MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[hope1]

that is true when there dee plays good hope is tough to beat

[realist]

Logic would seem to indicate you want your best players on the floor at crunch time in close games.  Just a idea, but perhaps winning many games by big margins, and using the depth on your bench is great until you meet a (talented) team that plays a shorter bench, and the starters are used to playing 30+ minutes or more a game.  Sac;  I think your analysis is great, and my only question is spread of playing time. 

Have a blessed and Merry Christmas.

[hope1]

have a  nice merry christmas everybody 

[HopeConvert]

Merry Christmas to all (from Hilton Head).

[SKOT]

Merry Christmas everyone!  Its still Christmas here for 13 minutes!

[hope1]

now that christmas is done now it is time for some basketball games friday night

[hopefan]

I absolutely LOVE Hope1's enthusiasm!!!!!  ++++ Karma

[GoKnights68]

Exactly one month till THE GAME.  Can't wait.

Glad to see Calvin getting into action in a couple nights, even if I have to listen to it on the radio.  Then the Knights get another lengthy break as they start league-action January 9th verses Tri-State.  Can't wait for league action!

[Flying Dutch Fan]

I'm kicking off the Pick'em with a little side contest.  Predict the final regular season standings.  You can enter on the MIAA Pick'em board.  We will start with picking games on January 2nd (with a new format).

[gohope]

The Dutchmen play in the annual "Russ DeVette Tournament" this weekend. But... special prayers are sought for the man that this tournament is named after as Coach Russ DeVette suffered a stroke a few weeks ago. Please keep the coach and his family in your prayers.

Thanks!

[Flying Dutch Fan]

The Dutchmen play in the annual "Russ DeVette Tournament" this weekend. But... special prayers are sought for the man that this tournament is named after as Coach Russ DeVette suffered a stroke a few weeks ago. Please keep the coach and his family in your prayers.

Thanks!

Thankfully, I did hear from Mr. Renner this morning that Coach DeVette has returned home, and is improving.

[sac]

Here's a couple tidbits for this weekends Russ DeVette Tournament.

Mt. Vernon Nazarene is 9-0, and has not played a game since December 8th, a 20 day layoff.  Only 1 game decided by less than double-digits, an 8 point win over D2 Ashland.

Grace Bible is coming off perhaps its biggest win in program history, a 92-90 win over Cornerstone on Dec 22.  Its the 3rd WHAC team the Tigers have taken out this season joining Davenport and UM-Dearborn.  C'stone beat Grace Bible by 35 just 2 weeks earlier.

Apparently C'stone had to sit a number of players due to # of varsity games played restrictions.  A few freshman had participated in a JV tournament in November.

[hope1]

sac is mount  vernon nazarene  naia   have you heard any thing on purdue  north centeral as i rember last year they gave hope a tough game

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Here's some stats I pulled together on Mt. Vernon Nazarene and Purdue-North Central.  Doubt it will be much of a game.

Offense	% 2pt	% 3pt	% FT
Purdue-North Central	47.7	30.8	66.3
Mt Vernon Nazarene	61.2	45.4	65.8
Defense	% 2pt	% 3pt
Purdue-North Central	52.6	36
Mt Vernon Nazarene	50.8	21.3
Rebounding	Team	Opp	Margin
Purdue-North Central	31.5	35.8	-4.3
Mt Vernon Nazarene	39.7	32.8	6.9
Scoring	Team	Opp	Margin
Purdue-North Central	67.7	77.5	-9.8
Mt Vernon Nazarene	87.6	67.1	20.5
3 point shooting	Attempts	Made	Made/game
Purdue-North Central	159	49	3.8
Mt Vernon Nazarene	207	94	10.4
Blocks	Total	per game
Purdue-North Central	26	2
Mt Vernon Nazarene	36	4
Steals	Total	per game
Purdue-North Central	98	7.5
Mt Vernon Nazarene	69	7.7
Turnovers	Total	per game	Margin
Purdue-North Central	224	17.2	-0.7
Mt Vernon Nazarene	129	14.3	-1.2
Assists	Total	per game
Purdue-North Central	165	12.7
Mt Vernon Nazarene	180	20
Assist/Turnover
Purdue-North Central	0.7
Mt Vernon Nazarene	1.4

[Flying Dutch Fan]

I have the same stat comparison for Hope & Grace Bible (what I could piece together for Grace Bible).  Not reflected below is the wide disparity in Grace's losses vs their wins.  In their 10 wins, it's by an average score of 86.6 to 65.2.  In their 9 losses, it's by an average score of 67.8 to 91.3.

Offense	% 2pt	% 3pt	% FT
Hope	50.3	35.3	71.7
Grace Bible	44	31.9	68
Defense	% 2pt	% 3pt
Hope	45.5	31
Grace Bible	43.1	NA
Rebounding	Team	Opp	Margin
Hope	35.8	34	1.8
Grace Bible	37.7	NA	NA
Scoring	Team	Opp	Margin
Hope	79.8	65.1	14.7
Grace Bible	76.7	77.6	-0.9
3 point shooting	Attempts	Made	Made/game
Hope	170	60	7.5
Grace Bible	NA	NA	NA
Blocks	Total	per game
Hope	26	3.3
Grace Bible	NA	2.8
Steals	Total	per game
Hope	111	13.9
Grace Bible	NA	NA
Turnovers	Total	per game	Margin
Hope	134	16.8	6.5
Grace Bible	NA	NA	NA
Assists	Total	per game
Hope	125	15.6
Grace Bible	NA	15.5
Assist/Turnover
Hope	0.9
Grace Bible	NA