So, so close
Boxscore
Recap
Within your grasp kind of losses can be hard to take. Within your grasp kind of losses to defending National Champions are harder. Hope was there, with the lead, the ball and so many chances but just couldn't quite close it out. The champions displayed their pedigree in full making some really big shots down the stretch and grasping a game by the throat that Hope just missed out on.
For a November game this was high, high quality with only one brief hint either team could reach a double-digit lead when Steven Wittenbach's 3 missed and Hope leading 21-14. Otherwise it was tight throughout with loads of important possessions each way for long extended periods of play.
For me this was the game:
With Hope leading 74-72
2:57 Turnover
2:17 Turnover
1:44 Turnover
This was 2 chances to expand on a 2 point lead, and one chance following a Whitewater 3 that grabbed the lead. It ended up an 8-0 Whitewater run that could have been thwarted several times and the last minute or so would have been possession basketball rather than salting away FT's.
Transport this game to March and everyone in attendance is raving about what a great tournament game that was. Whitewater may or not be D3's best team, but I sure felt like I was watching two teams that will have a lot to say about who wins their respective conferences and could be players come March. We'll see.
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Exhibition Stuff
Hope played Grand Valley State last night in its one and only exhibition this year. The Lakers are picked to finish 2nd in the GLIAC North. Last week they played at D1 Valparaiso in their first exhibition and lost by 8. (Valpo led by just 1 with 8 min to play) Hope's only action to this point was last weekends scrimmage against themselves and a scrimmage up at D2 Northwood, with the word being Hope won both halves. In the world of pre-season basketball, exhibitions should be taken with a grain of salt, scrimmages even less. If you were handicapping this one you probably go with GVSU by 20 and call it a day.
Game Recap: Grand Valley St. 82 Hope 64
Box Score
Recap
For about 30 minutes Hope outscored GVSU 60-55, unfortunately there was a very loud train wreck of 9 1/2 first half minutes that swung this one in the Lakers favor permanently. A 27-4 run in which hardly anything went well for Hope and lots went well for GVSU. But the bottom line is it was mostly GVSU being bigger and stronger and Hope not being able to match-up well enough at a couple positions. It was easy buckets and fouls a plenty for awhile.
Hope offered a nice second half push back and was the more aggressive team for much of it, highlighted by its numerous trips to the free-throw line. After nearly being shut-out in the first half Ben Gardner was able to create a lot of his own offense and offered up several nice defensive plays. Overall Hope was a little more gritty in the second half and resisted being blown out completely.
Actually encouraging when you consider the number of Darren Washington's Hope will face the rest of this year is just about zero.
Efficiency:
GVSU: 103.8 Hope: 72.4
A bit of a downer, but I'll say Hope's number was dragged way down by that abysmal last 10 minutes of the first half. That last nine minutes was an efficiency rating of 23, which makes the rest of the game a respectable 98. The second half was in Hope's favor 102-95
Overall there were probably some clunky moments for two good teams and probably a little more attention to defense than most exhibitions.
Pace:
I came up with possessions of 78-79, which is pretty fast. I figure this game should have had about 20-25 more points scored. Most of those points can probably be found in the poor 3-point shooting, both teams combined for 8-26 and GVSU only attempted 8.
Rebounding:
.....was a massacre. GVSU 46 Hope 28
Hope had 27.5% of available offensive rebounds
GVSU had 52% of available offensive rebounds
Second chance points was 16-7, so, surprise, the bigger team played big.
Turnovers: Hope 18 GVSU 24
Hope started with some nice energy and a noticeable defensive energy that's been hit and miss for a few years. It served them well and in the end helped force the Lakers into 24 turnovers. The Lakers were a very good 11.3 TO's per game a year ago, they had 12 at Valpo. Your grain of salt is the graduation of their excellent PG Rod Woodson last year. Still, having a hand in forcing at least some of 24 turnovers even in an exhibition is encouraging that you are doing something right on defense. GVSU won't have many turnover totals this year with a 20 handle.
Somewhere in here I should mention high turnovers for both teams in a high possession game, but I like the idea Hope did something good that might have been hard to see.
