MBB: Centennial Conference

[Pat Coleman]

http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2011/03/nabc-all-star-rosters has the full rosters.

[ronk]

  I had looked at them and with Andrew Powers as the at-large voting candidate, couldn't identify 2 other Mid-Atlantic reps(1-Franz, 2-?).

[Pat Coleman]

I don't know if someone turned it down or was injured or what, or if Powers ended up being the No. 2 candidate after all. Since the Mid-Atlantic doesn't have any teams still alive it can't be that. Perhaps the way things ended up they needed a big man to round out the roster rather than taking James Jones from Delaware Valley or something along those lines.

I am not at all privy to the decision-making process. I'm just stuck here holding the bag fielding questions, apparently.

[bball2020]

Congrats to Powers for being selected to play in the All-Star game.  I don't think he was the vote in candidate, only because he was behind by quite a bit.  Rumor I heard was he was just chosen as one of the players, I suppose at large? I think he was on a number of the NABC teams throughout his career, so I am sure that helped. 
Anyways, congrats to all who made the 1st and 2nd teams, Milligan for POY, and to all those who made the all star game.

[D.B. Cooper]

Congrats on Georgio Milligan being named to the NABC's 1st team All-American squad. In a bit of an incongruity he was overlooked on all 5 D3 Hoops AA teams. Based on what I saw of his performance after the unfortunate McNally injury, he showed me how he raised his game when needed & perhaps he deseved some type of recognition. I hope the Dips get him some help next year.

Here is the link. http://www.nabc.org/genrel/031811aad.html

[Pat Coleman]

The NABC Mid-Atlantic Regional Player of the Year is an automatic first-team all-american, the way the NABC does it.

[Reserved Seat]

Any word on Powers' performance in the Seniors' Game?

[gordonmann]

He went 1 for 4 with 2 points. Here's the box score.

http://www.nabc.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/nabc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/D3ASGwrap

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Powers was okay... tough to shine in a game with tons of talent around him.

[oldford]

Congratulations to all the players who are on the winter academic honor roll. All of the schools in our conference have very rigorous academics so playing ball and excelling in class is a big accomplishment. As an academic myself, I am particularly proud to note that Haverford  had 4 (as did Swat). One on my very favorite rival players Jon Ward is a physics major-very impressive!! 

[CCHoopster]

The senior game was fun to watch and I'm glad I took the drive down.. The one thing about the Centennial I always noticed was that there is a lack of athleticism at the 3,4 and 5 spots. NOT AT ALL TAKING ANYTHING AWAY FROM POWERS, HE IS VERY VERY GOOD  but the majority of 3,4 and 5's are not very athletic in the CC where he is and that has helped him over the years. Powers struggled against more athletic guys that can run with him (runs like a gazzele) because he has done such a great job in the past beating bigs down the floor, getting position and scoring at will in the CC. Thought that was clear in the game watching him compete with like speed and versus like athletes. Best player in the game I thought was the big from Suny IT, Golembioski. 6-8 guy who can play the 3,4 or 5 and can flat out shoot the lights out, range to 25ft with defender on him. Think Dirk Nowitzski body, release and shot selection. No doubt he will play over seas if that is in his plans. Could be wrong but I think he took SUNY IT to the D3 Sweet 16 last year?

Is it October yet? hope all are well.

[LustyLarryintheToilet]

hmmmm, so Milligan was a first team all american as voted on by the NABC, but only a 2nd team all region player as voted on by d3hoops.com?  nope no F&M bias at all by the buffoons that run this site! 

[Pat Coleman]

Even one of your fellow F&M fans admitted Alex Franz was the best player in the region. Don't know why the NABC voters felt otherwise.

I also thought Franz should be the NABC's regional POY (an honor D3hoops awarded him). ...

If they had chosen Franz as their regional player of the year then he would have been their first-team All-American. They have one All-American from each of the eight regions on each of their three teams, meaning they have an eight-man basketball team.

Between the stats and the scouting report from the head-to-head matchup, I am very confident in having selected Franz over Milligan as regional player of the year. Could Milligan have been higher? Definitely, but there were a lot of good guards in this region this season. Ask Anthony Trautman -- second-team All-American by NABC but second-team All-Region by us. That's because we won't put five guards on a six-man first team the way the NABC does. I'm pretty sure most coaches would put a five-man lineup on the floor with at least one big man, usually two.

[r.w. mcnickels]

Even one of your fellow F&M fans admitted Alex Franz was the best player in the region. Don't know why the NABC voters felt otherwise.

I also thought Franz should be the NABC's regional POY (an honor D3hoops awarded him). ...

But it was close, for me—I think Franz and Milligan were the best players in the region this year. Franz is more of a deep threat, Milligan is a better defender. Since I think Franz made St. Mary's the best team in the region, I gave him the nod. But they're both super players who change the game when they're on the floor, and I think Milligan should clearly have been on the first team.

I just find it amusing that the NABC, which looks at nationwide players, thought Georgio was a top 8 player in the nation, yet he couldnt crack your top 3 guards in one region!  And mind you Franz and Jones werent even on any of the All American teams.

Lusty, if I understand correctly, the D3hoops voting for All-Region teams is done by SIDs, and those regional teams then form the basis for the All-American teams. So, I don't think Milligan ever really had a shot at the D3hoops.com All-American team after being named to the second team in regional voting. But hey, he got POY honors from the NABC, ECAC and CC—quite an end to an impressive season.

[ronk]

Even one of your fellow F&M fans admitted Alex Franz was the best player in the region. Don't know why the NABC voters felt otherwise.

I also thought Franz should be the NABC's regional POY (an honor D3hoops awarded him). ...

If they had chosen Franz as their regional player of the year then he would have been their first-team All-American. They have one All-American from each of the eight regions on each of their three teams, meaning they have an eight-man basketball team.

Between the stats and the scouting report from the head-to-head matchup, I am very confident in having selected Franz over Milligan as regional player of the year. Could Milligan have been higher? Definitely, but there were a lot of good guards in this region this season. Ask Anthony Trautman -- second-team All-American by NABC but second-team All-Region by us. That's because we won't put five guards on a six-man first team the way the NABC does. I'm pretty sure most coaches would put a five-man lineup on the floor with at least one big man, usually two.

The stats would indicate that Zach Ashworth of Scranton should have been chosen over Franz as regional POY- 5 more ppg, better 3-pt and FT shooting %, more rebounds; only in steals and assist/TO ratio was Franz better.