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#31
Could be very interesting tonight and tomorrow.... 3 leaders playing 3 non contenders, disappointing 4th and 5th place teams face each other... great opportunities for upsets...



#32
Quote from: y_jack_lok on January 29, 2023, 10:09:12 AM
^^^ hopefan, is Blackburn's home loss to Webster on Wednesday figured into your standings?

I was mostly watching another game while Webster was playing Spalding, so don't have much feel for what happened. From the box score it appears that poor three-point and free throw shooting and getting outrebounded by 13 were the main factors in Webster's loss.
Good point.. I corrected
#33
Four good games yesterday as underdogs made runs in each game... Greenville beats Eureka, Spalding beats Webster, Westminster takes Blackburn to OT, and Fontbonne has a tremendous rally fall just short at Principia.   Days like yesterday are why I continue to follow the SLIAC closely...

So, how do hopefan standings look?   (see prior post for my grading system)

Webster  +1     They won AT Eureka, They won at Blackburn, they lost to non contender Spalding
Prin          0       They continue to do as expected
Fontbonne  0      They continue to do as expected
Eureka      -2      They get a +1 for winning at Blackburn, -1 for losing at home to Webster, -1 for losing to  non contender Spalding, -1 for loss to Greenville
Blackburn   -3.     They get -1 for losing at home to Eureka, -1 for losing to non-contender Westminster, -1 for losing at home to Webster
#34
Region 8 women's basketball / Re: SLIAC
January 27, 2023, 07:41:26 AM
allright... There are not many D3hoops SLIAC Women's Basketball enthusiasts around... and being down here in Florida, I have not paid any attention to the ladies game since we left St Louis several years ago.... so when I looked at the ladies standings today.. SHOCKING!!!
Yes Webster on top, though in a tie with Greenville, who won at Webster by a single point..

BUT   slightly behind with a 5-2 conference record, 10-5 overall.... PRINCIPIA!!!!????
This team shut down in 2017 and 2018, because there were simply not enough players to compete
They came back in 2019 and posted a 1-21 record
in 2020 they "fell" to 0-22
no hoops in 2021 due to covid
they come back in 2022 to go 1-19

I am not familiar with what has generated this incredible turnaround.... there is no single star.. 5 ladies averaging in double figures.. but Head Coach Ramiro Dominguez, the Prin admin, and of course the Prin ladies deserve all the credit in the world for an amazing new found success...


#35
Nice win for Principia at home over Eureka.. 82-76...   

Notice a big difference for Prin... in the past, the bench contribution was negligible... at times only 2 or 3 bodies there, and usually negligible minutes from them.... this year, an 8 man rotation, all contributors... last night 3 off the bench showed 29 points, 10 rebounds, 5 steals only 2 turnovers.. outstanding!!  Eureka shut out 3 point shooter Jake Kampf, but it made little difference....

hopefan standings don't change... Prin protects home court..


#36
Quote from: y_jack_lok on January 20, 2023, 09:54:12 AM
^^^ Thanks. This is more sophisticated than the system mentioned recently on the CCIW and UAA boards (I don't frequent the MIAA board). Will look forward to future updates.

Webster and Fontbonne win at home, Blackburn beats GU... no changes in hopefan standings on Saturday
#37
Quote from: y_jack_lok on January 19, 2023, 03:37:40 PM
Greenville gets its first conference win at Westminster. Fontbonne downs Blackburn at home. Webster remains unbeaten in-conference, with three of those wins on the road, including last night's at Eureka. Kudos to Coach Bunch and the guys for figuring things out. On Tuesday night Prin won at Spalding.

Maybe hopefan could make a cameo appearance and do a "hopefan standings".

OK Yjack... you lured me in...
hopefan standings have been supplied by me for many years... perhaps predating the more simplified versions used in the CCIW and MIAA rooms..
hopefan standings are based on 2 premises
    1) there is a line drawn between "contending" teams and "non contending" teams.... the theory is that a contending team should ALWAYS beat a non contending team.
     2) contending teams should ALWAYS win at home,against other contending teams

consequently... a +1 is rewarded to a contending team that wins on the road vs another contending team
             a -1 is assigned to a contending team losing to a non contending team, or losing at home to another contending team.

