MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[Happy Calvin Guy]

At this point it looks like Calvin's rotation is set now that Salo has been back 5 games.  Unless there are injuries it would surprise me to see any significant changes.  Perhaps a few minutes more or less for some players, but it looks like 11 will be seeing p.t.

You're probably right, but with the way Brink has been playing and doing it so efficiently it's hard to believe that he isn't, or won't be, able to eat into some of the minutes of other players.  Especially considering that they'll have him for another 3 years beyond this season where some other players don't have as much time left at the Knollcrest campus.

I agree with the advantages of Brink playing more and being a real plus.  The player I see him replacing more often is Powell, who is so erratic.  When he is driving and agressive, he can look great.  But he does not seem to know when to attack and when not to.  He loses the ball far too often and is very erratic in his shooting with a low shooting percentage.

Powell has 31 turnovers this year. Brink has 34.

I think the misperception is based on the fact that Powell's turnovers are more often of the dribble-into-double-team-and-lose-the-handle variety, so we tend to notice them more.  

I think that Brink and Powell on the floor at the same time is our best backcourt combo, with Salo first off the bench.  I also wouldn't mind seeing a "big" lineup on the floor once in a while with only one of those true guards on the floor and one of our other swingmen (Snikkers, Schnyders, Rodts) playing the 2.  I'm not sure too many MIAA teams could match up physically with a Brink-Snikkers-Rodts-Kruis-Schuster lineup, for example.  That sample lineup averages taller than 6'6" yet can still handle the ball on the perimeter, run the floor, and shoot well from the outside.  

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One of the really interesting NCAA stat categories I've been following this year is turnovers per game.

7.  Olivet        10.7
51. Hope        12.7
85. Adrian      13.5
132. Kzoo      14.5
137. Calvin    14.5    
149. Albion     14.7
164. Trine      15.0
222.  Alma      15.9

7 of the 8 teams are in the top half of D3, I think that speaks to the quality of play we've been seeing.


The league has 4 players ranked in the top 100 for assists, and 5 in the top 100 for assist/turnover ratio.......and 4 in the top 100 for blocked shots.


Michael McClary remains #2 in overall scoring,  David Krombeen is now #3 on the steal list.

[oldknight]

I think that Brink and Powell on the floor at the same time is our best backcourt combo, with Salo first off the bench.  I also wouldn't mind seeing a "big" lineup on the floor once in a while with only one of those true guards on the floor and one of our other swingmen (Snikkers, Schnyders, Rodts) playing the 2.  I'm not sure too many MIAA teams could match up physically with a Brink-Snikkers-Rodts-Kruis-Schuster lineup, for example.  That sample lineup averages taller than 6'6" yet can still handle the ball on the perimeter, run the floor, and shoot well from the outside. 

When Salo was out with his injured foot earlier this season, there were many times when we saw a lineup similar to that for the Knights. When I went to the games at Elmhurst College in late December (I can't remember whether it was against Benedictine or DePauw) there was a brief stretch when KVS played a backcourt duo of Rodts and Snikkers, and a frontline that was Schnyders-Schuster-Kruis. Now that's really big. One problem in putting Snikkers in the backcourt is the fact that he is Calvin's best rebounder by a wide margin and having Tom spend that much time 30 feet from the basket seems a bit of a waste.

Snikkers needs only 2 points to reach 500 for his career. I'll go out on a limb and say that I think he has a shot at becoming the next member of Calvin's 1000 point club.

[KnightSlappy]

At this point it looks like Calvin's rotation is set now that Salo has been back 5 games.  Unless there are injuries it would surprise me to see any significant changes.  Perhaps a few minutes more or less for some players, but it looks like 11 will be seeing p.t.

You're probably right, but with the way Brink has been playing and doing it so efficiently it's hard to believe that he isn't, or won't be, able to eat into some of the minutes of other players.  Especially considering that they'll have him for another 3 years beyond this season where some other players don't have as much time left at the Knollcrest campus.

