1. Chaminade over Florida Tech
2. Hawaii @ Hilo over Winston-Salem St.
3. Hawaii Pacific over Caldwell
4. Montana St., Billings over Lynn
5. W. New Mexico over Wilmington (upset special)
6. Hummbolt St. over N. Florida
7. Bellarmine over C. Washington
8. St. Martin's over Tarleton St.
9. N.W. Nazarene over Missouri Southern
10. Tampa over Seattle
11. Seattle Pacific over N. Greenville
12. BYU, Hawaii over Lemoyne-Owen
Hopefully I start getting just 2 or 3 wrong
Friday, August 29, 2008
8/29pm games
Here are this afternoon predictions:
1. Chaminade over Tuskegee
2. BYU, Hawaii over S. Dakota St.
3. Livingston over Seattle (this one is very close)
4. San Fransico St. over Seattle Pacific
5. N.W. Nazarene over Georgia College
6. Montana St., Billings over Florida Gulf
7. Hummbolt St. over Michigan Tech
8. W. Liberty St. over Hawaii @ Hilo
9. Arkansas Tech over C. Washington
10. W. New Mexico over Lock Haven
11. Washburn over Hawaii Pacific
12. St. Martin's over Davis and Elkins
Hope I am actually wrong on the five I picked against, including my own game.
1. Chaminade over Tuskegee
2. BYU, Hawaii over S. Dakota St.
3. Livingston over Seattle (this one is very close)
4. San Fransico St. over Seattle Pacific
5. N.W. Nazarene over Georgia College
6. Montana St., Billings over Florida Gulf
7. Hummbolt St. over Michigan Tech
8. W. Liberty St. over Hawaii @ Hilo
9. Arkansas Tech over C. Washington
10. W. New Mexico over Lock Haven
11. Washburn over Hawaii Pacific
12. St. Martin's over Davis and Elkins
Hope I am actually wrong on the five I picked against, including my own game.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
8/29am games
Predictions for the night games:
1. Montana St., Billings over Bluefield St.
2. BYU, Hawaii over CSU, Chico
3. UNC, Penbroke over Seattle Pacific
4. N. Florida over C. Washington
5. St. Martin's over Pittsburg St.
6. Hawaii Pacific over Augusta St.
7. Hummbolt St. over Mercyhurst
8. W. New Mexico over Gannon
9. Wilmington over N.W. Nazarene
10. Fayetteville St. over Hawaii @ Hilo
11. Alderson-Broaddus over Chaminade
12. Seattle over Cheyney
I will keep track of my predictions, may not always get them in though.
Ouch went 7-5 in the first game
1. Montana St., Billings over Bluefield St.
2. BYU, Hawaii over CSU, Chico
3. UNC, Penbroke over Seattle Pacific
4. N. Florida over C. Washington
5. St. Martin's over Pittsburg St.
6. Hawaii Pacific over Augusta St.
7. Hummbolt St. over Mercyhurst
8. W. New Mexico over Gannon
9. Wilmington over N.W. Nazarene
10. Fayetteville St. over Hawaii @ Hilo
11. Alderson-Broaddus over Chaminade
12. Seattle over Cheyney
I will keep track of my predictions, may not always get them in though.
Ouch went 7-5 in the first game
Top GNAC Recruits - Season 6
Top 10 HS recruits:
1. SG Lamar Williams - Humboldt State
2. SG Olaniyan Abdeldayen - Humboldt State
3. SF Vincent Stivers - Seattle Pacific
4. PG Nolan Jackson - Seattle Pacific
5. SF Dale Kegley - St. Martin's
6. C Samuel Girard - Seattle Pacific
7. PG Troy Lipscomb - Western New Mexico
8. PF Aaron Marshall - Northwest Nazarene
9. SG George Nakamura - Hawaii Pacific
10. PF Charles Wagner - Humboldt State
Top 5 Transfers:
1. SF Mark Wilson - Western New Mexico
2. C Brian Backman - Northwest Nazarene
3. SF Mark Shoemake - Seattle Pacific
4. C Fernando Rosales - Western New Mexico
5. PG Alfred Holden - Humboldt State
1. SG Lamar Williams - Humboldt State
2. SG Olaniyan Abdeldayen - Humboldt State
3. SF Vincent Stivers - Seattle Pacific
4. PG Nolan Jackson - Seattle Pacific
5. SF Dale Kegley - St. Martin's
6. C Samuel Girard - Seattle Pacific
7. PG Troy Lipscomb - Western New Mexico
8. PF Aaron Marshall - Northwest Nazarene
9. SG George Nakamura - Hawaii Pacific
10. PF Charles Wagner - Humboldt State
Top 5 Transfers:
1. SF Mark Wilson - Western New Mexico
2. C Brian Backman - Northwest Nazarene
3. SF Mark Shoemake - Seattle Pacific
4. C Fernando Rosales - Western New Mexico
5. PG Alfred Holden - Humboldt State
Seattle Pacific Season 6 Recruiting Class Breakdown
Recruiting is what I do best in HD and I am damn proud of it. Unfortunately, this season my recruiting class wasn't ranked among the CI Top 32 classes in D-II. You know what I say to that? They can go f**k themselves because this class is pretty damn good.
I signed 4 recruits, 3 of them from HS and 1 was transferred from a D-I school. Here is my breakdown on each of those 4 recruits.
PG Nolan Jackson
6'0" 176 lbs #193 PG
St Anthony HS Wailuku, HI
My take: I was amazed at how easy it was to get this guy and how nobody challenged me for him. He is definitely a sleeper and will become a very good guard after a redshirt year and a couple seasons on the bench due to his great WE. When he finally starts playing next season, I will probably play him at SG since I have plenty of PGs on my roster already. If everything goes as planned, I could see him in the starting lineup by his redshirt junior year, but hopefully he can make an impact off the bench sooner.
SF Mark Shoemake
6'8" 239 lbs NR
Greenway HS Phoenix, AZ
My take: The transfer from D-I school Tennessee-Chattanooga is a stud defender that will hope to make an instant impact as the backup SF this season. I highly doubt he will ever be able to develop any offensive ability due to his low WE and having only 3 years of eligibility left, but he will be a defensive force, which is invaluable in a team that will mostly consist of offensive playmakers.
SF Vincent Stivers
6'7" 210 lbs #140 SF
Andover HS Andover, KS
My take: Being an academic non-qualifier this year, he will have to wait until next year before he can practice, let alone play in a game. He is easily the most athletic player of the team and, combined with great a scoring ability and even better defense, he might turn out to be the best recruit in this class when it's all said done. If he improves his FT shooting, he could be an unstoppable force. Depending on where I play him, he should be the starter by his senior and will no doubt be in the starting lineup by the time he's a 5th-year senior.
C Samuel Girard
6'11" 228 lbs NR
St. Joseph HS Westchester, IL
My take: He will be the only one of the 3 freshmen in this class that will be playing this year, and ironically he is the only 1 of the 3 that wasn't ranked. He will be backing up Shanley at C this year and looks to take the starting job at C by sophomore year. He has great core abilities, but he isn't a very good defender or FT shooter and he isn't very athletic. That being said, he did run SPU's offense and defense in HS, so it will be easier for him to make that instant impact that I need him to make.
All in all, this is a very good starting class at SPU and hopefully the class that starts my dynasty at SPU.
I signed 4 recruits, 3 of them from HS and 1 was transferred from a D-I school. Here is my breakdown on each of those 4 recruits.
PG Nolan Jackson
6'0" 176 lbs #193 PG
St Anthony HS Wailuku, HI
My take: I was amazed at how easy it was to get this guy and how nobody challenged me for him. He is definitely a sleeper and will become a very good guard after a redshirt year and a couple seasons on the bench due to his great WE. When he finally starts playing next season, I will probably play him at SG since I have plenty of PGs on my roster already. If everything goes as planned, I could see him in the starting lineup by his redshirt junior year, but hopefully he can make an impact off the bench sooner.
SF Mark Shoemake
6'8" 239 lbs NR
Greenway HS Phoenix, AZ
My take: The transfer from D-I school Tennessee-Chattanooga is a stud defender that will hope to make an instant impact as the backup SF this season. I highly doubt he will ever be able to develop any offensive ability due to his low WE and having only 3 years of eligibility left, but he will be a defensive force, which is invaluable in a team that will mostly consist of offensive playmakers.
SF Vincent Stivers
6'7" 210 lbs #140 SF
Andover HS Andover, KS
My take: Being an academic non-qualifier this year, he will have to wait until next year before he can practice, let alone play in a game. He is easily the most athletic player of the team and, combined with great a scoring ability and even better defense, he might turn out to be the best recruit in this class when it's all said done. If he improves his FT shooting, he could be an unstoppable force. Depending on where I play him, he should be the starter by his senior and will no doubt be in the starting lineup by the time he's a 5th-year senior.
C Samuel Girard
6'11" 228 lbs NR
St. Joseph HS Westchester, IL
My take: He will be the only one of the 3 freshmen in this class that will be playing this year, and ironically he is the only 1 of the 3 that wasn't ranked. He will be backing up Shanley at C this year and looks to take the starting job at C by sophomore year. He has great core abilities, but he isn't a very good defender or FT shooter and he isn't very athletic. That being said, he did run SPU's offense and defense in HS, so it will be easier for him to make that instant impact that I need him to make.
All in all, this is a very good starting class at SPU and hopefully the class that starts my dynasty at SPU.
GNAC PREVIEW SEASON 6
Another season begins, and the GNAC has the #1 recruiting class once again. Gonna kick out my Predictions for the GNAC.
EAST:
1. St. Martin's - Returns 10 players from their NT team last year, all the pressure is on them this year.
2. NW Nazarene - Have one of the best players in Rogers, and could easily be number 1 here.
3. Seattle Pacific - Solid Talent throughout the team, should return to the NT
4. Hummbolt St. - Alot of youth on this team, could really surprise some folks here or fall back this year.
5. Seattle - Another solid team, but not sure they will have enough in the extremely tough GNAC East.
6. C. Washington - Another team without any big talent, will be at least another year until the compete with the elite of the GNAC.
