Not for nothing, but could the reason Bowers is the best big man in TCCC be at least partially because he graduated from High school in 2k? Most seniors were class of '04. With a body like his - 4 years really canm make the difference between "men against boys"!!! I like his game, but that seems like quite an advantage.
  I wish Curry luck, I want the TCCC to do well. I'll be following it from out here in the land of alfalfa sprouts! Gawd, could somebody please fed ex some wings and a "Nick's RB"!!!!! Don't think the Dodgers will fix my jonesing for the Sox either! Keep in touch all you posters.  Miss ya already!

  I go by the whole package, not just a per game stat sheet. I think too many people get hung up on ppg as the guide to great players. Jaziri was lighting it up all year and only had 7 against Endicott. Does that diminsh what he did the rest of the time.
Jones is a complete player. Baranger is a very soft 6"10" post man. At that size, in D3, shouldn't he dominate? He surely didn't - all year, not just 1 bad shooting night.

 My Gulls gave Curry all they could want. It was a much closer game that the fianl score would show. Props to Curry, they got it done. Don't tell me Tim Jones isn't player of the year. Point guard Mark Mastrullo would have been a better choice than the guy from RWU - no disrespect meant.

You want feedback - find the names of the officials in last night's game and have their patches taken away. There were unbelievably bad call - for both sides. There were times that the game really almost got out hand. All because the officials were brutal. Anyone that has seen Curry play knows they are a very physical - in your face - defensive team. How can they play that style and have ONE foul called in the ENTIRE second half, until the final 30 seconds. Too bad the stripes figured into what was a great game otherwise.

Finally, I'm going west for a new gig next month. I'll be following you guys closely here. keep me in the loop. i'll miss my CCC hoops. I won't miss the Curry gym. Rude, obnoxious, overly aggressive fans - just because someone is wearing an opposing shirt. I listened to Curry students really busting Endicott family members and students. There's NO place for that. It was uncomfortable and could have gotten ugly. People always busted us at the Post for pregame partying. Maybe so, but i don't think anyone ever feared for their safety. Maybe that we'd puke on their shoes by accident!!!

My last game to watch will be Gordon/RWU. Want to see if the big guy lives up to POY!!!!     It's been a blast fellow posters.   One final GO GULLS for the year!

Maybe not - but I can hope can't I??

  WOW!!!!!! What a great game! Knew the big lead in the first half wasn't going to stay. Had to hold my breath through the whole second half. Now that my Gulls are playing as they are - EC/GC is pretty evenly matched!
  The Gulls played tough defense and the Gordon players and coaches whined the whole first half. Then, when the refs turned the screws the other way - not a peep. Too bad that another great game "A classic D3 game" as one guy near me said, had to have the refs intrude on the game. You'd think that with this rivalry and the history, the powers that be would make sure that better teams of refs would work the game.
  But enough of that. Gordon is a very good team. I even give props to "the Pit", although there was a lot of booing and derisive talk. Here's hoping that they can meet again in the finals of the TCCC!!!!!
  Kaufman, Trigg and Marstellar are good players, but they were shut down pretty effectively by the Gulls "D". j.CCC says that Kaufman is the best on ball defender he's seen. I'm not looking to start anything- cause I know for whatever reason he doesn't get respect- but Corbett's on ball defense is pretty tough to beat, when you see a 6'5/215 guy guarding and denying the 2 or three GUARDS in the conference. I've never understood their use of him. Once Plansky left, his role got totally screwed.
   Hope to be back for the next Gordon game. A good season finish and the proper seeding might just give the "TCCC" another classic ( a third "the shot"opportunity!) And can we get rid of the "T" in TCCC - it screws up the syntax.


GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO  PATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Any ideas about what has happened to my Gulls?? As soon as I leave campus, it appears things have gone south. I've seen 2 games and the fire doesn't seem to be there - basing a lot of this on box scores.  A whole bunch of new faces - Corbett is hardly ever in, Bobby Montrond hasn't played in awhile, Sam Evans has been invisible, no consistency. Is it the players, the coach or what?

Somebody help me! Can't wait to be back for the Gordon game. Will they still be in it by the? Tyhe whole CCC seems to mixed up. RWU seems to be the team to beat (I picked them 2 years too late!).

GO PATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the insight Hoops! What up with the unsolicited shot at Corbett. Is this the start of Gordon games again!

Hey Hoops Fan,
I'm not on campus this year. What's the word on Bobby montrod? You seem to be impressed by him coming to the Gulls.

Any word on Dan Gumb's health? He's more of a factor than the 6'10" Barenger, for the RWU team to win out.

