POSTERIZED: The ole "If a tree falls in the woods" debate

The Colgate Red Raiders have only one more conference win than both you and I.

They have seven wins but none of them come against opponents even worth mentioning.

So you can probably understand why nobody would want to go to one of their home games. Especially not on a night when local-favorite Syracuse was playing their arch-rivals.

But still, league-leading Bucknell was in town. Apparently the residents of Hamilton, NY don't care much for Patriot League basketball.

and that's probably why their home team wound up on the wrong end of a BRUTAL posterization.



Now that's how you send a message.

Bucknell won by 16, but the score isn't what matters here.

Joshea Singleton was clearly upset with the attendance numbers, and he took it out on the home team.

So yes, if a #POSTERIZED dunk takes place in a near-empty gym, it still counts.



But was it as good as these?


Kelsey Barlow, Purdue vs. Ohio State, 2/7
Markel Brown, Oklahoma State vs. Iowa State, 2/7
Roscoe Smith, UConn vs. Louisville, 2/7
Weekend Recap, 2/2 - 2/5
Jamaal Franklin, San Diego State vs. TCU, 2/4
Michael Carter-Williams, Syracuse vs. St. John's, 2/4
Kwame Alexander, Cal State-San Bernardino vs. Cal State-Dominguez Hills (D-II), 2/3
Bradley Beal, Florida vs. South Carolina, 2/2
Doug Anderson, Detroit vs. Valparaiso, 2/2
Thomas Robinson, Kansas vs. Oklahoma, 2/1
Markel Brown, Oklahoma state vs. Texas Tech, 1/31
Royce White, Iowa State vs. Kansas State, 1/31
Savalace Townsend, Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Grambling State, 1/28 (DotY Candidate)
Weekend Recap, 1/25 - 1/29
Tony Wroten Jr., Washington vs. Arizona State, 1/26 (DotY Candidate)
Ronald Roberts, St. Joseph's vs. Dayton, 1/25
Markel Brown, Oklahoma State vs. Missouri, 1/25 (DotY Candidate)
Larry Nance Jr., Wyoming vs. San Diego State, 1/24
Dion Dixon, Cincinnati vs. Syracuse, 1/23
Victor Rudd Jr., South Florida vs. St. John's, 1/17 (DotY Candidate)
C.J. Fair, Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh, 1/16
TrayVonn Wright, North Dakota State vs. South Dakota, 1/14
Bandja Sy, New Mexico State vs. Utah State, 1/12
Kenny Hall, Tennessee vs. Mississippi State, 1/12
Dezmine Wells, Xavier vs. Duquesne, 1/11
Kadeem Batts, Providence vs. Louisville, 1/10
Karam Mashour, UNLV vs. CS-Bakersfield, 1/6
Tony Snell, New Mexico vs. Houston Baptist, 1/3
Tony Mitchell, Alabama vs. Georgia Tech, 1/3
Trevis Simpson, UNC-Greensboro vs. Miami, 1/2
Orion Outerbridge, Rhode Island vs. Boston College, 1/2
Sam Thompson, Ohio State vs. Indiana, 12/31
DeShon Minnis, Texas Tech vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 12/30
Keith Gabriel, VMI vs. Old Dominion, 12/22
Eric Etherly, Loyola (Md.) vs. Kentucky, 12/22
Chris Evans, Kent State vs. Texas-Arlington, 12/21
P.J. Hairston, North Carolina vs. Texas, 12/21
Robbie Hummel, Purdue vs. IPFW, 12/20
Robert Brown, Virginia Tech vs. North Florida, 12/19
Tony Mitchell, Alabama vs. Kansas State, 12/17
Torye Pelham, Southern Mississippi vs. Ole Miss, 12/17
Quincy Diggs, Akron vs. Florida A&M, 12/17
Anthony Davis, Kentucky vs. Chattanooga, 12/17
Langston Galloway/C.J. Aiken/Ronald Roberts, St. Joseph's vs. Villanova, 12/17
Terrence Ross, Washington vs. UC-Santa Barbara, 12/16
Jared Cunningham, Oregon State vs. Howard, 12/15
Raheem Appleby, Louisiana Tech vs. McNeese State, 12/14
Tony Mitchell, Alabama vs. Detroit, 12/12
Vander Blue, Marquette vs. UW-Green Bay, 12/11
Ronald Roberts, St. Joseph's vs. Creighton, 12/10
Dion Waiters, Syracuse vs. George Washington, 12/10 (DotY Candidate)
Victor Oladipo, Indiana vs. Kentucky, 12/10
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Georgia vs. Georgia Tech, 12/10
Vander Blue, Marquette vs. Washington, 12/6
Terrence Ross, Washington vs. Marquette, 12/6
Deville Smith, Mississippi State vs. West Virginia, 12/3
Terrence Jones, Kentucky vs. North Carolina, 12/3
Tony Mitchell, Alabama vs. Georgetown, 12/1
Anthony Marshall, UNLV vs. UNC, 11/26
Michael Kidd-Glichrist, Kentucky vs. Portland, 11/26/11 (DotY Candidate)
Markel Brown, Oklahoma State vs. Virginia Tech, 11/25
Rodney Williams, Minnesota vs. DePaul, 11/24
Thomas Robinson, Kansas vs. Duke, 11/23
Stan Okoye, VMI vs. Ohio State, 11/23
Kyisean Reed, Utah State vs. Southern Utah, 11/19
Ra'Shad James, Iona vs. Western Michigan, 11/18
Alandise Harris, Houston vs. Arkansas, 11/18
Sam Thompson, Ohio State vs. Jackson State, 11/18
Tony Mitchell, Alabama vs. Wichita State, 11/18
Eric Griffin, Campbell vs. North Carolina A&T, 11/18 (DotY Candidate)
Olek Czyz, Nevada vs. Pacific, 11/17
Chris Watson, Pikeville vs. Mountain State, 11/16
Ray Willis, North Carolina Central vs. Wagner, 11/16
Mike James, Lamar vs. Ohio, 11/15 (DotY Candidate)
Quincy Acy, Baylor vs. San Diego State, 11/15
Deniz Kilicli, West Virginia vs. Kent State, 11/15
Chris Evans, Kent State vs. West Virginia, 11/15
Tony Mitchell, Alabama vs. Oakland, 11/14
Isaiah Brown, East Tennessee State vs. Virginia Tech, 11/12
Michael Lyons, Air Force vs. Army, 11/11
Dezmine Wells, Xavier vs. Morgan State, 11/11
Jeremy Lamb, UConn vs. Columbia, 11/11 (DotY Candidate)
Andre Drummond, UConn vs. CW Post, 11/4
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Dancing with the Stars: Bucknell Bison

