MBB: Colonial States Athletic Conference

Coach C · January 24, 2006, 09:48:42 AM

Ok - Can ANYONE explain the Cabrini-Neumann score? I would ahve thought Neumann to be a lock for that one after the Alvernia win.

C

hoopzwiz · January 24, 2006, 11:49:16 AM

Me too. The entire league seems wacky.

Coach C · January 24, 2006, 02:13:31 PM

Congrats to Immaculata on its first home, conference and D3 win last night.

C

rollingthunda · January 24, 2006, 03:09:42 PM

Quote from: Coach C on January 23, 2006, 04:17:03 PM
Yeah - This is not a strong room. It's a shame. Some of these teams have had some success over the years. SOme are having some right now!

Aside from Alvernia, who else would you classify as having success right now? All of these teams are getting their wins against each other, and the strength of this conference is subpar to say the least. Even Alvernia is only 4-3 outside of the conference.

Coach C · January 24, 2006, 04:57:39 PM

Alvernia was the one i was thinking of, though I was also noting that Eastern is showing more strength than in prior years. Plus the Marywood- Wilkes debacle.

C

E-E-E-E.UNIT · January 30, 2006, 12:11:13 PM

Eastern is looking strong.They have won a few in a row and looking better and better with each win.They are taking a while, it seems, to work themselves into a lather. Tough game coming up with Alvernia Good luck fellas.

rollingthunda · January 31, 2006, 03:35:08 PM

They may be looking stronger each game, but who have they played (save Lehigh)? Their schedule has the strength of a wet noodle. Alvernia would be a pretty solid win, but I don't see that happening.

E-E-E-E.UNIT · February 01, 2006, 09:08:02 AM

Eastern lost a tough one at Alvernia, but showed that they can compete with the top teams in the PAC.

Rollingthunda, did you see the Eastern-Alvernia game? Eastern was a few bad calls away from winning the game.

E-E-E-E.UNIT · February 01, 2006, 09:22:44 AM

Unless something unfortunate happens to Alvernia they will win the league but besides them who benifits more with a home playoff game? From 2 to 8 this conference has the potiential to change every week ( every game even). Who benifits the most from hosting a playoff game ? Is There a Gym in the Pac that provides a dynamic home court advantage. Misericordia is probably the most obvious answer because of the distance. I'm intreasted to here from coach C

Coach C · February 01, 2006, 09:34:52 AM

Well, you would think that if Miseri's gym gave a team an edge due to the distance, then Marywood's would as well. That does not seem to be the case. I know that the depth behind the baskets at Miseri is somewhat of a challenge for visiting teams.

Neumann is always a tough place to play becasue it's usually loud and crowded. it's often hard to communicate with players there. Eastern can also get pretty loud. Wesley is tough becasue it seems like a long drive. Alvernia and Cabrini never seemed to have much of a home court advantage despite playing well. I think it was always more a fucntion of talent than where they were playing. The rest of the places are pretty neutral.

C

E-E-E-E.UNIT · February 01, 2006, 09:47:55 AM

This may help to answer my Question

E-E-E-E.UNIT · February 01, 2006, 09:56:04 AM

Thanks for the response Coach C

How do you think the playoff picture will map out in the end 1-8 ?

Coach C · February 01, 2006, 11:34:51 AM

Way too early to tell. Each of these teams has to play each other again and they can all pretty much beat up on one another most nights. 1. Alvernia 2-8. the rest PAC champ gets the bid, no pool C is possible.

C

Coach C · February 01, 2006, 11:35:44 AM

Might help to spell the names of the shcools correctly.

C

Jon · February 01, 2006, 04:19:41 PM

Love the late PAC buzz. The next reply will be #90 and put The PAC Chat Line a mere 710 replies behind the Capital Conference (I'm assuming someone will post #800 there as I'm typing this).

All sarcasm aside, before any prognosticators post an 8-team PAC Championship bracket, I believe the online sport code indicates six teams will make the post season for Men's Basketball.

Post away...#100 here we come!