MBB: City University of New York Athletic Conference

[BklynBasketball]

i agree brooklyn is one of the top teams in the region. Saying theyre not bc theyve only had 2 really tough tests is ridiculous because ITS DECEMBER 10TH! They will have more tests. Using that logic we arent allowed to call a team a top team in the preseason. It doesnt make sense.

Stockton is def up there and SJC LI as well. Baruch is making some noise and im not surprised i said it o0n here before they have a good team.

[JWill]

York is not the same team they have been in the past and Old Westbury. You right its early December but you are already calling Brooklyn one of the best teams in the region. You right they have some test ahead let's see how they do.

[BklynBasketball]

JWill if Bklyn is NOT one of the top teams name 3 in the region above them...im not arguing just would like to see your opinion. In my opinion Stockton, SJC LI, Bklyn, Westbury are the teams in the region with Baruch creeping in.

[knight_life]

Sorry, but there is no way two Skyline schools should be considered top in the region and you only have one NJAC school on there. Stockton, William Paterson, Montclair State and Rutgers-Newark, despite the loss to Baruch. If Newark happens to lose to Hunter on the 30th, then they would be removed from the list. CUNYAC wise, I don't see anyone creeping into the top five, Baruch would get some votes, but would be a better fit for the top ten. Brooklyn might make top ten.

If you want people to respect what your saying, you can't sit here and tell us Brooklyn is amazing because they beat Purchase when your user name is brooklyn basketball.

[BklynBasketball]

^^when have i ever said Brooklyn was AMAZING? I didnt.

I like SJC LI and Farmingdale better than them. I like Stockton better than all 3. I think WP should be up there i made a mistake leaving them off the list. i tried but there is no edit option on these boards to edit your post.

Check my posts on here, i only write about what i know. I dont fantasize anything. Brooklyn has the regions pre season all american, youre telling me there are TEN teams better than Brooklyn in the Atlantic? Name them because now you sound crazy. 2 njac, 2 skyline and 1 cuny make my top 5 in no particular order.

[BklynBasketball]

oh by the way Montclair state lost to Farmingdale by 15 i believe or close to it and they also lost to City Tech, from the CUNY which you claim is inferior. Just an FYI.

[BubbaChuck3]

KnightLife:

Brooklyn returns almost their entire team from last year, except the Senior PG.

Brooklyn is 4-0 against NJAC in the past season and a quarter, including an ECAC tournament victory over Rutgers Newark.

They are 6-2 vs Skyline in the same time frame.

Brooklyn beat Baruch easily last year.

Brooklyn also defeated Old Westbury who has lost close games against D2 NYIT and D1 Hofstra.

So please stop rambling. The CUNY as a whole might be weak, but Brooklyn certainly is not and has to be considered among the top in the region.

[d3hero]

St. Joe's is the best team in the region IMO.  They have two extremely, extremely good players and a center who has a double/double in every game this season.

[hoop junkie]

Great to see such talk early in the season. Brooklyn does return a great team from last season, but I dont see Weismuller in the box scores, and I have heard he isnt playing this season. We also dont mention John Jay too much, but even though they have a slow start, they still have talent, and will be a factor in the region. My sleeper team is going to be a surprise, but nobody is talking about Lehman College. Lehman is off to a 6-3 start, and they have just added a great bigman in D1 transfer Resnick. With Rhoden, and Garcia leading the way, and a legitimate post presence in Resnick, we might be talking about Lehman in the regional rankings. Lehman will host Paterson next week some time, dont be surprised if they come off with a win!

[BklynBasketball]

Weismuller is sitting out the year as has been reported on these boards.

As far as lehman i agree they are dangerous however Garcia has not been in the boxscores as of late so i donno about him.

