MBB: Coast 2 Coast Athletic Conference

kitchenrat · November 05, 2007, 11:24:45 AM

I hope to make it out to the York v Mansfield game tonight to see how the new guys fit into the system. I know very little about Mansfield so I wouldn't venture a guess, but it will be nice to see how they play against D-II tallent.

bbsquared · November 05, 2007, 04:56:16 PM

I heard something about Mary Wash playing an exhibition last week. Anyone have any details? They have a couple of big guys that have come in this year.

CACsportsnut · November 05, 2007, 09:41:23 PM

York loses a close one 86-81 to a taller and more athletic Mansfield. They were up by 12 with about 13 minutes left and Mansfield clawed there way back with penetration and a full court trap that at times had York baffled.

McGowan and Brady turn in nice games, McGowan with 22 points and 6 rebounds, Brady was high scorer with 23, other then that not to much scoring. York has a very dangerous squad, that is obvious, with firepire out to "wazoo." Work still needs to be done, but they are definately just as dangerous as ever, if not more.

watcher · November 05, 2007, 11:01:12 PM

st marys is going to be very good this year they brought in a great freshman class plus bring back all there key players expect one how there picked to not finish atleast 3rd is beyond me

diplomaniac1 · November 08, 2007, 07:03:10 PM

Folks -

I am normally a poster in the Centennial Conference room. However, I found this link on the Conference website to an article in The Baltimore Sun containing pre-season previews more than just the Maryland members of the Centennial Conference. So, I am also posting it and sharing in the rooms of several other conferences: AMCC, CAC, and Landmark.

The link follows below:

//http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/basketball/mens/bal-sp.smallcaps06nov06,0,2462025.story?page=2

Enjoy! Bring on the season. Good luck to all teams. Regards to all.

Eric

Matt Letourneau · November 09, 2007, 04:18:15 PM

Figured I'd poke in here since I know how much you all probably missed me. And how much you're going to miss the Cards.

Good luck to everyone. For what its worth, I think Hood is obviously the team to beat, but after that I think its pretty wide open. You have to wonder if York's, uh, off court diversions (not a great offseason for some of their players...or their body parts) will affect them, but if not, they've clearly got the talent to be right there.

I wouldn't discount VJC, either. Mary Washington should have been better than they were last year, so I don't know what to expect from them. Interesting how women's basketball has stolen the thunder down there.

watcher · November 10, 2007, 12:42:11 AM

st marys lost to bowie state by 10 at verizon center and had many chances to beat them just could never close the gap. I repeat what I said before st marys is gonns surprise people by how good they have alot good returners and a great group of freshman Bowie state was loaded with d1 transfers including players from umass and cal and barely could get by them

CACsportsnut · November 10, 2007, 10:30:59 AM

What do you mean..."Or there body parts?"

Matt Letourneau · November 12, 2007, 11:35:39 AM

I was confusing Scranton and York. (Old Rival vs. New Rival).

Sorry Yorkies.

If you hadn't heard, Scranton had a player who this offseason decided it would be a good idea to, uh...cut off his own...well, you know.

Point probably still stands though...if your best player has that kind of off the court drama, it might distract things. But we'll see.

I'm sure St. Mary's is talented, by the way---they've frequently had talent, even D1 talent who had an affinity for dealing or using drugs--the issue has always been staying together as a team for a whole season, just like a few other programs in the CAC.

At this point, SMC is going to have to prove it for anybody to buy them as a contender.

mwcsid · November 12, 2007, 03:53:43 PM

Matt, 60-5 the last two years for the women will do that. :-)

bbsquared · November 12, 2007, 06:37:15 PM

The women's record and placing 6th after being the concensus top team last year!

mwcsid · November 12, 2007, 07:10:50 PM

Yeah, it was a tie for 4th. And beat York in the quarters of the tourney.
I get your point though. Hopefully with the addition of some post players this year, we'll be more well-rounded offensively.

cardinal3007 · November 13, 2007, 01:14:20 AM

Matt, stop embarassing the Catholic alums with your snobby remarks, I hope all the posters know he is a an exception to most of us. I still remember the day Coach Lonergan ripped you a new one for your loud mouth and Pat had to pull your posts about are own players, some fan. The players on the the national championship team all thought you were a joke... Be positive, good luck CAC I will miss the great rivalries we had. Maybe coach will get some non conf games in the future with you guys...

MR. PAC · November 13, 2007, 05:31:32 PM

I saw CU play, wasn't impressed.

Matt Letourneau · November 13, 2007, 09:22:18 PM

Quote from: cardinal3007 on November 13, 2007, 01:14:20 AM
Matt, stop embarassing the Catholic alums with your snobby remarks, I hope all the posters know he is a an exception to most of us. I still remember the day Coach Lonergan ripped you a new one for your loud mouth and Pat had to pull your posts about are own players, some fan. The players on the the national championship team all thought you were a joke... Be positive, good luck CAC I will miss the great rivalries we had. Maybe coach will get some non conf games in the future with you guys...

Woah there. Welcome to the board Cardinal3007! Guess I admire the gumption.

So who are you? As you can see, I don't hide behind a screen name--I'm accountable for everything I say. That wasn't always the case, which is why what you said doesn't make much sense.

Normally I wouldn't really bother, but this is a new board with some people I don't know, and vice versa, so a quick rebuttal.

Coach Lonergan never "ripped me a new one." Ever. I didn't know Mike as well as some, but we always got along. And you think that Mike Lonergan would get upset at someone for having a loud mouth? Have you ever met Mike Lonergan?

To my knowledge, I've never had a post deleted on this board. Perhaps Pat can verify that. You seem to imply that I posted negative things about Catholic players, and that Pat pulled down posts because of that. I don't think he even WOULD do that, even if that were true, which it isn't.

Further, the national championship team was 2001. Back then, I was not as involved with this board and posted quite sporadically. I doubt very much that anyone other than one or two specific members of that team had any idea who I was, and certainly not enough to think anything at all about me.

Finally, I didn't start posting under my own name until around 2003, when I realized that I needed to be accountable for what I posted. I don't think anyone on the 2001 team even would have known who was who back then.

So basically, I have no idea what you are talking about, but I certainly invite you to identify yourself, especially if you actually are a Catholic fan, and maybe elaborate a little bit. Maybe you have me confused with somebody else.