on.
Schedule of the 8 conference championship college basketball games.
There are 8 conference championships today! Plan accordingly and let's have a great day! #ncaawbb #wcbb
At the beginning of the year that Tennessee game in February looked like it was going to be a good test later in the season. Didn't quite work out.
But yeah the Big East has been a shockingly bad basketball conference outside of UConn.
If you're watching women's college hoops this March — this feed exists for you.
Live updates, reactions, recaps from real fans of the games. The only(?) dedicated spot for live coverage of women's college basketball on Bluesky! Follow along. 🏀🦋
#wbb #ncaaw #ncaawbb #wcbb
Ranking of non-conference college basketball SOS by conference showing the SWAC and Southland having the toughest schedule and the A-10 and Ivy with the easiest.
We know Power 4 teams said no to Miami OH but they loved themselves some SWACtion!
All 12 SWAC teams had AT LEAST 2 games against P4 teams.
The SWAC was 0-46 in those games.
From the P4 perspective why would they risk scheduling a Miami OH or St Louis when they can pay a SWAC team for a W?
#cbb
Peacock is the worst at promoting their content. Last week their sports lead was a random MCBB game between like Creighton and DePaul while the women had a pair of top 10 teams playing in a rivalry game that was an instant classic buried in the app.
Kansas Basketball 🫠
Perfect answer!
There's so much demand and energy around women's sports. If the league can't tap in and maximize revenue then that sounds like a league / ownership problem. Because the players have clearly been able to capitalize on that momentum with Unrivaled.
What a night of #Unrivaled hoops!
Saw the Mist-Breeze ending highlight before watching the full game this morning and legit thought I had the wrong clip or it was from a different game. Wild finish.
Great show for the Brooklyn crowd — should be a fun one tomorrow night!
It feels like the metrics have a real fetish for mid/lower tier Power 4 teams and that could be the one thing that saves a team like NC State.
There are garbage teams like ND who are 4-12 in the ACC and 13-16 overall that count as Quad 2 wins.
Oh yikes! Just read that last sentence about the gap year! Any school who lets this grown ass man on their roster should be banned from the tournament.
Whoever leaked the bracket during this nonsense remains a hero.
Another Sunday. Another juggernaut schedule for women's college basketball!
So yeah I hope someone stumbles on this and finds it helpful.
Everyone's experience with rare disease is different - but I think are generally applicable.
And if you're here because you've been diagnosed with DM then check out the Myositis Association. There's lots of helpful resources there.
Exercise has been so important for my recovery from DM.
Work with your doctor to determine where to start. Give yourself grace. Don't benchmark against what you could do pre-diagnosis. Meet yourself where you are.
My first workout was walking 100 feet and that was a struggle.
Information sharing across physicians is still very poor. Electronic medical records are optimized for billing - not patient care.
Do not assume all physicians have the same data. Bring your lab results and notes with you so you can speak to them with other physicians you see.
Advocate for yourself.
Bring someone to appointments and compare notes after to ensure nothing was misunderstood.
Ask questions. It's best to have these written down before an appointment.
Understand reasoning for the decisions are being made. This is important because...
Get a second opinion.
Getting a correct diagnosis is critically important.
Same with treatments. Rare diseases don't always have the benefit of large clinical trials evaluating effectiveness of different treatments.
There's no downside to getting a second opinion.
For DM specifically IVIG is a FDA approved therapy. If you get a denial you can check your insurer's website for their clinical coverage guidelines. Work with your doctor to make sure the proper clinical evidence is sent with the prior auth. Denials can occur due to clerical / coding errors.
Be proactive. Talk to your doctor early about what to do in the case of a denial so if it does happen you know what to do.
If it's a medication that's denied your doctor might be able to provide you with some sample meds to get you through the appeal process so you don't miss / delay treatment.
Always appeal. Treatments for rare diseases are more likely to be denied.
They're expensive. Many treatments are off-label uses. And the physician making the coverage decision is probably unqualified to evaluate your case. The default is denial.
So...
Being diagnosed with a rare disease is scary and can feel super isolating.
So for #RareDiseaseDay here is a thread of some things I learned navigating life with a rare disease (dermatomyositis).
Hopefully this is helpful for someone out there. 🧵
What a heads up play from Jaloni Cambridge! We got OT!
