MBB: MAC Freedom League

[jdboogs1]

For those of you out there that don't know much about the Manhattanville Valiants watch out. They won the Skyline Conference last year and should have been the # 1 seed in the Atlantic Region. They played a tougher schedule then Stevens and also beat them in the regular season. Go figure!! They moved to a more competitve conference this year and return 4 starters. They also have a very tough schedule but should do well. They also have one of the best players in the region in Cody Moffett. It's a treat to watch this guy play.

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To all have a safe and Happy New Year !!!

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looking on the d3 scoreboard, Kings could not get it done against York. Final York 76--Kings 73.

Big tourney at Kings this weekend..

[naismith]

Hey Homer Jones (he's an old end for sure),

Tufts should provide an excellent test for both local squads this weekend.

Quick Scouting report:
They are 6-2 this year and have a veteran 20 year coach with close to 290 wins.

Looking at their season stats, Tufts appears to hace some excellent shooters.

John Pierce is averaging 22.8 ppg on 60%  shooting and 50% from the 3pt. line.
He is 6'5" and 240!!

Then, you have 6'0" guard Gallant who shoots 61%  from the floor and averages 10ppg.   61%!!!
Weitzen, Black and O'Keefe round out the scorers all averaging around 10 pts. plus.

As a team, they shoot .489 and .40 from the 3pt. line
Ft's 75%.

They outrebound opponents in all categories. (OR---98-87 pretty  nice for a high % shooting team and 196-165 def reb. edge)
assist to to---135 to 141 opp. ato----96-131.

82-75 scoring edge on average.

Looks like they can go 9 deep on the roster with Pierce, Gallant and Black getting the most minutes.

Should give Kings and Wilkes all they can handle this weekend.
Then, next week....down to business.

Conf picks: (in order) DeSales, Manhattanville, Kings, Wilkes, Arcadia, FDU, Del Val

Thinks Wilkes and Arcadia could easily flop.

Naismith

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Wow!! Homer Jones,,, saw him play for the Giants in the mid 60's. I think he was more of a wide reciever though. He started the spiking of the football in the end zone.

I will not be at the King's Tourney since I am freezing in FL. Came south from MD to avoid the cold. Not working this week.

I have a nephew who lives up there and is a big fan of both Kings and Wilkes so I try to keep up with the scores. Thanks for the Info on Tufts and will watch them thoughout the year.

[cold_case]

Where's the Colonel? I guess four straight losses by an average of 18 points will make some people disappear.

[kate]

Please remove Del Val from the list of NO WINS - they beat Penn State Brandywine this afternoon 70 - 55!

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Looks like the rest help the Colonels( Wilkes) a victory over Tufts today and Kings bounced back to get a victory over Miscordia.

Wilkes 84  Tufts 73
Kings 54  Miscordia 50

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I thought by now someone would have posted a remark about Wilkes losing to Miscordia on Sunday. Or the fact Kings handle Tufts. My nephew e mail the results and his comments.

[Leo The Lion]

A big Happy Rivalry Day to all you Wilkes Watchers out there in MAC Freedom Land.

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I was not at all surprised that Misericordia beat the Colonels.  In fact, I spoke with Miseri's coach earlier in the year and expressed to him that I thought his team had an excellent shot at beating Wilkes this year.  I think the coach has done a great job, building a program and will be a nice additon to the conference next year.  After losing Scranton and Lyco, the league really needs a shot in the arm.  With the built in rivalries with Kings and Wilkes, and their continued improvement, Misericordia should make things a lot more interesting for sure.

[ColonelJohn4Life]

Where's the Colonel? I guess four straight losses by an average of 18 points will make some people disappear.

Still around, fulfilling your nightmares, CC.  I'm sure my absence just makes your hearts grow fonder.   

Happy Rivalry Day to you as well, Leo.  For just such an occasion, I drove back to the 570.  Didn't think I'd miss this one, did ya?

And what's that they say about the difference between Wilkes and King's?  4 blocks, 3 Elite 8's in the 90's, 2 doctoral programs, and 1 Final Four?

[Warren Thompson]

Where's the Colonel? I guess four straight losses by an average of 18 points will make some people disappear.

The Colonel never "disappears," though he periodically remains silent whilst pondering things in his heart of hearts .... *

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* BTW what exactly is a "heart of hearts"?

[naismith]

Hey Ray Berry (another old end) or do you prefer Lance Alworth, Boyd Dowler and Del Shofner???

Did attend the weekend Classic at Kings.

My quicknotes:
Wilkes-Tufts-----Tight game with Colonels overcoming 10 pt. deficit. Matt Gould's finest performance carried team. ( 13-13 fts and 29 pts.) Kresge very smooth player and Kline is tough.
Some timely scoring from Gulla and DeRojas.
Kings-Miseri-----Kings on fire and up 18-3 first 8 minutes. From there, all Miseri....they lead 48-46 but Kings seniors put it together late and win 54-50.
Scalzo very impressive. ..certainly the overall best player on Monarch squad.
Wilkes-Miseri------Another tight game. Wilkes leads by 6 late until Miseri (Baumanak) banks a 3 from 25' and someone hits another in traffic to knot game. Gabriel steals ball for layup with 11 seconds on clock. Wilkes gets no timeout and Miseri rushes ball up where Del Prete nails a 3 in traffic for the game winner. Fun game to watch....Miseri is about 6 to 7 deep with legit players.  Love Roa's game and Little (I think that is name) is very quick.
Kings-- Tufts:  Another tight game throughout with Kings pulling away last 8 minutes of 2nd half. Tufts has nice balance and took Amherst to OT twice last year according to the 'jumbo'  fan whom I engaged in converstion.  They are skilled and well coached.

Apparently, teams in Tuft's conference do not practice or play during finals and have limited total games that they can play. So, they played the Classic on a 1 or 2 practices and no games. This Tufts team would be a big threat to win the Freedom.  

Overall, 4 very good games.

Like all, am ready for the conference games to begin. Kings a 9pt fave tonite on N. Main St.

Naismith

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Kings vs Wilkes Live Stats go to:

http://departments.kings.edu/athletics/sportsinco/live_Stats/xlive.htm

enjoy..