MBB: Conference of New England

[akirk]

I am a big Gordon fan but if they play how they did against ENC, their season is OVER.  They were sloppy and looked like they didn't care about the game.  A couple of the leaders have poor shot selection.  I seems like they do not understand game management.  I realize that they are playing a number of freshmen but the team has taken a huge step backwards.  They will have to continue to ride out this tough stretch but like I said if they continue at their current performance, their season is done!

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Hey Hoops Fan or Pat Coleman - do the coaches get the chance to rate the officials performance and maybe request to NOT get certains refs or teams of refs? Just thought you two might have more info. Thanks.

That is a conference-level decision. Some leagues do this.

I'm not sure if the practice has changed, but in the past each CCC coach has gotten one veto.  They could pick one ref to ban from doing their games.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Any mention of Jim Rome gets the negative karma from me.  Why anyone would want to emulate that narrow minded ass is beyond me, but since it is obvious that whoever is posting there has seen quite a few games already, I'd like to suggest you add some value to our discussions.  You seem to have quite a bit to contribute.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

WIT over AMC 91-84.  WIT may have chosen a good game to have an off night.  PBJ got 23 on the way to his 1000th point.  Doyle had 22 and Bolton had 19 and 7 assists.  Apparently the post players took the night off.  AMC got some good production, finally, getting 21 with 10 assists from Sadlowski, 18 off the bench from Henry Rose and 17 from Nunnally, who is finally starting to show up.  12 guys from AMC got at least ten minutes.  This coach really believes in sharing the love.

Nichols wakes up and dumps Salve 77-65.  Paquin had 20, Vallee had 19, and Wilcox got 15 for NC.  Salve had 15 and 11 from Grendal, Woodworth had 14, and Hazzard and DeSantis each got 11.  Both teams were hitting well from three, but it looks like the FT edge went to Nichols and paid off.

RWU had a rough night in Biddeford, barely edging UNE 61-57.  Scary night for supposedly to team to beat in the CCC.  I think it's officially anyone's conference right now.  Well anyone but ENC that is.  UNE got 11 rebounds from Stickney and 16 points from John Marriott off the bench.  Belmonte had 5 assists.  RWU didn't start Barranger, giving Bashaw a reward for his good work of the past few weeks.  Big Geoff ended up with 11 and Bashaw had 10, Parrish and Gumb both had 12 points.  Gumb got the start, which may actually have been what put Barranger on the bench.  But either way, they barely pulled this one out, losing the rebounding battle and only staying ahead with a butt-load of free throws.

CSC 71, EC 61.  Probably a not un-expected result.  Ryan Murray continues to make his presence known for CSC with an 11 and 19 night to go along with 5 assists.  fouriner also had 11 points and Rosso put in 12 from the bench.  EC was led by 15 from Sullivan, 12 from Marinkovic and 12 points and 5 assists from Burton.  CSC won the rebounding battle,  and had a better TO margin.  FT's were even, but CSC hit more threes.  The defense was pretty good on both sides.

NEC goes down to Newbury.  Embarrassing 87-90.  NEC proves once again they can score, but have yet to remember to get back on defense.  Quinn had 17, Jaziri had 16, Evans had 15, Tonkovich had 14 and Sylvia went for 11 and 11.

ENC doesn't do as bad as expected vs Gordon, losing 58-72 in Wenham.  This can really only be described as ugly.  Jasmin, suprisingly, was able to put up a great game down low against the GC interior defense, notching 17 points.  Marcellus had 11 off the bench for ENC.  Marstaller had 18, as did Kauffman to go with his 9 assists.  Bajema had 12 and Schnackenberg had 10, both off the bench.  Herr didn't show up, the rebounding was fairly even.  GC committed 15 turnovers and went 5-28 from downtown.  Yuck.  They did hit the offensive boards pretty well and knocked in enough FTs to keep it from being a game, although the two point halftime lead had to scare the heck out of them.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

No games tonight.

[PressBreaker]

This is my first time on the CCC board.  yes, the coaches get to rate the officials.  I also know for fact the ECAC does take the ratings very seriously.  That's not to say the coaches can pick the officials they want but lets say they can voice their opinion and in some circumstances they can get the scheduler to change some assignments.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Tonight:

WIT hosts Newbury at Regis
UNE @ CSC
NC @ ENC
SRU @ CC
EC @ GC
NEC @ AMC

[backboard]

Congrats to Prezzie Blue getting his 1000 points and Player of the Week.

There are some pretty interesting games tonight.  The GC-EC could be good depending on which team shows up respectively for each side.  On the south side, Salve and Curry looks like a fight for the second spot.  I expect CSC to handle UNE and NEC should be able to defeated Anna Maria.  Newbury has been able to defeat a few CCC opponents this year so it'll be interesting how they do against a WIT team that is on a hot streak.

