MBB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[DIIIghetto]

Been gone from this Board for years.  Periodically checked back in to see if any of my SCIAC squads can give us some national cred.  Thought this year could have been it.  Scali's squad looked ripe for it.  They finally got away from the Land of the Losses in Spokanistan.  Instead, headed out to play a tough team on a neutral court.  Best player in the conference.  Knocking on the door of the top ten.  Plenty of upperclassmen.  Plenty of motivation (did some guy really equate the SCIAC here to intramurals??  please tell me Scali had that on his whiteboard before the game).  This HAD to be the year. 

Not to be.  No consolation in an OT loss.  One and done.  Back to my hole. 

[(509)Rat]

I watched the game and was really hoping against hope that the SCIAC would win one or two post-season games on the road. It just didn't happen and I'm sorry to say, the better team lost tonight.

The better team is not the defending champions who just won on a neutral floor?

Stick around on the SCIAC boards long enough and you learn to dismiss these kinds of posts. Excuses are like buttholes...these guys have a lot of buttholes

[BBallJunkie81]

It is unfortunate that a great SCIAC season ends with another disappointing showing in the tourney.  This will lead to another, and for good reason, year of disrespect for SCIAC teams at the national level.  Here's hoping that next year's SCIAC tournament champion is strong enough to make some noise at the national level.

[badgerwarhawk]

I agrre with Wooster on the physical play in the SCIAC

My 2cents on the St Thomas team

This is great! Thanks for doing the research and taking the time to share your thoughts. It's nice to have something to read to fill the void before game time!

CMS is capable of being pretty physical I think Blees likes it that way! St Thomas is a very good team! They will not beat themselves! Tough match up for CMS but I'm hoping they win!

This was one thing that I didn't really expect.  The officiating crew was from the WIAC so play was physical.  Overall I thought CMS was the more physical of the two particularly in the first half when it seemed they were pushing St Thomas around.  I don't mean pushing in a literal sense just that they were clearly more physical.

#15 was a solid player.  He really did a lot of things for the Staggs.

Congrats on your season and good luck in the future.  You didn't have a lot of fans but they were really behind the team. 

[OxyBob]

Not to be.  No consolation in an OT loss.  One and done.  Back to my hole.

Up 13 with 13-1/2 minutes to go and couldn't lock it up. Ugh. Still, not bad for an intramural team.

Great season, Claremont. Safe travels home.

OxyBob

[CMSfan]

Up 13 with 13-1/2 minutes to go and couldn't lock it up.

Probably the most frustrating thing about CMS this year...squandering double digit second half leads and making seemingly every game a nailbiter. I hope the returners learn from this year and come into next year with a killer instinct and an ability to keep their opponents down when they get a comfortable lead.

[etule]

Cms is a very good team! Like I said St Thomas will not beat themselves ! Next year CMS has some huge holes to fill! Blees is very hard to replace! The coaching is good so they are always tough! I was rooting for them to win for sure!

[badgerwarhawk]

Not to be.  No consolation in an OT loss.  One and done.  Back to my hole.

Still, not bad for an intramural team.

OxyBob

No one in WHITEWATER mistook you for a intramural team. 

[cmsme]

The agony of defeat. I am still rolling around trying to recover.
It seemed the stars were aligned--but no.  Such is sports. So much more fun to win.

I did learn that it is possible--CMS, P-P, Whittier could have beat St. Thomas.
UW Whitewater looked good so I regret we didn't have a chance to test ourselves against them.
These schools have 8,000-10,000 students and are very serious about their sports--judging by their athletic facilities.
But it is possible to make a run.  Good Luck to CMS and the SCIAC in the future.

Other than LOOSING, it was a good trip. We had a snow storm the night of the game. 6" of snow I think.
Going back to the hotel, we drove thru these beautiful snowy fields. It felt like we were in the middle of nowhere.

My son is graduating, so goodbye.

[CMSfan]

My son is graduating, so goodbye.

We'll miss you! You're always welcome.

[dahlby]

Good luck to you and your son. I hope you stop by periodically at least with a post or two. I always enjoyed you comments. Plus K to you.

[Gregory Sager]

Good luck to you and your son. I hope you stop by periodically at least with a post or two. I always enjoyed you comments. Plus K to you.

I agree. I hope you at least keep reading, cmsme.

[Pat Coleman]

Good luck to you and your son. I hope you stop by periodically at least with a post or two. I always enjoyed you comments. Plus K to you.

I agree. I hope you at least keep reading, cmsme.

Agreed with what everything said above. Your son will always be part of that program, cmsme, and there's no reason you can't continue to follow them.

[OxyBob]

My son is graduating, so goodbye.

It was a real pleasure to watch your son play, along with Blees and Maceira. Best of luck to all of them in their future endeavors.

OxyBob

[cmsme]

I feel the love! Thank you.