WEST:
1. W. New Mexico - Bringing back the most impressive amount of talent in the GNAC. I'm calling them the CT champion right now
2. BYU, Hawaii - Another solid group, that I expect to make another run in the NT.
3. Hawaii Pacific - Solid returning core, expecting to catch our first winning season here and maybe a PIT invite.
4. Montana St., Billings - This team may see its first postseason action also. I see them any where from 2 - 4 in the West, but these are my predictions and this is where i think they end.
5. Chaminade - not to worried about their preseason ranking (they are still simmed coached)
6. Hawaii @ Hilo - Bottom Dweller once again ruining the West RPIs.
I really dont see anyone competing with W. New Mexico in the conference this year. brackman is going to be a beast, and i hate the fact I face him twice. Good luck to you all!!
EAST:
1. St. Martin's - Returns 10 players from their NT team last year, all the pressure is on them this year.
2. NW Nazarene - Have one of the best players in Rogers, and could easily be number 1 here.
3. Seattle Pacific - Solid Talent throughout the team, should return to the NT
4. Hummbolt St. - Alot of youth on this team, could really surprise some folks here or fall back this year.
5. Seattle - Another solid team, but not sure they will have enough in the extremely tough GNAC East.
6. C. Washington - Another team without any big talent, will be at least another year until the compete with the elite of the GNAC.
WEST:
1. W. New Mexico - Bringing back the most impressive amount of talent in the GNAC. I'm calling them the CT champion right now
2. BYU, Hawaii - Another solid group, that I expect to make another run in the NT.
3. Hawaii Pacific - Solid returning core, expecting to catch our first winning season here and maybe a PIT invite.
4. Montana St., Billings - This team may see its first postseason action also. I see them any where from 2 - 4 in the West, but these are my predictions and this is where i think they end.
5. Chaminade - not to worried about their preseason ranking (they are still simmed coached)
6. Hawaii @ Hilo - Bottom Dweller once again ruining the West RPIs.
I really dont see anyone competing with W. New Mexico in the conference this year. brackman is going to be a beast, and i hate the fact I face him twice. Good luck to you all!!
Friday, August 22, 2008
Hawaii Pacific Recruiting Goals
HPU lost 4 srs this past season, but retain 5th year senior Gerald Keith who will back up Schultz in his last year. Brewer and Sowinski remain starters at there positions. Janconski and Brown look to start at SG and C this year, and the following year.
Coach gw20404 is looking for a PG to play a little this year and learn the ropes, but to come in and start as a sophomore. 2nd we will look for another big man who may or may not be redshirted. 3rd we need to aquire another SF to take the place of Keith next year. Lastly we will be looking for another big man to add depth to losing brewer next year.
We have some recruits on radar, but you never know what happens here. There isnt much in the local talent pool, but we may try and take one or two from there. The rest will come from all over the place, as HPU has a good mix of International players as it stands.
Coach gw20404 is looking for a PG to play a little this year and learn the ropes, but to come in and start as a sophomore. 2nd we will look for another big man who may or may not be redshirted. 3rd we need to aquire another SF to take the place of Keith next year. Lastly we will be looking for another big man to add depth to losing brewer next year.
We have some recruits on radar, but you never know what happens here. There isnt much in the local talent pool, but we may try and take one or two from there. The rest will come from all over the place, as HPU has a good mix of International players as it stands.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
GNAC starting over!
With only three of the original members remaining from the inaugural season 2 sign ups, GNAC will need some fresh blood to maintain the top notch RPIs and competition that has become synonymous with the GNAC. Remaining are naufan, gw20404, and spud814, and two of them may leave at the first possility.
The former coaches of the other teams will be missed, but we are ready to welcome in the new coaches these schools choose.
Here is to the start of new competition in the GNAC!!!!!
The former coaches of the other teams will be missed, but we are ready to welcome in the new coaches these schools choose.
Here is to the start of new competition in the GNAC!!!!!
Saturday, August 16, 2008
The End of a Dynasty?
Could it possibly be the end of the gnac as we know it? It is possible. Sources close to many of the Universities have let leak that their current coach is looking to move up to Division 1. The coaches that have been mentioned to be interested in taking a new position are, most notably Dr. Z of Byu, Hawaii who is given credit for starting and creating the massive d2 slugfest that is the gnac.
When asked about the possibility of leaving Dr. Z only stated, "I'm going to do whats best for my family." Z's family is still back in the midwest, where he left them believing that his trip to Hawaii wouldn't last long. "A lot of D1 Universities told me they had questions about my loyality. They didn't seem to care that I could take them to the Final Four, only that 'I might leave them after a few seasons,'" Z elaborated.
So because of that he has been stuck in Hawaii while his family is back in their Iowa home.
"I've talked with a few AD's who now feel that abandoning these guys I've had for 4 years is 'more loyal'. UNI and SIU both showed moderate interest and I'm hoping that when the jobs become available they will be interested in me."
Other coaches who have mentioned moving up are metsmax of Humboldt State, who is interested in moving to the opposite coast (and possibly somewhere with better golf weather?). uchuskies and andmore1230 have also mentioned leaving their respective universities.
"I'm getting out of here," said coach uchuskies the other day, "After that gut renching loss to Lane to end our season I think its time to move on."
Also amsiegel of Seattle and indiansrck21 of West New Mexico are possible canidates to move up, along with naufan.
Indiansrck was most recently quoted saying, "I might stay here at WNM if I dont like what I see in D." Although rumors have it he is a hot commodity.
It will be interesting to see what happens during the spring job period. And of course we at gnacnews will be here to get you caught up on all the latest!
When asked about the possibility of leaving Dr. Z only stated, "I'm going to do whats best for my family." Z's family is still back in the midwest, where he left them believing that his trip to Hawaii wouldn't last long. "A lot of D1 Universities told me they had questions about my loyality. They didn't seem to care that I could take them to the Final Four, only that 'I might leave them after a few seasons,'" Z elaborated.
So because of that he has been stuck in Hawaii while his family is back in their Iowa home.
"I've talked with a few AD's who now feel that abandoning these guys I've had for 4 years is 'more loyal'. UNI and SIU both showed moderate interest and I'm hoping that when the jobs become available they will be interested in me."
Other coaches who have mentioned moving up are metsmax of Humboldt State, who is interested in moving to the opposite coast (and possibly somewhere with better golf weather?). uchuskies and andmore1230 have also mentioned leaving their respective universities.
"I'm getting out of here," said coach uchuskies the other day, "After that gut renching loss to Lane to end our season I think its time to move on."
Also amsiegel of Seattle and indiansrck21 of West New Mexico are possible canidates to move up, along with naufan.
Indiansrck was most recently quoted saying, "I might stay here at WNM if I dont like what I see in D." Although rumors have it he is a hot commodity.
It will be interesting to see what happens during the spring job period. And of course we at gnacnews will be here to get you caught up on all the latest!
Monday, August 11, 2008
Another Day, Yet Another Line-Up?
Silver City, NM - He did it again. Dr. Z was once again fiddling with his line-up. This time He was trying to figure out a way to sweep the season series against West New Mexico, even though the conference championship was out of the question, that didn't stop the team from going into Silver City and taking home a huge win.
"We knew it was a must win game for us in our quest for a top seed," Dr. Z emphasized at the post game conference,"We're still on the outside looking in, but our numbers are solid and that #2 SOS is very attractive to the selection committee. Regardless of that we need to go in and win our Conference Tourney."
In Silver City the team started a very small line-up, with only 1 player over 6'5". Dr. Z did this knowing he was going up against a team that relies on 3 big men.
"Yeah we talked about that, but they press and run. We figured our best shot to win was to run our 4 guards at them in hopes that we could break their press," Team Captain Chris Humphrey added.
And it worked.
The 4 guard lineup played almost 70% of the game and shot an impressive 30/57 from the field, along with a more impressive 13-22 from deep. The team was lead by none other then Chris Humphrey who scored 23 points and collected 5 assists.
"We really felt that we came out and executed well," Roberto Galindo added. Galindo, who has been coming of the bench since Humphrey moved to the 2 guard, started at the 3 in Silver City and scored 16 points and pulled down 2 boards.
"We made the decision to play Galindo at the 3 because (Chris) Dial, their starting 3 is a very fast player and we felt that we could use Galindo's speed to contain him," Dr. Z clarified.
It worked. Dial scored only 1 point on 0-6 shooting. What is more surprising is that Galindo kept Dial off the boards.
"I was very impressed with his boxing out of Dial. He did a fantastic job."
Somehow Byu, Hawaii managed to win not only the game but also the rebounding margin, securing 13 more rebounds then West New Mexico.
"It was the biggest surprise of the game to me, I figured when I started Galindo at the 3 that we would lose the Rebounding Margin but hopefully win the game, instead we won both."
The Seastriders defense was phenominal, holding West New Mexico to a 36.5% on Field Goals.
Chris Byerly was the odd man out of the starting line-up. Yet he led the team in Rebounding with 10.
All in all it was an impressive team Performance for the Seastriders and as Dr. Z said best, "There's more of this to come."
Box Score
"We knew it was a must win game for us in our quest for a top seed," Dr. Z emphasized at the post game conference,"We're still on the outside looking in, but our numbers are solid and that #2 SOS is very attractive to the selection committee. Regardless of that we need to go in and win our Conference Tourney."
In Silver City the team started a very small line-up, with only 1 player over 6'5". Dr. Z did this knowing he was going up against a team that relies on 3 big men.
"Yeah we talked about that, but they press and run. We figured our best shot to win was to run our 4 guards at them in hopes that we could break their press," Team Captain Chris Humphrey added.
And it worked.
The 4 guard lineup played almost 70% of the game and shot an impressive 30/57 from the field, along with a more impressive 13-22 from deep. The team was lead by none other then Chris Humphrey who scored 23 points and collected 5 assists.
"We really felt that we came out and executed well," Roberto Galindo added. Galindo, who has been coming of the bench since Humphrey moved to the 2 guard, started at the 3 in Silver City and scored 16 points and pulled down 2 boards.
