If roundball is your blood, this is the place to discuss the Flames as they move into the Ritchie McKay era for the 2nd time.

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By Cider Jim
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In the local paper, espn3 was listed. I hope Lang was right.

Here's Lang's article about the game:
Flames men's basketball outlook mired by injuries
By: Chris Lang
Published: November 09, 2011

Things looked so rosy for Liberty’s men’s basketball team on Feb. 12.

The Flames had just beaten High Point at home to clinch the No. 2 seed in the Big South tournament and set a program record for conference victories in a season with 13. Then the bottom fell out, and the Flames didn’t win another game all season. Included in that run was a blowout loss at home to Iona on ESPNU and a Big South tournament defeat at the Vines Center at the hands of High Point.

The team went to Europe in August ready to cleanse itself of those struggles. But when the Flames returned, the stink of the end of last season remained. Forward John Brown, who led the Big South in rebounds, blew out his knee and was lost for the season. Forward Sommy Ogukwe, who was expected to be a contributor this season, suffered a season-ending knee injury a couple of weeks ago. And forward Tomasz Gielo is out until at least mid-December with a dislocated elbow.

The Flames already had to replace leading scorer Evan Gordon, who left in March and transferred to Arizona State. The task for Dale Layer and his coaching staff has gotten much tougher with the mounting injuries. Big South player of the year Jesse Sanders returns, as do starters David Minaya and Joel Vander Pol. But Liberty will need a huge season from junior forward Antwan Burrus and some unexpected contributions from young players if they want to make any sort of push for the Big South title.
http://www2.newsadvance.com/sports/2011 ... r-1445740/
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By Sly Fox
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I'll try to tweet some from the game but I'll have three kids with me demanding my attention. And my phone camera only takes sepia pics now so factor that into what you see in the tweets tonight.
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By jcmanson
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Sly Fox wrote:I'll try to tweet some from the game but I'll have three kids with me demanding my attention. And my phone camera only takes sepia pics now so factor that into what you see in the tweets tonight.
Don't bother tweeting us common-folk. Enjoy the game and experience with your family. Seriously.
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By SumItUp
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jcmanson wrote:
Sly Fox wrote:I'll try to tweet some from the game but I'll have three kids with me demanding my attention. And my phone camera only takes sepia pics now so factor that into what you see in the tweets tonight.
Don't bother tweeting us common-folk. Enjoy the game and experience with your family. Seriously.
+1
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By Sly Fox
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I've been parked on a 2-lane road in middle of nowhere Texas due to a really bad accident just ahead of us for over a half hour with no end in sight. We'll definitely be missing the opening tip and perhaps the first half at this rate.

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