MBB: Conference of New England

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

If you're going to give it to more than one player, you have to give it to the trio at Nichols.  They were virtually invisible before Christmas and then fully stepped into Lewis' place when he left the team.

Honestly, I'm guessing it will be either Rosso or Bajema.  No one else has been all that consistent.  Maybe Evans, but it's not like NEC did much this year.

[gullfan]

Hey Maq Diesel,
First of all, sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Had an night class with professors Daniels and Koch. They let us out VERY late!!!!!!!
My props go to the whole team. Corbett didn't have a great offensive game, but he was a big player in the win. Big rebounds, assists and again doing a lot of the little things that make a TEAM successful. If you go just by points you will often overlook someone having a good game.
As for being abused by your bigmen, ask Marstaller why he ended up with ONLY 10 points. You dis Corbett and your stud goes dud and not a word. Maybe some of the defensive switches you moaned about actually WORK!!!!!!!!
You say you know Cain and spoke to him -did he forget that he had 6 in the first half while Corbett was on him. Yeah he went for 29 or so, but the second half changes, matchups etc. had other combinations.This is why reading a stat sheet as your only source of info shows you don't fully understand how complex the game is.
I always try to stay positive here - nobody wins a trash talk war. Focus on the game , the effort and your knowledge base. It makes formore interesting chat.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Exhibit A for not posting while hungover.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

By the way, doable wins by Wentworth, Nichols and Salve take us one step closer to a three-way tie for second in the South.

[anECfan]

I'm still trying to recap last night's game. Just an awesome event.

I have a few things to say as usual.  I don't know how people can judge Corbett's performance simply on shooting.  Ya he didn't shoot well, ya he turned the ball over once or twice, but let's remember a few things that he did do. He hit a huge three late in the second half to bring EC within 1 I think.  He also hit a deep three earlier in the half.  He had a few big boards towards the end.  He was also the one who passed to Burton in the corner.  So no he didn't shoot well, but he made a few big plays.

Marinkovic's numbers might not look great, he took was 11-20, finishing with 24, 7, and 4 with also 5 turnovers .  But this Serbian sensation will not let these guys lose.  He makes the big plays when they need to be done. He gets the big boards, the big lay ups, and rarely shoots outside anymore. For those of you who were in attendance, how can you forget that huge and 1 play late in the second half during the come back?  That was unbelievable.  He ended up pounding the floor and then getting the student section into it.  He just brings great things to this team, and as I said, will not let the team lose.

Was anyone else impressed by Burgo's athletic ability?  He missed his first three shots mainly because he couldn't decide whether or not to throw it down or lay it up.  Unfortunately he tried to lay it up.  He was also guarding a point guard or shooting guard for most of the game and I feel this took those guys out of the game.  He was also demanding the ball knowing he had a mismatch.  You gotta love that.

I also want to give props to the Gordon point guard number 24.  He had a great game. Some timely shots, quick couple steps, and some good moves.  He definitely kept the team in the game.  The freshman number 4 also hit a huge three in the corner over Burgos(still don't know how).  Definitely a game for the ages.

I have a feeling that these two will meet in the playoffs for the third and final time this season.  How could this series get any better this year?

CCC playoffs are right around the corner....

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Just thought I'd repost this.  It's getting kinda far down.

Playoff update:

North
GC is in the driver's seat; if they don't lose, they win the conference.  Third and fourth are set.  (UNE and NEC are still duking it out for 5th.)

1. Gordon 11-3 (UNE and AMC, both at home) - Gordon has all the tiebreakers
2. Endicott 11-3 (at NEC and home vs SRU)
3. Wentworth 9-5 (at CC, at ENC)
4. Colby-Sawyer 8-8

South
This one is tight and nothing is set besides who's in.  Curry has all the tiebreakers with RWU, so if they end up with the same record, Curry wins the conference.  However, if Curry loses both remaining games and either Nichols or Salve wins out, it gets interesting.  Curry beats Nichols is a tiebreaker, but loses to SRU.  However, in the event of a three way tie, Nichols would take second place, with Salve third and Curry fourth.

