MBB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[etule]

I've seen Cal Tech play twice this year. They have five decent players and not much of a bench. Teams that depend on the outside shot could be in danger against Cal Tech if they have an off night. They go inside and outside and play hard. If no injuries they could win a few games in conference this year!
Cal Lu beats Chapman! Can't believe it is so quiet on the board? Cal Lu has good guards and a good big man. Solid team!

[OxyBob]

The win would give Caltech as many wins this season as the last 7 seasons combined.  Also, the win would give Coach Eslinger more wins in 2.5 seasons than the previous coach, Roy Dow, had in 6 seasons as head coach.

I've followed Caltech basketball for a long time, and I am happy that Caltech is having success on the court this season, but to compare Row Dow's win total to Doc Eslinger's is completely misleading. But for Row Dow, Doc Eslinger wouldn't be in a position to possibly win a SCIAC game. Roy Dow is the coach who revived Caltech basketball, not Doc Eslinger.

On another note, I noticed that CrashingBoreDavis didn't come running in here this morning to announce that last night Chapman lost to CLU, 58-53. Chapman led 32-21 at 18:35 of the second half, but CLU outscored CU 19-4 to take the lead 40-36, and the Kingsmen never trailed after that. Greg Grimm had 23 for CLU.

CLU (6-5) is at Redlands (3-8) Saturday night in the SCIAC opener.

OxyBob

[oldchap]

On another note, I noticed that CrashingBoreDavis didn't come running in here this morning to announce that last night Chapman lost to CLU, 58-53. Chapman led 32-21 at 18:35 of the second half, but CLU outscored CU 19-4 to take the lead 40-36, and the Kingsmen never trailed after that. Greg Grimm had 23 for CLU.

OxyBob

Congratulations to CLU! With a very strong inside game (#30 Van Klaveren is built like a football player!) and some sharp shooting from the outside (Fisher and Grimm combined for 5-9 3-pt shooting), they pulled the upset and will no doubt be a serious contender in the SCIAC this season. It didn't help that the Panthers shot 38% for the game (1-9 from 3-pt range), missing quite a few shots that they usually make. Yet they pulled within 3 with less than a minute to go, but nothing would fall in last night for Chapman: 3 missed shots under the basket! One of those night... The dreaded "off night" of Independents.

Regardless, I think it is a "good" loss for the Chapman players, who were on a 10-game winning streak and thought that they were God's gift to D3 basketball. It's a wake up call. No doubt they will start playing with a higher sense of urgency, putting teams away when they can, instead of being lackadaisical and letting teams hang around. You could see the writing on the wall in the last few games they played.

Anyway, good luck to all my friends in the SCIAC this season. Perhaps a CLU/Chapman rematch in the first round of the playoffs?? 

[OxyBob]

No doubt they will start playing with a higher sense of urgency

Chapman won't be playing Higher Sense of Urgency University. They'll be playing 1-9 LeTourneau, 3-10 Menlo, 4-11 Southwestern, 2-9 La Sierra, 5-9 UC Santa Cruz, 5-9 West Coast Baptist, other the other assorted cupcakes they like to schedule to pad their record.

OxyBob

[Mr. Ypsi]

No doubt they will start playing with a higher sense of urgency

Chapman won't be playing Higher Sense of Urgency University. They'll be playing 1-9 LeTourneau, 3-10 Menlo, 4-11 Southwestern, 2-9 La Sierra, 5-9 UC Santa Cruz, 5-9 West Coast Baptist, other the other assorted cupcakes they like to schedule to pad their record.

OxyBob

Here we go again with your tired diatribe.   Once the SCIAC conference games begin, who exactly CAN Chapman schedule?

[dahlby]

OxyBob,

You didn't list that orange and black cupcake......oh that is right...the Tiger was busy playing
WC Baptist and the other "cupcakes" including ASI, Pacifica, La Sierra and on and on.

Give it a break, I was having fun on this board until your last post. Now I have to participate.

What is the problem? Are your Tigers not worth writing about?

