MBB: MAC Freedom League

[BJ - DSU SID]

Hoopswiz...chizwiz.

Maybe I should consider re-naming myself for this board.

Anyways...I think Eastern has gotten their fair share of mention.  Heck the chairman loves the Eagles and he's a regular poster.

[lefty2]

Hoopswiz...chizwiz.

Maybe I should consider re-naming myself for this board.

G-wiz?

Mathwiz?

[ljk]

Jump and Nais: nice breakdown of game that might not happen.  I like the front line of Wilkes too, but they just don't take advantage of it on a consistent basis.  Wilkes starts every game feeding the post a few times and then just get away from it totally.  How many times do their big men end up with the ball at the top of the key just holding it?   I understand the motion offense, but it doesn't make sense not to use the strengths of your personnel and the matchup problems that they present down low in most games.  If you are going to pound it down low, then continue to do it , even if it takes double or triple entry passes.  Even if you don't get anything from it, it creates double and triple teams and opens up the whole floor for inside/outside game.  DeRojas is the iron man of the league and that accounts for Donatoni"s lack of playing time.   As Nais pointed out, that 2nd guard spot is a problem for Wilkes, with the smaller Donatoni limiting substitution options,  the ineffectiveness of Ruby, and the lack of an outside shot from Gulla.   One question on Wilkes/DelVal, who's guarding Jones?  He went off in both games this year.  Have to go with a zone or some gimmick defense I guess or mix it up during the game to slow down the probable league POY. 

[chizwiz]

BJ, seriously, you could take another name just to amuse us all.  BJ DSU SID is kind of boring.  I don't have any ideas for you, so you're going to have to figure out something on your own.

Hoopzwiz, not doing any scorekeeping any more.  (And obviously not too worried about giving up my identity to people who think they know it.)  Actually, I work most nights, so don't get a chance to see as many games as I'd like.  How many games are you seeing lately?

[mid-range j]

hostility, hostility..lets save it for the playoffs people! lol

[hoopzwiz]

Cheez........I mean Chiz, I'm seeing too many games, not getting enough sleep.  I did see you at the Wilkes game the other night.

I guess you've been elevated from scorekeeper to scout for the Eagles.

[BJ - DSU SID]

Hostility?  Who's hostile.  I see no hostile messages over the last few posts.

I chose the user name just because I did not want to post behind a secret identity.  Anyone can create a fake email and some clever user name and come on here saying what they want.

I chose to let everyone know who I am and still voice my opinion (when I felt the need) and not hide behind a user name.

I'll settle for being boring.

[mid-range j]

I wasn't talking about you DJ, but ok.

[chairman]

Tiger will play in the Accenture Match Play event next week. Just throwing that out there.

Chiz, I think people post about the teams they follow on this board. Since I'm regular-- (healthy diet with plenty of fiber)-- I'll post this.

Eastern's defense can be very good, but I am not shocked that people are not talking about it on the board.

I am looking forward to knowing final details on Saturday. Eastern's slow start in the league (0-3 with a 30 point loss at M'ville) has enabled them to stay under the radar throughout the year. Their process of self-discovery (I sound like Phil Jackson here) has been fun to watch up close, but I think the same thing can be said for each of the teams in the top part of the league.

I think that Eastern's freshmen class could wind up being a cornerstone group, but no one can be sure how a team in their first playoffs in a new league will do, even more a team that relies very heavily on three freshmen in their top 7.

Saturday's game at King's is no gimme for the Eagles. Conroy is a handful, and while the Eagles were able to rattle their guards a little bit in the close quarters at Eastern, I would imagine that it will be more challenging to have that same impact on the road (not to mention another trip up to the land of Dunder Mifflin and some of the strange officiating that can happen up there.

On a side-note. Because they will play next Monday, Del Val will play 5 games in ten days. Pretty safe assumption that whoever did the scheduling put PSU-Harrisburg on the schedule for Thursday with the assumption that a win in their penultimate contest might give some good feelings to the program. The NCAA requirement for a day off every 7 turns this into a bit of a nightmare. It is a good problem to have, but a situation nonetheless.

[chizwiz]

Cheez........I mean Chiz, I'm seeing too many games, not getting enough sleep.  I did see you at the Wilkes game the other night.

I guess you've been elevated from scorekeeper to scout for the Eagles.

Yeah, I was there, sitting right next to the Wilkes AD.  Nice lady.  And I always enjoy giving the Wilkes towel lady a hug, even though I don't remember her name.  And I don't officially scout for the Eagles.  Although I will give some of their coaches information that they probably already know and that sometimes (or many times) is completely inaccurate.  Let's just say that I am not an X's and O's guy.  Give me another year and I will be able to write up a complete review of all the teams (save EU's) concessions stands.

[BJ - DSU SID]

I wasn't talking about you DJ, but ok.

Who's DJ?

[chairman]

Vanilla Ice reference?

[lefty2]

Hostility?  Who's hostile.  I see no hostile messages over the last few posts.

I chose the user name just because I did not want to post behind a secret identity.  Anyone can create a fake email and some clever user name and come on here saying what they want.

I chose to let everyone know who I am and still voice my opinion (when I felt the need) and not hide behind a user name.

I'll settle for being boring.

I bet you wish your identity was hidden last year on the PAC women's board.

[BJ - DSU SID]

Nope

[lefty2]

I'll give you some karma for that.