San Ramon Valley knocks off Dublin
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Now finally that league is representing with a few more teams. Hurray ! That is why I said earlier that Carondelet (though still the favorites) would be challenged a bit more this season in league. That to go along with the tougher schedule they drew from so call competitive equity. Now there may be less chance for a false sense of how good they are to set in. Perhaps the challenge( a few less 40 point league blow outs) will force Carondelet to be better prepared for the post season? Congratulations to San Ramon Valley !
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Dublin 9.7 SOS on maxpreps Their 2 losses are to Pleasant Valley and SRV
And SRV SOS on maxpreps is 13.2 a 5 pt win over Santa Clara and a 3 point win over Newark Memorial?
Carondelet should beat both of them by 20 plus.
And SRV SOS on maxpreps is 13.2 a 5 pt win over Santa Clara and a 3 point win over Newark Memorial?
Carondelet should beat both of them by 20 plus.
Perhaps your right? Or things could be a little closer? Carondelet has been playing pretty well. But so have Dublin, SRV, and Cal High. So we will find out better once each game is played. First up is Dublin Saturday 1/27 @ Carondelet. Then Carondelet @ SRV 7PM 2/6 followed by California High @ Carondelet 2/13 7pm. Not to over look Dublin(who are playing very well) or anyone else. But matchup wise, I see SRV and California High as tougher games. But time will tell best.
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She was out during the team's tournament games in Las Vegas. But has been back and on a pretty good tear since. I did't see the last two games. But have not heard anything about Bamberger being hurt again.
I saw her play Saturday versus McClatchy and she put up 25 points and 15 rebounds. She was the difference maker. Could not stop her down low or keep her off the offensive glass. She even stepped out to hit nice mid range jumper and a three pointer. Without her, they are not the same team.
That is true as she is a matchup concern for certain. A division 1 player no doubt. However that is one of the typical things that has always concerned me with Carondelet getting to the next level. And being able to win in the post season. Each season they rely heavily on the scoring of one or two players too often. Instead of working to build more confident scorers across the board. They tend to be the same team in March that they were in November. Now of course that is never a problem when you are simply better than your opponent, such as in league play or NCS. But the better teams tend to either game plan to account for your strengths, have players to matchup with yours, or simply have more confident options than you have and therefore out last you by the 3rd or 4th quarter. I always say... "who cares what you do when you are better than others".To me that's not very impressive. I wrote "Win Anyway" as an guide to help players and coaches figure out how to find a way to improve and "step up" and play well enough to win games when they are the under dogs.
That tends to be the difference in the better teams. Obviously Mitty, Salesian, Pinewood, and SMS are not necessarily better without Jones, Jackson, Jump, and DeCosta. But smart teams work to spread the attack around as to provide balanced depth and scoring to be concerned with. That makes for a team like Clovis West who won the Nike TOC and the California State Open championship last season.That blueprint helped them become the best team in the nation. Not just having so call the most talent or most D1 players. I have always said for the most part basketball is a very simple game. Some obviously catch on and figure things out sooner than others. Some never recognize the blue print that champions and the better teams are using. Some can't get around their own ego. I guess that is why some see things as being hard, or difficult, while others don't.
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How does that automatic bid thing work? Does it get re-evaluated every year? Could see a time not long from now when it might not be justified. No frosh on varsity this season for the first time in a long while, which says to me no blue chippers in that class. No size in the sophomore class. Could be some leaner years coming.
I'm not sure how that works. My guess is that the school could simply petition to NCS to return to "normal" status, and if the league agreed, it would happen immediately.
Since the goal is to keep a team from blowing away league opponents, if that wasn't going to happen any more, it would seem reasonable to change back.
With leagues realigning every year, and thus impacting NCS automatic qualifiers in all sports, it shouldn't be hard to do.
Since the goal is to keep a team from blowing away league opponents, if that wasn't going to happen any more, it would seem reasonable to change back.
With leagues realigning every year, and thus impacting NCS automatic qualifiers in all sports, it shouldn't be hard to do.
Clay,
Not sure Carondelet will continue to sweep league opponents in the near future. But they do have quite a few confident young players in the pipeline. However size may eventually become an issue. I do think they will continue to be a decent team for the next several seasons. If they come closer to the pack soon as some are expecting, they will need to submit the request sooner than later. Or they can continue to challenge themselves against the best. They can only get better with a better challenge. That recipe seems to be working well for the highest level teams. And those who win championships.
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Last time an EBAL team beat C-Let was Monte Vista about 6-7 years ago if I remember correctly. There's a reason for that and that is because C-Let continues to attract top talent and will continue to do so as long as they keep winning. Cal has an abundance of talent that could compete, SRV is young and doing great, and Dublin has 5 good players but the program is a mess right now (they have 3 losses and complaining is already starting). I always think that any team can beat any team on a given night, but after getting walloped every night for years, it's hard to overcome that intimidation factor.
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I was there when Monte Vista beat Carondelet. Intimidation factor works well. But the ball can bounce a number of ways. As I like to say, each game has its own personality. Intimidation takes a back seat to confidence every time. And one thing that will be important for Carondelet when dealing with both SRV and California will be the initial tone set and getting off to a good start. If any one of theses two teams are allowed to hang around, gain confidence, and build momentum( which is not impossible) then the game will turn out closer than expected. First up..... I think Carondelet has a big and tough matchup with Salesian to worry about. So I doubt a league team is even within the team's thoughts at this point. Not that they should be overlooking the Dougherty Valley matchup on Tuesday 1/30.
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Carondelet 74 Dublin 48
I predict the same type of score for the SRV game. SRV doesn't have enough firepower on offense or defensive presence to stop Clet from scoring 70 plus.
Cal High has the best chance of beating or competing with Clet.
I predict the same type of score for the SRV game. SRV doesn't have enough firepower on offense or defensive presence to stop Clet from scoring 70 plus.
Cal High has the best chance of beating or competing with Clet.
Cal High may indeed have the best chance, not sure. If things played out the way they should I would totally agree with you. But knowing certain tendencies about each of the teams involved, I'm not as convinced SRV will get beat as easily as Dublin did. The score didn't reflect the fact that the game was pretty much over after the second quarter. My guess is both SRV and California will be within a reasonable striking range going into the 4th quarter. Dublin was pretty much finished off just before half time. They tried to make a run in the third but were quickly turned away. Perhaps that will happen to both SRV and California, but I doubt it.
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Thats a great point. I think that where Cal and SRV has the advantage is in the coaching preparation. I was at the SRV vs. Dublin game and can tell you that Dublin's coach made zero adjustments. none! they kept driving to the basket, not help, pressing and giving up layups. Personally I think Dublin has more talent and should of won, but the coaching is shockingly bad. I was very surprised to hear that they knocked off Cal High.
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