MBB: Conference of New England

akirk · February 07, 2006, 08:30:02 AM

dsd bag

You are right. EC does have a tough out of conference schedule but what was their record 3-6. Now lets look at GC schedule (7-2). There are 3 teams that are well under .500, 3 teams that are hovering around .500, and 3 teams that are right around .667. That is not as easy as you are talking about especially since 6 of the 9 games where played on the road. And by the way MIT lose two of their games to Worcester Polytech(19-1) by a combined 3 points. Let's just stop the complaining and just let the teams finish out the season.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · February 07, 2006, 10:00:53 AM

Honestly, I think you're right, Gordon's schedule wasn't as tough as Endicott's, but the other fact is that GC knew they were not going to be ready for a schedule like that so early. EC had a ton of questions coming in, new coach, having to find a floor leaders, etc. They didn't have control over their schedule, it was done before Plansky left, but the bottom line is they didn't perform during that run. The way they played coming out of the Christmas break, they were good enough to beat some of those first semester teams, but they just got them at the wrong time. There's no shame in that. Gordon played well in the schedule they designed for themselves and that is a big part of this game. You habe to schedule teams that will help you develop and excel. Look at WIT this year. We all knew they would be better, but still not a contender. They scheduled great. They got a bunch of mid-low level teams that matched up well with them and they got a decent record out of it. EC got hurt by the schedule, but you can't put that on another team. CSC got clobbered by their schedule this year because they weren't ready to play.

You still get to have a tournament, where all of this can be settled on the floor. And dwebbs, when you agree with somebody's post, please don't waste space by saying "same" that's just not good for the board.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · February 07, 2006, 10:03:07 AM

Some big games tonight:

CSC @ CC
AMC @ NC
SRU @ Wesleyan
EC @ ENC
WIT @ RWU
UNE @ NEC

The battle of the big men in Milton should be fun and the battle of New England goes a long way in deciding the last playoff spot up North.

24/7/365 · February 07, 2006, 03:59:41 PM

Can we get a line for the CSC @ CC game? I'm liking CC. Just a hunch.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · February 07, 2006, 04:42:28 PM

CSC by double digits. I thought all season it would be a CC victory, but lots of things have changed. I can;t explain it, but its the feeling I get.

john · February 07, 2006, 10:13:32 PM

csc 62-cc 55

gordon · February 07, 2006, 10:45:52 PM

24/7/365...I like your analogy with the Red Sox and Yankees. Reguardless of what EC and CSC has done in years past, it is now about this 2006. I watched Gordon play CSC and they have a solid team. They are well coached with good group of players. Also, if the Gordon coach/AD was smart enough to make an out of conference schedule (cupcake or not), that would give them wins, and rank them high in the region, then great. That's smart coaching.
AJ I like your digs of Endicot, however, "10+ trophy cases in the Bennet Center".
Maq Diesel ..you think it's stupid to hang banners...
AJ and Maq, stick to 2006, your team has a great shot at winning the conference. Why talk about banners? You just dig yourself a hole. I mean seriously, tell us what's in the trophy cases. Certainly not basketball conference champioship trophies. Correct me if I wrong, but are there any in the last 15 years? As far as banner hanging, I can see why you wouldn't want to hang banners in the gym. I don't think you can get banners made for the potato toss, or winter carnival best decoration.
Believe me, once you guys start winning titles, which you should, banners will be going up.
And lastly, I think dating nice looking girls, having a succesful job, a nice house and car, is stupid. But if I could....na it still be stupid. Cause I got trohpy cases full of memories. Fighting Scotts WHAT! WHAT!

Ending on good note I think Kaufman is a great player.

AJ · February 07, 2006, 11:54:21 PM

Gordon,

Good point about basketball not winning much recently, if thats all dsd bag was talking about then yeah there aren't any recent bball trophies hangin around. I took his comment as saying that Gordon had no titles in any sports but intramurals. My comment on the 10+ trophy cases is dead on as Gordon does have many titles in most other sports. Take a stroll through the Bennet Center and you'll notice numerous recent titles in lax, soccer, volleyball, tennis, cross crountry, etc. As for the banners, I'm still not a huge fan of them, but if people are that oblivious to trophy cases filling the hall on the way to the gym then maybe we should start hanging some up. We can make this years men's bball the first one, I'm not sure there is much room left in the trophy cases anyways.

