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West Region / Re: BB: Top Teams in West Region
« Last post by Westside4 on Today at 04:13:51 pm »
George Fox put on a clinic this weekend, on the mound.

Their staff's numbers were: 29 IP, 1 Run, 37 Strikeouts. Absolutely unstoppable.
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Mid-Atlantic Region / Re: MBB: Colonial States Athletic Conference
« Last post by ronk on Today at 04:06:40 pm »
 Had the same feeling watching the Scranton men on the big screen, but it was lessened(but not eliminated) a few mins later by walking across the street and seeing the women win the 1st of their 2 NCAA games this past weekend.
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Northeast Region / Re: GNAC
« Last post by pjunito on Today at 03:53:33 pm »
Quote from: madzillagd on Yesterday at 01:43:35 pm
Now that I've addressed those comments here some original thoughts.  I watched AMC 4-5 times this year and have seen almost all of the Williams games.  Definitely going to be a fun match up of offense (don't we always jinx it though when we expect high scoring games). 

AMC Wins if:  They shoot the ball well from 3 and Williams does not.  On average, Williams is not as disciplined a team on defense as what AMC saw with WPI.  They've stepped it up in the 2nd half of games but haven't really put up great defensive games from start to finish.  If AMC scores well from start to finish then I could see Williams having a hard time keeping up with them.

Williams Wins if:  They shoot the ball well from 3 and/or play their best defensive game of the year.  Williams does not have the defense of WPI, but they have a whole lot more firepower than what AMC saw from WPI.  If that game is any indication of how this game may play out in terms of AMC's performance than I'd give the edge to Williams.  Foul trouble could be another factor here, Wiliams has a deeper bench I believe and anyone in early fouls for AMC could prove costly. 

Mad,

Thanks for your insight. I have not watched any Williams games this year. I have looked at box scores and stats and I know they score a lot. Albertus and Williams both average over 80 points a game. My main concern, along with many of the other Albertus supporters, was their ability to play a game in the 60s and win. All teams who want to win in the NCAA tournaments have to find a way to win in games that don't match your identity. That game was the WPI game, they had size and length and were able to slow Albertus down. Albertus had the best defensive half of the year. Now, I think we can all agree that Williams will be a better offensive team than WPI (mostly due to injuries).

As for Albertus - I have seen them play a lot. Davis is a fast point guard. A 2-3 zone does not limit his ability to get into the paint. Albertus loves to shoot the three (but that isn't the key to their success). If they hit the three, it usually means they win by 10+. But the key to their success is points in the paint. They do an excellent job of getting into the paint and either getting an easy scoring opportunity or drawing a foul (they go to the line an avg of 26 times a game). If they have the three ball falling then it is hard to stop them. All 5 starters can score, all 5 starters are not afraid to have the ball in their hands. Watson can really shoot the ball well. Jennings is a streaking shooter. Vic L has a great mid range game. I think they will score but can they defend. I have seen them play solid tough defense but not for 40 minutes.

As for Williams, they have been down countless times at the half and have made impressive comebacks. They lost to Amherst three times this year but no one else (other than SVC). It scares me to hear that they have not played a complete game yet this season. I think they will be confident and run their offense well. I think they have match-up problems defensively, but if they limit Albertus' possession by controlling the glass and keep Albertus off the line. They should win the game.

I hope we all get to see a very fun game.

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Midwest Region / Re: MBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
« Last post by bbfan44 on Today at 03:48:15 pm »
There has been some talk about crowd size recently and how well certain schools draw.  I noticed that last weekend at Holland, Mi on Friday night the Hope v PSB game showed a good attendance of 2077.  On Saturday night with Hope having lost, the attendance was a meager 292.  Sad story.
I'm wondering what will happen at Bloomington if or when IWU loses on Friday night.  Will there be basketball fans going to the Saturday game if their beloved Titans aren't playing?  I'd hope so.  The Saturday night game should be a good one no matter who is playing.
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West Region / Re: MBB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
« Last post by badgerwarhawk on Today at 03:44:25 pm »
Quote from: Greek Tragedy on Today at 03:19:50 pm
Quote from: badgerwarhawk on Today at 01:43:23 pm
Tickets secured.

