MBB: Centennial Conference

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

coco - you are welcome. We all enjoyed being there and getting a chance to see and chat with all the teams, especially Coach Small and John Ward. Also... special and major thank you to Ursinsus' SID, James Wagner, who helped us call games and even run the video camera for some of the interviews (like the one with Ward).

Good luck the rest of the season to Ursinus.

[r.w. mcnickels]

Reserved Seat or Eric, do either of you know if Milligan has an ankle/leg injury? It looked like he was receiving attention from the trainer last night in the second half. I noticed the same thing in a couple of games before the break.

Hobart looked very good - wouldn't be completely shocked to see them knock off the Dips tonight. Good luck to all teams this week.

[diplomaniac1]

Folks -

Here is a listing of tonight's "Pick-Ems" games:

Swarthmore vs. Roanoke
Hobart vs. F&M
Dickinson vs. Carnegie-Mellon
CCNY vs. Johns Hopkins
Haverford vs. NYU

Good Luck!

Eric

[diplomaniac1]

Here are my selections for tonight's "Pick-Ems" games:

Roanoke over Swarthmore
F&M over Hobart
Dickinson over Carnegie-Mellon
CCNY over JHU
NYU over Haverford

Regards to all.

Eric

[UCHooligan98]

hey dave any good Vegas stories???  make it to the strip at all?

[diplomaniac1]

R. W. -

I didn't see what you saw last night with the trainer. However, I wasn't looking for that. I do know, however, that Georgia tweaked his ankle in either the Ursinus or the McDaniel game at home before break. I hadn't heard that it was still giving him trouble.

As to tonight's gqme vs. Hobart, they will certainly be a good test for the Dips. However, I expect the Dips to prevail now that they got rid of the rust from the three-week layoff last night!
I was impressed with the transfer.

Eric

[UCHooligan98]

hopefully the dips dont expend too much energy against Hobart tonight, they have another grueling test against Oneonta in just two days!

[dipphan]

Who went to Vegas?  Dave Mchugh? 

Anyway, nice win for F&M tonight as they show their ranking of 9th in the nation.  Do the Dips win out the rest of the season?  With the lighter schedule, the potential is there. 

[Reserved Seat]

Great game with Hobart.  Milligan and Gyokchyan shook off the rust from last night and played stellarly on offense.  Hayk ended up with a double-double(26 points/12 rebounds)  Georgio added 29 points/6 rebounds.  Despite early foul problems with Salandra, Porter, and Beckford,  Alecxih, Early, and Henry came off the bench along with Brewer to compensate for their lose.  Hobart's Thompson gave F&M's defense fits as he jitterbugged through the paint for lay-ups or easy passes to open teammates.  Hobart shot 5/14 and F&M 7/17 from three point range.  Foul shooting was poor on both sides(Hobart 14/25 and F&M 10/14.
As UCHooligan 'wisely' stated the grueling game with Oneonta really could be a problem if they look pass them.
Milligan did tweak his ankle earlier in the season, but I, also, didn't see any problem.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Hooligan, et al - no really good stories to share. It was very much a business trip for Pat Coleman, Gordon Mann, and myself (with a wonderful assist from James Wagner). I don't think I was outside the hotel/casino/arena from Monday night until Saturday morning when I left. And while I was constantly walked through the casino to and from the arena and my room or meals (and drinks), never laid down a bet - pretty sad.

I could tell you a story about Ursinus... but not sure many would want to hear it :-).

[centfan]

to mulefreak...i also agree that calling ward "your precious star player" was uncalled for and better not said. but i must say that coco is one of the people that most enjoys playing games on this board. if he was 18 it would make a bit of sense (not much) but not coming from an adult and father of a decent player and kid. his statement that he feels liddic "deserves all the accolades he gets" is nothing more than him role playing. i gave liddic accolades, saying i thought he was the best big man in the conference, and coco went into a fairly typical (and silly) rant about all the guys on this board who don't know about ball, make grand statements, and probably never played the game. read his posts. they are as ridiculous as they are disrespectful. he places himself (with no knowledge of who he is talking to) in a position of being both a superior player and having superior knowledge of the game. that's an odd thing to say to a complete stranger and at the end of the day, who cares? it's unlikely he was a better player than me or is more knowledgeable about the game. regardless, those distinctions are unimportant. it's funny seeing him monitor someone else's behavior. i choose to look at coco's antics as comedic relief, but it's not easy. enjoy the season...alot of game left.

[Reserved Seat]

1/4/12 - Men's Basketball picks
Gettysburg over Messiah
Johns Hopkins over Hood

[Gabriel]

1/4/2012 picks

Gettysburg
JHU

[diplomaniac1]

Folks -

Here is a listing of the next sets of "Pick-Ems" games over the next two nights:

Wednesday, January 4, 2012:

Messiah @ Gettysburg
Hood vs. Johns Hopkins  (@ JHU Blue Jay Tournament)

Thursday, January 5, 2012:

Oneonto @ Franklin And Marshall
Swarthmore @ Arcadia

Picks due by tip-off. Enjoy the games. Regards to all.

Eric

[diplomaniac1]

Folks -

Here are my predictions for the "Pick-Ems" games that will be played tonight and tomorrow:

January 4

Gettysburg over Messiah
Johns Hopkins over Hood

January 5

Franklin And Marshall over Oneonto
Arcadia over Swarthmore

Good luck to all predictors!

Eric