On a bball note (because im pretty sure this topic is not all that interesting to anyone but Gordon fans and Gordon haters) big win for CSC tonight. Curry is still the one game left that I see being a possible stumbling block for GC.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · February 08, 2006, 09:22:41 AM

Here it goes:

CSC 62 CC 55. A win is a win; good one in Milton for CSC. Lamb had 25 and it looks like Thorpe fouled out trying to keep him in check. Largesse had 11 off the bench for Curry. St Clair had 21 with 7 steals, Thorpe had 10 and 9. Curry shot well, but they couldn't get to the FT line and the had 19 turnovers. St. Clair needs only 111 pts and 67 rebounds to reach 2,000 and 1,000 for his career. Assuming CSC makes it to the second round of the conference tournament, that's only 19 pts and 11 rebounds per game, which is very doable; if they make the conference tourney final its basically a done deal. He's already got a ton of CSC career records. It's been quite a four years for him. You should be very proud john.

EC 80 ENC 63. EC didn't get their bench as many minutes as I expected. EC had 22 tunrovers and got out-rebounded in this game. Their only saving grace came with a 60% FG mark and 40% from three. Jean-Noel had 13 for ENC and Jasmin had 10. It was only a four point game at halftime, with EC pulling away after the break. Ellis had 17, Marinkovic had 13 and 10 and Burton had 13. ENC seems to be playing better as a team of late, if only they could get a few guys to stick around from year to year, they might have a chance to make the playoffs some time. EC shot well, but continues to struggle. I'm not sure what saturday will look like.

NEC 55 UNE 51. NEC stays alive for the playoff spot, getting at least a tie (WIT has GC, EC, and CSC to finish out the year). McManus was totally shut down. Stickney went for 17 and 14 without Onyechi in there to stop him and Mark Regis had 18 off the bench to keep it close. UNE couldn't hit from three or the FT line (going 3-10). Sylvia had 16 boards for NEC, Tremble had 15 pts and Jaziri had 14. I don't think either team deserved to win this one.

NC 79 AMC 55. McDonald had 11 for AMC. Lewis had 15 for Nichols, Butler and Vallee each had 11 and Sturdahl had 10. Six NC players had 3 or more assists. Nichols won the rebounding battle and only committed 7 turnovers. Chewning's bet is all but dead at this point.

RWU 67 WIT 62. The Leopards needed this one badly. Barrett and Barranger had 14 each for RWU and Parrish had 12. Hall had 16 for WIT, DaCosta had 13, PB&J had 12 and Bynes had ten. Good game for WIT, but not enough and their playoff chances are dwindling. Doyle got a rare start and disappeared, scoing 2 points in 29 minutes with only one assist.

Salve beat Wesleyan 66-52. A solid non-conference win for them late. Grendal had 13 and 15, Walsh had 14 and Rego had 11. They didn't play great and Wesleyan isn't the best team, but it should help boost confidence heading into crunch time. Salve doesn't even have a home game locked up yet, so they can't afford any slip-ups down the stretch.

john · February 08, 2006, 11:44:56 AM

to hoops fan.............. i am,he might and,thank you!!!

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · February 08, 2006, 04:04:22 PM

Gordon enters the rankings at #4, not too shabby. I thought EC might slip in at #10, but no such luck. They gave it to Keene, with six losses.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · February 08, 2006, 04:13:15 PM

I think had they factored in Salem's loss last night, EC might have had a chance to slip in, but there were other worthy teams as well hovering around that #10 spot.

akirk · February 08, 2006, 04:31:40 PM

Hey Hoops,

How many games do you get to in a year? It seems like you know a lot about many different conferences.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · February 08, 2006, 04:35:42 PM

A lot of it is through contacts. I'm not even in New England right now (grad school). I used to do 30-40 when I lived in Mass, but now I'm lucky to get to five.

I have to rely on people and its helped me to read box scores better. I still know a few AD's and assistants around the league. Its just more fun in d3, I guess.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · February 08, 2006, 04:43:45 PM

I guess I'll run down tomorrow night's games. A lot of teams are resting for the weekend, but there are a few:

NC @ CC
UNE @ St. Joe's of Maine
NEC @ GC

Curry would love a win and St Joe's would love to have one, if UNE will give it up. St. Joe's is still an outside shot at a Pool B bid. A loss to UNE would kill their chances.