Rounding out the rest of the all-conference team:

FIRST TEAM
Craig Johnson     Coast Guard     Forward   So   Medford, OR
Mike D'Auria         MIT                  Guard       Sr    Newton, MA
Derek Yvon          Springfield       Guard       Sr    East Longmeadow, MA
Sean Kelly           Wheaton          Guard       Sr    Providence, RI
Ryan Flynn          WPI                  Guard       Sr    Hamilton, MA

SECOND TEAM
Al Sowers            Coast Guard   Guard        So    Monrovia, MD
Jeff Prebeck         Coast Guard   Forward    So    Columbus, IN
Brian Zukowski    Wheaton        Guard        Jr     Dracut, MA
Ryan Cain            WPI                Guard        Jr     Webster, MA
Antoine Coleman WPI                Forward    So    Everett, MA



I'm a little suprised to see Flynn on the 1st team with Cain and Coleman on the 2nd team.  I don't disagree, just surprised people saw it that way.

I have lived in Mass my whole life and I've never heard of Wheaton for anything BUT athletics...

What else are they known for?

what would need to happen in the other NE conferences for MIT to have a good shot at an at-large bid?

I'm glad to see MIT and WPI both doing so well this season.  It's good to see some "geek" schools do well in a conference that definately has its share of "jock" schools (ie Wheaton and Springfield).  WPI catches a lot of crap about being so nerdy, it's great to be able to hear about something other than robotics competitions on camps.

I'm thinking a Wheaton win tomorrow night based on momentum (Springfield has dropped 2 in a row) and home court advantage....but anything could happen

plus, as a WPI fan I'd rather face Springfield in the second round, we have a bad history with Wheaton

well that's a little embarassing, my apologies, Hoopsfan.

How can you call WPI losers at 20-3?? 

Overrated?  Perhaps. 
But losers? No way.

Hoopsfan, you got what you wanted, they dropped out of the top 25, so why do you have to keep ragging on them?  I think you like to see them stuggle, that's a poor attitude

CONGRATS to WPI seniors for pulling themselves back up on Senior night.

Probably gonna lose a "karma-point" for this one....whatever

newmacnewcomer,

Exactly what changes do you suggest they make?  You can make all the tactical changes, line-up changes, play changes in the world....but if the guys on the court aren't motivated then those changes are useless. 

Hoops Fan, where are you?  I think I remember awhile ago you predicted a 20-3 final record for WPI.  Right on.

I'm gonna stand by my tough-love theory.  WPI losing a couple of games and dropping out of the polls...a little scare might just motivate them to pick it up a notch.  We all know the close-calls wins haven't don't the trick.

Plus they have a good group of seniors who probably aren't ready to lay down their careers just yet.  I think they just might bounce back from this slide.

You know, if WPI had to lose a few in a row, I don't think now is such a bad time to do it.  Maybe it'll give them a little wake up call before the NEWMAC tourney starts, make the guys realize that they don't necessarily have this one in the bag.

Like I said last week, tomorrow night against Springfield is gonna be a real test...

I think WPI has an amazing amount of talent too!  But that's why people pick them apart so much, because we know what they could be doing. 

And don't forget where they came from too...it was only a few years ('02-'03) ago that they were 1-11 in the NEWMAC and the year before that they were even worse. 

So clearly there was some great coaching there to turn a program around so dramatically.  But sometimes I start to wonder if last year's run went to Bartley's head and now he's aiming for a championship instead of focusing on playing good basketball...

Don't get me wrong, I think he's a great coach and a great guy (I mean he invited the entire team to his wedding), I just think he might have changed his focus a bit.

Quote from: Hoops Fan on February 09, 2006, 10:30:06 AM

No its figured from the end of the year.  If WPI loses a few more, they might be out of the Pool C race.  Anything is possible.

Hoops Fan, can you clarify that?  By end of the year do you mean the Pool C bids are figured by the end of all games prior to the NCAA tournament, or by the end of regular season play?

Worst case scenario, if WPI loses a few more and drops the NEWMAC tourney who do you forsee getting the Pool C bids from New England?


I think the reason Wheaton won last night was because they're one of few teams so far that has been able to silence Cain AND Coleman at the same time.

and when you put that up against Sean Kelly's 7 assists for the night it makes for a tough matchup.  Doesn't help that WPI shot for 18% from 3-point territory, where they usually excell.

I think Tue's game against Springfield will be a real test.

Quote from: newmacnewcommer on February 08, 2006, 03:59:46 PM
I agree that the the tourney is wide open with the exception of Clark and Babson.

I totally agree.  2 years ago WPI was the regular season champs, and Babson stole the NEWMAC championship in the tourney.  WPI may be getting the most attention, but since they've played so many NEWMAC opponents down to the wire I agree that anything could happen in the tourney.

"IF" WPI slips up and doesn't win the tourney, they'd still be a safe bid to the NCAA tournament, right?  But then they'd lose home court advantage and draw a more difficult 1st round game.

I think next week's Springfield @ WPI could set the tone here.

I'm a little in the dark, why is Gordon looking to leave the CCC?