MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[ScotsFan]

Yeah, let's see --- personal fouls: DePauw 25, Wooster 24.  What a home job.

Well, 6 DePauw fouls came in the last 2 minutes so just listing the fouls as you did doesn't really paint an accurate picture... 

[woosterbooster]

Yeah, let's see --- personal fouls: DePauw 25, Wooster 24.  What a home job.

Well, 6 DePauw fouls came in the last 2 minutes so just listing the fouls as you did doesn't really paint an accurate picture... 

And.  And.  It should not be necessary, after all these years, to point out that the number of fouls called on each team has little bearing on the equity of the officiating.

20 fouls called on team A, but perhaps 7 of those were bad calls.  20 fouls called on team B, but perhaps 10 more should have been called.  Suddenly a very unfair situation.  Far too often, that's how it works.
 

[smedindy]

Especially from gold and black tinted Ohio glasses! 

[woosterbooster]

Especially from gold and black tinted Ohio glasses! 

Says the man wearing his red-and-white Sunday dress pants.

[sac]

Wooster released a preview of next years schedule


NOV 15  THUGS
Nov 18   Blind officials
Nov 19   Terrible Announcers
Nov 26   THUGS and VILLIANS
Dec  3    Gentlemen of Questionable Character
Dec  9    That lousy team from Springfield
Dec 18   FUTURE CRIMINALS
Dec 19   ASSAULT AND BATTERY
Dec 27   OFFICIALS WITH AGENDAS
Dec 28   SCREWED AGAIN
Jan  4    BANDITOS
Jan  8    Incompetent Technical Support
Jan 12   The lights will probably go out
Jan 17   1 official and two Witt grads
Jan 22   Terrorists
Jan 27   LaCosa Nostra
Jan 30   LONDON TOUGHIES
Feb 2    3 guys with Glaucoma
Feb 6    Barbarians
Feb 10  Thanks Obama
Feb 14  YAKUZA
Feb 18  James Gandolfini
Feb 22  CELEBRATE 25th CONSECUTIVE NCAC CHAMPIONSHIP DESPITE BIASED OFFiCIALS
Feb 25  THUGS WITH BRAINS


Obviously they play Wabash on Dec 3.

[smedindy]

I LOL'd....

[David Collinge]

[Gregory Sager]

[woosterbooster]

Wooster released a preview of next years schedule

NOV 15  THUGS
Nov 18   Blind officials
Nov 19   Terrible Announcers
Nov 26   THUGS and VILLIANS
Dec  3    Gentlemen of Questionable Character
Dec  9    That lousy team from Springfield
Dec 18   FUTURE CRIMINALS
Dec 19   ASSAULT AND BATTERY
Dec 27   OFFICIALS WITH AGENDAS
Dec 28   SCREWED AGAIN
Jan  4    BANDITOS
Jan  8    Incompetent Technical Support
Jan 12   The lights will probably go out
Jan 17   1 official and two Witt grads
Jan 22   Terrorists
Jan 27   LaCosa Nostra
Jan 30   LONDON TOUGHIES
Feb 2    3 guys with Glaucoma
Feb 6    Barbarians
Feb 10  Thanks Obama
Feb 14  YAKUZA
Feb 18  James Gandolfini
Feb 22  CELEBRATE 25th CONSECUTIVE NCAC CHAMPIONSHIP DESPITE BIASED OFFiCIALS
Feb 25  THUGS WITH BRAINS

Obviously they play Wabash on Dec 3.

I love it!  Several of these opponents can easily be deciphered.

