MBB: Landmark Conference

Innerloop · March 05, 2009, 10:49:49 AM

I arrived a few minutes late to the Catholic game last night. It was no better than an average high school game. I was disappointed at the "level' of play. I was also disappointed at the level of enthusiasm on both benches. Consolation tournaments might be limited to underclassman only. Maybe the kids would play with more effort. The refs even looked bored.

susiddad · March 05, 2009, 11:46:53 AM

Maybe the 4th asst coach should be held accountable for this as he is responsible for in game motivation and keeping the refs hydrated.

laxhound · March 05, 2009, 12:01:22 PM

F&M has to get by Wesley first. Either way Saturdays game will be a good one.

susiddad · March 05, 2009, 03:56:53 PM

Why no karma. I have -14? Maybe I can hire a Catholic asst. to recruit me some more Karma....

TheGrove · March 05, 2009, 04:04:11 PM

Quote from: susiddad on March 05, 2009, 03:56:53 PM
Why no karma. I have -14? Maybe I can hire a Catholic asst. to recruit me some more Karma....

and that would be why....

susiddad · March 05, 2009, 10:06:30 PM

how did i lose more karma from a joke post like that?

perhaps the 4th-8th assts didnt find it so funny on the Catholic bench.

saratoga · March 05, 2009, 10:36:20 PM

SUSIDDAD: Could you enlighten me...what is the "unfair junk thrown' at Coach Danzig?
Is it when fans state the obvious such as Scranton will only win against good teams should they decide to play D, or they sometimes appear unprepaired for the start of games or that they seem to have missed the opportunity to replace key elements of the team (point guard & post) yet again? Other than that, I don't believe I've ever seen or heard anyone question his passion or commitment to the game.
He's winning...but, certainly the program has not re-established itself as one of the premier teams you can count on being in the National mix year in & year out as they once were. In this regard, there is still much work to do. The Scranton women seem to reload each & every year & put themselves in the position to make progress in the NCAA's...the men have yet to do so & hopefully that can be addressed beginning tomorrow.
I think he works very hard & at some point the kids have to execute. On his bench is one of the best Defensive minded coaches out there in Canio Cianci. However, even though you know the kids are getting great lessons from a master...they still need to make it happen. Since Coach Danzig has been at Scranton they've done pretty well...won more than they lost, won 2 straight Landmark Championships, an MAC Freedom banner, made it to the tournament a few times & the kids he brings in seem to enjoy playing for him. In reality, that's half the battle...the other half is great recruiting, retention, consistency & winning once you make the tourney...that segment of the equation is still under construction.

Matt Letourneau · March 05, 2009, 11:07:17 PM

Quote from: Innerloop on March 05, 2009, 10:49:49 AM
I arrived a few minutes late to the Catholic game last night. It was no better than an average high school game. I was disappointed at the "level' of play. I was also disappointed at the level of enthusiasm on both benches. Consolation tournaments might be limited to underclassman only. Maybe the kids would play with more effort. The refs even looked bored.

I'm a little puzzled by this. I wonder if you were jaded some by the atmosphere--or lack thereof. As you might have guessed, Catholic's on spring break--there are no students around. The game came together late and the school didn't push to publicize it--so the place was dead.

The level of play stuff is kind of silly--if you were watching that game and even a good high school game back to back, you'd see a big difference. Neither team played great but both looked pretty decent.

What puzzles me is your lack of enthusiasm comment--maybe you were behind the Grove City bench? They are what they are--that's just their thing. Its a very religious place--the coaches don't yell, don't swear, etc. They stay positive no matter what. I don't if that's lack of enthusiam or what--there were times when I found it odd too.

But on the Catholic side--they didn't play well in the first half. But they were fired up in the second, and clearly the guys were into it--didn't you hear and see them on the traps? The bench was making a lot of noise, high fiving, etc, when the guys on the floor were successfully executing those traps. If Catholic was playing with no effort last night, then I wished they had played with no effort all season because they played very well in the second and finished the game strong, which, uh, has been a bit of a problem, at least in the Scranton zip code...

Seriously, I think it was just the dead atmosphere that got you...understandably. But believe me, those guys wanted to win that game. I know the CUA players did, they feel like they still have something to prove.

susiddad · March 05, 2009, 11:16:45 PM

I have heard read some negative comments on this board and dont think they are just. I dont remember the exact posts sorry for that. All in all, Scranton is lucky to have him. Heck of a job. Back to Back titles even with ~~Kobe~~ , i mean banzhaf in the league.

susiddad · March 05, 2009, 11:19:13 PM

The bench was making a lot of noise, high fiving, etc,

Amazing. Hats of to the #5 asst. for making sure the kids were high fiving.

Matt Letourneau · March 05, 2009, 11:51:19 PM

No, not amazing. Just what you would expect. Just happens to counter another observation about the level of enthusiasm at that particular game.

But if you want to be an obnoxious ass (clearly you do), don't let me stop you!

susiddad · March 06, 2009, 08:49:38 AM

Just playin around Matt. I don't want to be an obnoxious ass. I want to discuss (sports) in a positive way, sometimes kidding each other with no disrespect. I am sorry if you viewed me as an ass. I value reading your posts. I suppose my negative karma means people dont enjoy mine.

I will button it up a little more so I am more well liked.

NEPAFAN · March 06, 2009, 09:53:23 AM

Quote from: susiddad on March 06, 2009, 08:49:38 AM
Just playin around Matt. I don't want to be an obnoxious ass. I want to discuss (sports) in a positive way, sometimes kidding each other with no disrespect. I am sorry if you viewed me as an ass. I value reading your posts. I suppose my negative karma means people dont enjoy mine.

I will button it up a little more so I am more well liked.

Drop the Catholic Assistant Coaches jokes and you will be halfway there.

Danzig has something like a 65% winning percentage, not bad. As far as no point or post recruits, they seem to be doing okay without them.

Brandeis is a good team, but so is Scranton. The team and its five seniors know what they have to do, now go out and EXECUTE!

Reserved Seat · March 06, 2009, 10:11:16 AM

Looking for a good crowd at F&M tonight.
Starting a junior, 3 sophomores, and a freshman, F&M is looking forward to see how they match up with more experienced teams. Even F&M's only senior still has another year of eligibility left. Unfortunately for the fans, he has already been accepted into a PhD program for math. Selig is a true D3 scholar athlete. He, also, plays the saxophone and has his own radio segment on the college station. Dan will be missed when he ends his playing career at F&M.

TheGrove · March 06, 2009, 01:49:43 PM

Quote from: LandFan on March 04, 2009, 02:30:21 PM
BCannon,I agree 100% about the senior leadership SU had this yr with McDevitt and Patch.But I must add they also had 3 other seniors on the team as well.All 3 of them had started various times in the last 4 yrs. This year 2 were not in the rotation and the other one was Majors backup. All had great attitudes about the team 1st. They were all about the team winning. That is a testament to Frank and his staff.

LandFan, I missed this earlier but I did want to say I agree with you. This was a special group of seniors. Chad Cohle was a co-captain (with Patch) and he and Zac Smith both came back after a year abroad (right?) and Todd DeNapoli is a heck of a player as well. Really, this was a true team this year and I think our seniors totally exemplified that.