MBB: Conference of New England

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Nichols won a conference game with an impressive road win over WNEC, 73-90. 

[WITball]

WIT edges out Salve by three (70-67)  Wasnt there so cant comment much besides boxscore and some insider info.  Heard it was a battle, Herrick ties school record with 22 rebounds to go with 14 points.  Dombrowski had 21pts...WIT plays at Regis tomorrow at 3, should be a good game, WIT should blow them out but regis is a vet. team with some talent

[tcccfan2010]

Looks like Gordon and NEC was a battle too, Gordon edged by a late 3. That is two one point conference loses now for Gordon.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

So we're basically at the halfway point for conference play with six games down.  Right now .500 ball gets you into the tournament, but everyone is mathematically still alive.

In all likelihood Nichols, WNEC, and UNE are probably out.  Curry and ENC may also be out of hope given the losses/injuries they've endured.

The second half should be interesting.  CSC is undefeated, AMC and Regis are playing strong - even NEC seems to be stronger than past years.  It should be a wild ride.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Roger Williams knocked off Colby-Sawyer 70-64; no one's running the table this year.  Flanagan led RWU with 20 and 13.  Their shooting was off the charts - 10 of 20 from deep and 18 of 26 from the FT line.  Bardaglio had 16, Burke had 15.  CSC also shot well, just not near as many FTs.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Nichols over Curry 66-62; both teams continue their respective trends.  Jackson led Curry with a strong game and 24 points, but he can't do it on his own.  Sheehan had 15; Kuntz had 26.  Awful three point shooting from Nichols, but they hit the boards hard and got to the line.

EC over Gordon at Gordon, 77-62.  23 from Lance Green; 13 and 11 from Callo.  For Gordon, Walker had 17, Bentson 15, and Dempsey 14 - not much else from anyone else.  EC got to the line and went 22-25.  Rebounds went EC's way as well.

UNE over WNEC 58-46.  I didn't even bother looking for a boxscore.

Salve over NEC 81-67.  22 for Hinkson, 19 for Birrell.  Hennessey had 13 boards for NEC.  Salve went 26-29 from the line.  It seems like a FT kind of night around the league.

Wentworth bounces back and tops Regis 76-58 on the road.  Neal had 15 and fouled out with only 27 minutes of court time.  For WIT, Herrick went 19 and 9; Dombrowski had 21.  22 of 27 from the FT line for WIT.  I'm sensing a trend.

No score from AMC at ENC.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

So I had this theory a couple of weeks back that WIT could only win if Herrick was not the leading scorer.  I had a few minutes today so I went back and checked.  So far this year, every WIT win has seen some else score the most points and all but two losses had seen Herrick leading the scoring column.  Both of those outliers were in November before Dombrowski was back from injury.

Seems like the game plan should be: let Cement Shoes get his and focus on shutting down the rest of the team.

[WITball]

Box scores only show sam blocking 2-4 shots a game but he alters about 10 more shots throughout the game...Last night Regis missed a number of layups that should have easily been made but the thought of sam sending it out of bounds made the regis players miss a generally routine shot.  Its happened in other games and it makes sense.  Sam puts his hands up and they are at the rim and it seriously changes other players shots....good game from WIT when they move the ball they win...

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

First Regional Rankings: http://www.d3blogs.com/d3hoops/2011/02/02/ncaas-mens-regional-rankings/

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Crazy Saturday today.  We now see Anna Maria atop the conference, with a two game lead.

AMC beat WIT 74-68 in Boston.  AMC beat the pattern, beating WIT even without Herrick leading in points (he went for 12 and 10).  Therriault had 17.  AMC was led by 17 from De La Hoz and 16 from Pinsenault.  AMC had the double barrel firing - 50% from deep and a strong showing inside.

Gordon over Nichols 71-68.  GC stays alive.  Greg Walker had 32 points for Gordon; Sheehan had 28 for Nichols.  Gordon hit better from the FT line.

Regis over EC 68-63.  Neal with 16.  Erik Callo went 12 and 12 for Endicott.  Team numbers are nearly identical across the board.  Regis was up 10 at the half; EC came back, but not far enough.

ENC 91, Curry 77.  Jones led Curry with 18.  Max Barbosa had 25 from ENC, 12 from the FT line.  Flakes added 19.  Curry is really on a spiral after a promising start to the year.

