MBB: Landmark Conference

NEPAFAN · February 10, 2016, 08:52:08 PM

Quote from: San Juan on February 10, 2016, 08:49:21 PM
Ronk you have to adjust your standings again.Scranton beat Susquehanna also tonight at Selinsgrove.

Despite 17 turnovers! Goucher couldn't hold on against Catholic at CUA.

CardsFan · February 10, 2016, 10:15:58 PM

Once again Catholic is playing with fire. They trailed for long stretches against Goucher tonight. Another slow start and Fonville hardly played in the 1st half because of foul trouble. Catholic was lucky to be down only 2 at the half. An isolation-heavy attack in the 2nd half allowed the Cards to escape as Goucher didn't have an answer for Jay Howard or Fonville, as they combined for 33 points in the half.

No excuses, but tonight it really seemed like Corey Stanford was struggling with the wrap on his hand. 1-8 from the floor, 0-4 from 3pt and the misses weren't close. Gonna have to watch, because if he continues to not be any kind of scoring threat then the offense will continue to stagnate. Isolation ball is fine for now, but there's no ball movement.

Secret MVP tonight was Kevin Phanord. Didn't score a point but the energy changed completely whenever he was on the floor. He got a couple steals and 4 offensive rebounds in just 15 minutes. If anyone tracked plus/minus, he'd have to be a real winner tonight.

D-mac should be pleased. Goucher looks like an actual team. The effort is really present at both ends. They just wasted a number of possessions late in the game, otherwise they would have won this game. Genuinely good to see.

ronk · February 10, 2016, 11:24:57 PM

After today's action: Catholic and Scranton clinch conference playoff spots

My personal standings for playoff contention:

Catholic - +2
Susquehanna - +2
Scranton - 0
Juniata - -2
MMA - -2
Drew - -3

Big games next week:

Drew-Sus Sat Bye: Catholic
MMA-Jun Sat

Projected final standings

Sus 13-3
Catholic 13-3
Scr 11-5
Jun 9-7
MMA 9-7
Drew 8-8

San Juan · February 11, 2016, 10:32:01 AM

What a great article in the Scranton times today about the 1976 rockin roll Royals.I wish there was a way to post there schedule that year.The teams they played were alot of d1 schools and Scranton beat alot of them.If Dmac knows how to post it or anyone else please do so great article.Hopefully the gym will be like it was back in those days this Saturday pcaked house.Thanks for any help on this.

San Juan · February 11, 2016, 10:33:16 AM

Sorry packed

Dave 'd-mac' McHugh · February 11, 2016, 12:03:54 PM

Quote from: CardsFan on February 10, 2016, 10:15:58 PM
Once again Catholic is playing with fire. They trailed for long stretches against Goucher tonight. Another slow start and Fonville hardly played in the 1st half because of foul trouble. Catholic was lucky to be down only 2 at the half. An isolation-heavy attack in the 2nd half allowed the Cards to escape as Goucher didn't have an answer for Jay Howard or Fonville, as they combined for 33 points in the half.

No excuses, but tonight it really seemed like Corey Stanford was struggling with the wrap on his hand. 1-8 from the floor, 0-4 from 3pt and the misses weren't close. Gonna have to watch, because if he continues to not be any kind of scoring threat then the offense will continue to stagnate. Isolation ball is fine for now, but there's no ball movement.

Secret MVP tonight was Kevin Phanord. Didn't score a point but the energy changed completely whenever he was on the floor. He got a couple steals and 4 offensive rebounds in just 15 minutes. If anyone tracked plus/minus, he'd have to be a real winner tonight.

D-mac should be pleased. Goucher looks like an actual team. The effort is really present at both ends. They just wasted a number of possessions late in the game, otherwise they would have won this game. Genuinely good to see.

I am pleased... wish I could have driven down there for the game, but I got asked to be on TV! (Taping of a show for Sunday.)

The team is playing well and new leadership is clearly changing the mentality. But it is hard to break habits and create a more positive locker room. Goucher did the same things against Scranton when they lost some late possessions that would have put the game away. However, they are competing in games and they are no longer considered a walk-over. I will take that any day versus ten-straight losing seasons.

Side note, the Goucher women's team has won eight or more games for just the third time in my life at the college. The change of mentality and leadership there is also obvious. Looking forward to what both coaches are able to do, but it won't happen quickly... it will take time to rebuild these programs.

sp0rtsfan · February 11, 2016, 01:45:55 PM

San Juan: as requested, here's that Championship season... Perhaps we'll meet at the Long Center on Saturday.

