MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[David Collinge]

All I get, video-wise, is a big blue screen proclaiming that it's Earlham vs. Wooster.  Not much use to me, I'm afraid.

(update) then, when the game starts, back to the series-of-snapshots.  Grrr.  It's probably too much for my POS DSL connection (which, thankfully, I say goodbye to after this weekend, when I hit the road again.)  Back to the old reliable, WQKT and Mike Breckinridge.

[DarkSide-D]

Watching the game online.  The picture is, surprisingly, clear.  I am really impressed with this set up.

[WooMix]

If you are pro-Wooster and you wanna enjoy the game, turn on to WQKT for audio to complement the CPI/Teamline video.  Nothing wrong with the CPI/Teamline staff but having listened to Mike the entire season, I'd rather listen to him.

Surprisingly Timken looks half full/empty??? ...

[David Collinge]

Earlham is hanging tough, but Scots have re-opened a 10 point edge, 74-64, with 5:51 left.

[wooscotsfan]

Final:  Wooster 84  Earlham 74

Wooster was led tonight by James Cooper with 19 points, Tim Vandervaart with 15 points and Tom Port with 11 points.  Brandon Miller had 20 points and LaRon Henry added 18 points for the Quakers.

Great to see the game on the internet video system tonight.    Tomorrow, I will make the trip to Timken to see the final game vs Witt.

Wooster is now 25-2  ...and it sure would be sweet to clinch the automatic NCAA bid tomorrow night.

GO SCOTS!!

[Li'l Giant]

I guess the parity argument has been decided. I hope next year will be better in that regard.

Tomorrow night should be a good game.

[hope1]

hey what time is the game sat night and where can i listen to it  what are the chanches of witt beating wooster   what are your thoughts

[David Collinge]

hey what time is the game sat night and where can i listen to it  what are the chanches of witt beating wooster   what are your thoughts

1.  7pm Eastern time
2.  Links to audio and video are available through the NCAC website
3.  About 50/50

[Li'l Giant]

looks like an outline to an essay answer...

[woosterbooster]

Some comments on tonight's games at Timken:

Witt-OWU:

OWU gave it their best shot, but Wittenberg is just not a good matchup for them.  If a few more of their shots had fallen in the first half, they might have opened up an 8 or 10 point lead, and things could have been different.  But Witt came out in the second half and was able to take away every scoring weapon that OWU had.  They defended the inside one-on-one and that enabled them to pressure the three-point shooters.  After that, it was just a matter of time.

Russ and Borchers are both class acts, and that irks me no end.  How is a man supposed to hate Wittenberg with the required zeal when these two guys are so likeable?  Dang it...

Wooster-Earlham:

LaRon Henry had a nice game and showed me that he's deserving of second-team NCAC.  

Brandon Miller continued gamely after turning his ankle, but I wonder about the strategy of having him bring the ball upcourt at that point when the Quakers needed some pace in their attack to try to cut into the gap.

There is no way that anyone can ever convince me that Wooster gets breaks from the officials when playing other NCAC teams.  I've watched scores of games at Timken, including all but one this season, and in my opinion, the referees lean the other way, towards the opponent.  Tonight there were dozens of non-calls on Earlham fouls or infractions (travelling) and some phantom calls on Wooster players.  The best thing that happened to Brandon Miller tonight was getting called for two early fouls because the refs then refused to call a third on him until the contest was nearly decided, despite a few golden opportunities.

And, well, I've been 'outed', 'Valerie Plame'd' if you will.  In the stands before the games tonight, Andy Van Horn's mom leaked to me that she knew I missed Tuesday's Kenyon game because I wasn't feeling well.  I was wondering how she knew that, since I had only just arrived and hadn't told her, but a later conversation with her husband revealed that they'd figured out I was Wooster Booster.  So much for secret identities.  See if I let her tell me anymore stories about chasing lawyers on the far side of the grandstand.  

[smedindy]

Tonight there were dozens of non-calls on Earlham fouls or infractions (travelling) and some phantom calls on Wooster players.  The best thing that happened to Brandon Miller tonight was getting called for two early fouls because the refs then refused to call a third on him until the contest was nearly decided, despite a few golden opportunities.

A. The NCAC refs wouldn't call a travel even if a kid walked 15 steps from halfcourt to the basket.

B. Ahem, Wooster should not complain about players being protected. I've seen players like Port, Vandervart, Nelson, et. al. protected big time at Wabash. Same with Russ and Borchers, and BJ Harris.


You can't prove the Ohio bias - but there's a big time conspiracy theory about it. And now, I must change the tinfoil...

[smedindy]

Artie's SUIT? What was Artie wearing?

[zosobob]

Nice take on the games Wooster Booster.

I agree with you on the officials, hopefully we won't see them tomorrow night.
I don't know how those Mickey Mouse clowns ever got picked to do a tournament game.

But one thing is clear: the Scots have got to play a lot better against Witt.

And hopefully there's a bigger crowd tomorrow. But then again there's a lot of High School Games going on this weekend.

[zosobob]

Vandervaart fouled out tonight.

Artie had on a blue suit with a red shirt.

[David Collinge]

I agree with you on the officials, hopefully we won't see them tomorrow night.
I don't know how those Mickey Mouse clowns ever got picked to do a tournament game.

Mike Breckinridge said that two of them were "not from Ohio."

No wonder they sucked!