MBB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

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USELESS FRIDAY FREE THROW TRIVIA

Without looking, can anyone guess (based upon season stats):

1.    Who is the only player in the league who has played at least 200 minutes but has not yet made a trip to the free throw line?

                 Hint: He is among the league leaders in 3 point field goal percentage.

2.    Based upon a minimum of 20 attempts, who, at 7-26 (.269), is the worst free throw shooter in the league?

                  Hint: He is among the league leaders in blocked shots.

3.    Who has the most free throw attempts on the season?  (I got this one so no hints.)

                 Bonus question: Who has the most free throw attempts per game (50 attempts minimum)?

                                       Hint: He has 1 free throw attempt less (96 total) than the free throw attempt leader.
                               

I was thinking Dan Andersen was the answer to No. 1 but apparently he took two free throws. I had to look it up and boy, I'd never heard of this player.

Without looking, my answers to No 2 and 3 are Polta of Auggie Tech (pure guess since I've never heard of him either and he's second on the blocked list) and Burtzel of SJU.

[Drake Palmer]

Triple play coming

PI,  + k for the classic O'Jays tune – Love Train.  In what must be one of R&B's great musical ironies, the O'Jays out of Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly love, scored another top 10 monster hit the previous year with this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzjziKqVp6k

[Drake Palmer]

VOJ, You are on the right path. The NCAA Handbook lays out the primary and secondary criteria for Pool B & Pool C bids. Specifically the primary criteria is:

The primary criteria emphasize regional competition (all contests leading up to NCAA
championships); all criteria listed will be evaluated (not listed in priority order).
• Win-loss percentage against regional opponents.
• Strength-of-schedule (only contests versus regional competition).
- Opponents’ Average Winning Percentage (OWP).
- Opponents’ Opponents’ Average Winning Percentage (OOWP).
[See Appendix B for explanation of OWP and OOWP calculations.]
• In-region head-to-head competition.
• In-region results versus common regional opponents.
• In-region results versus regionally ranked teams.
Note:
• Ranked opponents are defined as those teams ranked at any time of the rankings/
selection process.
• Conference postseason contests are included.
• Contests versus provisional and reclassifying members in their third and fourth
years shall count in the primary criteria. Provisional and reclassifying members
shall remain ineligible for rankings and selections.
Weighted Scale. For a minimum of two championship seasons (2009-10 and 2010-
11), a weighted scale will apply. Once the OWP and OOWP are calculated, they are
to be combined on a weighted scalre (e.g., 2/3 weight for OWP and 1/3 weight for
OOWP) and this combined number becomes the strength of schedule.

The secondary criteria is:

If the evaluation of the primary criteria does not result in a decision, the
secondary criteria will be reviewed. All the criteria listed will be evaluated (not
listed in priority order). The secondary criteria introduce results against out-of-region
Division III and all other opponents including those contests versus opponents from
other classifications (i.e., provisionals, NAIA, NCAA Divisions I and II).
• Out-of-region head-to-head competition.
• Overall Division III win-loss percentage.
• Results versus common non Division III opponents.
• Results versus all Division III ranked teams.
• Overall win-loss percentage.
• Results versus all common opponents.
• Overall DIII strength of schedule.
• Should a committee find that evaluation of a team’s win-loss percentage during 25
percent of the season is applicable, (i.e., end-of-seasn performance), it may adopt such
criteria with approval from the championships committee.

Sum- We're gonna have start calling you Sensei Jr. The 49.00 you paid for his online course titled "Spitting Knowledge- Sensei Style" has really paid off handsomely for you. You've got the long post, accuracy piece, minutia, everything. +k Baby!

[Drake Palmer]

USELESS FRIDAY FREE THROW TRIVIA

Without looking, can anyone guess (based upon season stats):

1.    Who is the only player in the league who has played at least 200 minutes but has not yet made a trip to the free throw line?

                 Hint: He is among the league leaders in 3 point field goal percentage.

2.    Based upon a minimum of 20 attempts, who, at 7-26 (.269), is the worst free throw shooter in the league?

                  Hint: He is among the league leaders in blocked shots.

3.    Who has the most free throw attempts on the season?  (I got this one so no hints.)

                 Bonus question: Who has the most free throw attempts per game (50 attempts minimum)?

                                       Hint: He has 1 free throw attempt less (96 total) than the free throw attempt leader.
                               

And Nites coming out of the woodwork with all kinds of knowledge. +K

Ok here are my guesses:
1)   Tyler Grey
2)   Cory Polta
3)   Aaron Burtzel
4)   Aaron Burtzel

[AO]

USELESS FRIDAY FREE THROW TRIVIA

Without looking, can anyone guess (based upon season stats):

1.    Who is the only player in the league who has played at least 200 minutes but has not yet made a trip to the free throw line?

                 Hint: He is among the league leaders in 3 point field goal percentage.

2.    Based upon a minimum of 20 attempts, who, at 7-26 (.269), is the worst free throw shooter in the league?

                  Hint: He is among the league leaders in blocked shots.

3.    Who has the most free throw attempts on the season?  (I got this one so no hints.)

                 Bonus question: Who has the most free throw attempts per game (50 attempts minimum)?

                                       Hint: He has 1 free throw attempt less (96 total) than the free throw attempt leader.
                               

