MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[smedindy]

D Fan - I got your back. We can disagree about Denison but we should talk about them. Some misguided fool ran his yap - that's all.

[smedindy]

come on we are talking about hiram remember.....if witt cant beat wooster at home while not catching any breaks what makes you think hiram is going to have everything go their way in front of the timken crowd. sorry hiram doesnt have the experience such as a witt to go in front of that hostile and revengeful crowd to win

I think someone missed the boat...

[WoosterFAN]

I agree with DF - We complain every off-season that we need more school represented.  I, for one, would like to see Oberlin chime in with some Hiaku trash talk!!

Denison Fan - Keep your Big Red talk coming.  I enjoy your perspective and I respect that you have high expectations for your team and its coaches.

And back in the day, Denison did have the best looking girls in the NCAC!!

[Vanilla24COW]

Booger15, you might be able to stick quite a few quotes up in your locker room, but have you thought about the fact that you are you basically pouring gasoline onto the WOO fire. It's easy to play terrible at Hiram since the gym was built in the 1900's and has girl blue all the way around. It used to be possible that Woo could possibly overlook the lowly Terriers this week but with all the garbage that you have posted, not much of a chance now. If I had to guess I would say that you will be busy this game taking the stats and filling water bottles. Good luck

[WoosterFAN]

On another note, Kyle Witucky is falling behind in Bob Cousy Award tallies.  Remember, he has as many final fours as Dee Brown and is a senior four year starter with a 3.6 GPA!!

Please do not hold it against him that he is going to be a lawyer!!

You can vote only once per day!!

[Kramer]

big red rooter -  I'm a little surprised by your comment about Coach Rodich at Denison being somewhat negative, although I've seen that posted here before.  Actually, from what I've heard he has been one of the more positive coaches along with Whiteman.  Foe better or worse they seem to be the coaches with the best relationship with the kids.  They need to hold on to those two, but it appears they are becoming somewhat frustrated in their roles.  Here's hoping they stick around.

[DenisonFan]

Thank you!!

You won't shut me up that easily.

I just want everyone to know.  I am a HUGE Big Red Fan and have suffered for years.  I think we finally have some talent and can compete.  We didn't beat Witt last year because Witt didn't show up.

Earlham is a very good team. 

If we don't go down 19-2 against Wabash we may have taken them out.

I just think Ghiloni plays guys he shouldn't in critical situations.
Against Wabash he plays Krantz 26 minutes when the kid with the hot hand was Eberst.  Eberst hits his second three and Ghiloni pulls him out.  HELLO!! 

It is crap like that that drives me nuts.

[WoosterFAN]

For those unfamiliar lets break down the Hiram/Wooster matchup just a little bit:

Wooster is #1 in the country at 20-1 scoring 101.0 ppg and holding oppenents to 78.7 ppg.  Previous game 1/18 at Hiram was a SCOTS win 102-91.  Terriers scored 20 point over their average!! The Terriers are 0-fer away from home.
Hiram has not won this year (last win 12/28) and recently allowed 120 @ OWU and 102 @ OBERLIN.

But TC Spencer was a NCAC Player of the week and is 3rd in the NCAC in FG% and AJ White is 4th in the NCAC in APG and 2nd in 3FG per game.

And of course this is the revenge game as it was the Hiram game where Port got hurt and only played 13 minutes.

All of that said, if the Terriers were to pull an upset, you think it would get a mention on FoxSportsOHIO?

[WoosterFAN]

Denison Fan - I have been looking closer at Denison and I think you should be encouraged.  First of all you give your coach a hard time (I love the passion).  But he was NCAC coach of the year last year right?
  Also, you guys have won just about every game you should have won and won @ Earlham, no easy task.  You had won 5 in row and I think you will win out for the rest of the year and maybe sneak into the #4 spot.  I know the loss at Wabash was tough but man, you guys are getting there.
    Your coach may have a funky rotation of nine guys but you only lose one senior of those nine and return your leading scorer and 2nd leading rebounder.  So I think your future is bright.  You will definitely challenge OWU, WABASH and EARLHAM for a top spot in the NCAC in the future.  WOO and WITT are hard to catch. 

