Now to the South:
Brooklyn: Caught the games against New Jersey and York. Brooklyn returns almost the entire team from last year's 20 win campaign. However, the loss of McFarlane is evident in this year's Bridges' lack of defensive play. All-American, Baptiste continues to put up numbers. As does Nisbett. New guard Hemingway is solid but is in no manner a point guard and at times can be a turnover factory. Though very talented, Brooklyn does have their issues as well. They seem to disappear for stretches during games and they play very lackluster defense. Aside from Baptiste, Nisbett and # 20, they do not seem to have someone capable of knocking down the open 3 as they bring no shooting depth off the bench. Brooklyn also seems to dish out excessive minutes to 5 or 6 guys, hopefully they do not break down when they hit the stretch run.
City Tech: As they always seem to be, City Tech is maddeningly inconsistent. Returning All-Conference players in Hall and Philip, Tech is bound to be dangerous. However, at times when Jamaal Hall is not dominating the ball, Tech seems unsure of what to do. If Tech is able to find some cohesion within their offense that does not allow to defenses to focus solely on Hall, Tech could be a serious contender for the CUNY Title this season.
York: Why how the mighty have fallen. For the past few years, York has been the clear cut power in the conference. However, they do not seem to be nearly as good this year. I caught the aforementioned York-Brooklyn game. York is a huge team, with players at 6'9, 6'9, 6'7 and wing players at 6'3 and 6'4. While the new guy Exum is very talented, they seem to desperately miss Salamanaca's ability to facilitate the offense. However, their big guy Marcel has missed most of the games this season due to injury and it is unknown how they will play when he returns to form.
CSI: Coach Petosa seems to have lost all control over his team. In the past year, Petosa has had multiple players quit his team, including core players such as Weismuller last year and Yocum this year. Yocum's departure combined with the loss of graduating seniors Mesjaz and Blackett, has left CSI with a huge whole at the most important position, point guard. While freshman Jordan Young seems to be a promising player, it would be good to see what he could do if he had someone to get him the ball where he needs it. It is said that CSI has multiple players ineligible that can be of help to the team. For their sake, let us all hope so.
Medgar Evers: Just like CCNY, Medgar can be very painful to watch at times. They are a very unorganized team and they simply do not have the talent to make up for their lack of understanding of the game. While they have been bad for years, for the most part Medgar has given teams a competitive game. Hopefully for the sake of the game, they can continue to do so.
Brooklyn: Caught the games against New Jersey and York. Brooklyn returns almost the entire team from last year's 20 win campaign. However, the loss of McFarlane is evident in this year's Bridges' lack of defensive play. All-American, Baptiste continues to put up numbers. As does Nisbett. New guard Hemingway is solid but is in no manner a point guard and at times can be a turnover factory. Though very talented, Brooklyn does have their issues as well. They seem to disappear for stretches during games and they play very lackluster defense. Aside from Baptiste, Nisbett and # 20, they do not seem to have someone capable of knocking down the open 3 as they bring no shooting depth off the bench. Brooklyn also seems to dish out excessive minutes to 5 or 6 guys, hopefully they do not break down when they hit the stretch run.
City Tech: As they always seem to be, City Tech is maddeningly inconsistent. Returning All-Conference players in Hall and Philip, Tech is bound to be dangerous. However, at times when Jamaal Hall is not dominating the ball, Tech seems unsure of what to do. If Tech is able to find some cohesion within their offense that does not allow to defenses to focus solely on Hall, Tech could be a serious contender for the CUNY Title this season.
York: Why how the mighty have fallen. For the past few years, York has been the clear cut power in the conference. However, they do not seem to be nearly as good this year. I caught the aforementioned York-Brooklyn game. York is a huge team, with players at 6'9, 6'9, 6'7 and wing players at 6'3 and 6'4. While the new guy Exum is very talented, they seem to desperately miss Salamanaca's ability to facilitate the offense. However, their big guy Marcel has missed most of the games this season due to injury and it is unknown how they will play when he returns to form.
CSI: Coach Petosa seems to have lost all control over his team. In the past year, Petosa has had multiple players quit his team, including core players such as Weismuller last year and Yocum this year. Yocum's departure combined with the loss of graduating seniors Mesjaz and Blackett, has left CSI with a huge whole at the most important position, point guard. While freshman Jordan Young seems to be a promising player, it would be good to see what he could do if he had someone to get him the ball where he needs it. It is said that CSI has multiple players ineligible that can be of help to the team. For their sake, let us all hope so.
Medgar Evers: Just like CCNY, Medgar can be very painful to watch at times. They are a very unorganized team and they simply do not have the talent to make up for their lack of understanding of the game. While they have been bad for years, for the most part Medgar has given teams a competitive game. Hopefully for the sake of the game, they can continue to do so.