MBB: American Rivers Conference

[AndOne]

Hello from someone not too familiar with IIAC doings.
Whats happened to Cornell this season?
After starting out very well last year, they seemed to tail off toward the end of the  year, and now I see where they're occupying last place in the conference standings.
Was this expected? What is responsible? Thanks

2 years ago, after Cornell won the IIAC tourney, the school then asked their coach to take a 20% pay cut.  He declined this offer and left the school.  While the Rams new coach could be a good coach, he is greener, has a minimal budget to work with, and I would imagine it is not lost on the student athletes that they really don't have the administration behind them.  All that put together can lead a team to take a nose dive in the standings. 

Are you serious???

That was the talk on here at the time.  The coach left the school saying he wanted to spend more time with his family.  He was back in coaching within a year.

Is it possible that perhaps his saying he wanted to spend more time with his family was his way of taking the high road? He could have said something like "I win a conference championship and this cheap ass place rewards me by telling me they are cutting my pay by 20%. They can go scratch."
Also, by saying he wanted to spend more time with the family, the previous coach doesn't burn any bridges, and guarantees himself a favorable recommendation that he would be able to use in pursuing other job opportunities, either within or outside of the coaching realm.
I wonder what the Rams are paying the new guy if they wanted to cut the previous coach by 20%. It sounds like the allure of Cornell might be more that he now gets to run his own program as opposed to making a great deal more than he was making as an assistant elsewhere.   

[doolittledog]

Hello from someone not too familiar with IIAC doings.
Whats happened to Cornell this season?
After starting out very well last year, they seemed to tail off toward the end of the  year, and now I see where they're occupying last place in the conference standings.
Was this expected? What is responsible? Thanks

2 years ago, after Cornell won the IIAC tourney, the school then asked their coach to take a 20% pay cut.  He declined this offer and left the school.  While the Rams new coach could be a good coach, he is greener, has a minimal budget to work with, and I would imagine it is not lost on the student athletes that they really don't have the administration behind them.  All that put together can lead a team to take a nose dive in the standings. 

Are you serious???

That was the talk on here at the time.  The coach left the school saying he wanted to spend more time with his family.  He was back in coaching within a year.

Is it possible that perhaps his saying he wanted to spend more time with his family was his way of taking the high road? He could have said something like "I win a conference championship and this cheap ass place rewards me by telling me they are cutting my pay by 20%. They can go scratch."
Also, by saying he wanted to spend more time with the family, the previous coach doesn't burn any bridges, and guarantees himself a favorable recommendation that he would be able to use in pursuing other job opportunities, either within or outside of the coaching realm.
I wonder what the Rams are paying the new guy if they wanted to cut the previous coach by 20%. It sounds like the allure of Cornell might be more that he now gets to run his own program as opposed to making a great deal more than he was making as an assistant elsewhere.   

That's pretty much exactly what this board concluded must have happened back when it all went down. 

[doolittledog]

Dubuque and Wartburg all tied up 34-34 at the half.  Wartburg hit a 35 footer at the buzzer to tie it up.  It's been a close game throughout with UD leading most of the way. 

[Klompen]

Simpson has a 19 point lead on BV with 8:06 to play. 
Wartburg leads UD by 11 with 10:24 to play.
Luther leads Coe 49-30 with 9:51 to go.
Loras leads Cornell by 9 with less than 5 to go.

[Klompen]

BV making a comeback bid and have it down to 13 with 4:24 to go.

[doolittledog]

Blum with a 4 point play...just for Klompen

Dubuque down 8 points with 5 minutes or so left in the game

[Klompen]

BV makes a valiant comeback bid but runs out of time and yields to desperation shooting.  Looks like 97-85 would be final score as Storm just look to run out clock.

[Klompen]

Cornell game ended while I was watching the BV game, not sure of final results.  Looks like UD will be going down to Wartburg with a 10 point difference and less than 30 seconds left.  Luther up by 14 with 4 minutes left over Coe.

UD and BV losing are both good for the Dutch.  Looks like if BV makes the tourney, they will be on the road.

[Klompen]

Loras beat Cornell by 10.  UD loses by 10 to Wartburg.  Luther up by 12 with 3 minutes remaining.

[Klompen]

Congratulations to Luther for winning the IIAC regular season championship tonight.  You earned it and you deserved it. 

I should clarify my earlier remark about it being good for Central to have UD and BV both lose.  It moves Central into a tie for 3rd place instead of 4th and a better shot at a home game for the tourney.  BUT they have to beat BV.  If BV, Simpson, Coe and Loras all win the final games, there would be a 5 way tie for 3rd-7th place.  How does the tie-breaker work for determining conference tourney teams and seeding then?  Anybody know?

[5 Words or Less]

Thanks Luther seniors!

[IntramuralChamp]

They first look at head to head-- if they the teams split that during the year, then they go against records against top team and league and go down the list I believe.


So Simpson would have tie breaker over BV cause beat them twice, BV would have it over Central and Loras if BV wins Sat.

[Klompen]

Thanks, IC.  I think Central better just take care of business and win on Saturday, now that the home court is as much a curse as a blessing.  If Central wins, it helps clear the log jam and I'm sure they are willing to do what they can to help.     Mostly, I hope they feel like they need to show that they did not play their best against BV at home.  I'm not taking anything away from BV's win, maybe they caused our bad shooting, but so many air balls by they Dutch is just not typical.  I hope they show what they CAN do and that Demarco Turner gets the record for 3 pt goals in a season.  I think he needs 4 to either tie or break the record.

[5 Words or Less]

Today's forecast: Trainwreck with chance of 5-way tie

[doolittledog]

Today's forecast: Trainwreck with chance of 5-way tie

Which you won't mind seeing since your Norse are already conference champs