MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[smedindy]

I've got it! Have the Sphinx Club give away free beer to everyone that come to the Wooster game tomorrow. Get 'em all nice and liquored up.

The key is for Wabash to take a lead - 2-0 let's say, and then announce that there's no more beer and everyone will need to pay a cover charge when they leave the building.

Upon hearing that - a fan riot ensues, and Wooster will forfeit to Wabash.

See, easy as cake - piece of pie!

[diehardfan]

Both NCAC sites are dominated by schools that happen to be the best in their sport and that is the problem...I spend an equal amount of time on the NCAC sites and lurking on the CCIW sites and since the CCIW seems to have half a dozen competitive teams in each sport the banter traded seems to be lighter, even with each poster as intense as the next..so maybe if our conference competition improves the board will too.
Here's hoping that Wabash throws a scare into Woo tomorrow!

None of the rivalries on the CCIW board are particularly bitter. North Park students are ingrained with a strong dislike for Wheaties, but the Wheaton students aren't even aware of any of this. There's a definitely Augie-Wheaton rivalry, but Wheaties tend to be so concerned about being a good christian that it rarely (if ever ) gets ugly. The football board used to have a ton of just generally mean people on it, but I slapped them on the hands enough times that they stopped.  Maybe what you guys need on this board is a female... too much testosterone can be a seriously dangerous thing. 

Or, even better, you guys could stop taking everything so seriously. Yes it's annoying to have one team take over a board... ask half the CCIW board how they felt when IWU was good for several years straight and our board was absolutely plastered with greenness... but... if people aim for two things:

1) The team that is dominant and has a ridiculous amount of posters needs to conducts itself with class. There is a vast difference between the classyness of Wooster posters. This is unfortunate, because it's a great institution and deserves to be represented well.
2) Everyone needs to keep in mind that there are human beings behind each poster name. The way you conduct yourself toward people says vastly more important things than the results of basketball game and anything that is done or said to you.

[David Collinge]

I've got it! Have the Sphinx Club give away free beer to everyone that come to the Wooster game tomorrow. Get 'em all nice and liquored up.

The key is for Wabash to take a lead - 2-0 let's say, and then announce that there's no more beer and everyone will need to pay a cover charge when they leave the building.

Upon hearing that - a fan riot ensues, and Wooster will forfeit to Wabash.

See, easy as cake - piece of pie!

You've obviously never been to a game at Timken, smeds.  This plan might work better if the Sphinx club substitutes Metamucil for beer. 

[Li'l Giant]

I've got it! Have the Sphinx Club give away free beer to everyone that come to the Wooster game tomorrow. Get 'em all nice and liquored up.

The key is for Wabash to take a lead - 2-0 let's say, and then announce that there's no more beer and everyone will need to pay a cover charge when they leave the building.

Upon hearing that - a fan riot ensues, and Wooster will forfeit to Wabash.

See, easy as cake - piece of pie!

Win a hoops game, hell. You did that you could win a war....

[WillieBrown]

I'm just thinking out loud here...I think it's unanimous that Wooster is more skilled offensively than pretty much anybody else that they play.  In the games that they have lost, at least one of Wooster's main offensive threats have been in some kind of foul trouble (please correct me if I'm wrong).  It would seem to me that if I had such an enormous advantage with my offense, I wouldn't necessarily coach my scorers to get overly aggressive on D.  If Wooster is to essentially trade jumpshots with another team, Wooster is going to win more often than not.  If those scorers collect a bunch of fouls playing aggressive D and have to sit significant minutes, Wooster loses that advantage and become a lot more vulnerable.  Maybe this alleged "softness" on D by some of these Wooster players is a calculated decision made with the thought of keeping those guys on the floor. 

I don't really agree (nor would any educated coach) that since you can score the ball that you don't need to bother on the other end. I will agree that Wooster is better than Witt offensively, but by no means far and beyond. Witt is very comparable athletically. However, what Witt lacks offensively they make up with defensive awareness and hustle. Talk about Coop not showing hustle or diving on the ground, try to find one Witt player that wouldn't do that in the heat of a game. I think the mindset that "we will outscore you" (Wooster) instead of "you won't score on us" (Witt) is a recipe for disaster for Wooster.
By the way I talked to Brent Musberger yesterday and he said Witt is a 9.5 point favorite at Hiram this weekend. He said that the oddsmakers were expecting some jet lag from Witt, but Borchers will prove to be too much.

[Ryder16]

I think the saying Offense brings fans Defense wins championships really describes the scots the past few years, they have had the offense  to win, but sometimes lack the defensive guys on the floor ( sometimes due to being over aggresive and getting fouls) to put games away and win said championship.

[division3hoops]

I would have to agree with both Ryder and Willie.  I would personally love to see Wooster play better defense.  Defense does wins championships.  Look at Woosters runs in the tournament the past few years, especially Albion...
It's no secret Wooster is mostly an offense team and when their shots aren't falling - they are in trouble.  I will never forget the Albion game where Wooster scored only 16 points in the first half of the game...kind of reminded me of junior high basketball games.  Albion's shots weren't falling either but Wooster's defense was not good enough to keep them at the same scoring margin as Wooster.  When your shots aren't falling, you had Better have good enough defense to keep the other team from scoring...if you don't, you are going to lose that game. 
Look at Witt - they play excellent defense, and most of the time are able to keep their opponents down below them or at their level.  Their offense is not the best, but it's hardly bad and they are also successful every year.  Especially last year

[wooscotsfan]

Good to see Tim Vandervaart back on the floor for Wooster today.  Evan Will still got the start but Vaart is getting minutes off the bench vs. Wabash.

Wooster leads early 15-2 vs. the Little Giants.

[TigerFan_1973]

See, Wooster guys and Wally, we have at least one thing in common. Witt sucks!  
(is that enough smileys to make sure you guys know I'm joking?)

There's not enough smileys to ever joke about that!

Go Tigers!

[wooscotsfan]

At the Half:  Wooster 47  Wabash 22

Wooster has controlled this game from the start (12-0).  Scots are being led by James Cooper with 13 points and Brandon Johnson with 11 points.

Tom Port did pick up 3 fouls in the first half.  3 freshmen (Elam, Geitgey, Melick) all played for Wooster in the first half.  Vandervaart played ~8 minutes with 4 boards and 2 points.

Wooster made 5 three pointers in the half while Little Giants were 0-10 from the arc

Andrew Zimmer with 8 points and Chase Haltom with 6 points are leading Wabash in scoring.

GO SCOTS!

[Li'l Giant]

At the Half:  Wooster 47  Wabash 22

Hmmmm.....did we go for 2 at some point?

[roadtrip]

Woo played 3 freshmen in the 1st half....Bash started 3 freshmen and I lost count of how many played in the 1st half, not good....but the education they're getting on the floor will pay off in the future....I hope

[wooscotsfan]

Final:  Wooster 96  Wabash 52

Wooster stretched out the margin in the 2nd half to notch an easy win.   Wooster was led today by James Cooper with 18 points, Brandon Johnson with 16 points and Andy Van Horn with 10 points.  Scots made 13 three pointers compared to 4 for Wabash.

Wabash was led in scoring by Andrew Zimmer with 10 points and Andy Root with 10 points.

Wooster is now 13-2, 6-0 NCAC    Next game is at Hiram on 1/17

GO SCOTS!!

[Li'l Giant]

I don't have the words to describe what happened to Wabash today. I think they need to just forget this game happened and get ready for Earlham.

[smedindy]

Should've gotten everyone liquored up!