[Maq Diesel]

Big game at Gordon tonight.  Gordon must show up and make a statement.  A win for Endicott could right the ship and get that team going.  I have a felling though Gordon is going to step up tonight, because this game is huge for both teams and this game should be as good as they always are.  In another interesting note, Jon Marstaller is 17 points away from 1000 for his career a great accomplishment for him, especially on a team as balanced in scoring as Gordon has been over the past few years.  Should be fun night in Wenham.

[gullfan]

 Gordon/Endicott did not disappoint!!!!! Great game. 30-30 at the half. Tough defenses on both sides. Clutch shooting (except fot the brick free throws at the end that would have iced it for GC).
I read the web reports for both schools and I was wondering why my take was so different. Props to getting your 1000th point Jon Marstaller, but the game was about Jerry Logan lighting it up at the start of the second half. Even though EC came back to tie and get the lead, every announcer on ESPN or whatever talks about basketball "runs". The adjustments you make to stop them etc. Endicott had to work so hard to get back from Gordon's long distance display, that they didn't have enough to get over the top.
This game was all a GC/EC game would be advertised to be. If you missed it - you "missed" it.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Here's the rundown:

WIT over Newbury 66-55.  PBJ had 14, Doyle had 15, Brian Gaine 10.  Bynes had 6 blocks. They started slow and just dominated in the second half.  Good showing, although a bit sloppier than they've been of late.

UNE knocks off CSC in overtime in New London!!  UNE overcame 25 turnovers to win in OT.  CSC didn't play much defense again and UNE just didn't want to lose as much as CSC did.  Murray had 10 and 18, Szeliga had 17 and Fouriner had 14 with 5 assists.  For UNE, Farynaz had 15, Button had 13 and Belmonte put in 13 as well.  Ugly, ugly game.

Nichols 70 ENC 52.  Brian Riley had 10 with 9 assists for Nichols, Paquin had 15 points and Powers had 10 rebounds.  Jean-Noel had 15 for ENC, Duda got 12 rebounds.  ENC shot horribly, got out rebounded and only hit 4-16 FTs.

Curry over Salve 84-77.  Salve got 27 from Goodridge, 14 and 11 from Grendal, 13 from Woodworth and 10 from Wirth.  Curry got 22 from Bowers, who might be rounding into form, 21 from Jones along with 9 assists and 15 a piece from Prescod and Brittian.  Salve won the rebound battle 49-35, but couldn't turn it into points, partly because of 25 turnovers.  Curry got to the line 36 times and that may have been the difference.

GC over Endicott 73-69.  This must have been an incredible game.  Both teams hit more than half their threes.  It appears to have been neck and neck the whole way.  Nemanja was five assists away from a triple double, 14, 10 and 5, Burgos had 16 points.  For GC Logan had 21 along with 10 assists, Kauffman had 7 assists, Herr had 10 points and 10 boards, and Marstaller got 20.

AMC beats NEC 75-74.  No stats for this one.  I'm not sure I care.

[dwebbs]

A couple thoughts about the GC/EC game...

The lead was no bigger than six for either side, with each side taking, giving up and retaking momentum.

30-30 games at the half, but in the second half, Gordon went 7-10 from the beyond the arc. (Marstaller was 2/2, Logan was 4/5, Herr was 1/1)

Gordon gave up 6 OREB in the first half, only 2 in the second half. The total REB margin in the first half was +10 EC, but +5 GC in the second.

EC shot 49.1 percent, which still shows that Gordon D isn't great, but we already knew that. Burgos 11 of his 16 in the second half on 5/5 shooting.

EC led by 5 with three and a half left to go, but with Kaufman's three point play, Schnack's alley oop, and Marstallers 3 for 1'001... GC captured the momentum when it matter.

Kind of interesting that UNE beat CSC?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Kind of interesting that UNE beat CSC?

That's the understatement of the week.

[akirk]

I must say that last night gives me hope for the rest of the GC season.  Although they were sloppy for a little while and their free throw shooting has horrible, their defense stepped it up.  I think GC held EC scoreless for about 3 minutes down the stretch.  It reminds me of how they played every game last year.  They will have to extend that defensive pressure for the whole game before they can duplicate last season success.

I must say that it was a guts call to throw the alleyoop down 5 with 5 minutes left.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

It's about time for teams to begin locking down for the post-season run.  I expect we'll see good coaching separate itself from poor coaching at this point.

GC and EC can both get back in shape and I'm sure this game was a good jump start.  Up in New London, however, I'm not sure even Foti can get that crew where they need to be in the next month.