"We made the decision to play Galindo at the 3 because (Chris) Dial, their starting 3 is a very fast player and we felt that we could use Galindo's speed to contain him," Dr. Z clarified.
It worked. Dial scored only 1 point on 0-6 shooting. What is more surprising is that Galindo kept Dial off the boards.
"I was very impressed with his boxing out of Dial. He did a fantastic job."
Somehow Byu, Hawaii managed to win not only the game but also the rebounding margin, securing 13 more rebounds then West New Mexico.
"It was the biggest surprise of the game to me, I figured when I started Galindo at the 3 that we would lose the Rebounding Margin but hopefully win the game, instead we won both."
The Seastriders defense was phenominal, holding West New Mexico to a 36.5% on Field Goals.
Chris Byerly was the odd man out of the starting line-up. Yet he led the team in Rebounding with 10.
All in all it was an impressive team Performance for the Seastriders and as Dr. Z said best, "There's more of this to come."
Box Score
Conference Player of the Afternoon 8/11
SF - Charles Lahr had a phenomenal night for Chaminade. He pulled down 8 boards and scored 29 points on 11-17 shooting. Lahr was qouted as "saying he was showing off for the GNAC whats in store for them next season".
Conference Player of the Night
Last night there were two solid perfomers, but we can only choose one. For the third straight game Christopher Dial was under consideration, but lack of rebounds did him in. At Hilo, Eugene Owen came off the bench to net 20 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. When asked about the award, Owen stated "that it was a honor, but it wont mean nearly as much as going to the show in his senior year"
Dr. Z's PM Predictions! (8/11)
Well here we go, last day of games and both the East and West have been locked up, congrats guys to both WNM and Humboldt!
Here come my picks!
Overall: 28-10
Game 1: Seattle Pacific @ Central Washington
Only one game comes between CWash and a perfect season! SeaPac by 11
Game 2: North West Nazarene @ Seattle
A tricky game. A bigger game for Seattle then for NNU. I like NNU, we all know how much I do. But I'm really feeling Seattle taking this one at home to make their stand for an NT bid. I'm taking Seattle by 7.
Game 3: Hawaii at Hilo @ Chaminade
Chaminade wins in a closer then it should be battle.
Game 4: Humboldt State @ St. Marts
Another game just like the Seattle/NNU game. A bigger one for the Home team then the roadies. I'm going to go with Humboldt in this one but wouldn't at all be surprised to see a St. Marts blowout. Humboldt by 4.
Game of the Day: Byu, Hawaii @ West New Mexico
A rather meaningless game in conference as everything is decided. But a big game for seeds. It's not even going to be close tho. WNM by 24.
Here come my picks!
Overall: 28-10
Game 1: Seattle Pacific @ Central Washington
Only one game comes between CWash and a perfect season! SeaPac by 11
Game 2: North West Nazarene @ Seattle
A tricky game. A bigger game for Seattle then for NNU. I like NNU, we all know how much I do. But I'm really feeling Seattle taking this one at home to make their stand for an NT bid. I'm taking Seattle by 7.
Game 3: Hawaii at Hilo @ Chaminade
Chaminade wins in a closer then it should be battle.
Game 4: Humboldt State @ St. Marts
Another game just like the Seattle/NNU game. A bigger one for the Home team then the roadies. I'm going to go with Humboldt in this one but wouldn't at all be surprised to see a St. Marts blowout. Humboldt by 4.
Game of the Day: Byu, Hawaii @ West New Mexico
A rather meaningless game in conference as everything is decided. But a big game for seeds. It's not even going to be close tho. WNM by 24.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Dr. Z's AM Predictions! (8/11)
These will be fairly quick guys.
Overall: 24-9
Game 1: Chaminade @ Humboldt State
Humboldt State wins in a landslide.
Game 2: St. Martins @ Seattle Pacific
A close game and I've been on the St. Mart's bandwagon all season. Is it time to get off? I think not! Upset Special with St. Marts winning by 4.
Game 3: Seattle @ Hawaii at Hilo
Seattle wins by 10 and gives themselves a much needed win to move onto the NT.
Game 4: MSB @ CWash
MSB wins by 20
Game of the Night: North West Nazarene @ West New Mexico
A HUGE game for West New Mexico, not much pressure for NNU. I'm picking WNM because they are the far superior team. But this one will be close. WNM by 3 in OT.
Overall: 24-9
Game 1: Chaminade @ Humboldt State
Humboldt State wins in a landslide.
Game 2: St. Martins @ Seattle Pacific
A close game and I've been on the St. Mart's bandwagon all season. Is it time to get off? I think not! Upset Special with St. Marts winning by 4.
Game 3: Seattle @ Hawaii at Hilo
Seattle wins by 10 and gives themselves a much needed win to move onto the NT.
Game 4: MSB @ CWash
MSB wins by 20
Game of the Night: North West Nazarene @ West New Mexico
A HUGE game for West New Mexico, not much pressure for NNU. I'm picking WNM because they are the far superior team. But this one will be close. WNM by 3 in OT.
Conference Player of the Night. (8/10 pm)
This afternoons games produced a few candidates for the Conference Player of the Night. Christopher Dial almost repeted here, but got nudged out. In the same game Bernard Vera put up some good numbers, but there was someone better tonight. In Idaho, MSUB was in town for a game against NNU, but Randy Barter pull down 13 boards and netted 23 points to help the Crusaders beat the yellowjackets by 3.
Conference Player of the Night.
Alright, Im gonna do my my first ever choice for conference player of the night. Last nights CPoN had a double double, with 18 points and 13 rebounds. He also had two steals, and helped lead WNM over Chaminade. Last night's player was:
Christopher Dial
Christopher Dial
Saturday, August 9, 2008
GNAC Dominance
AM Cycle Games Results!
Tonight had some very good games and here we go..
Danny Thompson scores 16 in Seattles win over Sea Pac
In WNM St Marts could not pull off the upset lose 56-41. WNM was led by Millard Heldts 16 points. The true story line of the game was WNM's 19 turnovers which is much higher than its average.
In Hawaii Han Sowinski leads Haw Pac to a 77-57 victory by scoring 18 pts and getting 8 ast.
And in the GOTNight Humboldt wins against NNU 80-66 to split the season series. Humm Bolts were led by Douglas Dugans 15 points off the bench.
Danny Thompson scores 16 in Seattles win over Sea Pac
In WNM St Marts could not pull off the upset lose 56-41. WNM was led by Millard Heldts 16 points. The true story line of the game was WNM's 19 turnovers which is much higher than its average.
In Hawaii Han Sowinski leads Haw Pac to a 77-57 victory by scoring 18 pts and getting 8 ast.
And in the GOTNight Humboldt wins against NNU 80-66 to split the season series. Humm Bolts were led by Douglas Dugans 15 points off the bench.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Dr. Z's Quick Picks
Kinda busy at the moment, figured I'd make a few picks quickly.
Seattle Pacific @ Seattle - The home team wins this one.
St. Marts @ WNM - I'm picking a close game. And I want to pick St. Marts to win. I just can't do it. WNM by 5
MSB @ HiPac - HiPac gets back on the winning track by 2.
CWash @ BYU, Hawaii - BYUH by 11
Game of the Night: Humboldt @ NNU - I'm taking the home team tonight. NNU by 6
Seattle Pacific @ Seattle - The home team wins this one.
St. Marts @ WNM - I'm picking a close game. And I want to pick St. Marts to win. I just can't do it. WNM by 5
MSB @ HiPac - HiPac gets back on the winning track by 2.
CWash @ BYU, Hawaii - BYUH by 11
Game of the Night: Humboldt @ NNU - I'm taking the home team tonight. NNU by 6
Tonights Games Overview!
So ive been gone missed a couple games...but im back!
Hawaii at Hilo defeats C Wash in a battle of the worst 75-61. I caught up with Coach Spud and he told me that he was dissapointed with his teams performance, and after todays practice they will want to commit suicides after all those damn suicides they ran.
Gregorio Moretti scores 18 pts in leading Humbolft State to a 75-69 victory over Seattle
Chaminade beat MSUB 97-86 lead by Andrew Chairez great performance of 26 points and 7 rebounds
In what was predicted a close battle WNM defeats Hawaii Pac 77-29 lead by WNMs Bo Zhao scoring 15 pts in cluding 4 assists and rebounds. Coach I Rock said he was impressed with his teams defense, saying playing uptempo and allowing only 29 points is impressive.
St Marts pulled off the upset beating BYUH 62-47 ST Marts was lead by Brian Mortensens 11 points.
Hawaii at Hilo defeats C Wash in a battle of the worst 75-61. I caught up with Coach Spud and he told me that he was dissapointed with his teams performance, and after todays practice they will want to commit suicides after all those damn suicides they ran.
Gregorio Moretti scores 18 pts in leading Humbolft State to a 75-69 victory over Seattle
Chaminade beat MSUB 97-86 lead by Andrew Chairez great performance of 26 points and 7 rebounds
In what was predicted a close battle WNM defeats Hawaii Pac 77-29 lead by WNMs Bo Zhao scoring 15 pts in cluding 4 assists and rebounds. Coach I Rock said he was impressed with his teams defense, saying playing uptempo and allowing only 29 points is impressive.
St Marts pulled off the upset beating BYUH 62-47 ST Marts was lead by Brian Mortensens 11 points.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Dr. Z's AM Predictions! (8/8)
Well I got the one game wrong that I wanted to get wrong! Yay for me! 5-1 last night. NNU let me down with my one loss.
So for tonight we have a few solid games and a couple of key ones, so lets get started!
Overall: 17-6
Game 1: Hawaii at Hilo @ Central Washington
Somebody has to win. And I'm picking CWash (again!). CWash in a thriller 29-28.
Game 2: Chaminade @ Montana State Billings
I picked the MSB upset last night, can i do it again? Yes I can! MSB gets on a roll and moves into the playoff picture, winning at home by 6.
