The good news is that, for the most part, they closed out both halves pretty well. The bad news is that they were a little bit slow out of the gate in the first ten minutes (or so) of both halves.
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Thursday, November 24, 2011
Stats-And-More Versus Finlandia
Win Probability Graph
The good news is that, for the most part, they closed out both halves pretty well. The bad news is that they were a little bit slow out of the gate in the first ten minutes (or so) of both halves.
The good news is that, for the most part, they closed out both halves pretty well. The bad news is that they were a little bit slow out of the gate in the first ten minutes (or so) of both halves.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tipping My Hat
Calvin 78, Finlandia 70 (box score)
It wasn't what we wanted. We wanted to see Calvin pound the Finlandia Lions into the hardwood, but that didn't happen today. Calvin seemed to lead most of the game by four to six points, but they never could extend it much past that. I wouldn't say they were ever in danger of losing, but they couldn't put the game away.
The key for Finlandia was their ridiculous three point shooting. Coming into the game, they had only connected on about 25% of their attempts, but tonight they were 14-31 for 45% (at one point late in the game, they were still over 50% at 14-27). Part of that was the Knights failing to effectively close out on their man, but part of it was simply tough shots falling. Calvin even showed a bit of zone defense in the second half, something they rarely do, to try to mix things up a bit, but Finlandia kept hitting.
I'll chalk most of the defensive 'woes' up to it being "one of those days" for Finlandia and not ding the Knights too much. A "reasonable" percentage (say, around 35%) for the Lions would have (or could have) brought the final margin in the 15 to 17 range. Let's tip our hats to the Lions and move on.
It wasn't what we wanted. We wanted to see Calvin pound the Finlandia Lions into the hardwood, but that didn't happen today. Calvin seemed to lead most of the game by four to six points, but they never could extend it much past that. I wouldn't say they were ever in danger of losing, but they couldn't put the game away.
The key for Finlandia was their ridiculous three point shooting. Coming into the game, they had only connected on about 25% of their attempts, but tonight they were 14-31 for 45% (at one point late in the game, they were still over 50% at 14-27). Part of that was the Knights failing to effectively close out on their man, but part of it was simply tough shots falling. Calvin even showed a bit of zone defense in the second half, something they rarely do, to try to mix things up a bit, but Finlandia kept hitting.
I'll chalk most of the defensive 'woes' up to it being "one of those days" for Finlandia and not ding the Knights too much. A "reasonable" percentage (say, around 35%) for the Lions would have (or could have) brought the final margin in the 15 to 17 range. Let's tip our hats to the Lions and move on.
Finlandia Preview
| Game Four | |
|---|---|
| Who | Finlandia University Lions |
| Where | Van Noord Arena |
| When | Wednesday, 7:30 PM |
| Audio | Stretch Internet |
| Video | Stretch Internet |
| Stats | Calvin Live Stats |
When We Last Met
For the third time in four games, Calvin’s opponent is a Division III team that they haven’t played before (or, at least, haven’t played in so long that anyone remembers it).
About Finlandia
Finlandia University is located in Hancock, Michigan which is way up in the Keweenaw Peninsula. Hancock is just across the river from Houghton, so Finlandia is in close proximity to Michigan Tech (or THE Tech, for those in the know). Although Finlandia is located in Michigan, they’ve been recently defined to be in the West region by the Division III committee so that they can count games against some Wisconsin and Minnesota schools as in-region.
Also, never trust a Yooper.
The Lions come into this contest with an 0-2 record, with their loses coming by 13 to UW-Superior (of the always strong WIAC conference) and by 17 to Division II Lake Superior State. Finlandia is historically not very good -- last year's team won only seven games. The best MIAA comparison is probably Alma, although the Lions did beat the Scots last season.
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