For our capsules for every auto-bid, click here.

Conference: Patriot

Record: 25-8, 13-1

Rankings: 90 (KenPom), 87 (Sagarin), 81 (RPI)

Potential Seed: 14/13. More than likely to be a 14, but with some help from bid-theives, they could get a 13 seed

Best Players: Mike Muscala (14.9 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 2.1 bpg), Bryson Johnson (11.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 46% 3PT), Darryl Shazier (8.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 5.6 apg, 1.5 spg)

Big Wins, Bad Losses: The Bison have a descent strength-of-schedule for a low-major school. They have a win over America East champions Boston, a road-win over Richmond and won all but one of their conference games. The one conference loss was their worst loss of the season, losing at home to Army by 20 points. They also had a three-game losing streak in which they lost to Princeton, James Madison and Wagner.

Tendencies: Bucknell is very good at creating points. They are in the top-50 in assists and are above the NCAA average for offensive efficiency. The Bison's problem is that they do not have a lot of size. Mike Muscala, the Patriot League Player of the Year and Tournament MVP, is about the team's only source of rebounds. Bucknell is ranked 215th in overall rebounding, and if they can't make their shots, could get outworked on the glass against a bigger, more physical team.

How They Got There: The Bison were the preseason favorites to win the conference. They were in first place for every week and only lost one league game. In fact, they have only lost one game since Christmas and are currently riding a ten game win streak. In their last five games, they have been winning by an average margin of 14.6 points.

Outlook: This program does have NCAA tournament success, best known was their stunning upset of No. 3 Kansas in 2005. But the Bison won a first round game in 2006 as well, when they defeated No. 8 Arkansas. Not much is the same about this current Bucknell team. The Bison do have a player talented enough to take over (Muscala) and they are an efficient team in terms of shooting percentages. A first round upset victory is not out of the realm of possibility, depending on the matchup. A trip to the Sweet Sixteen however, probably is.

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Richmond got Laettner-ed

Losses don't get much worse than the one that Richmond suffered at the hands of Bucknell on Sunday afternoon.

Despite missing seven of their eight free throw attempts in the final 2:58, the Spiders were able to fight their way back from a five point deficit to take a 61-60 lead. But Kevin Anderson missed a pair of free throws with 2.3 seconds left, giving Bucknell one last chance.

The Bison called a timeout, drew up a play, and prayed. And, well, it worked. Check it out:



This view is even better:



Joe Willman threw the pass and Mike Muscala made the catch and the shot.

This is a bad loss for Richmond, who looks like they are actually missing David Gonzalvez more than we originally thought. The Spiders are now 11-4 on the season. They've lost to Iona, Georgia Tech, and now Bucknell. The only reason that they are still in the conversation when it comes to the NCAA Tournament is a win they picked up over Purdue in Chicago.
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