WBB: Landmark Conference

ronk · March 09, 2019, 12:16:12 PM

Quote from: saratoga on March 09, 2019, 10:40:40 AM
One final thought on last nights game.

Although I certainly wanted the CNU player to miss at least one shot (preferably 2) at the end, I think we all need to remember that the player in question is still someone's little girl who probably pretended she was on the line with one second left since she first started playing the game at 8 years old.

For whatever reason, it just was not meant to be last night.

It is certainly my hope that this mili-second in time does not ever minimize all the camps, all the practices, all the games & all the extra work she nor anyone commit to becoming elite athletes in their chosen sport and end up as their defining moment.

Human nature, being what it is, will have her think she let her team down.

It is now up to her teammates, coaches & friends to reinforce to her nothing could be further from the truth.

It's a process...I wish her well.

Well said, thanks.

Saw Coach Broderick hugging/consoling her immediately after the game, so the process has begun. Best wishes!!!

gordonmann · March 09, 2019, 02:52:52 PM

Tannor handled herself very well in the press conference last night.

She was asked about the free throws and said something to the effect of, "They both felt good leaving my hand. I wasn't bothered by the student section. I wouldn't do anything differently the next time. My coach believed in me."

There were no tears, just a determined smile.

After the press conference, while I was working on the front page in the press box, I saw the CNU team waiting for the bus. Tannor was as energetic and upbeat as the rest of the team, smiling and enjoying her teammates' company. I don't know what she was really thinking or feeling and there will be a lot of time for her to process that. But in the immediate aftermath she seemed to be handling it very well.

Tim the Enchanter · March 09, 2019, 07:35:38 PM

No quit for these Lady Royals! 15-0 run to close the game and win for a trip to the Final Four!

NEPAFAN · March 09, 2019, 07:38:10 PM

what did i just see, or not see cuz i turned it off. Congrats!!!!

Rofrog · March 09, 2019, 07:44:40 PM

Congrats see you in the Final Four this team has alot of heart.Congrats to coach and his staff.Wow I'm actually shaken Great comeback down 11with 8 minutes to go

Maine 1 · March 09, 2019, 08:28:46 PM

How does Tufts go 0 for the last eight minutes?

Rofrog · March 09, 2019, 08:36:18 PM

Defense

Rofrog · March 09, 2019, 08:37:47 PM

went cold also

Rofrog · March 09, 2019, 08:51:15 PM

Gordon-mann thank you for picking the Lady Royals for the final four.Since the poll had a different idea 45% said Scranton would lose as a host. oh well You prevailed Lady Royals and Coach Woodruff ,Great job see you in Salem!!!!

gordonmann · March 09, 2019, 09:06:20 PM

I'll take full credit for their victory.

Great comeback tonight and a great environment.

Rofrog · March 09, 2019, 09:13:48 PM

Yes it was -hopefully see you in Salem!!

Rofrog · March 10, 2019, 12:10:16 AM

Dave a question you brought up about the Middle Atlantic all being bunched in the Scranton pod-So my question is since they took the time to break up the Almighty Nescac so they didnt get all the schools together -why didnt they do the same with the MIddle Atlantic schools like they did with Nescac?

Dave 'd-mac' McHugh · March 10, 2019, 12:30:08 AM

Quote from: Rofrog on March 10, 2019, 12:10:16 AM
Dave a question you brought up about the Middle Atlantic all being bunched in the Scranton pod-So my question is since they took the time to break up the Almighty Nescac so they didnt get all the schools together -why didnt they do the same with the MIddle Atlantic schools like they did with Nescac?

Let me start with one thing: NESCAC is a conference; Mid-Atlantic is obviously a region. The Centennial was broken up accordingly just like the NESCAC. Also, the NESCAC certainly deserved a little extra attention considering how good those teams have been, even in the criteria, all year.

That said, we asked the committee all the way back to the CNU-Gettysburg first round game why some things didn't seemed as split off as others. In the national scope, there was a lot of separating and making it feel national. In some smaller pods, we saw lots of diversity (i.e. at DeSales there was also Middlebury, John Carroll, and Shenandoah). However, at G'burg, there was CNU, Mount St. Mary, and Westfield State. At Tufts, there was Haverford, Rosmont, and Western New England. There are other examples.

I think we saw moments were the committee seemed to "get it" and other times they didn't. The response Karin Harvey gave on air about CNU-Gettysburg was "they hadn't played this year." What I think you can hear in that answer is: they avoided rematches in the first or second round as much as possible, but sometimes lost sight of the regional match-ups. Yes, CNU and G'burg hadn't played each other, but they are also two, well ranked, Mid-Atlantic teams and they should have been separated at the very least for the first round if not the first weekend.

Now, I will say it seemed geography played a role. There was a sizable gap between the Great Lakes teams and those to the east that didn't allow as much criss-crossing of teams in the bracket. I think that's why the Thomas More opening week pod looked ugly with Trine (or Hope, or whomever they put there). That may not have helped things, but I still think the committee could have done better.

I think having three Mid-Atlantic teams in the same section (and really more than that considering how many had to beat each other: CNU-G'burg; Hopkins-Scranton, etc.) was something that should have been looked at more. I think swapping with some teams in New England, East Region, and maybe elsewhere should have happened ... but I would have to go back to the map and the bracket to see where that would have been proper.

I do wish they could have done better.

Rofrog · March 10, 2019, 01:28:33 AM

I agree dave,Im not sure why they dont let you in on it.Dave you can be a big plus for the committee seriously!

Maine 1 · March 10, 2019, 07:46:13 AM

Just following up on Tufts going 0 for the last eight minutes. I saw the first part of this game, and although obviously the defenses are to be credited, both offenses were not good. And at this level (final eight, and a top ranked team), bad offense is as much to blame for not scoring for almost an entire quarter as is good defense.
As it relates to the NESCAC teams, they deserved to be split, and looking at the results, the NESCAC is maybe two baskets from having three teams in the final four, and both Amherst and Tufts lost on the home court of the eventual final four team. The conference continues to show that it is at the top of D3 hoops