MBB: Colonial States Athletic Conference

[chairman]

Barn- burner tonight in front of SRO crowd at Cabrini. Great environment for the game. Double OT. And the Cavs win it. They have several kids who can fill it up. I'm not sure Eastern can build a new gym in time for next year's game.

[IUuKno]

Tough loss for the MAC's....statment game from GMC?  If anyone witnessed that shalacking was it good D or bad O that cause NC to shoot 23% from the field?

[Wolfpac]

WOW..... What a game perhaps the best I have seen anywhere this year. Refering to the EU/Cavs game.   Wish one team did not have to lose.  Congratulations to both teams for a great evening.   

Kevin Miscevious is for real.  He took # 21 to school three times down low and #21 got mad and fouled him during the last 3 minutes of the game. Whew, Glenn W. at the buzzer to force overtime.   EU was strong as well coming right back until they made some bad turnovers or shall I say the Cavs forced some turnovers.  I thought EU had the Cavs but some of the calls both ways were ridiculous. 

Both teams deserve some credit and both teams worked hard.   Seemed like all in the stands had a real treat with cheerleaders and dance teams and mascots air boxing, what an atmosphere.  Great rivalry.  Like to see a full house and a battle once in awhile.

Hey Chiz, if you were the guy in the shorts wearing the stripes running the baseline I feel sorry for you.   I think you were the loud guy though and I may know who you are........  all good relax.

Again, both teams deserve some kudos for a great evening.

Unfortunately I am not rubbing salt in any wounds but  GO CAVS.  The trophy by the way was raised at center court by Charles Bush.... the street sign off the road.   Good idea coach N. to start a nice little tradition for motivation and significance for students, nice touch for building an already great rivalry.   PLEASE get that new gym built over at EU.... your program deserves more than the 1950's style facility.   

Cabrini please get a big guy for next year. It will get alot tougher.
 

[Wolfpac]

Well whats fair is fair. I will post when we lose too. My Cyclones lost in overtime to BB 84-81, it was a great game where both teams played hard, but we couldnt pull it off. Congrats to BB. Of course that will make it tough on the Cyclones to make the playoffs, but I HAVE FAITH GUYS YOUR PLAYING HARD!!!!!

Tonymnm,

Don't count your team out by any means.   The top seeds can drop a game or two down the stretch, won't be a surprise if you guys get in you will see what I mean.   I have seen you guys play 4x but playing hard is only one facet.  You need a balanced attack for 40 minutes.  Not taking anything away from you but more playing time in the conference will take your team to the next level.  Not too far away and could steal a spot. 

[chairman]

Couple thoughts on tonight's game.
1st- Cabrini has the ability to score that is very impressive. Miscevicius is a better scorer than Washington, and that is saying something because Glenn Washington is capable of putting up 40. Both those guys hit tough shots in the second half. It was hard to believe that the game was tied at half with those two combining for one first-half hoop.
2nd- I think this rivalry could be better as a single game. The trophy is a great touch. Word is, and I believe it, that Radnor did in fact donate the sign-- don't go looking for an unmarked intersection. That prize will gain value as time passes.
3rd- Hard to believe in a game that had that kind of promise, that there was a JV crew on the job. WolfPac said it, and I will just affirm it. OVERMATCHED. some bad calls both ways, but you cannot have three officials miss a double dribble in the closing minutes of an overtime game. Truly shocking.
4th- Both teams are young and will need to grow in some areas to make noise in the post-season. I've not seen the rest of the CSAC, but my guess is that if the Cavaliers can improve their interior defense a little, they could be in good shape for the Conference Tourney. I think a team with a pair of 6'6 scorers causes some big problems.
5th- Eastern has one day to recover before attempting to clinch a play-off spot on Wednesday. That will be a big challenge for the Eastern staff. It was easy to see how much the game tonight meant to both programs, but the odd thing is, it is really the least important game of the week for both. Hopefully neither team has a let down.
Congrats to Cabrini (yuck-- that tastes terrible) for winning round one. Let's hope there are many more great games as the two programs continue to build on their respective traditions.

