MBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

jekelish · February 08, 2009, 02:41:58 PM

Halftime it's 27-27 here at AC.

King's got 4 points, 6 boards, 3 assists and Foley's got 7 to lead Hendrix.

Alade has 6 points, 5 boards to lead AC, Sturtevant and Bishop each have 5, and Burke has 5 blocked shots already.

pbrooks3 · February 08, 2009, 02:51:05 PM

Not live stats from Centre just yet either.

DePauw had what appeared to be an easy time of it today beating Rhodes 82-63 (I only saw the 2nd half). Rhodes looked like they had no energy and must have left it all on the court Friday night against Centre. Today it looked like a strong cohesive team (DPU) playing a tired, weary squad (Rhodes) Moore led the Tigers; Smith led Rhodes.

frank_ezelle · February 08, 2009, 08:07:40 PM

Millsaps took a huge must win game at Colorado today, leading at halftime 41-28 and never leading by less than 7 in the second half of a 76-66 victory. For those who are interested, I'll let you look up the key players, etc, at this link:

http://www.cctigers.com/documents/2009/2/8/MC-CC%20MBB%20box.pdf

It looks like the 4th spot in the West will go to either Millsaps, Southwestern or Colorado. Here are where they stand and what they have left:

Southwestern: Currently 4-7. They go on the road to Hendrix and Millsaps and then host Austin and Colorado.

Millsaps: Currently 4-8. They host Triinity and Southwestern and finish up on the road at Hendrix.

Colorado: Currently 3-9. They host Austin and then finish on the road at Trinity and Southwestern.

pbrooks3 · February 08, 2009, 11:04:12 PM

Didn't get a real good look at DePauw today in my estimation. They were so far ahead when I got to the game it was hard to read how good they are. My inclination is to think they're peaking at the right time. I still had a hard time seeing 5'8" Mike Moore playing the 2-guard most of the second half. But with th combination of James and Moore, I certainly understand why Moore is in that role. He didn't have any problem getting open looks against Rhodes, and scored the basketball from a variety of spots.

DePauw has a nice rotation of players, and the post guys have definitely rounded into form. This is clearly a team to be reckoned with going down the stretch. While I think Trinity has a team you want to ride with if the game is close, DePauw has a lot more offensive firepower, and is capable of running anyone out the gym many nights. Of course, I am hoping Centre will answer the bell next Saturday when they host DePauw. This will be a typical tug-a-war game between these rivals.

pbrooks3 · February 09, 2009, 08:48:54 AM

Good to see Frank excited about his Majors. They have an exciting weekend ahead in Jackson hosting both Southwestern and Trinity. They also have something to play for so I expect them to be ready to give both opponents good games. The Majors are moving in a positive direction. If they're able to secure a #4 finish, this is a team that could produce an upset at the SCAC tournament this year.

Another team that made a nice statement Saturday night was Sewanee with the double OT win at home over OU. Sewanee is almost a lock for a #4 spot from the East side. They are continuing to progress nicely.

If any of the higher level squads gets complacent going into the tournament, some of the lower seeds will be ready to knock them off. I have a strong feeling we'll see one or two big surprises in this year's tournament. Parity may in fact rule the day.

Walter17 · February 09, 2009, 10:23:57 AM

Barring a complete meltdown it looks like Trinity has positioned themselves for a #1 seed in the West. This makes me very interested in what's going on over in the east. I had the opportunity to watch Trinity/Sewanee in San Antonio, but I didn't get a chance to make it up to Memphis for the Rhodes game. Most everyone agrees that Rhodes has as much talent as anybody in this conference. That's what would be scary if they were to sneak into that #4 seed in the East. I'd probably rather have Trinity play Sewanee, although they do appear to be playing better since they made the trip down here. I agree, pbrooks, it looks like there coulud be some potential upsets in this year's tournament.

hendrixfan · February 09, 2009, 11:08:06 AM

pbrooks, after looking at your picks the past few weeks, I speak on behalf of everyone in Conway when I say thanks for picking us to lose yesterday!

You know I'm just joking, right! Keep making the picks. Good to see a great SCAC fan like you.

pbrooks3 · February 09, 2009, 12:26:17 PM

Quote from: hendrixfan on February 09, 2009, 11:08:06 AM
pbrooks, after looking at your picks the past few weeks, I speak on behalf of everyone in Conway when I say thanks for picking us to lose yesterday!

You know I'm just joking, right! Keep making the picks. Good to see a great SCAC fan like you.

Thanks HendrixFan. It's not that I want to pick against Hendrix; I just pick what I see, and a lot of the time I'm off base & don't have much info or justification for the picks! I seem to be doing better with picks on the women in the SCAC then the men.

Actually Hendrix is making some nice noice in the west of late, and perhaps they are setting themselves up to run the table at the SCAC tournament this year in Conway. Nobody is going to want to play Hendrix in a first round game I can guarantee that.

Ron Boerger · February 09, 2009, 07:18:07 PM

Latest D3hoops.com Top 25 is out.

11. Trinity
22. DePauw
23. Centre

Walter17 · February 10, 2009, 11:31:01 AM

oh wow, when is the last time the SCAC has 3 teams in the SCAC??!! Looks like we're getting a little bit more love now a days!

pbrooks3 · February 10, 2009, 12:47:41 PM

The poll shows that the bottom portion of the top 25 is an unsettling place. By this time next week I'll bet the loser of the DePauw-Centre game drops out of the top 25.

brave heart · February 10, 2009, 01:22:30 PM

The polls are fun for us and exciting for the players...but....We all know they matter little.If Depauw wins this weekend or if Centre prevails we both had better come ready to play in Conway or all we will have left to do is talk the rest of the post season.I look for a very good game at Danville,but we still have a tough Ogilthorpe and resurgent Sewanee to finish out the conferance play and that wont be easy!!

pbrooks3 · February 10, 2009, 05:32:43 PM

Brave Heart you hit the nail on the head! Those with aspirations of going beyond the SCAC tourney need to ironically play each remaining game as if it were their last.

Ron Boerger · February 10, 2009, 07:24:02 PM

I think the only team that can hope to get a C is Trinity and they better not lose more than another game (late in the conference championship) if they want that. Everyone else has to win the tourney to get in.

pbrooks3 · February 10, 2009, 08:48:24 PM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on February 10, 2009, 07:24:02 PM
I think the only team that can hope to get a C is Trinity and they better not lose more than another game (late in the conference championship) if they want that. Everyone else has to win the tourney to get in.

I'm a bit more optimistic about a 2nd team getting a shot if Trinity wins the SCAC tournament. I think if either DePauw or Centre gets to the final tourney game without another loss, that team will get an invite. Centre might have slightly better odds than DePauw because of their recent history combined with their RPI. I agree Trinity stands the best chance of making the tournament as a Pool C than the 2 I've mentioned. The only other way any other team makes it to D3 is if they win the SCAC tourney. Oh, there is one more Pool C entry this year as compared to last year (18 rather than 17).