Starting Lineup:
Hope started Ben Gardner, Alex Eidson, Sam Otto, Harrison Blackledge and Brock Benson. Most likely Corey McMahon is the regular starter at Otto's spot, but he's got a 'thing' and that thing probably was the reason he didn't start, though he played a lot. Just my opinion but Otto and Blackledge look to be the most improved players over a year ago. The scuttlebutt out of practices was Harrison would start and sure enough he did. I have to think there is still some competition here between Stuive and Blackledge for that 4 spot. Harrison played well, Cody did not, but don't be surprised if Hope wavers here and starts who ever might be the better match-up on any given night. Also don't be surprised if Harrison starts all year, or if Stuive comes on strong the second half of the year like last year.
Bench:
Guards, guards and more guards. Hope has a heck of a lot of choices and combinations to work with. We'll see a lot of 3 guard play and it might take some time to work out what works well with who. The pecking order is probably something like Gardner-Carlson-Hawkins-Denham at point, Eidson-McMahon-Otto('ish)-Wittenbach-O'Brien-Littlson at the two/three, even though Otto is listed as a forward. Denham-O'Brien-Littleson played sparingly last night.
A couple notable guard things:
Wittenbach and Otto are very similar and interchangeable at the wing positions, and can also play together to provide a taller lineup, Witt can also play the two. I think one or the other was forced to play the 4 for a bit and it was right during the big train wreck, against most D3's though this should be ok, for a bit.
Dante Hawkins is going to play its just a matter of figuring out how much and where. With Gardner the point and Carlson a very good defensive sub it might be tough to find adequate minutes, but I think it will happen one way or another, he looks too quick to keep off the floor. The multiple point guard look showed its face, including a rare 3 PG lineup, which might have been a mistake towards the end.
Off Nights:
Two guys Hope relied on a lot last year, Eidson and Stuive had pretty bad nights. Eidson hit his first shot and then just plain struggled the rest of the night. This was just about the worst possible game for Stuive to find anyone to match-up against. He was outsized by nearly 40lbs regardless who was defending. Offensively he seemed very passive. And of course Brock Benson spent a lot of the game sitting on the bench. So Hope played this one with minimal contributions from 3 key guys.
Giant Elephant:
Hope's thin inside, that isn't a state secret, one look at the roster says so. When Brock Benson picked up foul number 3 with 6 minutes to play in the first half the rest of the air went out of the balloon and Hope struggled with a capital 'S'. Before I could even get home Brock was being quoted about the need to stay on the floor and playing smarter. So the team recognizes this.
Solutions:
One, play smarter.
Two is for Keith Brushwyler to become a regular, reliable part of the rotation. He played 13 minutes with mixed results last night. Being able to play about that many would really help and give Hope 4 players to fill 2 positions that are natural spots for them. Hope might be able to get away with that.
Three, and I'm not sure how crazy Greg Mitchell is about playing zones but Hope should probably learn one or two, both to protect Brock specifically and to protect the interior in general. Finding a decent time and decent opponent to experiment against might be hard. Hope really hasn't been a good zone team for about 3 years.
How creative Hope gets with protecting this part of the court is going to go a long way to determining if this is at least an MIAA Championship team or just another contender. Against a lot of Hope's D3 schedule this won't matter much, but against a good portion and important portion of it, it will.
Made my day:
I caught a glimpse of a brother and sister talking with their mom after the game. I imagine it was the first time in a couple years the mother was able to watch her son play basketball. It was easy to smile at that moment when you realize it was possible that moment might never have happened. That was enough for me to make the drive worthwhile. I don't know the family but it made me feel good just seeing them together in that setting.
Everything above this is pretty inconsequential with that perspective.
Game Recap: Grand Valley St. 82 Hope 64
Box Score
Recap
For about 30 minutes Hope outscored GVSU 60-55, unfortunately there was a very loud train wreck of 9 1/2 first half minutes that swung this one in the Lakers favor permanently. A 27-4 run in which hardly anything went well for Hope and lots went well for GVSU. But the bottom line is it was mostly GVSU being bigger and stronger and Hope not being able to match-up well enough at a couple positions. It was easy buckets and fouls a plenty for awhile.
Hope offered a nice second half push back and was the more aggressive team for much of it, highlighted by its numerous trips to the free-throw line. After nearly being shut-out in the first half Ben Gardner was able to create a lot of his own offense and offered up several nice defensive plays. Overall Hope was a little more gritty in the second half and resisted being blown out completely.
Actually encouraging when you consider the number of Darren Washington's Hope will face the rest of this year is just about zero.
