MBB: Ohio Athletic Conference

BillyRayJimBob · November 23, 2023, 09:44:02 PM

Had a family thing going on last evening, so I did not get to the Mount basketball game until after it was over.
Looking at the box score, you answered my question regarding Parker.
However, what about Skeriotis? My good eye did not see him as having participated.

RaidersRGr8t · November 27, 2023, 11:34:46 AM

He did not, honestly, I don't remember seeing him during pregame.
Graham, the freshman from Canton McKinley, reminds me of D'Vontay Friga as a sixth man. He hasn't developed into the pure shooter/scorer that D'Vontay was - yet - but he's a beast on the defensive end and can transition the ball really well. He gets the ball into the hands of the scorers.

Dr. Acula · November 27, 2023, 04:38:48 PM

Quote from: RaidersRGr8t on November 27, 2023, 11:34:46 AM
He did not, honestly, I don't remember seeing him during pregame.
Graham, the freshman from Canton McKinley, reminds me of D'Vontay Friga as a sixth man. He hasn't developed into the pure shooter/scorer that D'Vontay was - yet - but he's a beast on the defensive end and can transition the ball really well. He gets the ball into the hands of the scorers.

The thing I like about Graham so far is that he doesn't force shots if they aren't there. He's currently tops of the guys that play a lot in FG (62.5%), 3 pt (53.3%) and FT (77.8%) shooting. He doesn't play like a freshman early on.

Dr. Acula · November 28, 2023, 02:30:32 PM

The first in-season top 25 is out. JCU remains #3. Mount moves up a spot to #4. Etta jumps into the fray at #19 thanks to their nice start. No other OAC teams received votes this week.

bluestreak66 · November 28, 2023, 05:07:48 PM

Quote from: Dr. Acula on November 28, 2023, 02:30:32 PM
The first in-season top 25 is out. JCU remains #3. Mount moves up a spot to #4. Etta jumps into the fray at #19 thanks to their nice start. No other OAC teams received votes this week.

Two top 5 teams is great for the conference!

Dr. Acula · November 28, 2023, 09:14:49 PM

For yrs the OAC has been a meat grinder in hoops bc of the depth but having 3 top 20 and 2 top 5 teams is amazing. It's gonna be a fun hoops season! Hopefully get 3 ncaa tourney bids.

Dr. Acula · November 30, 2023, 09:34:11 AM

Cap started out 6-0, but I wanted to see how they did at #9 Case last night. Lost 94-87. It was 84-81 with under 3 minutes left though so Cap played tough. Especially after being down 20+ early in the 2nd half. Seems Coach Goodwin may have a solid squad this year.

Dr. Acula · December 02, 2023, 11:12:31 PM

Mount finds themselves in last place out of the gate w an 80-79 loss to Wilm. Sure it sucks that Wilm took the lead on an 18 ft runner and then a wet spot on the floor costs you the inbounds pass to try to win but waaay too bad of 3 pt shooting and way waaaaay too many layups given up. I'm a huge Mount homer but they aren't a top 10 team today. It it what it is.

JCUStreaks70 · December 05, 2023, 10:09:14 AM

For the first time ever, JCU comes in at #1!

Dr. Acula · December 05, 2023, 01:25:49 PM

That's awesome for the Streaks!

Seems the voters and I are on the same page as Mount dropped to #11 this week.

Etta drops out after their somewhat surprising lopsided loss to Berg on Saturday. Not taking anything away from Berg, they're a good squad, just surprised by the margin.

D3fanboy · December 05, 2023, 03:34:41 PM

Quote from: Dr. Acula on December 02, 2023, 11:12:31 PM
Mount finds themselves in last place out of the gate w an 80-79 loss to Wilm. Sure it sucks that Wilm took the lead on an 18 ft runner and then a wet spot on the floor costs you the inbounds pass to try to win but waaay too bad of 3 pt shooting and way waaaaay too many layups given up. I'm a huge Mount homer but they aren't a top 10 team today. It it what it is.

been pretty consistent this year, especially for such a veteran team. I hope that a leader or two will step up and get the boys back on track soon

mc1983 · December 06, 2023, 01:26:39 PM

I feel like some underrated how important Mansfield was to Mount last season. He took them from a very good team to an elite one. Poole also helped to stretch the defense and take the attention off of Parker. Mount will still be top 4 in the OAC, but I feel like between Marietta, Heidelberg and them - there may not be that much separation. Capital and Otterbein will have something to say about that too.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · December 06, 2023, 02:52:36 PM

Mansfield was incredibly valuable in their Feb/March run. It took a while for them to get him worked in. They didn't look a ton different at this time last year as they do now. UMU needs to figure out roles to realize their potential, but it's definitely possible.

Dr. Acula · December 08, 2023, 03:44:24 PM

Quote from: mc1983 on December 06, 2023, 01:26:39 PM
I feel like some underrated how important Mansfield was to Mount last season. He took them from a very good team to an elite one. Poole also helped to stretch the defense and take the attention off of Parker. Mount will still be top 4 in the OAC, but I feel like between Marietta, Heidelberg and them - there may not be that much separation. Capital and Otterbein will have something to say about that too.

Poole's biggest (probably underappreciated) contribution last year was his defensive versatility. He was tall/long enough to be a rim protector but athletic enough to switch and guard perimeter players on the wing.

mc1983 · December 09, 2023, 11:10:54 PM

Close shaves today for Mount Union and JCU. Marietta was also down at halftime before pulling away from Wilmington. The cliche about "no easy nights in the OAC" certainly seems to hold true this season.

Berg is probably the most consistent team right now, at least in conference play. Two big wins over Marietta and @Otterbein to their credit.

Still waiting to get a great read at where JCU stands at the moment. Besides a quality PSU-Harrisburg squad, there's not much on that schedule to date. Will be curious if Wilmington can push them next weekend. Quakers have some athletes!