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[sciacguru]

CLU @ CMS

Based on what I saw last Saturday between Claremont and Cal Lutheran, particularly CLU's utter inability to defend against CMS, and the several CLU games I've seen this season, Claremont will win on Friday, and it may not be close.

OxyBob

CMS came in leading the SCIAC in FG% (51%), 3 pt% (41%), and rebound margin (7.2).

Fri night - 40.8% FG, 35.3% from 3, and +2 in rebounding.

[All the Kingsmen]

Long time reader, first time poster.
I was at the CLU/CMS game last night and didn't think either team played particularly well early. I thought both teams were tight and CLU got lucky to take advantage of a few key CMS mistakes. CMS never seemed to get into a rhythm. My personal thought is with two guards like #34 and #14 they should have tried to get out and get easy baskets in transition. Their vaunted half court offense hurts them when they get down. They need to work so hard to get shots that when they miss (sometimes a result of playing tight in the postseason) things can spiral in a hurry.
No matter what the shot that Coltrane hit to win the game was a shot that most coaches would be ok giving up with the game on the line. It was well defended and pretty lucky to bank it in for CLU.

The final is going to come down to who controls pace more. CLU can run but wants to be deliberate. Chapman has gone way more uptempo this year but point totals as of late indicate a slower pace. Should be a great one.

[dahlby]

Good to see a CLU poster. Welcome aboard!

[Hoops_lover]

Who would've thought this would happen about three weeks ago? Both teams won at each other's gym with the first game having 24 lead changes, Cal Lu winning. The second game went into OT with Chapman holding on. This one is going to be another close one but I think Chapman wins because of home court advantage meaning that they didn't have to travel twice in 24 hours. Also how much energy did Cal Lu expend in beating CMC last night? Chapman had to exert themselves also but Cal Lu more so. I think that too will affect Cal Lu tonight. We kmow the key players and again who else rises to the occasion? Chapman wins by six.

[(509)Rat]

I don't think you are giving 18-22 year old athletes enough credit...who "expended more energy" in the previous game will be the last thing that decides this game.

Chapman wins if they stick to the gameplan. Hamasaki has to get to the FT line because that's where he seems most effective. Chapman also needs to run their half court sets when Hamasaki and Zaversnick aren't running on the break. Against Whittier, Chapman started playing pick-up basketball on the offensive end of the court. They responded to the big Whittier run by playing a lot of 1 on 1 basketball and throwing stuff up early in the shot clock. It was very different from the patient and designed sets they were successful with in the first half. And it didn't work. I know nothing about Cal Lu but it sounds like that if they can speed up the Panthers and make them a little uncomfortable with the pace, they may be able to (ironically) slow down the Panther offense.

[oldchap]

Congratulations to the Chapman's men basketball team for taking their first SCIAC championship in their second full year in the conference! Despite the odds, I hope they have a good run in the NCAA D3 playoffs. And if they don't, the players and the coaching staff can still be very proud of what they accomplished. Great work!

[dahlby]

Chapman takes care of business with a strong showing in  a 78-61 victory against CLU to earn the auto bid.
Game stats and write-up at :

www.chapmanathletics.com

[All the Kingsmen]

Hats off to Chapman. Better game plan, better execution, and better energy levels.
Good luck in the NCAA'S!!! If March is about guard play then Chapman has a puncher's chance.

[WoostAr]

Chapman headed to Texas to play UT Dallas...Whitworth in the same pod.

Don't know much about the Texas teams...but at least it's not Whitworth first (or at Whitworth).

[Gray Fox]

Chapman headed to Texas to play UT Dallas...Whitworth in the same pod.

Don't know much about the Texas teams...but at least it's not Whitworth first (or at Whitworth).

Thanks for the heads up.  Maybe I will sit with the Whitworth crowd and pretend to be OxyBob.

[WoostAr]

Chapman headed to Texas to play UT Dallas...Whitworth in the same pod.

Don't know much about the Texas teams...but at least it's not Whitworth first (or at Whitworth).

Thanks for the heads up.  Maybe I will sit with the Whitworth crowd and pretend to be OxyBob.

Surprised OxyBob isn't crying foul because the SCIAC isn't represented in the tourney this year. 

[dahlby]

I really felt CMS men deserved a spot.

At least CMS ladies are in the tourney, going to Indiana, with CU ladies going to Walla Wall Washington.
Anyone notice the W/L  records of the ladies' opponents?. (26-1 & 27-1).

[Hemingway13]

Hearty congrats to Chapman for their historic championship! One of the great upsets since the SCIAC tourney was instituted.


All the same, CMS fans can be real proud of topping the regular season standings with only a single defeat, which would doubtless be preferable to watching the defending champs unable to win even half of our games.


Good luck in Texas, Panthers!

[Hemingway13]

Any thoughts on the SCIAC David Wells player of the year and Newcomer of year?


Used to be a lot easier task when Chris Blees was at CMS!   

[stag44]

Any thoughts on the SCIAC David Wells player of the year and Newcomer of year?


Used to be a lot easier task when Chris Blees was at CMS!   

No question POY is Tyler Gaffaney

Newcomer should be Arik Smith or Coltrane Powdrill from CLU

Good luck to Chapman in the tourney! UT Dallas is tough but playing neutral should help some. Was hoping CMS could squeak in an at large, but think they need to schedule more D3 games against quality talent instead of GSACs for that at-large possibility.