So first who are contending teams?
at this point after 5 games, contending teams are obviously Webster, Fontbonne, Principia, and Eureka.    I am also inserting Blackburn as a contender, as they were in the coach's SLIAC preseason poll as a top 4 team..... therefore Westminster, Greenville and Spalding are considered non contenders

So given that....    hopefan standings through 5 games

Webster  +1     They won AT Eureka
Prin          0       They have done as expected
Fontbonne  0      They have done as expected
Eureka      -1      They get a +1 for winning at Blackburn, -1 for losing at home to Webster, -1 for losing to  non contender Spalding
Blackburn   -2     They get -1 for losing at home to Eureka, -1 for losing to non-contender Westminster

now I'm invested... I'll update periodically.... Prin and Eureka have opportunities to move up on Saturday playing at Webster and Fontbonne...

#38
I wonder if these were unpaid voluntary student trainers, or if a full or part time staff member actually gave up salary $ in dispute... if so, that is really something....
I made the acquaintance of Kollar when he was at Blackburn.... he always treated me with respect and appreciated my support of SLIAC hoops.....
#39
Region 3 men's basketball / Re: Liberty League
January 15, 2023, 12:38:23 PM
That one is ESPN worthy!!!!
#40
Region 3 men's basketball / Re: Liberty League
January 14, 2023, 06:45:45 AM
Quote from: Caz Bombers on January 13, 2023, 11:36:22 AM
Bard was never a women's college. Vassar began enrolling men in 1969 and Skidmore in 1971.

Good point Caz... my mistake.... Let's just say Bard wasn't on the college basketball NCAA map back then....
Caz, would you be able to research when each of those schools started playing D3hoops, and when they joined the current LL teams in conference?
#41
Region 3 men's basketball / Re: Liberty League
January 13, 2023, 11:20:16 AM
stlawus (Larriesguy)... as a long ago RPI player and Asst Coach... I appreciate your writeups... Keep them coming!!!

Note, when I played 69-71   conference was ICAC (Independent Collegiente Athletic Conference)... 6 teams RPI, Union, St. Lawrence, Clarkson, Hobart, Alfred....  We won the Conference my Soph year, winning at Union in decisive game... after that Tedesco came along, Union probably won it my junior, Senior years
Of Course Skidmore, Bard, Vassar were women's schools back then... RIT, Ithaca joined us later to make an 8 team conference in the 70's
D3 didn't exist until 3 years after I graduated (1974)...we were "college division" when I played
#42
And then of course Blackburn goes and loses at Westminster ::) ::)
#43
Fontbonne played very well against D2 St Leo... were within 3 with 10 minutes left... unfortunately went ice cold from the field and St Leo ran away to a 20 point win.   Fontbonne is definitely ready for SLIAC competition....
#44
Nice come from behind win last night for Fontbonne over Webber International... that's two in  row close wins over non D3 opponents, could the Grifs be finding the right combinations?
They play at D2 St. Leo's on Monday, I would be surprised if the wins for Fontbonne continue... it's a much higher level of competition.... but still an uptick in preparing for conference season starting right after New Year's day...
#45
Quote from: itsnotmeitsyou on December 11, 2022, 01:09:55 AM
I'll bet Wed. 1/4/23 will feel like Christmas for all the SLIAC teams!!! They'll finally get to play each other instead of the mind-numbing sensation of hitting themselves in the head with a ball-peen hammer of a non-conference schedule.

Are they in danger of setting a new low when it comes to a non-conference win/loss record?

SLIAC VS D3 thru 12/10 is 13-44
SLIAC VS ALL thru 12/10 is 18-52

Pretty sad, but I'd think there has been worse.  Thank goodness for Prin 5 D3 wins (6 overall) and BC 4 wins vs D3... if not for them, I'd say they would be pushing the record books...