MBB: Little East

7express · September 17, 2013, 01:09:46 AM

Quote from: amh63 on September 15, 2013, 10:33:59 AM
Pat C. ...appreciate the input on the "puzzle". Sorry that I may have left an impression that doubted D3. Anyway, I will discuss the topic with the coaches at some time.
The answer to the missing Williams game may have been answered by a Middlebury poster on the Nescac board. The question of the times is also a league thing and should prove interesting.

ECSU ...wonder if the date for the men's game will match that of the women's game. Seems logical for fans and cost factors.
Found my answer on the WBB game. It is in December. Interesting that Keene is also scheduled in one of the Amherst schedules...to lazy to check which one...think it is on the women side. In any case, it does reflect the two conferences are looking at each other to upgrade their opponents.

Probably the women. Keene women played @ Amherst last season, so it's probably the Jeffs returning the matchup at Spaulding Gym in Keene, NH.

ECSUalum · September 17, 2013, 11:54:29 AM

What's with the new Karma display?

amh63 · September 17, 2013, 12:33:41 PM

ECSU....as they say it in my neck of the woods.." Who knows amigos?".
Noticed it earlier today....maybe to show how your posts impact posters...something in this new age of openness and spying! In any case, my friend, karma point to you.
7 Express....the game is at Amherst and I think it is in an opening season tournament. Glad to hear from you!

ECSUalum · September 17, 2013, 08:44:48 PM

amh63,

Wow, your posting has put you back in the positive after you and other NESCACers incurring the rath of some kookoo nutcase person

my wife and I plan on making the trip up to Amherst MA for the Eastern game in Jan., barring any goofy weather, so maybe we can finally say hello in person @ LeFrak!!

7express · September 18, 2013, 01:00:59 AM

Quote from: amh63 on September 17, 2013, 12:33:41 PM
ECSU....as they say it in my neck of the woods.." Who knows amigos?".
Noticed it earlier today....maybe to show how your posts impact posters...something in this new age of openness and spying! In any case, my friend, karma point to you.
7 Express....the game is at Amherst and I think it is in an opening season tournament. Glad to hear from you!

My fault Amh, Amherst women did go to Keene last year, so this is the Owls returning the favor. November 19 it looks like. Amherst is not on Keene's schedule, and neither is Middlebury on the men's side

7express · September 18, 2013, 01:10:37 AM

Looking through the schedule on d3 hoops I may have found a wrinkle on the schedule:http://d3hoops.com/conf/LEC/men/2013-14/schedule?confonly=1

It used to be every team in the conference would each play LEC games on the same day. Now I'm not sure if the schedule dictated differently this year because of a chain of events: Thanksgiving is the latest it can possibly be, only 1 Saturday in December when schools are in session, so they had to switch things up, or if they are going to go this route more from now on, but every team in the conference plays an LEC team on a day no other school has a game. Last year it happened once; Dartmouth played Keene on a Friday night, everyone else started the next day. This year our solo games are:
Keene @ USM November 23 (seems a little early to be playing meaningful games, doesn't it)??
Boston @ RIC December 14
Eastern @ Plymouth January 4
Dartmouth @ Western January 9.

Now as I said in the previous paragraph this could just be a 1 year thing, since usually we have 2 LEC games the first 2 Saturday's of December, and since there is only 1 available in the first semester this year, the conference had to fit in all those games that would be on that second Saturday in different time slots. It remains to be seen for next year. Thought I'd share this nugget which probably no one else noticed, lol

7express · September 18, 2013, 01:15:45 AM

It's too late now, but tomorrow I'll try to see if each team is indeed off on those 3 days. For starters I know Western plays November 23, so I wouldn't be going up to Gorham for that Keene/USM matchup even if I wanted to (and since I'm not going up there for the Western game, why would I go up for the Keene game??), but we are off December 14, and January 4. Sorry ECSUalum and Warrior won't be going up to Plymouth for that Eastern game (not going up for Western either likely), but might go check out RIC/Boston in Providence on December 14.

