MBB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[rmc1982]

Noticed Jabril Robinson didn't play at all last night for the Jackets and starters only logged between 20-25 minutes in  the runaway win vs EMU last night in Crenshaw. Speasking to some basketball alumni this am is seems the sickness bug ( dunno if its Flu or what) has bitten the Jackets. Freshman Brady Lam only logged 5 minutes last night as he was also recovering from being sick,also. We have to go to W&L on Saturday.....Hope our guys can stay well and play well vs the Gennies.

[y_jack_lok]

^^^ Yeah, Robinson didn't play at Randolph on Friday, either. He's wearing a boot on his right foot last night. Marty & Andrew said they were giving it some extra rest and hope he'll play at W&L on Saturday.

Great shooting percentages for the Jackets last night to go with strong rebounding and 24 turnovers by EMU (many unforced), resulting in EMU only taking 36 shots and getting only three offensive rebounds. Unlike at Randolph, where only one player scored in double figures and 13 players scored, last night six Jackets reached double figures.

A tough final stretch coming up for RMC with games at W&L and H-SC, then home vs #3 Mary Washington, followed by at Shenandoah, where the Hornets always make it hard for the jackets, and then home rematches with the only teams to beat them (so far) -- Averett and VWU -- and away at Bridgewater to end the regular season.

[rmc1982]

^^^ Yeah, Robinson didn't play at Randolph on Friday, either. He's wearing a boot on his right foot last night. Marty & Andrew said they were giving it some extra rest and hope he'll play at W&L on Saturday.

Great shooting percentages for the Jackets last night to go with strong rebounding and 24 turnovers by EMU (many unforced), resulting in EMU only taking 36 shots and getting only three offensive rebounds. Unlike at Randolph, where only one player scored in double figures and 13 players scored, last night six Jackets reached double figures.

A tough final stretch coming up for RMC with games at W&L and H-SC, then home vs #3 Mary Washington, followed by at Shenandoah, where the Hornets always make it hard for the jackets, and then home rematches with the only teams to beat them (so far) -- Averett and VWU -- and away at Bridgewater to end the regular season.

I only watched the first half and turned it off the score was so lopsided so I must've missed Marty and Andrew talking about Jabril! Yes we have a tough stretch ahead and if we can make it to the Mary Wash game without another loss it sets that game up to be HUGE in postseason seedings and hosting opportunities! Whomever wins that game barring a late season collapse will be in the drivers seat to host all the way through to the Final Four. One would assume that both would host early in the NCAA's but the later games, should both advance,the nod would probably be given to host to the victor of that game, if the brackets were set up that way! Too much basketball left to play to look ahead, however !! It would be nice if we kept winning to host in the later rounds  because "The Crenshaw Crazies" are worth a few points just because of the sheer noise and havoc and our young men seem to feed off of that enthusiasm very well!!It truly is one of the great venues in DIII to watch playoff basketball! Let's hope we keep our heads on a swivel and play one at a time and that will fall in our favor in due time!! GO JACKETS!!

[y_jack_lok]

^^^ I think Marty and Andrew talked about Jabril in the pre-game as players were being introduced.

The NCAA tournament is a little different this year. The championship game will be played in Indianapolis the same weekend as the D1 Final Four. So the D3 Elite Eight and semi-finals will take place in Fort Wayne. That means there will be the usual opening weekend with four teams at host sites. But the next weekend there will be only one game played at host sites, then the Ft. Wayne weekend, followed by a week off ( or ist two weeks off?) before the Indy championship.

[Patrick Coleman]

It will be two weeks off. The championship game will be on Easter Sunday.