Quote from: pbrooks3 on March 03, 2007, 01:12:49 AM
Yea, Centre got through a physical game tonight that they played without their star, Nestheide, for most of the first half. 

Actually, their best resource in a physical game is Scot Bottoms.

Good luck to a great Centre team....

Quote from: pbrooks3 on February 25, 2007, 10:42:52 PM
Congrats DPU.  You're dancing!

Ditto to just about all of the previous posts. The officiating was so-so in Memphis, but favored no single team. That's OK. Trinity is a good team with a great coach. Pat's team just outplayed DPU and took the game. DePauw wasn't ready to play and (I think) was looking beyond Trinity to Centre. Big mistake.

Milsaps: This is the team to beat next year. They're fun to watch and as athletic as any team I've seen in the SCAC. Being young, this just wasn't their year. But look out next year.

DePauw is dancing because of their play earlier in the year. If that team shows up, they're hard to beat. If the other DPU team takes the floor, it's up for grabs. I like their odds against any team that hasn't seen them play before.  This is a schizo team. No apologies or excuses. They can be great or they can stink it up. They just need to decide to be great.

Centre: They're the best in the conference, that's not under dispute. I'm very impressed with their team play, skills, and coaching. Can their fans find a way to support their team without chants that malign a player as a person? Show us some class.... The team and coaching staff bring their best to every game. It detracts from that when we see the kind of warped fan support that Centre seems to feel is necessary. Not every call against Centre is wrong.

We've come a long way in a few years in getting 2 teams from the SCAC in the tourney. Congrats to Centre and DePauw. Best of luck to both.

Quote from: CutDownTheNets on February 21, 2007, 12:41:13 PM
Remember Depauw lost by 32 points.  What you are telling me is that two free throws for technical and some physical play accounts for a 32 point loss.  Centre had 20 fouls called on them for the game and Depauw had 13.  This accurately reflects the more physical team.   
Let's give the Centre kids some credit.   They play lock down defense and they pride themself in it.    The previous three opponents had been held under 40 points.    

1. DePauw got their butts kicked. I give total credit to Centre. They are a very good basketball team. So good that they shouldn't need the services   of a Danville ref in most of their home games. The SCAC should be watching ALL schools to ensure that there's no chance of bias.
2. I believe the physical play is welcomed by DePauw. Just as long as it's allowed on both ends of the floor.
3. Centre's 20 fouls to DPU's 13? The second half progressed with the ratio 8 to 1 on Centre vs DPU. Then the reasoning that CutDownTheNets uses came into play. "Uh-oh, that doesn't look fair. Let's fix that ratio." Maybe it should have been 40 to 13. But it wasn't. They weren't called.
4. I'll repeat: Centre is a very good ball team. I'm not suggesting that the win wasn't deserved but maybe the margin of victory doesn't reflect the actual abilities. Maybe they should have won by 10, or 15, or 20. Any way you slice it, it's a big win for Centre.

Good luck to all teams in this weekend's games.

Quote from: TeeItHigh on February 19, 2007, 10:07:38 AM
DePauw has to be the slight favorite...they are the defending champs and still so until someone beats them.  I still contend that they may be struggling just a little bit,

I haven't posted to this board for a couple of years. I see the same group of die-hard fans are still here. 

I have to agree that DPU is inconsistent. I'd like to submit, though, that we throw out the Centre - DPU game at Danville on Feb. 3. Here's why.
Centre came out in the opening minutes with a VERY physical game. That's OK, DePauw can be physical, too. However, the officiating seemed to be allowing Centre to bang and bump, but not DePauw. Coaches, fans, and parents were screaming at the refs to clean it up or call both ways. That didn't happen. DePauw was taken out of their game by inconsistent calls. That didn't cause the defeat, but it sure contributed to the 32 point margin.

One ref seemed to be looking for a reason to eject Coach Fenlon, but a fan took the bullet and was tossed for calling him a "Bully". Who is this nutty ref that wants silence from the visitors' fans? It turns out that he's a Danville resident. Seems that he's officiated in 7 of the 11 home games at Centre this year. Four of those had technical calls called on the visiting team.

I detect a pattern.... We all know that it's hard to win on the road in this conference. Long bus rides and late nights wear down all players. We also all know that sometimes questionable calls seem to go to the home team. That's true in TX, MS, GA, IN, etc. However, 7 of 11 officiating teams with a hometown resident smacks of ... something.

Come on SCAC, clean up the officiating problem and let the game be settled by the play on the floor.

Having said that, I believe that the tournament is anyone's to win. I for one can't wait for Friday.