Any bets the Jeffs are ranked outside the top 4 in the final poll.
What's the old saying what do Ephs and Jeffs have in common? They both got into Amherst,duh.
Congrats to the Lady Jeffs on a great run.

Quote from: feces monkey on February 24, 2009, 12:49:43 AM
Prediction: the officials will once again hand the NESCAC title to Bowdoin.

According to the luminaries on this board, since 2001 we've all suffered through the following:

Record of the Bowdoin women's team when the officials have blatantly handed the Polar Bears the game: 224-0

Record of the Bowdoin women's team when there has been fair officiating: 0-35

Frosty's slow-twitch intellectual synapses actually make me pine for the days when all we had to worry about was the Mary Washington crew conjuring up striped phantoms on this board. I suppose with a whack-job liberal in the White House we were due for a Pioneer Valley nutter to finally feel adequate.

224-1 dooh

I disagree with the last 2 posts.  Manning recruits well, just got the wrong position players. She always prefers guards to posts or forwards. Look at 2 years ago when she played one game with a front line of six footers and killed a nescac opponent(sorry Coffin hey is she still playing somewhere ?) and then reverted to a 3 -4 guard offense. Don't get me wrong the players she has are talented, teams or just killing them on match ups ie Mika VS Ali Fourney  was a joke, Mika got her points (some great moves) Ali just ran an offense as if Mika wasn't even there 5'10vs 5'5'. Pat needs some kick butt 6 footers. Williams will rebuild but this season will be a lost one, save Mika getting 1000 and as recent history has shown for Williams, 1000 point players can loose team focus. Jackson will get her points but her lack of speed and stamina will allow all the nescac to make layups (see last night). The only thing I would say to Pat would be stop preaching defense and start playing it. She always and I mean always puts her offense on the floor and will only put defense on the floor when dire straights require it, while preaching defense first. Pat actions speak louder than words. Bench Mika when people blow by her and only play Jackson when she can run full out.
Does any one know what happened to the freshman pt guard J Greenberg?  A one hit wonder? Or was monday's practice after Amherst the end of her.

Quote from: sumfun on January 13, 2009, 07:41:12 PM
Trinity loses to Babson (8-5) so that tells you something.  On the webcast from Williams this weekend the commentators kept talking about the young team at Williams.  Check out on Amherst who is scoring and who is playing the most minutes.  The majority of them are sophomores and freshmen.  4 seniors...2 that have started, no juniors...loaded with underclassmen. 

Williams lacks post players, Jackson loves the 3 and the rest of the team is loaded with guards.  Wes ran through them shooting open 3's or  driving for layups. The question is will they do better than 9-15.  No one is willing to play defense and foul for the team when selfish players play matador defense, Gone are Maggie, Mego and Dom who's fouls made teams pay to play. It will be years till we see a competitive Lady Eph team. A new bottom will be seen in Williamstown.

 I can't figure out for the life of me what's happened to Williams.  When they beat Amherst last year, I thought they were ready to make a charge with strong young players of their own.
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With the loss of 2 defensive minded players last year at the post and point Williams lost its "defensive soul". Watching their games last year it would be the post that paid for the defensive lapses of the shooting guard (Mika).  It will take a new leadership (ie the sophs) to get it turned around. Shea coming back and Jackson getting committed to defense first (some footwork work) will help but if Peterman doesn't change her game to defense first, and there is no reason to believe she will (look at the last 3 years) the team is destined to a sub 500 season. Other players can do it Coach Manning knows them. Will Coach have it to bench Mika when she plays matador defense and forgets help.  Coach Manning hasn't shown any inclination to do this but I feel if she doesn't bite the bullet the season will be lost. For Ephs sake Coach, hold Peterman accountable she'll need the experience in her next life, the real world for sure.

Nescac hoops
See the Hamilton Guards last game that lit her up
Defense Mikia

 Chessie Jackson (Goleta, CA) scored 15 points for the Ephs against Union but did her defensive responsibility Michelle Rogers lay 38 pts on the Ephs?
Chessie Jackson (Goleta, CA) play some defense. For that matter, how about it ladies  you have given up 86, 91, 73, and 82 in your four losses, run some wind sprints. And Mika more assists less shooting your 45 of 123 is killing the team what are you trying to do score a 1000 pts, stop doing the best Stetson imitation and be a leader.  Defense ladies wins games, the stats will follow. RPI is coming to town and they can score points.

Williams 1-3
Common thread with previous seasons Sr Captain Mika Peterman. (See last 2 games of last year)
She has never seen a shot she doesn't like, and the defensive intensity of the current Charlie Weis football team (sorry ND).

Mika Peterman worst NESCAC first team player in the world. My sincere apology to Keith O.

He's taken an AD position in Maine.

Any news on the Vassar Coaching position?

The Tufts Wheaton  match up will hinge on 3 positions. Will Wheaton front the bigs with their center forward combination and can their point cover the Tufts youngster.  In the Williams game the combination of de la Torre , Jackson, and Savageau shut them down. The D 1 girl spent more time on the floor and was very soft Ummah led Tufts with 13 points and 14 rebounds alot of that in the last mins when they were down big. Dominique de la Torre had 9 pts  11 boards battling both bigs getting them in foul trouble.  Taylor Shea a freshman sent Ummah to the bench after Shea got a rebound and Ummah crashed into her. The bigs didn't look agile that day. So if Wheaton pushes the ball they'll run the D1 girl off the court and run away with the game.
Amherst's approach against Tufts was more conventional and looked like they said we'll let the bigs score if they, can but no one else.
Tufts will have  tuff time(sorry) in the tourney but not against Wheaton. Against Albright Mount Saint Mary winner their run ends.
Amherst on the other hand has picked up their team defense as seen in the NESCAC run and will be a handful for Bridgewater State, sorry Bowdoin you'll wish you did decline the invite. Against Bridgewater State I think they'll loose close. Home court being the advantage. I hope I'm wrong but thats how I see it. Just an opinion

Amherst and Tufts deserve to be in but Bowdoin???  I'm sure there are tons of better record teams; oh I forgot they get in because of their history.  Right, I remember at some point they got a final ranking of 4th not even making the final four. FUBAR Mr Coleman.

Saw the Middlebury Game
Any team willing to push will always get a 5 on 4 with the Bates line up .
Some of them have trouble walking. I don't think they're at full strength.
Its been a long season. They will have zero chance to do any damage.
Any news on their recruits

Savahoops
For any student to be gone for a year due to illness (presumably its serious) not being able to take any classes, I think any parent would think twice to allowing their child to participate at a varsity level the following year. Now if a student uses the system to get the "extra year" red shirt I think that they should realize its D3 and get on with their life and get over it. My opinion just mine, D3 is not D1 and the student athlete  is a student first .  How many NESCAC institutions have comprehensive PG programs.  Tufts is a fine university I'm sure they have fine PG programs in most fields. Most other Nescac schools don't have comprehensive PG programs to support their red shirts' Masters programs. So, somehow somewhere there are students and coaches working the system, but I'm sure with some work Meg could become a competent waitress. So as a board certified psychoanalyst I say get over it, grow up, become a citizen and get out of my office, p.s. pay the bill on the way out. 

Why pick on the waitress at the Lewiston Diner.  I have a problem with any d3 red shirt.  That's my opinion just an opinion.  Not picking on her or the infamous family ego just an opinionated observation. I think there have been too many egos in the NESCAC. This year there are fewer egos and I think the overall play of the conference is better. We'll see how they do in the NC2As.
PS the waitresses at the dinner are nice you be nice now!