Efficiency:
GVSU: 103.8 Hope: 72.4
A bit of a downer, but I'll say Hope's number was dragged way down by that abysmal last 10 minutes of the first half. That last nine minutes was an efficiency rating of 23, which makes the rest of the game a respectable 98. The second half was in Hope's favor 102-95
Overall there were probably some clunky moments for two good teams and probably a little more attention to defense than most exhibitions.
Pace:
I came up with possessions of 78-79, which is pretty fast. I figure this game should have had about 20-25 more points scored. Most of those points can probably be found in the poor 3-point shooting, both teams combined for 8-26 and GVSU only attempted 8.
Rebounding:
.....was a massacre. GVSU 46 Hope 28
Hope had 27.5% of available offensive rebounds
GVSU had 52% of available offensive rebounds
Second chance points was 16-7, so, surprise, the bigger team played big.
Turnovers: Hope 18 GVSU 24
Hope started with some nice energy and a noticeable defensive energy that's been hit and miss for a few years. It served them well and in the end helped force the Lakers into 24 turnovers. The Lakers were a very good 11.3 TO's per game a year ago, they had 12 at Valpo. Your grain of salt is the graduation of their excellent PG Rod Woodson last year. Still, having a hand in forcing at least some of 24 turnovers even in an exhibition is encouraging that you are doing something right on defense. GVSU won't have many turnover totals this year with a 20 handle.
Somewhere in here I should mention high turnovers for both teams in a high possession game, but I like the idea Hope did something good that might have been hard to see.
Random Thoughts
Starting Lineup:
Hope started Ben Gardner, Alex Eidson, Sam Otto, Harrison Blackledge and Brock Benson. Most likely Corey McMahon is the regular starter at Otto's spot, but he's got a 'thing' and that thing probably was the reason he didn't start, though he played a lot. Just my opinion but Otto and Blackledge look to be the most improved players over a year ago. The scuttlebutt out of practices was Harrison would start and sure enough he did. I have to think there is still some competition here between Stuive and Blackledge for that 4 spot. Harrison played well, Cody did not, but don't be surprised if Hope wavers here and starts who ever might be the better match-up on any given night. Also don't be surprised if Harrison starts all year, or if Stuive comes on strong the second half of the year like last year.
Bench:
Guards, guards and more guards. Hope has a heck of a lot of choices and combinations to work with. We'll see a lot of 3 guard play and it might take some time to work out what works well with who. The pecking order is probably something like Gardner-Carlson-Hawkins-Denham at point, Eidson-McMahon-Otto('ish)-Wittenbach-O'Brien-Littlson at the two/three, even though Otto is listed as a forward. Denham-O'Brien-Littleson played sparingly last night.
A couple notable guard things:
Wittenbach and Otto are very similar and interchangeable at the wing positions, and can also play together to provide a taller lineup, Witt can also play the two. I think one or the other was forced to play the 4 for a bit and it was right during the big train wreck, against most D3's though this should be ok, for a bit.
Dante Hawkins is going to play its just a matter of figuring out how much and where. With Gardner the point and Carlson a very good defensive sub it might be tough to find adequate minutes, but I think it will happen one way or another, he looks too quick to keep off the floor. The multiple point guard look showed its face, including a rare 3 PG lineup, which might have been a mistake towards the end.
Off Nights:
Two guys Hope relied on a lot last year, Eidson and Stuive had pretty bad nights. Eidson hit his first shot and then just plain struggled the rest of the night. This was just about the worst possible game for Stuive to find anyone to match-up against. He was outsized by nearly 40lbs regardless who was defending. Offensively he seemed very passive. And of course Brock Benson spent a lot of the game sitting on the bench. So Hope played this one with minimal contributions from 3 key guys.
Giant Elephant:
Hope's thin inside, that isn't a state secret, one look at the roster says so. When Brock Benson picked up foul number 3 with 6 minutes to play in the first half the rest of the air went out of the balloon and Hope struggled with a capital 'S'. Before I could even get home Brock was being quoted about the need to stay on the floor and playing smarter. So the team recognizes this.
Solutions:
One, play smarter.
Two is for Keith Brushwyler to become a regular, reliable part of the rotation. He played 13 minutes with mixed results last night. Being able to play about that many would really help and give Hope 4 players to fill 2 positions that are natural spots for them. Hope might be able to get away with that.
