MBB: Conference of New England

[uconn05]

Dempsey's stats aren't overwhelming but when you watch him play he certainly passes the eye test. He is very difficult to match-up with because of his size, craftyness around the basket, and versatility. Often times All-Conference selections can be based heavily on stats and in those instances a player like Dempsey is affected. His team doesn't play at the pace of EC, Nichols, etc. so he doesn't have the opportunity to score as often because there are fewer possesions in the game. Just my opinion.

My Top 5 + 1Ryan Birrell
Erik Callo
Lance Greene
Sedale Jones
Pat Flanagan
David Dempsey
Andre Shaw

Sheehan misses out because of his defense and his shooting percentages.

[CCC Talk]

If we were taking a team to actually play a game and not a fantasy basketball team I'd go with:

Birrell
Jones
Therriualt
Makris
Ezigbo

off the bench:
Dempsey
Papalambros
Flanigan
Callo
Shaw


I'd stay away from Greene and Sheehan because they don't guard anyone now if we were doing the "fantasy basketball approach I'd put them on and remove Papalambros and Therriault

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

In this most recent game, Dempsey and Sheehan both put their teams on their backs and really stepped up.  It said a lot, to me, about both of these guys.  That puts them both on the top tier, in my opinion.

The next step, obviously, is doing this consistently.  Neither one has shown enough consistency to me.

Birrell, Callo, and Jones, to me, have proven the consistency all year.  I think Ezeigbo, if he didn't have this injury to deal with, would have been right up there - he's just not physically able to do as much as he once was.  I think the injury has put him on par with guys like Sheehan, Dempsey, Shaw, Flanagan, etc.

Therriault is a fantastic role player - versatile, athletic, smart.  He's an all-star stater if you want to win a game.  Individually maybe not among the best, but a guy you want on your team.  He's the answer to the big mystery of how WIT finished #2 this year.

[Bill Gorman]

All-CCC teams/awards announced:

http://www.thecommonwealthcoastconference.com/news/2012/2/20/allcccmbb12.aspx

[uconn05]

A reminder, someone needs to be nominated by their coach in order to receive votes for the All-Conference team.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Callo nowhere to be seen - is that perhaps because of the time he missed?

I really can't argue with any of the selections.

[uconn05]

Callo's time away may not have been injury related. May not have been nominted for all-conference.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Interesting - the first team is the top five scorers in league games and Greene.

[WITball]

kudos to birrell, any one know last time someone got POY and DPOY?

[WITball]

Also 26-20 at half for WIT vs. Gordon, looks like dempsey is the only one playing for gordon. WIT is spreading it around pretty well!

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Gordon and WIT in overtime.  Time to test their collective famed sportsmanship.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

WIT is up 4 and shooting FTs with under a minute to go.  Dempsey really screwed up two possessions they needed.

I haven't got to watch a lot of CCC games this season, but if this is indicative of anything, the play in the conference has gone downhill over the last couple years.  This is bad basketball.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Just for the record, from the perspective of the camera, the foul on GC that sent WIT to the line to tie the game in regulation was a weak call.  A justifiable call, but not one you like to see at this juncture of a playoff game.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Nichols whoops Curry and they didn't even need Kuntz to play well.  Jones went for 31 and 13, Papalambros scored 35, but it wasn't enough.  Sheehan scored 34 on 7-9 3pt shooting (he didn't take that dig on his shooting percentage lightly).  Langadas contributed 24.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

No one wants to win this game.  WIT fouls GC on a three while ahead, then GC misses FTs.