All Americans

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Korsair, you might try a different approach and just throw a name out there for people to watch.  It takes a lot of time to get national notice, especially if your stats don't stand out from the crowd.

I've seen some success in the past throwing names out there without proclaiming them "all-americans" and letting those who have the power take notice and check things out for themselves.

One thing I have learned with nearly a decade on this board, d3hoops gets it right.  They rarely miss on all-americans, even if certain individuals might disagree with which team on which they should appear.

[Hugenerd]

MIT beat Curry 90-63 tonight.  Jimmy Bartolotta went for 43 points (14-22 FG, 8-12 from 3), 5 reb, 5 assists, and 3 steals.

The 43 points by Bartolotta is an MIT single-game record that had stood for 46 years.  The previous record of 41 was held by the one and only David Koch.  For those of you who dont know who David Koch is, you have probably heard of people he is richer than (such as Donald Trump).  Koch is currently the richest resident of New York ($10 B) and he and his brother own the largest privately owned company in the world, Koch Industries.  He also has at least 3 buildings or programs (1 under construction, the Koch Cancer Institute) named after him at MIT and is still a prominent figure at MIT (there is a portrait of him in the lobby of the chemical engineering building, the bio building is the Koch Building, there is also the Koch School of Chemical Engineering Practice). 

He also tied a school record for most 3s in a game with 8.

[Gregory Sager]

MIT beat Curry 90-63 tonight.  Jimmy Bartolotta went for 43 points (14-22 FG, 8-12 from 3), 5 reb, 5 assists, and 3 steals.

The 43 points by Bartolotta is an MIT single-game record that had stood for 46 years.  The previous record of 41 was held by the one and only David Koch.  For those of you who dont know who David Koch is, you have probably heard of people he is richer than (such as Donald Trump).  Koch is currently the richest resident of New York ($10 B) and he and his brother own the largest privately owned company in the world, Koch Industries.  He also has at least 3 buildings or programs (1 under construction, the Koch Cancer Institute) named after him at MIT and is still a prominent figure at MIT (there is a portrait of him in the lobby of the chemical engineering building, the bio building is the Koch Building, there is also the Koch School of Chemical Engineering Practice). 

He also tied a school record for most 3s in a game with 8.

Bartolotta, obviously, not Koch.

[Hugenerd]

Anyone who's interested in watching two of the best players in NE (and both preseason all-americans) face off against eachother should come to MIT tomorrow at 3 to see Tufts vs. MIT.  Jon Pierce and Jimmy Bartolotta have both been playing really well in the early season, so it should be a good matchup.  As an added bonus, Bartolotta is only 9 points away from breaking the career scoring record for MIT (1700), so you can (potentially) come watch as he further rewrites the MIT record books.

[beachcv]

Who are the top players in the country at the Division III level this year?

[sac]

This is probably a good place to start.  Not sure how these guys or others are doing.

http://www.d3hoops.com/all-american/menpreseason09.htm

[April]

There's a whole "who's the best" section on the board. Just FYI.

[Hugenerd]

I dont know if this is the right board to post this on, but has anyone else noticed that John Grotberg from Grinnell has been averaging 17 ppg over the last 5 games, since d3hoops ran that article on him averaging 35 ppg?  I found that to be a mildly humorous coincidence.  The old reporter's jinx.

[Hugenerd]

This was posted on the NEWMAC board, but if anyone is interested, this is an article in today's New York Times about MIT senior guard Jimmy Bartolotta:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/06/sports/ncaabasketball/06mit.html?_r=1&ref=sports

[sac]

I dont know if this is the right board to post this on, but has anyone else noticed that John Grotberg from Grinnell has been averaging 17 ppg over the last 5 games, since d3hoops ran that article on him averaging 35 ppg?  I found that to be a mildly humorous coincidence.  The old reporter's jinx.

Glenn Van Wieren appears on Hoopsville...........Hope loses to Calvin

Kevin VandeStreak appears on Hoopsville............Calvin loses to Olivet

McClary brothers appear on front page................Olivet loses to Hope.

Kent Raymond gets bold headline scoring 2500 points.........sprains ankle



make you wonder..............

[Hugenerd]

I dont know if this is the right board to post this on, but has anyone else noticed that John Grotberg from Grinnell has been averaging 17 ppg over the last 5 games, since d3hoops ran that article on him averaging 35 ppg?  I found that to be a mildly humorous coincidence.  The old reporter's jinx.

Glenn Van Wieren appears on Hoopsville...........Hope loses to Calvin

Kevin VandeStreak appears on Hoopsville............Calvin loses to Olivet

McClary brothers appear on front page................Olivet loses to Hope.

Kent Raymond gets bold headline scoring 2500 points.........sprains ankle



make you wonder..............

It seems like the curse is only temporary, though, Grotberg has had a couple of 40+ point games since my post.  Or by pointing out the curse, did I somehow reverse it?

[Pat Coleman]

Raymond already had the sprained ankle when we ran the 2,000-point story. He sprained it in the same game.

Olivet: A .500 team is bound to lose some games, no?

[sac]

Raymond already had the sprained ankle when we ran the 2,000-point story. He sprained it in the same game.

Olivet: A .500 team is bound to lose some games, no?

well obviously its hoopsville then. 

[Mr. Ypsi]

Raymond already had the sprained ankle when we ran the 2,000-point story. He sprained it in the same game.

Olivet: A .500 team is bound to lose some games, no?

well obviously its hoopsville then. 

Yeah, I think it was April that pointed to the Hoopsville jinx at least two years ago.

Pat, you really want to pooh-pooh the sort of jinx that seems to work wonders for SI?

[Pat Coleman]

You'll note I didn't say anything about Grotberg.