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The Enduring Allure Of Pickup Basketball
BEVERLY HILLS (MI) – The beauty of basketball is in its accessibility and simplicity. All you really need is a ball and a basket. If you are by yourself, you can just shoot; if there are two of you, play one-on-one; three and a game of 21 is in order; four or more and now you’re talking...
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03-27-2024 02:37 PM
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Ride Or Die
BEVERLY HILLS (MI) – In 2004 when his Boston Red Sox team was down 3-0 to the hated New York Yankees, the eminent philosopher David “Big Papi” Ortiz summed up his squad’s situation thusly:
“You either ride or you die.”
By comparison, your Dayton Flyers were down to Nevada by a mere...
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03-21-2024 10:01 PM
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Grant Gives the Mick in 91-86 OT Thriller Over VCU
Christopher Rieman
“It was just toughness and grittiness. They weren’t gonna be denied tonight….the sum becoming greater than the individual parts – that’s teamwork.”
That was UD head coach Anthony Grant’s observation in the post-game press conference following Dayton’s blood-tingling and electrifying...
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03-10-2024 05:22 PM
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One For The Ages
BEVERLY HILLS (MI) – The Flyer Faithful are still basking in the afterglow of Friday night’s amazing come-from-behind win over VCU. This graphic says it all:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GIMeasEXUAAgHZy?format=jpg&name=small
And if that pic doesn’t do it for ya, then perhaps...
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03-10-2024 03:58 PM
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Upon Further Review
BEVERLY HILLS (MI) – “FTS” has a habit that is probably shared with many of the Flyer Faithful: rewatching the UD game to see what you missed the first time thru. Here’s what I noticed:
– Having Enoch Cheeks and Nate Santos power driving to the basket will always be a good thing for the...
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02-28-2024 11:11 AM
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Live From UD Arena: It's Rams vs. Flyers
DAYTON (OH) – “From the Swamp” is coming to you live and in person from the friendly confines of “The Epicenter of College Basketball.” It has been a while since I’ve had the pleasure – the last time being the exhibition game vs. Capital back in October of 2022: ...
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02-17-2024 03:40 PM
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Philly Special
BEVERLY HILLS (MI) – If you’ve ever played basketball with guys from Philly–and I have, both at UD and for one week every summer for 30 years at Stone Harbor, NJ–they are physically rough, fast moving and even faster trash talking. For example, the playground hoops game of “21” goes by...
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02-07-2024 09:08 AM
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On The Road Again
BEVERLY HILLS (MI) – Your #21 ranked University of Dayton Flyers hit the road this week for a pair of A-10 matchups. First off, they travel to Philly to face the LaSalle Explorers and then journey to Richmond to square off with the equally undefeated Spiders. The Red and Chapel Blue are on...
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01-21-2024 03:05 PM
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Live From Pittsburgh: It's Duquesne vs. Dayton
PITTSBURGH (PA) – Stop #3 on the Dayton Flyers A-10 schedule finds them in Pittsburgh to face the feisty Duquesne Dukes at cozy on-campus UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. The building is named after Dukes’ HOFer Chuck Cooper, the first African American ever selected in the NBA draft, by the...
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The Conference Season Is Upon Us
BEVERLY HILLS (MI) – As I pen this piece, the Dayton Flyers are on the precipice of the Atlantic 15 Conference schedule opener vs. Davidson. The Red and Chapel Blue pretty much took care of business in the non-con slate, losing only to highly ranked Houston in the Charleston Classic final and...
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01-03-2024 01:26 PM
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