MBB: Little East

hoopfan03 · November 12, 2008, 07:53:01 PM

Any one know how UNE is pulling these kids from Texas and other parts of the country? I have my doubts as to how good they can be since there are so many. The coach must have some connections because I dont know how all these guys are ending up in Biddo.

bdanthoine · November 12, 2008, 10:10:44 PM

yea, this will be a great game, these players from Texas? a little unsure about them, but I do know the huskies got some talent this year! check out this video for the 08-09 basketball team.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq75aFG24A0

Pat Coleman · November 13, 2008, 03:40:57 PM

Welcome to our new posters from the great state of Maine!

teamajkd · November 15, 2008, 07:25:14 PM

Check out this video for USM

http://www.freewebs.com/teamajkd/usmscaptians.htm

ztk336 · November 16, 2008, 09:54:51 PM

USM Home opener vs UNE.... Predictions?

KSCfan · November 17, 2008, 02:32:02 PM

Keene gets whacked by Williams. Keene started 3 freshman and seem to be a year or two away from being very good. I dont want to write off the season after one game but it is looking like a "growing" year for the owls

nescac1 · November 17, 2008, 05:05:05 PM

Yeah, somewhat hard to compare to past teams as a Williams fan because the Ephs' system is so different, but unless Keene improves its defense in a major way, they will be in for a long year. Williams didn't score for about four minutes as they were getting the kinks out, but after that, they pretty much scored at will -- had they been on from 3 (missed lots of fairly wide open shots) they could have been well into the 90's. Williams guards, who are big and skilled but not what you'd call lightning quick, penetrated at will against the smaller, younger Keene guards, who pretty much either let them drive past or fouled them. And Keene was equally helpless in the post where Williams' size gave them a lot of trouble unless they doubled down. Kathan looked great of course and Keene has some offensive players with some skills, a few bigs with good looking face up games and a few guards who were quick off the dribble, but based on the first game, this is not one of the stronger Keene teams in recent memory.

vanjuicce · November 17, 2008, 05:26:18 PM

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Ethelred the Unready · November 17, 2008, 06:13:35 PM

Quote from: vanjuicce on November 17, 2008, 05:26:18 PM
LAST MINUTE REMINDER! USM vs UNE tomorrow night Nov 18. Can the UNE Noreasters of the Commonwealth Coast Confrence compete with the Huskies of the established Little East Confrence?!?! SHOW UP WITH THE FAN COUPON AND TAKE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING AN IPOD TOUCH!

FAN COUPON LINK: http://usm.maine.edu/athletics//basketballfancoupon.pdf

Geez....I'm beginning to hope UNE destroys USM tomorrow

KorsairKILLAH · November 17, 2008, 06:19:26 PM

Quote from: KSCfan on November 17, 2008, 02:32:02 PM
Keene gets whacked by Williams. Keene started 3 freshman and seem to be a year or two away from being very good. I dont want to write off the season after one game but it is looking like a "growing" year for the owls

I would have thought Keene would be pretty good this year. They return Kathan and Anderson who in my opinion are one of the toughest 4 and 5 combinations in the northeast.

KSCfan · November 18, 2008, 10:01:07 AM

Nescac1 that is a great read on how the game went. I will agree that Keene is not the usual stellar team that they normally are.

KorsairKillah- they do have two very good big men, but like Nescac said they dont have much in the department of guard play. I feel like at this level without guards you dont really have that much. Often times Keenes guards were getting beat to the middle which draws ANderson and Kathan up and that lets the opposing guard dish down to their guy for two, or take it to rim and get the foul. I think that Keenes guard play will really be the key to thier defense

steph555 · November 18, 2008, 10:32:38 AM

Tonights the night! dont forget to come watch UNE vs USM at the USM gym tonight 530, and 730! print out the coupon on the USM athletics page for a chance to win portland pirate tickets or an ipod!

Dwhite11 · November 18, 2008, 12:33:37 PM

www.usm.maine.edu/athletics print off coupon and bring to the game tonight to be placed into a drawing for some prizes! Lets Go Huskies

Pat Coleman · November 18, 2008, 01:18:09 PM

We heard. Obviously this is very popular on the USM campus.

KSCfan · November 24, 2008, 09:21:49 AM

Keene wins the god awful tip off tournament at keene state this weekend. This evens them up at 2-2. The competition wasn't that good to say the least. Hopefully this will allow for the team to work out some of the kinks we saw against springfield and williams. WNEC rolls into keene tommrow night so hopefully the team can keep rolling along.