MBB: Landmark Conference

[NEPAFAN]

If a Landmark team other than Scranton gets in , they are going to make a run in the NCAAs. Much to the chagrin of the Scranton contingent on this board. It is just the way life works. 

[cold_case]

If a Landmark team other than Scranton gets in , they are going to make a run in the NCAAs. Much to the chagrin of the Scranton contingent on this board. It is just the way life works. 

Can't wait to find out ...

[saratoga]

My biggest fear...if you can't win on the home court of a team that's won an astounding 6 games all year, how well do you really think you're going to do on the home court of an NCAA host team that will have over 20 wins?
Then again...kids are resilient.

[NEPAFAN]

My biggest fear...if you can't win on the home court of a team that's won an astounding 6 games all year, how well do you really think you're going to do on the home court of an NCAA host team that will have over 20 wins?
Then again...kids are resilient.

They got robbed on that call at the end of the game. Now you are going to say they should have been in the lead all game, but they fought back in the second half and would have had the ball up 1 with 20 seconds left, but Hawk got called for a foul away from the ball after Drew missed a 3.

They couldn't stop Capers either.

[saratoga]

NEPA: No, I am not saying or implying the Royals should have "been in the lead all game".
I am saying that in any game there are going to be runs & lead changes however, when the final horn sounds, if you expect to be an NCAA tournament team, you better have the lead when it counts when playing a team with 6 wins.
Nobody knows any better than I do how horrible that call was (I was there) but, the Royals still came back & got the lead & yet again, as you stated, had no answer of how to stop Capers.
Last year his talent level took many teams by surprise...this year there is no excuse not to be ready.
The call on Luke Hawk was just plain horrible. If anything, there may have been a foul after the shot but that should have put their kid on the line shooting 2 rather than the 3 he received.
However, the Royals blew at least 5 layups & a fair share of free throws. The game was closer than it had to be & with the nonsense of dealing with phantom calls all day, the outcome really wasn't a surprise.
It's pretty obvious the Royals have been very bad on the road this season. If they want to get into the show, winning at Moravian, in a huge game for the Greyhounds & before a hostile crowd, will be a great first step.

[NEPAFAN]

NEPA: No, I am not saying or implying the Royals should have "been in the lead all game".
I am saying that in any game there are going to be runs & lead changes however, when the final horn sounds, if you expect to be an NCAA tournament team, you better have the lead when it counts when playing a team with 6 wins.
Nobody knows any better than I do how horrible that call was (I was there) but, the Royals still came back & got the lead & yet again, as you stated, had no answer of how to stop Capers.
Last year his talent level took many teams by surprise...this year there is no excuse not to be ready.
The call on Luke Hawk was just plain horrible. If anything, there may have been a foul after the shot but that should have put their kid on the line shooting 2 rather than the 3 he received.
However, the Royals blew at least 5 layups & a fair share of free throws. The game was closer than it had to be & with the nonsense of dealing with phantom calls all day, the outcome really wasn't a surprise.
It's pretty obvious the Royals have been very bad on the road this season. If they want to get into the show, winning at Moravian, in a huge game for the Greyhounds & before a hostile crowd, will be a great first step.

Did someone get tossed from the game in the second half behind the bench? Looked that way from the video.

[saratoga]

Yes.
From what I understand, the Drew AD brought out his former Mall cop ID to supress the Scranton fans obvious disdain for the call on Luke.  He attempted his very best Dirty Harry impression.
It was a total failure.
Madison, NJ was on a code red lock down all night. 

[ronk]

  Things were getting out-of-hand with all these road victories in the Landmark this year; they DREW their line in the sand.

[cold_case]

NEPA: No, I am not saying or implying the Royals should have "been in the lead all game".
I am saying that in any game there are going to be runs & lead changes however, when the final horn sounds, if you expect to be an NCAA tournament team, you better have the lead when it counts when playing a team with 6 wins.
Nobody knows any better than I do how horrible that call was (I was there) but, the Royals still came back & got the lead & yet again, as you stated, had no answer of how to stop Capers.
Last year his talent level took many teams by surprise...this year there is no excuse not to be ready.
The call on Luke Hawk was just plain horrible. If anything, there may have been a foul after the shot but that should have put their kid on the line shooting 2 rather than the 3 he received.
However, the Royals blew at least 5 layups & a fair share of free throws. The game was closer than it had to be & with the nonsense of dealing with phantom calls all day, the outcome really wasn't a surprise.
It's pretty obvious the Royals have been very bad on the road this season. If they want to get into the show, winning at Moravian, in a huge game for the Greyhounds & before a hostile crowd, will be a great first step.

'toga, you mean Scranton's run to the final four in 1977 was bogus because they lost to a three-win King's team?

[TheGrove]

So... big games in the Landmark tomorrow. Predictions??

[ronk]

Scranton, MMA, Susquehanna, and Catholic win and we get to replay on Wed Mor @ Scr and Jun @ Sus

[saratoga]

CC: Hardly bogus.
And, when the Scranton/Drew rivalry takes on the same intensity of Scranton/Kings from that era...I'll look the other way.
Till then, a bad loss.

[saratoga]

Drew over MMA
Catholic over Goucher
Juniata over Susquehanna
And, until the Royals show they can win on the road...

[NEPAFAN]

MMA
CUA
SU
UOFS


All winners.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Despite Catholic not being in the conference tournament this year, I like what I see in their team for the next few seasons. They will lose Darrell Carroll and Andy Roell... but the youth on this team are going to make a big difference.

I could see Shawn Holmes at the point with Derek Puhalski a solid back-up or starter himself. Billy Donovan at the other guard with Nate Koenig (injury, right?) also good in that role. Steve Limberiou on the wing along with Nelson Mendez will cause plenty of match-up problems. You then have Chris Kearney and Jared Prince in the four slot. And then I think you start Pete Schramm in the middle, but can supplement well with Matt Stone (he has a lot of potential) and Nate Lorence.

They seem to play well together and have threats from many different points on the floor. Donovan can even slide to the point if CUA wants to get a bigger look - he can handle and you can't step off of him because he will hurt you from 15 feet or so. Limberiou has a great stroke from outside and get step into the mid-post area and is quick enough to create opportunities there. Mendez needs to find where his shot will be the best, but he is quick and will be tough of the first step or dribble. Schramm played a great game last night on both ends of the court and can dominate on the boards, which is key for the Cards.

Of course, defense is very good. Saw a lot of 2-3 last night, no surprise there, but they executed very well. I actually saw a lot of zone yesterday as I called two games at McDaniel in the Centennial as well, and in those three games I saw quite a bit of well executed, well coordinated zone defenses with Catholic providing it's usual solid best (though, against an offense that basically had checked out of the game).

As for Goucher... who knows what the future is at this point.The team didn't rise to the occasion of not only a "rival," but also the last game for two four-year letter winners. I have seen signs through out the season of what could be good players, but they will disappear in another game. They don't know how to play consistent... there is no floor-leader... I have seen better communication in Congress recently than I have seen from Goucher's players on the floor... and guys who should dominate, like Trae Lindsay, apparently don't feel like playing hard for even 20 minutes, let alone 30 or more. There are a bunch of athletic players on the Gophers squad, but I would like to see more guys with high basketball IQ's. I just don't know what the future is for a team that showed no heart last night pretty much from the opening tip.