MBB: Conference of New England

James · January 17, 2007, 08:32:06 AM

Quote from: Hoops Fan on January 16, 2007, 09:46:06 AM

RWU was led by 16 from Cambreco who is really coming into his own, support I'm not sure they were counting on at the beginning of the season. 12 points from Barranger and 11 each from Woolley and Gumb. If they can get to the point at the end of February where Gumb is playing big minutes and allowing Barranger to match-up against the smaller opposing forward, I think they'll have a very tough team to beat.

It is great to see the recruiting class of Camabreco, Baranger and Gumb doing so well.

As for getting Gumb some major minutes, he is only averaging 1 minute less than Baranger 19 min. vs 20 min. Both are playing about as equal as you can get. After 13 games 8 rebounds seperate them, with Baranger leading and the year to date point totals are 25 points in Gumb's favor and that is accounted for the fact that Gumb has 10 tres to Baranger's none and Gumb has the edge at the line.

Playing time is always an issue with teams that are deep. RWU has a legit 8 staters. The coaching challenge is to keep 8 egos in check by keeping their eyes on the bigger prize the Championship. As long as they have a TEAM goal and playing time for these 8 is within 4 minutes of eachother then the coach has done his job. Keep in mind the the so called bench is responsible for 40% of the RWU production of late. I think you would be hard pressed to find another team with that stat.

So I wouldn't look or even think it is possible for Gumb or Baranger to get big minutes as long as these 8 keep playing the way they have been and the coaches starting line up remains the same.

Billy Barrett has quieted down compared to his first 6 or 7 starts. I would look for him to have a big game Thursday against Curry and how about that Wooley! It was just a couple of games ago he was shooting below 20% from the ARC and now he is over 30% and continues to have the hot hand.

Good to be Tully!

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · January 17, 2007, 09:21:40 AM

ENC is trying really hard to get their new coach fired, dropping a huge halftime lead to lose to Newbury (Yes, Newbury!) Of course, they haven't yet loaded the box score, but I'm sure we'll all be interested in that one.

CSC 75 AMC 43. Maybe Anna Maria is bad enough to lose to ENC on Thursday? Neither team's starters played that much in this one. I guess the AMC coach knows his team can't win and just wants to get everyone in the game. Admirable, in it's own way. AMC had no players in double figures, had only 4 assists as a team, shot 1-11 from three and had less than half as many rebounds as CSC (24-51). CSC played sloppy (19 turnovers), but no one seemed to notice or care. Szeliga had 15, Rosso and cousins both had 12 off the bench and Trunciletto had 10. Ryan Murray had 13 rebounds. CSC shot poorly from the line and the arc, but again, it didn't really matter.

WIT kills Nichols 79-64 and they played at ENC, so hopefully the ENC students got a chance to see the home team win on their floor once this year. Wentworth is looking serious right now and Nichols really seems to be phoning it in (you know what that means? we could potentially see a three win Anna Maria squad in the conference tournament). Nichols got 15 a piece from Paquin and Vallee and 13 from Wilcox. They didn't rebound well and shot only about 30%. WIT, on the other hand was shooting near 50% on both 3pters and FGs. Doyle continues his scoring push with 26. PBJ had 23 with 5 assists, Bynes had 11 points. Brian Gaine had 11 rebounds and 5 assists and Bolton had 9 assists. It seems WIT has tweaked its line-up at just the right time. Bolton comes in to give veteran leadership at the point, moving Doyle to the off-guard where he is excelling. They leave PBJ in as an undersized 3/extra guard and play their only two post players down low. You have to admit, there is something to keeping your five best players on the floor, no matter what positions they play.

EC barely survives their trip to Biddeford 58-51. This could have been an embarrassing loss. After that performance you have to wonder if this team is good enough to finish ahead of Wentworth. Marinkovic returns to the starting line-up and not a moment too soon. EC needed every one of his 18 and 11. Burton and Burgos had 12 a piece and Sullivan put in 11. For UNE, Farynaz had 16. It's an interesting ploy to put in good freshman season and then wait until the second semester of your senior year to start playing well again. I love it! An EC rebounding edge combined with a bad night for freshman PG Belmonte (8 turnovers) and UNE's poor shooting from deep (4-16) led to this result.

