{"id":3665,"date":"2012-03-02T07:43:07","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T12:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=3665"},"modified":"2012-03-02T07:43:56","modified_gmt":"2012-03-02T12:43:56","slug":"caa-tourney-links-and-such-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=3665","title":{"rendered":"Links and Such: CAA Tournament Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/2012-CAA-bracket.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"3657\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=3657\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/2012-CAA-bracket.jpg?fit=456%2C478&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"456,478\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2012 CAA bracket\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/2012-CAA-bracket.jpg?fit=286%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/2012-CAA-bracket.jpg?fit=456%2C478&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3657\" title=\"2012 CAA bracket\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/2012-CAA-bracket.jpg?resize=456%2C478\" alt=\"\" width=\"456\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/2012-CAA-bracket.jpg?w=456&amp;ssl=1 456w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/2012-CAA-bracket.jpg?resize=286%2C300&amp;ssl=1 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The CAA tournament kicks off today and our beloved Dukes get it going against UNCW in the 8\/9 match-up. I&#8217;m hitting the road in a few hours to witness the start of a run for the ages (anything can happen, right?) in person. Here are a few links to get you ready for the action.<\/p>\n<p>The All CAA teams were announced last and <a href=\"http:\/\/hawkshoops.blogs.starnewsonline.com\/16360\/all-caa-tournament-teams-with-vote-totals\/\">Humpty Hitchens earned a 3rd team selection<\/a>. Way to go Humpty!<\/p>\n<p>The DNR&#8217;s Mark Selig answers some of Brian Mull&#8217;s questions about the Dukes for on the <a href=\"http:\/\/hawkshoops.blogs.starnewsonline.com\/16339\/checking-in-on-the-dukes\/?tc=ar\">Hawks Hoops blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Philahoops breaks down today&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philahoops.com\/2012\/02\/27\/caa-preview-opening-round\/\">opening round match-ups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Columnist Dick Jerardi explains the obvious, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philly.com\/philly\/sports\/colleges\/drexel\/20120302_Dick_Jerardi__Best_option_for_Drexel__Win_CAA_Tournament.html\">Drexel&#8217;s best bet<\/a> is to win its way into the NCAA tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Like JMU, Hofstra is a long shot this weekend <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/sports\/college\/college-basketball\/hofstra-has-high-hopes-in-caa-tournament-1.3571576\">just hoping to get hot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, we hate Mason. We&#8217;d be foolish to pretend Ryan Pearson wasn&#8217;t a beast though. He was selected as <a href=\"http:\/\/georgemasonbasketball.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/ryan-pearson-is-2012-caa-player-of-year.html\">CAA Player of the Year<\/a> last night. Well deserved.<\/p>\n<p>Defiantly Dutch has a <a href=\"http:\/\/defiantlydutch.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/caa-tournament-q-mo-cassara.html\">Q&amp;A with Hofstra head coach Mo Cassara<\/a> on the eve of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll probably find plenty of CAA tourney previews, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commonwealthtimes.org\/2012\/03\/01\/caa-tournament-preview-3\/\">this one has JMU picked to win today<\/a> so we&#8217;re linking to it.<\/p>\n<p>Lot&#8217;s of folks are beating him up for it, but Seth Davis has <a href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/2012\/writers\/seth_davis\/02\/27\/Hoop.Thoughts\/1.html\">2 CAA teams in his Top 25 this week<\/a>. He&#8217;s right. #2BidsforCAA!<\/p>\n<p>And finally, here is all the info about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caasports.com\/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8500&amp;ATCLID=742373\">television, radio, and streaming broadcasts for the tournament<\/a>.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D3665&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CAA tournament kicks off today and our beloved Dukes get it going against UNCW in the 8\/9 match-up. I&#8217;m hitting the road in a few hours to witness the start of a run for the ages (anything can happen, right?) in person. Here are a few links to get you ready for the action. 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