1. Joe Weber
2. Polta
3. John Yorkovich

[Nites]

I was thinking Dan Andersen was the answer to No. 1 but apparently he took two free throws. I had to look it up and boy, I'd never heard of this player.

Without looking, my answers to No 2 and 3 are Polta of Auggie Tech (pure guess since I've never heard of him either and he's second on the blocked list) and Burtzel of SJU.

Correct on Polta, the big Auggie post.  He edged out James Baldwin who has a .292 free throw percentage.

Burtzel is a good guess as he is in the top 5 or 6, but he's not number one, nor is he the answer to the bonus question.

[Nites]

And Nites coming out of the woodwork with all kinds of knowledge. +K

Ok here are my guesses:
1)   Tyler Grey
2)   Cory Polta
3)   Aaron Burtzel
4)   Aaron Burtzel

C'mon Drake.  It's Friday and it's cold and rainy.  Just a little entertainment here.

Tyler Grey is not correct.  You also got Mr. Polta, but neither 3 nor 4 is Aaron Burtzel.

[Willy Wonka]

At this point, I'd be a little surprised if the MIAC gets two teams into the dance if UST doesn't win the postseason title. Too much parity, which means everyone beats up on each other (excluding UST, so far). Expecting GAC, Hamline or Augsburg to run the table at this point seems a little silly, and I'd actually expect at least 2-3 losses apiece prior to Selection Sunday.

Can an 8 or 9 loss team get in? I suppose it's possible, but the West Region might be the toughest place to sneak through with less-than-stellar credentials. For reference, a 5-loss team was 8th in the final region rankings last season.

[Nites]

1. Joe Weber
2. Polta
3. John Yorkovich

1.   Correct.  Joe Weber of St. Olaf has logged 226 minutes over 16 games and has yet to make a trip to the free throw line.  He is, however, 22-46 (.478) from 3 point range.  One stat that helps explain his lack of free throws is his number of attempts from inside the arc.  While he is 22-46 from outside the 3 point line, he has only taken 6 shots from inside the line (making 3).

2.   Correct.

3.   I'll defer to VOJ on that answer.

[sumander]

At this point, I'd be a little surprised if the MIAC gets two teams into the dance if UST doesn't win the postseason title. Too much parity, which means everyone beats up on each other (excluding UST, so far). Expecting GAC, Hamline or Augsburg to run the table at this point seems a little silly, and I'd actually expect at least 2-3 losses apiece prior to Selection Sunday.

WW, I agree 99% with you on the MIAC being a one bid league this year. I don't think UST has near the credentials it did last year to survive an early playoff upset! Now to hedge my bet, If they run the table in regular season play and get beat in the Championship game, they probably are in.

Sum- We're gonna have start calling you Sensei Jr. The 49.00 you paid for his online course titled "Spitting Knowledge- Sensei Style" has really paid off handsomely for you. You've got the long post, accuracy piece, minutia, everything. +k Baby!

Thanks DP same to you! I appreciate the luv!

[Nites]

Free throw attempts leader, anyone??  It's the easiest of the questions.  Who consistently takes it to the hole?

The answer to the bonus question was rather surprising to me.

[AO]

At this point, I'd be a little surprised if the MIAC gets two teams into the dance if UST doesn't win the postseason title. Too much parity, which means everyone beats up on each other (excluding UST, so far). Expecting GAC, Hamline or Augsburg to run the table at this point seems a little silly, and I'd actually expect at least 2-3 losses apiece prior to Selection Sunday.

Can an 8 or 9 loss team get in? I suppose it's possible, but the West Region might be the toughest place to sneak through with less-than-stellar credentials. For reference, a 5-loss team was 8th in the final region rankings last season.

2 losses puts Gustavus at a total of 6.  The hawaii losses are hidden deep within the secondary criteria and can largely be forgotten.  I agree that Gustavus/augsburg won't run the table, but uw-lacrosse could easily go 2-4 or 3-3 in their last 6 and take themselves out of contention.  It's a little too early to count the MIAC out of the pool c race.

[Drake Palmer]

Nites - Ok, with some help is it Chris Palmer or Will Wright???

Sum - I'd agree.  If UST runs the league & loses in the tourney finals, my guess is that they'll qualify - barely.   

[wabbit]

Free throw attempts leader, anyone??  It's the easiest of the questions.  Who consistently takes it to the hole?

The answer to the bonus question was rather surprising to me.

Will Wright (SP?). I really have no clue.

[Nites]

Nites - Ok, with some help is it Chris Palmer or Will Wright???

Sum - I'd agree.  If UST runs the league & loses in the tourney finals, my guess is that they'll qualify - barely.    

Will Wright is correct.  He has 97 attempts in 18 games.  SMU as a team has by far the most attempts, and it shoots the highest percentage (.762).  Without double checking, I believe SMU has 3 of the top 5 in the league in terms of number of free throw attempts with Wright number 1, Holland number 3 with 89 and young Mr. Palmer number 4 with 86.  Aaron Burtzel is number 5 on the list with 83 attempts.

Number 2, and the leader in free throw attempts per game (16 games), is ....... Nate Robertson.  He has 96 free throw attempts on the season.

Will Wright (SP?). I really have no clue.

Good guess, Wabbit.