MBB: Centennial Conference

[division3]

monday

Hopkins over McDaniel

[D.B. Cooper]

2/1 pick: JHU

2/3 picks:
Ursinus
McDaniel
G-burg
Washington
M-berg

2/6 picks:
F&M
Washington
G-burg
Haverford
JHU

[godips04]

2/1 Pick:

Hopkins

[diplomaniac1]

Folks -

As seveal of our fellow "pickers" have pointed out, please don't forget that there is an important game in the Conference tonight to pick:

McDaniel @ Johns Hopkins

Both teams need this game. My selection is as follows:

Johns Hopkins (I Just really can't get a handle on either squad. Both have been very inconsistent. McDaniel seems to have trouble without Sarris-Grau. So, I am going with a slight home court advantage for the Jays.)

Remember, all picks are due by tip-off time. Regards to all.

Eric

[Gabriel]

Picks

2/1/2010

JHU

2/3/2010

Ursinus
McDaniel
Gettysburg
Washington
Muhlenberg

[godips04]

More Picks:

Wednesday, February 3
Ursinus (F&M always struggles at Ursinus, I hope my Dips surprise me though!)
McDaniel
Johns Hopkins
Washington
Muhlenberg

Saturday, February 6
Franklin & Marshall
Washington
Gettysburg
McDaniel
Johns Hopkins

[BTEXPRESS]

My pick for tonight is HOPKINS ( just pulled out a quarter and flipped) I can't get a handle on either one of these teams.

[Reserved Seat]

Monday, February 1
Johns Hopkins(toss up going on home court)

Wednesday, February 3
Franklin & Marshall(need to bring their A game)
McDaniel(home team)
Gettysburg(could go either way)
Washington
Muhlenberg

Saturday, February 6
Franklin & Marshall(won't be as easy as last time)
Washington
Ursinus
McDaniel(tough call)
Johns Hopkins(may change my mind after Wednesday's game-Swarthmore showed nothing on Saturday)

[r.w. mcnickels]

2/1 pick:

Johns Hopkins

2/3 picks:

Ursinus
McDaniel
Gettysburg
Washington
Muhlenberg

It seems like Ursinus is playing really well. I think the Bears will hit F&M with a barrage of early threes and hang on down the stretch on Ward's shoulders. I don't see the Dips overcoming their offensive struggles to win this game. The lack of a reliable 3-point threat has truly hurt F&M, especially when teams play zone most of the game (can't expect Milligan to go 5-for-5 like he did in December vs. the Bears). With road trips to Gettysburg and Washington next week, I could see F&M making a return trip to Collegeville for the CC playoffs.

[diplomaniac1]

Old Man Terror -

I could not find your picks on my list of everyone's selections that I made for last Saturday's games. I don't know how I missed including them on the list. However, I will add them in; correct the standings, and post them again. Thanks for catching my error. Sorry about that.

Eric

[diplomaniac1]

Folks -

Old Man Terror is correct!. Somehow, I missed listing his picks and didn't include the results from them in the updated standings. The following chart shows Old Man Trror's record from the Saturday games and the revised overall standing:

SECOND HALF
   01/30   TO DATE   PERCENTAGE
RESERVED SEAT   3 –2   30 – 11   .732
DIPLOMANIAC1   4 – 1   29 – 11   .725
GABRIEL   2 – 3   33 – 13   .717
DIVISION3   4 – 1   31 – 14   .689
R. W. MCNICKLES   3 – 2   30 – 15   .667
BRCE4   3 – 2   29 – 16   .644
GODIPS04   3 – 2   26 – 15   .634
OLD MAN TERROR   3 – 2   16 – 10   .615
BTEXPRESS   2 – 3   28 – 18   .609
D. B. COOPER   3 – 2   28 – 18   .609
OLD ENDS   0 – 0   0 – 0   .000
         
The revised information for OMT is shown in bold. Actually, his 3 - 2 record kept him in eighth place, but reduced his win-loss percentage from .619 to .615.

Regards to all.

Eric

[Gabriel]

2/1 pick:

Johns Hopkins

2/3 picks:

Ursinus
McDaniel
Gettysburg
Washington
Muhlenberg

It seems like Ursinus is playing really well. I think the Bears will hit F&M with a barrage of early threes and hang on down the stretch on Ward's shoulders. I don't see the Dips overcoming their offensive struggles to win this game. The lack of a reliable 3-point threat has truly hurt F&M, especially when teams play zone most of the game (can't expect Milligan to go 5-for-5 like he did in December vs. the Bears). With road trips to Gettysburg and Washington next week, I could see F&M making a return trip to Collegeville for the CC playoffs.

r.w.

Ursinus is playing O.K.----not great.  Still too many turnovers against Washington and JHU.  Don't put them on a pedestal quite yet.  With three freshmen starting, they are just now learning to play tough at crunch time.  They demonstrated the emerging toughness in the two games---Washington and JHU.  They have not come close to playing their best yet.  Hopefully, they will do this in February.

The Bears youthful mistakes have been overcome by Remy Cousart's brilliant season.  Soon--he will reach 1,000 points, 700 rebounds and 500 assists.  Not bad for a young man who spent three seasons in the shadows of Nick Shattuck and John Noonan.  One should not overlook Matt Hiltons play.  He is an excellent defender and ball handler in addition to his well known shooting skills.  Go Bears!!!!

[r.w. mcnickels]

They have not come close to playing their best yet.

Gabriel,

F&M and Ursinus often bring out the best in each other, and I believe tomorrow will be no exception. I don't think the Dips can afford to fall behind by double digits in the first half like they did at Haverford and JHU and expect to win -- Ursinus has too many weapons. Should be an excellent game.

[r.w. mcnickels]

A nice story on James McNally in today's Lancaster paper:

http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/248211

[Gabriel]

They have not come close to playing their best yet.

Gabriel,

F&M and Ursinus often bring out the best in each other, and I believe tomorrow will be no exception. I don't think the Dips can afford to fall behind by double digits in the first half like they did at Haverford and JHU and expect to win -- Ursinus has too many weapons. Should be an excellent game.

r.w.

Totally agree.  Let's hope it is the great game it should be.