MBB: Centennial Conference

[UniqueNewYork]

Pick-ems for 12/6


Gettysburg   
Franklin & Marshall
Dickinson
McDaniel         
Johns Hopkins   

[D.B. Cooper]

12/6 picks

Ursinus (G-burg is better but have to get gorilla off their back 1st)
F&M (still don't trust this team but Mules are 20 points worse on the road)
Dickinson (sure win for Devils, Sho'man not to be mistaken for G-burg)
McDaniel (could be a closer game than most think)
JHU (SWAT is toothless this year)

[diplomaniac1]

Folks -

Here are my picks for 12/6:

Ursinus
F&M
Dickinson
McDaniel
Hopkins

Enjoy the games. Good luck to all! Regards,


Eric

[ne-ball]

gettysburg

[ne-ball]

gettysburg
f&m
dickinson
haverford
hopkins

sorry...pushed the button too quick before

[r.w. mcnickels]

12/6 picks:

Gettysburg
F&M
Dickinson
McDaniel
Johns Hopkins

[old ends]

Today';s picks

Ursinus  home court adv today
F & M
Dickinson
McDaniel 
John Hopkins

Fixed standings  misssed Dipsetdynasty who went 4 - 1 as eric pointed out

[old ends]

Congrats to Matt Hilton, Ursinus player of the week

Week 2 release

http://www.centennial.org/basketball/2009/MBK_1201.pdf

enjoy

[Reserved Seat]

Wiping off my 'reserved seat', and waiting for basketball to start.  The gym's a little empty right now.
Girls at 2:00; boys at 4:00.

[Gabriel]

D.B.

We were right.  Gettysburg still can't get the gorilla of its back.  82-53 Ursinus.  Who would have guessed the margin would be so big.

[Gabriel]

Ursinus got a wake up call last year against Immaculata and again this year against Lebanon Valley.  After both these losses, they realized that team play, tough defense and ball movement  are the best ways to get it done.  Ursinus plays Leb Valley again next game in the Randolph Macon tourney on December 29.  I will bet on Ursinus this time.

[Reserved Seat]

Ursinus' overwhelming victory unexpected.  I thought the game might be close.  Home court shouldn't be that much of a help. 
Washington's stunning win caught us all by surprise.
F&M's score not as close as the final score.  F&M's failure to convert foul shots at the end and some timely threes by the Mules closed the gap.  F&M's big men were in foul trouble the entire game.  F&M appears to be much more athletic than the last few years.
With Washington beating Dickinson, the Centennial appears to be a wide open race for numerous teams to win.

[dipsetdynasty]

I agree.  Ursinus always knows how to come off a tough loss.  Coach Smalls is one of the best in-game coaches I've seen, he can make great adjustments at TOs and Halftime. 

Gettysburg, on the other hand, is not a contender period.  They have some solid players: I think Powers has potential to become an all-american, and I think Capkin plays his heart out.  BUT they also have some weaknesses: Spierenburg does a lot of great stuff like getting blocks, making great cuts, but he can easily be defended by a bigger guy because he's not very quick and he's easy to push around.  Also, Dorsey is a JOKE.  I've never seen a D3 player with a worse off-hand dribble.  He plays like a chump and think's he's the best player on that team and probably in the league.  If you put a guard defender right on him tight and tell him to go for the steal everytime Dorsey dribbles then he won't score all game.  Until Gettysburg learns to work around Powers as their focal point and get an inside out game to Capkin/Spierenberg, those guys will not be legitimate contenders. 

[ne-ball]

haverford beats mcdaniel with good "D" and team play. low scoring game and the fords came through down the stretch in a game that was neck and neck most of the way.

[r.w. mcnickels]

haverford beats mcdaniel with good "D" and team play. low scoring game and the fords came through down the stretch in a game that was neck and neck most of the way.

ne-ball, it also looks like the Fords did it without Chaz Thomas in the lineup.  Do you know if he's injured?