Quote from: AndOne on March 11, 2018, 03:42:56 PM

Quote from: 1nceaCoach on March 10, 2018, 04:22:41 PM
Whitman wins by double digits tonight...

Gee, only off by 43 points. Me thinks it's time to go shopping for a new crystal ball. 🔮 😏

I heard the NWU coach showed that quote to his troops prior to the game last night. 😉

my post was bulletin board material!!!?!!!
but like I said, I meant NWU wins by 10...

Quote from: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on March 10, 2018, 05:19:18 PM

Quote from: 1nceaCoach on March 10, 2018, 04:24:00 PM

Quote from: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on March 09, 2018, 10:56:51 PM
Can we also talk about the graphics. I know for a fact (since UWP streams through Stretch) they have a version of their streaming software with actual scoreboard graphics. They are doing something ... really weird to create those. Anyone who watches Hoopsville knows what those graphics are supposed to be used for. LOL

As for not having broadcasters (that really ticks me off since I considered going to UWP; wish I had known, may have offered my services and found a way to get there), I had the game(s) on mute anyway. LOL Couldn't handle a few other broadcasters tonight.

http://athletics.uwplatt.edu/sports/mbkb/2017-18/photos/0014/index

Platteville hasn't had broadcasters on their games in a long time...maybe since Combs was the head coach. I also don't believe they have a Sports Information Director. It looks like they only have an assistant who does it. They do have a great photographer though, amazing pictures posted from last nights game.

They have an SID, just the title is different: Athletic Events and Communications. Talked to that office earlier this year to chat about having Coach on Hoopsville.

As for the photographer... you may be talking about the D3photography.com crew that we work closely with. I know they had two photographers there last night.

Quote from: Just Bill on March 11, 2018, 11:10:26 AM

Quote from: 1nceaCoach on March 10, 2018, 04:22:41 PM
Whitman wins by double digits tonight...

You were saying...

SO...what I was saying was that NWU is likely going to win the National Championship.

Quote from: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on March 09, 2018, 10:56:51 PM
Can we also talk about the graphics. I know for a fact (since UWP streams through Stretch) they have a version of their streaming software with actual scoreboard graphics. They are doing something ... really weird to create those. Anyone who watches Hoopsville knows what those graphics are supposed to be used for. LOL

As for not having broadcasters (that really ticks me off since I considered going to UWP; wish I had known, may have offered my services and found a way to get there), I had the game(s) on mute anyway. LOL Couldn't handle a few other broadcasters tonight.

Platteville hasn't had broadcasters on their games in a long time...maybe since Combs was the head coach. I also don't believe they have a Sports Information Director. It looks like they only have an assistant who does it. They do have a great photographer though, amazing pictures posted from last nights game.

Quote from: AndOne on March 09, 2018, 11:56:25 PM

Quote from: Greek Tragedy on March 09, 2018, 10:32:13 PM
Platteville goes down.

Not only do they go down, but they do so AT HOME. 😔

Everything seemed to work against them. Didn't make shots early, got in foul trouble, technical foul on the Pioneers...
NWU earned the W, big shot at the end...good defense by Platteville, better offense by NWU. 34 3's taken by Platteville, tried to force a lot of passes vs the zone. Officials didn't help them and NWU could have certainly been called for a foul at the end of the game.
Whitman wins by double digits tonight...

Quote from: Just Bill on January 22, 2018, 12:09:20 PM

Quote from: hindsight2020 on January 22, 2018, 12:03:13 PM

Quote from: Just Bill on January 22, 2018, 11:30:01 AM
I mean the funniest part is the idea that lack of information or knowledge is a valid reason to not discuss a topic on a message board. Are you familiar with sports talk radio? Ain't nobody on there with a clue about anything.

And since almost everyone here is using an alias, you never know who might and who might not have valid information. That's what makes the discussion and speculation fun. It's all for entertainment purposes. No one here is making policy (or maybe they are!).

I hear ya. Point taken. I said my piece and the rest of you said yours.

On a side note, I guess we were able to get the message board rolling on this Monday morning!

[thumbs up emoji]

...so, about that Point investigation... 

Just a thought-NCAA holds off on UWSP information until after the season so UWSP doesn't miss the NCAA Tournament if they qualify...

Point at Oshkosh Oshkosh beats Points 85-73
Huge game for Platte and WW Platteville wins 82-77
RF takes EC out back RF wins 79-60
Lax goes to Stout and loses Stout wins 66-63

Love this week in WIAC play

I'm wondering if thehardtruth is coming back to the bored now that the Eagles have won two in a row? It is an interesting year in the ODAC...I'm looking forward to who separates themselves.

thehardtruth-Would love to know, so please, come back...what were the actions that didn't deserve the response from the coaching staff?

