MBB: Colonial States Athletic Conference

[Swisscheese]

Congratulations to the Cabrini Cavaliers now ranked 5th in the nation.  Looking forward to the weekend so who are the cinderella teams that will pull the upsets?  Misery? They have a tough task of travel so thinking F&M will come out of their pod unscathed.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I heard they will be selling at the door.   There will probably be tickets available.  Teams are from Vermont (327 Miles), Ohio (479) and New York (299).  I don't know how well those teams' fans travel, but I'm sure there will be tickets available.  Spring break starts for Cabrini that weekend.

Any word on prices?  Start times?

[mailsy]

$6.00
Game 1 5:30pm Hobart vs Ohio Wesleyan
Game 2 7:30pm Castleton St. at Cabrini

See you there!!

GO CAVS!!!

[mailsy]

It loos like Keystone didn't take the ECAC invite again(or they didn't apply).  I don't understand that.  Why wouldn't you want to continue your season.  I guess you could applaud the NCAA or bust idea, but why wouldn't you want to say that you won the D3 NIT? 

[Reserved Seat]

Is Keystone an ECAC member?  I didn't see their name on the list.

[mailsy]

Thanks Reserved.  I didn't even check the list. 

[gordonmann]

Keystone is part of ECAC but didn't apply for the tournament. That's what their coach told me on Friday night.  I didn't ask why.

[Reserved Seat]

gordonmann,
Under what name is Keystone listed for ECAC membership? I don't see them listed.
http://www.ecac.org/membership/division_III/index

Also, numerous Centennial Conference members weren't listed.

[Swisscheese]

Interesting I see Keystone also defeated Oswego if I am not mistaken.  Would have thought they would have been in the big dance but a bad lose to Rosemont really did hurt their chances besides 3 regional loses to the Cavs.  In my humbled opinion it seems if Cabrini takes care of business they could come out of their pod as well.

Friday Cabrini faces a high scoring machine, similiar to a game I saw very early in the year (Widener) , the Cavs adjusted to the high paced offense which used the press most of the game and did well, although the Cavs are a bit deeper now, however I noticed the team from Vermont has a deep roster as well.  Most of their guys play 10 minutes and are always fresh it seems they use the three shot as well on the perimeter moving the ball.  If the Cavs play defense and handle the press the game should go their way unless they come out shooting a low percentage and fall behind early by 15 or 20...
 

[gordonmann]

Under what name is Keystone listed for ECAC membership? I don't see them listed.
http://www.ecac.org/membership/division_III/index

Hm, interesting. I thought the coach said they were members but maybe I'm wrong.

[gordonmann]

I think Castleton State utilizes the System that Grinnell (Iowa) uses or a derivative of it.

Here's Castleton State's stats...
http://www.csc.vsc.edu/athletics/mbasketball/stats/teamstat.htm

And here is Grinnell's...
http://wm.grinnell.edu/athletics/mbasketball/statistics/MBK1112/teamcume.htm

Notice the similarities.  Both teams have a lot of guys who've taken over 100 shots.  Both teams have a lot of guys with double-digit minutes. Both teams have a lot of guys who score.  Both teams have taken a ton of threes.

If you're not familiar with The System, there's been a lot written on the subject.  ESPN and Sports Illustrated have written about it (as have we).  Here's one breakdown on how it works.  For Grinnell, there's actually a formula that determines how many shots they want to take. 

http://www.bball360.com/apps/blog/show/3876559-the-grinnell-basketball-offensive-system

I've never seen a System team before so I'm looking forward to Casleton State.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

You can learn more about Castleton St. Thursday night on Hoopsville... we are hoping to nail down when they will be on a very jammed packed show!

[Swisscheese]

Well Cabrini can match up man to man and on the perimeter so if the Cavs control the tempo and out rebound them even if they try to crash the boards in packs, and Cabrini does well with an offensive full court press as far as I have seen leading one to believe the Cavs may have athleticism, more speed, and outside shooting to go along with a host advantage.  It will be interesting to see two different systems clash, but I think if the Cavs shoot well or get into the paint with freedom its gonna be over fast.

[mailsy]

Thanks Dave.  I'll listen when I get home from work. 

[Swisscheese]

Cavs have to out rebound them thats the game in a nutshell.