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#1
Quote from: sac on May 24, 2023, 10:57:36 AM
Quote from: WUPHF on May 24, 2023, 10:46:49 AM
Cynically, I think the move to Division II is also often about a president or chancellor growing his or her list of accomplishments.

And survival for some.  D2 also, allegedly, brings in more donations to the endowments in some cases, which I am skeptical of, but can also believe.

I think you're much more likely to see a split of MIAA schools going D2 and NAIA.  But, just me.

Re: endowments, I took a quick look at the top at all endowments >$1B amongst US colleges and universities. My quick scan shows that that 100% of public institutions with endowments >$1B compete at D1 level, which feels intuitive. But amongst the 80 private institutions listed with endowments >$1B, 32 of them compete at D3 level, and zero of them compete at D2 level (My count might be off by a few since it was a quick scan). I don't see the case that moving from D3 to D2 increases giving to the endowment.
#2
First, congrats to Hope on taking two tough games from us at Van Noord and not too much doubt in either one. Two weeks ago I thought Calvin had potential to make a deep run in the NCAA tourney but now we will watch from home.

Multiple comments on this board in the last 24 hours have questioned Calvin's guard play and pointed to that as an area for improvement. Yes, their stat line was ugly in the MIAA title game and Hope's guards definitely got the better of them that night. That is all very fresh in our minds. But, looking at their body of work this entire season, I compared Egekeze/Ressler vs Dykhouse/Wourman. (the most likely starting backcourts in 2023-24?)

Calvin's duo shot 50% from the field vs 39% for Hope's. Also 43% on 3PT vs 32%. FTs are a much different story--85% to 55% the other way. Total scoring was pretty much even but it took Hope's duo about 19% more shots to achieve that. Calvin's duo was significantly more efficient in their scoring.

On a per game basis, Calvin's duo had more rebounds, blocks, and steals. Hope's duo had more assists, but also higher turnovers.

These statistical advantages are even more impressive when you consider they did all this in ~8% fewer minutes per game.

One or two tough nights do not define a player. Looking at the big picture I'm 100% ready to go into 2023-24 with these two anchoring our backcourt.
#3
Quote from: ziggy on February 16, 2023, 10:55:26 AM
Last night's attendance of 3,986 is larger than any home game for Western Michigan this season.

It was also the largest attendance for any game @Calvin in over five years, not to mention any home game @Hope ever.

#4
Quote from: ziggy on January 18, 2023, 11:40:30 AM
Quote from: Dark Knight on January 18, 2023, 10:44:44 AM
Quote from: goodknight on January 17, 2023, 09:20:13 PM
Quincy Winkle of Potter's House has committed to Calvin University. He's the son of NCAA Division III 2000 Player of the Year Aaron Winkle. Never can have too many Winkles.

It seems that we keep getting more of them as we age.

Don't we already have a Winkle who can light up the board -- although he "is still learning to play defense," according to Sall? Is Trevin Winkle related to any of the other Winkles?

I believe the short answer is yes, though some more directly than others. Jeff Febus kind of went through the Winkle family tree during a recent broadcast and apparently Marcus Bult's mom is part of it too.

If I'm not mistaken Quincy and Trevin would be second cousins.
#5
Quote from: ziggy on April 06, 2022, 09:27:04 AM
Quote from: oldknight on April 05, 2022, 10:47:00 PM
Ralph Honderd, top player on the 1960-61 Calvin Knights, the only undefeated men's team in Calvin hoops history, later head basketball coach that spanned the Mark Veenstra years, and father to All-American Steve Honderd, passed away Sunday. Ralph's hip-check during a pick-up basketball game--sending air-borne a smart-aleck high schooler who thought he was better player than he really was--a totally illegal maneuver for which a much younger oldknight never received an apology, will always be remembered by me with special fondness. :'(

Thanks for passing along this sad news, OK. As noted in his obituary, Coach/Professor Honderd formed the "An Inside Look at the January Series" course, of which I was a student during my sophomore interim. Not much thought went into my selection other than "this looks kind of interesting" but it turned into one of the more memorable courses I took.

I too remember Ralph Honderd fondly as a professor from my first semester freshman year. I actually had the experience of taking courses from Honderd, Ed Douma, and Kevin VandeStreek during my time at Calvin. My guess is that is fairly uncommon, requiring a fairly narrow time window and specific course selection.
#6
Nice job KS on Hoopsville. You explain things really well. The host, knowing you are a Calvin fan, told you to enjoy the "DeVos Center".  ;D Must be hard to keep encyclopedic knowledge of all things D3 straight. He does a great job too.
#7
Quote from: Knight2Day on May 21, 2019, 12:50:30 PM

When I was at Calvin in the relatively recent past and from everyone I've talked to, KVS taught classes like jogging and weightlifting, not exactly microbiology or Constitutional Law when it comes to the responsibilities for grading and course instruction...

