MBB: Centennial Conference

Gabriel · March 21, 2009, 08:02:02 AM

Congratulations to the Diplomats for a great year! Last night's game was one they could have won but Stockton is tenacious. Unfortunately for Stockton, they play Wash U tonight and, in my view, have little chance. But, I thought Amherst would beat them last year and they were destroyed.

If you want a treat today, just watch Tyler Nading from Wash U. You have to focus on #21 just to appreciate how good he is. He does it all---he defends, he rebounds and boxes out, he sets screens----really good screens. He is like a coach on the floor. I believe he is an engineering major with a very high GPA. He certainly has a very high basketball IQ. Also, Coach Mark Edwards is one of the best. This will be a difficult combination for Stockton to overcome. Overall a fun season even if it was disappointing for my team. On to next year!

Reserved Seat · March 21, 2009, 10:35:05 PM

Just got home.
Double disappointment

But a great season for a team picked to finish 5th in their league.
Getting ready for next year.
Go DIPS!

crambam · March 22, 2009, 09:49:03 AM

Very disappointed on how they played in Salem. If they could just make some layups and points over turnovers, they easily would have beaten Stockton. Frustrating to watch. But that said, anytime you get to Salem, it's a great season. I just wish they could win one game there. Next year will likely be a tougher road to Salem, but they should also be a better team. I heard they will have a decent outside shooter coming in as a freshman, and they desperately need that.

Gabriel · March 22, 2009, 05:06:34 PM

The Stockton team I saw against Wash U was far better than the Stockton team that showed up against F&M. Stockton played a good game against a superior Wash U team and they played a horrible game against F&M. It looked like they all had their first game jitters.

How about Tyler Nading!

Reserved Seat · March 22, 2009, 06:00:11 PM

Congratulations to Glenn Robinson D3 Coach of the Year.

fritzdis · March 22, 2009, 07:20:06 PM

Quote from: Gabriel on March 22, 2009, 05:06:34 PM
The Stockton team I saw against Wash U was far better than the Stockton team that showed up against F&M. Stockton played a good game against a superior Wash U team and they played a horrible game against F&M. It looked like they all had their first game jitters.

How about Tyler Nading!

That certainly wasn't how I saw things, so I'm curious what specifically you mean.

r.w. mcnickels · March 22, 2009, 11:24:37 PM

Congrats to the Dips on an incredible season. I wondered over the past 3 seasons if we'd ever see playoff caliber basketball in Mayser Gym again, so this goes down in my books as the most surprising year I've ever seen.

Best of luck to Dan Selig, whose energy and clutch play will be hard to replace. If Clay Scovill has played his last college game, he should be proud of gutting out the ankle injury that hampered him over the last few weeks, not to mention his leadership and steady play.

It's hard to see the Dips lose in Salem for the third time (great venue, bad memories -- I'd rather watch them play in North Dakota than the Salem Civic Center). The difference with this Final Four team is that most of the core remains intact. But there are no guarantees that they'll get back to Virginia, and I was really hoping they'd keep surprising us. Congrats to Glenn Robinson on the national Coach of the Year award, to his staff, and the entire team for a memorable run.

Reserved Seat · March 23, 2009, 11:41:00 AM

DITTO

r.w. mcnickels · March 23, 2009, 05:12:50 PM

An article in today's Intell talks about where F&M goes from here. No more flying under the radar:

Diplomats' underdog days are over

F&M should be favored in the CC next year, but I also think Ursinus will be back in the mix with Hilton's return. I'm not sure Gettysburg will fall off as much as people expect. Muhlenberg returns a lot of size, and it will be interesting to see how the players adjust to a new coach. The season can't get here soon enough.

Gabriel · March 24, 2009, 10:41:38 AM

Quote from: fritzdis on March 22, 2009, 07:20:06 PM
Quote from: Gabriel on March 22, 2009, 05:06:34 PM
The Stockton team I saw against Wash U was far better than the Stockton team that showed up against F&M. Stockton played a good game against a superior Wash U team and they played a horrible game against F&M. It looked like they all had their first game jitters.

How about Tyler Nading!

That certainly wasn't how I saw things, so I'm curious what specifically you mean.

fritzdis,

You are right, after reviewing the stats, Stockton shot very poorly in both games, 38.7% against F&M and 31.7% against Wash U. The telling stat was their 3 point shooting---14.3% against F&M and 21.4% against Wash U---this from a team that lives by the 3 and shot almost 35% during the year. Their 3 point shooters, Lancioni and Hubbard shot a combines 5 for 41 in the two games. The good defenses probably had something to do with that.

I still don't understand why Tyler Nading doesn't get more recognition. He is the best "team" player I saw this year.

Gabriel · March 24, 2009, 11:59:34 AM

Has anyone heard any major recruiting successes yet?

Reserved Seat · March 26, 2009, 07:32:02 PM

New article about F&M's season.

http://thediplomat.fandm.edu/

CentennialGuru · March 31, 2009, 12:32:19 AM

Just joined these boards... I'm looking forward to joining the F&M online community.

Go Dips!

Pat Coleman · March 31, 2009, 11:06:56 AM

Welcome aboard. We need more Centennial posters from all schools!

Gabriel · April 10, 2009, 01:03:16 PM

Congratulations to the 18 mens basketball players who were recognized by being on the 2009 Centennial Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll. To qualify they need to participate in at least 50 percent of the contests, be a sophomore or higher and have a GPA of 3.4 or higher. Quite an accomplishment when balancing academics and other activities. The breakdown by school:

Haverford 5
Ursinus 4
Gettysburg 3
Swat 2
Dickinson 1
F&M 1
JHU 1
Wash 1
Muhlenberg 0
McDaniel 0
Total 18

Three of the players received all conference recognition----Noonan, Capkin and Rosnick. Well done to all.