Here's a question for everyone...

Which CCC program is the top program of the past 10 years?  Team of the decade sort of thing.  And let's try to be as unbiased as possible on this one.

Wow Hoops.  Directed at me???  I understand your point though, I did actually post the entire 2008-2009 season.  Not in front of a computer much any more.  Having played 4 years in the league, I more wanted to stand up for that Colby Sawyer team than anything.

I might blow my head off if i hear another comparison to the Colby Sawyer team of 2006.  That Colby Sawyer team was far superior to this years team...not to knock what this years team has done.  Also, that was a senior heavy team with one of the best players this conference has ever seen against a younger Gordon squad.  This year Gordon has the senior heavy team, and they know what it takes to win at this stage of the year. 
And the fact Gordon lost to CSC earlier in the year doesn't really concern me seein as the game was played at CSC where they are an extremely tough team to beat...no matter how good or bad their team is.  Gordon has a deeper, more talented team.  There two best players can both shoot the lights out, and last time I checked shooters shoot pretty well at home...going to be much tougher to contain them playing at Gordon.
Foti is the best coach in the conference though, Gordon by 8.

To all you Thunder fans out there, your recruiting won't miss a beat.  Mike Schauer can recruit as well as any one at the Division 3 level.  He played for 2 years, and coached for 7 years under Bill Harris.  We hated to see him leave Gordon, but those of us closest to him and the program know it was the right move for him and definitely the right choice by Wheaton.  Best of luck to you guys...although you won't really need it.

scout, I agree with your last post, I too like the hire of Coach Murphy.  There are areas I am nervous about, you mentioned he has yet to be a head coach for one, and also what Pat just mentioned, working without scholarships changes everything in the recruiting world.

All and all I do like the hire though.  I was glad to see Gordon veer away from Wheaton and not hire their assistant who served under Bill Harris.  If Gordon ever wants to get out from under Wheaton's shadow...what I am saying I suppose is I don't want to see Gordon College just take whoever they can get from Wheaton.

But scout,

Quote from: scout on June 17, 2009, 07:46:04 AM
Is it me, or has TCCC gotten significantly stronger in the coaching department over the last two years? UNE, EC, GC... All solid hires who bring a variety of tools, whether it be recruiting, developing talent, game management, etc.

I still disagree with that statement.  In the last 5 years two of the top coaches in The CCC have left (Plansky and Schauer).  So, has The CCC gotten stronger in the coaching department?  Absolutely not.

I agree somewhat scout...but Tod Murphy is no Mike Schauer.  Cool, he played in the NBA, but so did Isiah Thomas.  It is a good hire, I'm excited for him to continue what Schauer has begun to build, but I don't think it's a step up by any means for The CCC when they lose a coach like Mike Schauer.  The coaching department takes a hit for sure.

Tod Murphy was announced today as the new head men's basketball coach at Gordon.  Murphy has been the lead assistant coach at the University of California at Irvine, his alma mater.

For anyone curios, here are a couple happening's from the Gordon/RWU game...

The score was 14-10 AT THE HALF, Gordon had the lead.  Neither team scored a point the last 5 minutes of the half.  Gordon was up 25-17 I believe in the second half before it all fell apart.  Obviously a great defensive battle, but also poor shooting.  In my opinion what hurt Gordon most were the limited minutes of Ben Gaskill (17) due to foul trouble.  With Gaskill playing a full second half it may have actually been feasible for Gordon to hold RWU to a 20 or 25 point half and walk out of there with a win.

Being a Gordon fan, this game doesn't worry me as much as an 88-75 loss would however.  I'd rather see my team go through a cold spell which is an easy fix, especially with the talent they have, rather than not be able to stop people.  Shots just didn't drop...and who better to play next than Curry if you are struggling offensively??

Wow!!!  backboard, I don't think anyone saw Anna Maria beating Endicott, so I wouldn't worry about that prediction...mine was a bit bold, well done by Wentworth to win at home.

Speaking of winning at home, 37 points???  A game Gordon not only should have won being on their homecourt, but after last years thumping in the regular season by Roger Williams and then 1-point victory to end their season, you would have thought this is a game they would have had circled on the calendar.  I'll try to find out what happened tomorrow if we don't hear anything.

I didn't check it until just now, but a major congratulations and shout out to Aaron Trigg.  He was selected to the D3hoops Team of the Week this week.  A major accomplishment and well deserved for a great player.

I like WNEC over Wentworth tonight...

Good call out backboard, very true...

Very disappointing loss for Gordon.  They blew an 8 point lead with 2:10 left in regulation.  The final two minutes included 3 turnovers and two missed front ends of one-and-one's.  And then to cap it all off Wentworth was able to throw the ball the length of the court with 2.4 seconds left to get a lay-up and send the game to overtime.  To win games down the stretch you have to get stops, take care of the ball, and make your free throws.  Gordon failed to do all 3 of those things and it cost them.

Now, does Gordon win with Bajema in the line-up?  Absolutely.  Should they have lost this game however?  Absolutely not.  But props to WIT for playing until the bitter end.  As for the Trigg-Doyle matchup, it didn't disappoint.  I liked Trigg's 12 assists to Doyle's 2.  But Doyle went home with the W and that is infinitely more important.

This still isn't any time for Gordon to panic.  They still have a squad as good as any in the CCC and I am confident they will turn things around.  Did I see correctly that Roger Williams lost to Nichols by 10???

Trigg/Doyle showdown Saturday...especially now that Bajema won't be in the line-up for Gordon with a bad knee.

Gordon gets the win at Wheelock.  Although Wheelock isn't anything special it is always nice to go into Christmas break with a win.  Gordon seemed to have their legs back shooting 50% from the field and playing solid defensively.  A bright spot was the defensive effort of Ben Gaskill holiding Wheelock's leading scorer and rebounder to season lows in both categories.  If Gaskill can provide a consistent presence down low this Gordon team could be scary...

Trigg did his usual adding 18 points, Walker 17 and Bajema 14 on 4-5 shooting.

WPI???  17th in the country, pretty big win...