Game 3: Hawaii Pacific @ West New Mexico
This game is going to be a lot closer then it should be. I'm still not picking against WNM anytime soon (although I'm sure as hell rooting against them!) WNM by 7.
Game 4: BYU, Hawaii @ St. Martin's
This is an interesting game. BYUH is the more talented team but St. Mart's is on a roll. I'm feeling a huge letdown after the big win earlier. St. Mart's wins this one by 5.
Game of the Night: Seattle Pacific @ Humboldt State
Not really a great game, but the most important game. SeaPac has been sliding, while Humboldt has been dominating. Humboldt is in First in the East again and I see them keeping 1st for at least another Night. Humboldt by 7.
So for tonight we have a few solid games and a couple of key ones, so lets get started!
Overall: 17-6
Game 1: Hawaii at Hilo @ Central Washington
Somebody has to win. And I'm picking CWash (again!). CWash in a thriller 29-28.
Game 2: Chaminade @ Montana State Billings
I picked the MSB upset last night, can i do it again? Yes I can! MSB gets on a roll and moves into the playoff picture, winning at home by 6.
Game 3: Hawaii Pacific @ West New Mexico
This game is going to be a lot closer then it should be. I'm still not picking against WNM anytime soon (although I'm sure as hell rooting against them!) WNM by 7.
Game 4: BYU, Hawaii @ St. Martin's
This is an interesting game. BYUH is the more talented team but St. Mart's is on a roll. I'm feeling a huge letdown after the big win earlier. St. Mart's wins this one by 5.
Game of the Night: Seattle Pacific @ Humboldt State
Not really a great game, but the most important game. SeaPac has been sliding, while Humboldt has been dominating. Humboldt is in First in the East again and I see them keeping 1st for at least another Night. Humboldt by 7.
What is Dr. Z Up To?
Laie, HI - Dr. Z was at it again. Another day, another roster switch. This time it had to do with the Small Forward position where Dr. Z moved Senior Chris Humphrey to the 2 and put in Junior Bernard Vera who got his first start ever.
"The switch was decided late last night," Dr. Z explained after the game, "We held a team meeting and decided that we needed to contain Carlos Rogers and that Vera was our best option to do so. We also talked about starting Junior Andy Erickson there. Instead we decided to have him back Vera up."
Junior Andy Erickson, who rumor has it is considering other options for next fall, played a fantastic game off the bench scoring 6 points and pulling down 9 rebounds.
"I finally got my chance to show I can play. I really haven't gotten that chance here yet and I hope with my performance I continue to get more playing time."
Vera also had a spectacular game scoring 18 points and also pulling down 9 boards.
So the question remains, What will Dr. Z do next?
"I'm really not sure, so far all of the roster moves have been positive for our team. Humphrey played within the offense this time at the 2 and (Roberto) Galindo enjoyed coming off the bench backing up both guard positions."
Galindo scored 13 points while playing at both the 1 and 2.
"I felt good at the 1, I haven't played anywhere but the 2 my entire time here so I wasn't sure how it would go. It felt good. In all honesty I don't mind coming off the bench and being that electricity off of it."
So what do we see in the future? At this point it could be anything. It wouldn't be surprising to see any number of line-ups the rest of the year.
"I might tailor each lineup to our respective opponent. Its worked so far and I don't see why It wouldn't continue to work."
"The switch was decided late last night," Dr. Z explained after the game, "We held a team meeting and decided that we needed to contain Carlos Rogers and that Vera was our best option to do so. We also talked about starting Junior Andy Erickson there. Instead we decided to have him back Vera up."
Junior Andy Erickson, who rumor has it is considering other options for next fall, played a fantastic game off the bench scoring 6 points and pulling down 9 rebounds.
"I finally got my chance to show I can play. I really haven't gotten that chance here yet and I hope with my performance I continue to get more playing time."
Vera also had a spectacular game scoring 18 points and also pulling down 9 boards.
So the question remains, What will Dr. Z do next?
"I'm really not sure, so far all of the roster moves have been positive for our team. Humphrey played within the offense this time at the 2 and (Roberto) Galindo enjoyed coming off the bench backing up both guard positions."
Galindo scored 13 points while playing at both the 1 and 2.
"I felt good at the 1, I haven't played anywhere but the 2 my entire time here so I wasn't sure how it would go. It felt good. In all honesty I don't mind coming off the bench and being that electricity off of it."
So what do we see in the future? At this point it could be anything. It wouldn't be surprising to see any number of line-ups the rest of the year.
"I might tailor each lineup to our respective opponent. Its worked so far and I don't see why It wouldn't continue to work."
Dr. Z's PM Predictions! (8/7)
Well Gnac Lovers, I went 4-2 last night (thanks mets!). I picked the thrilling victory from the Humboldts and the NNU domination.
We have a few good games going on this fine afternoon, shall I predict?
Currently 12-5 Overall
Game 1: Central Washington @ Seattle Pacific
No story here. Last time I'll pick CWash all year (when do they play NNU again?) SeaPac by 55.
Game 2: Hawaii Pacific @ Montana State Billings
If you care please raise your hand... waiting... waiting... waiting... Ah you there in the back! MSB by 1/2.
Game 3: Seattle @ Chaminade
I don't think I can win picking against either of these teams. But this one is a little easier. I'm going with Seattle by 8.
Game 4: Hawaii Hilo @ West New Mexico
Could there be a letdown after the big loss? No. WNM by 50.
Game 5: St. Martin's @ Humboldt State
Could there be a big letdown after the big win? Yes I do think there is a great possibility. Humboldt is the more talented team and I think that they will continue to win at home. Although St. Mart's has a very good chance to spoil a nice run by the Humm Bolts. I'm sticking with my boy mets. Humboldt by 4.
Game of the Day: North West Nazarene @ BYU, Hawaii
NNU is on FIRE!!! Can anybody stop them? I posted before I figured this would be the first time that Dr. Z was able to beat an NNU squad handily. Well ya know what? I'm not so sure anymore. BYUH is the more talented team. That I'm certain of. But Dr. Z has just not been able to find a prescription for CarlosRogeritis and if he can't do that in the next 12 hours... It's over. In a I'm-Changing-My-Earlier-Pick-So-That-Makes-It-An-Upset Upset Special NNU by 12. Yikes!
We have a few good games going on this fine afternoon, shall I predict?
Currently 12-5 Overall
Game 1: Central Washington @ Seattle Pacific
No story here. Last time I'll pick CWash all year (when do they play NNU again?) SeaPac by 55.
Game 2: Hawaii Pacific @ Montana State Billings
If you care please raise your hand... waiting... waiting... waiting... Ah you there in the back! MSB by 1/2.
Game 3: Seattle @ Chaminade
I don't think I can win picking against either of these teams. But this one is a little easier. I'm going with Seattle by 8.
Game 4: Hawaii Hilo @ West New Mexico
Could there be a letdown after the big loss? No. WNM by 50.
Game 5: St. Martin's @ Humboldt State
Could there be a big letdown after the big win? Yes I do think there is a great possibility. Humboldt is the more talented team and I think that they will continue to win at home. Although St. Mart's has a very good chance to spoil a nice run by the Humm Bolts. I'm sticking with my boy mets. Humboldt by 4.
Game of the Day: North West Nazarene @ BYU, Hawaii
NNU is on FIRE!!! Can anybody stop them? I posted before I figured this would be the first time that Dr. Z was able to beat an NNU squad handily. Well ya know what? I'm not so sure anymore. BYUH is the more talented team. That I'm certain of. But Dr. Z has just not been able to find a prescription for CarlosRogeritis and if he can't do that in the next 12 hours... It's over. In a I'm-Changing-My-Earlier-Pick-So-That-Makes-It-An-Upset Upset Special NNU by 12. Yikes!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
NT Poll
I see we are up to 10 votes in the "Who will go furthest in the NT" poll. Tied for the lead at 4 votes a piece are NNU and West NM. Humboldt St. and BYU-H also received a vote a piece.
I must say while I appreciate the confidence in my squad from fellow GNAC'ers I don't know if we have enough postseason experience to hold up to that. I still believe that West NM and Humboldt are the class of the West and East divisions respectively, but halfway through the GNAC season I'm very happy to be 7-1 and be 4-0 in GNAC games decided by 3 points or less or OT.
I must say while I appreciate the confidence in my squad from fellow GNAC'ers I don't know if we have enough postseason experience to hold up to that. I still believe that West NM and Humboldt are the class of the West and East divisions respectively, but halfway through the GNAC season I'm very happy to be 7-1 and be 4-0 in GNAC games decided by 3 points or less or OT.
Dr. Z's AM Predictions!
Well well well... I'm back after a shocking loss @ Seattle. Actually It wasn't really that shocking. I was bound to lose at some point. Time to regroup and dominate tonite (and especially tomorrow afternoon!)
Shall we get started? Currently I'm 8-3 overall, posting a 4-1 record in my last predictions, missing out on only my own game.
Looking at the games I see 3 big ones tonite. Which game will be the Game of the Night? I guess we'll just have to see... A surprise choice maybe?
Game 1: Montana State Billings @ BYU, Hawaii (-10)
In all honesty this game will be closer then it should be. I'm still picking BYU, Hawaii. But BYU, Hawaii should win by 40 and I'm only picking a 16 point W.
Game 2: Chaminade (-6) @ Central Washington
CWash has to get a win at some point, right? I predicted Chaminade making a move to get back into the post season just 2 games ago. They loss. Now they are sitting outside the PI. Well Boys and Girls. In the We-Aren't-Going-To-Be-Winless Upset Special CWash by 4, lead by their super freshmen.
Game 3: Hawaii Pacific (-4) @ Hawaii at Hilo
HiPac is still in the postseason race, HH isn't. Easy enough, right? Right. HiPac by 9.
Game 4: Seattle @ St. Martin's (-1)
Woot! I picked it! St. Mart's gets a HUGE win against SeaPac!!! The win put St. Mart's right into the thick of things for an NT bid. I like them to continue to enhance their resume with a solid win agianst conference foe Seattle. Look for a big letdown from Seattle after their huge home win against BYU, Hawaii last night.
