MBB: Conference of New England

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

ENC hosts Daniel Webster today and Gordon goes to Wheelock.

ENC 89-76 Daniel Webster - Four guys in double figures, almost 50 boards again.  Granted, they've been playing terrible teams, but ENC continues to score and spread the scoring around.

Gordon spanks Wheelock 87-46.  Gordon scored more in the first half than Wheelock did in the entire game. 


Tomorrow back to league play:

WIT @ NC
GC @ ENC
WNE @ EC
SRU @ CC
RWU @ UNE

So, we've got:

all defense vs no defense
renewed rivalry
injury questions
early favorite to win the conference
early favorite to finish dead last

Not a bad set of storylines.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Gordon beat ENC the live stats stopped with 9 seconds to go, but GC was up 81-67.  My plans delayed me, so I didn't get to watch the video feed.  From the boxscore, GC jumped on them early and ENC held even in the second half.  Dempsey and Miersma took it to ENC inside.  Gordon made more shots than ENC despite shooting 20 less times.  ENC won the turnover battle handily, but Gordon took 30 FTs and won the rebounding battle.  Neither team shot well from deep.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

WIT took out Nichols 70-59. They held Sheehan to 13 points.  Johnson had 21 for WIT.

Endicott slipped by WNE 69-66.

RWU took care of UNE pretty handily.

Curry crushed Salve 96-78.


With Magee still not playing for EC, I think Curry is the clear frontrunner right now.

[D3Fan4255]

Hoops Fan, I hate to agree with you on the point that EC is not the favorite right now in the league, but I have to.  I was at the game on Saturday, and if Magee plays, the Gulls win by at least 10-15 points.  WNE just isn't that good, and some of the younger guys who filled in for Magee just weren't up to snuff.  However, I think the biggest concern for EC is the fact that Tyler Burkhart isn't playing.  While he's not a stat stuffer, and is rarely going to get noticed on this board, he's the type of guy who does all the little things, i.e. make the extra pass, hustle plays, getting his teammates involved/fired up, that a team sorely misses when he's not on the court.  When Magee comes back, the Gulls are immediately improved, but if Burkhart can join him, they'll be tough to stop in the long run.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

At least recently, the way the league has gone there's usually a line, if you lose to them, you're not a contender.  This year, it seems like WNE, UNE, and RWU are below that line.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

At least recently, the way the league has gone there's usually a line, if you lose to them, you're not a contender.  This year, it seems like WNE, UNE, and RWU are below that line.

And the day after I type this, WNE beats WIT, UNE tops Gordon, and RWU is tied with Curry at the half.  Nuts.

ENC big over Salve 73-52.  Nothing makes sense this season.

And Nichols went nuts tonight, beating a still Magee-less EC 130-105 (still 30 seconds left).  Sheehan only has 27, but the team is 17 of 28 from deep.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Another slate of conference games tonight:

ENC @ NC
WNE @ SRU
EC @ WIT
RWU @ GC
UNE @ CC

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

ENC 78, Nichols 71.  Sheehan had 22 before fouling out.  Ezeigbo went for 22 and 17. ENC shot poorly from deep; NC shot worse.

Salve big over WNE 87-54.  Pringle went nuts again.

WIT in OT over EC 70-66.  Makris didn't start, Kneece only played 11 minutes, still no Magee (wish someone knew what was going on with him), and some dude named Tell White started and brought down 14 boards.  Who knows?

Gordon beat RWU 69-48.  Dempsey the only starter not in double figures.  Perilously inconsistent, although he seems to be stepping up at the right times.

Curry stays perfect 80-74 over UNE.  AJ Stephens did not play.  He's still on the roster on the website, so maybe he's wherever Lachlan Magee is (study abroad?). 

[Chantastic]

Dempsey looks more indifferent than anything.  He is still as talented as anyone in the league (and has been for three years) but doesn't seem to have the will or the supporting parts to be consistent.

RWU looked as bad as any team I have ever seen in CCC league play.  I cannot imagine them being a factor in the league race. 

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Another round of CCC play tomorrow:

GC @ SRU
NC @ UNE
EC @ CC
WIT @ RWU
WNE @ ENC

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Gordon beat Salve in RI, so the Scots seem to be feeling frisky.

ENC trounced WNE by 19. 

Nichols over UNE big.  Sheehan only had 12.

Curry beat Endicott by 10.  No Magee or Stephens and Curry still got five guys in double figures.  This team is shaping up to be very good.

WIT managed to hold off a charge by RWU.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Another slate of conference games tonight.  The Salve-WIT battle should be interesting, and of course the GC-EC rivalry could be fun.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

ENC barely slips past UNE.

Curry up big over WNE and Nichols finishing off RWU.

Salve's up on WIT 13 with a minute to go.

Gordon is up 5 on Endicott, but the second half just got underway.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Gordon is up 5 on Endicott, but the second half just got underway.

Or the live stats got stuck and it's over already.  Who knows?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Gordon did manage to win.

Standings right now:

CC    7-0
ENC  5-2
GC    5-3
WIT  5-3
SRU  4-3
NC    3-4
WNE  3-5
EC    2-5
RWU 2-6
UNE  1-6