MBB: Conference of New England

[dwebbs]

Hopefully Curry's "fast past" style of play will lead them to a win or two in the tournament.

[bballfan55]

I wouldn't consider Mark Mastrullo a role player any longer! With Prezzie gone he will be the best point in the league next year. Although he better enjoy it this year... he won't have anyone to pass to next year!!

[backboard]

I wouldn't consider Mark Mastrullo a role player any longer! With Prezzie gone he will be the best point in the league next year. Although he better enjoy it this year... he won't have anyone to pass to next year!!

I'd say that's a fair assessment.  Maybe Gordon moves Trigg over to the point since he has handled the ball at times during the season and puts Bajema at the #2 since Kaufman is gone.  If Trigg becomes the new point, then I'd say it's a tie between Marstrullo and Trigg for best PG.

[TTP14]

I agree Mark isn't a role player he is a true point with great scoring ability and one of the keys to CC 11 game streak that ended with a championship, he is a great player and will only get better

[CCC Talk]

Someday,

maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but some day,  Ballfan is going to post about something other than Mark Mastrullo and it will be an exciting day for everyone.

[punk4life]

I wouldn't consider Mark Mastrullo a role player any longer! With Prezzie gone he will be the best point in the league next year. Although he better enjoy it this year... he won't have anyone to pass to next year!!

I'd say that's a fair assessment.  Maybe Gordon moves Trigg over to the point since he has handled the ball at times during the season and puts Bajema at the #2 since Kaufman is gone.  If Trigg becomes the new point, then I'd say it's a tie between Marstrullo and Trigg for best PG.

If Doyle takes over at the point for Prezzie-Blue then he needs to be mentioned in this discussion as well. WIT does have a couple guys who could bring it up, Brad Bryant and Keenan Burke-Pitts for instance. So Doyle could stay at the 2. But if he does move to the point it will be his first time at his natural position since high school, where he got 1st team all state in CT at poing guard.   

[backboard]

Curry is to play Bowdoin in the tourney

[bigman on campus]

where do they play at

[backboard]

It's at Brandeis

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Curry is to play Bowdoin in the tourney

Bowdoin is the better team, but Curry couldn't have asked for a much better match-up.  They'll have to play well, but they could have drawn worse.

Let's see if the CCC can finally win an NCAA game (I know we've won in the past, but it was the mid 90's).

[scout]

Let's see if the CCC can finally win an NCAA game (I know we've won in the past, but it was the mid 90's).

It's been a rough few years...
Especially getting blownout by St. John's Fisher by 26 last year...

Gordon came close against Utica two years ago, losing 71-66 (free throws extended the lead late)...

That same year, Endicott got blown out by 23 points against Tufts...

Curry did pick up a good matchup...
I'd love to see them win...
I just don't hold out much hope against a much-tested Bowdoin...

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I just don't hold out much hope against a much-tested Bowdoin...

I don't know; if they're looking ahead to Brandeis, CC might have a shot.  Still the line is probably 20 points right now.

[backboard]

UNE earns an ECAC bid as the #8 seed and will travel to #1 Emerson (24-4) on Wednesday

[scout]

i took a look at the ECAC bid information yesterday...
only four teams declared themselves eligible for the ECACs from TCCC...

Endicott, UNE, NEC, and i believe the last one was CSC...

I know that the talent level of the ECACs has decreased significantly over the years since the NESCAC teams began being eligible for the national tourney...

And I think I could come up with a few other reasons why TCCC teams wouldn't participate in the ECACS, but are there any official reasons why teams like Roger Williams, Gordon, etc. would not participate in the ECACs?

[backboard]

I agree, it would have been nice to see more TCCC team participate in the ECAC's.  Certainly RWU and Gordon would have been nice.  Even WIT and Endicott could have played.  Let's just hope UNE and Curry make the CCC look good.