Now boys and girls, 2 games left. Which one to be the Game of the Night? Hmmm... Choices, choices...
Game 5: Seattle Pacific @ North West Nazarene
No line? C'mon Vegas you can do better then that! The Dr. Z line on this game is NNU -4. And ya know what? I'd put money on them to cover. But this isn't about my gambling habits, this is about the game. NNU won another close game last night, something they hadn't been able to do during coach uchuskies tenure. I'm figuring this will continue and in the Vegas-Didn't-Give-Us-A-Line-Those-Pansy's Game Feature, I pick NNU by 2. Pugh to miss the frontend late and give SeaPac a chance.
Game of the Night: West New Mexico (-1) @ Humboldt State
Alright I couldn't hold the suspense could I? This had to be the game of the Night, right? Well... I guess. So onto the game. Up and coming coach indiansrck versus proven vet metsmax. Tough choice, two great teams, two teams on rolls, two teams at their peak. In the end I think that homecourt advantage will play a huge roll in this game as both teams are very evenly matched. So in the Mets-Gives-Dr.-Z-A-Chance Upset Special, I'm going with Humboldt by 5.
Shall we get started? Currently I'm 8-3 overall, posting a 4-1 record in my last predictions, missing out on only my own game.
Looking at the games I see 3 big ones tonite. Which game will be the Game of the Night? I guess we'll just have to see... A surprise choice maybe?
Game 1: Montana State Billings @ BYU, Hawaii (-10)
In all honesty this game will be closer then it should be. I'm still picking BYU, Hawaii. But BYU, Hawaii should win by 40 and I'm only picking a 16 point W.
Game 2: Chaminade (-6) @ Central Washington
CWash has to get a win at some point, right? I predicted Chaminade making a move to get back into the post season just 2 games ago. They loss. Now they are sitting outside the PI. Well Boys and Girls. In the We-Aren't-Going-To-Be-Winless Upset Special CWash by 4, lead by their super freshmen.
Game 3: Hawaii Pacific (-4) @ Hawaii at Hilo
HiPac is still in the postseason race, HH isn't. Easy enough, right? Right. HiPac by 9.
Game 4: Seattle @ St. Martin's (-1)
Woot! I picked it! St. Mart's gets a HUGE win against SeaPac!!! The win put St. Mart's right into the thick of things for an NT bid. I like them to continue to enhance their resume with a solid win agianst conference foe Seattle. Look for a big letdown from Seattle after their huge home win against BYU, Hawaii last night.
Now boys and girls, 2 games left. Which one to be the Game of the Night? Hmmm... Choices, choices...
Game 5: Seattle Pacific @ North West Nazarene
No line? C'mon Vegas you can do better then that! The Dr. Z line on this game is NNU -4. And ya know what? I'd put money on them to cover. But this isn't about my gambling habits, this is about the game. NNU won another close game last night, something they hadn't been able to do during coach uchuskies tenure. I'm figuring this will continue and in the Vegas-Didn't-Give-Us-A-Line-Those-Pansy's Game Feature, I pick NNU by 2. Pugh to miss the frontend late and give SeaPac a chance.
Game of the Night: West New Mexico (-1) @ Humboldt State
Alright I couldn't hold the suspense could I? This had to be the game of the Night, right? Well... I guess. So onto the game. Up and coming coach indiansrck versus proven vet metsmax. Tough choice, two great teams, two teams on rolls, two teams at their peak. In the end I think that homecourt advantage will play a huge roll in this game as both teams are very evenly matched. So in the Mets-Gives-Dr.-Z-A-Chance Upset Special, I'm going with Humboldt by 5.
I-Rocks Games Overview!
PM Games:
OOOH! Today was an interesting day Ladies and gentleman!
First on todays agenda Humboldts 40 point beating of C Wash, not one C Wash player had more than 9 points! The Bolts of Humm were lead to victory by Larry Williams 10 and 10 double double.
With 2 Minutes left in the HP and NNU game things were all tied up at 47 and NNU came out with a 1 point victory 51-50 in a very closely contested game, NNU was lead by Robert Burtons 9 and 9
No surprise here WNM beat MSUB like a rag doll 94-66 lead by Bo Zhao's 17. Coach I-Rock said after the game that he can not wait to get on the bus and head to Arcata for whats sure to be the GOTW with the Humm Bolts.
And BYUH does what it does best in its wiiiiiiiiiiii....UPSET ALERT UPSET ALERT!!!!! In surprise fashion Seattle beat BYUH by 17 to upset the 9th ranked BYUH'ers being lead by 5 players in double figures, including 14pts and 8ast from Matthew Lareau. Neither coach was available for comment.
And just like Dr. Z predicted St Marts pulled the upset over 18th ranked Sea Pac being led by 5 players including 2 off the bench in double figures such as William Gaines 13 bench points.
Dr. Z Record Today : 4-1 Overall 8-3
OOOH! Today was an interesting day Ladies and gentleman!
First on todays agenda Humboldts 40 point beating of C Wash, not one C Wash player had more than 9 points! The Bolts of Humm were lead to victory by Larry Williams 10 and 10 double double.
With 2 Minutes left in the HP and NNU game things were all tied up at 47 and NNU came out with a 1 point victory 51-50 in a very closely contested game, NNU was lead by Robert Burtons 9 and 9
No surprise here WNM beat MSUB like a rag doll 94-66 lead by Bo Zhao's 17. Coach I-Rock said after the game that he can not wait to get on the bus and head to Arcata for whats sure to be the GOTW with the Humm Bolts.
And BYUH does what it does best in its wiiiiiiiiiiii....UPSET ALERT UPSET ALERT!!!!! In surprise fashion Seattle beat BYUH by 17 to upset the 9th ranked BYUH'ers being lead by 5 players in double figures, including 14pts and 8ast from Matthew Lareau. Neither coach was available for comment.
And just like Dr. Z predicted St Marts pulled the upset over 18th ranked Sea Pac being led by 5 players including 2 off the bench in double figures such as William Gaines 13 bench points.
Dr. Z Record Today : 4-1 Overall 8-3
Dr. Z's PM Predictions!
I'm gonna feel this at work in the morning. Guess I'll just need an extra cup of coffee!
This afternoon's games aren't much to write home about. Granted the entire gnac is something to write home about, so take out your pen and paper and write grandma a letter.
Game 1: Humboldt State @ Central Washington
You've gotta be kiddin' me. Humboldt by 25.
Game 2: Hawaii Pacific @ North West Nazarene
If this game were in Hawaii I'd be thinking about taking HiPac. My inside sorces tell me that NNU Star Carlos Rogers is "Somewhere around 85%" The rest of the team picked up the slack last night against CWash when he went down. I'm expecting much of the same. I am expecting Rogers to get about 20 minutes in this game, but big games from Robert Burton and Garf Zullig will be the deciding factor. NNU by 8.
Game 3: Montana State Billings @ West New Mexico
Honestly? WNM by 27
Game 4: BYU, Hawaii @ Seattle
BYU, Hawaii is looking forward to the game they will be hosting in just 2 days. NNU. Will the team look past Seattle? I doubt it. They are refocused now with a new starting line-up and the leadership of Chris Humphrey. But you have to remember Dr. Z's squad is 0-1 versus the East so far this season. So what do I think? BYU, Hawaii by 18.
Game of the Day: Seattle Pacific @ St. Martin's
This is a big game for both teams. A loss here for SeaPac is devestating while a win here is huge for St. Mart's who won a solid game @ Chaminade last night. I'm expecting a solid contribution from Jerry McDavitt but is he enough to beat SeaPac? No. But I'm forseeing a solid bench effort from the rest of St. Mart's bench. St Mart's by 7 late.
This afternoon's games aren't much to write home about. Granted the entire gnac is something to write home about, so take out your pen and paper and write grandma a letter.
Game 1: Humboldt State @ Central Washington
You've gotta be kiddin' me. Humboldt by 25.
Game 2: Hawaii Pacific @ North West Nazarene
If this game were in Hawaii I'd be thinking about taking HiPac. My inside sorces tell me that NNU Star Carlos Rogers is "Somewhere around 85%" The rest of the team picked up the slack last night against CWash when he went down. I'm expecting much of the same. I am expecting Rogers to get about 20 minutes in this game, but big games from Robert Burton and Garf Zullig will be the deciding factor. NNU by 8.
Game 3: Montana State Billings @ West New Mexico
Honestly? WNM by 27
Game 4: BYU, Hawaii @ Seattle
BYU, Hawaii is looking forward to the game they will be hosting in just 2 days. NNU. Will the team look past Seattle? I doubt it. They are refocused now with a new starting line-up and the leadership of Chris Humphrey. But you have to remember Dr. Z's squad is 0-1 versus the East so far this season. So what do I think? BYU, Hawaii by 18.
Game of the Day: Seattle Pacific @ St. Martin's
This is a big game for both teams. A loss here for SeaPac is devestating while a win here is huge for St. Mart's who won a solid game @ Chaminade last night. I'm expecting a solid contribution from Jerry McDavitt but is he enough to beat SeaPac? No. But I'm forseeing a solid bench effort from the rest of St. Mart's bench. St Mart's by 7 late.
8/6 AM Results
#6 Humboldt State edged Seattle out by 8 in Seattle with Robert Bieber scoring 16pts off the bench.
BYU-Hawaii blew out Hawaii Pacific 71-43 looks like Coach Hawks line-up really helped out with Gilberto Costa scoring 15 points.
Herbert Adams scored 20 in MSUB's 12 point win over Hawaii at Hilo.
NNU anihalated C Wash 90-51 while having 6 guys in double figures including Scott Terry's 13 and 9 off the bench.
Jeremy McDavitt socred 18 in St Marts 7 point in over Chaminade.
In the GOTW WNM blew Seattle Pac out by 28 including Lester Strongs 17 and 6. Coach I-Rock said after the game it was an unexpected margin of victory, and that he is happy that even though Bo Zhao only had 5 pts they still won handily.
BYU-Hawaii blew out Hawaii Pacific 71-43 looks like Coach Hawks line-up really helped out with Gilberto Costa scoring 15 points.
