Quote from: BklynBasketball on September 06, 2010, 10:17:08 PM

I heard Alessi is at ASA a d1 juco in Brooklyn.

I think he'll be at Hunter, at least that's what I heard.

Just don't like the idea of calling for people to be fired when I feel it really isn't deserved...
and yeah i dont really lose sleep over this...

anyway

how bout them yankees?

Zakk... no love for BC?

Queens... I usually try to stay truly subjective on here but I don't like good people getting blasted undeservedly.
First off, I think you blasting coach P is unnecessary because the guy has been a pretty stand up guy... In the last ten years, have you heard any shady things about the program when it comes to BC? No.  Brooklyn has had tons of talent walk through the door but kids haven't been able to make it through the season without failing off or getting eligible. The old Core curriculum was extremely intense there. We had 2-3 starters fail off in 3 different years when I played there. I don't know if you could blame a coach for that... or maybe in your world.. you would say the coach should of "found a way" to get these kids to pass. But I must say.. the administration doesn't play that at BC.   

Baptiste fell into Podias lap? How bout he recruited him as a HS Senior but RJB opted to go to a JUCO. Did you ever think, RJB's brother playing at BC had anything to do with it? And if Podias was such a bad guy/coach, would Coach Baptiste allow his brother to come here? 

The last thing I'll say is that, it's funny how much courage people have on these blogs when you could remain anonymous. I mean.... any credibility is shot because you could say anything and no one could ever call you out or question you. It's pretty low to call for someone being fired when we all know D3 coaches don't do this for the money and you have no idea what that coach means to his players or the school.

Pretty low Queens... pretty low.

Quote from: Queens on March 06, 2010, 06:56:00 PM
Brooklyn will not be winning the championship next year, i cant almost garentee you that.  Inless Baptiste has a 17 year old brother about to go to college, Podias will go back to his usual ways, which is losing.

Harsh words and some uncharacteristically poor grammer as well??
Spend some time at the Rockaway St. Patty's day parade today?

I cant say who will be a favorite for next year... looks wide open. BC will definetly be a contender in the South. Marcel will be POY again but Bubba is right that the supporting casts are questionable. Brooklyn's core is gone but John, Hemmingway, Russell, Cudjoe, and Purisec are a nice returning group plus maybe the JUCO Kingsborough kid becomes eligible.

And on the Podais tip.. i think the tide has changed a bit... a few winning seasons, a nice facility, and a steady core staff of assistant coaches will, in my opinion, keep this program successful going forward.

For one, Guerin is a 1,000 pt scorer but part of the reason he averages 7 a game right now is that he is like the 3-4th option in their offense. I'm sure he could of averaged double digits if the team needed that.

As far as talent wise.... I'm not sure how much more talented BC is but BC's first 7-8 guys are much more athletic than Baruch's. I also don't know how Baruch was making the NCAA's with 3 conference losses including the tourney loss.

Brooklyn is the obvious underdog going up to St. John's but beware that they are not rookies to tournament play. They went up to St. Lawerence last year and played them very tough in the same situation. I believe BC had the lead in that game with 10 minutes left and wound up losing by 12. It's not like they haven't been in this situation before. Doesn't seem like SJF has dominating big man which bodes well for BC. If BC shoots well, plays up tempo, puts up points, I think they have a shot.

Anyone see the games?
Big congrats to BC... I figured it woudl be hard for York to beat them 3 games in one year.

Does anyone think an Atlantic Region team will get a pool C bid?

I'm thinking Baruch and York get ECAC bids. Don't know about anyone else in CUNY.

Queens,
I agree on all fronts. You probably picked out the three guys which deserved to get some recognition.

I believe the coaches vote on these teams, which would probably make a coach prejudice towards their on own division. Besides POY and ROY you have more representation from the North than the South (6 to 5). Which is a joke... you could make the argument that 4 of the top 6 teams are from the South.

I think York and Brooklyn should come away with W's.
In the other games,  I wouldn't be surprised who wins.

Medgar has been playing much better and CSI had Baruch beat but missed a few foul shots with seconds left, later losing in OT. (but Kunkel didn't play, so there goes that theory)
Possibility of a South division sweep in the first round?  
Probably has never happened before.

