MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[Stinger]

Hargraves was open, just not enough time to get him the ball.

I've always wondered what would happen if a player more or less purposely ran over a coach who was on the floor. Like if, in the above play, Carlson plowed into Hargraves instead of running to the opposite corner. They'd have to T up Hargraves for being on the floor, no?

Del Harris got T'd when it happened to him.

I would instruct my players to run into the coach if he's on the floor.

GVW would've gotten destroyed playing against you.

Hopefully only once. Depends on the learning curve.

I'll leave that one alone

[Gregory Sager]

My favorite coach-on-the-floor story:

A certain D3 coach who shall remain nameless was told by an official to "get off the floor and back in your box, coach." The coach replied, "I'm out here because I'm trying to see the game from the same angle you are, to see if it explains why you're blowing every call."

The ref immediately T'ed him up, but I'm sure that it was worth it because his players will still be laughing over that story at their 50th-year reunion.

[Ralph Turner]

On another subject,

I am reading Ezekiel chapter 40, 41, 42, etc and wondering,

What if Ezekiel had a dream and was taken to DeVos Fieldhouse?

50 cubits by 50 cubits,
Inner Courts,
2-headed cherubim, one the face of a Dutchman, the other the face of a lion, both looking a MIAA Championship trophies...

Just a thought...

[calvinite]

FYI -- watching '84 Draft on the NBA channel (you know, Jordan, Stockton, Barkley), and when they talk about Dan Trant (who, I admit, I never heard about), they show Clark College (DIII) playing at Calvin College ... I assume, since Calvin hosted the national tournament that year, that Clark was in the finals or semi-finals.

Anyway, fun to see the old field house; I still miss it.

[almcguirejr]

FYI -- watching '84 Draft on the NBA channel (you know, Jordan, Stockton, Barkley), and when they talk about Dan Trant (who, I admit, I never heard about), they show Clark College (DIII) playing at Calvin College ... I assume, since Calvin hosted the national tournament that year, that Clark was in the finals or semi-finals.

Anyway, fun to see the old field house; I still miss it.

Dan Trant was killed on 9/11.

http://www.clarkathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20110910phugv6

http://www.clarkathletics.com/HOF/inductee_bios/Trant_Dan

[Mr. Ypsi]

Hope really gettin' at it in Kazoo - up 68-48 w/ 7 to go.  Other conference games start in about a half hour.

[sac]

Contrast in officials patience with Wed. night as Kzoo assistant picks up two technicals in the game by never leaving his seat.

[sac]

Hope 83  Kalamazoo 65

Kzoo was pretty awful in the first half.  Second half a stalemate with Hope being pretty louzy on D.

Hope: Eidson 22, Gardner 20, Benson 18
Kzoo:  Miller 15, Peters 13, Dykema 11

at about 38:30 is a pretty nice alley-oop to Brock Benson http://new.livestream.com/KalamazooCollege/events/3748452
at 33: minutes is the first technical, ref was clearly pointing at Dougal
at about 1:22 is the 2nd tech and ejection of Kzoo assistant

I don't get either technical unless magic words were used, Dougal didn't even come close to Hargraves' antics.

[sac]

Trine 66  Albion 56

Trine Dixon dominates the 2nd half with 19 of his 27.


Adrian 66  Alma 52

DJ Beckman went 0-10, 0-8 from 3

[northb]

Calvin 75 Olivet 49

[TUAngola]

Just back from the Trine game here in Angola vs Albion.  Thunder prevails 66-56.  With Trine behind all of the first half and the beginning of the second, Will Dixon caught fire the second half and put the team on his back...and we really needed it.  His ability to create shots is incredible, with most coming as the shot clock was winding down.  Albion is much better than their record indicates.  Kazen got loose in the 1st half and drained some 3's but Trine did a better job on him in the second.  Herron and Oakes inside also played tough for Albion.