Quote from: tomt4525 on January 18, 2018, 08:40:47 AM

Quote from: AppletonRocks on January 17, 2018, 10:01:45 PM
WW, OshVegas and RF lose.  Point waits for the NCAA death penalty.  Another wild year in the WIAC.

You have an obsession...what is this, about your 15th post referencing UWSP and a "death penalty."  I know Point is hated by everyone else in the league, but get over it.

Without any knowledge whatsoever of the intricate details the NCAA/UWSP are working through, I'm not sure there is any case that UWSP gets the "death penalty". That type of blow to a NCAA Division III school is not only unprecedented but also from my point of view, unwarranted. We are talking about a non-scholarship

It is totally possible though that those involved get "show cause" penalties and heavy fines/exclusions for multiple years in the tournament are rained down. But again...what do I know?

The WIAC does seem like its level of talent across the board has risen this year, with it feeling more like the BIG TIME conference it used to be. I get the feeling that teams are expecting to win games at home and hoping to pull one out on the road, similar to how you see things done in the DI-Big Ten, Big East or SEC. I know that hasn't been the way it has exactly played out with UWSP winning road games...but it does seem like its moving in that direction. Close games are going to be played across the board this year...should be interesting after the half way point to see how things are shaking free.

Curious though:

"19 guys in 2 season have transferred to a different school or quit basketball altogether. What is the common denominator here? Shawn Postiglione. The verbal abuse and unfair treatment of players has led to poor team chemistry and mistrust between players and coaches. None of the above mentioned players deserved what they've gotten. He's forced out multiple all-ODAC quality players and has lost two more this year in Boggs and Saylor. Neither player's actions deserve the treatment they were handed and no other coach would have put them in the position he did. "

What were the players actions? I assume these actions are why they were suspended or sitting out of the games? Thanks in advance!

New to D3Hoops even though I've been a long time reader.

Augie seems to be trending downwards despite their national ranking...be interested to watch them move forward in the CCIW. Since I'm new and just figuring out how to navigate this, has anyone asked why Ben Widdes left Carroll for Eau Claire in the middle of the year? I saw that he is eligible at UWEC...seems like D3 is ahead of the immediate eligibility rules the NCAA is looking at in the D1 world.

I don't get to many D3 games live but haven been able to watch some online...North Central seems like they have put things together, 9 in a row...is it too early to talk who makes the NCAA Tournament out of the CCIW?

Quote from: hopefan on January 17, 2018, 10:57:18 AM

Quote from: 1nceaCoach on January 17, 2018, 10:42:30 AM
Long time reader, first time poster...maybe I can bring some new blood to the WIAC

Oshkosh and Platteville is certainly an exciting one tonight as it looks like Jeff Gard has the Pioneers playing solid basketball. Unfortunately for Platteville, I'm not sure they have the fire power to beat Oshkosh...couldn't beat RF despite leading big at halftime on the road and squeaked it out at home vs Lax. This one might get away from them (even though their 13-2 record against 10 of the worst teams in the country says otherwise).

Semling can't last and this game vs the Warhawks is going to be one step closer to the end...what is the deal with the NCAA and SP (I know its a conversation that has gone on for a long time but certainly someone has some info!)?

First post, I'll keep it short...look forward to many more.

That particular portion of your post seems a bit harsh

A HUGE exaggeration.... ...based on NCAA stats they come in at #132 in the country, I think it can be agreed that the non-conference schedule wasn't great, but you can decide who I'm talking about! 

Long time reader, first time poster...maybe I can bring some new blood to the WIAC

Oshkosh and Platteville is certainly an exciting one tonight as it looks like Jeff Gard has the Pioneers playing solid basketball. Unfortunately for Platteville, I'm not sure they have the fire power to beat Oshkosh...couldn't beat RF despite leading big at halftime on the road and squeaked it out at home vs Lax. This one might get away from them (even though their 13-2 record against 10 of the worst teams in the country says otherwise).

Semling can't last and this game vs the Warhawks is going to be one step closer to the end...what is the deal with the NCAA and SP (I know its a conversation that has gone on for a long time but certainly someone has some info!)?

First post, I'll keep it short...look forward to many more.

