MBB: Centennial Conference

[d3hoopsfan]

I would agree with Milligan-it seems like he is stepping up for the Dips'

I would also through McDaniel out there, it seems like they have a promising freshman in Sarris-Grau.  Stats look good so far-led the team in 2 games(18pts, 8 boards and 16 pts, 6 blocks in another)

[Gabriel]

Interesting to look at the stats from the December 3 games:

                    FGA     FG%     T/O
F&M               54     53.7      13
JHU                61     47.5      18
Gettysburg    45     57.8      11
Dickinson       60     35.0       9
McDaniel        53     52.8      17
Swarthmore   64    31.3       15
Ursinus          52    51.9        23
Washington   69    33.3        13
Muhlenberg    52    53.8        18
Haverford       56    26.8        17

Average         56.6  44.4        15.4

What do these stats tell you?  Which teams shoot the best?  Which teams defend the best?  Which teams take care of the ball the best?

[old ends]

Results for 12/3/ pickems  ( remember conference play is not going to count on the overall but a second half)
                                          ( there are still some non-conference games left before full time conference)

2nd half

Diplomaniac1         5  -  0
Reserved Seat       5  -  0
Old ends               5  -  0
D.B..Cooper           4  -  1
ne-ball                 4  -  1
Dipsetdynasty      4  -  1
Brce4                   4  -  1
Unique New York    4  -  1
r.w.mcnickels         4  -  1

That is also the overall .

December 3
#9 Gettysburg 67,    Dickinson 50
#21 Ursinus 81,       Washington 61
F&M 79,                  Johns Hopkins 66
Muhlenberg 73,        Haverford 41
McDaniel 72,            Swarthmore 55

enjoy

[old ends]

Gabriel,, Thanks and Nice stats and I know you are rooting for.

[old ends]

Pick-ems for 12/6


#9 Gettysburg   at    #21 Ursinus  ( gee do you think this might be a good game )
Muhlenberg       at       Franklin & Marshall
Washington      at       Dickinson
McDaniel           at       Haverford
Johns Hopkins   at      Swarthmore

Get them in by Sat. noon

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Home town papers tend to be homer's.. Article about Gettysburg's victory

http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/articles/2008/12/04/sports/gettysburg_college/doc4937c54bd42c6408029221.txt

enjoy

[diplomaniac1]

old ends -

Looks to me that you left one of our pick-em contestants who is new this year off of the Second Half standings list. If my notes are right, it should also include:

Dipsetdynasty        4 - 1

All of our pickers had a pretty good night! Fellow Diplomat fans, I hope to get to the Muhlenberg game this weekend. I will have to say hello if any of you plan to attend. Regards to all.

Eric

[Reserved Seat]

Pick-ems for 12/6

Gettysburg(good test for lofty ranking)
Franklin & Marshall(who else)
Dickinson
McDaniel(Haverford could win at home)
Johns Hopkins

[dipsetdynasty]

yeah thanks for not forgetting about me!  I was predicting a big upset by Dickinson, but Gettysburg played really well and Dickinson appears to be even worse off than they were last year even though they didn't lose anybody.  Should be interesting to see if Gettysburg can keep their top 25 ranking till the end of the season.  

[dipsetdynasty]

Ursinus
Franklin & Marshall
Dickinson
Haverford
Johns Hopkins

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Never am I so glad as to lose a pick-em game

F&M 79 - JHU 66 (in Baltimore)

Are the youthful Dips for real or is JHU a second division team in the savage Cenntennial Conference? I eagerly await the result of the other exciting tilts.

Couple of things:
On the lighter side, considering Coach Robinson was not seen at the Provident Pride Tournament (though, I was rather busy, so I could be very wrong), I am impressed with this victory. I only allude to his presence at the tournament since he spent much of last year at both days of the weekend part of the tournament.

I wouldn't say JHU is in the second division (lower half) of the Centennial. I saw them play plenty of basketball and they are a pretty good team. They certainly have their flaws which St. Mary's took advantage of - the Blue Jays are not a quick team - but I would not say they are in the bottom half. Now, does that mean F&M is much better than thought or just playing above themselves, we shall see. A road win against Hopkins is a pretty good step for a program I was so used to seeing at the top.

Completely random and not based on any fact... is Gettysburg really only the third team from the Centennial to make the Top 10? Hopkins has never done it? Interesting.

Gettysburg/Ursinus is the game I will certainly be watching. I saw a few of these battles last year, including a very good game in the Sweet 16. Ursinus dominated many facets of that game, but I saw where the Bullets would dominate in the future. I am taking Gettysburg in this game - but I think it will be closer than the experts think, since Ursinus will be gunning to prove they are better than that Leb. Valley lost showed.

[BRCE4]

Gettysburg
Muhlenberg (Mules fan can't pick against them yet)
Dickinson
McDaniel ( Haverford did not look very good against Muhlenberg on Wed. but will no doubt play better at
               home but it's hard to pick them against McDaniel)
Hopkins

[Gabriel]

My picks for 12/6:

Ursinus
F&M
Dickinson
McDaniel
Hopkins

[Gabriel]

Gabriel,, Thanks and Nice stats and I know you are rooting for.

Old Ends,

I doubt it.

[r.w. mcnickels]

Completely random and not based on any fact... is Gettysburg really only the third team from the Centennial to make the Top 10? Hopkins has never done it? Interesting.

The highest ranking I could find for JHU was No. 12 early in the '99-00 season (the first poll year listed on this site).  It's possible I missed a higher ranking somewhere.  They made the "teens" in a few different seasons, but I couldn't find a Top 10. 

But what's a couple of spots?  We could just say the Centennial has four programs to have reached the "Top 12" this decade.  Not bad!