Thanks Hoya86, looks like some solid info. I noticed Chapman was bringing in 11 guys?!?! Didn't they only have two seniors? I don't think any other SCIAC team had over five recruits coming in. Wonder how that's going to work out.  Also does anyone know what the deal is with John Joyce? I heard he only has one semester of eligibility left, how does that work?

Settle down there Cat...maybe sit the next couple of plays out. Chapman ended the year on a solid run, but could barely beat freakin' La Verne this year, and lost to both Oxy and Redlands. Not exactly the '96 Bulls.

CMS loses one true contributor, albeit a big one in Pinson, but returns everyone else including the POY. Whittier returns 3 of it's top five, and will surely reload with talent as they always do. I expect the bottom half of the league to be horrendous next year, but the top 5 teams should be more competitive than ever.
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This was before I knew Gaffaney was returning. As long as he is playing, CMS will be competitive. But how can you not say Chapman isn't the favorite? They lose one starter and return the 1st and 3rd leading scorer in the conference. They ended the year winning 7 SCIAC games in a row including the tournament, beating PP twice and absolutely demolishing Cal Lu in the championship. This team has always had the talent, it just took them awhile  (and a few coaching adjustments that probably should have happened a little sooner) to learn how to win in this league. I'm not saying they will blow everybody our or even go undefeated, but I just don't see how anyone else can be the favorite at this point.

Saw the SCIAC awards today. Not sure I agree with See being above Hamasaki and Landrum being above Powdrill. Hamasaki is without a doubt one of the top 5 players in the conference.

Quote from: WoostAr on March 04, 2014, 07:39:51 PM

Quote from: Bigcat on March 04, 2014, 04:36:13 PM
Those are the only three teams that I believe have a shot to win the conference next year.

Is Gaffney back next year?  I've heard rumors he's playing as a grad student next year.

Either way CMS will be in the hunt.

Did not know about that...that would certainly shake things up.

As far as next year goes, barring injuries or a stud transfer, Chapman should roll through the SCIAC. They return 4 starters off a conference championship team. The only losses are Dragovich and Rider, who only averages a couple minutes a game anyways. Losing Dragovich will hurt, as he provided toughness and an inside scoring punch. However, I believe Justin Young is more than capable of stepping up and replacing him next year. Cal Lu and PP lose some solid role players but return their big guns (minus Klewer) and should be second and third. Those are the only three teams that I believe have a shot to win the conference next year.

I'm taking CMS over CLU 75-64 and Chapman to pull off the upset at PP 64-63.

Huge win for Chapman over PP despite an abysmal night from Hamasaki going 1-10 from the floor. I wasn't at the game but did Michael Cohen not play? Didn't see his name in the box score. 

Chapman pulls out a W at Oxy. SCIAC race now WIDE open with Cal Lu losing and La Verne winning at Whittier. Also, Hamasaki and Zavrsnick are now 1st and 2nd in the conference in scoring...but are still in danger of missing the playoffs. Whens the last time you saw something like that happen?

Quote from: OxyBob on February 12, 2014, 06:42:01 PM
Craig Dunkin will be on the air tonight for Oxy-Chapman.

https://www.facebook.com/oxybroadcast



OxyBob

Jeez 12 bucks to watch a Division 3 basketball game online...no thank you.

Hugh game this Wednesday at Oxy as Chapman comes to town. This is a must win for Oxy, as it would give them the tie breaker over Chapman for the season, which could be what it comes down to. Chapman's remaining schedule after Wednesday is much easier than Oxy's. Here are the remaining schedules for the teams fighting for the last spot:

Chapman:
@Oxy
PP
Cal Tech
@La Verne

Oxy:
Chapman
Whittier
@Redlands
@PP

ULV:
@Whittier
@CMS
PP
Chapman

Whittier:
ULV
@Oxy
@Cal Lu
Cal Tech
CMS

Redlands:
Cal Lu
@Cal Tech
@CMS
Oxy

Chapman already has the tie break over Whittier, and currently has it over La Verne. ULV could still beat Chapman at home, but they have an absolutely brutal schedule down the stretch, having to go to CMS and Whittier before coming home to PP and Chapman. Ultimately, I think the winner of the Chapman-Oxy game on Wednesday will be the one who ends up getting in. Redlands is going to need to basically win out to get in. Whittier is still alive, but they likely are going to need  some help down the stretch because they were swept by Chapman.

My predictions for All-SCIAC teams:
POY-Tyler Gaffney-CMS
Newcomer of the Year-Coltrane Powdrill

1st Team
Taylor Hamasaki-Chapman
Coltrane Powdrill-CLU
Kyle McAndrews-PP
Colin Zavrsnick-Chapman
Jake Klewer-PP
Nick Demusis-Whittier

2nd Team
Arik Smith-CLU
Kris Montoya-Oxy
Alex Rudd-Redlands
Remy Pinson-CMS
Ron See-La Verne
Chris Barnes-William-Whittier

Didn't catch the game but Chapman fell to Redlands at home. Anyone have an eyewitness? Seems like inconsistency and poor defense continue to plague this team. Now appears to be 5 teams competing for 1 final playoff spot.

