MBB: Centennial Conference

Reserved Seat · January 28, 2014, 02:32:13 PM

Gabriel, certainly makes for a long season. F&M is suiting up only 10 players, so foul trouble is a definite problem. Losing Early 5 minutes into the season hurt the rotation for the bigs, but Moune has stepped up his game phenomenally.

CCD3Basketball · January 28, 2014, 04:18:24 PM

Here are my picks for tonight's CC games:

Swarthmore @ Washington: Both these teams need a win in the worst way. I'll take the Shoremen at home.

Muhlenberg @ Dickinson: One of the better games tonight. I can see the Mules pulling off a win but I'll still take the Red Devils at home.

Johns Hopkins @ McDaniel: Low scoring game I think. Give me McDaniel.

F&M @ Gettysburg: Could be a trouble game for the Diplomats if they aren't careful. But I'll still take them.

Haverford @ Ursinus: This is the night the Bears get their first CC win...you heard it here first!

CCHOOPS12 · January 28, 2014, 09:24:09 PM

After watching the entire Mule Dickinson game...every coach will be so dumb not to name Killing Player of the Year (well at least first team for once!)...12 for 19 tonight for 35 points (3rd straight game with over 30 points AND shooting over 50 percent from the field in all 3 games) on the road. Btw look at wixted stats tonight and also his stats vs hargrove the past 3 times. Wixted is an excellent player but Hargrove has his number. Exciting game... definitely the 2 best teams in the league and looking forward to them to matchup again and probably a 3rd time. In my mind Dickinson is the best team in the league but I would not want to match up against Muhlenbergs talent in the playoffs...

njf1003 · January 28, 2014, 09:48:38 PM

I think the summary of today's CC action is anyone can beat anyone and we're getting one team into the NCAAs, whoever wins the tournament (that'll probably be at McDaniel...)

Swat Fan #1 · January 28, 2014, 10:05:48 PM

Changed my name on here but it is still me (Swat Dad). I watched the Swat game tonight and can't figure out what is going on. They have not taken a step back, they have taken a huge jump backwards. They got a large lead and then mainly the freshmen played and they lost a game they should have won. Most of the juniors and seniors are not seeing any playing time other than Barkley, Keedy, and a little bit of Kober (their best player). It also seems that Swat has a different starting lineup every game. I really thought Swat would be mid pack this year and maybe making the playoffs.

On a side note, my son just spent the weekend with Coach Wimberly out in Arizona this past weekend. Wimbo is a class act who I (along with our whole family) will always love for all he did for us.

Some very interesting scores tonight!

centfan · January 28, 2014, 11:20:17 PM

Quote from: CCHOOPS12 on January 28, 2014, 09:24:09 PM
After watching the entire Mule Dickinson game...every coach will be so dumb not to name Killing Player of the Year (well at least first team for once!)...12 for 19 tonight for 35 points (3rd straight game with over 30 points AND shooting over 50 percent from the field in all 3 games) on the road. Btw look at wixted stats tonight and also his stats vs hargrove the past 3 times. Wixted is an excellent player but Hargrove has his number. Exciting game... definitely the 2 best teams in the league and looking forward to them to matchup again and probably a 3rd time. In my mind Dickinson is the best team in the league but I would not want to match up against Muhlenbergs talent in the playoffs...

I think that f&m is the best team, as long as they stay out of foul trouble. i think they have the best group in the paint (most teams rely on one guy in there) and the best pair of guards. there are better individual players than the ones on F&M but they don't have the other players that are strong that complement them like F&M does. phelps is turning out to be a very good point guard in the conference, porter is a great defender and can score, salandra is solid every night, and moune and lee are tough and strong down low. they get my vote. dickinson and muhlenberg are both good, but they just don't feel as solid as the season proceeds.

centfan · January 28, 2014, 11:34:13 PM

hi swat fan
i hope wimberly is doing well, is healthy, and enjoying his life after his long stint at swat
he is a smart and funny guy and a unique individual
i also thought swat would be much more competitive this season...don't get what is going on

