MBB: Landmark Conference

[saratoga]

Rofrog:

As Ronk points out, the Royals will have at least one more game to add to the selection committee resume.

If they win at Drew and then lose away at either Moravian or Susquehanna for the championship, I think they have a chance to get in at 21-6.

If they lose in the first round, I don't see them getting in at 20-6.

Win 2 straight & you take your future out of someone else's control (automatic) also, easier said than done.

I think a win Wednesday on the road against a good team is absolutely necessary for the Royals chances.

CardsEan:

There were spurts that Catholic looked really good in games, they just never seemed to sustain that energy for 40 minutes.

[NEPAFAN]

I think the only way to get in is a championship.

[saratoga]

Probably.

But, this is the NCAA we're talking about & rhyme & reason have never been their calling cards.

As I said, take care of business yourself & you don't have to worry about someone else doing it for you.

Not that I care that much but did Juniata's upset over Susquehanna yesterday cost the River Hawks a home game vs. Moravian?

[Tim the Enchanter]

A quality road win on Wednesday plus no major upsets in other conference tourneys may be enough for the Royals, but I'm not banking on it. Too many things could go wrong. So let's go Royals and win the AQ.

But it starts with Drew. A loss there and it's the end of the line for this crew.

[CardsFan]

Rofrog:

As Ronk points out, the Royals will have at least one more game to add to the selection committee resume.

If they win at Drew and then lose away at either Moravian or Susquehanna for the championship, I think they have a chance to get in at 21-6.

If they lose in the first round, I don't see them getting in at 20-6.

Win 2 straight & you take your future out of someone else's control (automatic) also, easier said than done.

I think a win Wednesday on the road against a good team is absolutely necessary for the Royals chances.

CardsEan:

There were spurts that Catholic looked really good in games, they just never seemed to sustain that energy for 40 minutes.

Saratoga, consistency was an issue. I was at a number of games where for 10-15 minutes, sometimes even an entire half the team would show flashes of real progress. Too often, a good first half would be followed by a bad second half or vice versa. The home game against Susquehanna was a perfect example. I thought a loss was certain at halftime, but the team played very well in the second half and won. They could never seem to carry over what worked well from one game to the next.

[ronk]

Landmark semis and finals are postponed a day each because of impending storm.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The third public NCAA Division III regional rankings are out: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2019/02/men-regional-rankings-third

[NEPAFAN]

Rofrog:

As Ronk points out, the Royals will have at least one more game to add to the selection committee resume.

If they win at Drew and then lose away at either Moravian or Susquehanna for the championship, I think they have a chance to get in at 21-6.

If they lose in the first round, I don't see them getting in at 20-6.

Win 2 straight & you take your future out of someone else's control (automatic) also, easier said than done.

I think a win Wednesday on the road against a good team is absolutely necessary for the Royals chances.

CardsEan:

There were spurts that Catholic looked really good in games, they just never seemed to sustain that energy for 40 minutes.

Saratoga, consistency was an issue. I was at a number of games where for 10-15 minutes, sometimes even an entire half the team would show flashes of real progress. Too often, a good first half would be followed by a bad second half or vice versa. The home game against Susquehanna was a perfect example. I thought a loss was certain at halftime, but the team played very well in the second half and won. They could never seem to carry over what worked well from one game to the next.

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[ronk]

   With the newest regional rankings, Scranton continues to be(or falls for the 1st time) behind York(1 fewer loss and head-to-head win), Salisbury(2 fewer losses,although Salisbury has 7 more results(5 of them losses))), UMW(3 fewer losses, although UMW has 7 more results(6 of them losses)), Johns Hopkins(3 fewer losses, though 4 fewer results/losses), Arcadia(1-2) and Drew(2-2) vs Scranton's 2-0).

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Scranton's SOS of .508 makes it hard to overcome things.

[Rofrog]

 The east is not much better <

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The east is not much better <

[Rofrog]

Rochester 528 plattsburgh st 528 Oswego st 518 very low like Scranton

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Oh .. East Region!

Yes ... their numbers aren't great, though Rochester's 5-1 vRRO is a huge plus. I don't expect the SUNYAC to have more than a bid at this rate (though, admittedly Plattsburgh could make it interesting).

The problem is ... in the Mid-Atlantic, one needs to have a solid SOS to be near the top. That has been the case for years. The East has been weak for years and the lack of at-large bids has shown that.

[Rofrog]

Dave do they all get in the east that are ranked or could they move to a different region and put  more teams in that region say?