Quote from: thehardtruth on January 12, 2018, 10:34:13 PM

Quote from: BwaterEaglesAlum86 on January 12, 2018, 04:37:23 PM

Quote from: thehardtruth on January 08, 2018, 01:22:38 PM

Quote from: badcall! on December 12, 2017, 12:45:04 PM
Anyone have any idea what's going on at Bridgewater with regards to their top 2 returning scorers from last year-Saylor and Boggs?  Neither has played a minute this season yet they are both on the roster still.  I saw the JMU exhibition early in the year and they were both shirt and tie on the bench.  Injuries, suspension, discipline issues?  The loss of these 2 players has really been glaring so far for BC.

Philip Baumgartner
Jesse Case
Paul Brown
Romello Crowell
Efe Balfour
Essex Thompson
Joe Lewis
Maalik Howard
DJ Caldwell
Hunter Dotson
Cameron Thurston
Logan Seacrist
Brandon Walters
De'quan Whiting
Trenton Ray
Kevin Jones
Norman Barnes

Add to the list:
Bryce Boggs
Kevin Saylor

19 guys in 2 season have transferred to a different school or quit basketball altogether. What is the common denominator here? Shawn Postiglione. The verbal abuse and unfair treatment of players has led to poor team chemistry and mistrust between players and coaches. None of the above mentioned players deserved what they've gotten. He's forced out multiple all-ODAC quality players and has lost two more this year in Boggs and Saylor. Neither player's actions deserve the treatment they were handed and no other coach would have put them in the position he did.

Don't let their current record fool you, the state of Bridgewater basketball has ventured down a dark path.

This post is very misleading. When Coach Postiglione took over, the men's basketball program was in dire need of a rebuild. Many of the individuals you listed were walk-ons and fill-ins during their first season, as well as players left over from the previous regime, and there are definitely no All-ODAC players on this list.

Coming from a donor, the alumni base is very pleased with Coach Postiglione's progress on the recruiting trail. Having watched this years team play on several occasions, it is obvious that serious strides have been made with the overall ability of the players and in terms of building a winning culture. This team is leaps and bounds further along than the past two years teams were. Large turnover is very common at the Division III level, especially when there is a coaching change at a program. With seven freshmen and six sophomores, as well as an impact transfer in Horde, a roster made entirely of Coach Postiglione's first two recruiting classes, the future is very bright in Nininger Hall.

Additionally, this sounds to me like a post written by a jilted parent or player, and doesn't make a whole lot of sense when you look at the level of play exhibited by the team so far this year.

Great post, coach..

Each of Postiglione's first two years has been the same story..."this BC team is being led by great freshmen and sophomores and the future is very bright..." only to have all of those promising freshmen and sophomores transfer out and this year is no different. Half of the team will be gone again in the off-season and you can take that to the bank. So far, who has BC beaten in ODAC play? Last place Randolph and EMU, each by single digits. Horde, I'll give you has been a stellar pick up for them, but don't be misled by great play against struggling teams.

This post is neither a jilted player nor parent, just someone who knows what's going on and has seen it going on for long enough. But hey, if the alumni base is "as supportive as you say..." then I guess they will enjoy 1-2 years of great young talent before it being ran off to another school.

Been a D3Hoops reader for years, looking at multiple Region Chats and some stories I wanted to comment on, I figured now was as good a time as ever to join. Thanks for the warm welcome (waiting for applause  )

This seems to be a pretty solid topic on the ODAC board right now as it certainly reads as if someone has a pretty HUGE bone to pick with Coach Postiglione. I would tend to side with BWaterEaglesAlum86 on this one as in D3 especially- transferring out and deciding not to play after a year or two on a team at a school...is fairly common. I was lucky enough to coach D3 basketball, and rarely are any coaches judged on transfers the way that a D1 coach is. Too many factors are in play when a student-athlete is paying their own way...and, may have picked the school for basketball, only to realize they aren't that passionate about playing anymore.

Coach Postiglione, from an outsiders perspective, took over a program that had issues and has put together some solid recruiting classes...with more steam and talent in the current group of freshman than he has had before. It takes a while for a new coach at the D3 level to get things moving when a program has struggled as much as the Eagles had prior to his arrival. While "19 transfers" sounds like a large number, its not if you look at the number of players brought in on a yearly basis...remember, a lot of D3 schools hold try-outs and players do get cut.

Although I don't begin to know the situation in the locker room, unfair treatment of players has no place in college athletics...and if there was this type of treatment, I don't think Coach Postiglione or his staff would be in place. Coaching by nature is about adjusting the habits of players, some of who don't necessarily want to be adjusted...the players who left might not have enjoyed the coaching they were getting. Just curious, of the 19 players who have left, how many are on rosters at other schools?

Hope you enjoyed my first post on the boards...will look forward to making more.