MBB: Little East

[amh63]

7express...Thanks...no need.  Plan to be up in Lancaster, PA. on Friday.  If lucky will sit where you sat.  Saw you on video again in the F&M game (it can be found on the Dips athletic website...if interested...see my post on the 'CAC site..also the Fri. game)
Enjoy your games and be careful with the women at Amherst.
It does seem funny that York WBB goes up to Amherst to play....and Amherst MBB comes to Lancaster, PA to play....being that York and Lancaster are less than 30 minutes apart on Route 30.  Oh well, the fun of March Madness.

[ECSUalum]

Has anyone here ever watched a basketball game streamed from Middlebury College?  I know Amherst does a very good job, Trinity is OK except when the camera person is texting on their cell phone and forget to move the camera to follow the game .
As I am not taking the 4hr ride from SE CT to northern VT, I hope the stream is good, otherwise its will have to be Live Stats.

Oswego State stream was strange.  It looks as though they did not, (could not), positioned the camera high enough above the court, so when the crowd stood up to cheer and/or was holding signs, it almost completely blocked the view of the game, (specifically the exciting game's end). It almost looked like they did not have a press box and the camera and commentary was taking place at the top bleacher   The two commentators had the tell the fans to sit or hold their signs down!!!!  Bizarre!!!

[7express]

Sorry ECSUalum, never watched a game streamed by Middlebury.  Probably better to ask over on the NESCAC forum if you haven't already.

[ECSUalum]

Sorry ECSUalum, never watched a game streamed by Middlebury.  Probably better to ask over on the NESCAC forum if you haven't already.

7, okeydoke will do.  Safe trip up to Amherst this weekend

[amh63]

ECSU.....Yes I have watched the last game from Middlebury on-line.  It was very good in quality and the broadcasters are not students.
Normally, Midd. charges for webcast...few bucks....but since this is a NCAA game there is no charge.  I went to the D3hoops site to pick it up vice going to the Midd site for ability to switch between games.

Just found out that Amherst plays it's last regular season Baseball game at home against ECSU!  on May 2.  Plays other LEC teams also on this year's schedule.  You may have to make the trip up to Amherst yet.

[ECSUalum]

amh63,

I think I will definitely go up to Amherst for this game!! If you are in the area, my offer still stands for lunch/dinner, your choice!! Everything you have described about Amherst, the town and of course the college sounds great. Amherst has a great baseball program and they beat Eastern last year!!! Will confirm as we get closer.  May even make a weekend out of it as my wife and I love antique shops, (Deerfield), and I have been collecting antique books since high school.

Looking forward to an ECSU win over Cabrini and a shot at Middlebury this weekend.  Will be tuning in after St Patrick's Day parades in Hartford on Saturday, (New Haven on Sunday).  

[7express]

I don't think ECSU has much trouble with Cabrini.  Corey Lemmons of Cabrini plays like DaQuan Brooks exzcept he can't hit perimeter shots as well as Brooks can.  As long as the opposition has a quick guard that can take away the drive and force him to take jump shots, Cabrini is very beatable.  However, they were 3-0 agains region ranked teams and only have 1 loss, but I think Eastern gets this by 5 or 10.  I'll make an official prediction sometime Thursday.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I don't think ECSU has much trouble with Cabrini.  Corey Lemmons of Cabrini plays like DaQuan Brooks exzcept he can't hit perimeter shots as well as Brooks can.  As long as the opposition has a quick guard that can take away the drive and force him to take jump shots, Cabrini is very beatable.  However, they were 3-0 agains region ranked teams and only have 1 loss, but I think Eastern gets this by 5 or 10.  I'll make an official prediction sometime Thursday.

Lemons is much more of a distributor than Brooks.  He doesn't look to score unless he's got a weak defender - and most of his points come from layups.  I can't remember him taking a shot outside five feet last weekend (I'm sure he did, but they're rare).

The bigger issue will be the other match-ups.  Lemons is quite good at getting the ball to the guy in the best position to score.  I'm not saying they'll win, but they've got a lot of weapons and Lemons hasn't really had to play against a quick defense yet.

If ECSU matches up with him well, we'll see a very different kind of game from him.  Most of his points last weekend came just because he could blow by his guy for easy buckets.  He's got a more versatile game if he has to use it.

[amh63]

Nice writeup of Eastern Conn. on the front page of D3Hoops today...feature story.   Dave M. of D3Hoopsville has posted on the 'CAC board that he will attend the "Amherst" pod to help in the production of the game coverage of the games in Lancaster.  Improved camera coverage of the games is expected....for those who may want to catch a game a bit.
Luck to the Warriors!  Want to see a matchup with Midd. on Sat...in truth, hope to be at the Amherst vs. MIT game on Sat.

[warrior]

Eastern and LEC fans - check it out- D3 hoops wrote a great piece on Eastern! 
Wish us luck tomorrow!

http://d3hoops.com/playoffs/men/2012/eastern-connecticut-not-ready-to-go-home

[AllStar]

Eastern and LEC fans - check it out- D3 hoops wrote a great piece on Eastern! 
Wish us luck tomorrow!

http://d3hoops.com/playoffs/men/2012/eastern-connecticut-not-ready-to-go-home

Us LEC fans sure are rooting for you guys!

[7express]

Friday prediction:

Eastern 73 vs. Cabrini 64 (at Middlebury).
As I said earlier in the week, Cory Lemmons plays a lot like DaQuan Brooks.  Since Eastern and coach Geitner have to see Western & Brooks twice a year (and latetly it's been 3 times a year), they should have a good gameplan set up for players like those.  You stop Lemmons drives to the basket, you more then likely beat Cabrini, you shut down Brooks, you more then likely beat Western.  Sound familiar??  Eastern by 8-12.

[warrior]

7express - thanks for the vote of confidence.  Let's hope you're right!  (You usually are!)   

[magicman]

Cabrini leads Eastern Connecticut 29-23 at the half.

[magicman]

Cabrini defeats Eastern Connecticut 72-65.

Eastern Connecticut put on a furious rally as they were down by 14, 65-51 with 1:24 left to play and they cut it to 67-63 with 17 seconds left. Too little too late for the Warriors