No games tonight.

d3bballinboston · January 17, 2007, 12:35:49 PM

Well i wouldnt make it sound that losing to Newbury is bad they are 6-6 and only lost to colby sawyer by 4 points this year.

box score for the newbury/enc game

Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS

Eastern Nazarene College vs Newbury College

1 16 07 7:00 at Chestnut Hill, MA

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VISITORS: Eastern Nazarene College 0-13

TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS

## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN

01 Luc Jasmin.......... * 7-12 0-0 1-4 1 2 3 6 15 0 2 0 0 24

15 Ricardo Jean-Noel... * 6-11 0-3 0-0 3 3 6 0 12 2 2 0 2 20

24 Andrew Brown........ * 3-5 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 2 6 2 3 0 0 30

31 Dave Duda........... * 2-6 0-1 0-0 4 6 10 3 4 1 1 0 2 30

33 Ryan Seaberg........ * 0-6 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 32

04 Christian Corey..... 2-8 1-6 0-0 0 2 2 0 5 0 1 0 1 10

12 Alex Carr........... 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 3 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 13

22 Jon Ruiru........... 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 4 1 0 1 12

23 Jean-Paul Marcellus. 2-5 0-0 1-1 2 2 4 0 5 1 3 0 0 8

32 Colby DaSilva....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

50 Dan Shaw............ 1-9 0-0 0-0 5 3 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 20

TEAM................ 2 2

Totals.............. 24-65 1-12 4-7 18 27 45 16 53 12 15 0 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 18-39 46.2% 2nd Half: 6-26 23.1% Game: 36.9% DEADB

3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd Half: 0-8 0.0% Game: 8.3% REBS

F Throw % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 57.1% 1

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HOME TEAM: Newbury College 6-6

TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS

## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN

22 Kevin Cleveland..... * 2-9 0-1 1-2 4 9 13 2 5 3 1 3 0 34

32 Steven Morris....... * 3-12 2-5 2-2 0 3 3 0 10 5 7 0 3 40

33 Arch Mitchell....... * 4-9 2-3 2-2 0 3 3 0 12 2 3 1 1 37

4 Ivan DaSilva........ * 2-4 1-1 0-2 1 1 2 3 5 1 3 0 4 26

43 Maverick Magloire... * 1-3 0-1 0-1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 10

15 Troy Johnson........ 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6

41 Michael Foley....... 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 7

52 Heman Honore........ 7-12 0-0 4-5 1 4 5 3 18 1 2 3 0 33

53 Paul Beckford....... 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 7

TEAM................ 1 2 3

Totals.............. 21-52 5-11 11-16 8 25 33 9 58 12 18 7 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-24 33.3% 2nd Half: 13-28 46.4% Game: 40.4% DEADB

3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 45.5% REBS

F Throw % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd Half: 8-12 66.7% Game: 68.8% 1

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Officials:

Technical fouls: Eastern Nazarene College-None. Newbury College-None.

Attendance: 71

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Eastern Nazarene College...... 37 16 - 53

Newbury College............... 20 38 - 58

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · January 17, 2007, 01:13:34 PM

It's still embarrassing to blow a 17 point lead when the other team only had 20 points at the half. It seems as if ENC played just ridiculously bad in the second half and somehow Luc Jasmin was able to commit six fouls. ENC got plenty of rebounds and not too many turnovers, but they didn't get to the foul line and they didn't hit any threes.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · January 18, 2007, 09:15:59 AM

Tonight:

GC vs WIT @ Curry
UNE @ NEC
CC @ RWU
AMC @ ENC

And in case it seems like Endicott hasn't played too many games lately, you're right. Starting Saturday they finish out the year without an off day. They play every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday right through February and every game is a conference game. I hope they've been running a lot of sprints. That's going to be a tough stretch.

gullfan · January 18, 2007, 03:31:39 PM

I know the Gulls wouls rather be beating teams by 30 - but so far they're only beating the teams they have to by enough. Saturday's Colby-Sawyer and Tuesday's Gordon games will tell if they can turn up the heat.
They play tough for stretches and then they go into the turnover streaks. I hope by the time we get back to campus they are on a roll and get their stuff in line for the run at a 4-peat in the Conference tournament. I know it's a stretch, but after last year's run, one can hope right!

James · January 18, 2007, 09:50:22 PM

Curry beat RWU 69-67 at the buzzer

backboard · January 18, 2007, 10:41:43 PM

WIT beats Gordon 76-63

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · January 19, 2007, 09:59:48 AM

Ok, so bizarro night is over. Here's what's left of the wreckage:

ENC blew their last chance to win a game this year, falling to Anna Maria at home 62-66. There's no box score yet, but I guarantee it wasn't pretty.

Just down the road at Curry, Wentworth continued their newfound hot streak and downed Gordon 76-63. Big time smack down, although I can't imagine the Curry gym is an easy place for GC to play. WIT stuck with their new line-up and continued in team basketball and pounded the ball inside, once again exploiting the GC weakness. Gaine had 17 with 4 assists and although Bynes didn't put up huge numbers, they held Marstaller to just 12 points and totally out rebounded the Scots. PBJ had 22 for WIT and Doyle had 14. GC was led by 23 from Logan, 12 from Herr and 10 from Bajema along with 5 assists. Both teams got to the FT line and both hit their shots. Rebounding was 35-22 in favor for Wentworth. GC only shot 30% from three and took a lot of them, while Wentworth went 3-6 from deep and pounded the ball inside. Gordon played ok in the first half, but tried to make up the difference by lanching threes in the second half and couldn't pull it out. Big win for WIT, they now have wins over three teams in the North.