The true games for the SCIAC begin around the first of the year. The meaningful games on the CU schedule end about that same time.

Let me know if you want to see a playoff game this year. If it is at Chapman you can be my guest. If it is at CMS, Cal Lu or PP I will buy your tickets so that at least you can see a playoff game. And, we won't have to sit on the Chapman side of the gym either. I would hate to see your reputation ruined.

I hope that the Cal Lu loss doesn't hurt CU's playoff hopes too much. CU definitely cannot afford another loss this year, with the weak schedule remaining. The SOS will definitely start going down big time.

Big game at Chapman tonight, Oxy vs. CU....oh, it is the women's team. At least the Oxy women's coach isn't afraid!

Good luck to Cal Tech the rest of the year.

[etule]

Oxy also played San Diego, Cal State Fullerton and top ten team San Diego State not to mention Azuza Pacific! No way is Oxy going to get any love in the rankings with that kind of schedule. They must make money doing it but have not seen the dividends yet in the post season! Maybe this year!
Schedule just a little tougher than Chapmans! Not a dig just an observation!

[OxyBob]

Give it a break, I was having fun on this board until your last post. Now I have to participate.

Sorry, I don't have any more time to talk about Chapman because SCIAC season starts this Saturday. FYI, a conference is a collection of collegiate sports teams, sometimes from a common geographic region, which play competitively against each other. There are long-standing rivalries, and every game is important. It's fun. We like our little conference. Now you go off and play whoever it is that you play. Good luck!

OxyBob

[dahlby]

OxyBob,

As I review my past posts, they have all mostly related in some manner to SCIAC situations.  And further, it is you that regularly throws the darts out about Chapman. Throw no darts...and no darts will go back at you. I continue to enjoy D3 athletic contests and do enjoy and respect the athletes that participate, as well as fellow posters that I have had the pleasure of speaking with directly and through off-line activities, including you.

As far as your last dart regarding "going off and...", I won't respond, because this is the SCIAC board, naturally. Good luck this year, and I hope you wake up tomorrow in a better mood. :-)

[Gosox]

Dow was a fine coach I am sure, but Eslinger is the one who recruited the current roster with the exception of Elmquist and a couple non-starters....He recruited the current roster and is the reason for their current success.  Dow did a fine job, but this is Eslingers team. 

It may not be a championship team by far, but they are playing good basketball and will get better with the new recruits that are coming in as well.  It would be nice to have the whole SCIAC be competitive, in a perfect world, but we shall see.  It only makes the conference more respectful if all teams are competitive.

Heck, on a side note, Occidental and La Verne both recruited one of Eslingers players....Edwards....I should know, I took the call.

Best of luck to all teams this year!!

Here is hoping for an injury free rest of the year for all teams!

[CrashDavisD3]

Congrats to CLU's win over CU..It was good win over a good team...Good luck to CLU with their matches with the basketball powerhouse named OXY....Its great too see how OXY dominates the SCIAC in all sports...

Good luck to the Tigers on a good basketball season. I would love to see OXY win the SCIAC and meet CU in the OC in the playoffs.....

Just a reminder how Oxy faired against CU in other sports
http://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/fball/2010-11/files/oxy-cu.htm
http://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/msoc/2010-11/files/cu-oxy.htm
http://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/mwaterpolo/2010-11/releases/1002
http://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/stats/oxy-cu2.htm

[D O.C.]

Seriously, is it Row Dow or Roy Dow?

I remember OxyBob doing broadcast color at the Chapman gym when the women met in the play-offs.

[OxyBob]

Seriously, is it Row Dow or Roy Dow?

Don't be cow, just say it.

OxyBob

[Hugenerd]

CALTECH UP 5 AT HALFTIME!

Now up 5 with 13 to play...

[Mr. Ypsi]

CALTECH UP 5 AT HALFTIME!

Now up 5 with 13 to play...

Hugenerd, how are you following the game?  I can't find any links either here or on the Caltech athletics website.