MBB: Centennial Conference

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Philadelphia Inquirer has an article about Ursinus Basketball, gee the football team gets skipped over by this paper--oh wait they did not play for a NCAA final lately

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20081119_Ursinus__leadership_torch_passed_to_Noonan.html

[diplomaniac1]

MY 11/21 PICK-EM PICKS:

PSU-Harrisburg @ F&M           -   F&M
Etown @ G-burg                     -   Gburg
Oglethorpe @ Haverford         -   Oglethorpe
Moravian @ Johns Hopkins     -   Hopkins
PSU-York@McDaniel                -   McDaniel
Hunter @ Muhlenburg             -   Muhlenburg
Swarthmore @ Vassar            -   Vassar
Saint Lawrnece @ Ursinus      -   Ursinus

Mostly Centennial Conference picks. However, there will probably be a couple of surprises somewhere on the first night! I picked the Fords alot last year only to get a loss. So, they must show me something first.

Gee, its good to be back! Good luck to all!

Eric

[BRCE4]

My picks
F&M
Gburg
Oglethorpe
Hopkins
Muhlenberg
Vassar
Ursinus
Should be an interesting season as there seems to be as many as 8 teams fighting for the playoffs.

[ne-ball]

i pick all centennial except swarthmore

[dipsetdynasty]

My Picks:
Dickinson
F&M
Gettysburg
Haverford
Johns Hopkins
McDaniel
Hunter
Vassar
Ursinus

[r.w. mcnickels]

11/21 picks:

Dickinson
F&M
Gettysburg
Oglethorpe
Johns Hopkins
McDaniel
Muhlenberg
Vassar
Ursinus

Old ends - glad to see you've signed a contract extension to run the picks again. This should be one of the strongest years the CC has ever had, especially in the middle of the pack.  No team can go into a game thinking "easy W" this year.  It's so good to see the conference where it is now compared to a few years ago.

Eric, I agree with you on the Fords...they burned me a few times last year, but they've got a good returning core.  And I'm looking forward to seeing how the Bullets hold up with the bull's-eye on their backs.

[commish]

Just in time for the opening tip, the 2008-09 Centennial Conference Men's Basketball Yearbook is available as a PDF.  The 78-page Yearbook has schedules, stats, rosters, records on all 10 Centennial Conference teams and much more. Haverford's Chaz Thomas is featured on the cover.  http://www.centennial.org/basketball/guide/men/

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here are the game scores
November 21
#11 Gettysburg 71, Elizabethtown 56
#12 Ursinus 82, St. Lawrence 76
Dickinson 69, Grove City 65
Franklin & Marshall 73, PSU Harrisburg 52
Oglethorpe 69, Haverford 67
Johns Hopkins 86, Moravian 61
McDaniel 100, PSU York 55
Muhlenberg 77, Hunter 59
Vassar 67, Swarthmore 57

Will post results next

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Well so far it look's like some people know their basketball.
I made a mistake an did not put the Dickinson game on the picks. For those who put it on you got a W.

Results
r.w. mcnickels      9  -  0
Diplomatic1          8  -  0
Brce4                   8  -  0
D.B.Cooper          7  -  1
neball                  7  -  1
Dipsetdynasty     7  -  2
Reserved Seat    6  -  2
Old ends              6  -  2

Not picks for tonight because it is to close. Will pick it monday so look back
any errors just let me know and I will correct.. After all it is for the grand prize of the winner sending everyone else 1/2 of 1% of a penny.

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Some Saturday morning articles to read.

Swarthmore http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2008/11/21/sports/doc49263b39da789134199234.txt

Gettysburg http://www.eveningsun.com/ci_11031672

enjoy

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The new basketball guide gave me the schedule for the year.
SO here are the picks for 11/25/08

Dickinson  @ Juniata
Catholic  @  Haverford
Hopkins  @  Frostburg State
McDaniel  @  St Mary's
Swarthmore  @  Arcadia
Drew   @   Ursinus
Muhlenberg  @  TCNJ
Stevenson  @  Washington
Lebanon Valley  @  F & M
York  @  Gettysburg

Have them in by Monday Night.

[Reserved Seat]

Based on our picks(Old Ends/Reserved Seat), shouldn't we get credit for the Dickinson game, since it's obvious we were picking Centennial across the board?
F&M looked ragged last night, but they should do better than last year.  Currently, they seem to only go 7 deep, but there seems to be some potential on the bench.  The new point guard appears to be the real thing.  He often found the open man for an easy play and appears to have a well-rounded game.  McNally started off were he ended last year, and Selig was all over the court.  Looks like there could be more joy in Mudville(Lancaster) this year.
F&M plays Mary Washington tonight.  Mary Washington had decent height, but seemed flustered by Arcadia's aggressive defense.  MW could never pull away.  Arcadia would get the score close but then MW would get a couple easy baskets.

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When they get down to playing conference games I will be more carefull.. This is just a warm up to get everyone on board. so therefore---naaa

[old ends]

Dickinson won their tourny
http://www.dickinson.edu/sports/statistics/mbk/mbkgames0809/ph008euc.htm#GAME.BOX

enjoy

[old ends]

Another good night for the Conference

November 22
#11 Gettysburg 58, Geneseo 56
#12 Ursinus 85, Williams 82
Dickinson 83,     Eastern 54
F&M 79,            Mary Washington 55
Haverford 63,    Vassar 58
Whitworth 70,   Johns Hopkins 60
Muhlenberg 70, Marymount 49
Oglethorpe 93,  Swarthmore 70
Washington and Lee 76, Washington 74