I agree with the advantages of Brink playing more and being a real plus.  The player I see him replacing more often is Powell, who is so erratic.  When he is driving and agressive, he can look great.  But he does not seem to know when to attack and when not to.  He loses the ball far too often and is very erratic in his shooting with a low shooting percentage.

Powell has 31 turnovers this year. Brink has 34.

I'll admit that I did not realize that Brink had that many turnovers, though I did realize turnovers were a problem,  but did you notice the comparison of shooting percentages-- Brink at .534 overall and .486 on 3 point shots as compared to Powell's rather low .388 and .281 on threes?  Which would you rather have shooting for you?

I would always rather have Jordan shoot.

I just always find it a bit funny that conversations surrounding Powell usually consist of him "not being a true point guard" and that moving him off the ball is ideal, but as far as guards go, he's the best guy for assists and turnovers (aren't those the "point guard stats"?)

PG candidates: (2010-11 stats)
Salo: turnover rate: 22%, assist rate: 12%
Brink: turnover rate: 26%, assist rate: 14%
Powell: turnover rate: 18%, assist rate: 23%

For comparison: David Krombeen: turnover rate: 16%, assist rate: 28%

Turnover rate: percentage of individual possessions that end in a turnover (approx.). Assist rate: percentage of teammate field goals that a player assists on while he's on the court (approx.).

[Flying Dutch Fan]

FWIW - Will Bowser needs 29 points to reach 1000.

[Knightmare]

FWIW - Will Bowser needs 29 points to reach 1000.

Good chance that he'll hit that milestone in the Rivalry game this Saturday.  That'd be pretty cool for him, and even more memorable, if he can do it during a Calvin vs. Hope game.

[BogeyMan]

FWIW - Will Bowser needs 29 points to reach 1000.

FWIW - Will Bowser needs 29 points to reach 1000.

Good chance that he'll hit that milestone in the Rivalry game this Saturday.  That'd be pretty cool for him, and even more memorable, if he can do it during a Calvin vs. Hope game.

Don't count him out tonight.  I like the way he is playing right now. 

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Albion coach Jody May shook up his regular starting lineup tonight inserting Mike Smith over Jake Siebert and Chris Hutton over Alex Harville.

Calvin ran out to a 12-2 lead.

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Albion coach Jody May shook up his regular starting lineup tonight inserting Mike Smith over Jake Siebert and Chris Hutton over Alex Harville.

Calvin ran out to a 12-2 lead.

The pace didn't settle down much, Knights up 42-17 at the half.

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Michael McClary with 10 points at the half at Alma, 14 away from the school record.  Bigger news is he has zero rebounds.




Kzoo might as well have scored 50, 49-41 Kzoo at the half, Hope rallied from 14 down to get it to two.  Kzoo has pushed it back to 8.  Hornets shot 63% in the half

FWIW - Will Bowser needs 29 points to reach 1000.

Only needs 11 now.....18 points at the half.

[sflzman]

Albion coach Jody May shook up his regular starting lineup tonight inserting Mike Smith over Jake Siebert and Chris Hutton over Alex Harville.

Calvin ran out to a 12-2 lead.

The pace didn't settle down much, Knights up 42-17 at the half.

Big thing there: JC Cruise 0 points

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Don't count him out tonight.  I like the way he is playing right now.  

Best call of the night, 14 straight early in the 2nd,  32 points now.

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Albion coach Jody May shook up his regular starting lineup tonight inserting Mike Smith over Jake Siebert and Chris Hutton over Alex Harville.

Calvin ran out to a 12-2 lead.

The pace didn't settle down much, Knights up 42-17 at the half.

Big thing there: JC Cruise 0 points

He finishes 0-7 for the night

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going to OT in Holland

http://www.hope.edu/pr/athletics/livestats/xlive.htm

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unless I missed something, this is Hope's first OT game in seven seasons.