Three, and I'm not sure how crazy Greg Mitchell is about playing zones but Hope should probably learn one or two, both to protect Brock specifically and to protect the interior in general. Finding a decent time and decent opponent to experiment against might be hard. Hope really hasn't been a good zone team for about 3 years.
How creative Hope gets with protecting this part of the court is going to go a long way to determining if this is at least an MIAA Championship team or just another contender. Against a lot of Hope's D3 schedule this won't matter much, but against a good portion and important portion of it, it will.
Made my day:
I caught a glimpse of a brother and sister talking with their mom after the game. I imagine it was the first time in a couple years the mother was able to watch her son play basketball. It was easy to smile at that moment when you realize it was possible that moment might never have happened. That was enough for me to make the drive worthwhile. I don't know the family but it made me feel good just seeing them together in that setting.
Everything above this is pretty inconsequential with that perspective.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
2014 Season in Review: Hope
(This was half written when Hope filled its vacant coaching position last week, rather than change what I'd already written, I just went with it)
2014 20-8, 13-1 1st
2013 18-9, 12-2 2nd
2012 27-2, 14-0 1st
Best win of the year: @ Calvin 71-63
Worst loss of the year: Calvin 53-78 MIAA Tournament Championship
Seniors: Nate VanArendonk, Caleb Byers, Grant Neil, Cody Campbell
" 1st is really never out of the question."
That was the last sentence of my Hope review for 2013 previewing 2014. Writing that was easier than believing those words as Hope struggled to find their footing against a very difficult non-conference schedule.
By the time Christmas rolled around Hope was 3-5 with pretty convincing losses to Whitewater, Stevens Point, Wheaton and Illinois Wesleyan on the ledger. It would be easy to say Hope's season turned at the tournament at Thomas More where they beat NCAA bound Centre and rallied to beat Thomas More in the final minutes. A few days later a win at home over Edgewood gave Hope a 6-5 record and just enough confidence to tackle the MIAA.
Hope's MIAA season was somewhat simplistic. They caught Calvin early and shocked them on their floor by 8 which felt like more and validated that by beating them in Holland 3 weeks later by 18 which felt like a lot more. In between and after Hope rolled up 9 double digit wins, suffering just one loss at Albion and held off Calvin by a single game to capture the MIAA Championship.
The season ended somewhat abruptly with Hope being taken to overtime by Trine in the MIAA semi-finals and being manhandled by Calvin in the Championship. Hope received an at-large bid and hosted the first round of the NCAA Tournament where they lost to PSU-Behrend in overtime.
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2014 20-8, 13-1 1st
2013 18-9, 12-2 2nd
2012 27-2, 14-0 1st
Best win of the year: @ Calvin 71-63
Worst loss of the year: Calvin 53-78 MIAA Tournament Championship
Seniors: Nate VanArendonk, Caleb Byers, Grant Neil, Cody Campbell
" 1st is really never out of the question."
That was the last sentence of my Hope review for 2013 previewing 2014. Writing that was easier than believing those words as Hope struggled to find their footing against a very difficult non-conference schedule.
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| As Alex Eidson went, so went Hope, sort of. |
By the time Christmas rolled around Hope was 3-5 with pretty convincing losses to Whitewater, Stevens Point, Wheaton and Illinois Wesleyan on the ledger. It would be easy to say Hope's season turned at the tournament at Thomas More where they beat NCAA bound Centre and rallied to beat Thomas More in the final minutes. A few days later a win at home over Edgewood gave Hope a 6-5 record and just enough confidence to tackle the MIAA.
Hope's MIAA season was somewhat simplistic. They caught Calvin early and shocked them on their floor by 8 which felt like more and validated that by beating them in Holland 3 weeks later by 18 which felt like a lot more. In between and after Hope rolled up 9 double digit wins, suffering just one loss at Albion and held off Calvin by a single game to capture the MIAA Championship.
The season ended somewhat abruptly with Hope being taken to overtime by Trine in the MIAA semi-finals and being manhandled by Calvin in the Championship. Hope received an at-large bid and hosted the first round of the NCAA Tournament where they lost to PSU-Behrend in overtime.
