MBB: Centennial Conference

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Picks
F&M
Haverford
Dickinson
Johns Hopkins
Muhlenberg

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Looks like it's going to be a long year for Ursinus.  F&M played a well-rounded game and easily won.  Porter and Salandra both scored 21 and played good defense.  Salandra  and Moune continue to block numerous shots and alter the shots on many possessions.

[centfan]

anybody know why poarch of washington and honig of dickinson did not play?

[Gabriel]

Looks like it's going to be a long year for Ursinus.  F&M played a well-rounded game and easily won.  Porter and Salandra both scored 21 and played good defense.  Salandra  and Moune continue to block numerous shots and alter the shots on many possessions.
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I agree that the Bears are in for a long year.  The cavalry is not coming over the hill either, however Krasna may return at some point.  Prior to the season I thought the Bears would be good barring injury and/or other issues.  The starting line up was expected to be Krasna, Kamara, Draper, Norton and Adams.  Unfortunately, Krasna and Kamara, their two most indispensable players, have not played at all.  One could argue that the loss of Kamara was devastating as he gave their defense a tough interior presence which they do not have now.  He was a rebounder and shot blocker at 6'9" 240 pounds. 

Now they are playing mostly freshmen and sophomores and we all know the experience and maturity differences between players 18 and 19 and those 20 and 21.  The physical differences were very apparent in the F&M game.

As an aside, did anyone think the game was well officiated.  F&M had only three team fouls at the half while the Bears had nine, including three hand checking fouls among others in that period. Over the back rebounding and a "forearm push off" by Salandra on an offensive rebound "put back" near the end of the game were obvious fouls not called.  None of these calls would have changed the outcome of the game---but -----call them right.

Perhaps the Bears will play better as a team going forward.  Bears fans can only hope.

[CCHOOPS12]

Looking forward to the matchup in the mule barn sat vs JHU, can we get college gameday there?

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I thought JHU would defeat Gettysburg, so that takes some to the luster off the Muhlenberg game.

[CCHOOPS12]

F&M @ Hav - Dips (remember they struggled in Havertown last season tho)
MCD @ Ursinus - MCD (is it too early to call this an elimination game?)
WAC @ GBurg - WAC (not going to lie I flipped a coin)
JHU @ Mules - Mules (Historically the blue jays don't travel to Muhlenberg well)
Swat @ Dickinson- Dickinson (any word on honig?)

Enjoy the holidays CC FANS!

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F&M--as long as they stay out of foul trouble
MCD--Ursinus doesn't have an inside game and the guards dribble too much
WAC--coin flip sounds good--I got the same result--maybe an omen
Mules --tough place to play
Dickinson--they're the favorite in most games

[centfan]

f&m
ursinus
washington
muhlenberg
dickinson

[diplomaniac1]

Here are my picks for tomorrow, Saturday, December 7:

F&M @ Haverford:   F&M

McDaniel @ Ursinus:   McDaniel (I suspect that McDaniel will be too strong inside for the Bears).

Washington @ Gettysburg:   Gettysburg (a coin flip - going with the home team).

JHU @ Muhlenberg:   Mules at home.

Swarthmore@ Dickinson:   Dickinson (even if Honing doesn't play).

Enjoy the games. Travel safely. Regards,

Eric

[Swat Fan #1]

Any idea why Wixted didn't start and didn't get in until the 5:00 mark?

*And only played a total of six minutes.

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F&M had a hard time at Haverford.  After a nip and tuck start, went on a 12 point run to take the from 13-14 to 25-14, but Haverford fought to a lead by halftime of 30-32.  F&M lackadaisical play allow the Fords to get back into the game.  After halftime, Haverford took the lead 30-36 until F&M fought back but the Fords answered taking a lead of 41-48 with 8 minutes to go.  By the 5 minute mark, Moune hit a tying basketball at 50-50.  F&M closed out the contest by hitting 9/10 foul shots.  Yes, they hit 9/10.  Moune 12/18, Porter 10/24, and Salandra 10/20 had double doubles(rebounds/points).  Even though it didn't look pretty, F&M pulled out a win with 19/25 at the line.  Cohen lead the Fords with 25 points.
Rogo was not present, and I will have to find out why.  Wright got his first significant playing time and handled the ball reasonable well. He, also, contributed a block.

[diplomaniac1]

Here are my picks for the few games involving Centennial Conference teams this week:

Wednesday, December 11

Baptist Bible @ Swarthmore:   Swarthmore

Saturday, December 14

Muhlenberg @ DeSales:   Muhlenberg, even though the Mules sometimes come up short on the road

Sunday, December 15

Gettysburg @ Shenandoah:   Shenandoah (a coin flip)

LVC @ McDaniel:   LVC

The schedule is very light due to final exams. Enjoy the games.

I hope that everyone was at home overnight and not out traveling and fighting the icy roads. Regards to all!

Eric

[D.B. Cooper]

I also noticed Rogo wasn't with F&M the team at Haverford. He isn't on the teams roster on the website at present. I can only presume he has left the team. I thought he looked better in more of a flexible wing role in his injury shortened freshman season. Playing strictly point guard did not seem to be his strength and his playing time was decreasing markedly. Perhaps reseved seat can fill us in if this is not what's going on.

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Sounds like he quit.  I'll continue to verify this info.