Momma let you out of bowling?  ;D

LOL, actually momma decided we were finished bowling for good.  It's a long story but with a happy ending ;D
Are you planning on being there?

Proving conclusively that there is a god and he is benevolent.
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Great Lakes Region / Re: MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
« Last post by Flying Dutch Fan on Today at 03:43:56 pm »
Quote from: arena on Today at 02:55:51 pm
Quote from: iwumichigander on Today at 01:39:16 pm
Here is the IWU NCAA Tournament link below:
http://www.iwusports.com/sports/2014/3/9/MBB_0309140652.aspx?id=284

Among other items the page includes the links for Live Stats, Live Video, Directions to Shirk Center, Ticket Information (contact Calvin for their advance ticket sales info) and game times (CST). 

The Live Audio Link is for IWU games only which are broadcast by WBJC Radio over its Stretch Internet Portal.  WJBC is a commercial radio station which also broadcasts games for Illinois State University and the Bloomington Thunder Ice Hockey team.  The broadcasters are pretty good.

Students at IWU, Wheaton and Dickinson are all on Spring Break until March 17th.  Illinois State Basketball Sectional games will be held at Illinois State University (just about one mile from IWU) so rooms may be at a premium this weekend in Bloomington-Normal.
Video feed?

It's right there on the link iwumichigander provided
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Midwest Region / Re: MBB: Midwest Conference
« Last post by LUsid on Today at 03:38:13 pm »
The guy you're thinking of is Nate Leverence, who played for Lawrence in the late 1990s, early 2000s. Leverence was a two-time all-conference guy but never a Player of the Year. You have him confused with three-time all-conference player Adam LaVoy, who was Player of the Year for the 1999-2000 season.
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West Region / Re: BB: Top Teams in West Region
« Last post by 108 Stitches on Today at 03:37:56 pm »
Nice job Whatagame.

I looked up Cal Lu and they were:

ERA: 4.33 Batting: 0.363 Fielding: 0.960

Surprised me a bit with the high ERA.

Post season is all about pitching and solid defense with timely hits.

GF and PLU have very nice ERA's.
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Multi-Regional Topics / Re: NCAA Tournament Fantasy League
« Last post by 02 Warhawk on Today at 03:36:25 pm »
Quote from: Greek Tragedy on Today at 03:25:45 pm
Is 02warhawk a genius or just dumb luck?

He did win the WIAC Fantasy League.... >:(  :P

I got a little lucky in a certain trade  ;)
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Multi-Regional Topics / Re: NCAA Tournament Fantasy League
« Last post by pjunito on Today at 03:30:59 pm »
Quote from: 02 Warhawk on Today at 02:12:10 pm
Quote from: magicman on Today at 06:48:22 am
Top 10 Teams by total points their drafted players have put up. Doesn't include points scored by players that were on the bench. There's a few surprises on the list both by teams that have scored a lot of points and by teams that were expected to and haven't.  An asterisk indicates that school is still playing.

1.   Texas-Dallas*            217      If you say that you saw that one coming, I'm calling you a liar.  Done with only 4 players, too. 8-)
2.   Cabrini                      210      Probably close to where most thought they would be. Except not on the sidelines so early
3.   Albertus Magnus*      209      See #1     5 players
4.   Whitworth                 200      Not really a surprise. Probably expected to play 3 games though.
5.   Williams*                  193      One of 8 teams with 5 or more players drafted     5 players
6.   Wooster                    171      See #2
7.   Eastern Conn.            170      Good but gone
8.   Steven Point*            169      More players than any other team (7). Six were drafted. They better be on this list.
8.   Illinois Wesleyan*      169      Same point total as  the Pointers with 1 less player.
10. Wash U                     159      Washed up.... earlier than anticipated
           

Why do you think I drafted two of those four?  8-)

Of course I didn't think Schleigh would be this good, but UT-D's starters did put up serious fantasy points in the regular season.

I drafted 2 Albertus players... I'm a homer!
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