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Thursday, July 3, 2014
Hope Makes Its Choice
Hope made its choice and selected Greg Mitchell to take the helm as the 11th men's basketball coach in its history and just about the 11th Hope grad to do so. The clicks on my counter tell me people have been checking this page to see what I have to say. Unfortunately, I haven't much to say as I wasn't really prepared for this even though I should have been. So shame on me.
In the meantime the media outlets have been busy copy and pasting Hope's press release into something that can't be considered plagiarism. That's a joke btw, as I'm sure most of these media guys were well into their July 4th weekend anyway, at least mentally, and even the ones who probably knew something was coming figured next week. Like myself.
Hope Press Release
D3hoops.com
Holland Sentinel
MLive
Lansing State Journal - Easily the most interesting of the five
I'll have something next week or so, in the meantime enjoy your holiday weekend and be thankful we can put this behind us. Hope hired themselves a good one.
In the meantime the media outlets have been busy copy and pasting Hope's press release into something that can't be considered plagiarism. That's a joke btw, as I'm sure most of these media guys were well into their July 4th weekend anyway, at least mentally, and even the ones who probably knew something was coming figured next week. Like myself.
Hope Press Release
D3hoops.com
Holland Sentinel
MLive
Lansing State Journal - Easily the most interesting of the five
I'll have something next week or so, in the meantime enjoy your holiday weekend and be thankful we can put this behind us. Hope hired themselves a good one.
Sunday, June 29, 2014
2014 Season in Review: Calvin
2014 24-6, 12-2 2nd
2013 26-4, 13-1 1st
2012 13-13, 8-6 3rd tie
Best win of the year: @ Washington Univ 83-75 NCAA 2nd Round
Worst loss of the year: @ Hope 65-83
Seniors: Tyler Kruis, Mickey DeVries, Jordan Mast
Coming off a double MIAA Championship 2013 and sweet 16 appearance, 2014's expectations for the Knights were understandably high. After a confusing loss to Carthage the Knights delivered on their promise with a convincing win over Wheaton the next night. A split of their trip to Redlands and Clarmont-MS didn't really rattle too many thoughts that Calvin was the prohibitive favorite to win the MIAA.
The MIAA was really mostly a waltz for Calvin save for a late game heroic win at Trine and two very important and crucial losses to Hope. The first was stunning as Hope beat them on their own floor, the second was sucking on a lemon, if you're Calvin. The Knights kept the pressure on Hope throughout the conference season but those two losses meant a disappointing 2nd place finish.
Tyler Kruis delivered Calvin's first league MVP since Jeremy Veenstra in 2002 and he probably beat out his own teammate Jordan Brink for the honor. These two led Calvin's late season push which saw them hand Hope the bowl of lemons in the MIAA Tournament and for the second straight year march to the Sweet 16 with impressive wins over Wittenberg and Washington. Only Final Four bound Illinois Wesleyan was able to stand between the Knights and a deeper run.
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2013 26-4, 13-1 1st
2012 13-13, 8-6 3rd tie
Best win of the year: @ Washington Univ 83-75 NCAA 2nd Round
Worst loss of the year: @ Hope 65-83
Seniors: Tyler Kruis, Mickey DeVries, Jordan Mast
Coming off a double MIAA Championship 2013 and sweet 16 appearance, 2014's expectations for the Knights were understandably high. After a confusing loss to Carthage the Knights delivered on their promise with a convincing win over Wheaton the next night. A split of their trip to Redlands and Clarmont-MS didn't really rattle too many thoughts that Calvin was the prohibitive favorite to win the MIAA.
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Tyler Kruis delivered Calvin's first league MVP since Jeremy Veenstra in 2002 and he probably beat out his own teammate Jordan Brink for the honor. These two led Calvin's late season push which saw them hand Hope the bowl of lemons in the MIAA Tournament and for the second straight year march to the Sweet 16 with impressive wins over Wittenberg and Washington. Only Final Four bound Illinois Wesleyan was able to stand between the Knights and a deeper run.
