MBB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[WoostAr]

CMS is a very good basketball team -- good talent, good offensive sets, good execution, good defense.

The problem is, they will need to win every NCAA tourney game on the road.  Not to say it can't happen, but not as easy a road as say Wooster who year after year gets the first 4 games of the tourney at home.  Not to mention, I don't think CMS is even the best West Coast Team after watching Whitworth play a couple games AND Whitworth schedules better -- there will never be a SCIAC/NWC first round tourney game in So Cal until the SCIAC schedules better.

Wisconsin has excellent basketball and Stevens Point is an excellent team -- I am also looking forward to watching that game.  Beating UWSP would be a huge coup for CMS and the SCIAC.

[Gray Fox]

They should travel to good teams or tournaments to get better opponents. 
One good road trip a year won't break the budget.

[OxyBob]

Wisconsin has excellent basketball and Stevens Point is an excellent team -- I am also looking forward to watching that game.  Beating UWSP would be a huge coup for CMS and the SCIAC.

Don't kid yourself. If either Pomona or Claremont beats UWSP it will be dismissed as a fluke.

OxyBob

[Gregory Sager]

UWSP is down this season, at least by UWSP's lofty standards. This is the perfect year to put a good team on the floor against the Pointers and win yourself some bragging rights.

[Gromek]

As of Dec 14, D3 Hoops rankings.   Wisconsin-Stevens Point is ranked 20th.   Not too bad of a team.

[Gregory Sager]

UWSP is used to being a Top Five program, not a #20 program.

The regular fans of the Pointers who post on d3boards.com are unanimous in their assessment that UWSP is down this season. Check out the WIAC room conversation; they've all but conceded the WIAC title to UWW this season, and there's speculation that the Pointers might not even finish second.

[sac]

"down"

[Pat Coleman]

As of Dec 14, D3 Hoops rankings.   Wisconsin-Stevens Point is ranked 20th.   Not too bad of a team.

No doubt, but games have been played since.

[Gromek]

As of 12/28  Bennett Rank has Wisconsin Stevens Point, ranked 10th.   

[WoostAr]

Watched Oberlin Chapman yesterday.

Oberlin is a scrappy team -- they have good motion on offense and get good shots -- they just didn't make them last night...also, they had problems with the post entry as Chapman was doubling the post to prevent entry.

Chapman looks very good -- they have good action on offense, good team defense, a shut down defender and great shooters. 

In this particular game Oberlin jumped out to a 14-7 lead and then started missing shots.  They were down big at half and lost 72-50.

[Gregory Sager]

As of 12/28  Bennett Rank has Wisconsin Stevens Point, ranked 10th.

I am not at all impressed by the Bennett Rank site. I think that Massey gives a much more accurate picture, once enough games have been played.

[sac]

As of 12/28  Bennett Rank has Wisconsin Stevens Point, ranked 10th.

I am not at all impressed by the Bennett Rank site. I think that Massey gives a much more accurate picture, once enough games have been played.

Bennett Rank has a Wisconsin school ranked higher than maybe they should?

The Bennett family coaching tree is shocked.

[OxyBob]

Last night Cal Lutheran beat D3hoops No. 9 Illinois Wesleyan 67-61. IWU was hampered by several factors: The Titans had to fly on an airplane to get from Bloomington, Illinois to Thousand Oaks. The players were still in shock from the drastic change in air temperature; it was only 33 in Bloomington while it was 60 in TO. IWU was also exhausted from playing Nazareth the night before and winning 84-41. No doubt the poor play of Nazareth affected IWU's game against CLU. Overall it was a complete fluke that lucky Cal Lutheran won the game. No doubt that IWU's and the CCIW's greatness will not be affected by this quirky aberration.

OxyBob

[Mr. Ypsi]

Last night Cal Lutheran beat D3hoops No. 9 Illinois Wesleyan 67-61. IWU was hampered by several factors: The Titans had to fly on an airplane to get from Bloomington, Illinois to Thousand Oaks. The players were still in shock from the drastic change in air temperature; it was only 33 in Bloomington while it was 60 in TO. IWU was also exhausted from playing Nazareth the night before and winning 84-41. No doubt the poor play of Nazareth affected IWU's game against CLU. Overall it was a complete fluke that lucky Cal Lutheran won the game. No doubt that IWU's and the CCIW's greatness will not be affected by this quirky aberration.

OxyBob

Wow do you ever hold a grudge!  No one has made any excuses.  Cal Lu is a legit team, who was the better team (at least that night - time may tell for the overall season).

You are a bitter man, OB.  Maybe it is about time to find a new hobbyhorse.  This one is certainly a dead nag by now.

[WoostAr]

CRAZY Occidental game -- down 19 w/13:48, they never lead until the last shot of the game to win 50-48. 

Wonder if anyone saw the game -- box score is ugly -- Oxy shot 12% in the first half and 25% for the game and somehow got the win.