MBB: Centennial Conference

CCD3Basketball · February 05, 2014, 10:36:27 AM

Another big night of CC Hoops on tap! Here are my picks:

Gettysburg @ Dickinson: Tough game for the Bullets. They need every win they can get to keep pace in the playoff chase. But a road trip to Carlisle doesn't help things. Too much Wixted and Honig. Red Devils get the W.

Ursinus @ Swarthmore: Swat at home. I think.

Washington College @ McDaniel: These teams do NOT like each other at all. McDaniel won a close one on the road the first time around and their season has exploded since. The Shoremen have been close in so many games this year and I think they give McDaniel a run for their money tonight. In the end, however, I think McDaniel finds a way to win at home.

Muhlenberg @ Haverford: The Fords won't have an answer for Killing in this matchup. Looking forward to the Cohen/Hargrove battle in the post too. Mules pick up a W on the road.

F&M @ Johns Hopkins: The Blue Jays smoked F&M the first time around, in Lancaster no less. I think F&M will remember that and come out swinging in this game. If the Blue Jays can withstand the initial surge, they will be fine. In the end, look for a low scoring game.....and the Blue Jays come out on top.

CCD3Basketball · February 05, 2014, 02:27:17 PM

Ursinus/Swarthmore and Washington/McDaniel postponed til tomorrow due to the ice storm. Everything else is still on so far.

Swat Fan #1 · February 05, 2014, 07:47:01 PM

I just checked out the box scores and another game that Wixted did not start and played limited minutes. I saw him in one of his early first year games and thought he was incredible. Anyone know what is going on?

shoreman55 · February 05, 2014, 11:07:12 PM

Big loss for the Mules tonight against a scrappy Haverford team. Haverford and WAC seem to be giving teams at least some trouble even if they aren't getting wins. Good for a well-rounded conference to have as few walkover games as possible.

Biggest loss for the Mules tonight may be Killing, who will be out after getting tossed with two technical fouls...

Reserved Seat · February 06, 2014, 06:36:28 PM

JHU played a well-rounded game to convincing put F&M away during the final 7:34 mark. With Hopkins leading 54-50, Jon Salandra picked up an offensive rebound on a missed F&M foul shot with an easy opportunity to get a lay-up. The call came out of nowhere giving Salandra his fourth foul after picking up two quick fouls just a few minutes earlier. With Jon heading to the bench, F&M was outscored 14-3 over the next 7:31. Poor foul shooting and poor 3-point shooting continue to plague F&M. Foul shooting 13 for 35 Hopkins 14 for 16
3 point shooting 1 for 8 Hopkins 7 for 13.

CCD3Basketball · February 07, 2014, 12:33:57 PM

Picks for this weekend:

Ursinus @Dickinson: Dickinson

Washington @F&M: F&M

McDaniel @Haverford: McDaniel

Swarthmore @Hopkins: Hopkins

Muhlenberg @Gettysburg: big game. Going with the mules.

givengo · February 07, 2014, 03:24:12 PM

Quote from: Swat Fan #1 on February 05, 2014, 07:47:01 PM
I just checked out the box scores and another game that Wixted did not start and played limited minutes. I saw him in one of his early first year games and thought he was incredible. Anyone know what is going on?

If the game you're referring to is the game at Washington College on 2/1: Wixted started, played over 30 minutes, had 20 points and 15 rebounds....