No surprises at the CUNY awards, I think they got everything right.
Would of liked to see Amil John on that list (especially when Lehman gets two guys) but I'm thinking he'll be there next year.
Curious if Marcel will be named All-american.

York leaves the door wide open for BC to take the crown.

Looked at the box score. Looks like both teams shot terribly.
Lopez had a bad game, was in foul trouble and Marcel received a tech.

Did ME pick up anybody new? or did they just outplay them? Could be the dark horse in the CUNY tourney.

I understand it's all mathematical but Baruch over Brooklyn? And if BC beats York, I think they will still have BC bhind York and Baruch.

Rhodes, do the Massey ratings have any input when it comes to ECAC or NCAA selection?

I think I've heard enough Hunter talk till 2013.

As far as the Brooklyn gym, I totally agree, I think they have plans in the works to fix the issue.

You guys don't give any love to Brooklyn. Why has York been anointed the CUNY champs already? They have to play Brooklyn again.  If BC wins and both teams win out. It will come down to some weird tiebreaker since both will have one loss against each other. (Maybe Zak can let us know the Tie breaker?) Maybe St. John and Podias could draw straws. 

And if Brooklyn wins out, can Baptiste make a push for POY? He's been playing really well lately. BC and York are both hot right now.


I haven't seen enough CUNY games to give my opinion on any of the All-Cuny teams.

Whats up AG? Its been a while.

Check out the around the nation article by Gordon Mann about Brooklyn College.

http://www.d3hoops.com/nation/


just scroll down.

And looks like Brooklyn is getting hot again.... watch out CUNY... big win vs Baruch. ANyone see the game?

Baruch's business school is top notch, but to say Baruch and Hunter are academically superior is somewhat questionable. I think Brooklyn is pretty legit as well academically (being an alum, of course.)  Then again, it all depends on the program you are studying.

Few highlights...

Jean-Baptiste is approaching the all-time leading scorer of Brooklyn College.
Christian Montervino from CSI should get his 1,000 pt tonight.
and I believe Petosa from CSI got his 300th win recently.

The referee thing is so subjective; it's not even worth arguing.

gordonmann: I understand the necessity of having personnel with multiple positions to alleviate tight budgets. People were questioning the integrity of the program and I brought up that the checks and balances of eligibility could be compromised when you have an AD who is the coach. Not just on York's case but in all programs.

I give all the Atlantic region coaches a lot of credit.. It's not a very glamorous job. Low pay, no scholarships, low budgets, tough eligibility requirements with no incentives for the students athletes except they might get $10 in meal money for an away game, lol..

Wow...a lot of topics bouncing around. Barely none about actually basketball.

About Hunter's Coach...  I know he's a good guy and knows the game well. Im pretty sure that the administration isn't the most helpful when it comes to eligiblility and moving the program forward. So that could be a factor in the type of players he gets there plus great point about only being a coach for 5 years.

On York - We've all heard some things but it's all speculation unless you get a former player on here to talk about their experience. The one thing we do know is that St. John is the Athletic Director and his assistant coach is the assistant AD. Conflict of interest? I dono.

As far as the refs go. I think 80% of them are pretty good.
But I've said it before, the one call that drives my crazy is immediate charge call when a defender falls even though he wasn't set or slipped in after the offensive player took off. Other than that, I think they are overall pretty decent.

Big game this weekend with BC/Baruch... someone said Baruch is slipping while BC has been playing pretty well. Should be a good one.

Quote from: Queens on January 11, 2010, 11:33:06 PM

Hilaire from baruch had 27 points and hit alot of tough shots.  York was the better team tonight and i think these are the best two team in the conference.  This will be an exciting championship game. ( Brooklyn fans dont get bent out of shape your the defending champs and you will be more than a big factor when the time comes.)

The Lopez kid is sneaky, you don't think he's going to put up points and out of no where he drops 20.

What is your spread when Brooklyn plays Baruch? Last year, they gave it to Baruch pretty good in the championship game. And their regular season game came down to the last second. I'm thinking BC/Baruch is a pick'em right now.