MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[KnightSlappy]

It seems like the NCAA committee was up to their old tricks again.  Sounds like they "occidentaly" paired Mississippi College with the wrong opponent.

I find it amazing that instead of either Calvin or Hope staying in the GL Region and moving one away, they put them both at the same site.  If they had kept one in the GL, there could be a potential Calvin vs. Hope championship game.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Since I already had all the formating done - I just plugged in the Calvin & Aurora numbers:

Offense	% 2pt	% 3pt	% FT
Calvin	44.5	37.8	73.6
Aurora	47.8	40.7	72.1
Defense	% 2pt	% 3pt
Calvin	41.8	36.0
Aurora	40.7	30.8
Rebounding	Team	Opp	Margin
Calvin	37.5	33.8	3.7
Aurora	38.8	37.2	1.6
Scoring	Team	Opp	Margin
Calvin	75.9	67.7	8.2
Aurora	87.0	69.4	17.6
3 point shooting	Attempts	Made	Made/game
Calvin	580	219	8.1
Aurora	722	294	10.9
Blocks	Total	per game
Calvin	76	2.81
Aurora	115	4.26
Steals	Total	per game
Calvin	198	7.3
Aurora	247	9.1
Turnovers	Total	per game
Calvin	359	13.3
Aurora	348	12.9
Assists	Total	per game
Calvin	365	13.5
Aurora	424	15.7
Assist/Turnover
Calvin	1.02
Aurora	1.22

[sac]

Common opponents

Hope v Chicago

Chicago 81 Wheaton 77 at Chicago
Wheaton 73 Hope 70 neutral court

Chicago 93 Kalamazoo 59 at Kzoo
Hope 87 Kalamazoo 55 at Kzoo
Hope 86 Kalamazoo 48 at Hope

Calvin v Aurora

Aurora 83 Benedictine 79 at  Aurora
Calvin 79 Benedictine 60 at Calvin

Aurora 95 Concordia Wi 71 at  Concordia WI
Calvin 98 Concordia WI 76 at Calvin

Maybe I'm makeing assumptions but these look like 2 evenly matched games.

[diehardfan]

Did we all wake up bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning?

No.

Called in sick, again. My boss was like, "Wow... you sound TERRIBLE!" Heh. I'm pretty darn tired of being stuck indoors.

Brackets are out.  Aurora-Calvin, Chicago-Hope at Aurora in the first round.

Snap, Sac is a genius... good job my HOFer brothah...

(looks down at signature line)

I retract my genius statement.

[oldknight]

gk68:  Definitely protect the ball.  Also agree push it inside at every opportunity.  Force Aurora to play defense.  Go after them inside

That's exactly what Calvin did two years ago and you could tell Aurora hated playing that kind of ball.

I find it amazing that instead of either Calvin or Hope staying in the GL Region and moving one away, they put them both at the same site.  If they had kept one in the GL, there could be a potential Calvin vs. Hope championship game.

The committee knew what they were doing. Aurora's concession stand fell a little short on projected revenue this year and asked the NCAA for some help. A pair of games featurning Calvin and Hope will certainly go a long ways towards making up any shortfall of funds--and if both advance to Saturday's final they'll really have hit the jackpot.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Hey, at least the driving distance isn't a killer.  Although maybe that's a bad thing - ticket wise???

[oldknight]

Hey, at least the driving distance isn't a killer.  Although maybe that's a bad thing - ticket wise???

After their experience with Calvin two years ago, I've got to believe that Aurora is smart enough to clear the gym between games.

[sac]

So 6 hours after pairings are announced and no ticket info...........I'm guessing there's some hard core negotiations for a split session.

At least I'm hoping.

[Galahad]

Hope plays at 6, Calvin at 8...doesn't sound like they will clear the gym between games

http://www.aurora.edu/scoreboard/news/070226mbbncaahost.htm

[sac]

That would be a mistake

[ziggy]

That would be a mistake

Not just for our sake's.  They could make so much more money if they cleared it out.

[HopeConvert]

That would be a mistake

Not just for our sake's.  They could make so much more money if they cleared it out.

If I remember right, Hope didn't clear out between games last year.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

That would be a mistake

Not just for our sake's.  They could make so much more money if they cleared it out.

If I remember right, Hope didn't clear out between games last year.

That's true - but Hope also seats 1500-1600 more than Aurora.  That's a big difference

[northb]

Aurora's spring break begins this weekend. 

Good news for those wanting tickets.

I just realized I will be on a plane to Germany during the first round games:( and so I won't even know a Hope-Calvin V occurred until the game is already over! Although I will miss the weekend I think this is the best thing for my psyche that and visiting the Hofbrauhaus.

Don't they have the internet over there? 

Of course they do and of course I will go out of my way to check the scores but I think I may be safe and just wait til Sunday to check once the first two rounds are over. I think I'll go less crazy that way.

Perhaps a wise idea... and it is certainly harder to get good cardiac care when you are so far away from home.

[sac]

If I remember right, Hope didn't clear out between games last year.

Mostly because LaCrosse and Wisc-Lutheran wouldn't bring enough to support a split gym argument in a 3,600 seat venue---------among some of the biggest in D3.

They did however clear the gym at Albion, with Calvin and Albion, but the gym is 500 smaller than Aurora.

It would be a smart thing to do.