Quote from: realist on October 20, 2006, 10:52:21 AM
"Joe"  Not that it means anything, but the military has used the term "standdown" for years.  The troops were ordered to "standdown".  The meaning is to go from a higher level of alert (or duty) to a lower level.

Really? Never knew that. I should change my sig then.

Quote from: almcguirejr on October 20, 2006, 08:54:07 AM
The 2006-07 Calvin College Basketball Roster:

Todd Koetsier
Caleb Veldhouse
Micah Chappell
Dustin Smith
Tyler Zoerhof
Kyle Snoeyink
Josh Meckes
Tim Katt
Eric DeVries
Jon Mantel
Matt Veltema
Michael Zwier
Misha McCray
Derek Griffin

Head Coach: Kevin ( I will not accept mid-season transfers) VandeStreek 

Schuster and Engelsma will get game experience at the JV level.

Yay! Matt Veltema made it! He was sweet in high school, and now he's ready to take his game to a new level: college.

Quote from: ziggy on August 02, 2006, 04:20:45 PM
Summer rec standings at http://holland.portfoliocms.com/Brix?pageID=649

Aww, Calvin's in last, lost 7 games. Hope's doing much better right now.

Quote from: KnightSlappy on July 19, 2006, 01:23:04 PM
The word on the NCAC board is that UW LaCrosse will be at the Wooster Tournament.  Does anyone know who the fourth team will be? ( I assume it is a four team tourney)

It is a four-team tourney, but I have no idea who the fourth team is either.

Quote from: MIdoubleA on July 11, 2006, 06:49:59 AM

Quote from: Pat Coleman on July 10, 2006, 11:56:45 PM
Is that the guy who was so shocked he didn't get interviewed for IWU?

I don't think so...

That's what I heard, MIdoubleA. I'm almost positive it's not the same guy.

Wow, looks like the DeVos Fieldhouse, which I say even though I'm a Calvin fan, really makes an impact.

Yes, they are kinda lame, but stil give us good laughs.

Quote from: Pat Coleman on June 11, 2006, 12:22:52 AM

Quote from: Pat Coleman on May 07, 2006, 08:50:27 PM
At least Tri-State counts as regional next year.

So I've heard.

How come you quoted your own post?

Quote from: Flying Dutch Fan on June 10, 2006, 11:08:25 AM
You gain the ability to give/take away karmaafter your 200th post.

Quote from: MIdoubleA on June 09, 2006, 05:37:34 PM
You must then proceed to withold all opinion, and attach previously mentioned condiment picture.

There is of course another choice - one that I choose to use - just ignore your karma rating.   

I'll try that. When I got negative Karma in my old account (I deleted it), It got me all nervous. But Ill try to just ignore it.

Speaking of Karma, I heard that once you have 300 posts you can give and take away Karma, is that true?

Quote from: Flea on June 04, 2006, 07:04:46 PM

Quote from: Hukilau on June 03, 2006, 06:57:03 PM
I say field hockey, I would love that. I go to a lot of Calvin's field hockey games. But it looks like we won't get a board for a while, I'm one of only two people that wants one.

Calvin's field hockey games?  The Knights have not fielded a team since 1990.  What're you writing about?

Oops. I meant my dad went to alot of em. Sorry for the mix-up.

So that was Kenny Van Ryn's sister? My dad knew him, and thought he was a good role model. He was.

Since we're talking about the future, I think that Calvin will do alot better if they get Matt Veltema. He's actually my friend's older brother, and I think once he's trained up a bit more, he could lead Calvin to the NCAA Tournament... and maybe even win!

Quote from: miaafan2 on March 11, 2006, 10:50:53 AM

Quote from: northb on March 11, 2006, 10:42:34 AM

Quote from: pointlem on March 11, 2006, 08:35:50 AM
Hmmm. . . Hope has a 28-3 season, and the coach plots a defense that forces Wittenberg turnover after turnover and shuts down their two post players.  Alas, the players miss free throws and open 3's and have several shots rim out.   Even so, they play one of the nation's top teams to virtual draw on their home court.  And after all this (not to mention having coached two previous teams that made it to the national championship game in a division that has almost 400 teams competing) there is a fairweather, short-memoried Hope fan that wants to trash the coach? 

Well, at least no one is complaining about the refereeing!

Imagine Derek VS's last 3-point shot attempt that went in-and-out had stayed down, giving Hope the lead.  That would be a credit to Derek (who looks to be a terrific key player on next year's team, btw) not the coach.  But there would also be kudos for the coaching that brought them back.  Or imagine that Veldhouse winning shot hadn't happened and that this sectional game had been played at the friendlier DeVos . . . .

But those things do happen.  It's a game that involves luck and bounces and near misses and narrow escapes.  When the ball drops, it's not the coach that made it.  And when it's down and out, or when the free throws that would have made the difference don't fall, it's not the coach that misses them.  Coaches assemble the team and can help get you to a certain point.  (And every team's fans are impressed with the prowress of their own players, which individually may seem better in their eyes than the opposition's.  I'll wager that Tiger Fan wouldn't trade Russ, Borchers, and Brady for any of Hope's talent.)

All said, if we're going to judge a coach and team, let's look at the big picture, which for Hope this year is 28-3, a 17-point average victory margin, no losses at home, winning their league's tournament on the opposition's home floor, and a run in a tournament in which 58 of 59 teams will end up on the losing side.  All in all, I'm with Sac . . . a great year.  I tip my hat to the players, first, and also to the coaches.  And to some super fans, including those contributing to this board, as well!

I think the argument is that given all the talent he had, he should have gone all the way.  I know, I know, the ball bounces this way and that, and you have to have alot of luck to win a National Championship (or two ), but player for player, Hope was too well stocked not to make it further.  WWKVSD? We don't know, because he did not have all that talent.  Since KVS came to Calvin, he has been consistently out-recruited by GVW for local players.  Luckily, he can recruit effectively from other areas in North America (for instance, North Dakota), and does slip in some recruiting successes for local guys, too.  Although we do know what KVS did with the players he inherited from Douma.

Should GVW leave?  By no means.  You have to look at the whole package:  He gets the players onto the team, he just has not capitalized completely on what he has recruited.  And even if he went 0-fer-06/07, he should still stay because Hope (like Calvin) is more than the wins, but developing kid players into Christian men.

Rats, there goes my karma...

northb,

Thanks for the point at the end of your message.  Since both Calvin and Hope are Christian colleges, their goals are not only about wins and losses.  Along those lines, for those of you who enjoy reading, I highly recommend the book "Season of Life" by Jeffrey Marx.  The book is based on Joe Ehrmann, who is a former NFL player, and currently a high school football coach.  Excellent book to challenge the "win at all costs" mentality we too often have in our culture.

I read that. It's so inspiring. You can get it at Calvin's bookstore.

Uh-Oh. I see what you mean. 135% is big.