WBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association

[GoVols]

So I made this comment in the men's chat and got karma-kicked out of there.

Was anyone else surprised that Ebels (bria) and Winkle weren't anywhere on the Dream Teams that were posted? I figured for all of their accomplishments and accolades (not to mention their basketball prowess) they would be shoe-ins for honorable mention at the very least?

If I recall, Bria wasn't named an All-American until AFTER the team won the national championship and the peeps naming the team felt obligated to put one member of the champs on the team. Not that Brian Morehouse would have minded; he stresses the team concept and that's the way they continue to play. That's why it's so hard for other teams to beat them.

[Pat Coleman]

Our All-American teams are always named before the championship game, actually. But we'd be foolish not to let our in-person observations of the semifinals play a part. Gordon Mann, who along with Mark Simon and I do the bulk of the decision-making on the women's All-American team, covered the DePauw sectional that year and saw Hope play three times before we named our All-Americans.

But the teams are announced in the pregame show and are written in stone at that time.

[mjfasteenwolf]

Another great 2nd half on the road tonight for the Dutch. If only they could show up for the first half, imagine what the scores would look like. Great to see them shoot 65 percent from the floor in the 2nd half to bury the Thunder. Boles had a gutsy performance, playing quite sick, yet still hit 6-9 from behind the arc. Philly scored 17, and Henderson had 8 assists. Great night for the Dutch, who also got Carrie Snikkers back tonight. Go Hope beat Calvin!

[sac]

Another great 2nd half on the road tonight for the Dutch. If only they could show up for the first half, imagine what the scores would look like. Great to see them shoot 65 percent from the floor in the 2nd half to bury the Thunder. Boles had a gutsy performance, playing quite sick, yet still hit 6-9 from behind the arc. Philly scored 17, and Henderson had 8 assists. Great night for the Dutch, who also got Carrie Snikkers back tonight. Go Hope beat Calvin!

It should be quite obvious Hope just wears teams out.


calvin vs Hope should be a good game Saturday, Calvin has been playing much better as of late.  They've won 5 of 6 and lost at Albion by only 3 after losing to them by 27 earlier this winter. 

Hope is expecting a pretty big crowd for the game Saturday.

[Pat Coleman]

Hope in Around the Nation:
http://www.d3hoops.com/nation/

[gohope]

Hope in Around the Nation:
http://www.d3hoops.com/nation/

Sweet story.  Thanks!

[Stinger]

Nice props to former Haslett Viking Kaitlyn Kopke.

[sac]

On the side bar to those articles it says..........

.........should Hope's men's and women's basketball teams both be in the Sweet 16 and both in position to host, the women would play on the road. The men's side gets priority for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight rounds, with the women being granted first dibs on homecourt for the first two rounds.

This is the exact opposite of what I was told just a few days ago.  Can we get clarification on this.

I was told rounds 1 and 2 the men have prioprity in even years, and the women have priority in odd years...........and that switches for the Sectionals.

[hope1]

good job on a nice game yesterday  it is had to beleive that it is the last regular seasson game  for the hope seniors 

[Preto]

a big game saturday vs calvin  maybe a big crowd at the devoss  snickers might be back saturday

Oddly, Calvin has Homecoming with their women on the road in Holland.  They usually travel fairly well to DeVos for this game.

[hope81]

Regarding the hosting question by sac, the men have priority in even years in the first two rounds.  The women have priority in rounds 3 and 4.  This is per the final four tournament director.  Thus, the #1 team in the nation could be sent on the road if the men are chosen to host.

[GoVols]

Hope in Around the Nation:
http://www.d3hoops.com/nation/

Funny that Morehouse would say he's coaching "like my hair is on fire" when he did that Matt Lauer thing and kept a short buzz cut to get ready for the impending baldness that's creeping in.

[pointlem]

Regarding the hosting question by sac, the men have priority in even years in the first two rounds.  The women have priority in rounds 3 and 4.  This is per the final four tournament director.  Thus, the #1 team in the nation could be sent on the road if the men are chosen to host.

On the schedules I recall the women's round 1 being Wednesday and the men's Thursday, with Saturday round 2 games . . . so perhaps only a conflict with round 2? (I'm presuming the NCAA wouldn't consider Saturday afternoon and evening games with separate ticketing.)  Perhaps, though, an undefeated team, if any such is left, might earn a bye for round 1?

And would I be right to think that any team dreaming of being in the Final Four would rather have an opportunity to host rounds 3 and 4 than found 2?

[sac]

From my experience, just getting to host any NCAA tournament game is pretty cool.  It happens so rarely with todays format that you can't be too picky.


But I'll concede, seeing your team celebrate the win to get you to the Final Four at home is much more fun than doing it on the road.  We've been able to do both twice at Hope, with both the men's and women's teams.

[WWWRHH]

It was good to see the Dutch starters play very well on Saturday.  As a unit, it might be their best game this year.

Hope's interior defense was also very good as the linked Holland Sentinel article about Lindsay Lange points out.  After being slowed by foul trouble in a couple of games over the past month (including some "mystery" calls) her last two games have been exceptional. 

Lange's  defense on Harris was outstanding.  It looks like Lange has faced Harris enough over the years to have decoded her inside moves.

http://hollandsentinel.com/stories/021108/localsports_20080211032.shtml

Knox seemed to struggle on offense, but also played sound defense.  Snikkers shot timing was off and she did not seem to have all of her mobility back, but did manage to grab a few boards.  Hopefully, all of the "bigs" will have their games come together at the same time as we near the end of the season.

Congrats to MIAA player of the week Philly Greene - she can contributions in so many areas it is sometimes too easy to overlook some of the things she does.