MBB: Conference of New England

[roy_williams]

akirk as i said before a win at CSC gives Gordon some leeway.

first it forces EC to follow suit and win at CSC, or face being a game behind GC in the standings and loss of control over their destiny.

it also knocks CSC out of contention for catching GC, as i stated in the above post.

finally, using your predictions and information, it allows Gordon to lose one of the next four games (assuming, as you think, CSC beats EC) because even if they ended up in a tie with EC with 2 conference losses each, you said GC has the better out of conference record. And since there are no more out of conference games, Gordon would get the #1.

either way, as i said before when tied for the #1 seed in conference with only 5-6 left, your NEXT game is ALWAYS your biggest game. one slip-up and you have to hope for help. 

can someone break down the tiebreakers and the current advantage between GC-EC-CSC so we can get a grip on this?

[MLamont1214]

Hoops fan.....Lamb did not seem hurt last night and dropped atleast 20 on WIT coming off the bench, or maybe he was and played through it.

[truth-b-told]

In response to the Lamb situation, I was told that he is feeling the effects of a long season on his knees, nothing that would keep him out but I guess the coaching staff wants to watch his minutes. As for the game, in my opinion, CC will not win with that suspect zone, and if WIT would not have turned the ball over every other play and with some better defense (much better), CC would have lost big time!! But that zone of theirs will not cut it, the middle was open all day, and the spectators in the crowd were all talking (and yelling at times) for WIT to exploit that.

[truth-b-told]

Any upset predictions for this weekend?

[24/7/365]

I'm not sure this weekend is filled with upset possibilities.  Other than EC being taken down, everything else would be fair game.  But the way EC has been playing, a defeat might be very probable. 

But for the first time ever, CSC beating GC might be an upset.  The key word there is might.  Even though CSC is at home, GC is on fire, having won their last 11 in a row.  If they are to win at CSC tomorrow night, they are going to have to channel their best game.  In my opinion, better than the way they played on Tuesday.

[Trueball38]

Well as for the Dana Barros and Bartelle thing yea he does tutor him and they work out at curry and over the summer.  Curry should be ok, but you have to look at it like this that's the first time they really played zone so you can't expect it to be perfect the first time they try it.  I feel that they will do whatever they need to do to get the Job done.  Wynn knows what he's doing and i see good things in the long run

[Maq Diesel]

Endicott squeeks one out at Nichols 58-56.

[Maq Diesel]

Gordon win at Colby-Sawyer 63-56, no stats yet, but a big hurdle cleared on the Scots way to home court throughout.  Hopefully the AD entered this score correctly, so I didn't get all excited for nothing.

[24/7/365]

Today GC did something they have never done, in the history of their basketball program, they went into CSC and WON!  I have no words to describe GC and the current streak they are on.  This is unprecidented, and unbelievable.  As a GC faithful I finally understand what EC and CSC fans feel like towards the end of the year.  While the season is far from over, I can't help but feel like we have already won.  I love life!

[roy_williams]

gordon wins a huge game. atmosphere at colby-sawyer was loud and hostile. a great win for this quickly gelling Scots team, proving they can win big games on the road in tough environments (MIT is a good road win, but it was so quiet people were studying for finals in the crowd so)

no stats yet, but you can pencil CSC into the second or third seed at best. Barring a natural disaster GC all but clinches a higher seed than Colby for the tourney. Not sure if this has ever happened? Also first win at CSC for the Scots ever! HUGE! Remember, I don't think Colby even lost at home during the Regan/Bush years. Historical win for the program.

goooooo gooooorrrrrrrrrdaannnnnnnn!!!!!!

[Maq Diesel]

The stats are in on the Gordon v. CSC game and it looks like it was a pretty good one.  Gordon was up 2 at the half, and out scored CSC by 5 points in the second half.  I guess CSC gym was packed out as this is CSC alumni weekend, so GC went in and did a nice job in a tough place to play.  As for the numbers Kaufman led all scorers with 21 and dished out 5 assists, Vogelzang was huge with 17 points and 5 boards and Marstaller held things down inside with 16 points and 9 boards, Herr had a tough shooting game but looks like he played hard as he finished with 2 pts, 8 boards and 6 steals.  As for CSC, St. Clair led the way with 15 point and 9 boards and McCullough was their only other player in double figures with 10.  I think what allowed Gordon to come out with a win was rebounding, they out rebounded CSC 34-28 not a huge margin, but big for GC.

GC hosts NEC on Thursday and will play at Nichols on Saturday, they are in the drivers seat for home court throughout the playoffs, they controll the own destiny.  Should be an entertaining last couple weeks of the season.

[MLamont1214]

Curry wins by 3 againt New England College.....71-68 and Gordon wins at CSC?? thats impressive!

[dwebbs]

Good win for Gordon. This was a better CSC team than the one the Scots played at home. That being said, CSC didn't stay in this because they outplayed Gordon, Gordon more so beat them. Marstaller had a big second half against St. Clair (who went 6-14 overall), offensive and defensive.

The CSC crowd wasn't very hostile at all. There was little noise from them until the last four or five minutes.  Very few of their chants lasted for more than three or four repetitions. And the only comments made towards the Gordon fans were a couple smart remarks from #12 on the way out.

[truth-b-told]

Salve 73-WIT 50
and it was not pretty at all

Salve had 4 guys in double figures, WIT, one Bynes (13 pts). WIT shot less than 35%, Salve 55%. There is your game.

[Big Hoss]

24/7, why must u always be so overtly pro GC, i realize that this is an open forum, but it is not entertaining to read the same post over and over again about how GC is so unbelievable with this "unpredicented" streak.  I understand you like Gordon, and that they are having a good year, in conference that is, but bring a little variety to the topic of conversation.  I enjoy Endicott's brand of basketball, but I am more than willing to speak on other teams as well.....