MBB: Presidents' Athletic Conference

[big_daddy]

It's a good thing Thomas More didn't play last night to make it a complete reverse sweep for the PAC. Lost all 6 games sinking the conference mark to 3-17 overall.

[joe smith]

big daddy

I wouldnt put it past this league this year to say that only 2 teams might be over .500 when it's all said and done.  Agreed?

[big_daddy]

Which 2 teams are you wanting me to agree to???
Ha Ha Ha

I'm down on our league this year and believe it might get worse. However, I give the Titans some props and say at least they're playing some good competition. They had 2 teams from the preseason list at their opening tourney, so it's not like their losing to the sister's of the poor teams. We have alot of away games against teams that have started off playing well coming up including Wooster before the PAC starts. Maybe it will help for league competition. We'll see.

[joe smith]

   Bethany wins last night beating Keystone St. 103-89 to even their record to 2-2.  They will play CMU today for the championship game of the CMU tourny.  Last time Bethany faced Nate Maurer he played for Grove City and lit them up for 39 and 41.

[joe smith]

PAC teams to this day are a combined 4-21 with 4 teams yet to get a win this season yet (Grove City, Thiel, Thomas More, and W&J).  Bethany has half of the conference wins and are 2-3.  The rest of the conference w/o Bethany are 2-18.  That's staggering!!!  I've never seen such a bad start for this conference in the 7 years I've followed it.  The worst thing is that  the competition has been mediocre with the exception of a few teams.  Disappointing 1st couple weeks. 

[ScotsFan]

Hey joe,

At least you can take comfort in the fact that Nate Maurer didn't go off on the Bison in their loss to CMU.   I saw the box score and he didn't even get to double figures (9 points).  That's something positive to build on right?

[joe smith]

I agree with you but how bout this win for the Bison.  Bethany beats d2 Wheeling Jesuit 71-70 tonight to improve to 3-3.  Wheeling Jesuit won their conference last year and made it to the d2 ncaa tourny.  What a rollar coaster ride for this team early in the year.

[ScotsFan]

Now that is definately a confidence builder.  I think roller coaster ride is putting it mildly joe!  Nice win for Bethany though.  Maybe now the Bison can get on a bit of a roll heading into conference play.  At least until they meet up with Westminster!

[joe smith]

Unfortunately for Westminster they have nobody that can stop the twins and Bethany has a plenty amount of guards that can shoot and play the uptempo style that Westminster plays.  I wouldnt be surprised if both twins go for 40 apiece when they play (all lay-ups).

[Jeremybozz]

  Can Washington & Jefferson Pittsnoggle the WVU Mountaineers?
  WVU let the Bonnies go on a 21-0 run even though WV won 66-61. Does W&J have any good rebounders that can crash the boards? Will the money from this game help W&J for years to come?
   My pick WVU 81,W&J 65.

   WVU is not as tough iniside as the team that took the NCAA's by storm last year but they have enough left to handle the Presidents.

[joe smith]

I'd be surprised if W&J doesn't lose by 50.  81-65??  Come on.  Are you kiddin me.  Has W&J even beat a d3 team let alone only lose by 16 to a d1.  My prediction is 108-60 WVU of course. 

[ScotsFan]

W&J can't even beat Kenyon and they are going to come within 15 of WVU?  I'm with joe, W&J will be lucky to keep it under 50.  And that's if WVU plays their JV's in the 2nd half.  One thing W&J can take consolation in, at least they'll get their name on the Bottom Line on ESPN!

[joe smith]

I'm glad someone has some sense in here.  When I played at Bethany we played Army 2 years and Colgate once.  2 of those 3 years we were tournament teams and got stomped by 25-30 in all three of those games.  Doesn't matter how big WVU is inside because their guards will be bigger than W&J's fowards.  D1 is so much bigger and faster then the d3 game.  It was kind of cool to get your score on the ticker though.  I almost feel bad to see the score of this game afterwards.

[David Collinge]

One thing W&J can take consolation in, at least they'll get their name on the Bottom Line on ESPN!

Yeah, but they might not recognize it.  It'll probably be reduced to something like "WshJf." 

[Jeremybozz]

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