MBB: Centennial Conference

[diplomaniac1]

Folks -

Well, those Shoremen sure were tough on the Terror in Chestertown and tough all of us "pickers"! Since none of us picked them they hung a loss on all ten of us.

The standing after the first game of the regular conference schedule are as follows:


SECOND HALF
   01/06   TO DATE   PERCENTAGE
BRCE4   4 – 1   4 – 1   .800
BTEXPRESS   4 – 1   4 – 1   .800
DIPLOMANIAC1   4 – 1   4 – 1   .800
DIVISION3   4 – 1   4 – 1   .800
R. W. MCNICKLES   4 – 1   4 – 1   .800
D. B. COOPER   3 – 2   3 – 2   .600
GABRIEL   3 – 2   3 – 2   .600
GODIPS04   3 – 2   3 – 2   .600
OLD MAN TERROR   3 – 2   3 – 2   .600
RESERVED SEAT   3 – 2   3 – 2   .600
OLD ENDS   0 – 0   0 – 0   .000

All picks for Saturdays games are due by tip-off time. Good luck. Enjoy the games. Regards,

Eric

[D.B. Cooper]

1-9-10 picks

F&M
Ursinus
Haverford
Muhlenberg
Washington

[BTEXPRESS]

Well, I wish I could say that I put a lot of time and effort into the pickems. Stayed up late studying the stats, looking at trends, win streaks, home court advantages, etc. If the truth be told, if a game was a toss up,  I'd reach into my pocket and flipped a quarter!!!!!! to pick the winner. (Ha Ha)

My picks for Saturday

F&M
Ursinus
Haverford
Muhlenberg
Washington

[division3]

picks
F&M
Ursinus
Haverford
Gettysburg
Muhlenberg

[BRCE4]

1/9 picks
F&M
Ursinus
Dickinson
Muhlenberg
Gettysburg

[diplomaniac1]

Folks -

Here are my picks for Saturday's games:

F&M @ Swarthmore:   F&M

JHU @ Ursinus:   Ursinus (a tough call - home court edge)

Dickinson @ Haverford:   Haverford (just can't see the Devils winning on the road)

McDaniel @ Muhlenberg:   Muhlenberg (the dark "Mule Barn" is a very tough place to win on the road)

Gettysburg @ Wahington:   Gettysburg (Shoremen can't pull off two upsets in a row in Chestertown)

I will be making the trek to the Main Line on Saturday to see the Dips battle the Garnet at Tarble Pavilion.

Good luck. Travel safely and enjoy the games. Regards to all.

Eric

[Reserved Seat]

Two years ago I was in the penthouse, now I'm in the basement.  Can't find my crystal ball.

F&M
Ursinus(still can't figure out why they're not dominating)
Haverford
Muhlenberg
Gettysburg

[division3]

reserved seat...i am rooting for you and swat!!!

[godips04]

Picks for 1/9/10:

F&M

Ursinus

Haverford

Muhlenberg

Gettysburg

[r.w. mcnickels]

1/9 picks:

Ursinus
Haverford
Muhlenberg
Washington
F&M

[r.w. mcnickels]

It looks like Muhlenberg is for real, blowing out McDaniel, 67-40. The Mules are now 5-0 in CC play.

F&M beats Swat 75-51 in what I think is a very important win for the Dips. They had not won away from Mayser since last Feb. 11, and they've looked extremely ragged on offense lately. Tolliver, who lost his starting job to Beckford two games ago, scored 17 points off the bench today after being a non-factor for most of the season. The Dips need more production out of that position than they've been getting, so it will be interesting to see if this was just one nice game for Tolliver, or something more. Big clash in Allentown Tuesday night.


Other finals:

Haverford 65, Dickinson 55
Ursinus 60, JHU 54

Halftime:

Gettysburg 38, Washington 27

[Reserved Seat]

After a sluggish start, F&M took charge when Tolliver came off the bench with a hot hand.
Tolliver scored 15 in the first half.  In the second half Allan appeared to be wearing the same uniform, after Allan was assigned to stop Tolliver.  With Allan on defense of Tolliver and with zone help, Tolliver was held to 2 points in the second half  With the defense concentrating on Tolliver easy shots were opened for other players.  Brooks ended the game with 18 and McNally 17 along with Tolliver's 17.
Baker had 8 rebounds and numerous blocks.  F&M had 8 blocks to Swarthmore's 0.
Gates looks like a player to watch as he led all scorers with 27 points displaying a nice touch from all over the court. 
The second half became very physical with Swarthmore trying to punish players instead of covering them.  Gates was called for a technical after a very physical foul.  Henry was taken out of the flow of the game due to physical play on him, after which he got caught retaliating several times.
Milligan continued his scoring famine with only 2 points but dealt out several nice assists.

It should be an interesting game in Allentown this week.

[Gabriel]

Two years ago I was in the penthouse, now I'm in the basement.  Can't find my crystal ball.

F&M
Ursinus(still can't figure out why they're not dominating)
Haverford
Muhlenberg
Gettysburg

Reserved Seat,

Don't lose sight of the fact that Ursinus starts three freshmen==Ward, Janowski & Donohue alongside veterans Cousart and Hilton.  This because Matt Howell is out for the year after knee surgery and Keith Page has been ineffective.  The freshmen are all playing well lately---but are still learning about college ball.  The Bears success this year will depend on how fast the youngsters adjust and whether or not Page comes out of his funk.

Ward and Janowski are emerging as very good post players.  Ursinus needs their inside play to take the pressure off Hilton, Cousart and Donohue---three very good three point shooters. ( Janowski is very good from three as well.)  Coach Small wants them to peak in February and if they do, they will be a force in the playoffs.

[BTEXPRESS]

My picks for Tuesday's games

WASHINGTON over Dickinson ( however, if the Devils pulled off the upset, I wouldn't be surprised)
F&M over Muhlenberg ( The Dips seem to sruggle when they play in Allentown)
URSINUS over Gettysburg ( Going strickly with the home court team)
MCDANIEL over Haverford ( The Green team plays tough at home)
HOPKINS over Swarthmore ( Swat needs to learn how to pull out wins in close games)

[Gabriel]

Picks for Tuesday 1/12/10

Washington (rare road win)
F&M  (need this one to stake a claim to 1st place but it won't be easy)
Ursinus (close game but Bears seem to be improving)
McDaniel (tough to beat at home)
JHU (again, advantage to the home team)

Thursday 1/14/10

Swat (Garnet win battle for 9th place)
F&M (better team and home court)
Gettysburg (probably the game of the day vs the Mules)
Haverford (probably a slow paced game, Fords have home court)
McDaniel (want to pick the Bears, but McD too tough at home)

Saturday 1/16/10

JHU (Dickinson will not win on the road this season)
F&M (revenge)
Gettysburg (too tough for the Fords at home)
Muhlenberg (could be an upset but Mules have too much size)
Ursinus (revenge)