WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Pat Coleman]

The article doesn't say if the reporter tried to reach the NCAA directly.
Should he have suspected that the Carthage AD fabricated the content of the NCAA phone call?
Ideally, the NCAA would have issued a press release to explain the error.

No, but as a journalist his duty is to get both sides of the story.

[Bulldog8]

All American Team was announced today! Lyndsie Long was 1 of 10 D3 women to receive the top honor  ! Here is the link for all to see: http://www.wbca.org/releases/2010DIIISFCAATPR.html. Now that her career has come to an end I can now say on this blog that I am a proud oldest brother to have a wonderful and talented sister in Lyndsie. All those youth years of my brother and I picking on her on and off the court have paid off in one of the biggest ways I never thought could be possible;). It's a great Friday and soon I will be soaking up the sun at today's White Sox/Cubs game in Glendale, AZ! What else could be better than that?

Also, I want to say Congrats the the CCIW ladies that received honorable mention in the Al-American voting! Way to go CCIW!!

[RogK]

Congratulations to Lyndsie!
That's the honor that Claire Sheehan got a year ago. Very good.
It's too bad that we don't get to watch Lyndsie and Claire play hoops for a longer period of time, but then again, there has to be room and opportunity for new players.

[Moser]

Congrats to Lyndsie Long and Christina Solari on being named to the D3hoops All-American team. A well-deserved cap to their careers.

http://www.d3hoops.com/all-american/womenallam10.htm

[pointlem]

Kudos and thanks to IWU for its well-managed Final Four hospitality this weekend.  The event was well-staffed.  The PA announcer was great (was he from the NCAA . . . or Bloomington?).  And the IWU pep band was (in the minds of Hope fans) amazing.  IWU must have either a great music department or a popular band director.  Too bad the long hoped-for IWU/Hope women's BB matchup didn't happen.  But with both teams returning lots of talent, perhaps next year?

[Mr. Ypsi]

Kudos and thanks to IWU for its well-managed Final Four hospitality this weekend.  The event was well-staffed.  The PA announcer was great (was he from the NCAA . . . or Bloomington?).  And the IWU pep band was (in the minds of Hope fans) amazing.  IWU must have either a great music department or a popular band director.  Too bad the long hoped-for IWU/Hope women's BB matchup didn't happen.  But with both teams returning lots of talent, perhaps next year?

Thanks.  The IWU School of Music is excellent (I nearly married a piano major/voice minor, though, in retrospect I prefer the wife I've got - even if she cares nothing about IWU ).

Our only really painful loss is Christina Solari - as you probably remember, she was 1st team pre-season AA over Carrie Snikkers, though that obviously changed during the course of the year (they still haven't posted the women's AA list, but she was 1st team all-central region).  She will be hard to replace, but I thought the same after 3 starters graduated last season! 

I'm starting to think having home-court for the FF is like being on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

[Titan Q]

Kudos and thanks to IWU for its well-managed Final Four hospitality this weekend.  The event was well-staffed.  The PA announcer was great (was he from the NCAA . . . or Bloomington?).  And the IWU pep band was (in the minds of Hope fans) amazing.  IWU must have either a great music department or a popular band director.  Too bad the long hoped-for IWU/Hope women's BB matchup didn't happen.  But with both teams returning lots of talent, perhaps next year?

Pointlem, IWU is really lucky to have a terrific pep band.  The band has become such a big part of the Shirk Center atmosphere on game day.  I think sometimes it is not until a home game when they are not there (a game over a break) that IWU fans really realize how important they are.

(And yes, IWU has a really good school of music.)

[Moser]

Congrats to Lyndsie Long and Christina Solari on being named to the D3hoops All-American team. A well-deserved cap to their careers.

http://www.d3hoops.com/all-american/womenallam10.htm

Mr. Ypsi, they actually have posted the All-America list.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Congrats to Lyndsie Long and Christina Solari on being named to the D3hoops All-American team. A well-deserved cap to their careers.

http://www.d3hoops.com/all-american/womenallam10.htm

Mr. Ypsi, they actually have posted the All-America list.

Thanks - it wasn't up the last I had checked, and I overlooked your post.

Since Christina's stats this season were not that great, glad they looked a bit deeper into the full player value.

I'm still sorry we will never see that Solari/Snikkers face off!

[dothedew]

As a Hope fan I would also like to thank IWU for an enjoyable weekend. We would have liked a better outcome...but it was good times for all. AND.....a short drive.
ENJOY THE OFF SEASON

[RogK]

My congratulations, too, to Lyndsie and Christina for making the d3hoops all-America top ten! Our conference is proud of them.

[RogK]

The final d3hoops poll for '09-'10 places IWU 6th and Carthage 11th.
Congrats to coaches Smith and Bernero for that achievement. I'm sure neither was satisfied, but they each did very well.
Now, if we could get all eight CCIW teams into next year's top 25 or 30...

[RogK]

Can anyone offer insight into the relationship between D3 basketball coaches and athletic directors?
Do ADs ever get involved in any on-court issues, or do they typically leave the coaches alone?
Does an AD say "what you're doing defensively (or offensively) doesn't seem to be working... is there another direction to try?"
Or, might there be discussion involving specific players like there is between NBA general managers and head coaches?
Or, in the other direction, does a coach approach the AD for feedback if he or she is thinking of some significant change in the program, such as recruiting from a new geographical area, or for altering the style of play?

[iwumichigander]

Can anyone offer insight into the relationship between D3 basketball coaches and athletic directors?
Do ADs ever get involved in any on-court issues, or do they typically leave the coaches alone?
Does an AD say "what you're doing defensively (or offensively) doesn't seem to be working... is there another direction to try?"
Or, might there be discussion involving specific players like there is between NBA general managers and head coaches?
Or, in the other direction, does a coach approach the AD for feedback if he or she is thinking of some significant change in the program, such as recruiting from a new geographical area, or for altering the style of play?

Roger - my response is based not just upon Div. III but expose to Div. I programs, too.
In general terms, AD's leave the coaching to the coach.  If I'm an AD and have to get involved in the level of questions posed, what the heck did I hire this coach for? And, when you take a look at the bios of AD's, most don't necessarily have a strong basketball background.  Their coaching experience maybe in other sports; academics; or, business/management.  

IMHO, an AD's primary role is to support the objectives of their university and boss (usually university president) and manage: athletic department personnel, relationships within and outside the university, alumni relations and budgets - fiscal and facilities.

If an AD gets involved it is usually because some action, or someone, brought a "potential problem"  to the AD's attention.  No AD wants a "potential coaches' problem" to become an AD's problem.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Though one might make an exception for Lori Kerans!

(Did she resign as AD - I can't recall.)