MBB: Centennial Conference

[Reserved Seat]

I don't think it will be sold out, but I don't know what kind of following Amherst, MIT, and Staten Island have.  F&M usually have about 1000+ at home games.  Supposedly the gym can seat 3000, but that would be packing them in.  Plus, F&M spring break starts on Friday.  Hope to see you there.  It should be a great weekend.

[onetinsoldier]

Any chance they'll sell out before Friday?  I live 90 minutes away and probably won't be there until right before tip off of the opening game.

There is no chance the game will sell out.  The students are on spring break and the F&M gym is too big.  Expect a crowd similar to past title weekends (15-1800 range), that is crowded but well below capacity

[Reserved Seat]

D3 board question
Which men's host is most likely to get upset?
Franklin and Marshall
Middlebury
UW-Whitewater
Wooster

So, if F&M gets beat by Amherst, that's considered an upset?

[r.w. mcnickels]

D3 board question
Which men's host is most likely to get upset?
Franklin and Marshall
Middlebury
UW-Whitewater
Wooster

So, if F&M gets beat by Amherst, that's considered an upset?

I wouldn't think so. I'd make Amherst a 5-point favorite in Mayser, and an 8-10 point favorite anywhere else.

[Reserved Seat]

So far 56 people consider it an upset.

[r.w. mcnickels]

If the question asked "Which home team is most likely to lose," it would make sense to pick F&M. Based on the D3hoops.com Top 25, F&M is the third-best team in this sectional behind Amherst and MIT.

[amh63]

I asked the same questions posted here on D3hoops latest poll.  If it was to get attention, it has.  I took it as a badly worked question...as a result of a compromise of the four host schools.  As posted here, it should have just stated host school losing, IMO.

[centfan]

i don't think it is an upset if we all agree that amherst is clearly a better team. i would say they are, therefore i believe they should win either home or away. i would say amherst by 12-15 at amherst and by 8-12 at f&m.

[onetinsoldier]

D3 board question
Which men's host is most likely to get upset?
Franklin and Marshall
Middlebury
UW-Whitewater
Wooster

So, if F&M gets beat by Amherst, that's considered an upset?

I wouldn't think so. I'd make Amherst a 5-point favorite in Mayser, and an 8-10 point favorite anywhere else.

If there was a line in Vegas, it'd probably be F&M -2.5.  two top ten teams, similar records, advantage always goes to the home team.  i'm very interested to see how amherst plays against the F&M defense. 

[onetinsoldier]

i don't think it is an upset if we all agree that amherst is clearly a better team. i would say they are, therefore i believe they should win either home or away. i would say amherst by 12-15 at amherst and by 8-12 at f&m.

i dont know how anyone could look at amherst and say they are "clearly" the better team.  Amherst is the better offensive team, although their fg % matches that of the diplomats last five weeks.  F&M is clearly the better defensive team.  Amherst's potential advantages come at the ft line and behind the arc, and this game will be a question of whether those advantages counter F&M's defensive athleticism.  If Amherst can build a 6-8 point lead and keep F&M at arm's length, they win. If F&M uses the home court to play a stifling back-and-forth game, i think F&M wins

[r.w. mcnickels]

soldier, I agree with cent fan - Amherst should be favored. Some people have said that Amherst is arguably the best team in D-III, and after watching one of their recent games, I could see how that might be the case. And yes, F&M is ranked in the top 10, but I think they're on the edge of that elite group, while Amherst is at the top of that group. When you combine this with F&M's historic struggles with Amherst in Mayser Gym and the Dips' lack of perimeter shooting, Amherst should be the clear favorite.

[centfan]

congrats to liddic, goldberg and ward for being awarded academic honor roll in the centennial along with their first team all conference accolades. congratulations to these student athletes!!!

[centfan]

soldier...f&m is very good, no question, and they can beat amherst. i just don't think they will. their defense is rated very high but they also haven't defended against the best teams in the country (like amherst). now they will. again, i think toomey and the bigs on both the boards and offensive end will get amherst the victory. should be exciting!!!!

[amh63]

Dave M. of D3Hoopsville has posted on the NESCAC board that he will be in Lancaster to support F&M coverage of the games....with the addition of more cameras, etc.  The pod, as posted here, is loaded with top teams, three of the most highly rated BB teams remaining in the country.  With Hope gone, the no. 2, 3  remain.  Lots of talented players to watch and good battles ahead.  I'm excited!  Save me a seat someone.

[Reserved Seat]

Get there early and you shouldn't have a problem.
Were tickets sold at Amherst?