Big lift off the bench from freshman Ellis Cummings for Trine who gave some valuable minutes, especially on D and rebounding.  Best I've seen him play this year as his minutes are few and far between.  Jared Holmquist was solid all game and kept Trine in it in the first half.  Ben Syroka also had a nice floor game and although he doesn't look to shoot much, he made some timely baskets today.  Trine's D is consistent game in and game out.  Not too many good looks for Albion, especially in the second half.

Never an easy game in the MIAA.  Now Trine hits the road for the next few games, need to steal one here and there away from Hershey Hall to have a chance for the league title.

[oldknight]

Calvin with a fairly unremarkable 75-49 win this afternoon. Knights took an early 10-2 lead and never really were threatened, taking a 37-24 lead into the locker room. The lead simply continued to grow the second half, reaching 30 at one point. The win was such a ho-hum affair, fans were treated to the amazing sight of almcguiregr declaring the earliest "hay is in the barn" call ever, making his exit during the first media timeout of the second half and Calvin holding an 18 point lead. Olivet pretty much ran the same offense all afternoon--spread the floor, and either chuck up a three or take it all the way to the hoop and hope for the best. Other than three Zeilinski first half triples, the best never showed up as the Comets saw little go down, hitting barely 30% for the game. Daley led the Knights with 15 and Parks--who had a very nice floor game--finished with 14. Other game notes:

--I wonder what's happened to Jordan Brink? Since his 29 point demolition of Hope, he's not had the same effect on games. I can understand the 9 point output against an Adrian defense that wouldn't let him go to a urinal without company, but Olivet did nothing special today and he finished with 8 on 3-9 from the floor. He did appear to have something bothering the heal of his shooting hand, but I never was able to identify what it was.

--Brad Visser finished with 11, going 5-10 from the floor but only 1-4 from the arc. Three of those triple attempts were forced, off-balance, fadeaways while the fourth was a within-the-context-of-the-offense step-in three. Guess which one swished cleanly through the hoop? Amazing what shot selection can do for you,

--Last but definitely not least: RIP Mr. Cub. Ernie Banks died last night at age 83.

[oldknight]

Just back from the Trine game here in Angola vs Albion.  Thunder prevails 66-56.  With Trine behind all of the first half and the beginning of the second, Will Dixon caught fire the second half and put the team on his back...and we really needed it.  His ability to create shots is incredible, with most coming as the shot clock was winding down.  Albion is much better than their record indicates.  Kazen got loose in the 1st half and drained some 3's but Trine did a better job on him in the second.  Herron and Oakes inside also played tough for Albion.

Big lift off the bench from freshman Ellis Cummings for Trine who gave some valuable minutes, especially on D and rebounding.  Best I've seen him play this year as his minutes are few and far between.  Jared Holmquist was solid all game and kept Trine in it in the first half.  Ben Syroka also had a nice floor game and although he doesn't look to shoot much, he made some timely baskets today.  Trine's D is consistent game in and game out.  Not too many good looks for Albion, especially in the second half.

Never an easy game in the MIAA.  Now Trine hits the road for the next few games, need to steal one here and there away from Hershey Hall to have a chance for the league title.

Thanks for the report. I do have a question for TUAngola:  What do you think of all the minutes Trine's top players are piling up? Pretty much every conference game the top four players for the Thunder are playing 34-39 minutes. The only exception was the easy 22 point win vs Kalamazoo and even then, Holmquist, Dixon and Good got 33, 31, and 30. These guys have to be in phenomenal shape but I will be interested to see if it catches up with them as the season progresses. That's a lot of pounding on the hardwood and makes it tough to recover from minor, nagging soreness that can affect your play.

[TUAngola]

Just back from the Trine game here in Angola vs Albion.  Thunder prevails 66-56.  With Trine behind all of the first half and the beginning of the second, Will Dixon caught fire the second half and put the team on his back...and we really needed it.  His ability to create shots is incredible, with most coming as the shot clock was winding down.  Albion is much better than their record indicates.  Kazen got loose in the 1st half and drained some 3's but Trine did a better job on him in the second.  Herron and Oakes inside also played tough for Albion.