[wally_wabash]

While I think it's great that Witucky has been nominated for the Cousy Award, is there any real logical argument for him to win that award?  Does anybody seriously think that Witucky is a better guard than Dee Brown?  I think we do a great disservice to these awards by simply voting for the D-III guy.  I could go off on a huge rant about how much I despise fan/internet voting for awards, all star games, etc., but I think I'll save it for another time. 

And just so you know that this isn't about me dumping on Wooster, I felt the same way about the Brett Elliott for Heisman campaign during football season.  Great player, not the best in college football...not even close.  Celebrate that your player and team is represented as a finalist, but don't bastardize the award by casting blatantly wrong votes. 

[ScotsFan]

Hiram fans are all awaiting the moment when the Wooster Scots basketball team runs out of LUCK against the Terriers!  It's amazing to me, that one of the lower teams in the country has battled Wooster until the last two minutes of the last two minutes of the last two meetings of these two teams.  It seems to me, that Wooster has been very fortunate that the Terriers have not exposed them on a country wide grand stand!  One question that perplexes most Hiram fans: What does it take to be considered the #1 TEAM IN THE COUNTRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!     PLEASE come to the game! Port is back and so is Pfouts! This doggies not just barkin! Feel me!   

It's amazing to me that you have such a big mouth especially given the fact that you're coming off a loss to previous winless Oberlin?!  You can cover your locker room with bulletin board material and it won't be enough my friend!  You may have played Wooster tough up in the sticks of Hiram, but let me remind you of the scores the last 2 years the Terriers have ventured into Timken:

2004 - Wooster 95-50
2005 - Wooster 97-70

So, in case you have forgotten, you haven't exactly given the Scots a scare when Hiram has visited the friendly confines of Timken.

It used to be possible that Woo could possibly overlook the lowly Terriers this week but with all the garbage that you have posted, not much of a chance now. If I had to guess I would say that you will be busy this game taking the stats and filling water bottles. Good luck

Vanilla, this is especially true given the actions of one Mr. Pfouts as the Booger15 so kindly reminded us of his presense.  Let me ask you Mr. Booger, do you not think that the Scots will not be fired up to have you all come in so that they can open up a can of Whoopa$$ on the Terriers?  Because that is exactly what is going to happen.  The difference is, Wooster won't stoop to the levels of thuggery to get their point across like seems to be Hiram's method of choice.  They will just prove it on the court by putting this game out of reach by halftime!

Your posts have been good for one thing though.  You have brought a lot of humor to this forum!!!  Maybe you have a future in stand-up!!!

[smedindy]

Scots Fan -

Ya think those postings could be humorous? Don't have a cow, man.

DFan -

Wasn't Eberst the one Joseph was torching on D for a while?

[smedindy]

Everyone -

I just updated my power rating almagamation thang, and here they are for the NCAC:

3. Wooster
4. Wittenberg
86. Ohio Wesleyan
123. Wabash
153. Earlham
183. Denison
261. Allegheny
320. Kenyon
371. Hiram
377. Oberlin

There are 395 teams rated.

[woosterbooster]

Smedindy -

Massey ranks 396 teams.  Who are you leaving out?  If it's John Carol (add an "r" or "l" where necessary, I can't remember how they spell it and refuse to look it up), I've got your back. 

[bigkrapper]

For Wooster's sake I hope Hiram brings a lot of fans.  I can't totally speak for Vanilla24COW but as a former player it was always fun to have a decent crowd for weekday games so when we sat the last 15 minutes of a blowout we had people to look at, I am only kidding.   The reason the games at Hiram were always close is not only was the gym not the best facility in the conference as Vanilla24COW mentioned but I was always tired just getting from the locker room on the other side of the field house all the way to the gym.  That was a long jog,  .  Those were some great times hustling through the cold field house, down the long hall way, and into the gym.    

OK I am just in one of those moods, in all seriousness, CONGRATS to the SCOTS on a great weekend and looking forward to a trip to Wooster the 24th and 25th of February!