Quote from: nescac1 on March 22, 2009, 08:19:53 AM
Never too early, right?  Without factoring in recruiting and transfers, who on paper look to be the big dogs heading into next year?  Seems like all four Final Four teams are all absolutely loaded next year and will go into the season as the favorites.  Throw in Wooster, John Carroll (thanks great lakes region guys for correcting me there on an earlier thread), whoever is the WIAC pre-season favorite, maybe Illinois Wesleyan (they have essentially everyone back, right, and the rest of the conference is fairly depleted?) St. Thomas, and maybe UMass Dartmouth from New England squeezing in at number 10.  Maybe one of Hope or Calvin as well, not sure what they have bringing back? 

I'd say New England (the region I know best) has three in the top 20 range, but probably not higher than 10, unless one of them gets an instant impact transfer: UMass Dartmouth, Williams (who at long last I expect to return to making noise on the national level), and Amherst.  Middlebury is a possibility as well but they lose a ton to graduation.   WPI will put up, as usual, gaudy win totals but have a tough time advancing far in the tourney.  No one else from New England looks particularly menacing on paper at this point, again, absent a major impact transfer or something. 

I think mass dartmouth will be in the top ten next year.  They have a bigtime player in tom henneberry (transfer from d2 umass lowell).

I would think Brandon Shelton from umass dartmouth would make one of the all american teams.

17.9 ppg, 6.3 rpg, his team has 27 wins and they are in the sweet 16. 

"No one had us beating them," Bridgewater State coach Joe Farroba told The Enterprise, in Brockton, Mass. "If you'd told me in October we'd be going to the Sweet 16, I'd have asked you what you were smoking."

this guy is the man.

I like both ric and umd's chances in their brackets.  I think they both have good shots to make some noise.  RIC has the ability to play as tough as anyone.  They got size, great speed, and good shooters.  They also have a good bench.  Although UMD lacks size, their press is absolutely nasty.  If they can keep that press up they are going to be tough for anyone to beat.  Good luck to the LEC in the 2009 tourney!!

you are correct.  i also think that brian baptiste should have received coach of the year.  he lost an all american and was still able to win 25 games and take the lec tourny championship.

Quote from: Argylebballer on March 04, 2009, 02:54:07 PM
Bobby Bailey won the award on his full body of work.  He is a guard that can crash the boards.  He gets lots of steals and blocks not to mention being able to always stay in front of his man and shut a scorer down.  After all that he runs the break with anyone in the league, and can finish at the rim, ask Nate Anderson from Keene State he can tell ya all about it.  Bailey also developed a good outside jumper this season and can score from anywhere when needed.
I think it should have been Bailey and Shelton as co's but saying not Bailey is crazy.

I agree that bailey is a very good player.  probably the most athletic in the league as well.  he took over in the last couple minutes of the lec championship last year and knocked our team out of the championship...  Look at these stats tho.

Bobby Bailey

played 22 games, 11.9 pts, 5.2 rpg, 42 assist, 20 blocks, 39 steals

Brandon Shelton

played 28 games, 17.9 pts (502 pts so far!!), 6.5 rpg, 53 assist, 20 blocks, 49 steals


UMass Dartmouth won more games and beat RIC in the biggest game of the year.  The LEC office must have had a few cocktails before giving out these awards.

how does bobby bailey get lec player of the year over brandon shelton?  kathan had good numbers but his team was  12-14.  umass got the shaft in lec post season awards, the ncaa bracket, and the regional rankings.  I cant believe they are not hosting a game.

How does Brandon Shelton of the UMD Corsairs fare?

18.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg, team ranked 19th nationally

looks like we're headed to RIC for the lec tourny... 

UMD gave Keene State the absolute business this Saturday.  Rob Colbert has along way to go with the freshmen.  The starting point guard could barely get the ball over half court.  You have to feel bad for kathan and anderson as they are probably the best 4 and 5 in the league.  Their hopes of making the NCAA tourney are slim to none if you ask me.

Quote from: KSCfan on January 12, 2009, 08:13:06 AM
KorsairKillah you are 100 percent right with that.  This puts UMD clearly in the drivers seat of thier own destiny.  Keene had been unbeaten in the conferance, that is until UMD throttled them at Keene.  I was impressed with UMD, and Reece Freeman is a heck of a player that is for sure.  Keene is skidding as it has lost 4 straight to settle at 6-6.  Colbert def needs to turn the ship around as it has been drowning of late.  A must win for them i feel on tuesday as they play Westconn

i would not give up on keene yet.  its all about post season play and keene is always a strong contender in the LEC tournament.

UMass Dartmouth gave Keene State the business yesterday with Reece Freeman, first team all-conference point guard, on the bench most of the game.  The Corsairs have a leg up in the LEC!  Go UMD!!

Quote from: fanofowl on November 24, 2008, 08:10:14 PM
Well have just witnessed my fourth Keene game of the year, and it is going to be a long year. First, the number of freshman on this team that have to learn that they have a possible ALL-AMERICAN AND THEIR JOB IS TO GET THE BALL TO HIM, not shot everytime they touch the ball, will cost the team at least ten games this year IE the Springfield game where he did not get a score for the first 15minutes of the game. Or may I say when Williams went scoreless for the first 4:30 of their game and all they did was throw up more bricks than I have on my two chimneys.  Second, this may be the slowest defensive team they have had since the 2-22 teams of the 90's.
No-one blocks out or knows how to defend the back door pass. Fiske is a leadfooted Ox and really Anderson is not much better. He is too slow and afraid to challenege the low post, hell he should dominate almost all who dare come underneath. The other players are young and have no idea that college ball is about teamwork. Give Kathen his 25-30shots a game and allow others to develope around him, he is unstoppable when he wants to be but seems to not want the position as leader on this team,just wants to be one of the players not THE PLAYER. Will continue to go to games and cheer like a fool but I think a long year or maybe two is upon us.

I agree.  I also think that Keene would have been in the LEC championship game last year had they given Kathan the ball down in the final minutes.

Quote from: Dance Major on November 22, 2008, 03:13:32 PM
I realize his stats are meaningless to the "Preseason All-American" conversation, almost as meaningless as discussing the merits of a "preseason All-American" in general, I just wanted to put his name in the discussion of the best guards, or even players, in the nation, and provide some statistical backing.

The GNAC isn't a great conference, but the team that beat them in the GNAC title game just beat a highly ranked Brandeis team, and their 24 wins weren't enough to get an at-large bid.  16 points, 4 assists, and 5 rebounds per game on 60% (!!!!!!) shooting last season, while winning Defensive Player of the Year for the conference just must not jump out to some people, but hopefully the people who make the decisions about the REAL All-American teams take the opportunity to see this kid play at some point this year and judge for themselves.  On a bad team, or if he was a selfish player, he could easily average 25+ but he plays the right way.

You fail to post that Shannon averaged 4.5 turnovers a game.  How could you put a guard who averages 4.5 turnovers a game on an All-American team?  He did not even get mentioned in last years all region team from d3hoops or the NABC.  He had no chance of making preseason All-American.  To say he is one of the best in the nation is a very bold statement.

Quote from: jamiejohn on November 19, 2008, 09:47:33 AM
Couple of big wins for the gnac, lasell beating brandies and Albertus beating Trinity. Any info on these games

Albertus beating trinity.  That has to hurt...  In the last 4 years they are 12-88.