So it’s been a relativly quiet couple of days, with no media access to practices, the team is still preparing, and SienaSaints.com is still counting down the Top 5 Men’s BB Stories of the Decade.

• Top 5 Siena men’s basketball stories of the past decade
  

  SienaSaints.com, the Siena athletic department’s official Web site, is asking you to vote for the top Siena moments of the past decade. Siena’s poll offers about 30 choices, which cut across all sports. To vote, visit the site, then scroll down and look on the right side.

• Siena’s focus turns to defense
  

  Siena may be spending a fair amount of its practice time in this long stretch between games working on its defense.
  Fran McCaffery, whose team doesn’t play until Dec. 23 against Rider, said during his weekly radio spot on WTMM (104.5 FM) that the Saints’ defensive problems are about more than “lapses.”