My academically rigorous Calvin transcript actually includes courses taken from Ralph Honderd (PE 104), Ed Douma (golf), and Kevin VandeStreek (weightlifting). Based on the timing of when they were teaching at Calvin, my guess is there aren't too many other alumni who can make that distinctive claim.
#8
Quote from: almcguirejr on February 23, 2016, 03:31:33 PM
An excellent video featuring Calvin seniors Austin Parks and Jordan Daley.

http://youtu.be/mMhW3q7T6MQ

Kudos to Bryan Powell for a nice job on the video production. One 1,000 point scorer highlighting another.
#9
Pick-ems, fantasy leagues, etc. / Re: MIAA pick 'em
February 22, 2016, 09:36:42 AM
Quote from: scottiedawg on February 21, 2016, 06:52:15 PM
Thanks FDF!

If I had just gone with Trine instead of Albion for my 1-pointer, I would've had it!!  Darn!

....and if the Knights could hit a few free throws I would have finished first instead of sixth. Thanks all for another fun pick em season, and best of luck in the NCAAs to hopefully a couple of deserving MIAA teams.
#10
Pick-ems, fantasy leagues, etc. / Re: MIAA pick 'em
February 18, 2016, 03:38:04 PM
2/20/16

Adrian 4
Alma 3
Trine 2
Calvin 1
#11
Pick-ems, fantasy leagues, etc. / Re: MIAA pick 'em
February 15, 2016, 01:46:52 PM
2/17/16

Hope 4
Trine 3
Alma 2
Adrian 1
#12
Pick-ems, fantasy leagues, etc. / Re: MIAA pick 'em
February 11, 2016, 01:27:57 PM
2/13/16

Hope 4
Albion 3
Alma 2
Calvin 1
#13
Pick-ems, fantasy leagues, etc. / Re: MIAA pick 'em
February 08, 2016, 08:47:50 AM
2/10/16

Alma 4
Hope 3
Olivet 2
Albion 1
#14
Pick-ems, fantasy leagues, etc. / Re: MIAA pick 'em
February 04, 2016, 12:05:50 PM
2/6/16

Calvin 4
Albion 3
Adrian 2
Hope 1
#15
Tickets for the Calvin-Hope matchup in GR on 2/20 are good for both the 12:30 women's game and 3:00 men's game . I understand that the conference does the scheduling, and that these women's/men's doubleheaders are done by design, but I think it's a bad idea in this case.

Let's say that ordinarily Calvin might draw 2,000 fans for a Calvin-Hope women's game (that seems to be the average over the past couple of years, but could be as high as 3,000), and that they more or less sell out the men's game (4,500). That's a total of 6,500 tickets sold, while this year they will max out at 4,500 tickets sold. The lost revenue could therefore be in the range of $15k.

Secondly, while there is some overlap in women's and men's basketball fans, and I imagine a good amount of fans will take in both games, there won't be 100% overlap. Either because they are only interested in the women's game, or because they can't fit 6 hours of basketball into their Saturday schedule, some of the fans at the women's game will not also attend the men's game. That means that even though there might be demand for 4,500 people to attend the men's game (and the official attendance might be quoted as 4,500), there inevitably will be empty seats at the men's game, while some fans who wished they could attend will be left without a ticket. My economics classes at Calvin taught me that this is not an efficient allocation of resources, but it likely could be addressed.

I estimate that there could be approximately 500 fans that attend the women's game who do not plan on attending the men's game (this is a total guess, but seems reasonable). Thus, unless their tickets can be transferred to someone who only wishes to attend the men's game through some sort of secondary market, there would be 500 empty seats at the men's game. (and, theoretically, somewhere between 0 and 500 fans who would like to attend the men's game but can't get their hands on a ticket). I wonder if some sort of ticket donation station could be set up so that those seats don't go unused. It could be publicized, staffed by one or two volunteers, and simply request a donation to one of the two schools. My guess is that at minimal cost or hassle, a few thousand dollars could be raised and a few more fans from both sides would be able to enjoy the game.

This is, of course, completely unnecessary if I am overestimating demand for men's tickets and the game doesn't sell out in the first place. But, it might be relevant, especially if the MIAA continues this scheduling pattern, and especially if the scenario plays out in Holland in a future year.