MBB: Coast 2 Coast Athletic Conference

[laxhound]

Ok so let us play selection committee here.  We can throw 4 players up on the board:  Matt Hale, Evan Martin, Nick Brady and Sekoe White.  Lets look at conference statistic categories and head to head match-ups.

Scoring:
3. Sekoe White
5. Nick Brady
7. Matt Hale
8. Evan Martin

Rebounding:
5. Sekoe White
7. Nick Brady

Assists:
3. Evan Martin
4. Matt Hale
5. Sekoe White

FREE THROW PCT:
2. Matt Hale
7. Nick Brady

Steals:
6. Evan Martin
8. Sekoe White
13. Matt Hale

3-POINT FG PCT:
3. Matt Hale
8. Evan Martin
13. Nick Brady
14. Sekoe White

3-POINT FG MADE:
2. Matt Hale
3. Evan Martin
6. Nick Brady
13. Sekoe White

BLOCKED SHOTS:
6. Sekoe White

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO:
4. Evan Martin
5. Matt Hale
8. Sekoe White

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS:
7. Sekoe White

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS:
3. Nick Brady
7. Sekoe White

Ok so lets say that for every category that a player leads ( Just taking into account the players that we are debating  here ) they get 1 point, 2nd .75 pts, 3rd .50 pts, 4th .25 pts.  It would break down like this:
Sekoe White: 7 pts
Matt Hale: 5.5 pts
Evan Martin: 4.75 pts
Nick Brady: 4.25 pts

Since Sekoe's team finished dead last in the conference putting him on first team is a stretch.  The same should go across the board since the others were so tight.  Putting 2 players from a team that finished 3rd in the regular season and 4th in the conference playoffs is a stretch.  It would be hard to give Nick Brady first team with his team finishing 6th regular season and 5th during the conference championships.

Without Rashawn Johnson Wesley would not have been as good, like wise goes for Evan Martin.  Who was second only to Rashawn in every category for the Conference Champs and 2nd regular season team.  Evan out shined Nick Brady, Matt Hale, and Sekoe White (except for 1 game ) in everyone on of there head to head match ups.  Obviously the selection committee does not look at box scores. 

If all that does not make a strong enough case for you lets put Evan up against Matt when it maters the Conference Semifinals.  The real players show up when it it crunch time.  Here are the stats from that game.

Game Stats:
Matt Hale:  14 pts, 7 reb, 3 ass, 1 to, 1 stl
Evan Martin:  19 pts, 5 reb, 2 ass, 2 to, 2 stl
1st half stats:
Matt Hale:  12 pts, 2 reb, 1 ass, 0 to, 0 stl
Evan Martin:  5 pts, 4 reb, 2 ass, 2 to, 2 stl
2nd Half Stats
Matt Hale:  2 pts, 5 reb, 2 ass, 1 to, 1 stl
Evan Martin:  14 pts, 1 reb, 0 ass, 0 to, 0 stl

The thing is that Matt and Evan were guarding each other.  Well Evan was guarding Matt and Mary Washington was playing a zone.  2 pts in the second half when the game is on the line sounds 2nd team to me.

Do not get me wrong I think Matt Hale and Nick Brady are both excellent players.  But there is no way that Evan Martin did not deserve to be on the First Team with Brandon Altmann, Alex Franz, Camontae Griffin, and Rashawn Johnson.

POLITICS

[CACsportsnut]

You looking way to much into stats my friend. Its about what your guy does for that team in yes, those stat categories, but other things as well. Leadership, coachability, teamwork, hustle, etc. And in no way am I saying that Evan Martin does not do any of those things, I am just saying that your looking much into stats, you have to analyze everything.

[laxhound]

There is a reason they wait until after the conference championship to make up this team.  MATT HALE DID NOT SHOW UP TO PLAY.  Evan Martin shut him down in the semis only allowing him to score 2 points in the second half and them came back and shut down Patrick Prewitt from MMU in the championship game not allowing him to score a single point in the second half. 

Leadership:  Team Captain of Wesley.  Ask Rashawn Johnson who runs the team and he will tell you.  Every News interview he has had this year he declared it.
Coachability:  Team Captain of Wesley and their point guard (everything runs through the point)
Teamwork:  Just watch a game and you will see how Evan runs his team.
Hustle:  Without question Evan is a def monster.  It was stated earlier that Evan and Camontae Griffin are the two best on the ball defenders in the conference (that take hustle)
etc:  Showing up when the game is on the line and it is either win or go home (real players show up when it counts).  Matt Hale has been sitting at home since last Thursday.

Everyone thought oh oh oh it is going to be Mary Washington and St. Mary's and here comes Wesley winning it all after just being in this conference for two years.  Wesley deserved Coach of the year honors and two players on first team all conference. 

[laxhound]

Really though this is all opinion and it is all said and done with now.  Wesley will take their CAC championship title and live to fight another day.  Which is actually tomorrow.  It looks like it is going to be a game of contrasting styles.  Wesley's high octane vs F&M half court Princeton style.  As long as Wesley's shooters show up to play it should be a good game.

[@d3jason]

Looks lik the Dips are going to be too much for the Wolverines tonight. They are winning the battle in the paint and the Wlverines are shooting just 33 percent, while F & M is at 57%.

I was wondering how many athletes had played in a D-III football playoff game and a D-III basketball playoff game like Wesley's Sean McAndrew?

[Pat Coleman]

Jared Jenkins, wide receiver/guard for UW-Stevens Point is on that list.

[Teamski]

Looks lik the Dips are going to be too much for the Wolverines tonight. They are winning the battle in the paint and the Wlverines are shooting just 33 percent, while F & M is at 57%.

I was wondering how many athletes had played in a D-III football playoff game and a D-III basketball playoff game like Wesley's Sean McAndrew?

Yeah, Wesley really gives up a lot of size in the middle, Sean being Wesley's only possible answer.  They suffered that mismatch all year, and when the 3's got cold, it was a long game, indeed!

  Thanks Wesley for getting your first NCAA playoff birth in school history.  You did good!

I am so looking forward to seeing the Irish Connection when the two Seans start hooking up, this next year.  Sean McAndrew really impresses me, and with his Basketball backround, will be one TE to contend with next year.  He doesn't have quite the size of Lannuette, but I think he will be quicker and maybe even smarter.  Hopefully, he will work on his blocking this summer.  Tweak that and wait for the numbers to drop..... 

-Ski

[Pat Coleman]

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[bbald eagle]

CAC's press release on Frostburg joining and Gallaudet leaving the CAC can be found here
http://www.cacsports.com/general_releases/gen0809/CACaddsFrostburgSt

[Matt Letourneau]

The CAC might want to think about changing its name and logo now that it has increasingly little to do with the Nation's Capital!

[ronk]

Matt,
  You're forgetting that York was America's first capital(the Continental Congress).

[Matt Letourneau]

Well, they'll still need a new logo!  I didn't see any domes last time I was in York--which I believe was the next-to last game played in the old gym.

[Pat Coleman]

The first tournament weekend? Yeah -- Catholic/Widener was third-to-last, York/York was second-to-last and Widener/York was the last.

[Reserved Seat]

Marymount made a terrific pick up this month.
Chris Rogers should be an excellent addition as the new head coach.
Chris will be greatly missed at F&M.
He is a fantastic recruiter and given a few years should win a championship at Marymount.

[watcher]

lets get this board active been dead for a while. How are all the teams looking, who does everyone think is the preseason favorite,  how about player of the year . Anybody heard of any good freshman or transfers coming in