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A10 Talk Top 25 Countdown: #14 Justin Tillman

Welcome to A10 Talk’s Top 25 Player Countdown. Each day, we publish a new article counting down the 25 best players in the Atlantic 10 this past season. Today, we continue our countdown with #14 Justin Tillman. It’s perhaps no huge surprise that one of the largest motors in the Atlantic 10 is a product of the …

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A10 Talk Top 25 Countdown: #19 Mo Alie-Cox

Welcome to A10 Talk’s Top 25 Player Countdown. Each day, we publish a new article counting down the 25 best players in the Atlantic 10 this past season. Today, we continue our countdown with #19 Mo Alie-Cox For most A-10 fans it probably seems like the dreadlocked Ram has been at VCU for 10 years now. …

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Grading the Atlantic 10 coaching hires

Finally, we’ve got 14 teams and 14 head coaches in the A-10. The offseason came at the Atlantic 10 fast, but after a few hiccups, we now know who will be leading next year’s squads into the 2018 Atlantic 10 tournament in Washington DC. Let’s take a look at ’em and hand out some hiring grades …

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Rebuilding (reloading?) the flagships

Dayton and VCU have arguably been the A-10’s best since the Rams joined the conference in 2013. If nothing else, the two have been the league’s most consistently good during that time. The black and gold went a combined 64-22 in conference under Shaka Smart and Will Wade as an A-10 member and have not once …

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VCU’s three keys to success in the Atlantic 10 tournament

VCU will begin their fifth Atlantic 10 tournament journey today and will hope, like the last four, this one ends in another finals appearance. This is VCU’s fourth year playing as the No.2 seed in this event, a potential good omen as every 2-seed has advanced to the final since the Rams joined the conference for …

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Mat’s completely unbiased A-10 Player Efficiency Awards

Tuesday the Atlantic 10 released their conference awards to some debate and much celebration. Richmond’s TJ Cline took home the top player award, winning 2017 A-10 Player of the Year, an honor that like every first, second and third team honor, came with some debate. So I figured I’d take the debate out of the awards …

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A-10 road warriors: Road/neutral records offer hint at future champ?

Brooklyn, we’re gonna miss ya, but Pittsburgh…here we come! The Atlantic 10’s 14 teams and their fans will set sail for the Steel City this week and by Sunday, we’ll have ourselves a new champ (sorry, Saint Joseph’s). Below is a look at this year’s A-10 road/neutral records to help give us some hint of how …

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A quick look at the bubble

There’s so much talk about “the bubble” and how weak it actually is this year. But show of hands: how many of you have REALLY looked at the bubble? Let’s dig in. Below is a list of teams one the 9-seed line or worse in both ESPN and CBS’ bracketology sites as well as the …

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Three reasons Archie Milller should pass on NC State

Well, it’s that time of year again… The NC State Wolfpack announced the termination of head coach Mark Gottfried this Thursday, which probably has many of you confused because you’re pretty sure you saw him coaching in a Saturday loss against Notre Dame. The sixth-year head coach was let go with four games and a …

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The race for the double-bye

Just five games remain in the conference season meaning we are rapidly running out of runway in the race for a top-four Atlantic 10 tournament seed and the coveted double bye that comes with it. So how is that race shaping up? LOOKING GOOD VCU (11-2) – The bad news for the Rams is they have …

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Mat Shelton-Eide, Author at A10 Talk | Page 3 of 26

A10 Talk Top 25 Countdown: #14 Justin Tillman

A10 Talk Top 25 Countdown: #19 Mo Alie-Cox

Grading the Atlantic 10 coaching hires

Rebuilding (reloading?) the flagships

VCU’s three keys to success in the Atlantic 10 tournament

Mat’s completely unbiased A-10 Player Efficiency Awards

A-10 road warriors: Road/neutral records offer hint at future champ?

A quick look at the bubble

Three reasons Archie Milller should pass on NC State

The race for the double-bye