MBB: Conference of New England

[akirk]

It's not that we don't thing Curry is a good team.  The point is resent history doesn't seem to be on there side.  Curry over the past few years has imploded when push comes to shove. 

As for me, I noted that I wanted WNEC to win so Gordon would have the home game if they win tonight.

[dwebbs]

I don't think you can just single out Curry if you're going to talk about people picking against higher seeds. If you look at the breakdown of who picked who, it was pretty much split down the middle, and of all the games, Curry was given the best chance. The picks weren't split because Curry, Roger Williams, Gordon and WNEC were being disrespected -- I think everyone made it clear that this has been an up and down year for teams in TCCC. Curry was #1, but lost to the three and four seeds during the season; RWU lost to Endicott,; Gordon got beat by UNE, CSC, and ENC; and so on.

So to say that Curry could lose in the first round wasn't a stretch -- just a continuation of the type of basketball that's been played in the league all year, and the same will be true for tonight. Curry and Roger Williams are going to have the edge, because when things are so evenly matched, home court is a big deal. But don't be surprised either if the championship comes down to GC/WNEC.

[AJ]

Do you follow your history?

Wow, what is the board getting to these days when people are calling out Hoopsfan about CCC history?

Come on, PB & J was a very good player but it is stretch to say he was better then St. Clair. 

Tonights games should be interesting, I feel all 4 remaining teams could easily win it all.  I like WNEC and Gordon pulling the upsets. 

I'm not a huge fan of Gordon on the road but I like the senior trio combined with Trigg's offense and Derr becoming a force of the bench.  I think the game will come down to the last 2 minutes. 

For WNEC its already been said, but I think their D carries them during this game.

[CCC Talk]

Also, Hoops Fan, certainly not going to attack you, but as someone who has seen Wentworth a couple times the last few years, SPB plays the 1, he's never played the 2 for them. He came in an as a 1 he left as a 1. A scoring 1 no doubt, but he doesn't play the 2.

[oldschoolfan]

Long time reader, first time responder.

Gullfan said it all about the EC-Curry game.  The officials were BRUTAL!  This year has seen some bad officiating at a number of games.

Dwebbs is correct - Curry's gym should NOT host a championship game.  The lighting is terrible, it's too small, and the crowd actually gets physical.

Have enjoyed all the banter.  Here's to a great end to TCCC this year!

[CCC Talk]

The Championship Game in the Curry gym last year was a blast! The fans are right on top of the action, people were turned away at the door, people were standing 4 deep around the court, it was high intensity and a lot of fun. Sure the bigger cleaner better lit games are fine too, but why not have a real crazy atmosphere.

[scout]

when the goal of the CCC is to become a better conference...
more prestigious, more representative of an upper echelon type of conference...

there should be no more championship games in a gym like Curry's...

Endicott, certainly Gordon or RWU...
These are the best courts in the conference...

i am going to take Gordon in the other game tonight...
Trigg can hit from anywhere and if anyone has seen him play, he can drive it and pick up a foul or kick it out to bajema or derr as well...

but what will win tonight's game will not be the offense, but Gordon's defense...
Gordon shut down WIT in the post and it was a good tuneup for when they see Barranger tonight...

final score... Gordon 68 - RWU 65

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Where did he fall off?

I didn't mean his play fell off, but that the conference as a whole is not as good as it has been in the past and it would therefore be tough to compare players, even very good ones.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Also, Hoops Fan, certainly not going to attack you, but as someone who has seen Wentworth a couple times the last few years, SPB plays the 1, he's never played the 2 for them. He came in an as a 1 he left as a 1. A scoring 1 no doubt, but he doesn't play the 2.

OK, so they have a 1 who scores and a 2 who passes.  Kinda hard to define those positions when we switch all the criteria up.  The old numbers might not be the best way to describe the positions anymore since we all have different understandings of what they mean.

[scout]

Hoops...
Any thoughts on tonights games?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Hoops...
Any thoughts on tonights games?

I've been so out of the loop this year, my thoughts aren't worth much of anything.  Once the rosters came out at the beginning of the season, it looked to me like RWU and Curry were the cream of the crop.  I doubted for a while during the season, but they seem to have survived thus far.

I think both home teams win, but you couldn't call either one of them losing a huge upset either.

[backboard]

Roger Williams 67- Gordon 66

Congrats to RWU for finally making some noise in the playoffs.  And surprise Gordon loses again in the second round as they were not able to execute much down the stretch.  Not sure who won the WNEC/Curry game yet.  Basically too much Baranger tonight for Roger Williams and Ryan McGinn having an amazing night.  Another congrats to the seniors from Gordon for their final CCC game.

[Bill Gorman]

Curry 75, WNEC 67

1 v 2 for the championship.

[backboard]

Thank Bill for the update.

A great 1 v 2 match-up for the championship.  Curry gets another championship shot after losing last year.  Great match-ups all around.  Bowers vs Baranger, RWU guards vs Tim Jones.  Good benches and role players on both sides.  Should be an entertaining game for the championship.

Curry by 5

[jamiejohn]

Roger Williams by 8