MBB: MAC Freedom League

[chairman]

The Eagles dropped a tough one at home tonight to a very athletic team from Stockton. Soaries and Nelson went for 28 and 20, but the length and athleticism of the the visiting Ospreys forced Eastern into tough shots, and they didn't have it going (21%) from behind the arc.

Credit to the Eastern staff, they unexpectedly lost Tucker before the first day of class, Kaiser (another starter from last year) a couple days before practice started with an ACL, and Reels at semester, and they are still in the mix. They are 3-2 in the league so far, and 4 of their five games have been on the road. 

Nelson and fellow freshman Kyle Malloy have stepped into rolls a year ahead of when they were expected to, and Soaries is beginning to adapt to the late in the shot clock role that Reels had embraced.

JB-- I think you are right that it is going to be tough, but in each of their league losses they have been tied with less than 5 minutes to play. They are going to be in every game, and their success will depend on how they finish them. With just one senior and one junior in the rotation, it might be a process, but they have been making strides.

BTW-- Stockton is REALLY ATHLETIC.

[Uncle Sam]

A wise man once told me, "BEWARE of the early lead."

[chizwiz]

Nice game for Eastern tonight.  More to say on this later.

I do have to mention something, though.  Chairman, you corrected my grammar a while ago, so now it is my turn.  You may not know this, but the word "rolls" that you used was used incorrectly.  You see, the word "rolls" has several meanings, none of which makes sense in the sentence "Nelson and fellow freshman Kyle Malloy have stepped into rolls a year ahead of when they were expected to . . .".  You should have used the word "roles".  I'm sure you don't mean that they stepped into bread rolls or stepped into a forward roll.

Just keeping it real.  And keep your shart on, oops, I meant to say shirt.

[chairman]

Well done Chiz. Your persistence is admirable.

I think typo is probably the more appropriate term, but it was a mistake. You might notice the proper spelling roughly 23 words later when referring to Soaries, but I give you credit. After two years, you got me.

Interesting game in the Eagles' Nest last night. Eastern could not miss to start the game and jumped to a huge lead. A terrible stretch of turnovers let FDU back in it, and the Devils actually led by eight late in the game.

Nelson, in his new role as a go-to player, dominated the second overtime after hitting a lay-in with .8 remaining in the first OT. Florham is not a good team, and they left a bunch of windows open, but the Eastern team-- even with their two starting guards fouled out-- found a way. Nelson's got his 36 without too many easy baskets.

He has raised his scoring average by 2.7 points over the last three contests. He is averaging 17.4 points per game since he went scoreless in the Rosemont game just before Christmas.

Back to Purchase for the Eagles. There is confirmed evidence that Kennedy is now features two equally weighted rims and lights at both ends. Should be worth the trip.

[Wolfpac]

Nice game for Eastern tonight.  More to say on this later.

I do have to mention something, though.  Chairman, you corrected my grammar a while ago, so now it is my turn.  You may not know this, but the word "rolls" that you used was used incorrectly.  You see, the word "rolls" has several meanings, none of which makes sense in the sentence "Nelson and fellow freshman Kyle Malloy have stepped into rolls a year ahead of when they were expected to . . .".  You should have used the word "roles".  I'm sure you don't mean that they stepped into bread rolls or stepped into a forward roll.

Just keeping it real.  And keep your shart on, oops, I meant to say shirt.

Yoooo Chiz whats up?   Still fiesty I see.... EU is doing very well with all the "role" changes.  Looking forward to being at EU next week for the Battle of Eagle Road.  See what happens.

[lefty2]

Nice game for Eastern tonight.  More to say on this later.

I do have to mention something, though.  Chairman, you corrected my grammar a while ago, so now it is my turn.  You may not know this, but the word "rolls" that you used was used incorrectly.  You see, the word "rolls" has several meanings, none of which makes sense in the sentence "Nelson and fellow freshman Kyle Malloy have stepped into rolls a year ahead of when they were expected to . . .".  You should have used the word "roles".  I'm sure you don't mean that they stepped into bread rolls or stepped into a forward roll.

Just keeping it real.  And keep your shart on, oops, I meant to say shirt.

Yoooo Chiz whats up?   Still fiesty I see.... EU is doing very well with all the "role" changes.  Looking forward to being at EU next week for the Battle of Eagle Road.  See what happens.

Why isn't Cabrini on Cavalier Road?  Or Dzik Avenue?

[mailsy]

Wait until the 2012 season then they might change it.   