1975-76 (27-5/*9-1 MAC Northern/
=4-1 MECAA)
Head Coach: Bob Bessior
Home Court: Long Center

Date Royals OPP R
N29 64 =Siena 79 L
D5 53 Colgate 65 L
D6 81 =LeMoyne 74(OT)W
D9 67 Bucknell 66 W
D13 86 *Lycoming 66 W
D19 85 Lincoln 62 W
D20 67 King's 70 L
J3 77 Moravian 62 W
J5 57 Army 55 W
J7 79 =St. Francis-NY 67 W
J14 61 *Phil. Textile 75 L
J17 67 *Albright 65 W
J20 69 vs. Clarion St. 72 L
J21 88 vs. Amherst 75 W
J24 84 Lehigh 60 W
J26 95 *Juniata 73 W
J28 71 =King's 58 W
F1 69 =Gannon 66 W
F4 68 *Delaware Valley 62 W
F7 53 *Juniata 52(OT)W
F11 77 *Upsala 64 W
F14 72 *Elizabethtown 62 W
F17 75 *Wilkes 62 W
F18 54 *Susquehanna 43 W
F21 89 Catholic 62 W
F27 76 @Lycoming 59 W
F28 90 @Upsala 64 W
M12 68 !Grove City 45 W
M13 70 !Widener 64 W
M16 95 ^Shepherd-WV 78 W
M19 76 #Augustana-IL 65 W
M20 60 !Wittenberg-OH 57(OT)W

ronk · February 11, 2016, 04:08:29 PM

Quote from: sp0rtsfan on February 11, 2016, 01:45:55 PM
San Juan: as requested, here's that Championship season... Perhaps we'll meet at the Long Center on Saturday.

1975-76 (27-5/*9-1 MAC Northern/
=4-1 MECAA)
Head Coach: Bob Bessior
Home Court: Long Center

Date Royals OPP R
N29 64 =Siena 79 L
D5 53 Colgate 65 L
D6 81 =LeMoyne 74(OT)W
D9 67 Bucknell 66 W
D13 86 *Lycoming 66 W
D19 85 Lincoln 62 W
D20 67 King's 70 L
J3 77 Moravian 62 W
J5 57 Army 55 W
J7 79 =St. Francis-NY 67 W
J14 61 *Phil. Textile 75 L
J17 67 *Albright 65 W
J20 69 vs. Clarion St. 72 L
J21 88 vs. Amherst 75 W
J24 84 Lehigh 60 W
J26 95 *Juniata 73 W
J28 71 =King's 58 W
F1 69 =Gannon 66 W
F4 68 *Delaware Valley 62 W
F7 53 *Juniata 52(OT)W
F11 77 *Upsala 64 W
F14 72 *Elizabethtown 62 W
F17 75 *Wilkes 62 W
F18 54 *Susquehanna 43 W
F21 89 Catholic 62 W
F27 76 @Lycoming 59 W
F28 90 @Upsala 64 W
M12 68 !Grove City 45 W
M13 70 !Widener 64 W
M16 95 ^Shepherd-WV 78 W
M19 76 #Augustana-IL 65 W
M20 60 !Wittenberg-OH 57(OT)W

This game was against Coach K; he's only 1-1 vs Scranton as a coach, an OT win in '77 and this loss.

ronk · February 11, 2016, 04:29:07 PM

A lot of turnovers in the Susquehanna-Scranton game last night on both sides, mostly bad passes. Neither coach should be happy that they're still happening this late in the season. On the positive side for the Royals, Ethan had a solid game, 3-pt and foul shooting, took it to the hoop to draw 2 of the foul shots, and made a good backdoor cut that failed when the Royal with the ball fumbled his attempt to get it to him.

San Juan · February 11, 2016, 06:59:31 PM

Thanks ronk what a schedule.I know d3hoops gets excited when someone beats a d1 school but could you imagine that ride with those Royals had to be electrifying those years.Beating coach K was great how many d3 coaches have beaten the master of the game.Bessior is one

NEPAFAN · February 11, 2016, 07:33:25 PM

They should name the court after him already.

saratoga · February 11, 2016, 09:38:24 PM

Here's hoping Bess comes out in the purple tux he wore down at Wilkes when he was going for win # 500.
All he'll need is Purple Haze blaring in the background.

NEPA:
Absolutely correct.
Bob Bessoir court at the Long Center is already about 4 years late.

ronk · February 11, 2016, 11:46:25 PM

'76 Final 4 MVP Jack Maher is a professor in the business school @ Virginia Tech and taught my son in the early '90s. Coincidentally, George Clum, Scranton's center in '63, the season I played, is also a prof there.

CardsFan · February 12, 2016, 01:43:04 AM

So this isn't Landmark related, but I was watching Hoopsville last night and the closing segment on little Green Mountain College in Vermont may be the most unintentionally hilarious thing I've heard related to D3 sports. Congrats D-Mac. You got me to find the Vice Sports article and read it (I felt like I needed a shower afterwards).

If anyone cares I just Googled: Vice news Green Mountain. The article is titled "Win Anyways." If you ever wanted to know how someone who was recruited by Gary Williams to play at Univ. of Maryland ends up at an agricultural school of just over 500 students in Vermont this is the read for you.

ronk · February 12, 2016, 01:54:37 AM

Quote from: CardsFan on February 12, 2016, 01:43:04 AM
So this isn't Landmark related, but I was watching Hoopsville last night and the closing segment on little Green Mountain College in Vermont may be the most unintentionally hilarious thing I've heard related to D3 sports. Congrats D-Mac. You got me to find the Vice Sports article and read it (I felt like I needed a shower afterwards).

If anyone cares I just Googled: Vice news Green Mountain. The article is titled "Win Anyways." If you ever wanted to know how someone who was recruited by Gary Williams to play at Univ. of Maryland ends up at an agricultural school of just over 500 students in Vermont this is the read for you.

Tempting but I think I'll go to bed, instead.