Swat Fan #1 · February 07, 2014, 04:15:18 PM

These are his stats from the last five games:
mins points
Jan 22    at Franklin & Marshall L, 67-58    23    1-6    16.7    0-2    0.0    5-5     100.0 7
Jan 25    at Swarthmore   W, 80-52        20    2-3    66.7    1-1    100 2-3     66.7 7
Jan 28    Muhlenberg   L, 75-72        27    0-6    0.0    0-2    0.0    2-2     100.0 2
Feb 1    at Washington College W, 79-69 33    5-9    55.6    0-1    0.0    10-12 83.3 20
Feb 5    Gettysburg   W, 67-55        21    4-5    80.0    1-1    100    4-4     100.0 13

Four out of five games with under 30 minutes and three of five games under 10 points. I had him as player off the year before the season started. I was just wondering if he was injured or if there is something else going on. The same thing is going on with Kober and I don't get it. When he gets minutes, he plays well and Swat is competitive. When he is on the bench, they aren't.

centfan · February 08, 2014, 08:46:34 AM

swatdad
i am guessing that wixted has a "nagging injury" of some sort.
in the case of swat i would say the coach is (like most coaches) not so easy to understand. it isn't the first time he has sat one of his better players.

sunny · February 08, 2014, 10:07:05 AM

Pretty easy explanations for three of those Wixted games. Swarthmore game he had two fouls in six first-half minutes. Finished with four fouls. Muhlenberg game he picked up his second foul with 9:26 left in the first half and had four fouls in the game. Gettysburg game, the final score was much closer than it looked. Dickinson was up by 26 points at halftime and the bench then played a ton. Nothing to see there.

Swat Fan #1 · February 08, 2014, 10:15:39 AM

Quote from: sunny on February 08, 2014, 10:07:05 AM
Pretty easy explanations for three of those Wixted games. Swarthmore game he had two fouls in six first-half minutes. Finished with four fouls. Muhlenberg game he picked up his second foul with 9:26 left in the first half and had four fouls in the game. Gettysburg game, the final score was much closer than it looked. Dickinson was up by 26 points at halftime and the bench then played a ton. Nothing to see there.

Sunny - Thank you! The kid is a beast when he gets the ball down low. That explains it!

Hope everyone has a great day of hoop!

Swat Fan #1 · February 08, 2014, 06:13:24 PM

Thinking maybe the young man read my post, got mad, and went out and dropped 26 today. Well done Mr. Wixted!

Reserved Seat · February 08, 2014, 07:17:44 PM

With Cedric Moune in early foul trouble, freshman Lior Levy stepped up to play adequate defense and scored 10 points. Matt Porter had a career night as he scored 30 points. Figueroa played good defense and scored 9 points including 2 threes. Wright's defense continues to harass the opponent into rushed chances.
Weston came off the bench to lead the Shoremen with 14 points.

r.w. mcnickels · February 08, 2014, 08:59:56 PM

Quote from: Reserved Seat on February 08, 2014, 07:17:44 PM
With Cedric Moune in early foul trouble, freshman Lior Levy stepped up to play adequate defense and scored 10 points. Matt Porter had a career night as he scored 30 points. Figueroa played good defense and scored 9 points including 2 threes. Wright's defense continues to harass the opponent into rushed chances.
Weston came off the bench to lead the Shoremen with 14 points.

Wright started at the point today over Phelps. He seems to be a better defender, and Phelps a better scorer. Don't think either of them is the point guard F&M needs to be successful. Robinson's system demands a great point guard, and they don't have one right now. Still, the Dips are winning more games than I thought they would given the depleted roster. I think they're looking at a 4-5 play-in game. Think the road to NCAAs goes through Carlisle, although McDaniel, Hopkins or Muhlenberg could be dancing if any of them get hot.

CCD3Basketball · February 10, 2014, 08:50:30 AM

I think I'm ready to call the 5 playoff teams as they are now. What I mean by that is, I don't think Gettysburg can catch the Mules now, down 2 games plus the Mules own the breaker.

I don't think the Mules can make enough of a run to have a chance at hosting anymore. But that being said, I could still see any of the top 4 teams hosting. Obviously the big game Wednesday night is McDaniel at Dickinson. If McDaniel can find a way to win up in Carlisle, combined with wins by JHU and F&M? Things get real interesting over the next week and a half, especially with other matchups on the horizon (Dickinson still has to go to Hopkins and Muhlenberg).

Needless to say, the finish is shaping up great!