MBB: Colonial States Athletic Conference

[chairman]

Real defensive struggle at Eu tonight. Malloy did a nice job on Little keeping the Cougars on the perimeter for most of the night. Although I think if the Cougars just had one of those nights when they absolutely could not shoot straight (2-23 from three including 13 straight misses in the first half). Reminds me of the first EU Gwynedd game. Eastern slowed the game to a .... I'd say crawl, but that's too fast... I've seen glaciers move faster. In the second half, and Misericordia just could not even come close to getting enough possessions to get back in. I guess an ugly second half is better than giving up a 31 point lead.

While we are on the subject. I caught the last six minutes of the Cabrini game. A McClelland three point play tied it up with 1:08 on the clock, and Finklea missed a tough J as the shot clock expired for Immac. I didn't see who got it, but the Macs got the offensive rebound with no shot clock. After a timeout they shot a jumper with about 6 or seven seconds left. Whoever got the board for Cabrini fired it length of the court to a wide open Reid who missed the lay up but got fouled. He left an eight inch shot two feet short, but was able to hit the first free throw for what I am assuming was the final margin. I didn't stick around to watch the second foul shot. Very conflicted feeling to root for Cabrini tonight, but on the balance it is what is best for the Eagles, so I reluctantly did.

I really feel like Wesley is the most difficult team to gauge, they have talent, but they need to hit outside shots and force turnovers to sin. They are capable of giving up ridiculous field goal percentages and if they are not hitting from the perimeter I think teams can sit back and protect against penetration. Obviously Alvernia is not a good match up for the Wolverines.

The GMC-EU game came down to Eastern neutralizing Santiago. Neither team has ever really enjoyed that much of a home court advantage in that match up.

Come on C-hizzle, you know Jon can't bet. Jon, you might know this, what are the all-time PAC records for teams playing at the Vern?

Somewhere out there a group of Marywood alumns popped open a bottle of Champagne knowing that their record remains safe for another year.

[chizwiz]

Jon,

Re: the foul comment.  Quite a funny situation.  That's what makes d3 fun.

[Jon]

Chairdude,

Here's where the raw data is for that question  http://athletics.alvernia.edu/Pdfs/mbball/2006/2/8/MB%20Records.pdf?path=mbball.  I would have to stick a GA with that job unless someone from the crack staff here at the PAC Chat Room needs something to do over lunch tomorrow.

[Jon]

chiz,

I'm pretty sure "funny" wouldn't be in the first dozen or so words chosen by our scorekeeper if you asked him about the situation.

[chizwiz]

chiz,

I'm pretty sure "funny" wouldn't be in the first dozen or so words chosen by our scorekeeper if you asked him about the situation.

Well, he does take his job very seriously.  I'm thankful for that considering other bookkeepers I've seen at other un-named schools through the years.

[chairman]

Quick research. It looks like the Eagles last won in Reading on Dec. 1, 1999 in a 67-66 squeaker. Prior to that, there are no Eastern wins at the Vern dating beack to 91. Are you looking to hire a GA? Seriously though, that is a lot of losses.

Also worth noting, last year, PAC teams all wanted to avoid being the first to lose to Immaculata how much things change in a year.

[Jon]

chair,

We have two GAs in the department who both work in my office, so when they're not working on projects for other people in the department I get to put them on sidebar tasks such as this.  Our streaks get a bit more silly when you open up the women's record book.

[chairman]

Speaking of streaks....
The EU women will look to snap their current streak at home against Rosemont on Saturday. If they don't get it done Saturday, then the 5th of February looks like the best possible chance. The Eagles will host the improbably inept Cedar Crest Falcons in a webcast affair. Jon, do you know what the longest league losing streak is for men or women?

[Jon]

Good question...we would have to start with the PAC archived website and see if a school strung together a few winless seasons, or at least a few winless PAC seasons.

[Chris Panter, GMC SID]

G-MC is tough to win at if the team lets the crowd get into their head.  If you haven't seen it, many of the out-of-season athletes sit just above the visiting team's bench and literally hover over them during the whole game, getting especially raucous during time outs.  It's actually a fun atmosphere and I've seen Coach N get into some hilarious give and take between the G-MC fans.  A coach with a hot temper, though, would have some major problems there during a tough game.

Actually, since the 04-05 season, any GM fan/out-of-season athlete/student was not allowed to sit behind the opposing team's bench. They must sit behind our bench. The rule is quickly enforced with my 7 ft. tazer that I use from press row.

[chizwiz]

G-MC is tough to win at if the team lets the crowd get into their head.  If you haven't seen it, many of the out-of-season athletes sit just above the visiting team's bench and literally hover over them during the whole game, getting especially raucous during time outs.  It's actually a fun atmosphere and I've seen Coach N get into some hilarious give and take between the G-MC fans.  A coach with a hot temper, though, would have some major problems there during a tough game.

Actually, since the 04-05 season, any GM fan/out-of-season athlete/student was not allowed to sit behind the opposing team's bench. They must sit behind our bench. The rule is quickly enforced with my 7 ft. tazer that I use from press row.

Mr. GMC SID,

Wow!  I would be pissed if I was a fan of GMC basketball.  What was the reason for that?  I imagine it was because of coaches complaining?  Not that I am disappointed that this rule is in force, but that was some seriously good home court advantage.  If I was the AD at GMC, there's no way I would have considered taking those guys away from their seats.

Where did you get the tazer and is there any interest in selling it?  I have a couple stray dogs and cats in the area I need to do some, uhhmm, behavioral training with in regards to their invading my lawn.

[Coach C]

I think I may recall the incident that moved the fans from behind the opponent bench.  Was it as a result of a GMC-Cabrini Game where there were people over top the bench area?

C

[chairman]

C-

Were you at Cabrini last night? Two questions. First did the students storm the court at the end? I left after the first free throw on the assumption that Cabrini called a timeout to tell Reid to miss and the rest of the team not to foul. Which brings me to my second question. Did Reid really make the second free throw with .8 left on the clock? I thought I saw that, but I am still trying o figure out a situation where you would want a player to hit that free throw and give the opposition a chance to make a 50 foot pass with the clock stopped. Just asking...anyone want to deal with this one. Cabrini-Alvernia 2001 PAC Championship game notwithstanding, the game is OVER if he misses.

[Pat Coleman]

It's hard to miss intentionally. After all, you don't want to airball it and give the same chance to inbounds the ball that a made shot would.

[chairman]

I think that he could have figured out a way to bang one off the back iron, but I'll consider that as one rationale. Either way the three pointer beats you.