MBB: MAC Freedom League

[jmcozenlaw]

DeSales wins both
Del Val, by the skin of their teeth win both
Mis splits beating Wilkes and losing to DeSales
Wilkes loses to Misericordia and beats Kings
Eastern sweeps the week both by plus 10 beans

Final standings projection:

DeSales
Eastern
Del Val
Misericordia- could finish third

We agree on DeSales and Eastern winning both. We both have Miser beating Wilkes and losing to DeSales. I forgot Wilkes, but agree with you with a loss to Miser and a win against King's.

Our only difference is with DelVal. I've got them losing tonight and beating FDU. You've got them winning both.

My final projections:
1. DeSales
2. Eastern
3. Miser
4. DelVal/Wilkes - Whoever wins the Tuesday, February 12 game in Doylestown

Also, is Lefty a Miser person? That's what I usually see him chiming in about vs. the MAC as a whole or other Atlantic/Mid-Atlantic teams and conferences.

[lefty2]

DeSales wins both
Del Val, by the skin of their teeth win both
Mis splits beating Wilkes and losing to DeSales
Wilkes loses to Misericordia and beats Kings
Eastern sweeps the week both by plus 10 beans

Final standings projection:

DeSales
Eastern
Del Val
Misericordia- could finish third

We agree on DeSales and Eastern winning both. We both have Miser beating Wilkes and losing to DeSales. I forgot Wilkes, but agree with you with a loss to Miser and a win against King's.

Our only difference is with DelVal. I've got them losing tonight and beating FDU. You've got them winning both.

My final projections:
1. DeSales
2. Eastern
3. Miser
4. DelVal/Wilkes - Whoever wins the Tuesday, February 12 game in Doylestown

Also, is Lefty a Miser person? That's what I usually see him chiming in about vs. the MAC as a whole or other Atlantic/Mid-Atlantic teams and conferences.

I consider myself thrifty, but miser is a bit strong.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Here are the first rankings for the men this season: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2019/02/men-regional-rankings-first

[jmcozenlaw]

DeSales wins both
Del Val, by the skin of their teeth win both
Mis splits beating Wilkes and losing to DeSales
Wilkes loses to Misericordia and beats Kings
Eastern sweeps the week both by plus 10 beans

Final standings projection:

DeSales
Eastern
Del Val
Misericordia- could finish third

We agree on DeSales and Eastern winning both. We both have Miser beating Wilkes and losing to DeSales. I forgot Wilkes, but agree with you with a loss to Miser and a win against King's.

Our only difference is with DelVal. I've got them losing tonight and beating FDU. You've got them winning both.

My final projections:
1. DeSales
2. Eastern
3. Miser
4. DelVal/Wilkes - Whoever wins the Tuesday, February 12 game in Doylestown

Also, is Lefty a Miser person? That's what I usually see him chiming in about vs. the MAC as a whole or other Atlantic/Mid-Atlantic teams and conferences.

I consider myself thrifty, but miser is a bit strong.

Well Miser was anything but a bit strong tonight as they spit the bit at home and got taken apart by Wilkes. Wilkes swept Miser this year. Wilkes has a two game advantage over Miser for the final playoff spot as well as the tiebreaker. The defending MAC Champs, bringing everybody who was anybody back from last year's team AND adding a 6'6" Division II transfer into the mix, might be on the verge of not even making the MAC playoffs. That might be the most unlikely event in all of my years of watching the MAC. Unreal!! Maybe they go to DeSales and win on Saturday and still have a shot at the fourth spot as they have the tiebreaker with DelVal. But the Aggies would have to lose their final three games. They aren't a veteran team like Miser and Wilkes, but I don't see them losing their last three.