[xalva66]

Sorry that I havent been posting in a while. I was trying to contain myself from writing on this board when someone suggested that an incoming Freshman from St Edmunds was going to come in and be the greatest rebounder in CUNY history. I hadnt even had time to see a Hunter game this season except for homecoming. Nick Flagg looks legit and Franz Millen looks like one of the better big men in the conference. Hes averaging 16.4 and 8 boards a game. I understand that Hunter did not return Michael Dodd and Malcom Kelly. But hey, the two guards that Hunter has in the backcourt are pretty good. Joe Deluca is back and now you have 4 guys who on any given night can be the games top scorer. They look to have a little more depth then last season. Sorry, just wanted to give a little love to the Hawks because not one person mentioned them. I didnt know this was the Brooklyn College Message Board.

[Danny Weismuller]

Caught the Brooklyn vs Stockton game yesterday. This game was close in the first half but RS kept pounding away and their athleticism took over in the second half. RS's make up is similar to Brooklyn's; they only have one guy above 6'4 and their 4 man knocks downs 3's with ease from 40 feet out. I was impressed with a few things from RS, their big men passed the ball extremely well on the interior. The ball was entered into the post and set up easy shots in their half court offense. They were also very athletic and crashed the boards from all positions, especially on the offensive glass. BC didn't have a great game but I think they could definetly hang with them on a better day. RS exposed some defensive weaknesses of BC and it showed. This might be treated as a wake up call for BC but not a great game to sit on during the 3 week lay off. I still think they have the talent to be considered one of the top dogs in the region, they had an off day and ran into a better team, not a good combination.

So with the break now, does anyone know of any second semester players coming in? You know somebody is going to pop up.

Another note, BC women's team beat Old Westbury on a 3 pointer with 4 seconds left. I'm not usually a fan of women's bball but this was one of the most exciting games I've seen in a while. Nice job for Coach Lang and the BC women's team.

[Rhodes Scholar]

I also saw the Stockton @ Brooklyn game. I pretty much agree with Danny's take. Stockton had much better athletes and a deeper bench and they simply wore Brooklyn down. The final score of 92-74 is misleading. The Osprey's led 88-57 with three minutes to go and the Bridges made a late run when Stockton played the end of their bench.

Stockton's the best team I've seen so far this season, and they appear to deserve the #23 ranking they currently have. As Danny mentioned, Jerome Hubbard routinely hits NBA threes, and many appeared to be in the 28-foot range. Also Stockton's Isham Poe threw down the best dunk I've seen this year.

Although Brooklyn came up short against a Top 25 foe, Baruch did not. The Bearcats won their sixth straight game, easily defeating #14 St. Mary's, MD 73-54. Didn't see this one, but it's certainly a big win for the CUNYAC.

[JWill]

Well another huge win for Baruch over the weekend. Look I'm not saying Baruch is in the top 5 in the region but they are in the top 10. And yes I do feel they are better than Brooklyn. Last years game was last year. Baruch body of work this year is much better than Brooklyn's. Other than these two teams who else looks like they can make a run? Funny everything in CUNY can change over the break if you know CUNY like I do I'm sure some teams will look different. Keep it up BEARCATS!!!

[BklynBasketball]

i agree with you that Baruch is on an impressive run right now, i disagree with you only giving them top 10 in the region. Right now they are in the top 5 imo. They have some RIDICULOUS wins. They beat No. 14 in the nation and they beat them handily. Baruch has to be the CUNY fave right now. Brooklyn behind them. SJC and Farmingdale int he SKyline and Stockon and WP in the NJAC. Thats my top 6, not trying to do 2 from each conference but thats how it worked out in no particular order.

In terms of the CUNY, dont sleep on City Tech. They added guys around what they already had. The new addition of James Abrams, who was a beast at Bedford Academy 2 years ago, attended St Johns for academics and has now decided to go to City is huge. He is a 6'6 lefty who can block shots. He also has a nice soft touch.
Yvon Dantes is a lightning quick guard who has traveled through a few programs and has decided to finish his senior year at City. He is a typical NYC guard. Very fast with a great handle and can get to the rim. City can open some eyes.