MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[woosterbooster]

I listened to a bit of the second half of the Witt broadcast, and all of the postgame show, and I remember them saying many times that Earlham had beaten Wabash.  I kept trying to coax the score out of them, though, but had no luck.  The webcast came through very clear this time, and I thought the PBP was very good.

"Stylish" isn't exactly the term I would use to describe Artie Taylor's suits.  

"Wabash students had their shirts off and spelled WABASH ALWAYS FIGHT.  (Some of the letters were droopy, but it was spelled right.)  You'd think that more than 1 in 15 would use the weight room pre-game, since it is right across the hall(I'm talking to you "B")"

I love it!

DC - At the end of tonight's Wooster broadcast, they mentioned that they will be broadcasting both semifinals on Friday.  I'd guess that both will go out over the web, but couldn't say for sure.  And didn't someone post earlier that there will be free video from the Wooster website?  I'll believe that when I see it, though, as tonight Teamline wanted $20.

I just checked the Wooster website, and on their schedule it does say free video for both semis and the final.

[earlhamalum]

Woosterbooster- are you trying to say you loved my Wabash Witt?   

Do the Scots allow that?

See you Friday!

[goscots]

First Team
Earlham         Brandon Miller - Smooth, has the moves to score often.      
OWU         Ben Chojnacki - Money
Wittenberg      Daniel Russ - POY
Wittenberg      Dane Borchers - Does everything well
Wooster         James Cooper - The best shooter in the league
Wooster         Tom Port - Plays big in big games, most athletic player in the NCAC

Second Team
Alleghany      Casey McCloskey   - Alleghany's best all round player
Denison         Dan Hodgkinson - The most consistent player on an up and down team
Kenyon         Matt Formato - If he only had help . . .          
OWU         Andy Warnock - A strong floor leader and deadly shooter
Wooster         Tim Vandervaart - Very active on the floor - rebounds, steals, blocks, assists . . 
Wooster         Kyle Witucky - Wooster will miss his leadership more than most realize

Honorable Mention
Earlham         Markous Jewett - Pts, RB, FT% are all good
Earlham         LaRon Henry - almost 50% from the arc
OWU         Dustin Rudegeair - strong post presence
Wabash         Andrew Zimmer - I had him on my list for weeks, the Earlham hame justifies it
Wabash         Caleb Lyttle - Good alround numbers (Pts, RB, A/T, Steals)
Wittenberg      Kenny Brady - Plays hard, hits those 3's at deadly moments

Newcomer of the Year - Brandon Johnson. My second choice is Savage from Alleghany.
Coach of the Year - Don't know yet

[smedindy]

That's what I want - I want Artie's suit descriptions at home and on the road.

(I just thought of this today...so I'm racing ahead of everyone else here!)

[smedindy]

On top of all that, Earlham had to beat at least seven guys tonight.  (Only the Steve Lavin clone seemed to be relatively impartial.)  Towards the end of the game (read as:  after the tip-off...), the guys in black and white did everything they could to allow Wabash to stay in it.  In one play, Zimmer jumped into the air to shoot the ball, came down, then went back up with it... No traveling call!!!.  Then,  Zimmer clearly knocked the ball out of bounds, but... Wabash ball.  The last few minutes had several plays like this, and I"m proud of my Earlham guys for pulling it out anyway.

You may want to revise that - the zebras also protected Miller and allowed him to flop, missed a blatant call on Jewett that knocked down Lyttle, and missed a couple of big time travels on Earlham that the stats crew counted the steps on.

Oh, and Coffey barely touched Jewett and he flopped like Reggie Miller and got three free throws. Meanwhile, Miller can swing his elbows on rebounds and decapitate someone and not get a call, even if it IS a point of emphasis with the refs.

[wally_wabash]

Wow, speaking of old people... Wabash had a 50 year old man, with a two year old girl in his arms, giving Earlham fans the middle finger and yelling curse words left and right.  I love the fact that so many students come out for Wabash--it's great for D3 hoops, but the fact that one grandpa could give the middle finger nearly 100 plus times and intermix that with a list of curse words worthy of "The Aristocrats" has to be embarrassing. Chanting "Bull****" a dozen plus times and telling "Fat Boy" (Coach Justus) to sit down on every contestable call is classless to say the least!  