7express · September 18, 2013, 11:51:46 AM

So, earlier I posted that each school was playing an LEC game separate from any of the others. Here's how each school schedule shapes up in regards to those off days:
Western. Lone conference game at home vs. Dartmouth January 9. Have a home tournament on November 23-24, off December 14, off January 4.
Eastern. Lone conference game @ Plymouth January 4. Off November 23, off December 14, off January 9
RIC. Lone conference game at home vs. Boston December 14. @ Brandeis November 23, off January 4, home vs. Tufts January 9
USM. Lone conference game at home vs. Keene November 23. @ Salem state December 14, off January 4, off January 9
Keene. Lone conference game @ USM November 23. @ WPI December 14, off January 4, off January 9.
Plymouth. Lone conference game at home vs. Eastern January 4. Home vs. Lyndon state November 23, off December 14, off January 9
Boston. Lone conference game @ RIC December 14. @ Amherst tournament November 23-24, home vs. Colby-Sawyer January 4, off January 9
Dartmouth. Lone conference game @ Western January 9. @ Salem state January 23, off December 14, off January 4.

Looks like most of the schools will not be not be checking out Keene/USM on November 23. Most of them (5/6) are off January 9, so we could have some people in attendance at the Dartmouth/Western game January 9. Most of them are off December 14 and January 4 as well.

amh63 · September 18, 2013, 12:08:07 PM

7...got my head spinning a little!

. Did notice the fact that you listed a RIC game with Tufts. That should be a great game on paper....being Tufts is expected to be a contender for the Nescac .
I will wait for the Oct-Nov time frame to see how the schedules shake out.
ECSU...thanks for the heads up. My travel plans for games up north have not been planned against the changing schedules. Will let you know when I know.

ECSUalum · September 29, 2013, 04:00:44 PM

Just realized men's D'III Basketball season just 1.5 months away!! Looking forward to exciting 2013/4 LEC, NEWMAC, NESCAC, MASCAC etc etc seasons!!!!

Anybody have any more info on this year's LEC Freshmen recruits? Usually RIC athletics puts out a preseason video, (late Oct early Nov?), interview with coach Walsh, who is pretty transparent with who he recruited, and how he thinks they will compete with the rest of the conference.

Is there any way d3 Hoops could research recruits in advance of the season? I know the NESCAC thread really does a great job, and a lot gets publicized on the NESCAC member web sites, however, pretty sparse on other NE conference teams. I know its not an easy job to do this as you cant report on recruits if the coaches and colleges do not publicize them! Just a thought!

ECSUalum · September 29, 2013, 04:12:41 PM

BTW RIC has their 2013/4 schedule posted. http://www.goanchormen.com/index.html Highlights include games against Providence College, Nov 2; Babson College Tournament, Nov 15; MIT, Nov 30; Tufts, Jan 9; Amherst, Jan 29, ECSU away Dec 5 and home Jan 25.

Interestingly, it seems like, at least recently, Coach Walsh and Geitner like to get their two LEC matchups out of the way early in the season, this year RIC's away game with Eastern is a month before 95% of the rest of the LEC season starts!! (They also play UMBoston in December.)

7express · October 02, 2013, 01:35:06 AM

I'm pretty sure the conference sets the schedule. Coaches/ADs can pick the OOC games, but the conference has the conference slate locked up which is pretty much why every time when Western plays Eastern Dartmouth plays RIC; USM plays Boston; and Keene plays Plymouth on that same and every time Eastern plays RIC Western plays USM; Dartmouth plays Plymouth; and Keene plays Boston. The league probably has some formula/computer program or something to input all the LEC games, because the same day matchups are the same thing every year.

That previous piece I did about how each team plays a single LEC play which were Keene/USM, Western/Dartmouth, RIC/Boston, and Plymouth/Eastern. On February 1 USM plays Keene, Dartmouth plays Western, Plymouth plays Eastern, and RIC plays Boston.

ECSUalum · October 02, 2013, 06:02:40 PM

7,

Thanks,

Did not realize that there was that much repetition in the LEC schedule every year!!

7express · October 03, 2013, 01:02:07 AM

Quote from: ECSUalum on October 02, 2013, 06:02:40 PM
7,

Thanks,

Did not realize that there was that much repetition in the LEC schedule every year!!

Neither did I. Now that I've had 3 years looking at the schedule I finally figured it out. Take a look at the composite LEC schedule this year and compare it to years past, you'll find a lot of familiar things.

amh63 · October 13, 2013, 02:49:44 PM

ECSU..... This is a short notice. But you and your wife has an invit to Amherst's homecoming this Sat. Good game against a powerhouse Wesleyan team, free food during and after the game. Look for my class tent and the Coolidge Cage is open to all after the game to gather. I will be there with family and can give you a tour of LeFrak.
I have checked my schedule and am planning only two trips up for basketball games...both for weekend double headers. The game with your Warriors.is midweek in LeFrak. Love to have my family meet you. Check the Amherst website for parking locations if you do have time to see a football game in the new football facilities.