Herbert Adams scored 20 in MSUB's 12 point win over Hawaii at Hilo.
NNU anihalated C Wash 90-51 while having 6 guys in double figures including Scott Terry's 13 and 9 off the bench.
Jeremy McDavitt socred 18 in St Marts 7 point in over Chaminade.
In the GOTW WNM blew Seattle Pac out by 28 including Lester Strongs 17 and 6. Coach I-Rock said after the game it was an unexpected margin of victory, and that he is happy that even though Bo Zhao only had 5 pts they still won handily.
Change in the BYU, Hawaii Line-up
Laie, HI - "I'm shocked I didn't do this sooner," Dr. Z mentioned to the media earlier this afternoon. "In all honesty I don't think I've been playing my best line-up the entire season."
This comes just about a week after Dr. Z benched 2 year starter William Rumley for the fellow Junior and supburb defender out of the great state of Iowa, Chris Byerly.
"William understood we wanted to get the better defender in the action more, he knew it was nothing personal and Chris has really responded to being put into the starting rotation."
Now just a few games later Dr. Z is at it again.
"I thought about this for a long time, well more or less a few seconds, and realized, why has Gilberto Costa been riding my bench."
Dr. Z declined comments as to whether or not Costa had complained about his minutes, but reassured everyone that "This was my decision, this had nothing to do with anything that Costa said."
When asked about the change Costa was estatic. "I'm really going to take advantage of this opportunity to represent not only the Birmingham Young University of Hawaii but also my home nation of Italy." Italy, where Costa was named to the Nations Olympic National Basketball Team earlier in the week.
"I'm going to be completely responsable for this decision," Dr. Z reassured his fanbase, "But I'm 100% certain it will only be to the praise of rasing more banners in the ceiling next fall!"
Michael Fields is the odd man out of the lineup. Fields was averaging 4.7 apg to go with 9.5 ppg.
This comes just about a week after Dr. Z benched 2 year starter William Rumley for the fellow Junior and supburb defender out of the great state of Iowa, Chris Byerly.
"William understood we wanted to get the better defender in the action more, he knew it was nothing personal and Chris has really responded to being put into the starting rotation."
Now just a few games later Dr. Z is at it again.
"I thought about this for a long time, well more or less a few seconds, and realized, why has Gilberto Costa been riding my bench."
Dr. Z declined comments as to whether or not Costa had complained about his minutes, but reassured everyone that "This was my decision, this had nothing to do with anything that Costa said."
When asked about the change Costa was estatic. "I'm really going to take advantage of this opportunity to represent not only the Birmingham Young University of Hawaii but also my home nation of Italy." Italy, where Costa was named to the Nations Olympic National Basketball Team earlier in the week.
"I'm going to be completely responsable for this decision," Dr. Z reassured his fanbase, "But I'm 100% certain it will only be to the praise of rasing more banners in the ceiling next fall!"
Michael Fields is the odd man out of the lineup. Fields was averaging 4.7 apg to go with 9.5 ppg.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
UC's Mid Season Review
While I enjoy all the love being dished out by Z and indians, I think we're going to have to continue to play well in the close games to win the East. Rogers has been carrying us to this point, but we're going to need some more consistent scoring from Remick or Burton if we hope to win the East and/or make a run in the NT. I was happy to see we didn't get full of ourselves after the win @ Humboldt and lay an egg against Hilo. Now we have to continue to take care of business against lower tier teams C Wash and HawPac if we hope to solidify our NT seed and our place at the top of the East.
I still see the road to the CT title going through Humboldt from the East and West New Mexico from the West because BYU-H still has a matchup with their nemesis NNU.
I still see the road to the CT title going through Humboldt from the East and West New Mexico from the West because BYU-H still has a matchup with their nemesis NNU.
Mid-season GNAC West Review/Preview
Through 15-17 Games here are the standings:
1.#7 W. New Mexico (indiansrck27) 11-4 (5-0)
2.#9 BYU, Hawaii (zhawks) 9-6 (4-1)
3.Hawaii Pacific (gw20404) 8-8 (3-3)
4.Chaminade (dr57) 11-5 (2-4)
5.Montana St., Billings (bscoresby) 9-7 (1-5)
6.Hawaii at Hilo (Sim AI) 6-10 (0-6)
The West Division has two top 10 ranked teams, with Hawaii P, Chaminade, and MSB having great non-conf schedules but slippng a bit in conference play, and H@H having a horrendous season. Like the East There are some major contributors in the West:
WNM - Bo Zhao has been a triple threat scoring, passing, and defense. He has scored13.6 PPG dished out 4.7 AST PG and has 2.0 STL PG
WNM - Chris Dial has been a scoring threat for WNM scoring 13.9 PPG while contributing 5.7 REB PG altough he is a natural PF he has played SF his entire time at WNM.
WNM - Michael Brackman has like many WNM players been a scorng threat but he is the defensive stopper with 8.0 REB PG, and 1.3 BLK PG while contributing 12.4 PPG
BYUH - Chris Humphrey who is the early favorite for CPOY has been scoring 15 PPG along with 2.8 REB and 1.9 AST
BYUH - Roberto Galindo has scored 12.6 PPG along with 3.3 AST PG for BYUH
BYUH - Has 3 big men in Marinez, Byerly, and Rumley combining to contribute 29 PPG and 24.3 REB PG
HP - Has Wallace Moore Leading the team with 11.9 PPG and 3.7 REB plus 1.9 AST PG
Chaminade - Andrew Chairez scoring 14 PPG
Chaminade - Stanley Shepard has been the perfect compliment for Chairez dishing out a conference 2nd best 5.7 AST
MSB - Richard Smith has been THE MAN for MSB scoring 12.2 PPG and grabbing 8.8 REB PG
Rest of year preview :
Conference Standings? I look for them to stay the way they are with WNM edging out BYUH for the regular season conference championship. But the real battle is for 3rd, 4th and 5th between HP, Cham and MSB, where i see those standing staying the same as they are also, with lowly H@H finsihing in last.
NT? I see WNM and BYUH making the NT for the West, and HP and Chaminade battling for PIT Berths, where i see them both gettting one.
Team to watch out for? WNM and BYUH. Why that battle is shaping up to be well a battle, and they are both very evenly matched and the battle for the 1 or 2 seed will be heated.
Player to watch out for? Chris Humphrey and Bo Zhao both have CPOY chances and ALL American chances, and if they continue to play as they have one of them very well could win it.
1.#7 W. New Mexico (indiansrck27) 11-4 (5-0)
2.#9 BYU, Hawaii (zhawks) 9-6 (4-1)
3.Hawaii Pacific (gw20404) 8-8 (3-3)
4.Chaminade (dr57) 11-5 (2-4)
5.Montana St., Billings (bscoresby) 9-7 (1-5)
6.Hawaii at Hilo (Sim AI) 6-10 (0-6)
The West Division has two top 10 ranked teams, with Hawaii P, Chaminade, and MSB having great non-conf schedules but slippng a bit in conference play, and H@H having a horrendous season. Like the East There are some major contributors in the West:
WNM - Bo Zhao has been a triple threat scoring, passing, and defense. He has scored13.6 PPG dished out 4.7 AST PG and has 2.0 STL PG
WNM - Chris Dial has been a scoring threat for WNM scoring 13.9 PPG while contributing 5.7 REB PG altough he is a natural PF he has played SF his entire time at WNM.
WNM - Michael Brackman has like many WNM players been a scorng threat but he is the defensive stopper with 8.0 REB PG, and 1.3 BLK PG while contributing 12.4 PPG
BYUH - Chris Humphrey who is the early favorite for CPOY has been scoring 15 PPG along with 2.8 REB and 1.9 AST
BYUH - Roberto Galindo has scored 12.6 PPG along with 3.3 AST PG for BYUH
BYUH - Has 3 big men in Marinez, Byerly, and Rumley combining to contribute 29 PPG and 24.3 REB PG
HP - Has Wallace Moore Leading the team with 11.9 PPG and 3.7 REB plus 1.9 AST PG
Chaminade - Andrew Chairez scoring 14 PPG
Chaminade - Stanley Shepard has been the perfect compliment for Chairez dishing out a conference 2nd best 5.7 AST
MSB - Richard Smith has been THE MAN for MSB scoring 12.2 PPG and grabbing 8.8 REB PG
Rest of year preview :
Conference Standings? I look for them to stay the way they are with WNM edging out BYUH for the regular season conference championship. But the real battle is for 3rd, 4th and 5th between HP, Cham and MSB, where i see those standing staying the same as they are also, with lowly H@H finsihing in last.
NT? I see WNM and BYUH making the NT for the West, and HP and Chaminade battling for PIT Berths, where i see them both gettting one.
Team to watch out for? WNM and BYUH. Why that battle is shaping up to be well a battle, and they are both very evenly matched and the battle for the 1 or 2 seed will be heated.
Player to watch out for? Chris Humphrey and Bo Zhao both have CPOY chances and ALL American chances, and if they continue to play as they have one of them very well could win it.
Tonight's Games
Boys, Girls, Ladies and Gents! Tonights round of gnac games is something to look forward too, granted whats not in the gnac?
First off lets start in the East! Where we have a few good matchups!
The Humm Bolts travel to Seattle where they take on Seattle. Humboldt is the 8 point favorite.
I'm going with the Bolts to cover. I'll pick a 11 point win I'm just not feeling that Thompson and Grunewald can hang with any of the boys that Humboldt will throw at them.
Game 2 is Central Washington at NNU, where NNU is the 11 point favorite.
I called it earlier, Central Wash always gets the best of uch. But I'm not feeling it this time, although I'll pick CWash to cover. NNU by 7.
BYU, Hawaii -7 @ Hawaii Pacific.
HiPac is having a GREAT season but I don't see them being good enough to beat the Humphreys. BYUH by 11
Montana State Billings @ Hawaii Hilo
MSB is favored by 1 and in the most meaningless game in tonites lineup, I'll pick MSB to cover. MSB by 17.