Saw the CMS-Chapman game as well. Few notes from what I saw:
1. Chapman's offense in the 1st half has horrific. I do not, for the life of me, understand why Chapman insists on bringing both of their bigs to the high post for so much of their half court offense. I know the idea is to get a bucket on a backdoor cut from a dribble hand-off, but against such a disciplined team like CMS, it wasn't going to happen. You could tell CMS knew it was coming, and did a great job helping and recovering to prevent an easy bucket.  Every time it was just 30 seconds of handing the ball off to each other around the perimeter until someone had to throw up a desperation shot at the buzzer. The bigs were just taking up space and making it easy on CMS to defend and very difficult for Chapman's guards to attack. Second half was much better offensively for Chapman. They pushed the ball more and did a much better job controlling the tempo.
2. This was my first time seeing Gaffney play. I like his game a lot; he's tough, smart, has a great first step, and can shoot it. However, I really think Hamasaki and Zavrsnick outplayed him tonight. I think he will win POY, but Hamasaki and Zavrsnick are right on his level.
3. I did not like the out of bounds play at the end. Granted, if CMS makes their free throws Chapman wouldn't have even got another chance. With no timeouts left Chapman drew up a play that looked to try and get Hamasaki, who started at half court, the ball past the free throw line while coming off an up screen. The problem was that the play took way to long to give Hamasaki time to get an open look for the pass. Hamasaki was still at half court until about three second had already passed on the 5 count. He wasn't open immediately, and didn't have time to try and cut back. There really wasn't any safe second option in the play, as everyone else was well past the free throw line. Dragovich was forced to throw a jump ball to the volleyball line like a quarterback throwing a hail mary into the middle of the field. I don't blame that on him, and from the look on his face after it happened I don't think he blamed himself either. It wasn't necessarily a bad play, as Hamasaki would have gotten a great look if he was open. That's just an awfully risky play to call without any timeouts left and still a decent amount of time left on the clock. 3.5 seconds is still enough time for one of these guys to get a decent look without catching it past half court.
4. I don't think the talent difference is very much between these two teams. Hamasaki and Zavrsnick will keep Chapman in any SCIAC game by themselves. The biggest difference is CMS's role players are better than Chapman's. Chapman just got outplayed and outcoached tonight.  CMS game in with a game plan, executed on offense, and got a tough W.

Great games in the SCIAC tonight. Here's my prediction for the Chapman-CMS game:
The outcome of this game will depend on which Chapman team shows up. If the team that played with effort and energy for 45 minutes in the OT win at Cal Lu shows up, Chapman has a good chance to score an upset. However, inconsistency has been one of the biggest issues for the Panthers all season.
For Chapman to win, I think they have to play good TEAM defense. If they decide to go man I think Zavrsnick is likely to start out on Gaffney. Zavrsnick is quick on his feet but is giving up about 30lbs and a couple of inches. Because of this, Chapman's helpside must be 100% on point if they want to have a chance. Blake Kubly is a tough defender off the bench, and is stronger than Zavrsnick, so I think coach should up his minutes some tonight. Davis Dragovich and Jordan Young are other options as well due to their size, but neither are great 1 on 1 defenders. I do think they will throw a couple different looks at him though, not just man to man.
CMS has a lot of size at guard, and is by far the best defensive team in the SCIAC.  I am sure they will try and focus on limiting Hamasaki and Zavrsnick, forcing some of Chapman's other players to make plays. Chapman needs to take advantage of their speed and try and push the tempo to get some easy buckets in transition, because points in the half court will be very hard to come by.
I think the X factor in this game for Chapman is Jordan Young. Young is the only player off the bench that is a serious scoring threat. He has had a few 20 point games in his career, and tonight would be a great night to have one of those. However, his minutes have been minimal as of late and his confidence seems to be down, but I think they could really use his size and ability to spread the floor tonight.
Ultimately, I think this game come downs to Chapman's D. If they buckle down this will be a very close game. Ultimately, I think CMS will pull out a close one.
CMS 61 Chapman 59

Quote from: Evolution on January 26, 2014, 02:21:24 PM

Bigcat, appreciate you sharing your "inside" comments about Bokosky.  But, I have learned to not believe everything I hear regarding coaches and practices.  Rarely will players and their parents own their side of the street.  Not saying that what you are hearing isn't true, just saying there might be another version of the same incident. I don't know too many athletic directors who would risk their own jobs by turning their heads to serious allegations.  The onset of electronic devices adds a whole new degree of scrutiny that didn't exist when I played ball.

Fair point. The CU baseball coach was fired last year because a parent complained about some of the things that were happening during practice. If it weren't for someone outside the school reporting it, he would probably still be coaching. That whole thing wasn't the AD's fault, and I'm sure if the AD had knowledge of any allegations and believed things were serious enough he would handle the issue appropriately. Unfortunately, a lot of things like this do slip through the cracks at many schools so it is tough to tell what's true and what isn't.