MBB: Centennial Conference

[Hoopdog14]

Unlike their last game the road was unkind to the Bears.  They held a slim lead at half but McDaniel came out with an aggressive man-to-man defense and went up by a couple of buckets while holding the Bears scoreless for the first 5 minutes of the 2nd half.  The Bears never really recovered.

McDaniels turned 14 turnovers in 16 points.  The McDaniel's D held Ursinus to 42% shootong overall but 24% from 3s.  McWilliams had 21 for McD while Cannon added 19.  Knowles Quattro and Janicot had double figures for but Williams coming off a huge games against the Mules was held to 5.

Hard fought game by both teams

[Reserved Seat]

McDaniel plays tough at home.

[njf1003]

That F&M game was ugly.
Took OT to hold off Haverford who had 2 wins.

[Reserved Seat]

Certainly was ugly.  F&M couldn't buy a shot in the first half.  F&M shot under 20%.  Zero for nine from beyond the arc.

[CentCraze88]

Cannot believe some of the results yesterday!!!

Gettysburg blowing it at home, F&M barely making it by Haverford, and the Mules, in a huge game, getting just blown out.  Not too surprised about McDaniel/Ursinus, always to play the green terror at their turf.  Looks like the McDaniel/Dickinson game on February 1st is going to be a game with major playoff implications, as I think that will be McDaniel's best shot at trying to weasel their way back into the playoff picture.  Anybody have any insights into the games that were played yesterday?

In non-cent news, how about the Falcons? They look phenomenal, think the Super Bowl will be something to behold.

[CCD3Basketball]

F&M couldn't buy a basket in the first half of that game, but once Federici and company got going, it was only just a matter of time

Ursinus couldn't stay undefeated in conference road games forever, and McDaniel has always been a toug place for them to play

The Mules are too streaky to trust, and I think Hopkins is starting to play their best basketball at the right time of the year, based on their recent results.....a 5 point loss to Dickinson is their only loss in their last 6 conference games

Swarthmore completely kept the lid on the Dickinson basket for the opening 10 minutes of the second half, allowing the garnet to build a comfortabke lead and get a huge road win

And as for Gettysburg/Washington, well, neither team could make a shot, but the biggest similarity to the first meeting this year was the press defense. Gettysburg couldn't handle it and turned the ball over way too many times in the first meeting, and they did the exact same thing on Saturday.

[Hoopdog14]

Mules is same story different day.  Early on it was 16-16 tie.  Hopkins went on a 13-0 run and the game for all purposes was over. McLeod started strong with 11 points for the Mules but got into foul trouble.  Rindock hit 2 3s in the first couple of minutes then 4 for the balance of the night.  LaRose was contained and shot 2 of 7 while Schreer disappeared going 0-6 and 0-4 from deep.

Hopkins had a well balanced attack as Gordon canned 17 to lead JHU 5 players in double digit.  Hopkins had 30 points in the paint and 20 off of turnovers.


Simple story of one team rising and one falling

[Hoopdog14]

The Mules snapped their losing streak beating King's College however high fives are not in order.  For King's it was their 11th straight loss and now sport a 4-13 record   King's final shot attempt rolled off the rim to give the Mules a 1 point victory after leading by as much as 9 points.  King's sealed their own fate hitting only 9 of 20 of their free throws while the Mules hit a sizzling 23 of 27.
Offense was in limited supply for both teams.  Rutecki was game's leading scorer knocking in 18 for Kings as Baez led the Mules with 12 going 5 of 7. Rindock was only other Mule in double figure.  LaRose went 2 of 6, with 10 turnovers, to put up 9 on a 2 of 7 attempts.

Mules back at home for conference game against Dickinson Thursday

[Reserved Seat]

Lior

[GoDiplomats]

Lior!!!!

Saved the Diplomats from what would have been a heartbreaking loss last night to a subpar Gettysburg team. I really wonder what his career would have been like, had Coach Robinson given him more time to play. He reminds me of the mold of a Hayk Gyokchyan but lesser skilled.

[Hoopdog14]

The Dickinson/Muhlenberg game was one of the sorriest display of offense I have ever witnessed.  The final score 72-58 belied how poorly the game was played.  5 minutes into the game the Devils did not score a point.  It was 10-0.  For the first half they shot an abysmal 20% and not because of a smothering Mules defense.  Uncontested jumpers and lay-ups clanged off the rim.  Half time saw the Mules up 32-15.  However in true Mules fashion they managed to let a 20 point lead in the first half to fade back to 8 deep into the 2nd half.   Dickinson outscored the Mules 43-40 in the 2nd half . Fortunately for the Mules it turned in a foul shooting contest, the sole area they have executed well.

Romoki had 16 for the Devils while Wright,Allen and Melton hit double digits  as well.  Melton added 12 boards for a double double.  LaRose led all scorers with 17.  Mules shot 45% overall and 26% from 3 while Dickinson shot 30% overall and 24% from 3.  A truly sad day for CC basketball

[Reserved Seat]

Not worse than F&M/Haverford--31-13 at the half(favor of Haverford)   Followed by 32/19 half-time score F&M/Gettysburg(favor of Gettysburg)

[Gabriel]

Another Goldfarb heist.  Every call in the second half went for JHU and none, I repeat none for the Bears.  They even gave JHU a three on the winning shot even though the shooter was four feet inside the arc.  What a robbery----but it happens every second half at Goldfarb---should get used to it.

[Reserved Seat]

When F&M played JH, F&M didn't score in the last 5 minutes. Despite physical play by JH, not one foul was called on JH.  During that stretch 5 fouls were called on F&M. Several were intentional(2) with F&M trying to put JH on the line, but not one foul called on JH.
I hope the officials are fair in Collegeville on Wednesday. 

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Another Goldfarb heist.  Every call in the second half went for JHU and none, I repeat none for the Bears.  They even gave JHU a three on the winning shot even though the shooter was four feet inside the arc.  What a robbery----but it happens every second half at Goldfarb---should get used to it.

When F&M played JH, F&M didn't score in the last 5 minutes. Despite physical play by JH, not one foul was called on JH.  During that stretch 5 fouls were called on F&M. Several were intentional(2) with F&M trying to put JH on the line, but not one foul called on JH.
I hope the officials are fair in Collegeville on Wednesday. 

With the "new" officiating system (having been in place for several years now), the idea that there are homer refs has gone away. Heck, I saw a ref at Goucher yesterday I had never seen but I know had been in the system for several years. They come from farther away, especially on weekends, and don't tend to work with the same crews - thus forcing more teamwork by the crews and avoids common bad habits to form when working with someone they are familiar with.

While I can appreciate bad calls and whatnot, the idea that a certain place has the refs change is a bit ridiculous. There is a reason F&M is a little more beatable at home these days. ROFL