MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[ScotsFan]

c-bus,

I have nearly the exact same sectional final and final 4 predictions.   The only difference is I have VW over Lincoln.  Here are my sectional finals predictions as well as my Final 4:

Elite 8:
Whitewater vs. Augie
VW vs. York
Amherst vs. WPI
COW vs. Witt

Final 4:
Whitewater vs. VW
Wooster vs. Amherst

Finals:
Wooster over Whitewater

[pennstghs]

apparently everyone on the lake erie boards seems to think that they dont need to double down to stop our posts cuz they have great one on one defense and we'll be lucky to even get it down low???

sounds like a first time tourney team doesnt know what they're getting themselves into lol.

good luck wooster and witt tonight-hopefully wont need it

[AndersDY]

Fortunately for Lake Erie, it's probably not their coaches on the message boards. I can't imagine the coaching staff for any team is ever as positive about their teams chances as the most delusional of the fan base are. I suppose when having to defend two bigs like that, you may focus on denying the post as opposed to letting the passes in and then fronting the basket, but eventually you're going to have to be ready when they are able to get the ball down to the post.

Good luck Wooster and um, yeah... Wooster 

[Sturdevant]

Not to muddy the waters, but you NCAC fans are delusional if you think there is going to be a Wooster/Wittenberg matchup in the tourney.  There are just too many good teams in the regional to have it come down to that without a LOT of good fortune.

[DenisonFan]

Lake Erie is going to be in for a long night if they do not respect the towers!!!

The towers are going to get theres regardless of what they try and do.  If Witt has an outside game tonight it won't even be close.  Witt has too many weapons.

I think Russ has really picked up his game and does not want this ride to end.

Good luck to both Wooster and Witt!!!   Make the NCAC proud!!

[pennstghs]

not to muddy ur waters mr. jv on this board but we have not put that in stone, in fact the only mutterings i have heard are "hopeful" matchup. Whats wrong with NCAC fans cheering on their teams in their OWN message boards.

apparently from first appearances lake erie doesnt look too intimidating of a team, as all the NCAA teams arrived here on campus yesterday

[pennstghs]

thanks denisonFAN for being supportive even though your team isnt involved.its nice to have the support of the conference, as we are representing the conference as a whole. witt and wooster both will be trying to overcome some devastating losses last year in the tourney. Witt in 2OT and Wooster at the last second

[Li'l Giant]

Good luck to both Wooster and Witt. Do the NCAC proud.

[WoosterBNel]

We WILL see a Wooster Witt rematch. If we don't every poster on this page will get a free pizza compliments of Bryan Nelson.

[AndersDY]

witt and wooster both will be trying to overcome some devastating losses last year in the tourney. Witt in 2OT and Wooster at the last second

Don't you mean with no seconds left? 

[pennstghs]

true good point-but according to the refs i guess not-i havent seen as lucky and clutch of a sh ot as i saw last year in the first overtime to send it into second overtime-a rainbow shot by moran in the corner

[Vanilla24COW]

I am just curious as to where those pizza's that Nelly is buying are going to be from? Of course that is if one of the W's get knocked off which let's hope they don't.

[smedindy]

I also have a Witt / Wooster matchup pegged, but it's going to be a bloodbath to get there. Meanwhile, Amherst has a bunch of schlubs to play through. Oh, well...

[realist]

The last time I saw a team without a big man beat a team with two big men was to force the two big men to beat you, and just make sure you shut down the 1,2 & 3.   At least that strategy worked one time in the "state up north".

[woosterbooster]

Smed -

I have the same final four as you, except for Stout joining the party instead of Whitewater.  They impressed me when they came to Wooster, which granted was months ago.  Some excellent wings combined with real size in the middle in a pair of seven foot twin cowboys.

Now, a matchup that I'd love to have seen would have been Wittenberg and Stout. Stout rarely played the two big guys at the same time, but paired with Witt they just might.  It would be interesting to see how Russ and Borcher would do facing two guys considerably bigger, although not better, than them.  I think it would be a tough game for Witt.