MBB: Centennial Conference

[Reserved Seat]

I was waiting for F&M to officially publish their schedule but some of the top teams are Hobart, St. Mary's, Middlebury, and I forget if they say Alvernia or Albright.
Hopefully, the schedule will come out soon.  Marymount has struggled recently, which surprises me since I expected  coach Chris Rogers to turn the program around. Rogers had done a great job at F&M with his recruiting.

[Gabriel]

Reserved,

That would seem to be a more difficult schedule for the Dips.  The question is are the games at home or on the road.  As we all know, GRob does not like to travel.

Ursinus typically plays one of the NESCAC schools each year, but not this year.  NESCAC schools don't like to travel to PA so the Bears must travel to them and that is tough on their limited budget.  Hence, the shorter trips to Messiah and Roanoke this year.

It will be interesting to see who the other tournament participants are.  The hosts will probably want to play Ursinus first game based on the past three years.  I hope so----they might be surprised.

[Reserved Seat]

I assume most of them will be at home.

[Gabriel]

Reserved,

You seem to be surviving the heat----stay cool.   I live in New England and it is hot here too----89 in Newport today and 100 in Boston where my Red Sox take on the Yankees tonight.  I am looking forward to hoops season.  I think you will see a much tougher Bears team this year.  I depends on how well they mesh as a team.  The Dips will still be the team to beat with Dickinson, Muhlenberg and JHU as strong contenders. 

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Reserved,

That would seem to be a more difficult schedule for the Dips.  The question is are the games at home or on the road.  As we all know, GRob does not like to travel.

Ursinus typically plays one of the NESCAC schools each year, but not this year.  NESCAC schools don't like to travel to PA so the Bears must travel to them and that is tough on their limited budget.  Hence, the shorter trips to Messiah and Roanoke this year.

It will be interesting to see who the other tournament participants are.  The hosts will probably want to play Ursinus first game based on the past three years.  I hope so----they might be surprised.

Not sure the statement about NESCAC travel is true... Amherst has been known to travel around the country including Maryland (women's team has been to Vegas often), Williams was on the west coast last season, Middlebury will be in Maryland the second weekend of the season and I have seen other NESCACs travel quite a bit more than that. Sure, everyone likes a home game, but I would not say NESCAC teams don't like to travel to PA.

[Reserved Seat]

F&M's schedule is posted.
http://www.godiplomats.com/sports/m-baskbl/2013-14/schedule

[diplomaniac1]

Folks -

Greetings once again to all Diplomat fans and other Centennial Conference fans as well. Well, in just over two months the season will begin and in just over one month practice will start. This room has been very very quiet for quite some lengthy period of time. Let's get the buzz started again! What is the news from around the Centennial Conference? Any word on the outcome of everyone's recruiting efforts? I await your responses.

Welcome back! Regards to all.

Eric

[Reserved Seat]

Lior Levy seems to be an adequate big man for F&M.  Still looking for someone to step up at point guard--looks like it's Rogo's job to hold or lose.  Braham is back after an ACL injury and looking strong.  Krong is, also, looking healthy.  Haven't seen most of the players shooting around yet.

[madzillagd]

Looks like the "We Are D3" documentary is now available online for renting/buying....

http://vimeo.com/ondemand/kurtdocs

[mailsy]

Cool! 

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The film is really good. I got a chance to see it at the premiere in Easton, Md. at the Chesapeake Film Festival. Many of the guys from the team along with Coach Nugent were in attendance.

I did some interviews while there and will feature it as part of a special Hoopsville in the near future - as soon as I get it all edited together.

[Reserved Seat]

Centennial Conference doesn't start until Oct. 22.  Does any other conference start at a later date?  Is this a disadvantage to CC members when they play the early non-conference games?

[njf1003]

Centennial Conference doesn't start until Oct. 22.  Does any other conference start at a later date?  Is this a disadvantage to CC members when they play the early non-conference games?

There's actually a thread over in multi-regional topics about this:
http://www.d3boards.com/index.php?topic=8050.0

NESCAC schools don't start until 11/1.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

NESCAC starts on November 1... and to be fair, basketball gets about the longest head start on a season as any sport. The field hockey, soccers and others of the world get ten days before their first game... even with two-a-days, which wouldn't happen every day especially closer to game day... that is maybe 20 practices. If teams start on Oct. 15 at the earliest, they have 26 practices (considering they only practice six days a week) and that doesn't count if they get together in the mornings for cardio type stuff.

Personally... wouldn't mind seeing basketball cut back on the start date for practices... but D1 moved two weeks earlier... so this is probably a lost cause.

[Reserved Seat]

Sounds like it would be great if all the teams started on the same date.  November 1st would be fine.