[patriot1741]

tony,

what happened to your cyclones?  it looked they led most of the game and from the box score you can see that baker and kearney were scoring almost at will in the paint... you are right that both teams played with lots of energy and fight (in a good sense)... great game to watch, just seemed like Baptist Bible stole one, which has some really big playoff implications...

[tonymnm]

Patriot,

                  Actually at the beginning BB was up big and Centenary came back, but a few interesting things happened towards the end of the game, although these arent excuses for the loss. One, Kearney blocked a shot and it went in under the net and back in for two for BB, and with a couple of seconds on the shot clock during a possesion a BB player threw up a long three that bounced real high off the back of the rim and came straight down in for 3. Again no excuse, but that  happened. Now the Cyclones did miss some key free throws at the end of regulation that would have sealed it, but thats why they have to learn how to win the close ones I guess. They still have an outside chance, but it will be tough. However, Im real optimistic about the future. The new coach and staff have done a great job!!!!

[patriot1741]

I saw the game, so i'm aware of these things and there were a couple of freak plays like that - it also seemed like bb just stopped guarding #15 to try to not let baker get the ball in the post at the end, yet #15 couldn't make them pay... and on the play where the guy got a lucky roll from 3, the refs missed him getting hammered by the defender, so maybe it all works out... i don't think the loss hurts CU as much as you might think though since imac went down as well, still on a level playing field between those two, just gotta win baby!!

[mailsy]

I just needed to throw in my 2 cents from last night.  The trophy was a great idea.  A street sign, "EAGLE RD" you've got to love it as a fan of the schools.  It was a nice touch.  In 2009 Cabrini owns "Eagle Road".  I'm sure the importance of this trophy will only get bigger as the years go on.

The game itself was exciting, but the back and forth between the students was certainly entertaining, (except some of the inappopriate rantings of a few...dozen  ).

I have to agree with my colleagues regarding the "JV" officiating crew.  It seemed they got paid by the foul they called.  But when it came to double dribbles(on both sides) and possessions they seemed to just not get it right.  It was as they were intimidated by the atmosphere.  If the game had gone the other way, I would have been really aggravated, as I'm sure some of the Eastern fans were.  To many ticky-tack fouls that were called and when you got hammered it didn't always seem that the correct call was made. 

Regarding the outcome of the Tourney.  If Cabrini is able to get to the finals,  they have a chance if it's at home.  There surely is something about having a home playoff game(plus they are at this point 10-1 at the Dixon Center).  On the road, especially if it's at Gwnedd,  I'm not so sure about.  With only one senior on this team they are relatively young.

There is still plenty of season left.  They have four games to go 2 home 2 away. If they win all 4. I still don't know if they will be the number one base on tiebreakers if GMC is tied with them.

About last nights game again.  It was a fun game.  It is a shame somebody had to lose but Cavs will take it. 

Congratulations to both schools for quite a show. 

[mailsy]

Tonymnm,

About your Cyclones they still have a chance here are current records in conference:

1. Cabrini                 9    3   0.750 
2. Gwynedd-Mercy    9    3   0.750
3. Marywood            9    5   0.643
4. Keystone             7    5   0.583
5. Baptist Bible         7    7   0.500
6. Centenary            5    7   0.417
    Immaculata          5    7   0.417
    Neumann             5    8   0.385
    Philadelphia Bible   0   11   0.000

Granted they have a tough road ahead of them.  1 home 3 road.  The one home game you might get.  I see the GMC on the road as difficult.  I think you can exact some revenge on Marywood and you should beat PBU.  So at worst the Cyclones could finish at 7-9 or at best 8-8.  IU has Neumann(H), Keystone(A), GMC(A) and Cabrini(H).  I believe that IU has a much tougher final four games.  So you still have a chance!!  Keep the faith!!! 