 Congrats to Curry, they shot lights out! They are big, jump through the roof and showed more discipline to the system than in the first EC / Curry game. They will be tough to beat.
  To answer Maq Diesel's question, Gary Corbett (2 t's by the way, Maq) did not play last night because of an injury. He was wasliking around in a boot of some kind. If you watch the EC/Nichols game, you can see where he gets stepped on, big time. Tough way for a hard nosed player to finish a year. I'm sure he'll be back next year with no lingering issues.
  A HUGE thank you to Nemanja, Mike Sullivan and Tom Connor. They represented EC with pride and were great to watch. They will be greatly missed. You don't just plkug in another Nemanja, who did so much in his time here. Sully is a beast who was so much a part of the great run in the CCC that Endicott was on. Tom Connor stepped up big time too. It was great watching you guys!

 Regarding Dwebbs post about EC and Corbett's injury. Is there ant further proof of why there is bad blood between the schools in sports. Goerdon had their game, not a word and that's fine. instead a shot a player who got hurt in another game. Not very Christian - how would that sit with your high moral standards over there in Wenham?
Best guess is he'll be fine though, thanks for asking. He's a pretty tough player, even if your hung up on bustin his ass at every turn.
Valle beat the crap out of him tonight. Not in points but with bush league elbows to the head and then his foot got stomped -or so it appeared. Very disappointed in the rough house play of Nichols. they came back to the Post and didn't want a repeat of the last score, so I guess they tried to intimidate through contact. Then refs were "HORRIBLE" for both sides. it was tough to watch because bodies were flying everywhere and no calls - then a bump and a call.
I know it doesn't get looked at like this, but with as physical a game as it was, how does the home team have 7 fouls and the visitors 1 with 4minutes to go in the game? Brutal! No control of the game. this crew should not be allowed near a playoff game, there's too much at stake.
Gotta hit the rack. Early class. Hey Dwebbs -good luck Thursday and maybe we come see you in The Pit on Saturday -if Curry falls!

 It's too bad that nobody from Salve seems to post much. Otherwise, more people would have had an eye out for Matt Grendel. He's not real big, but he's a workhorse like our boy Sully. In fact, they went at it pretty hot yesterday. If I'm coaching Salve, I don't take him off the court unless he can't breathe or he's got bigtime foul trouble!
Tuesday starts the show. Nichols is coming here - grill at 3:00!

  Could almost have predicted a loss last night for my Gulls. The emotion of the big Gordon win was a tough thing to follow. Add to that the drive to NH for a game that win or lose was not going to change the scene for them. 
  Now it's time to get refocused and face Salve for what could be the first of two, if the brackets play out the way I've read them.
Thanks again to the Gordon/EC game for giving me the "in person" sporting experience of my life. What an unbelievable game. One of those games that you hear people say "it's a shame someone had to lose". Rushing the court was a real trip. Hope I can do it again a few times here before I'm done!!!!!

 Just to hopefully clear the air -nobody has ever said Gary Corbett was a "great" player. No nominations for POY or MVP. I have only said what I've said because I appreciate the hard work that has to be done, that often goes unnoticed ,for a team to be successful. He's had some good scoring nights and nights where he hasn't scored at all. but that doesn't stop him from diving for loose balls, taking the hits in the middle etc.
I just want to say again that I am not him, I guess he had an issue last year. In fact I don't even think he knows me. I'm just a basketball fan that watches the game for more than the high scorers.
Last night was a great game, a fantastic win and a real experience to be part of!! My voice will be back soon, hopefully by the 24th when if the BBall Gods permit -REMATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Maq Diesel,
First of all, sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Had an night class with professors Daniels and Koch. They let us out VERY late!!!!!!!
My props go to the whole team. Corbett didn't have a great offensive game, but he was a big player in the win. Big rebounds, assists and again doing a lot of the little things that make a TEAM successful. If you go just by points you will often overlook someone having a good game.
As for being abused by your bigmen, ask Marstaller why he ended up with ONLY 10 points. You dis Corbett and your stud goes dud and not a word. Maybe some of the defensive switches you moaned about actually WORK!!!!!!!!
You say you know Cain and spoke to him -did he forget that he had 6 in the first half while Corbett was on him. Yeah he went for 29 or so, but the second half changes, matchups etc. had other combinations.This is why reading a stat sheet as your only source of info shows you don't fully understand how complex the game is.
I always try to stay positive here - nobody wins a trash talk war. Focus on the game , the effort and your knowledge base. It makes formore interesting chat.