Not to prolong the discussion about coaching longer, but I must say that I think KVS and his staff consistently have Calvin playing their best basketball in February and (if they can make it) March.  This, and KVS's coaching at the end of close games are two things that almost always impress me.  I echo that KVS may not have had his best coaching year thus far, but the season isn't over yet, and the best may be yet to come!

I'm not sure who it was that wanted to know the names of Caleb Veldhouse's parents awhile back (I don't check the posts often enough!), but they are indeed Terry and Ladene.

Quote from: sac on December 30, 2006, 01:51:22 PM
welcome to the board ladyknight!

Thanks!  Would anyone be willing to explain how karma works, or refer me to where I can learn about it?

Also, I was at Calvin's game against Tri-State last night.  The knights certainly made it look easy.  It's encouraging to know they can hit open looks, and their shooting percentage (especially from three point range) must be a confidence booster.

I also thought that the officiating was pretty loose last night.  There seemed to be a few obvious fouls that weren't called.

Here are a few random thoughts on the Calvin vs. UW La Crosse game last night in Wooster (and on Calvin's season in general):

1)  First, someone sitting next to me at the game told me that UW La Crosse shot 73% in the first half, while Calvin shot 27%.  That statistic alone sums up why Calvin found themselves down by 20 (or so) points at half-time.

2) Calvin often doesn't seem pumped up to play.  I've remarked a number of times that perhaps they need to scrimmage for a half before they actually play a game, because their slow starts are killing them.

3) Calvin often seems to have that "deer in the headlights" look about them when they play.  I think they are too worried about playing within the "system" that KVS is always preaching and they are ignoring their own good basketball instincts.  When Calvin finally let loose (especially Veldhouse and Meckes) in the second half last night, they seemed much more comfortable.  Granted, the UW La Crosse defense was playing more relaxed, but Calvin needs to play more confidently.

4) The most memorable moment of the game last night for me was when Caleb Veldhouse and a UW La Crosse player were both going for a rebound.  Veldhouse fell, and the opposing team member was in the process of helping him off the floor until he realized he was going to be fouled.  He promptly dropped Caleb back on the ground and walked away!

5) There was no national anthem sung last night.  I haven't been to a ton of games, but I can't ever remember that happening before.