WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[iwu70]

Would love to see Coach Lett in Chicago.   Isn't there another former Titan on the staff now at UC?  Bilek?

'70

[Titan Q]

Article about Olivia Lett's successful efforts to land local talent...

https://herald-review.com/sports/college/millikin/our-goal-is-to-control-this-area-millikin-womens-basketball-hitting-on-local-talent/article_54362536-2063-54ea-8db6-ae7247ddc031.amp.html?__twitter_impression=true

[iwu70]

Nice article about Coach Lett and the MU program.   They are coming up for sure.  Given what she's building there, I guess I'd be surprised if she had interest in the Chicago coaching job.

Best to all Chatsters out there.  Be safe and well.

IWU'70

[RogK]

congrats to Courtney O'Donnell for this honor :
https://elmhurstbluejays.com/news/2020/5/14/womens-basketball-o-donnell-named-scholar-athlete-of-the-year.aspx
Well done!

[RogK]

Come November, will we see basketball referees wearing gloves and masks? (whistle usage could be difficult -- maybe they get an air horn thing)
Should they be running a lot wearing a mask? Or should there be four refs that more or less maintain scattered positioning around the court?
Maybe there isn't the quantity of refs to have four per game. Added expense for the school too.
I bet refs would like the air horn idea anyway; get the whistles out of the mouths for good.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Couple of thoughts:

- Running with masks on is pretty much a non-starter. I have read many a thing about that being a very unsafe proposition. Masks wouldn't allow enough air to get into the lungs due to the mask's purposely designed limits.
- They aren't going to be using air horns ESPECIALLY indoors. Air horns are around 129 decibels. That is way to loud in general, but add in the fact it will reverberate around any building and you are making things far worse.
- Four officials will make it very cost inhibitive for schools. The rising costs of officials (for good reason) is one of the significant cost increases for the national tournaments and for school budgets. Adding a fourth to all games isn't going to be an option I don't think. Also, while there may be a number of officials in the area, every three games would remove an entire crew from the rotation - that adds up quickly and likely won't be enough for Saturday games especially (when the system is at it's max with all divisions playing; many officials work multiple divisions).

I suspect if they need to find a solution to any of these challenges they will. While officiating isn't one of the items on the public talking points when it comes to getting sports back in (it has been mentioned in the MLB plans), it absolutely is part of the conversations and considerations. So are table crews and other personnel.

[Gregory Sager]

Dave, Rog quite often posts with tongue firmly planted in cheek ... and he's not big on indicating that by using the emojis.

(I think that he's allergic to them. Or maybe he was bitten by an emoji as a child.)

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Dave, Rog quite often posts with tongue firmly planted in cheek ... and he's not big on indicating that by using the emojis.

(I think that he's allergic to them. Or maybe he was bitten by an emoji as a child.)

Yeah ... hard to tell when you don't indicate something ... even /sarcasm would work.

SMH

[Jester1390]

I believe they will have all games outside and players will call all their own fouls. It will be 3 on 3 to keep body count down on the court.  There will be 2 benches for extra players with no more then 4 players per bench with 6 ft distance.   No coaches players will self coach.  No trainer but their will be a large vat of Robitussin for injuries.   Basketball will be switched out every time their is a sub. Lastly to shorten exposure first team to 21 wins.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Dave, Rog quite often posts with tongue firmly planted in cheek ... and he's not big on indicating that by using the emojis.

(I think that he's allergic to them. Or maybe he was bitten by an emoji as a child.)

Did emojis even exist when Rog was a child?

[RogK]

All of my speculation on this issue is serious.
Making refs run for a whole game (mask or not) is detrimental to their purpose : closely observing the action. And, moving around with a whistle in the mouth seems unnecessarily restrictive to breathing, compared to carrying some small device in one hand. A whistle in the mouth is a decades-old tradition that deserves no loyalty.
Subsequent to my post, I heard that this item or something similar could be used :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R7353-lnbg
The volume could be fine-tuned or adjustable, as could the type of sound desired.
My guess is that the coronavirus will still be taken seriously by the medical profession next winter. 100,000 American deaths don't bother some people. Maybe half a million are needed.
If the NCAA does require masks on refs, running has to be curtailed, as explained above by Dave.
Four basically static refs would be best, but likely isn't feasible.
We'll eventually learn what the NCAA and NAIA think about it.

[Gregory Sager]

Ariana Marchan, a 5'6 point guard from Elgin Academy, has made a verbal commitment to North Park.

[RogK]

I think we can expect that she will not be easily discouraged on the basketball court.
Watch this :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kIQw6vsCfg
Watch it twice.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

I am completely lost as to why running by refs would need to be curtailed. That just is a random thought that seems to have no justification other than thoughts of fancy.

[RogK]

One person wrote, "Running with masks on is pretty much a non-starter. I have read many a thing about that being a very unsafe proposition."
Another person wrote, "If the NCAA does require masks on refs, running has to be curtailed"
Hello?