NOV 15  THUGS (John Carroll)
Nov 18   Blind officials
Nov 19   Terrible Announcers (DePauw followed by Wittenberg, a doubleheader)
Nov 26   THUGS and VILLIANS (Capital)
Dec  3    Gentlemen of Questionable Character (Hiram)
Dec  9    That lousy team from Springfield (Missouri?  Kidding.)
Dec 18   FUTURE CRIMINALS (Cabrini JV)
Dec 19   ASSAULT AND BATTERY (Cabrini)
Dec 27   OFFICIALS WITH AGENDAS
Dec 28   SCREWED AGAIN
Jan  4    BANDITOS (Arizona Christian)
Jan  8    Incompetent Technical Support (Wooster - Intrasquad game)
Jan 12   The lights will probably go out (Any school in the Tennessee Valley?)
Jan 17   1 official and two Witt grads (There are Witt grads?)
Jan 22   Terrorists (Ramapo)
Jan 27   La Cosa Nostra (Rowan)
Jan 30   LONDON TOUGHIES
Feb 2    3 guys with Glaucoma
Feb 6    Barbarians (Whitworth)
Feb 10  Thanks Obama
Feb 14  YAKUZA
Feb 18  James Gandolfini (What, now we're playing teams of zombies?)
Feb 22  CELEBRATE 25th CONSECUTIVE NCAC CHAMPIONSHIP DESPITE BIASED OFFiCIALS
Feb 25  THUGS WITH BRAINS (Emory)

[wooscotsfan]

Wooster released a preview of next years schedule


NOV 15  THUGS
Nov 18   Blind officials
Nov 19   Terrible Announcers
Nov 26   THUGS and VILLIANS
Dec  3    Gentlemen of Questionable Character
Dec  9    That lousy team from Springfield
Dec 18   FUTURE CRIMINALS
Dec 19   ASSAULT AND BATTERY
Dec 27   OFFICIALS WITH AGENDAS
Dec 28   SCREWED AGAIN
Jan  4    BANDITOS
Jan  8    Incompetent Technical Support
Jan 12   The lights will probably go out
Jan 17   1 official and two Witt grads
Jan 22   Terrorists
Jan 27   LaCosa Nostra
Jan 30   LONDON TOUGHIES
Feb 2    3 guys with Glaucoma
Feb 6    Barbarians
Feb 10  Thanks Obama
Feb 14  YAKUZA
Feb 18  James Gandolfini
Feb 22  CELEBRATE 25th CONSECUTIVE NCAC CHAMPIONSHIP DESPITE BIASED OFFiCIALS
Feb 25  THUGS WITH BRAINS

Obviously they play Wabash on Dec 3.

Sac - hilarious, you nailed it!    k+

[ScotsFan]

I just wanted to add to the clapping gifs... 

Oh, and this one is a personal favorite of mine as well...

[sac]

[Bishopleftiesdad]

OWU moves to 6 in the D3 poll
Wooster is in at 17
Depauw drops out of the top 25 and lands in the ORV's with a 23 pts.

http://www.d3hoops.com/top25/men/2014-15/week3

[wally_wabash]

Some early Wabash observations...I know the competition to this point hasn't been overwhelming, but with a staff transition and all of the upheaval that goes along with that, getting some early wins is a really good thing. 

- 3FGAs are down from nearly 20 per game in 2013-14 to a more palatable 14 per game this season.  Consequently the make percentage on 3FGAs is up from 31.6% to 38.1%.  Picky shot selection = better make percentages. 

- FG% is up from 39.6% (last in the league in 13-14) to 47.0% (2nd in the league to Wooster).  Again, fewer 3s being tried, Wabash is getting better shots closer to the basket- and assists are up 3.5 per game over 13-14 which tells me Wabash has some semblance of an offensive plan this year.  Guys are working to get open, handlers are looking for those open players, and the result is buckets. 

- FG% defense is also improved...from 44.1% allowed in 13-14 (8th) to 35.6% (1st) in 14-15. 

I know Wabash hasn't played world beaters so far, but these kinds of improvements are encouraging as we get set to launch feet first into league play.  Biggest test of the season so far for Coach Brummett on Saturday.  I think he's doing a great job through the first few weeks here. 

[Eco-manblue]

  OWU loses for the first time this season!  In its last two games against conference teams (Wooster and Denison), OWU flirted with disaster, but escaped.  The BBs couldn't pull it out a third time against lowly Trine, however, losing 87-82.  Massey Ratings has OWU ranked third overall, while Trine is waaaaaaaay down the list at 155.  Prior to the OWU win, Massey also projected Trine to lose more games than it wins for the rest of the season.  The same new D3Hoops Poll poll that has OWU in the top ten this week gives zip nada zero votes for Trine.  As noted elsewhere, there have been more than a few loses among the D3Hoops poll's top 25 this year already.  OWU has now joined those ranks.

The plot thickens...