So,

RWU (10-5) can finish either first or second (if tied with Curry)
Curry (9-5) can finish first, second, third or fourth.
Nichols (7-7) can finish second, third or fourth.
Salve (7-7) can finish second, third or fourth.

[dwebbs]

I don't see how any of Endicott's arguments for Corbett make the case that he's a great player. Yes, he hit two threes in the second half (which happened to be his only points of the game), but he also missed a three late in the half. No one from Gordon has said Kaufman is a great player, but he also hit two clutch threes in the second. Corbett had some big rebounds, ok, but lots of people get rebounds. And the pass to Burton is something that just happened (I'm surprised he didn't take it himself). 1. It's not like he found Burton wide open for three, the play was made by Burton, Corbett had nothing to do with it. 2. In the four point play by Mike Herr last year vs. Nichols, no one said anything about Kaufman passing him the ball. It just happened.

So while Corbett is a good player off the bench, there is nothing about his that makes him spectacular. The only reason we talk about him on this board and the Gordon fans taunt him, is because he posted on this board last year. And for that, I guess Endicott fans feel the need to defend him.

[gullfan]

 Just to hopefully clear the air -nobody has ever said Gary Corbett was a "great" player. No nominations for POY or MVP. I have only said what I've said because I appreciate the hard work that has to be done, that often goes unnoticed ,for a team to be successful. He's had some good scoring nights and nights where he hasn't scored at all. but that doesn't stop him from diving for loose balls, taking the hits in the middle etc.
I just want to say again that I am not him, I guess he had an issue last year. In fact I don't even think he knows me. I'm just a basketball fan that watches the game for more than the high scorers.
Last night was a great game, a fantastic win and a real experience to be part of!! My voice will be back soon, hopefully by the 24th when if the BBall Gods permit -REMATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[backboard]

That would certainly be interesting to that rematch any night.  The playoffs this year should be really fun to watch although the South seems to be a bit weaker once again.  Although standing still need to be determined for the South, I still like Wentworth's and Colby-Sawyer's chances against any team in the South.

[dwebbs]

If the seeding stays the same in the south, Thursday nights game between WIT and Curry will be replayed Tuesday in the first round of the playoffs. That is certainly a game WIT can win.

CSC over the U though, that's a stretch. Although, ENC beating them was a stretch.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

The South is anything but decided.  We have to wait at least until Friday to speculate on the playoff matchups.

[chicken marstaller]

Now that everything has been said about Gordon/Endicott/Corbett, there is an award that i would like to nominate Endicott for. I think that they are the hands down winner for the "Worst Warm-Up Mix" award. There isnt much else to say, if you were there you know what im saying.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Now that everything has been said about Gordon/Endicott/Corbett, there is an award that i would like to nominate Endicott for. I think that they are the hands down winner for the "Worst Warm-Up Mix" award. There isnt much else to say, if you were there you know what im saying.

These are the kinds of awards we really need to be giving out.


Thanks to the recent play by Nick "Rip Van Winkle" Farynaz, Brandon Parrish is far and away the winner of my first ever Senior who misplaced his freshman promise or "Incredible Fading Man" award.


Brandon Parrish was the best Freshman guard in the conference during the 2003-2004 season, falling short by a few votes to a young Nemanja Marinkovic for Rookie of the Year.  He averaged 12 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists per game while leading the conference in FG%.  He made Third Team All Conference and was instrumental in Roger Williams' 10-6 regular season record and 2nd place finish in the South Division.

Since then, well, he's been slowly fading.  His numbers have been declining slightly and slowly and he's become less and less of a factor for RWU.  While he's put in good minutes and certainly contributed, Brandon Parrish has the done the most to make a notable freshman year a distant memory.  We congratulate him.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Tonight:

CSC hosts Lesley
EC @ NEC
WIT @ CC
RWU @ NC
AMC @ GC
ENC @ SRU

[Maq Diesel]

We should call theses awards the "Coasties."  We have given out two thus far, worst warm up mix and hoops Rip Van award.  I gotta try to think of one.