St. Marts @ Chaminade
St. Marts is favored by 1. In the Chaminade-was-once-ranked upset special I'm going to pick the West to win in this crossover game and give Chaminade a 5 point win at home in a game they are hoping will get them back into post season contention.
And now for Today's GAME OF THE NIGHT!
#7 West New Mexico @ #18 Seattle Pacific
This is a Pick 'Em game. And ya know what? I'm gonna Pick 'em! In my Vegas-Doesn't-Call-It-An-Upset-But-Damnit-I-Do Upset Special I'm picking SeaPac to win in a close one due to a few late missed buckets by WNM. SeaPac by 4.
First off lets start in the East! Where we have a few good matchups!
The Humm Bolts travel to Seattle where they take on Seattle. Humboldt is the 8 point favorite.
I'm going with the Bolts to cover. I'll pick a 11 point win I'm just not feeling that Thompson and Grunewald can hang with any of the boys that Humboldt will throw at them.
Game 2 is Central Washington at NNU, where NNU is the 11 point favorite.
I called it earlier, Central Wash always gets the best of uch. But I'm not feeling it this time, although I'll pick CWash to cover. NNU by 7.
BYU, Hawaii -7 @ Hawaii Pacific.
HiPac is having a GREAT season but I don't see them being good enough to beat the Humphreys. BYUH by 11
Montana State Billings @ Hawaii Hilo
MSB is favored by 1 and in the most meaningless game in tonites lineup, I'll pick MSB to cover. MSB by 17.
St. Marts @ Chaminade
St. Marts is favored by 1. In the Chaminade-was-once-ranked upset special I'm going to pick the West to win in this crossover game and give Chaminade a 5 point win at home in a game they are hoping will get them back into post season contention.
And now for Today's GAME OF THE NIGHT!
#7 West New Mexico @ #18 Seattle Pacific
This is a Pick 'Em game. And ya know what? I'm gonna Pick 'em! In my Vegas-Doesn't-Call-It-An-Upset-But-Damnit-I-Do Upset Special I'm picking SeaPac to win in a close one due to a few late missed buckets by WNM. SeaPac by 4.
Mid-season GNAC East Review/Preview
Through 15-17 Games here are the standings.
1. #24 N.W. Nazarene (uchuskies) 11-6 (5-1)
2.#18 Seattle Pacific (andmoore1230) 12-3 (4-1)
3.#6 Humboldt St. (metsmax) 12-3 (4-1)
4.St. Martin's (naufan) 10-6 (4-2)
5.Seattle (amsiegel) 7-8 (1-4)
6.C. Washington (spud814) 8-7 (0-5)
The East Division in the GNAC is a very competitive one featuring 3 ranked teams and 3 more team who can hold their own. Each team had their own very important contributers and here they are :
NNU - Carlos Rogers has been putting on a show for the NNU fans scoring 14.5 PPG, along with 3.3 REB and 1.1 STL PG.
NNU - Robert Burton has been their defensive force pulling down 7.3 REB and 1.2 BLK PG not to mention 11.7 PPG
Sea Pac - Ned Bushovisky is a force to be reckoned with in the GNAC scoring almost 16 PPG and pulling down 8.3 REB PG
Humm Bolts - Marin Sankowski has been every thing and more of what is expected scoring 12.3 PPG dishing out 2.9 AST PG and having 1.7 rips PG
Humm Bolts - Gregorio Morretti has been raking in 7.8 REB PG with 11.2 PPG
Humm Bolts - Larry Williams has been the Humm Bolts 2nd REB Monster at 7.4 PG with 10.7 PPG
St Marts - Jerry McDavitt has been good for St Marts but he needs to be better for them to make a run at the Conf Championship scoring 10 PPG and 5.9 REB PG
Seattle - Danny Thompson has been scoring 12 PPG and dishing 3.5 AST as the 2 G
Seattle - Have two REB monsters in George Grunewald and Eugene Owen combining for 15.9 REB PG
C Wash - Has Lance Smith scoring 11.7 PPG and grabbing 4.2 REB PG
Rest of Year Preview:
Conference Standings? I see NNU, Sea Pac, and the Humm Bolts slugging it out until the end of the year, where i see the Humm Bolts coming out on top followed by NNU and then Sea Pac with St Marts, Seattle, and C Wash following them.
NT? Humm Bolts, NNU, Sea Pac make the NT with St Marts and Seattle falling to the PIT, but both just missing out on the NT
Team to watch out for : St Marts. They hav the ability to compete with the BIG 3 of th East and they could deliver some crucial losses to the Big 3 knocking one of them out of 1st, while all along putting them selves in the NT
Player to wtch out for : Carlos Rogers. If Carlos continues his great play NNU is going to be good, but if he can elevate his play they will be very very very dangerous in conferece play, CT, and the NT.
1. #24 N.W. Nazarene (uchuskies) 11-6 (5-1)
2.#18 Seattle Pacific (andmoore1230) 12-3 (4-1)
3.#6 Humboldt St. (metsmax) 12-3 (4-1)
4.St. Martin's (naufan) 10-6 (4-2)
5.Seattle (amsiegel) 7-8 (1-4)
6.C. Washington (spud814) 8-7 (0-5)
The East Division in the GNAC is a very competitive one featuring 3 ranked teams and 3 more team who can hold their own. Each team had their own very important contributers and here they are :
NNU - Carlos Rogers has been putting on a show for the NNU fans scoring 14.5 PPG, along with 3.3 REB and 1.1 STL PG.
NNU - Robert Burton has been their defensive force pulling down 7.3 REB and 1.2 BLK PG not to mention 11.7 PPG
Sea Pac - Ned Bushovisky is a force to be reckoned with in the GNAC scoring almost 16 PPG and pulling down 8.3 REB PG
Humm Bolts - Marin Sankowski has been every thing and more of what is expected scoring 12.3 PPG dishing out 2.9 AST PG and having 1.7 rips PG
Humm Bolts - Gregorio Morretti has been raking in 7.8 REB PG with 11.2 PPG
Humm Bolts - Larry Williams has been the Humm Bolts 2nd REB Monster at 7.4 PG with 10.7 PPG
St Marts - Jerry McDavitt has been good for St Marts but he needs to be better for them to make a run at the Conf Championship scoring 10 PPG and 5.9 REB PG
Seattle - Danny Thompson has been scoring 12 PPG and dishing 3.5 AST as the 2 G
Seattle - Have two REB monsters in George Grunewald and Eugene Owen combining for 15.9 REB PG
C Wash - Has Lance Smith scoring 11.7 PPG and grabbing 4.2 REB PG
Rest of Year Preview:
Conference Standings? I see NNU, Sea Pac, and the Humm Bolts slugging it out until the end of the year, where i see the Humm Bolts coming out on top followed by NNU and then Sea Pac with St Marts, Seattle, and C Wash following them.
NT? Humm Bolts, NNU, Sea Pac make the NT with St Marts and Seattle falling to the PIT, but both just missing out on the NT
Team to watch out for : St Marts. They hav the ability to compete with the BIG 3 of th East and they could deliver some crucial losses to the Big 3 knocking one of them out of 1st, while all along putting them selves in the NT
Player to wtch out for : Carlos Rogers. If Carlos continues his great play NNU is going to be good, but if he can elevate his play they will be very very very dangerous in conferece play, CT, and the NT.
THE Finish (West)
Well here is the 2nd half of THE Finish. This is the West version.
I'll start off by saying, There aren't any surprises here.
West New Mexico (Currently 5-0)
West New Mexico has been on a roll and I don't see much changing with that. Although I do see a few roadblocks in the way. I see a loss at NNU and I am in visioning Dr Z whippin up a few tricks and winning 1 of the two big battles. That leaves WNM at 14-2.
BYU, Hawaii (Currently 4-1)
BYU, Hawaii is finally back to where they were 3 years ago. I'm invisioning a tie for the gnac West with BYU, Hawaii winning out except for 1 loss to WNM, leaving them at 14-2 also, giving zhawks 4 Regular Season Conference Champs in 4 seasons.
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Quickies
Hawaii Pacific -- 3rd
Chaminade -- 4th
Montana St Billings -- 5th
Hawaii Hilo -- 6th
I'll start off by saying, There aren't any surprises here.
West New Mexico (Currently 5-0)
West New Mexico has been on a roll and I don't see much changing with that. Although I do see a few roadblocks in the way. I see a loss at NNU and I am in visioning Dr Z whippin up a few tricks and winning 1 of the two big battles. That leaves WNM at 14-2.
BYU, Hawaii (Currently 4-1)
BYU, Hawaii is finally back to where they were 3 years ago. I'm invisioning a tie for the gnac West with BYU, Hawaii winning out except for 1 loss to WNM, leaving them at 14-2 also, giving zhawks 4 Regular Season Conference Champs in 4 seasons.
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Quickies
Hawaii Pacific -- 3rd
Chaminade -- 4th
Montana St Billings -- 5th
Hawaii Hilo -- 6th
THE Finish (East)
Well good folks of the gnac, err I mean the greatest DII conference ever established, Here it is, THE Finish. It's THE Finish of THE Best conference EVER.
Here's how I see it unfolding.
North West Nazarene (Currently 5-1):
Carlos Rogers is a pimp. Need I say more? He has NNU running on all cylinders and I just don't see them slowing down very soon. The win at Humboldt was a huge statement game for NNU and I forsee them closing out strong. Something they have a history of not being able to do. NNU has 4 Big games left this season which Include a visit from Seattle Pacific, where I see them avenging an earlier season loss, a road trip to BYU, Hawaii where coach Uchuskies has had Dr. Z's number. This season I see a big victory for the Zcrew tho. And then visits from both Humboldt State and West New Mexico where I see a split. Assuming (and this is big) that NNU takes care of the games they should (Hello CWash upset!) I see NNU losing 2 more games on the season and moving to 13-3 in the gnac and being crowned the East Champs!
