MBB: Coast 2 Coast Athletic Conference

[formerDIfan]

I didn't have anything better finishing up at work so I thought I would list the starting position players for each team and ask the board to rank them.  There may be an argument for different positions but they should be just about right. I tried to pick the six man by minutes and who seems to be the most valuable when I have seen them.

Point Guard   shooting guard   small forward
Smelkinson SMC    Lesense- SMC    Valdez- SMC
Wasalinko- CUA    Olivero- CUA    Fumai- CUA
Mowl- Gally    White- Gally    Farias- Gally
Stanford- GOU    Russo- GOU    Brown- GOU
Majors- MMT    Diamond- MMT    Parker- MMT
Yeck- YCP    Zerfing- YCP    Lankford- YCP
Fitzgerald- UMW    Lee- UMW    Baker- UMW
Jones- Hood    Junghans- Hood    Abercrombie- Hood
Edmunds- SAL    Williams- SAL    Odumero- SAL
      
power forward   center                       6th man    Coach
Wise- SMC    Irmir- SMC    Engelstad- SMC   Harney
Dwyer- CUA    Wheeler- CUA    Papageorge- CUA   Howes
Jackson- Gally    Babatunde- Gally    Valencia- Gally   Destefano
Robine- GOU    Merritt- GOU    Ian Brown-GOU   Trevino
Stanback- MMT    Gray- MMT    Gray- MMT   McClary
Kelly- YCP    McGowan- YCP    Brady- YCP   Gambler
Pierce- UMW    Whitworth- UMW    Hale- UMW   Wood
Robine- Hood    Gutekunst- Hood    Anthony Bennett   Dickman
Gerald- SAL    Menekaya- SAL    Ward- SAL   Holmes

[formerDIfan]

This may be a better format to read.


shooting guard      power forward      
Lesense- SMC       Wise- SMC      
Olivero- CUA       Dwyer- CUA      
White- Gally       Jackson- Gally      
Russo- GOU       Robine- GOU      
Diamond- MMT       Stanback- MMT      
Zerfing- YCP       Kelly- YCP      
Lee- UMW       Pierce- UMW      
Junghans- Hood       Robine- Hood      
Williams- SAL       Gerald- SAL      
            
small forward      center       
Valdez- SMC      Irmir- SMC      
Fumai- CUA       Wheeler- CUA      
Farias- Gally       Babatunde- Gally      
Brown- GOU       Merritt- GOU      
Parker- MMT       Gray- MMT      
Lankford- YCP       McGowan- YCP      
Baker- UMW       Whitworth- UMW      
Abercrombie- Hood       Gutekunst- Hood      
Odumero- SAL       Menekaya- SAL      


Coach      center       6th man
Harney      Irmir- SMC       Engelstad- SMC
Howes       Wheeler- CUA       Papageorge- CUA
Destefano    Babatunde- Gally       Valencia- Gally
Trevino       Merritt- GOU       Ian Brown-GOU
McClary       Gray- MMT       Gray- MMT
Gambler       McGowan- YCP       Brady- YCP
Wood       Whitworth- UMW       Hale- UMW
Dickman       Gutekunst- Hood       Anthony Bennett
Holmes       Menekaya- SAL       Ward- SAL

[MuMu]

bbsquared,
You can't do that, hey will pick on you a bit untill you get some post be aware.

After York's big win, I see MU by 4 tomm.
Coach Mac wins with class up 24 on hood with 3 mins left and empty his bench.

