MBB: Colonial States Athletic Conference

[Coach K]

Friday, Dec. 22nd TBA  Gwynedd-Mercy vs. North Central at Orlando, FL
                            7:00 pm Shippensburg   at Neumann       
                            8:00 pm Misericordia   at King's       
Sat., Dec 23 1:00 pm Misericordia   vs. Wilkes     

Any thoughts on any of these games? Will King's have a let down after a good effort against Lafayette? Second year in a row that Lafayette has struggled with a D3 school, Alvernia took them down to the wire last year.

Misericordia seems like they are committing scheduling suicide here, with tough back to back games.

Don't know a whole lot about GMC's opponent, other then that they are 5-3 in their conference.

[Coach K]

Correction, 5-3 overall.

[WolfPAC]

If athletic performance correlates to enrollment numbers and the welfare of the institution, this implies that Cabrini's enrollment will decline steadily without a mens basketball program that wins.

I thought D3 was on academic priority which is the target of the president of Cabrini and not athletics dollars.

Seems to me Cabrini college doesn't care about quantity of students with the price of attending the school.  Rather the college is looking more at quality not quanitiy which may explain its watered down sports programs.

Sounds like Cabrini is an ailing institution without John Dzik who stood up to the administration for the students while stressing academic acheivement .

[Pat Coleman]

Maybe some of you need to be a little more knowledgeable about publishing norms.

Ahem.

I establish the norms on this board. Maybe you need to be a little more knowledgeable yourself. Thanks.

I've never been a good mindreader, nor have I been accused of being one, so I'm wondering how you think I am supposed to know your publishing norms if you won't state them.  I'd like to know what your standards are on this (as I've asked you twice) rather than have you restate your authority on this board.  We all know you're the boss.

Ahem.  You're welcome.

Terms of Service are clearly posted on the front page. I have been rather lenient with you on them but I will enforce them to the letter if necessary.

[chizwiz]

Coach K,

North Central just lost to Lincoln . . . by a lot.  But, it was a low scoring game for Lincoln, too (in the 70's).

North Central is coached by a guy that knows how to coach, not that Baron doesn't know how to coach.  I like Baron and watching him coach, too.  But, this guy Raridon at NCC is really, really good.  And NCC is also in one of the strongest 3-4 conferences for basketball right now, and is considered a top team in it.  I don't think GMC has much of a chance.  I'm giving GMC 18 points.

BTW, I'm vacationing in Orlando this weekend.  Do you know when the game starts and where it is being played?  Are there other D3 games there?  I'd love to see the GMC guys play again.  I love watching Santiago play tough ball.

[chizwiz]

Understood, Pat.  I'll be more careful.

[WolfPAC]

Jon,

How many coaches does Alvernia offically have?  How many are former players?

[Jon]

WolfPAC,

You can catch our coaching bios on the website. http://athletics.alvernia.edu/Sports/mbball/2005/Coaches.asp?path=mbball

Four assistants including two Crusader Hoops alum, Walker and Carolina.  Both are tremendous assets to the program.

[Pat Coleman]

It's called the RDV Sportsplex tournament -- sounds like the name of a building it might be held in. Can't seem to find any info on any of the teams' sites, but the GMC/NCC game is at 1 p.m. ET.

[Titan Q]

I think North Central's campus station is covering the game...

http://www.wonc.org/



The RDV Sportsplex is the practice facility of the Orlando Magic.

http://www.rdvsportsplex.com/rdvsportsplex/

[chizwiz]

Thanks, guys.

[lefty2]

Coach K,

Misericordia is playing a tourament at King's this weekend. 

While the Misericordia coach is no John Dzik, he wouldn't schedule himself with two games in 18 hours.

[Coach K]

Thanks Lefty, I was going off of what D3hoops.com had for the PAC conference schedule. Thanks for clearing that up. Who else is in that tournament?

[lefty2]

Wilkes and Ursinus

[Pat Coleman]

Thanks. We rely on the SIDs to keep us updated on pairings and game times and such. They all have a login to manage that information.

That's why we put a lengthy disclaimer at the top of the page regarding game times.

While the Misericordia coach is no John Dzik, he wouldn't schedule himself with two games in 18 hours.

However, it does look like that's the actual schedule. Are we wrong?