[Wolfpac]

Mailsy,

The Cavaliers with their recent wins will have a real shot at being in next regional rankings when they are published next week.  Please keep your eyes open.  I read about the possibility on the Press Release of hot teams.

Kinda brings back some old memories.

[hIdeUmm]

the Macs have Neumann Away, Keystone Home, GMC Away, and Cabrini Home. Just making it clear.

[chizwiz]

What a great game on Monday night.  Unfortunately, my team lost.  I don't see it as a disappointment as the game was quite entertaining, the players on both sides seemed to play with class, and the EU squad played a great game.

Much credit goes to Cabrini.  Misevicius was very fun to watch (he reminds me of a D3 Dirk Nowitzki), and I was very impressed with how fast and athletic GWash is, especially his release.  I talked with a kid who said his roommate was #44, and started watching that kid play - what a hustler and great post up moves.

EU played well.  It's interesting that we didn't shoot any 3's in the second half.  Maybe that was a level of patience that shows maturity on the part of our players since the shots weren't there, and it also shows how well Cabrini was defending it.  I think we shot the line well, at 76%, until OT.  It's hard to point out where the loss came from, so I'm not going to.  I think this happens sometimes and you just got to get up for the next game and thank God that it's not a conference loss.

It's a shame that the officials were so bad both ways.  I'm not saying they changed the game result, but they definitely affected it negatively.  As I'm seeing this a lot this year, I think it shows what we have been hearing - officiating needs more officials.

By the way, it's sad that Cabrini fans don't show up for games like they used to.  There were definitely more EU fans (especially student fans) at the game than Cavs.

[chizwiz]

WOW..... What a game perhaps the best I have seen anywhere this year. Refering to the EU/Cavs game.   Wish one team did not have to lose.  Congratulations to both teams for a great evening.   

Kevin Miscevious is for real.  He took # 21 to school three times down low and #21 got mad and fouled him during the last 3 minutes of the game. Whew, Glenn W. at the buzzer to force overtime.   EU was strong as well coming right back until they made some bad turnovers or shall I say the Cavs forced some turnovers.  I thought EU had the Cavs but some of the calls both ways were ridiculous. 

Both teams deserve some credit and both teams worked hard.   Seemed like all in the stands had a real treat with cheerleaders and dance teams and mascots air boxing, what an atmosphere.  Great rivalry.  Like to see a full house and a battle once in awhile.

Hey Chiz, if you were the guy in the shorts wearing the stripes running the baseline I feel sorry for you.   I think you were the loud guy though and I may know who you are........  all good relax.

Again, both teams deserve some kudos for a great evening.

Unfortunately I am not rubbing salt in any wounds but  GO CAVS.  The trophy by the way was raised at center court by Charles Bush.... the street sign off the road.   Good idea coach N. to start a nice little tradition for motivation and significance for students, nice touch for building an already great rivalry.   PLEASE get that new gym built over at EU.... your program deserves more than the 1950's style facility.   

Cabrini please get a big guy for next year. It will get alot tougher.
 

Wolf, that's hilarious.  I really enjoyed laughing at that guy in the, uhh, well, can you call those shorts or Daisy Dukes? with the officials shirt.  I wasn't that guy, but I am definitely one of the louder fans at any game I go to.  I did see you, though.  You were wearing a blue shirt and had a mustache and sitting near McTamney's son, right?  Anyway, if you want to know who I am, just message me.

I used to hate our gym at EU.  Now, I like it because it is probably one of the least favorite away game for our opponents.  Not to say our players and campus shouldn't get another facility.  Unfortunately I don't think the donors could spring for it right now.

[Wolfpac]

Chiz, not complaining about your court, just the seating is limited and parking is a pain in the butt if you do not have gate access.  I do think a small gym is kind of cozy and has advantages to the competition.  Just that the crowd is limited and a school of EU's size and campuses deserves a larger facility and more fan friendly atmosphere to pack more in ...... in no way am I criticizing your school just seems if EU can afford it they should do since the bb program is growing.