MBB: MAC Freedom League

[ljk]

Cold Case:  Excellent read about the true Colts.  Johnny U by Tom Callahan.  Artie, Gino, Lenny, The Horse, Raymond and the rest of the gang.  What a cast of characters !

[cold_case]

ljk,
If I told you I had that book in my hands yesterday at Barnes and Noble, would you believe me?
Problem is, I didn't bring enough cash and left my plastic at home. Yes, I plan to purchase it. Looks good. The other problem is that I bought close to $300 on Colts SB memorabilia but I'll fit Johnny U in the budget.
The NFL Network had a one hour piece on the 1970 Colts and had interviews with Bubba, Mike Curtis and Bill Curry. Great watch and some really funny stuff.

[lefty2]

Bill Curry?  Didn't he used to coach at Berwick?

[NEPAFAN]

Sounds like tonight's games are all PPD Due to Snow.

[NEPAFAN]

Bill Curry?  Didn't he used to coach at Berwick?

WHO??!??!?

[bill]

Nepa

I know this doesn't affect the PA schools, but I think we're going to get in the "last ever FDU-Drew" meeting tonight!

[bziadie]

The King's - Wilkes games are still on............

[loyalroyal]

...Tonight's Freedom Conference men's and women's basketball games between Scranton and Lycoming College at the Lamade Gymnasium in Williamsport have been postponed until Thursday, February 15, due to the impending snowstorm that is expected to hit Pennsylvania this afternoon and into Wednesday.

Tip-off times for Thursday's games have yet to be determined.

Taken directly from the press release that was released by the Universiy of Scranton today.

[cold_case]

Pat,
If that story in today's NY Times is accurate, will you be running Division IV and V boards as well?
I'm curious.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/13/sports/othersports/13ncaa.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=sports

[Pat Coleman]

The message boards aren't the issue -- what will I be running Web sites for?

[saratoga]

CC: Great article...scarry option. I certainly tend to agree with the acting AD at Williams...diversity can be a good thing among current D-III institutions. Although enrollments, endowments & admissions may vary wildly...seeing Williams knock off a school like Wisc.St.Pt. or a Cortland or SUNY Buffalo with 7,000 students is a great thing.

[loyalroyal]

Wilkes 66
King's 58

The race for the top spot in the Freedom Conferenc just got a WHOLE lot more interesting!  I never thought I'd say thi, but GO COLONELS!!!

[ColonelJohn4Life]

Quoting myself...

Leo - LOVE the prospects of King's clinching homecourt on Tuesday, and then benching their starters on Saturday.  Except for one detail.  They'd have to win at the Marts Center.

Heh heh heh.   

[Leo The Lion]

Colonel John,

Congratulations, this should be a nice win for your boys to take with them in the offseason.  Wilkes outplayed King's in every way in the second half, and thus they deserve a tip of my cap.  A great performance out of Kresge tonight.

That said, the Jekyl and Hyde season of King's continues, losing another game to a team they shouldn't have lost to.  Everything is really simple now, if the Monarchs win on Saturday they are the one, if they lose, they could be the three.  Hope the good King's team shows up next week.

[naismith]

Leo,

"losing another game to a team they shouldn't have lost to".........lol

Maybe u should think of it this way:

Kings won 16 games this year against teams that they had no business beating....lol.

Or ponder this: .....Kings  may not win another game this season!!!   FDU on tap Sat. and a 1st round elimination in the Freedom playoffs......
If that happens,  they will probably be quaffing some of that Bitter Beer at Senunas.
And Colonel John will be buying.....


Anyway, despite 5 travel calls against Wilkes in the 1st half and despite shooting more ft's and despite shooting 50% from 3 pt land.....Kings still lost.

Reason why?

Wilkes played a full game and were better. When Wilkes switched to man to man and threw in the 1-3-1 towel, Kings, as Sir James has noted (pay attention COY candidate Danzig...ha ha),  did not handle the pressure well. Cousart was forcing plays all night with 2 offensive fouls. Scalzo looked frustrated.
Sobo got nothing done. Ditto Kofi.  JW could not get a shot off.
I thought the Nensteils played extremely well and was surprised Ryan was on the bench in the waning minutes. (he had a hot hand---his 3pt shot had range and he was able to drive for scores as well). Have to say that Vince S continues to impress with overall play on both ends of the court.

As for Wilkes, senior Dan Adams put in a very solid effort.   
Chris Gulla played a very effiecient game. Excellent judgement, ballhandling and some timely shotmaking.
Kline played hard and with determination. Ditto De Feo
Gould made some plays and had his customary defensive presence.
Kable hit 2 shots...both were huge.
As for Kresge, well....he left no doubt as to why so many teams  considered  him a prize recruit.
He rebounded and was a presence inside and outside.  Probably his best performance.

And finally, kudos to Coach JR who has kept this crew together.
Wilkes has played hard in every game and finally
got a combination of ball movement and timely shooting.

Looking to end on a high note Sat. and a winning record.....

Naismith