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Monday, June 23, 2014
2014 Season in Review: Albion
(For some reason this didn't post so this will appear out of order. I didn't intentionally skip the Britons)
2014: 14-12, 8-6 3rd place tie
2013: 6-19, 2-12 8th place
2012: 11-15, 7-7 5th place
Best Win of the year: Albion 67 Hope 49, hon. men. 83-76 No. Michigan
Worst Loss of the year: vs Alma 71 Albion 69
Senior: Lawrence Ridgell
Albion bounced back from a 2013 that could be politely described as a disaster. The young Britons of 2013 who took their lumps and racked up more losses than any previous year since the early seventies matured into a better representation of what Albion has been for the better part of the last 3 decades. This past season began with a win over admittedly struggling D2 program Northern Michigan, but it potentially served notice this season would be different. However this years Britons were still young and did what young teams do and lost a number of close games early in the season.
In the MIAA the Britons were part of the story early as they jumped out to a 5-1 record behind a dominating 18 point win at Kresge over Hope. After losing what amounted to a first place showdown to Calvin by 19 the Britons lost their next 3 and fell off the title pace but rebounded to comfortably finish 3rd and qualify for the MIAA Tournament after a 2 year absence.
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2014: 14-12, 8-6 3rd place tie
2013: 6-19, 2-12 8th place
2012: 11-15, 7-7 5th place
Best Win of the year: Albion 67 Hope 49, hon. men. 83-76 No. Michigan
Worst Loss of the year: vs Alma 71 Albion 69
Senior: Lawrence Ridgell
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| I Put This Here For No Reason |
In the MIAA the Britons were part of the story early as they jumped out to a 5-1 record behind a dominating 18 point win at Kresge over Hope. After losing what amounted to a first place showdown to Calvin by 19 the Britons lost their next 3 and fell off the title pace but rebounded to comfortably finish 3rd and qualify for the MIAA Tournament after a 2 year absence.
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Saturday, June 7, 2014
2014 Season in Review: Trine
(I'm trine to finish these, between 'mutual separation gate' and life, its been a tough slog to get through these)
2014 15-11, 8-6 3rd tie
2013 14-12, 7-7 3rd tie
2012 15-11, 8-6 3rd
Best Win of the year: no wins against a team with a winning record
Worst Loss of the year: vs Manchester 61-67
Senior: Todd Watkins
(while writing this I learned Jr. to be G Nick Tatu is transferring to Rochester College near his home)
Given that Trine overall is a pretty young squad I think the Thunder had a good year for Coach Brooks Miller in his 3rd season. The non-conference was a pedestrian 7-4 given its softness, those 4 losses came to Manchester, Heidelberg, Elmhurst and Wabash. Only Elmhurst finished above the .500 mark on the season. Six of those 7 wins weren't all that spectacular either but they finished strong with a win over OAC Ohio Northern who finished just 13-14.
In the MIAA, Trine was the most perfectly placed team in the standings with an 0-6 record against the three teams above them (Hope, Calvin, Albion) and 8-0 against everyone else. Given that Trine lost Ian Jackson and Scott Rogers to graduation coming into this year, the fact they didn't go backwards in the standings is fairly significant and I think points to a positive future as this young team matures. The real revelation of the season was the development of Tyler Good from a 11 minutes and 2 point per game Sophomore to a 35 minute, 15.2 pts per game Junior. That's one of the biggest improvements from one year to the next I can remember. The addition of Freshmen guard Will Dixon added a quick, hard to handle point guard with the ability to give teams fits. He was the catalyst behind Trine's near upset of Hope in the MIAA Tournament.
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2014 15-11, 8-6 3rd tie
2013 14-12, 7-7 3rd tie
2012 15-11, 8-6 3rd
Best Win of the year: no wins against a team with a winning record
Worst Loss of the year: vs Manchester 61-67
Senior: Todd Watkins
(while writing this I learned Jr. to be G Nick Tatu is transferring to Rochester College near his home)
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| What Hope and Calvin must look like to Trine sometimes. |
In the MIAA, Trine was the most perfectly placed team in the standings with an 0-6 record against the three teams above them (Hope, Calvin, Albion) and 8-0 against everyone else. Given that Trine lost Ian Jackson and Scott Rogers to graduation coming into this year, the fact they didn't go backwards in the standings is fairly significant and I think points to a positive future as this young team matures. The real revelation of the season was the development of Tyler Good from a 11 minutes and 2 point per game Sophomore to a 35 minute, 15.2 pts per game Junior. That's one of the biggest improvements from one year to the next I can remember. The addition of Freshmen guard Will Dixon added a quick, hard to handle point guard with the ability to give teams fits. He was the catalyst behind Trine's near upset of Hope in the MIAA Tournament.
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