[BJ - DSU SID]

As requested the playoff matrix.

Halfway point of the season is on Saturday.  Check out the playoff matrix to see where your favorite team stands heading into the final few weeks of the regular season.

http://athletics.desales.edu/custompages/gen/2009-10/MHoopsMatrix.pdf

[Wolfpac]

Nice game for Eastern tonight.  More to say on this later.

I do have to mention something, though.  Chairman, you corrected my grammar a while ago, so now it is my turn.  You may not know this, but the word "rolls" that you used was used incorrectly.  You see, the word "rolls" has several meanings, none of which makes sense in the sentence "Nelson and fellow freshman Kyle Malloy have stepped into rolls a year ahead of when they were expected to . . .".  You should have used the word "roles".  I'm sure you don't mean that they stepped into bread rolls or stepped into a forward roll.

Just keeping it real.  And keep your shart on, oops, I meant to say shirt.

Yoooo Chiz whats up?   Still fiesty I see.... EU is doing very well with all the "role" changes.  Looking forward to being at EU next week for the Battle of Eagle Road.  See what happens.

Why isn't Cabrini on Cavalier Road?  Or Dzik Avenue?

Tell us more Mailsy....... What do you know?

[mailsy]

Nice game for Eastern tonight.  More to say on this later.

I do have to mention something, though.  Chairman, you corrected my grammar a while ago, so now it is my turn.  You may not know this, but the word "rolls" that you used was used incorrectly.  You see, the word "rolls" has several meanings, none of which makes sense in the sentence "Nelson and fellow freshman Kyle Malloy have stepped into rolls a year ahead of when they were expected to . . .".  You should have used the word "roles".  I'm sure you don't mean that they stepped into bread rolls or stepped into a forward roll.

Just keeping it real.  And keep your shart on, oops, I meant to say shirt.

Yoooo Chiz whats up?   Still fiesty I see.... EU is doing very well with all the "role" changes.  Looking forward to being at EU next week for the Battle of Eagle Road.  See what happens.

Why isn't Cabrini on Cavalier Road?  Or Dzik Avenue?

Tell us more Mailsy....... What do you know?

It just goes to the fact that the school won't bring back Dzik for the HOF until he has been gone for 5 years.  So they won't even think about a name change until at least 2012.  That is all I'm saying.  It is tongue in cheek. 

[Uncle Sam]

Yeah, yeah Eastern is great.  Why no mention of them getting ROLLED on by Del Val?  Uncle Sam doesn't appreciate this lack of respect for the Aggies...

[jumpball]

did not see the eastern - del val tilt, but after seeing everyone in the circuit once now i think white is the best big man in the conference that I have seen, with kreske right there also, but white is a beast, and he plays with intelligence too.  he's a PLAYER and that team is dangerous.  surprised to see them go down at wilkes, but that was a must win for the colonels i think to keep them afloat.  second half will be a real dog fight as i do not think there is a single team in here, desales included, that can just show up and win against anyone else.  ...and i expect fdu tobite one or more of the contenders in the second half too , they are nowhere near as bad as their record indicates.

[Wolfpac]

Did Eastern score 35 pts or is that a typo....?
I thought EU had a better offense even without the other 2 missing guys.
What is going on over there?

Hoping for a good rivalry game against Cabrini.
It seems EU always works hard even when they lose, but was it their offense or opponent's defense shutting them down yesterday?   Coach N. is usually on top of the game plan what went wrong or were they simply outmatched?

[chairman]

Pretty much a nightmare.

Combination of good defense, officials that allowed very liberal hand-checking/holding, and really poor shooting.

The game had no flow or rhythm. Of the 26 fouls in the contest,  10 of them were either charges or offensive fouls off the ball-- illegal screens or post play violations. The Eagles could not reverse the ball, and were faced with tough shots they did not hit. Neither team was in a rush to get the ball up to the rim -- Manhattanville held the ball to late int he shot clock as well, and so the game was going to be low scoring.

The upside is that the low shooting percentage is not the norm for this team. I think they will bounce back from this.

The other side is, the have played much better at home. This is good news since the first half of the conference season had five road games, and they are 4-3.

[mid-range j]

Was at the game b/w Eastern and Mville yesterday.

Looks like Eastern is better off with the old crappy rims and dim lights at Mville considering they couldnt beat their last year regular season score of 36 points.  They ended up with 35.  So I am curious...was the trip to Mville worth it? since everything was all "fair" and "even" this time around?