Shout out to the MAC's, although the season did not end on a high note, they still accomplished some good things this year and with a young nucleus there is no doubt they will be right back in the mix next season.  Congrats to the seniors Desantis and Watson.  Good Luck to both teams in the final and to the winner...know that the road does not end here...go get a few more wins and some attention for urselves and the league.  Until next yr gentlemen...

I know this dead horse is begging for mercy, but I must...To suggest that the refs got the MACS back in the game in the 2nd half is plain crazy the cavs attempted 32 free throws to the MACS 19, take away the 10 to 12 that the cavs shot in the last 2 minutes and its just about dead even...the MACS got back into that game the same way any team does they strung together a few stops and shot the lights out during that same time frame (6-13 from 3 in the 2nd half)...
And no i do not think the MACS played great team defense throughout the game, however they did play exceptional defense on the best scorer in the league.  He had to work hard for everything he got, and every shot had a hand in his face, a scorer like that doesnt go 3-13 without some tough defense...The MACS also did a nice job with their soft press after made buckets.  It frustrated the Cavs early on and def helped the MACS keep the game as close as they did.  The Cavs are without a doubt the heavy favorite this year although I would never count out GMC.  Final note about the game on saturday:  very tough atmosphere for both teams, as most 1pm Saturday games are, the gym was dead so Im sure that played a part in the game as well.

As to ur point on traveling...I'd have to see what ur talking about its tough for me to visualize it, however as u might know the more fluent and natural you make something look on the court the less likely a ref is to call it, thats just how it goes and the other side of that is the more awkward u make something look the more likely the ref is to call it. 

ok wolf u bated me... cavs could have been up 30 or more against IU???  I dont know what game u were watching but IU made a nice run in the 2nd half and even had a short lived 1 point lead with under 8 min to go.  And your coach subbed 5 new guys in bc the starters werent getting it done.  And your cavs didnt expand their lead to double figures until under 3 to go.  IU defended "KM" very well and frustrated him all afternoon.  Lemon's stat line was a bit inflated bc of 8 free throws in the last minute.  Props to Farrello he stepped up hit some timely shots and was their glue all game long.  Im all bout giving credit where credit is due but lets not get carried away. 
  Moving on I would just like to say congrats to the MACS for bouncing back from 2 straight losses to win a close one at home against Nuemann.  Props to Siter and Boyd who have really strung together some solid performances in a row against the top of the league (GMC,Cabrini, Nuemann).  Future is bright for a MACS.

Wolf I know it probably was unintentional, but I think that was a slight for you to group IU in with those other schools.  Lets not forget out of the teams in this conference only IU and GMC have been to the NCAA tourny in the last 5 years at least.  I'm not saying that deserves national pub, bc this conference is weak.  All I am saying is if you are going to shift some blame to why this conference is considered second rate, by pointing out some weak programs thats fine, but IU isnt one of those and they have already shown that in their short history.  Congrats to the Macs for a solid win against Marywood, hopefully looking for a nice bounce back year while they rebuild with a lot of new faces.

Goran Dulac from Pennsbury 6'6 wide body, very solid for this level...Pennsubury's coach is a Cabrini grad....this is something i've heard, but from a reliable source

Cabrini has landed a very solid big man for next season

Tough draw for GMC, but nothing is out of reach with the talent they have... good luck to them

Ok well Wolf I will agree with you on the Bush charge call it was a clear flop, however they played much better with him on the bench #11 should have gotten more min....but here is the thing when a team plays as agressive offensively the way gmc played, they are going to get the calls thats just how the game goes, you arent going to get many calls when the majority of your shots are coming from 19ft and beyond, cabrini had very few STRONG takes to the basket...

I would have loved to have seen GW take the ball to the basket more and get to the line especially when his shot wasnt falling early...aslo there was a long stretch in the 2nd half where GW didnt even touch the ball and guys were taking bad shot, then Cabrini calls a timeout, runs a play for him and he finds KM shaping up on a screen for an easy two...but then they sort of ignore him again untill KM fouls out....

