MBB: Centennial Conference

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Play-off Pickem

Dickinson vs Ursinus
Gettysburg vs John Hopkins..

Since the final is the next day the pick-em's will have to go the above games and then you pick the final game..
as follows

Old ends Picks

Ursinus
Gettysburg

Finals
Ursinus

Good Luck to all and remember it is Leo 1 - 0 the rest of us 0 - 1

[old ends]

Well done McNickels !!!!!!!!!!!

You selected 14 out of 15 players for ALL CC  Honors. A few players moved up or down from your selection which can debated by all of us.

What he said..

[Leo]

Final Pick ems:

1st Semi: Ursinus

This will be a barn burner. Dickinson has peaked at the right time and is full of confidence. However, Ursinus will overcome every "piece of the kitchen sink" that Dickinson throws at them.

2nd Semi: Hopkins

Hopkins players are seasoned from last year's playoff experience, and that will provide enough strength to overcome Gettysburg lack of playoff experience. On paper, Gettysburg should win. However, I have a great deal of respect for Hopkins' coach to draw up a game plan that will upset Gettysburg's plan to be in the final. I think Gettysburg players are thinking ahead to their match with Ursinus on Sunday. All I can say, is look what happened last year to Ursinus who was thinking about Hopkins in the final, but Haverford upset those plans. 

Final:  Ursinus

[Reserved Seat]

Reserved Seat Picks

Ursinus
Gettysburg

Finals
Ursinus

Probably similar to most of us.
Leo is definitely in the driver's seat to win the play-off picks.

[r.w. mcnickels]

CC playoff picks:

Semifinals:
Ursinus withstands Dickinson by about 7
Gettysburg over Hopkins in OT

Championship:
Ursinus beats Gettysburg by 10

[diplomaniac1]

My semi-final pick-ems:

Ursinus vs. Dickinson:  Ursinus. Golden Bears just have too much depth and too many weapond for Dicksinson even though the Rede Devils are on a roll.

Gettysburg vs. Johns Hopkins:   Johns Hopkins. This is the tougher of the two games to choose. However, the Blue Jays have been on a roll lately. So, I will take Coach Nelson's saavy and experience over Petrie and the Bullets.

Finals:

Ursinus vs. John Hopkins.   Ursinus. It could be a very close exciting game. But, the Bears are undefeated against Conference opponents. Blue Jays suffer a tough loss.

Good luck to everyone. Is anyone thinking of heading to Salem later next month? Regards,

Eric

[D.B. Cooper]

Playoff Picks:

Gettysburg: tough call, guess

Dickinson: Major upset, not likely but am in last place with nothing to lose

Final:

Gettysburg: drats only two teams in & no tough CC decision for committee
I may be dreaming, but to pick all the favorites wouldn't be as much fun

[old ends]

to think that not matter what the outcome of the final on Sunday, Leo's one wrong pick has brought this about.
No matter who wins--Leo, Reserved Seat, r.w.mcnickels,and old ends will end up in a tie. Suetonius, could as well, and is the only one who picked Dickinson and Gettysburg. Diplomanic1 picked Hopkins with  Ursinus in the final, as did everone else but Suetonius.

So therefore it look like this
Reserved Seat==Leo==r.w.mcnickels==old ends    2  -  1
Diplomanic1== suetonius                                         1  - 2

Look for NCAA pick-ems with Centennial Conference teams plus some of the other locals..

[commish]

You can watch the championship game LIVE on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. by accessing Centennial Conference TV - or as we like to call it - CCTV.  The address is rtsp://192.204.144.13:7070/my_stream.sdp.  You will need Quick Time on your computer.  The number of viewers will be limited, so since you folks have been some of our best supporters throughout the season, I thought I'd let you in on the secret to get in early.  Your support of the Conference is greatly appreciated!  Check out our championship page at http://www.centennial.org/championships/basketball/men/

[Leo]

Went to see the Ursinus/Dickinson game and saw 1st half of Gettysburg/Hopkins.

Dickinson played well as it could, but had no answer for Shattuck. It was an unbelievable display of agility, shooting and his will to carry the team on his back. Ursinus's depth was certainly a factor, but the game evolved into a simple plan - get the ball to Shattuck. At times he was double and triple teamed, but he found an open man to dish off the ball for an easy bucket.

I was extremely disappointed in Hopkins. It looked like they were tight and the ball movement on offense was not crisp, and fluid. At the beginning of the game, Gettysburg clogged up the middle very well and dared the Jays to shoot from the outside. There were no such takers on Hopkins team. Hence, the Jays found themselves down 17-2 after 6:30 mins into the game.

Give credit to Gettysburg. They were relaxed and their offensive ball movement was quick and found open shooters or cutters to the basket. I called that one wrong. I guess "Gettysburg hunger" overmatched "Jays playoff experience."

The final game should be a good one.

Actually, I am glad that nearly all of us will be tied with an identical playoff record. I found that all of us are good prognosticators. I enjoyed everyone's analysis of the games, and their team. As McNickels indicated earlier on the trend for Ursinus players being POY, look out for John Noonan next year. 

Kudos to Old Ends for "juicing up" the chat board in providing leadership to the pick'em games. Maybe we can all chip in and buy him a new calculator for wins, losses and wining percentages for next year   

[gordonmann]

If you can't get into CCTV, please feel free to tune in D3hoops.com's broadcast at www.d3hoops.com/audio.

But try CCTV first since they do a good job.

[r.w. mcnickels]

Shattuck's 46 points yesterday were a Centennial playoff record.

Ursinus stifled the Gettysburg offense in the regular season, holding the Bullets to just 35 percent from the field on December 1 and 34 percent on January 19.  Gettysburg needs Capkin and Dorsey to get going early in the game.

Should be a great atmosphere today in Helfferich Hall if history is any indication ('03 in particular was incredible).

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Kudos to Old Ends for "juicing up" the chat board in providing leadership to the pick'em games. Maybe we can all chip in and buy him a new calculator for wins, losses and wining percentages for next year  

My abacus still works..

[old ends]

Congrats to Ursinus for winning the Conference and getting a bid to the NCAA. Good luck as your new season begins.

Monday night I will put together a little pick-em for the NCAA's

[Leo]

Congratulations to Coach Kevin Small, in perhaps his finest coaching year at Ursinus, leading a bunch of guys to believe in each other and themselves to a perfect CC season. The Championship game was entertaining and exciting down to the wire.

Hats off to the Gettysburg players who played their hearts out. They never quit, and kept pumping in three point shots when it looked like Ursinus was about to break out.  Capkin is an unbelievable player.

However, Ursinus's depth and contributions from everyone were the keys to victory ... Shattuck making drives to the basket to keep the team in the game when down by 5 .... Shema making a key basket with a 6 foot jumper with the shot clock nearly at zero with 1 1/2 mins left ... Noonan making a 3 pointer to take the lead when it counted ... Remy running the offense and fighting for key rebounds ... Hilton making the free throws in the final seconds of the game. Kudos to Brundage for making his free throws and a couple of jump shots. Truly a team effort.

If I had a vote, Gettysburg is a deserving team for the NCAA tourney.

Let the tournament games begin.