Dave 'd-mac' McHugh · January 28, 2014, 11:47:36 PM

Quote from: centfan on January 28, 2014, 11:20:17 PM
Quote from: CCHOOPS12 on January 28, 2014, 09:24:09 PM
After watching the entire Mule Dickinson game...every coach will be so dumb not to name Killing Player of the Year (well at least first team for once!)...12 for 19 tonight for 35 points (3rd straight game with over 30 points AND shooting over 50 percent from the field in all 3 games) on the road. Btw look at wixted stats tonight and also his stats vs hargrove the past 3 times. Wixted is an excellent player but Hargrove has his number. Exciting game... definitely the 2 best teams in the league and looking forward to them to matchup again and probably a 3rd time. In my mind Dickinson is the best team in the league but I would not want to match up against Muhlenbergs talent in the playoffs...
I think that f&m is the best team, as long as they stay out of foul trouble. i think they have the best group in the paint (most teams rely on one guy in there) and the best pair of guards. there are better individual players than the ones on F&M but they don't have the other players that are strong that complement them like F&M does. phelps is turning out to be a very good point guard in the conference, porter is a great defender and can score, salandra is solid every night, and moune and lee are tough and strong down low. they get my vote. dickinson and muhlenberg are both good, but they just don't feel as solid as the season proceeds.

Same F&M team that put up just 38 points tonight?

Reserved Seat · January 29, 2014, 05:50:53 AM

What happens when nothing goes right? You lose to a 7-10 team(now 8-10). With everyone struggling, this was one of the worse performances by an F&M team. F&M shot 28%, were out rebounded, and turned the ball off uncontested.

Swat Fan #1 · January 29, 2014, 06:54:27 AM

Quote from: centfan on January 28, 2014, 11:34:13 PM
hi swat fan
i hope wimberly is doing well, is healthy, and enjoying his life after his long stint at swat
he is a smart and funny guy and a unique individual
i also thought swat would be much more competitive this season...don't get what is going on

Wimbo's health has not been great but he is hanging in there. He IS a different guy away from the court: incredibly smart, very witty, and kind of a smart ass (I mean that in a good way), and very caring about his players and their studies. My son sees him as a second father and just adores him. Thank you for having nice things to say about him on here, I know not everyone shares your view.

Gabriel · January 29, 2014, 07:49:49 AM

Swat Dad,

I share your feelings for Coach Wimberly. I first met him in 1999 when Kevin Small was one of his assistants and have had the pleasure of talking to him several times in social settings. What a character and what a nice man. In my mind, he was a very good coach too.

Joy at Ursinus last night. Bears won't frighten anyone this year but opponents should not take them lightly. Bears got 33 points off the bench from Vasturia (20) and Norton (13) which helped immensely. Marciano made his first appearance in quite a while albeit for one minute.

centfan · January 29, 2014, 10:10:50 AM

phelps and salandra shot a combined 4-26 last night...very bad night
i will still go with f&m, but it seems up for grabs...no team seems consistently dominant at this point

CCHoopster · January 29, 2014, 11:36:06 AM

Still tend to think the CC playoffs go through Dickinson (hosting) but there is no way I would bet money on that. Any of Dickinson, Mules, F&M, McDaniel can win this thing. you are correct in that this is a 1 team NCAA conference. CAC will hog a few bids and the MAC-Commonwealth could get 2 teams.

HoopGuru · January 30, 2014, 12:42:57 PM

Seems like it is going to be a pretty exciting finish here to the regular season with a tie for first and 4 other teams right there so it will be interesting to see who comes out on top and able to host the tourny. I think Im with everyone else who is surprised Mcdaniel is right up there, not sure what the rest of their schedule looks like, but if they can find a way to pull off hosting that would be a HUGE advantage as it is one of the toughest places to play. Pretty impressed with what Killing has been doing at Muhlenberg, i havent seen him play much, but seems lately like he is not really forcing shots like I think he has done before - he seems to have been taking what the D is giving him. over the last 3 games has shot a really high percentage, which is impressive considering the amt of shots he has taken, but i think he is in a position where he needs to for them to be successful.

CCD3Basketball · January 31, 2014, 12:48:39 PM

I think the best thing about this conference is that it is 100% possible that anyone can beat anyone on any given night. I mean, it's entirely possible that any of the 5 current playoff teams could still wind up winning the conference and hosting the tournament! How many conferences can say that? These last 3 weeks of the season should be exciting.