One note about the "Wonder" twins...Smith did transfer from the patriot league, but for a yr and a half got less than walk on minutes and just didnt belong on that level...probably could have been a hell of a D2 player and is a great d3 player...Hogga on the other hand played significant minutes for St. peters as a freshman and really doesnt belong on this level...just making that distinction, but having said that neither of them should be paying for school...and who knows maybe they rnt 

Lastly I thought Baron made some good ajustments at halftime, GMC slowed down and dictated the pace the rest of the game, whereas in the first half it was just run and gun and they managed the game poorly in the last min and allowed Cabrini to take some momentum going on an 8-1 run (unoffical, just my count) in the final 60 seconds

Hmmm...ok I have a few things to cover here...First of all Jon Hogga was by far the best player on the floor tonight, he has no business playing d3 ball, and who knows why he only played 19 min...he was flat out ungaurdable in the first half ...Next I know my neutral site suggestion didnt go over so well but how about this one, move the game to 8pm instead of 7 it seemed like the place didnt completely fill untill about 8 anyway

Now on to the offciating...I thought there were some not so friendly calls for cabrini (toward the end) however in my opinon it had little to do with the outcome...you can attribute the foul differential to some degree to the fact that cabrini took a ton of jumpshots and didnt do a great job attacking the basket and KM''s 4th and 5th foul (I abreviate bc i cant spell) were lazy and probably was the straw the broke the camels back (although I wonder why your best player with 4 fouls is at the top of the press trapping), but to say they got jobbed is simply not true and I think a comment out of passion? ...the better team won tonight and on a side note in my opinon that was the best offciating crew that this league has to offer (not sayin they did their best but they r the best)

On the crowd...I was sitting in the heart of the Cabrini faithful (common colors drew me there) and I was pulling for them...The GMC fans were weak and it was an awkward celebration and I honestly wish Cabrini had won bc it would have been a much better scene ...The Cabrini fans had the oppertunity to take the gym over if only they had more to cheer about

Overall neither team played any defense, cabrini because they just didnt match up well and a shootout was their best shot and gmc bc the just didnt play smart defensively....which is why I dont see gmc lasting more than a game or two in the tourny although they have the talent for much more

Next yr things look bright for both programs and I have a strong feeling there will be a rematch

Congrats to GMC

Oh and good luck to both teams tomorrow...hopefully its a close game with little officiating woes

"Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing."

Lots of action here I like it...even when there are only two teams left....Well let me say one last thing bout the neutral site thing i started, which brought on discussion and was good, but anyway I wasnt trying to start a facebook group (modern day picketting) about it and demand immediate action I was simply throwing an idea out there for consideration at some point...as a former MAC I can tell you that we would have played that game outside in the freezing cold if it meant all our family, friends and fans could have watched, and I am well aware a new gym at IU is probably not on the top of a laundry list of renovations but enough of that...

As for an issue that may come up and Wolf glanced over...in what circumstances can the automatic bid be taken away?  I am just curious if anyone has insight on whether there is some sort of conference evaluation method done periodically or something....

And as for officiating...God knows we have had some characters ref in this league...just a personal opinon, but high school refs should stick to high school its a different game and when you get some of these guys bouncing between college and high school they usually very good, just throwing that out there

*the beggining of that quote is what mattered, im not suggesting anyone is ignorant*

haha yea there is no way that is the figure on the new facility which might be the nicest in the league

Hardly change for the sake of change, but if you didn't see the issue I was addressing before you can always re-read 

Ok well first of all I am not proposing an immediate change obviously it would be a process.  All I am saying is that it is a shame that there can be situations (like last year) that a large majority of fans are left out in the cold for the most important game of the year.  I am sorry if I wasnt clear, but I wasnt suggesting USP or Alvernia or Arcadia as the solution, I was merely refuting your point "In the Conference, around the Philly area, only Cabrini has the facility."  Which clearly isnt true....All I am doing is suggesting an improvement...sit there all you want and say its "not smart", but turning down an idea without giving it the proper look over and a quick no is "not smart"....if we were all so adverse to change there will still be no shot clock or three point line...

Maybe not, but that's why a decsion wouldn't be made off the top of their heads...the point is there are many great facilities around the city (maybe USP?) and in my opinon it would only add to the aura of this game....Teams are rewarded for their regular season titles with a home game to get to this point and in the playoff tournament both teams entering the final have the same record, just my opinon that it should be played out on a "grander" stage