WBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association

[goodknight]

As a Hope fan I can say - congratulations Calvin!  Great win for the Knights.  Good luck going forward, we're pulling for you to go all the way and represent the MIAA.

It does open the wound just a little about Hope not being included in the field....

Thanks for the note of encouragement, R999.

I also hear you on the non-inclusion piece. There have been a few times I've felt the same way when Calvin's team fell on the wrong side of the bubble, even though they, too, belonged in the field of national tourney contenders.

[oldknight]

As a Hope fan I can say - congratulations Calvin!  Great win for the Knights.  Good luck going forward, we're pulling for you to go all the way and represent the MIAA.

It does open the wound just a little about Hope not being included in the field....

When John Ross was on Hoopsville with Dave McHugh a couple of weeks ago, Coach Ross mentioned that he had no doubt that Hope was a top 20 team and probably a top 10 team. He also correctly predicted--given the metrics of determining Pool C bids--that Hope would probably not make the field of 64.

This past week Ross was interviewed on local television (I believe Channel 8), and said that after Hope beat Calvin, Brian Morehouse mentioned to him that Calvin's loss was the best thing that could happen to the Lady Knights because it took off the table the added pressure of fulfilling an undefeated season. Ross agreed with that assessment.

[Roundball999]

Similarly, after the first Hope loss to Calvin back in January, Morehouse was quoted in the Grand Rapids Press as saying of Calvin "That's a No. 1 or No. 2 team in the nation."  I guess both coaches know a thing or two...

[sac]

I only watched the last couple minutes of regulation and the OT, but I'm going to bet Coach Ross would like a do over on his timeout with 5 seconds left in regulation and Calvin on what looked like a 3-1 break.

Anyway, great season for the Knights and represented the MIAA well in the tournament.

[almcguirejr]

I only watched the last couple minutes of regulation and the OT, but I'm going to bet Coach Ross would like a do over on his timeout with 5 seconds left in regulation and Calvin on what looked like a 3-1 break.

Anyway, great season for the Knights and represented the MIAA well in the tournament.

I saw about the same amount of the game you did and had the same reaction when the time out was called. 

[Knight2Day]

I only watched the last couple minutes of regulation and the OT, but I'm going to bet Coach Ross would like a do over on his timeout with 5 seconds left in regulation and Calvin on what looked like a 3-1 break.

Anyway, great season for the Knights and represented the MIAA well in the tournament.

I saw about the same amount of the game you did and had the same reaction when the time out was called.

Was at the game and there was a collective "NOOOOOOOO!" from the crowd when Ross called the timeout...Calvin shouldn't have put themselves in that position to begin with, their first half was absolutely atrocious, 16 turnovers....

[pointlem]

Watching that play I could only imagine that Coach Ross was calling the timeout before the fast break opportunity to win the game developed--it's surely not a call he would have initiated at the moment the whistle blew.

We can second guess coaching decisions (as I've mentally done regarding the end of regulation play in the Hope-IWU game), and that's part of being a fan, as we replay games with the benefit of hindsight.  Even so, I tip my hat to both Coach Neil and Coach Ross for their impressive coaching successes this year, for the play and character of their teams, and for how exceedingly well they and their teams have represented their institutions.

That said, both teams suffered very painful losses in games they should have won . . . especially now that IWU and St. Thomas progress to seemingly winnable semi-final games.  We can feel one another's pain, even while celebrating great years.

[Roundball999]

I only watched the last couple minutes of regulation and the OT, but I'm going to bet Coach Ross would like a do over on his timeout with 5 seconds left in regulation and Calvin on what looked like a 3-1 break.

Anyway, great season for the Knights and represented the MIAA well in the tournament.

I saw about the same amount of the game you did and had the same reaction when the time out was called.

...Calvin shouldn't have put themselves in that position to begin with, their first half was absolutely atrocious, 16 turnovers....

Agree with that one.  It was hard to watch the guards dribble into the sideline trap time after time in the first half.  An earlier adjustment would have helped a lot.  But give credit to St. Thomas, they had a very good defensive scheme that gave Calvin a ton of trouble.

That said, I'm sure its tough for the girls right now but I hope that soon they can reflect back and be proud of a fabulous season.

[wiz]

Congratulations to John Ross and the Lady Knights on another very successful season.  Special thanks to seniors Courtney, Jill and Leah.  You have provided a lot of fun entertainment to Calvin basketball fans and have been truly great ambassadors for Calvin College.

[wiz]

The Amherst/Geroge Fox game will be a great one.  I suspect the winner will also win over St. Thomas on Saturday for the national championship.  My pick is George Fox.  But, we'll have to wait to find out and, hey, it's the final four and anything could happen.  That's what makes it so much fun.

[realist]

Congrats to CV for being the Great Lakes region POY.
She is 24 points away from being Calvin's all time leading scorer.  Her name appears time after time in the "all time" records sections of both Calvin, and the MIAA.
Thankfully she has one year left, and by the time it is over her name will appear even more often.  Hopefully they can build on last year, and this year to make another strong run next year.  She also should be Calvin's first female bball player to start/win 100 + games.  Lisa Winkle made 99. 

[sac]

Hope is going to play George Fox in a regular season game next year.  Unfortunately there was no clue to its location or date.


quoting the Hope women's facebook page
If you can't wait till next season, you can come watch a common opponent that we will be playing next year. George Fox out of Oregon will be playing this weekend as we host the Final Four. Come check them out!

[sac]

This oddity was passed on to me about Calvin's Kelsey Irwin.

Calvin junior Kelsey Irwin was 53-for-129 from behind the 3-point arc. Overall, she was 53-of-135 ... Therefore, all of her made baskets were 3-pointers and she only took 6 shots from inside the arc ... Furthermore, Irwin also did not attempt any free throws so ALL of her scoring was 3-point baskets

http://miaa.org/wbb/stats/1112/calvinw.htm

[Flying Dutch Fan]

This oddity was passed on to me about Calvin's Kelsey Irwin.

Calvin junior Kelsey Irwin was 53-for-129 from behind the 3-point arc. Overall, she was 53-of-135 ... Therefore, all of her made baskets were 3-pointers and she only took 6 shots from inside the arc ... Furthermore, Irwin also did not attempt any free throws so ALL of her scoring was 3-point baskets

http://miaa.org/wbb/stats/1112/calvinw.htm

Make me wonder if she was fouled, would she have just stood behind the 3-point line for her FTs

[Calvinhoops]

She also led the league with a .411 three point percentage.....better than most players two point percentage.  Hard to blame her!