tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post3732909126425878631..comments2023-09-02T12:16:29.832-04:00Comments on The CIS Blog: Women's basketball: Final 8 oddsScott Hastiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08081415078301065374noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-28893125012226337132014-03-15T12:15:18.912-04:002014-03-15T12:15:18.912-04:00I don't imagine we'll be hearing from Doug...I don't imagine we'll be hearing from Doug. The pandas were awful. And worst of all-theydidn't even compete. Just took it without a fight. No wonder that guard moved on to Regina. not that she wouldn't have made it a difference either. First-Team all-Canadian and she doesn't even finish the season? Joke. iris atkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04550460143079816437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-79496636759032240392014-03-13T16:50:23.522-04:002014-03-13T16:50:23.522-04:00Also in your favour, Doug is last year's seedi...Also in your favour, Doug is last year's seeding which paired Windsor vs conference mate Ottawa then if all went accordingly Windsor vs Carleton. In other words the Lancers would have flown to Regina to play 2 pre-final games vs squads they've played 5 times previously . So their reluctance to match teams from the same conference simply isn't true. iris atkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04550460143079816437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-37800910912230216942014-03-13T12:31:52.069-04:002014-03-13T12:31:52.069-04:00Queen's actually battled the Lancers in the ou...Queen's actually battled the Lancers in the oua final. Despite the lopsided score a lot of it was due to the blitzkrieg-like start the Lancers got off to leading 9-0 before you could say "Jack whatever surname he has". The Gaels are well coached and tough. Big, strong , dogged players who never give up and love to compete. That's what impressed me the most-they love to compete. Every square inch of the floor is contested. The Gaels were trailing upwards to twenty-something points and still fought until the echo of the ref's whistle. It's almost as if they'd rather have no scoreboard. Just compete, compete, compete. iris atkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04550460143079816437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-41515976767689412632014-03-13T12:06:46.301-04:002014-03-13T12:06:46.301-04:00I agree,Doug. No way should Huskies have to play ...I agree,Doug. No way should Huskies have to play Pandas in Game 1. However, some rules supercede a seeding based on pure ability. No way should Quebec team ever receive such a high seeding but rules defer to conference champs. <br /> Last year the 2-time defending champ Lancers returning their Big 3 (Langlois, Clemencon , Williams plus 3pt specialists Mullins and Kovacetic-in other words their starting lineup) were seeded 4th but still prevailed. Regina benefited from some serious home-cooking and still couldn't win it all. Oddly enough some atrocious Regina free throw shooting was their undoing in the final with one 5th year player (i forget the name Diane something, maybe) clanked all 6 FTAs. Imagine shooting at the same rim for 5yrs and missing shots in the final. iris atkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04550460143079816437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-59847161257292990042014-03-10T11:07:03.620-04:002014-03-10T11:07:03.620-04:00Good summary. In my, perhaps not so humble, opinio...Good summary. In my, perhaps not so humble, opinion, I think it's ridiculous that the Pandas are seeded #7. This is a team that's 22-1 in it's last 23 games with that one loss to a top 5 opponent and has been no lower than #5 in the CIS top 10 all year yet they end up behind McGill and Queen's. Both those teams have poorer records and have not been near Alberta in the top 10 all year with Queen's only spending 2 weeks in it at #10. I realize top 10 and record aren't the be all end all of final nationals seeding, and they focus too much on avoiding inter-confernce matchups, but it makes a mockery of that weekly exercise when you see this. As frustrated as Alberta should be, I think St. Mary's should be equally frustrated at having to play a team in round 1 that finished atop Canada West and spent the majority of the year ranked #3. There is no perfect system but something needs to change.Doug McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16524687942889396352noreply@blogger.com