MBB: St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[sliaccommish]

OK, I probably shouldn't have posted in the first place and I'm not going to respond to all comments, but here goes:

TIE-BREAKERS

A tie for fourth will be played off on February 22 at a neutral court to be determined by the Commissioner, unless one of the tied teams has won both games between the two.

Any other tie will be determined by, in order, results between the two tied teams, results of the two tied teams against other SLIAC teams beginning with the highest ranked, point differential in the games between the two tied teams, and a coin flip conducted by the Commissioner.

POST SEASON TOURNAMENT

Having a Post Season Tournament to determine the SLIAC representative in the NCAA Tournament was adopted only after a long struggle. Some in the conference felt it would make the regular season meaningless. Holding the tournament on the homecourt of the champion, and allowing only the top four teams in, gives meaning to the regular season.

Therefore it WILL be played on the homecourt of the champion.

That said, if it is at Blackburn, we have some ideas to insure that as many fans as possible can watch their team play.

OFFICIATING

After a recent SLIAC game, a very successful and respected area high school coach made the exact comments to me about Division I cleaning up rough play as FC News did in his post. The next night I watched the North Carolina-Maryland game on TV. Are you kidding me? Division I may have cleaned up hand-checking some, but the rest of the play was full body contact!

Officials paying attention to comments from the stands, unless they are profane, threatening, or abusive, is not acceptable. On that I agree with those who commented.

I enjoy reading everyone's posts, but this is probably the last time you will hear from me.

 

[Pat Coleman]

Thanks for posting. Hopefully you can continue to push your member schools to report scores to us so the SLIAC can be a little less obscure.

[grahamsmith]

look for my highlanders to win tomorrow, and not only make it to the conference tournament but make a serious run at the national championship....with brett carroll (sorry macman) inserted in the gameplan this macmurray team is the best division III team i have ever seen...i hear that lance wallace's playing time will be increasing soon and thats all this team needs a solid spark off of the bench and we will see you at the national championship

[hopefan]

Sliaccommish, yes thanks for posting - the explanation of tiebreakers will help me to see the ramifications of future wins and losses as the season winds down.

One thing I MUST disagree with - there is no way to make a conference tourney at the Blackburn facility a comfortable situation for fans -  nor is it a best effort to provide teams with a "best possible" experience. 
For Years, Hope College was forced to move NCAA tournament games from its in town normal home court, which sold out most home games at 2600, to its on campus regulation court facility, shrinking attendance to 1500. (the in town court was off regulation by a couple of feet).  Courts can be changed for the better.

PAT COLEMAN  -  while I know you are referring to schools properly sending scores to D3Hoops so you don't have to chase them down, I will say that the SLIAC has a fine conference site - scores are generally posted within several hours after the games.  Makes it much easier for us scoreboard nuts, and if you do have people who find scores for you, it provides one stop shopping

[pantherpride]

sliaccomish:  Thanks again for posting your comments.  I would say the, about the officials and fans, that the head of officials need to explain this to the officials of our conference.  It has happened too many times for me to just be comfortable by hearing it from you. (Not ment as a slam, just a comment.)

I say this because Greenville gets a bad rap (I feel) because we have the best fans hands down in the conference.  Win or lose, the whole campus comes out to support the team.  Last week when we played FU, we had 600 here and we are 5-14.  Our fans yell, cheer, and get crazy and officials are either threatning to throw them our or complaining to someone higher (not sure if its the head of officials or you sliaccommish.)  This has been the case for a few years.  I just think the officials need to focus on the game.  They ARE college officials.  If they can't take a few hundred fans yelling, what would happen if you threw them out in a bigger D-III game like IL Wesleyan/Elmhurst?  They'd crack like eggs on easter.

[hopefan]

GREAT LINE panther--

FC, tonite if you disagree or if I disagree with a call, we need to tell the ref, "You're crackin' like an egg at Easter"    ...  oops, wait, that might get us kicked out.....

[fcnews]

In know fault of my own, I have known almost everyone of these Zebras for years and years. A good amount have been hear since day one. I guess since they don't imorove we're stuck with them. Or maybe, this is the last stop on the way to retirement. Either way I am on a first name basis with 90% of them and when I yell they know where it came from. That's why I sat behind you Pride at Greenville. Every time John looked my way I pointed at you. HaHa. I did blow my chance for an announcers debut. In one of your trips to the other side of the floor one of the women players dared me to slip to the mike and give a play by play on "your antics". Ten years ago maybe, but I'm much more mature these days.

Trick of the day - Tonite when telling that offical who has peeved you off all night (and there will be one). Call him by his first name when you tell him he stinks. Then check here for the final.

[iwumichigander]

look for my highlanders to win tomorrow, and not only make it to the conference tournament but make a serious run at the national championship....with brett carroll (sorry macman) inserted in the gameplan this macmurray team is the best division III team i have ever seen...i hear that lance wallace's playing time will be increasing soon and thats all this team needs a solid spark off of the bench and we will see you at the national championship

Oh my goodness!  Maybe you did not go across town to IC and see watch Lawrence, Carroll, Grinnell or Ilinois Wesleyan?  Or realize that should MacMurray win the SLIAC (not likely) the SLIAC record since 1995 in NCAA Tournament is 0 - 9

[Mac Attack]

Not that IWU hs been tearing it up lately....

My sense is grahamsmith's comment may have been on the tongue in cheek side of the equation...

[mattgrubb]

Chris Bunch owns the SLIAC
ever since he has been in the louis, he is now poised to win the conference again, yes i know he is in 3rd now but give him time
He is a good example of what my grandfather always said, hair and brains don't mix
Just give bunch a few more games and he will be in the driver's seat
Bunch for president

[20eagle31]

hey grubb, i believe i would take coach kaneshiro over bunch anyday.  and listening to some of websters kids they would to. it was pretty sweet last season in the conference tournament (bc vs wu) blackburn fans started chanting 'we've got coach k'.  i mean owns the sliac....come on man

[20eagle31]

o and hopefan. i believe bc won at wu earlier this year. don't think that home court is the only advantage for the beavers. now don't make a liar out of me boys. go beavers

[pantherpride]

That egg line might be the smartest thing I have ever said in the history of me!

I'm pretty proud of myself! lol    8)

[Pat Coleman]

PAT COLEMAN  -  while I know you are referring to schools properly sending scores to D3Hoops so you don't have to chase them down, I will say that the SLIAC has a fine conference site - scores are generally posted within several hours after the games.  Makes it much easier for us scoreboard nuts, and if you do have people who find scores for you, it provides one stop shopping

I do understand this, and on the frequent occasions I am hunting SLIAC scores it is my first stop. However, that isn't the point. We shouldn't really have to pick up the SLIAC sliack.

[hopefan]

Maryville beats Fontbonne, Blackburn beats Webster, Westminster beats Greenville, Mac Beats Prin.

Blackburn still has to play at Maryville, but even if Maryville beats them and wins the rest of their games, Blackburn has the tiebreaker over MU.  Blackburn goes to Greenville, and after Maryville, has Westminster and Fontbonne at home - I don't see them faltering in any of those other games..

It looks like we're going back to Carlinville, and I'm gonna complain every day on these pages.   FOUR rows of Bleachers, One side of the Court!!!!!!!!!  And 20eagle, believe me up front, I don't have a single bad word to say about your team - only the facility and limited seating