I'm not condoning anything this individual may have said or done, but it's a bit unfair to pick this guy out as a representative of the Wabash crowd.  You can go to any sporting event at any place at any time in this country and find that guy.  That guy comes in all shapes and sizes and in ages of all sorts.  The only thing consistent about that guy is that he's at everybody's home game being an idiot.  For that one idiot there were several hundred other Wabash fans doing it the right way.  I think it's best to shake your head at that guy and hope that someday soon he realizes what a boob he is and checks the language at the door next time around. 

[Gregory Sager]

I'm not condoning anything this individual may have said or done, but it's a bit unfair to pick this guy out as a representative of the Wabash crowd.  You can go to any sporting event at any place at any time in this country and find that guy.  That guy comes in all shapes and sizes and in ages of all sorts.  The only thing consistent about that guy is that he's at everybody's home game being an idiot.  For that one idiot there were several hundred other Wabash fans doing it the right way.  I think it's best to shake your head at that guy and hope that someday soon he realizes what a boob he is and checks the language at the door next time around. 

Let's just hope that "someday soon" means "before his granddaughter is old enough to figure out that her grandpa is a vulgar buffoon." 

[pennstghs]

anyone find it somewhat funny that witt in fact played 12 guys and beat up on denison tonight where 14 denison guys saw minutes? not that im trying to bring back the mute 3 week argument from earlier this year.

also, witt seemed to be resting our big guns a little in the second half as they should, i am slightly worried at OWU, but i was worried about them when we traveled to their place and dan russ seemed to take over as he went on a 9-0 run to start the game. MVP's have a way of showing up when needed most. We'll see that he does deserve the MVP this friday

[smedindy]

Three of those Denison players just played garbage time though.

Didn't Hodgkinson have foul trouble?

Hern was out - and has been, so basically it's big man by committee.

[ScotsFan]

On the suit update, anyone that has seen a Wittenberg game knows that Artie Taylor (the Tigers' assistant coach) has some of the most stylish suits I have ever seen. 

I wouldn't exactly clasify looking like a giant banana as "stylish"?

[smedindy]

Oh, he was stylin' in the peach plaid here at 'Bash.

[Li'l Giant]

On the suit update, anyone that has seen a Wittenberg game knows that Artie Taylor (the Tigers' assistant coach) has some of the most stylish suits I have ever seen. 

I wouldn't exactly clasify looking like a giant banana as "stylish"?

No doubt. He looks like Dick Tracy in that thing. 

Aside to DC: They aren't fooling around, are they? Good luck, DC, I'm sure you'll do fine.

[DenisonFan]

Congrats to the winners!!

Witt has much to much fire power.  Denison played real hard and I was proud of our team. 
No excuses.  As far as players he played.....it has been the same all year.  When we went 8-2 in the mid-season we had 8 guys getting the time.  Then Ghiloni decides to start a bunch of guys who never have played all year??  Strange.  McMahon did great.  He will be a big help next hear with Hern gone.

I am just curious, Does Wabash cheer "Richmond Sucks"? Or is that just an Ohio cheer?

And to that guy who said it is one or two guys at Wabash that are bad.  He needs to do a recount!! 

I have nothing against cheering on your team but personal attacks on an individual and a coach is flat out wrong.   GO EARLHAM!!

[earlhamalum]

Wally-  You and I both know that it is more than one person at a Wabash game.   I saw so many middle-fingers from the student body I thought they were trying to tell me how much they were down or the age that they were acting!  I guess they teach them at a young age there!  JK   On the other hand I agree with you on the fact they have a lot of fans that are respectful throughout the game.  Is it FRIDAY YET???  GO EARLHAM

[Li'l Giant]

I am just curious, Does Wabash cheer "Richmond Sucks"? Or is that just an Ohio cheer?

That's funny I made that comment to Wally last night that the fans should have broken out an "Eastern Indiana Sucks" chant to join the Ohio one. 

Even that would have been better than the crap they pulled at the end of the game.