InterValley Conference Pickem 2/2/10

• ricola

  

  Newcomerstown @ Conotton Valley
  Malvern @ Ridgewood
  Sandy Valley @ Strasburg
  Hiland @ TCC
  
  my picks:
  CV
  Malvern
  Strasburg
  Hiland
• buckcc

  Does anyone know the makeup dates Malvern vs Strasburg AT Strasburg and Gararway vs Ridgewood AT Ridgewood can u post them thanks.
• tigerfan82

  Newct's
  The Wood
  The Strasburg Tigers
  hiland
• majorspark

  

  Newcomerstown
  Malvern
  Strasburg
  Hiland
• jlghoops

  NCT
  Malvern
  Strasburg
  Hiland
• Hesston

  

  Newcomerstown
  Malvern
  Strasburg
  Hiland
• arnie palmer

  

  Newcomerstown
  Malvern
  Strasburg
  Hiland
• majorspark

  

  buckcc wrote: Does anyone know the makeup dates Malvern vs Strasburg AT Strasburg and Gararway vs Ridgewood AT Ridgewood can u post them thanks.

  Garaway @ Ridgewood Thursday 2/4
• Bfan

  Newcomerstown
  Malvern
  SV
  TCC
• TMajic

  Malvern at Strasburg is Feb. 23
  
  How about a scouting report on Ridgewood before I head down there tonight? Haven't seen them since early December.
• ricola

  

  they have a 24 year old playing post---pretty good at that---and some nice outside shooters. pretty strong team. If they're playing well will be hard to beat. (tho i picked Malvern so expecting you to find a way!)
• TMajic

  I wondered about the age on his birth certificate too. I have been watching their scores but haven't seen them in quite awhile thanks. We have battled some illness but should be near full strength tonight.
• Pariah

  Newcomerstown
  Malvern
  Strasburg
  Hiland
• riders1

  

  Pariah wrote: Newcomerstown
  Malvern
  Strasburg
  Hiland

• tfloangel

  CV
  Malvern
  Strasburg
  Hiland
• majorspark

  

  TCC 71
  Hiland 53 (no I don't have these scores reversed)
  
  Conotton Valley 63
  Newcomertown 61 OT
  
  Malvern 48
  Ridgewood 46
  
  Strasburg 58
  Sandy Valley 37
  
  Garaway 58
  Tusky Valley 43
• Bfan

  The Hiland score doesn't surprise me, sometimes playing a bigger school that gives you a beat down can be a good thing down the road. However sometimes it can shake the teams confidence in what they are supposed to do. And it happens more in young good teams, they can lose confidence in what there coach wants them to do. Also they can get caught up in the idea of people saying that no one will be as good as the team that just beat them down and then go into games thinking this, then surprise you get a reality check. Hiland should get it back, but may take another game or two.
  
  As for Strasburg and Newtown.......... I am through with the both of you
• ricola

  

  good thoughts, bfan. Hiland played flat and shot poorly, TCC played very well, and shot well. They were certainly the better team last night. Hopefully hiland can get back (soon) some of what they had ealier in the season, when at times they looked untouchable. Maybe these are normal growing pains, but they sure looked out of sync last night.
  Starsburg has been playing better and better of late, and Hiland heads there Friday. That games looks pretty formidable at this point for the Hawks, whereas the Tigers seem to be getting their groove back and will not be an easy game for anyone the rest of the season. figured it was only time till CV finally got a conference win; figure (at least) another one will come before the season is over
• tfloangel

  I think that TCC showed last season with as young as they were that they were going to be something to reckon with provided the seven stayed healthy and out of foul trouble. They gave Hiland a very competitive game early on, and personally I'd much rather see them have a night like this in early February rather than the end and across town in NP's gym. It may hurt them in terms of the all-important AP rankings, but if it helps them out in the end, the rest doesn't matter.
• ricola

  

  in the scheme of things--- the record, the rankings, the conference standings, etc mean very little. One wants to be playing their best basketball come february 27th, not december 27th or january 27th or feb 2. I didn't see Hiland's best basketball last night to be sure, but there are about 3 weeks left to find it.
  Conversely, TCC certainly did look good. If they play like that (and particularly if they shoot the ball like that) they'll be a tough game for anyone. (tho they tried to let Hiland back in it by missing more then their share of foul shots late, but Hiland still couldn't take advantage)
• tfloangel

  I think you gathered as much, but I think we all know how much the AP rankings really mean anyway. Their pretty to look at, that's about it.
• Pariah

  I think all of us who saw TCC play at our place earlier were impressed with them, but then they didn't do that well after that. They certainly put it together Tuesday.
  
  Yeah, you could kinda see this coming. The Hawks hadn't been playing their best, they got the stuffing beat out of them last weekend, and there may have been some strange mix of lack of confidence (Benedictine) and over-confidence (IVC opponent they beat by 19).
  
  They lost the game in the first quarter. You just can't give up 27 off the bat regardless of how hot the other team is. You have to guard people and rebound or this can happen. And there is no excuse for a them scoring 7 points with the firepower they have. Obviously, they weren't in the game mentally once things weren't going well. That's when tough kids bear down and play through it. They didn't get there until later in the game and it was too late.
  
  I stopped by and watched them practice a little last night. I don't think a lack of aggression and fight will be a problem for the next game.