Congrats EC on the win. Good luck in the NCAA Tourney.

Quote from: WITball on February 22, 2012, 07:47:50 AM
So because dempsey didnt gett POY this year we are already making predictions he will get it next year???....here comes the excuses from the gordon fans. Blaming the refs, ill agree that ive never been a fan of refs but i have never blamed a loss on them regardless of how bad they have been in the ccc.

Who is blaming the refs? Gordon had plenty of opportunities to put that game away, no one is blaming the refs. And yes Dempsey POY in 2013, last time I will say it.

You can't tell me that after watching that game David Dempsey will not be the POY next year. He single handedly carried the scots on his back...and next years team is going to be a force with a year of maturity under their belts. Great game for Wentworth and great game for the Scots

Quote from: high flyer 21 on February 20, 2012, 03:07:57 PM
uconn05, was Birrell actually "cut" from Endicott?  Or did he simply choose to not play?  I only ask because he played in a summer league prior to leaving for Endicott which was comprised of some division I players, several division II players, and very good division III players from the area (southeast NE), and he played very well.  If he was truly cut, that is a remarkable story.  The 07-08 season was notoriously filled with overrecruiting in the CCC (hence, down the road, Gordon's 20 member squad starting that season was unethically trimmed by the coaching staff, rumor has it), so it wouldn't suprise me if Chris Millette turned him down, even though that freshman class had no long-term contributors with the exception of Chris Galbraith.  There is no question Birrell deserves POY.

Do tell about this unethically cutting of the squad??

Quote from: CCC Talk on February 20, 2012, 10:24:32 AM
When does David Dempsey get named League Player of the Year....oh that's right

CCC talk, would you not say he is in the top 5 in the league?? Your a fool if you don't think he is in the top 5.

Gordon had a strong showing last night. Not to be a homer but they have all the weapons they need and they lost a lot of games by only a few points after having big leads. They have a chance to beat anyone. Should be a great playoffs.

Solid win tonight for GC. I know it was just UNE, but a win is a win. Gets them back on the right track a win at ENC and EC would be huge.

Quote from: Chantastic on January 24, 2012, 10:49:26 PM
This photo sequence makes what happened very clear.  Miersma stays in the lane, leaving his man on the perimeter.

http://writingscots.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/late-three-gets-nichols-past-gordon-in-mens-basketball/

Is that a rookie mistake or a bad call on the coaching staff to keep him in the lane?

Quote from: Chantastic on January 21, 2012, 11:45:36 PM
The Nichols win came on a 3-pointer with three seconds left.  NC was down 69-68 with nine seconds left.  They pulled a chubby 6'6" kid off the end of the bench, ran a set play for him, and he buried the shot.

Had to be a great moment for Nichols.  Give credit to Nichols' coach Dave Sokolnicki for a stunning end game strategy.

If a team your playing pulls a chubby 6'6" kid off the bench for the last seconds of the game you have to conclude he can do one thing well...shoot the ball. Why was he wide open??? that might have been a poor coaching decision.

Gordon v. Endicott tomorrow, should be a good one. If Hans can be more physical in the paint and Hamilton gets some looks Gordon could be right in this one

Quote from: Chantastic on January 07, 2012, 09:36:49 PM
EC is looking like the clear favorite after their win over Salem St.
Chantastic,

Great observations. I made the game as well and Coach Murphy needs to work overtime to recruit a legit point guard. Gordon should be dominating with the D. Dempsey and Hans combination in the paint but their struggle to even get the ball over half court at times is painful. I was also discouraged to see the lack of boxing out by Gordon, they were hit with several over the back calls, with their size they should be dominating the boards using good technique. I am confused as to why a coach like Murphy who is a big man is not working harder to have a dominate inside game and rebounding team. I miss the days of a coach Schauer defensive team, I guess I need to watch some Wheaton games.


I was at the Gordon-ENC game today.  A couple observations:

Dempsey was the dominant player in this game.  Gordon is completely lost when he is not on the court.

Ezeigbo ran with a noticeable limp.  He scored most of his points in the last 10 minutes when the game got sloppy.  Miersma was able to neutralize him in the halfcourt.  ENC was very disjointed in halfcourt and had a lot more success when they started to run.

Gordon's backcourt has serious issues that I do not see getting resolved any time soon.  This team is still way too sloppy with the ball.

Quote from: GC Oldtimer on December 15, 2011, 09:07:46 PM
I hope you all don't mind too much but I would like to go back to something in some of the previous posts.  The WIT-Gordon discussion, while largely silly brought out a point that has mystified me for some time.  A couple of the posters inferred that Gordon is at a disadvantage when it comes to recruiting and is some how restricted from going after "whomever they want."  This comes from the idea that as a Christian College Gordon restricts itself to only Christian athletes and that puts it at a disadvantage.  Now, I realize that this is what Gordon does, but is it really that much of a disadvantage?  If so, than someone please explain to me how Messiah College has eight of the last twelve national championships in men's soccer or their women have won four of the last seven and been runners up in three others?  What about Calvin College winning Basketball national titles in 1992 and 2000?  Or Weaton College winning womens soccer titles in 2004, 2006 and 2007?  Messiah was runners up in Field Hockey seven times since 1997...Calvin won a Volleyball National Title last year...etc. etc.  I know this is more than just hoops but it begs the question...is it the restriction or the recruiting?  Is it the part of the country?  Yes, Weaton is in that Basketball "friendly" part of the nation but is PA the soccer hotbet of the USA?  Maybe I am missing something for which I sure would like to be enlighted or maybe this has already been discussed here and if so I apologize but many of the schools are on break so I thought it would be a good time to get my question in.  Thanks all for your posting which provides good information and entertainment.  I am not located in New England so you all help me stay in touch.

GC Oldtimer,
I wouldn't say they are a disadvantage as much as they are forced to recruit from all over the country to find kids who are the right fit for Gordon, both academically, spiritually and basketball skill. As a school like Colby Sawyer has Bill Fotti recruiting the top guys from New Hampshire every year, Gordon has to be strategic in the money they are spending to get guys like Trigg from Kansas, Derr from Illinois, Gaskill from Ohio, etc. So I would say the only disadvantage is they have to spend their recruiting budget wisely in order to recruit across the country instead of just driving to see kids in New England. But with great academics, a great campus and a solid basketball program Gordon has put itself in a solid position to be a very appealing school.

Quote from: uconn05 on December 14, 2011, 03:41:35 PM
Now that Callo is back, I think Endicott is the clear favorite.

I think the next tier is WIT, Curry, Salve, and RWU.

Naz, Gordon, and Nichols are all about the same.

WNEC and UNE are brining up the rear.

If Curry adds a big during the break, and doesn't lose Lambros or Sedale, they could take out Endicott. Overall, if I have to make the prediction now, I'm going with a Endicott v. Salve in the final - EC winning. Salve has the odd combinatin of being young and having championship experience. That works as the tie-breaker for me (over Curry, WIT, and RWU).

I disagree, for some reason Phil Rowe has tons of talent each year and can't get it done. They were very athletic and got smoked by Gordon two years ago on the way to GC winning it all. Rowe can't get them to play together. And yes Schauer was the best all time coaches that Gordon has had, he was up there with Bill Fotti and Fotti can recruit whoever he wants with no limitations.

My computer crashed with all my passwords etc, so I just started a new account. And yes Dempsey is POY material. And why does it seem ENC always picks people up after Christmas break?

Quote from: CCC Talk on December 04, 2011, 08:54:46 PM
Dempsey player of the year? For Wenham maybe

Trust me, he has a tremendous amount of talent and now he is in the position on that team to be the go to guy and he has help this year to get it done.