Seattle Pacific (Currently 4-1):
With Bushovisky leading the way SeaPac is looking for a bid to the NT this year. Unlikely (yet good in terms of rpi/sos) they play in the toughest half of any conference in the nation! Here's how I see them playing out. I see 4 more losses on the way in games versus WNM, BYU, Hawaii, Humboldt state and NNU. That leaves SeaPac at 11-5 which should be enough to get them into the NT but only good enough for 3rd in the packed gnac.
Humboldt State (Currnetly 4-1):
The season is a success! A win against Dr. Z makes any season special for coach metsmax! Aside from that this team is looking to finish high in the gnac without having any All gnac performers as posted before. I see it shaking out like so: A loss against NNU, another against St. Marts to end the season to tie for the #1 slot (yet in tiebreaker lose to uchuskies for head to head losses) and come in 2nd at 13-3.
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Bottom 3 (quickies)
St. Marts (Currently 4-2)
Ending at 8-8 to be in 4th
Seattle (Currently 1-4) -- Ending in 5th
Central Washington (Currently 0-5) -- ending in 6th
In 5th
Here's how I see it unfolding.
North West Nazarene (Currently 5-1):
Carlos Rogers is a pimp. Need I say more? He has NNU running on all cylinders and I just don't see them slowing down very soon. The win at Humboldt was a huge statement game for NNU and I forsee them closing out strong. Something they have a history of not being able to do. NNU has 4 Big games left this season which Include a visit from Seattle Pacific, where I see them avenging an earlier season loss, a road trip to BYU, Hawaii where coach Uchuskies has had Dr. Z's number. This season I see a big victory for the Zcrew tho. And then visits from both Humboldt State and West New Mexico where I see a split. Assuming (and this is big) that NNU takes care of the games they should (Hello CWash upset!) I see NNU losing 2 more games on the season and moving to 13-3 in the gnac and being crowned the East Champs!
Seattle Pacific (Currently 4-1):
With Bushovisky leading the way SeaPac is looking for a bid to the NT this year. Unlikely (yet good in terms of rpi/sos) they play in the toughest half of any conference in the nation! Here's how I see them playing out. I see 4 more losses on the way in games versus WNM, BYU, Hawaii, Humboldt state and NNU. That leaves SeaPac at 11-5 which should be enough to get them into the NT but only good enough for 3rd in the packed gnac.
Humboldt State (Currnetly 4-1):
The season is a success! A win against Dr. Z makes any season special for coach metsmax! Aside from that this team is looking to finish high in the gnac without having any All gnac performers as posted before. I see it shaking out like so: A loss against NNU, another against St. Marts to end the season to tie for the #1 slot (yet in tiebreaker lose to uchuskies for head to head losses) and come in 2nd at 13-3.
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Bottom 3 (quickies)
St. Marts (Currently 4-2)
Ending at 8-8 to be in 4th
Seattle (Currently 1-4) -- Ending in 5th
Central Washington (Currently 0-5) -- ending in 6th
In 5th
Mid-Season Gnac Awards
With the gnac play underway and half the season over, Here are the Gnac Mid-season Awards!
1st Team All-Gnac
The first team all-gnac selection wasn't all too hard at the guard position. Chris Humphrey of BYU, Hawaii was a clear selection from the Nations most lethal 3 guard line-up. Humphrey, the nations Freshmen of the year in Season 2, is back to his Freshmen form and is averaging 15.0 ppg and 2.9 rpg to go with 1.9 apg. Humphrey is the clear leader of the current #9 team in the nation. Bo Zhao the floor captian of the high octane offense run by indiansrck27 at West New Mexico is the selection at pg. He is averaging 13.6 ppg and contributing 4.7 apg while pulling down 2.5 rpg. Zhao has showed his maturity this season leading West New Mexico to the #7 ranking along with the selection at pf, Michael Brackman. Brackman gets the nod over teammate Christopher Dial for his Rebounding edge, along with his superior defensive track record. Brackman is averaging 12.3 ppg to go with 8.0 rpg. On defense Brackman is dominating with 1.4 spg 1.3 bpg. At sf the obvious choice has North West Nazarene in 1st place in the East, Carlos Rogers. Rogers is scoring 14.5 ppg on 51.6% shooting and is pulling down 3.3 rpg. The Final spot was also easy to fill with Seattle Pacific Senior, Ned Bushovisky. Leading the gnac in scoring is no easy task and Bushovisky is doing just that. Scoring 15.9 ppg and pulling down 8.3 rpg while blocking 1.6 shots per game.
PG - Bo Zhao, West New Mexico
SG - Chris Humphrey, BYU, Hawaii
SF - Carolos Rogers, North West Nazarene
PF - Michael Brackman, West New Mexico
C - Ned Bushovisky, Seattle Pacific
Second Team All-Gnac
PG - Andrew Chairez, Chaminade
SG - Roberto Galindo, BYU, Hawaii
SF - James Thompson, Chaminade
PF - Chris Dial, West New Mexico
C - Michael Marinez, BYU, Hawaii
Gnac-Player of the Year
It was a close call between 2 canidents. Chris Humphrey of BYU, Hawaii, the leagues best Senior on one of the Leagues best teams, the guy who leads that team with heart and soul and the Player who has the surprising North West Nazarene team leading the East over National powerhouse, Humboldt State, Carlos Rogers. Humphrey has the scoring edge and plays on a more nationally recognized team. Whereas Rogers leads in rebounding and steals.
The seperation comes in when you think about the teams as a whole. BYU, Hawaii without Humphrey is still a top 25 team (and most likely top 10), whereas North West Nazarene is a potential PI team, not National Title contender, without Rogers. That being said the Mid-Season Gnac Player of the Year is Carlos Rogers of North West Nazarene!
Gnac Freshmen of the Year
Robert Carter of Central Washington. Carter is averaging a solid 6.8 ppg and 5.8 rpg for Central Washington this year. Carter is a solid piece to the puzzle and should help bring Central Washington up from the cellar in years to come.
Gnac Coach of the Year
gw20404 coach of Hawaii Pacific. gw has Hawaii Pacific just 1 win away from last seasons total Gnac wins and has already eclipsed last seasons total wins and has positioned his team to be in post season contention for the first time ever. Congrats gw on Hawaii Pacific's best season yet!
Congrats to all of those listed here and sorry for those of you that weren't mentioned.
1st Team All-Gnac
The first team all-gnac selection wasn't all too hard at the guard position. Chris Humphrey of BYU, Hawaii was a clear selection from the Nations most lethal 3 guard line-up. Humphrey, the nations Freshmen of the year in Season 2, is back to his Freshmen form and is averaging 15.0 ppg and 2.9 rpg to go with 1.9 apg. Humphrey is the clear leader of the current #9 team in the nation. Bo Zhao the floor captian of the high octane offense run by indiansrck27 at West New Mexico is the selection at pg. He is averaging 13.6 ppg and contributing 4.7 apg while pulling down 2.5 rpg. Zhao has showed his maturity this season leading West New Mexico to the #7 ranking along with the selection at pf, Michael Brackman. Brackman gets the nod over teammate Christopher Dial for his Rebounding edge, along with his superior defensive track record. Brackman is averaging 12.3 ppg to go with 8.0 rpg. On defense Brackman is dominating with 1.4 spg 1.3 bpg. At sf the obvious choice has North West Nazarene in 1st place in the East, Carlos Rogers. Rogers is scoring 14.5 ppg on 51.6% shooting and is pulling down 3.3 rpg. The Final spot was also easy to fill with Seattle Pacific Senior, Ned Bushovisky. Leading the gnac in scoring is no easy task and Bushovisky is doing just that. Scoring 15.9 ppg and pulling down 8.3 rpg while blocking 1.6 shots per game.
PG - Bo Zhao, West New Mexico
SG - Chris Humphrey, BYU, Hawaii
SF - Carolos Rogers, North West Nazarene
PF - Michael Brackman, West New Mexico
C - Ned Bushovisky, Seattle Pacific
Second Team All-Gnac
PG - Andrew Chairez, Chaminade
SG - Roberto Galindo, BYU, Hawaii
SF - James Thompson, Chaminade
PF - Chris Dial, West New Mexico
C - Michael Marinez, BYU, Hawaii
Gnac-Player of the Year
It was a close call between 2 canidents. Chris Humphrey of BYU, Hawaii, the leagues best Senior on one of the Leagues best teams, the guy who leads that team with heart and soul and the Player who has the surprising North West Nazarene team leading the East over National powerhouse, Humboldt State, Carlos Rogers. Humphrey has the scoring edge and plays on a more nationally recognized team. Whereas Rogers leads in rebounding and steals.
The seperation comes in when you think about the teams as a whole. BYU, Hawaii without Humphrey is still a top 25 team (and most likely top 10), whereas North West Nazarene is a potential PI team, not National Title contender, without Rogers. That being said the Mid-Season Gnac Player of the Year is Carlos Rogers of North West Nazarene!
Gnac Freshmen of the Year
Robert Carter of Central Washington. Carter is averaging a solid 6.8 ppg and 5.8 rpg for Central Washington this year. Carter is a solid piece to the puzzle and should help bring Central Washington up from the cellar in years to come.
Gnac Coach of the Year
gw20404 coach of Hawaii Pacific. gw has Hawaii Pacific just 1 win away from last seasons total Gnac wins and has already eclipsed last seasons total wins and has positioned his team to be in post season contention for the first time ever. Congrats gw on Hawaii Pacific's best season yet!
Congrats to all of those listed here and sorry for those of you that weren't mentioned.
Gnac Leaders
Currently in the gnac:
North West Nazarene leads both Humboldt State and Seattle Pacific by half a game in the East with starting sf Carlos Rogers leading the way averaging 14.5 ppg on 51.6% shooting.
In the West, West New Mexico leads BYU, Hawaii by half a game and is lead by seniors Chris Dial and Bo Zhao, both averaging over 13 ppg.
North West Nazarene leads both Humboldt State and Seattle Pacific by half a game in the East with starting sf Carlos Rogers leading the way averaging 14.5 ppg on 51.6% shooting.
In the West, West New Mexico leads BYU, Hawaii by half a game and is lead by seniors Chris Dial and Bo Zhao, both averaging over 13 ppg.
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