Was at the game b/w Eastern and Mville yesterday.

Looks like Eastern is better off with the old crappy rims and dim lights at Mville considering they couldnt beat their last year regular season score of 36 points.  They ended up with 35.  So I am curious...was the trip to Mville worth it? since everything was all "fair" and "even" this time around?

wheres Jon when you need him? dont beg for karma points on this board Coach K, or even hint, they will kill you..lol

Also congrats to James Jones of Del Val for making 3rd team.

I was kidding about Reels. LOL!

chiz - i believe that braswell is a junior - which makes it even crazier that he is coming back next year

bj - dont worry to much about chairman, he is a very very bitter person, hes prob mad that jason reels didnt get put up for all american status, and at the end of the day he will blame that on mvilles rims as well..


braswell is an all-american in my book..ive seen all americans play this year and in the past and i dont go by the "numbers" (even though thats what many people who are voting have to really look at) the kid is a problem and has a mid-range game that is also overlooked , his DEFENSE is great, and he also makes players around him better, he is a leader and he is coming back, we will see what happens tho..

congrats to desales..keep it going!

In all honesty, I think that Trevoy has a better chance, but I guess we will just have to wait and see..I don't think you really got the chance to see him play, the kid is special.

Both Tucker and TP's league numbers are similiar just like their overall numbers, and NO the argument doesnt lose strength because TP's numbers would have been even better if he didnt play tough teams like Middlebury, RIC, William patterson, and the list goes on..unlike eastern, mville loaded their schedule and i think that is the main reason why they beat eastern in the playoffs, not because of some lame excuse like the rims or refs..

SOOO heres an interesting question for you..is eastern going to schedule another cupcake non-conference schedule for next year or are they going to grow some MARBLES and take on some real teams? or is it not the "time and place"?

Congrats to Tucker on a great season..
and congrats to TP on the well deserved Rookie of the Year..

raptor,

what do you know about desales?
have you seen them play?

just wondering..

i think we all know that the rookie of the year was between pointer and tucker..offensively and statistically they are nearly identical..yes, tucker started but that doesnt mean anything in the scheme of things because they averaged nearly the same amount of minutes..here is what i have to say (if anyone cares)

tucker is a great player and was probably runner up to pointer because of a few reasons...the number one thing is defense, i dont know how many times you have seen trevoy play this year but his defense is incredible, he shut down some major players, including dejoras, jones, and braswell (first game) this year when he was in the game (lamar glass who is also excepetional on D also had the responsibility of guarding these top players as well so we have to give him some recognition as well), nothing against tuckers defense who is also good and probably has better steals and blocks numbers, but i think the coaches of the conference really saw tp lock down players...

the next reason is strength of schedule, like i said mville didnt play a weak non conference schedule and tp had to put these numbers and great games up against some of the top teams in the country, and thats why his numbers might be slightly below tuckers...

next, tp's playoff performances topped it off, he had 18 points in the first half against desales and some people could say that he single handedly kept mville in the game, he hits big shots, plays with unbelievable poise, especially as a freshman, and had a great season with a better team record than the contenders he was going against..

chairman, i guess my "campaigning" was effective..hah
so like i said pointer was deserving of the award and he won it, the coaches of the conference thought the same thing, so i guess i am right about something...

chairman - props to you on your prediciton last night  - i give credit where credit is due, you were on point with your predicitions for the most part

desales played a great game, no excuses on this side, they shot the lights out and braswell proved to be the difference and the reason why he should be the player of the year, desales is a great program..lapinski was very emotional and into this game, he played with fire and energy and really had a look like "i am not losing a championship game again" - so congrats to desales and i hope they represent our conference in the big dance

the game was close the whole time while there were several lead changes throughout, desales shot the hell out of the ball (they had 21 turnovers so it made there field goal perctange look better) but regardless they shot the ball excpetionally well and had a run in the second half that proved to be the difference..they got out in transition and made some easy layups off mville bad shots and turnovers..

for mville, wesly wicks really played his heart out and its said to see his season and career come to an end..if anyone has had the chance to see him play he is one of the quickest guards in the conference and can get to the rim at will, his on the ball defense gives opposing point guards a real problem and i congratulate him on a great career

i think desales has our vote for trevoy pointer being picked rookie of the year...(i know im going to hear it from the chair on this one) he proved it in the playoffs and he proved it last night..its not just his offense, but his defense is something else..he played big in big games, his team has a better record, he has almost identical numbers to tucker, annd i think the difference is his defense..(its just my opinion so dont get all crazy)

once again congrats to desales as they really earned it, but congrats to mville as well on a great seson where nobody thought this would be the case...

Jon, I didnt assess his novel, if i did i would have spent half my day doing so..but its fine, the chairbro can say whatever he wants, thats what makes our country the best in the world, we all have freedom of speech, or press for this matter...so fine, the rims are bad, the lights are bad, there were 13 offensive fouls, maybe someone can raise some money for a new rim, but its over now, its old news, maybe you should move onto spring sports now and stop worrying about manhattanvilles rims..

lefty - that would be great, but my funds are low right now  ..
we're in the middle of tough economic times..ya know?

just another stat for the chairdoodle, if its so much of a home court advantage why do we score more points on the road then we do at home  66ppg on the road 62ppg at home..?

Looks like Farmingdale and St Joes will battle it out in the finals..some pretty ridiculous stat lines for each game...

Mike Campbell - 22 points 20 reb
Damien Santana - 20 points 8 reb 4 ass.

JJ Walsh - 22 points 11 reb
David Acree - 17 points 6 ass 5 reb

and Tim Doughtery of Maritime finishes his career ( I dont know if they will make ECACS or not) with a 29 point 13 rebound performance..he really had a great career..

Yea those are some good stats, but honestly you can throw all those stats out the window in the playoffs, anyone could beat anyone, you watch the NCAA tournaments every year dont you? 

I can understand you saying that Mville wont score, or they are real young to pull it off, but to put their defense out there?  Thats a little absurd, when that has been their strong point the whole season.  They pressure teams, wear them down and it doesnt matter if it is on the road or if its at home..62 points per game on the road? i'll take that anyday of the week..

Again, I guess only time will tell..and as far bus rides, we dont complain about that..we take over 2 hour trips all season long...but thats your prediciton and thats fine,  i know the guys like the challenge, the valiants will hopefully prove everyone wrong again just like we were picked pre-season #6...

Wow, did not know that stat about top ten in the nation in points allowed per game. 

Yes we will see on Saturday, and dont worry I dont take offense to that..every team should have that mentality..

They should really get a spell checker on here! 

I'm back and I FINALLY finished reading chairmans post and all i read was      ...

eastern is in the past,so im going to move on..

darnell braswell in my opinion is the conference player of the year, he can do it all..he can score, rebound, has a smooth offensive game, and is very sound on the defensive end.. doesnt need much room to get his shot off..lapinski is always trouble and hunter is very solid..

bj- say mville beats desales..do u think that desales has any chance at an at large bid?

the game should be a good battle..both mens and womens..like ive said in earlier posts i think that desales is a great team who is well coached..

I'd reply but I have only had time to get through the first couple of paragraphs of this novel so far, so I'll get back to you in a few hours...

I'm gonna go get myself some popcorn..be back soon!