MBB: Conference of New England

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

WIT pulls it out.

[CCC Talk]

M-V-P.....M-V-P.....

Have a nice offseason scots.

[Gordonhoops123]

You can't tell me that after watching that game David Dempsey will not be the POY next year. He single handedly carried the scots on his back...and next years team is going to be a force with a year of maturity under their belts. Great game for Wentworth and great game for the Scots

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

M-V-P.....M-V-P.....

Have a nice offseason scots.

Hey, there's no shame in being the Patrick Ewing of the CCC.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Now watching the EC-RWU game.  There's no way this should even be close.  Gulls need some defense.  Wow.  No wonder WIT had such a good conference record, a little D goes a long way.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Salve is shooting terribly... still up by 10.  It seems their ability to win in the tournament will be entirely dependent upon Pringle hitting threes.

[high flyer 21]

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.

That call was deplorable.  Park Thomas might have breathed on him; don't even think the skin on his hand made actual contact with Adam Dombrowski.  With 18 seconds left in a 2 point playoff game there is absolutely no reason a ref should call a "hand check" 30 feet away from the basket, especially when there's not even any contact.  Can't blame a loss on the officiating but honestly, that was shameful.

[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.

That call was deplorable.  Park Thomas might have breathed on him; don't even think the skin on his hand made actual contact with Adam Dombrowski.  With 18 seconds left in a 2 point playoff game there is absolutely no reason a ref should call a "hand check" 30 feet away from the basket, especially when there's not even any contact.  Can't blame a loss on the officiating but honestly, that was shameful.

I won't say shameful.  I've seen worse calls already tonight.  There was pretty clear contact - I would have deemed it more from the ballhandler than the defender and let them play.  It wasn't a great call, but, as I said, it was a foul, just not one that should have been called at that moment in the game.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I see the EC fans are as crude and objectionable as ever... good to know some things never change.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Looks like all the home teams are holding serve tonight.

#4 Nichols @ #1 Salve - If Salve doesn't shoot better than they did tonight, they won't win this game.  Sheehan has taken the team on his back two games in a row, now.  Obviously defense is their achilles' heel, but they've rarely been stronger scoring.  Pringle's going to have to be hitting.

#3 Endicott @ #2 Wentworth - Just a great matchup.  Size and speed against defense and shot-selection.

I like Thursday's line-up!

[CCC Talk]

You can't tell me that after watching that game David Dempsey will not be the POY next year. He single handedly carried the scots on his back...and next years team is going to be a force with a year of maturity under their belts. Great game for Wentworth and great game for the Scots

An MVP can take the ball to the hoop with a 6 foot FRESHMAN guard on him and score when he needs to...TWICE down the stretch

[WITball]

So because dempsey didnt gett POY this year we are already making predictions he will get it next year???....here comes the excuses from the gordon fans. Blaming the refs, ill agree that ive never been a fan of refs but i have never blamed a loss on them regardless of how bad they have been in the ccc.

[uconn05]

Please stop with the Dempsey POY predictions. Nobody on this board has disrepected his ability. However, just because he is good player doesn't mean that he will automatically get the award (I can't believe we have to explain this to you). Take one look at the All-CCC team - not many seniors on that list. It is conveivable that anyone returning from the first or second team could with POY. In the end, the best predictor of individual accolades is team success. The POY almost always comes from one of, if not the, top team in the league. If Gordon is in the Top 3 next year, Dempsey will get some votes. If they aren't, he will have to be one of the best players in New England to win it. Period.

[CCC Talk]

Hope the offseason has treated everyone well! Most of the league now has their rosters up and I've been able to do some digging with my ccc sources. I think this may be the weakest the league has been in a decade.

Without further ado. My picks.

10. UNE they sold their soul a few years ago and won the league with a lot of guys who were not there very long. Still feeling the effects. Fenner should be able to score some points but the Easters will be hurting.

9. WNEU They are now a university. That might be the highlight of the year. They don't bring back much and don't bring in much.

8.Nichols Ryan Sheehan returns from a pretty awful team. If they can get some contributions from newcomers they could make some noise.

7. Eastern Naz Ezigbo is healthy and Barbosa and Johnson are now very experienced, however John Flakes is not listed on the roster. If this is an eligibility situation and he returns at the break look for enc to move up.

6. Gordon No team will benefit from the smaller league more. They lost a solid inside scorer in Walker but return one in Dempsey. They also brought in some well regarded freshman. However their guard play was very bad last year and looks to be the same cast of characters this year.

5. RWU They return their big front line and a few shooters. Always something of a middle of the pack team. If they can get some solid perimeter scoring they could be ok.

4.Salve Regina The champs return Birrell and a lot of guys who won it last year in supporting roles. The loss of Hinkson and to a lesser degree Royce will hurt them. Sean Foster always has his guys playing hard.

3. Wentworth they lost the big man which will hurt them. They return all of their perimeter scoring and add a well regarded freshman from ct. Should be tough.

2. Curry last years they were picked to win the league and were hurt by injuries and personality issues. They have a lot of talent and some solid newcomers look for them to bounce back big.

1. Endicott should take a big step forward this year. Green should be the best player in the league. They didn't lose anyone and they brought in 3 big time recruits. I got the gulls.

Not a great year for the kid, I had 1 of the 2 teams out of the playoffs that were out:

I overestimated: Endicott, Curry, RWU, Gordon, ENC

I underestimated: WIT, Salve, Nichols, WNEU,

[Gordonhoops123]

So because dempsey didnt gett POY this year we are already making predictions he will get it next year???....here comes the excuses from the gordon fans. Blaming the refs, ill agree that ive never been a fan of refs but i have never blamed a loss on them regardless of how bad they have been in the ccc.

Who is blaming the refs? Gordon had plenty of opportunities to put that game away, no one is blaming the refs. And yes Dempsey POY in 2013, last time I will say it.