MBB: City University of New York Athletic Conference

[Danny Weismuller]

for only entertainment purposes,  Unofficial lines for the CUNY semifinals made by........me:
#1 York (-1.5) vs. #5 Hunter
#7 city tech Vs. #6 john jay (-5)
what you guys think?

Interesting... With those lines I'll take Hunter and City Tech.

Hunter beat York pretty convincingly if I recall just a month ago... Why would you chose York as the fav???

[NYBB]

all i know is that my girlfriend has said that CSI has the ugliest men's basketball team in the entire nation (possibly the world).  That's not good.  -1 on handsome points (and prob. my karma) for that one!

[xalva66]

The comments, if true, are completely unprofessional. There is no doubt about. My opinion regarding the Coach Of The Year award had nothing to do with the circus that has occurred after the Brooklyn and CSI playoff losses. I mean that is not even a question. I am sure that everyone who heard about the comments feels the same way. I could only imagine that Petosa was under great emotional stress after the game and just made those comments out of frustration and anger.

[Danny Weismuller]

all i know is that my girlfriend has said that CSI has the ugliest men's basketball team in the entire nation (possibly the world).  That's not good.  -1 on handsome points (and prob. my karma) for that one!

You should be embarrassed to post statements like that.

[xalva66]

Yes, that is unnecessary. How does the tournament process work for the ECAC tournament?

[Danny Weismuller]

Yes, that is unnecessary. How does the tournament process work for the ECAC tournament?

check this out..

http://www.ecac.org/championships/team/policies/selection_criteria

[xalva66]

Both games should be very good tonight. I think the York/Hunter has no clear favorite. It is very difficult to beat a team like York twice in one season. I like City Tech in game 2.

[wendellladner]

Hunter v. York - if Hunter is clicking offensively and can create a pace to have the game in the 80 point range it will be very hard for York to prevail. If York can play at their pace - in the mid 60s - Hunter will have a hard time. This is one of those classic battles to see which team can impose their style on the other. Hate to break out the cliches but this one will go to the tougher team, physically and mentally. I can't call this one. Either Hunter wins a fairly high scoring affair smething like 82 - 68 or York wins a closer low scoring game (72-67).
City Tech v. John Jay - I saw City Tech dismantle a pretty good Brooklyn college team on saturday. Hall completely controlled the game and everyone else played very well. I don't think you can expect #4 to go off for 30 something again but they definitely showed me something. They appeared poised, well coached and won most of the "hustle plays". John Jay plays much better defense than Brooklyn and I don't think Hall will get into the lane as much as he did on saturday which will limit the open 3s and layups for the big guys. I think John Jay pulls this one off.

[NYBB]

i'm going to the hunter/york game with my friend pat phillips (who would be starting for hunter had he not decided to quit school) tonight. anyone else going?

[NYBB]

Changes my whole perspective on Smith transferring to Hunter... :

Former Penn State basketball player Marlon Smith has landed at Fordham, according to the sports information department at the school.

"I got call yesterday, and they said to add him to the roster," SID Joe DiBari said.

Smith, a guard who played a year and a half for the Nittany Lions before sustaining a stroke in practice last January that caused him to miss the rest of the 2004-05 season, must sit out the coming season with the Rams and will have two years of eligibility remaining starting in 2006-07.

Ed DeChellis' first recruit as head coach of the program, Smith finished second on the team in scoring as a rookie in 2003-04, averaging 13.4 ppg. He earned a spot on the Big Ten's All-Freshman team that year.

He averaged 11.8 ppg through 13 outings last year before the stroke hit. Doctors believed the stroke was caused by a small hole in his heart that led to a blood clot, which, in turn, traveled to the brain. Shortly after the season, Smith had a procedure to close the hole.

He enrolled for Penn State's first summer semester, and was playing pickup ball on campus and taking classes before abruptly announcing he was leaving the program. Smith could not be reached for comment on the decision, and the coaching staff, citing federal privacy laws, would not address the medical situation and whether that had anything to do with the transfer.

Fordham plays in the Atlantic 10 and is coached by Dereck Whittenburg. The Rams went 13-16 overall and 8-8 in the league last season. Fordham is located in Bronx, N.Y., Smith's hometown.

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[bballgirl86]

Well to all of you that thought that hunter was gonna pull off the win, I got some bad news, THEY LOST BY 12. Marlon smith had 40 points but no one else had a good game. On the other hand york had a really good game with balanced scoring. Chis Roberts had a good game with 24 points. York won when it mattered the most, the playoffs. York is the type of team that rarely loses to an opponent twice in one season hence the win against bc and now hunter. For those of you that thought that hunter was going to win the championship just because of marlon smith just to let you know he can't do it by himself.

[CityD3]

for only entertainment purposes,  Unofficial lines for the CUNY semifinals made by........me:
#1 York (-1.5) vs. #5 Hunter
#7 city tech Vs. #6 john jay (-5)
what you guys think?

Interesting... With those lines I'll take Hunter and City Tech.

Hunter beat York pretty convincingly if I recall just a month ago... Why would you chose York as the fav???

looks like u would have split on the two games (according to live stats john jay wins by 3)...i put york as the favorite because of their seeding. It was just a gut feeling. john jay in the finals who would have thunk it? opening line for the championship....

York (-9) vs. John Jay

PS i admit it i was one of those who thought marlon smith who make that much of a difference. He did all he could but i guess it wasnt enough. I am pretty surprised was it closer than a 12 point game or did york control it throughout?

[bballgirl86]

PS i admit it i was one of those who thought marlon smith who make that much of a difference. He did all he could but i guess it wasnt enough. I am pretty surprised was it closer than a 12 point game or did york control it throughout?
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It came as close as 5 in the 2nd half but York really controlled for most of the game.

[Rhodes Scholar]

York 89, Hunter 77

York
Chris Roberts  24 pts, 12 reb
Omari Phipps  19 pts
Marcel Esonwune  15 pts, 10 reb
Aaron Wilson  15 pts

Hunter
Marlon Smith  40 pts
Frantz Millien  10 pts, 10 reb

Hunter broke out to an 11-4 lead, but York mounted a comeback and outplayed them from that point onward. The Cardinals outrebounded Hunter, 42-32, and scored 50 points in the paint. Roberts, Esonwune and Omari Phipps dominated inside against the Hawks, who were playing once again without Joe DeLuca. Millien was Hunter's only inside presence on offense and defense and he couldn't do it alone. Hunter got a very good performance by Smith and a pretty good one by Millien but that was it. York had more balance and had their way with Hunter down low throughout the entire contest.

[Rhodes Scholar]

John Jay 73, NYC Tech 70

John Jay
Miguel Garcia  18 pts
Chris Jaeger  18 pts, 9 reb
Vaughn Mason  15 pts

NYC Tech
Jamaal Hall  31 pts
Ryan Phillip  20 pts

It was a very exciting game between two evenly matched teams that went down to the wire. City Tech had possession with five seconds remaining but failed to get off a shot. The Yellow Jackets led 32-27 at the half and led most of the way until John Jay took the lead down the stretch. It was a very physical, hard-fought battle that featured several outstanding performances. Once again, Hall and Phillip had very good games, but had little help from their teammates. The Bloodhounds got a solid performance from Jaeger, who scored many of his points in traffic and also grabbed a lot of key rebounds. In addition, Godfrey Mascal dished out a game high seven assists, many of which were superb. A vital ingredient in John Jay's victory was the 43 points they received from the bench, while City Tech's reserves contributed a mere seven.