MBB: Commonwealth Conference

[rollingthunda]

Can somebody explain to me what this karma thing is and how you get it and lose it?  Was this the solution to exiling the "one-star bandits"?

[FalconFan]

With Juniata losing last night to LVC, ETown is still in the thick of things for a playoff spot.  The Widener loss knots things up for the top spot as there are three teams at 5-2   As we head into the second half of conference play, it could be pretty interesting.

Next up for Messiah is LVC at Grantham.  Messiah should be able to win this one, but I wouldn't take LVC for granted...

[Coach C]

Hoopsdafin203 -

Were you at Etown?

I am not going to say much becasue i was taking in a D1 game rather than travelling to Etown.  What I will say is that Etown is ALWAYS a tough place to play and that the birds always tend to come on strong after the break.  I was not surprised by the outcome.

C

[rollingthunda]

Hoopsdafin203 -

Were you at Etown?

I am not going to say much becasue i was taking in a D1 game rather than travelling to Etown.  What I will say is that Etown is ALWAYS a tough place to play and that the birds always tend to come on strong after the break.  I was not surprised by the outcome.

C

I had it wrong when I did the lines for the week.  The game was actually in Chester.

[hoopsdafin203]

Coach C,

Rollingthunda is right, the game was at Widener and unfortunately I was not in attendance. However, I did hear that it was almost like a home game as Etown fans about doubled Widener fans in number. It was the Jays first conference road win of the season, something the team is surely glad to have off their back. They have been playing well since winter break with the exception of the SusqU game and all indications point to all out war on Saturday at Thompson Gymnasium between Etown and Albright. Hopefully, the loss to SusqU dpes not come back to haunt the Blue Jays, however a win on Saturday would pretty much exorcise that loss.

On a lighter note....Where are all the Widener fans?

[Coach C]

hoopsdafin203 -

Ok - I should have checked the info.  But you have NO business talking about poor coaching and not being able to hold a 6 point lead.  You were not there to evaluate what Coach Duda did or didn't do.

It's a wide open race in the Commonwealth.

[thereiis]

the widener fans are here......i just dont have much to say. i went to the game, i was one of nine students there. bigggg crowd we get, which is kinda pathetic. i still think widener will be ok come playoff time. and whoever mentioned the schedule and it being weak, i agree. but i still think they can get it done. coaching wise, you cant blame duda. no matter what you implement or say during a game, if a player or team isnt prepared and loses mentally that isnt his fault. anyway, the crow was good, kinda burnt.....but overall good meal.

late pimps and hoessss

K

[rollingthunda]

C,

I got the impression he was speaking of the coaching job related more to the accomplishments (or lack thereof) of Widener with all of the talent they have had over the last few years as opposed to one game.

thereiis,

In most cases, if a team is not prepared I would put that partly on the coaches shoulders.  Part of being a coach is having your kids ready to play a ball game.  There is definitely responsibility on the playes parts to be prepared for a game too, but I am of the opinion that some of that does fall back on the coach.  Glad to hear you enjoyed your meal.

[Coach C]

rt -

He said "as a coach you have to be able to help your team hold onto a 6 point lead."

That is the part that I was taking umbrage with.

C

[thereiis]

rollingthunda,

i totally agree. but being an ex-player, trust me, coach duda gets his players ready to play. the man eats sleeps and lives bball and we always knew what we needed to know for the game at hand. experience, or lack there of, whos ever fault that is, was the reason they lost. you can make the argument that their defense sucks, but with a 6 point lead with 230 left, or whatever it was, composure and solid mental decisions would win that game.
K

[sleeprcell]

Widener, Albright, and Messiah are the only 3 teams that can go to the tourney.  Period.  All of the other fans are wasting your time.....The game last night did not count against Etown.  Widener filed a formal protest today.  Apparently, Etown adjusted Widener's second half rims.


Also, I was at the game.....There were more than 40 students at the game.  If they wopuld get rid of the metal detectors at the door, I tihnk we would get a bigger crowd....

No one in the league beats us game on the line down the stretch big spot unless the refs screw us....

[hoopsdafin203]

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Ok - I should have checked the info.  But you have NO business talking about poor coaching and not being able to hold a 6 point lead.  You were not there to evaluate what Coach Duda did or didn't do.


Coach C,

Maybe I don't have the right to say what I said since I was not there. However, I would put some of the blame on any coach (including Coach Schlosser) for a team giving up a 6 point lead with 2:30 to go. That is part of the coach's fault isn't it? Rollingthunda is right also, my other point was that they always have the most talent and continue to flounder. I know they won back to back titles in '00 and '01, but they have not made a lot of noise since then. I was not personally attacking Coach Duda I was just pointing out the fact that a coach plays an important role in game and clock management especially down the stretch.

As for sleepercell.....can you start typing your post in modern English maybe even with some punctuation so that the rest of us can read what the heck you're trying to say?

[Reserved Seat]

Where was the game played?
How does E-town adjust the rim at an away game?
Sounds like sour grapes.

[WhatNow]

I was looking at Widener's stats over Duda's tenure, it seems that his best years were when he had the guys that the coach Rowe recruited.  Granted, Widener does and always had a lot of talent at their school, it just seems that Rowe knew how to have the players achieve what they were capable of doing, unlike Duda.  Maybe a new coach would be the best answer for their school?  Or maybe just a tougher schedule?  I mean look at who they played during the non-conference games.  No offense to those schools, but two of the schools have only had guys in their school for like a year or two in Chestnut Hill and Immaculata.  How will that get the team better?   He is not challenging his team enough.  That needs to change.  But, I doubt that will happen because from what I hear, he is the A.D. so he is the boss.  But looking at the rest of their schedule, if Widener does not win at least 2 of their next 3 games, then they will not make it to the MAC playoffs.  So depending on those games, my picks for the playoffs would be Albright, Messiah, Etown, and either Widener, Juniata, or Leb Val.          

[gordonmann]

If they wopuld get rid of the metal detectors at the door, I tihnk we would get a bigger crowd....

Say what?