Like it or not Mu is hot right now Ladiesssss

[CACsportsnut]

PG - Mowl, Fitzgerald, Smelkinson, Yeck, Jones, Majors, Edmunds, Wasalinko, Stanford

SG - Junghans, Lee, Lesense, Zerfing, Williams, Russo, Diamond, White, Olivero

SF - Baker, Fumai, Lankford, Odemeru, Valdez, Abercrombie, Brown, Parker, Farias

PF- Dwyer, Stanbeck, Jones(Goucher..how did you leave ihm out?), Kelley, Pierce, Wise, Gerald, Robine, Jackson

C- McGowan, Gutekunst, Gray, Wheeler, Irmer, Menekaya, Whitworth, Merritt, Babatunde

Coach - Dickman, DeStefano, Gamber, Howes, Harney, Holmes, Wood, Trevino, McClary

6th Man - Brady, Hale, Valencia, Papageorge, Engelstad, Ward, Brown, Gray, Bennett

*SG is a stacked group, and the C spot is a toughy also*
*PF relatively weak, and 6th man top 3 are heads and shoulders above rest*

[cuabigdog]

it seems to me that everyone is talking about where the teams are in the standings .. true that it's nice to be on top as for the home game situation.. but this is a year that any team can beat any team on any given night.. if you all remmeber correctly in 2001 CUA was the underdog in every single NCAA game and had NO home games at all and went out and won it all .. granted they don't have the same talent as then ..they still have the talent  to win the CAC's if they  concentrate and play with heart and determination they know they have ..

[Matt Letourneau]

Well, not only that--that Catholic team was one Will Morley tip away from NOT EVEN MAKING the NCAA Tournament.

[formerDIfan]

My fault on Goucher leaving out Jones, that is who was suppose to be there but I made a mistake and put Robine in there twice.

[formerDIfan]

and mazuchi should be there instead of gray for marymount for the 6th man

[Pat Coleman]

if you all remmeber correctly in 2001 CUA was the underdog in every single NCAA game and had NO home games at all and went out and won it all

I remember correctly that Catholic not only had a first-round home game but a home game against possibly the weakest team in the field: CCNY.

[MuMu]

FormerD1,
You cant leave out Jones hes a beast.


Had a deam about the York MU game some one wins in OT Not sure who. This should be a fun one

[mwgoonie]

Eagles hope to make it three in a row heading into the final week of reg. season play. GOU is always tough but I believe the Eagles can find their stride late in the season. Interesting that they did so well on the road earlier in the year and have struggled late in the year at home. Hopefully, it will prepare them for late seasons games on the road i.e. CUA next Sat. In the tourney they'll play a number of games away, depending on who wins this next week.

As for league rankings; nice to see at leats CACnut rank fitx, lee, and baker so highly. whitworth is towards the lower end of the C's and Pierce should be ranked much higher just because he is a vocal leader and has wona  few games for them this year. As for Wood, we all know non-UMW fans opinions of him, so I wont go there!

Good luck today boys!

[bbald eagle]

Had a deam about the York MU game some one wins in OT Not sure who. This should be a fun one

Deaming about the games? I think there must be some D3Hoops award you qualify for. 

[Matt Letourneau]

Well unfortunately my wife is not feeling well so i won't be able to go to the game today.   I hope the Cardinals play well, stay in their game and rebound!

This would be a big W.  I'll be watching from home.

One thing I have to say on those rankings is that Waslienko is way too low.  He's a really nice player, his numbers don't jump out at you and he's a little inconsistent but he's become much smarter with the ball and sets up his teammates very well--Wheeler/Dwyer don't get all those points without Mike being unselfish and setting them up.  He's also shooting much better from 3 this year and can kill you if you leave him open.  His jump shot is much better than it was.  He's your typical hard nosed senior, who is important for a good team, so he deserves more recognition than that.

On the SG, I can't see putting Russo behind Zerfing at the least--you have to remember that Goucher has nothing besides Jones so Russo is basically the only threat to shoot the ball--defenses key in on him but for the most part he still gets his points.

[MuMu]

baldeagles,
CAC Championship would be nice.haha

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

By the way... speaking of Russo... something I had completely missed all season, but worth mentioning.

Both Jones and Russo achieved 1,000 career points this season. I know CUA has Dwyer and I think Fumai is close.

But... here is the interesting side of Jones and Russo. The two of them both hit the 1,000 point mark after playing only three seasons with the Gophers.

(Maybe another reason to put Russo ahead of Zerfing, which I completely agree with.)