Final regular season power rankings

[MACReport]

It was a long, wild ride to the Q and J. Scott Fitzwater brings it all together in his final regular season power rankings at MAC Report Online. Check 'em out at: http://macreportonline.com/index.php/Baske...ngs-3-9-09.html

[UAZip0510]

"Once again, the Zips had a great opportunity on their hands to get at least a share of the regular season championship when Chris Singletary was ejected. Once again, they failed. Given Akron's poor offense (they haven't produced a point per offensive possession in a month) and Keith Dambrot's inability to keep his team from tightening up in previous tournaments, it's hard to consider them true contenders this year."I'm not sure that's a fair statement about Dambrot. If the game officials run the clock right in 2007, or the lucky bank three doesn't go in, the Zips are MAC Tournament champions. In 2008 they played tough basketball until eventually losing to a (hate to say it) better overall squad in Can't. I'm not sure you make two consecutive tournament finals in the MAC and deserve a reputation of having teams "tighten up"...but that's just me. Also, while they've been inconsistent for sure, Akron's "poor offense" is ranked 3rd in the MAC this season. They are also tied for 2nd in the MAC on the season in PPS (points per shot). Buffalo (your tourney favorite) lost 5 of their last 7 games, while Miami lost 4 of their last 6. And how does Buffalo have a sweet draw if they're facing Can't State (your #3 team), who is "playing as good of a brand of basketball as anybody in the conference right now"...???

[RACER]

i still don't understand where kd gets this cant win the big game label.i guess beating an acc team on thier own court does not count.i don't see any mac teams doing that.all wins are big games.ask any of the teams in the west about that.any of them would be happy with 19 wins.i still think we can still go to the postseason if we can beat toledo.that would give us 20 wins.every team wants to go to the big dance,but the reality is we are a one bid league.

[skip-zip]

Folks....come on. We all know that right or wrong, coaches get judged by the media on winning championships. And we blew a decent 2nd half lead against Miami two years ago, and completely fell apart against Can't last year. Until we get another chance, and the result is different, this is how it's going to be.

[Captain Kangaroo]

i still don't understand where kd gets this cant win the big game label.

Thanks for checking in, Ray Charles.

[Dave in Green]

Well, first you have to define exactly what constitutes a "big" game, and good luck at getting a consensus because everyone has their own definition of which ones should be on the list and which should be left off.But, assuming you get a consensus definition, then you put together a list of the games KD has coached that meet the "big" definition, and then you add up the wins and losses in those games.