Big lift off the bench from freshman Ellis Cummings for Trine who gave some valuable minutes, especially on D and rebounding.  Best I've seen him play this year as his minutes are few and far between.  Jared Holmquist was solid all game and kept Trine in it in the first half.  Ben Syroka also had a nice floor game and although he doesn't look to shoot much, he made some timely baskets today.  Trine's D is consistent game in and game out.  Not too many good looks for Albion, especially in the second half.

Never an easy game in the MIAA.  Now Trine hits the road for the next few games, need to steal one here and there away from Hershey Hall to have a chance for the league title.

Thanks for the report. I do have a question for TUAngola:  What do you think of all the minutes Trine's top players are piling up? Pretty much every conference game the top four players for the Thunder are playing 34-39 minutes. The only exception was the easy 22 point win vs Kalamazoo and even then, Holmquist, Dixon and Good got 33, 31, and 30. These guys have to be in phenomenal shape but I will be interested to see if it catches up with them as the season progresses. That's a lot of pounding on the hardwood and makes it tough to recover from minor, nagging soreness that can affect your play.

Very good observation and one I am in agreement with.  Trine does not go deep at all...pretty much a 6 man rotation with 2 others that get maybe 3 or 4 minutes a game.  I thought today they looked a little sluggish in the first half against Albion, like their legs were not quite there.  Tyler Good didn't have the same hop in his step that he did against Calvin Wednesday.  The Saturday games will be the ones where the guys will have to suck it up more as they have less time to recuperate than the Wednesday games.  If one of the "big 3" goes down with an injury then Trine will be forced to use their thin bench even more.  The guys, however, are in terrific shape.  And Coach Miller is very good at utilizing all his timeouts when he senses his guys are winded.  The media timeouts help out too this year.  Trine plays more road games the 2nd half of the conference season so you also have to put the time spent traveling into the equation.  It will be interesting to see how this all plays out as the season progresses.

[knightvision]

Calvin with a fairly unremarkable 75-49 win this afternoon. Knights took an early 10-2 lead and never really were threatened, taking a 37-24 lead into the locker room. The lead simply continued to grow the second half, reaching 30 at one point. The win was such a ho-hum affair, fans were treated to the amazing sight of almcguiregr declaring the earliest "hay is in the barn" call ever, making his exit during the first media timeout of the second half and Calvin holding an 18 point lead. Olivet pretty much ran the same offense all afternoon--spread the floor, and either chuck up a three or take it all the way to the hoop and hope for the best. Other than three Zeilinski first half triples, the best never showed up as the Comets saw little go down, hitting barely 30% for the game. Daley led the Knights with 15 and Parks--who had a very nice floor game--finished with 14. Other game notes:

--I wonder what's happened to Jordan Brink? Since his 29 point demolition of Hope, he's not had the same effect on games. I can understand the 9 point output against an Adrian defense that wouldn't let him go to a urinal without company, but Olivet did nothing special today and he finished with 8 on 3-9 from the floor. He did appear to have something bothering the heal of his shooting hand, but I never was able to identify what it was.

--Brad Visser finished with 11, going 5-10 from the floor but only 1-4 from the arc. Three of those triple attempts were forced, off-balance, fadeaways while the fourth was a within-the-context-of-the-offense step-in three. Guess which one swished cleanly through the hoop? Amazing what shot selection can do for you,

--Last but definitely not least: RIP Mr. Cub. Ernie Banks died last night at age 83.

OK, can we please come up with a different word-picture for the defense on Jordan? It's anxiety provoking enough for plenty of us in the over 50 crowd to think about heading there solo 

Regarding Visser, look on the bright side-- pretty sure 1-4 improves his 3pt % for the year