[CCHoopster]

Time to realize Misericordia is probably done and that Del Val just may be better than a 4th seed- one case is a "how does coach and team not make the playoffs with a returned roster of back to back champs" and the other is "how does this coach have this team playing 8-3 basketball with the roster they have playing a freshman and two sophomores in a 7 man rotation with a 6-2 center?". And Miser beat Del Val twice! DeSales is the cream of the crop still. Going to be a great final week!

[NEPAFAN]

what is wrong with Kings?

[jmcozenlaw]

Time to realize Misericordia is probably done and that Del Val just may be better than a 4th seed- one case is a "how does coach and team not make the playoffs with a returned roster of back to back champs" and the other is "how does this coach have this team playing 8-3 basketball with the roster they have playing a freshman and two sophomores in a 7 man rotation with a 6-2 center?". And Miser beat Del Val twice! DeSales is the cream of the crop still. Going to be a great final week!

Short of losing their final three games, I have no clue, with THAT roster, how DelVal's coach does not get Coach of the Year!!

[CCHoopster]

what is wrong with Kings?

Sometimes you just don't have the goods. King's doesn't have the kids. It doesn't matter the height if your guards can't compete in the fight.

[jmcozenlaw]

what is wrong with Kings?

That's a great question! They crushed a Wilkes team that swept that back-to-back champs, Misericordia. Maybe somebody else can take on the question in some detail.

I'm waiting for Lefty to tell us what in God's name happened to a stud Miser team this year?

[jmcozenlaw]

what is wrong with Kings?

Sometimes you just don't have the goods. King's doesn't have the kids. It doesn't matter the height if your guards can't compete in the fight.

The Misericordia collpase is the most mind-boggling situation that I've ever seen in the MAC given that it isn't injury related or some other incredible outlier!!!

[CCHoopster]

what is wrong with Kings?

Sometimes you just don't have the goods. King's doesn't have the kids. It doesn't matter the height if your guards can't compete in the fight.

The Misericordia collpase is the most mind-boggling situation that I've ever seen in the MAC given that it isn't injury related or some other incredible outlier!!!

Chemistry issue? I have my thoughts and I am from the pre-transfer age to preface- personally I think a seasoned veteran team would be better served with recruiting freshman rather than trying to fit transfers into a team/system/approach/philosophy/locker room on the fly. I think that hurt them. I'm just stunned how poorly Misericordia has looked besides when they play Del Val. And yes, like two years ago, the Del Val coach is working magic... they were picked 5th and now... What could he do with a roster like Misericordia or DeSales?

[ronk]

what is wrong with Kings?

That's a great question! They crushed a Wilkes team that swept that back-to-back champs, Misericordia. Maybe somebody else can take on the question in some detail.

I'm waiting for Lefty to tell us what in God's name happened to a stud Miser team this year?

Kings looked good in the cross-county game with Scranton; don't understand their big dips in the rest of their schedule.

[CCHoopster]

Saturday Picks

Misericordia 78 over DeSales 76
Eastern 76 over Manhattanville 66
Del Val 72 over FDU 68
Wilkes 91 Kings 70

DelVal 9-3
Eastern 9-3
DeSales 9-3
Wilkes 7-5
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Misericordia 6-6
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Manhattanville
Kings
FDU

The bottom three are eliminated. I believe if DeSales losses and both DVU and Eastern win (as I picked) DVU sits atop the three way tie beating Eastern twice and Eastern beating DeSales. If DeSales wins tomorrow vs Misericordia the latter would be eliminated.

[NEPAFAN]

what is wrong with Kings?

That's a great question! They crushed a Wilkes team that swept that back-to-back champs, Misericordia. Maybe somebody else can take on the question in some detail.

I'm waiting for Lefty to tell us what in God's name happened to a stud Miser team this year?

Kings looked good in the cross-county game with Scranton; don't understand their big dips in the rest of their schedule.

I think they had 14 first half points the other night.

[CCHoopster]

JM- factor in financial aid, cost, tradition, facilities, type of recruit generally, location, academics, major offerings etc... rate the MAC Freedom jobs. Go!