WBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association

[dothedew]

1. I am glad that a DIII bball game was shown live on TV around the country. Even if it had to be at 3pm, a lot of my friends and family were able to check in and watch the game.
2. I had a great time in bloomington. I love that beer nuts are what paid for the arena. Very cool, although, I could have used a little more leg room.
3. I am choosing to ignore the jacka** making those posts earlier. I'm not sure you are a Hope fan...and I highly doubt you are, but if I know you, send me a message and perhaps you can better explain yourself, b/c right now you are just coming across as ignorant.
4. (Should have been 1)...congrats to coach MO and an amazing Hope program. We are all very lucky to enjoy this AMAZING run over the last 14 years.
5. I don't blame refs. They are doing the best they can in a thankless job....but for a championship game, the NCAA gave us 3 that were not up to the task. I don't know if this is a group, or 3 singles they put together, but they failed on may levels. I don't get as upset over missed calls and such...those happen. But the HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE decison to reset the shot clock as the end of 1st half is WRONG. tipped pass. timout Wash U. Should have been 6 seconds on the shot clock and 32 or so on the game clock....which is what both teams planned for during timeout and TV timeout...then 15 seconds before they put the ball in, one ref went over and had the shot clock reset. COACH MO LOST HIS MIND.....as did myself, fans....you can't do that! What are the rules for resetting a clock? Both teams planned for 6 left on shot clock during timeout and they changed it? Mo just wanted the refs to get together and talk about it...or explain to him the decision. BAD BAD BAD. That play did NOT decide the game, but just an example of refs a bit out of their league....and this is a CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!
6. Agian, CONGRATS TO WASH U ON A CHAMPIONSHIP. Congrats to hope on an amazing run....you gave us all a great treat HOPEfully we can all be back there next year to enjoy another great run by the FLYING DUTCH!

[Hope Dutch]

Had so much fun watching this year...can't wait for it to start all over again in about 8 months...

Does anyone know about MIAA recruits for next year?  Some incredible contributions this season from the likes of Verkaik, Ellis, Kussmaul, others?  Any insights into what we can expect for next year?  Are there any significant commitments?

[md241]

...next season with the Flying Dutch-they'll beat Calvin at least once, win 28 or 29 regular season games, the fans will drink the kool-aid, and they'll lose in the Elite 8 or Final Four; lather, rinse repeat for the 2011-2012 season!

[gordonmann]

If FDF and Hwbb are right about this, then Rochester should also have shown the effect.  And they sure seemed to.  They shot noticeably worse on Saturday--18 percent for the game.  They weren't close to the same team that Hope faced.

The first five words that Rochester Coach Scheible said in the postgame press conference were, "We were just too tired..."

As bad as it was, it could've been worse.  The women and men take turns starting their title games early and it was the men's turn this year.  That forces the consolation game (which the men no longer have) even earlier.  I really felt for Rochester.

I like Sac's idea of startig the games later in the day.  But as he points out, I don't think that's an option given the television coverage.

[Ralph Turner]

...next season with the Flying Dutch-they'll beat Calvin at least once, win 28 or 29 regular season games, the fans will drink the kool-aid, and they'll lose in the Elite 8 or Final Four; lather, rinse repeat for the 2011-2012 season!

Hope has averaged 29-2 over the last 5 seasons.

I think that you have to be one of the most ungrateful fans that has ever posted on these boards!

[wwjjdd]

1-    To everyone who has countered md241's escape from reality in the past few days, kudos and a very big "thank you!"    Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but in the face of overwhelming evidence debunking that opinion, even Perry Mason would seek a plea bargain.  Simple attendance at a game does not automatically signify intimate knowledge of the game.  Since my wife is a musician, I go to a lot of concerts and enjoy listening to classical music.  But that doesn't make me a musician or knowledgeable as to the intricacies of what I hear.  Therefore, I would never have told Leonard Bernstein that he should play more of the composer Antonio Salierei  's work instead of that hack Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 

2-   As to the thought of a different women's head basketball coach???   I hope Hope realizes what it has in Brian Morehouse and makes it so attractive for him that he never leaves.  IMO, as long as Coach Mo remains at Hope, Hope will have a women's program that is the envy of every DIII institution in the country.  My recurring nightmare is that when GVW calls it a day, the job IS offered to Mo !!  Not because he would not continue the FINE men's basketball tradition, but because the women's program would run the risk of no longer being the EXCELLENT+  program it is right now.

[tniem]

...next season with the Flying Dutch-they'll beat Calvin at least once, win 28 or 29 regular season games, the fans will drink the kool-aid, and they'll lose in the Elite 8 or Final Four; lather, rinse repeat for the 2011-2012 season!

Winning a championship takes some luck.  Take D1 basketball, Kansas was potentially the best team in the country this year.  Either way, what is not debatable is that they are a better team than Northern Iowa.  They play ten times, Kansas wins nine.  But one Saturday in March, their shots didn't fall, Northern Iowa shoots lights out and the Jayhawks didn't get a break or two to go their way.  Should you fire Self over it?  It's a what have you done for me lately world.

On the women's side, Connecticut is by far the best team.  Potentially they are the greatest team ever.  Yet, they  have to survive three weeks, pray for no injuries, and play amazing defense so no one goes on fire and hits every shot she takes.  They're great and I would put better than even money on them.  But that is still a tough slog.  Will you fire Auriemma if they don't bring home a second undefeated season?  What he would have done lately is a loss in March/April.

So, if the deal you put at the top is offered, sign me up.  We could only be so lucky as a school to have that record.  Last night, from what I heard on the radio and what folks here have written, there was a shot halfway down to tie it.  Perhaps that goes through and Hope cuts down the nets.  The luck wasn't there.  You give me the opportunity to watch rinse lather repeat and Hope likely wins one out of five (the odds favor it).  And even if they never do that - there is tons of victories and Final Fours.  Most schools would take it.  You know fans of the men's team would take it in a second.  What Coach Mo has done lately, is take a team to the Final Four.  That's a tremendous accomplishment, especially with the number of Division III schools.  If that's drinking the kool-aid, send me some more.   


To everyone else, sorry to feed the troll.  Couldn't help it.

[Dutchfan]

Md241 says that Morehouse should be replaced because he can't win the big games? If that were true the Washington U's coach Nancy Fahey should of been fired long ago. After all it was nine years between her championship teams. And she DID lose two championship games in that time. She obviously wasn't good enough either.

Coach Mo should stay. He will get us more championships. This isn't D1, it's D3. There is more to life than winning.

[Dutchfan]

I'm not happy about the two-minute T.V. timeouts or the reffing in the championship game. I believe they easily made a five point difference. That being said, Washington U. made the shots when they needed them and we couldn't quite keep up. So I say congratulations to Washington U., Good luck, and we'll see you in Bloomington next year.

[hope1]

at least there were a good ban to listen to friday and sat i dont why hope can not get a good band

[md241]

As far as I know, they don't coach the game, take the shots, and  play defense., right?

[Hwbb]

As far as I know, they don't coach the game, take the shots, and  play defense., right?

Right. Interesting that you would initiate the phrase "blaming the refs," because I've seen no one else on this board, post-game, lay responsibility for the outcome of the game on the officials. Some have pointed out a few close, disputed, or questionable calls, in the midst of many other broader observations of the actions of the 13 persons on the floor at any given time. That's simply good game analysis.

[wwjjdd]

Six posts and -9 karma.  Is that a new world's record?

[md241]

...to change a light bulb? None, because as far as they're all concerned, it's working just fine!

[md241]

...and a dead man?
  he's won 2 more tournament games over 5 years than the dead man!