Somehow Curry managed to go into Rhode Island and beat a streaking RWU 69-67. RWU must have been lulled into a stupor with all of those under-talented teams they've been playing recently. No box score for this one either. Odd. Curry always has a box score up really fast.

In the last game NEC predictably beat UNE 80-65. Stickney went for 16 and 12, Farynaz had 11 and Floyd had 15 in the loss. NEC was led by 24 from Jaziri, 18 from Evans, 16 from Quinn with 5 assists and 12 and 16 from Sylvia. UNE got considerably more shots that NEC, but couldn't put them in. There was also an 18-9 FT advantage for NEC. The only predictable game last night was quite drab.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · January 19, 2007, 10:03:13 AM

Tomorrow's line-up:

AMC vs WIT @ Northeastern (the closest thing they've had to a home game all year)
NC @ SRU
RWU @ UNE
EC @ CSC
ENC @ GC
NEC hosts Newbury

I can't imagine what that ENC-GC game will be like. Will ENC's usually well travelled fan base forget to show up this year? ENC can't win a game and GC's just been embarassed. This one could get ugly.

backboard · January 19, 2007, 11:59:00 AM

I don't think you could call Gordon's loss an embarassment. They were just out-hustled and beaten. Wentworth is no joke, it wasn't like UNE beating Gordon.

Maq Diesel · January 19, 2007, 12:03:24 PM

Well last night was my first time watching the Scots in action for about a month an a half. As for the game and Hoops take. The game was pretty even in the first half. In the second half Wentworth pulled out to a little bit of a lead and then Gordon came back but WIT lead remained between 2-4 points. With about 3-4 minuets left the refs took over the game and Gordon had no chance. I know this sound like sour grapes but PBJ was fouled coming of a screen before the even had possession of the ball and some how the reff made an and 1 call that should have been a foul on the floor. The basket put WIT up 5 or 6. Then Schauer was talking to the reff, upset but well under control and the reff gave him a T. So PBJ hit both technical shots and then hit his foul shot from the and 1. Gordon was down 8 or 9 at this point and it was in effect over. Gordon then started putting up shots and they seemed to not be dialed in to in the gym to say the least. My observation is WIT is good and might be a spoiler in the tournament but they still lack something I am not sure what. Gordon look at least in my opinion to lack to energy on offense and when running a motion offense that is tough. Deluca is still out and had he been there last night as a spark off the bench it would have been a different game. Same thing goes for Marino. Once Gordon gets Deluca back that will help their rotation, he is just so quick and gifted offensively. Gordon is going to need to win out and have RWU lose twice more to ensure playing at home for the entire playoffs, which would be nice. Look for a train wreck this weekend in Wenham when ENC comes to town. Should be a packed house, as it is a good rivalry and Saturday is the "opening" of the Gordon sports hall of fame so should be a good amount alumni in town.

Also does anyone know anything about Bartelle? He was running the music last night at Curry and was shooting around during half time. Whats his deal?

CCC Talk · January 19, 2007, 12:17:04 PM

Let the Gordon crying begin. The foul totals look pretty even, and Doyle fouls out for Wentworth.

Face it, your Scots took a team lightly and got beat. They are a good team but not the crowned champs everyone thought before the season.

Wentworth is a team on the rise with only one senior if I was the rest of the CCC I'd be a little wary of the Tech Squad. I still think they are a ways away from being elite obviously.

Great win for Curry on the road. The other annointed champ goes down and I'm sure we'll hear whining from Rhode Island as well.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · January 19, 2007, 12:19:24 PM

Quote from: Maq Diesel on January 19, 2007, 12:03:24 PM
Also does anyone know anything about Bartelle? He was running the music last night at Curry and was shooting around during half time. Whats his deal?

He must be on a break from his And1 Tour.

Quote from: CCC Talk on January 19, 2007, 12:17:04 PM
Let the Gordon crying begin. The foul totals look pretty even, and Doyle fouls out for Wentworth.

Let's not get back to the petty bickering and name calling here. Everybody whines at time because of the officiating. The CCC officials aren't very good (for the most part) and they'll get some situations wrong. It shouldn't be used as an excuse, especially now that those guys at CSC have retired.

dwebbs · January 19, 2007, 12:22:56 PM

The refs were bad last night period. They blew calls on both sides.

Gordon still has to play Endicott twice, travel to CSC and CC. Even NC at home can be a tough game, although without their three big scorers, they might not be as difficult.

WIT has has to play Endicott twice, CSC at home (at N'Eastern), Roger Williams at home, and Salve and Curry on the road. They did look really good last night, but they have some tough games they'll have to win in order to get a higher seed in the playoffs, although they will make the playoffs and I agree, be a spoiler candidate.

CSC has to play Endicott twice, host Gordon and Curry, and play WIT (who they handled at home).

And EC has to play everybody by UNE and Anna Maria.

I doubt Gordon or Endicott will win out, so the seeding for the playoffs is up in the air at this point. Even the number one seed is questionable with RWU showing a L in conference play.

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