WNEC posted a third straight conference win, beating NEC 64-58.  Farragher went for 17 and 12 for NEC.  WNEC was led by 17 from Andre Shaw.  What's more, Thomka played only 10 minutes and WNEC still pulled out the win.  They're only two out from a tournament spot with four to go.  No word in the recap about Thomka's minutes; I suppose injury.  Hope its not too bad.

Salve over CSC 73-66.  Burke led CSC with 16; John Roberts went for 12 and 14.  Salve got 20 from Hinkson and 15 from Birrell.  Hinkson was lighting it up from deep and CSC couldn't buy a three.

Roger Williams over UNE 64-47.  UNE is officially eliminated from the tournament. 

[leelowlang]

Curious of the posters thoughts of who is the league's best:

Best Team:

Best Coach:

Best Player:

Best Point Guard:

Best Low-Post Scorer:

Best Shooter:

Best Dunker:

Best Defender:

[CCC Talk]

here's some nominees at least.

Best Team: We'll know in a few weeeks.

Best Coach: Sean Conrad Anna Maria turned things around. Sean Foster from Salve Regina also turned things around. Tom Devitt from Wentworth they always seem well coached. Bill Foti from CSC (same thing)

Best Player: Anthony Click from Anna Maria, Lance Green from Endicott, Derek Neal from Regis,  Sedale Jones from Curry,

Best Point Guard: Junior De La Hoz from Anna Maria, Lance Green from Endicott, Ryan Birrell from Salve Regina

Best Low-Post Scorer: Sam Herrick from Wentworth, Greg Walker from Gordon

Best Shooter: Will Bardaglio from Colby-Sawyer, Ryan Sheehan Nichols, Chris Pinsonault Anna Mara

Best Dunker: weak class of dunkers this year but: Robert Edwards from Regis, Eric Callo from Endicott

Best Defender: Austin Bentson Gordon, Ryan Birrell Salve Regina,

[WITball]

Best Team: WIT
Best Coach: AMC Coach, from a team that was awful to one of the best in the league
Best Player: A. Click, when was the last Triple-Double in TCCC?
Best PG: Birrell
Best Low Post: Magic Shoes Herrick (15pts 12rebs)
Best Shooter: Bardaglio
Best Dunker: Hands down Mike McClure from WIT, Kids got bounce
Best Defender: Defense?

[CCC Talk]

Rest Of The Way In The CCC

Current Place Team Current Record (Games Remaining/Results) Final Record

1.  Anna Maria 8-1 (RWU, NEC, @WNEC, RC) (L,W,W,W) (11-2)
2.  Endicott 6-3 (UNE, @SRU, @NEC, CC) (W, L, W, W) (9-4)
2.  RWU  6-3 (@AMC, RC, CC, ENC) (W, L, W, W) 9-4
2.  Regis 6-3 (WNEC, @RWU, NC, @AMC) (W, W, W, L) 9-4
2.  Wentworth 6-3 (@NC, @CC, CSC, @NEC) (W,W,W,W) 10-3
2. Colby-Sawyer 6-3 (@GC, UNE, @WIT, @WNEC) (L, W, L, W) 8-5
7. NEC 5-4 (@ ENC, @AMC, EC, WIT) (W, L, L, L) 6-7
7. Salve Regina 5-4 (CC, EC, @ENC, @ GC) (W, W, W, W) 9-4
9. Gordon 4-5 (CSC, WNEC, @UNE, SRU) (W, W W, L) 7-6
10 ENC 3-6 (NEC, NC, SRU, @RWU) (L, L, L, L) 3-10
10. WNEC 3-6 (@RC, @GC, AMC, CSC) (L, L, L, L) 3-10
12. Nichols (2-7) (WIT, @ENC, @RC, @UNE) (L, W, L, W) 4-9
12. Curry (2-7) (@SRU, WIT, @RWU, @EC) (L, L, L, L) 2-11
14. UNE (1-8) (@EC, @CSC, GC, NC) (L, L, L, L) 1-12

Final Playoff Standings:
1. Anna Maria (11-2)
2. Wentworth (10-3)
3. Regis (9-4)
4. Roger Williams (9-4)
5. Salve Regina (9-4)
6. Endicott (9-4)
7. Colby-Sawyer 8-5
8. Gordon 7-6
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[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Mathematically everyone but UNE is still alive, however, given what we've seen, I think Gordon is the only team outside the top 8 with a shot at the playoffs.