MBB: Conference of New England

[akirk]

But leg brace that he had on didn't look like it was just conditioning

[24/7/365]

Commenting on Logan's injury.  He is limited both by stamina and his new look knee brace.  While the knee brace gives him some more support and mental comfort while playing, it's always difficult to play with a new appendage.  Plus it's always difficult to integrate someone back into a team that has been so good with out him.  I know Logan is arguably the best defender on the team, with Vogelzang a close 2nd, but when a team has been on a such a tear, the player they're adding sometimes feels out of it.  Hopefully the cohesion will occur sooner than later for Logan and his teammates.

Another side note.  Mark Beebe has been sidelined again with what Coach Schauer is calling a planter-factious injury.  Apparently he has been battling the injury for the majority of the year, but just recently it has been inhibiting him.  Beebe adds some good scoring power off the bench, as well as some extra breathing time for his brother John, Kaufman, Logan and Vogelzang.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

But leg brace that he had on didn't look like it was just conditioning

Leg braces are generally there for mental comfort.  The support they give becomes unnecessary pretty quick once they get back in shape.  I wore mine for 18 months after the doctor told me I could go without it.  He might need a game or two to get used to it, but a lot of improvement will come with regular practice and game minutes.

[akirk]

I wouldn't think twice about a normal leg brace but the one he is wearing goes from just over the knee to his ankle.  I don't think I have ever seen one like it before.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I think its just a new design; but I can't be sure.  This is just coming to me second hand.

[akirk]

What does everyone think about either EC or GC winning out?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

GC's got Curry and EC's got Curry also, and has to go to New London.  Looks like GC has the easier path.

Honestly, CSC is probably most likely to win out.  They get EC at home and then a bunch of easy ones.

Curry has EC, GC and RWU; RWU has Curry, EC and the rivalry game at Salve.

Everybody seems to have at least one test left.

[john]

 as of today i would pick gc  and ec right behind them.there are somemore games to be played but thats my picks right now.also i wouldnt say that csc or cc couldnt come in from the back door.. i think gc is playing the best that they can,have not seen ec,csc can play better,and cc has potential.roger williams also could make some noise.

[The Biz]

Ok here is the deal with the brace. It is a normal knee brace, he just happened to wear a black sock for more comfort, so it might of appeared the brace extended to his anke, but in actuality it did not.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

The CCC has made any uniform judgements about socks yet?  What are we barbarians?

[akirk]

john,

I have to ask you one question.  How many games have you seen of GC?  If you think they are playing the best they possibly could then you are insane.  Last nights game (although a 28 point win) was very disappointing.  GC should have won by 40+.  They where sloppy with the ball and missed a number of open passes that would have broke the game open very early in the first half.  They are playing well but this team has so much potential that they have yet to tap into.

On another note why does Coach Schauer never use his full bench?  Last night with under three mins left and a 25+ lead he used regular players.  (Yes all but one starter was on the bench but the extended bench saw no time at all.)  I think there has only been two games this year that he has ventured beyond his normal 7-9 guys.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I think john still picked GC as the best, its hard to complain about that.

I'm sure GC "can" play better, but have they played any better?  Every team from UConn to Caltech can play better than they do; but it comes down to if that happens.

I think GC didn't play their best game the other night, but over the last two weeks, they have been at the top of their game.  There is room for improvement, but you can't call that their "best" until they actually do it.  Sorry if that's too pragmatic for you.

[john]

akirk......well i have been called worse then insane. what i ment by that was they play well as a team and all seem to hustle.every team makes mistakes here and there but i liked the way they can put it all togeather.i have only seen them play against csc but was impressed.also like the way cc played at csc and that was a win by csc.you can see some good talent in the team..........

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

This weekend's games:

NEC @ RWU
CC @ EC
UNE @ SRU
GC @ NC
CSC @ WIT


Curry hung tough with CSC last week and Endicott is not exactly playing well right now; this could be a good one.  Meanwhile the race down South is heating up and Salve needs every win they can get.

[24/7/365]

Responding to the question why Schauer does not play the bench more when GC is rolling.  With the season coming to an end, and after GC took three full days off practice, he wanted his guys to get comfortable playing together again.  Now I know you might be saying, "3 days, puh-lease!"  But it is very true.  Whenever an athlete breaks from his normal work out routine, it does have both a mental and physical effect; more often than not, it's negative.  So Scahuer wanted his key players to get back into the flow, as well as get their legs back.

It's also important to add that he wants to keep his players in longer because if and when they meet the EC's and the CSC's in the playoffs, his players will be expected to play all game long.  While we all want to see Barile, Flight, Krass and Grant play, their minutes would be meaningless in helping the team at this point during the season.