MBB: Colonial States Athletic Conference

[mailsy]

Neither. Goodman is at Gwynedd and Brandon hasn't been seen playing bball at Cabrini in a few years(2010). Also I'm sure Fagan may find some assertiveness, but not with the Cavaliers as he transferred elsewhere.

Roster should be out soon enough. You'll get to see what they have. 

They're competing to be last in the Mid-Atlantic for releasing their roster; same with Kate on the women's side. Is the mimeograph broken?

That my be true. Except the fact that Cabrini is no longer in the "Mid-Atlantic." Cavs are taking on the Atlantic now! 

[mailsy]

Cavs roster is finally up!!

http://www.cabriniathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball&;

[mailsy]

Aaron Walton Moss named first team preseason All-American. Last year he was on the third team and ended up as a first teamer. Health and continued success to him. 

http://www.d3hoops.com/awards/all-americans/men/preseason-2015

Less than 3 days to the start of the Cavs season. They will have a tough one to start the season as they travel to Wooster, again!(who also has first teamer in Xavier Brown). I'm sure it will be a fun game to watch.

GO CAVS!!!

[mailsy]

An interesting game last night at the Dixon Center. Very loud at times in the Dixon Center. That's what happens with cross street rivals. Cavs win the battle of Eagle Road for the 7th straight year. Cavs won by 6 could have won by more. They let Eastern hang around. This a young but talented team. Coaching staff is going to age a lot this year. AWM can't do the things he's doing at times because he doesn't have the maturity around him that he had from last year that could bail him out. He did have a triple double though. Hopefully this team will continue to grow. Let's see how they do this weekend at the Hoopsville Tournament.

[mailsy]

Good wins for the Cavaliers today beating #12 WPI. Unfortunately the Cavs starting PG, Ivan Robinson, hurt his knee in the second half. We'll see how that will affect this team this year. I'm sure it is going to hurt. They are now down two guards.

They are now 4-0 at the Hoopsville Classic. They do a fantastic job. Stevenson has a great facility and a very welcoming environment. Broadcast is pretty good gave me an opportunity to see Saturday's game on demand. I only had one minor issue with the broadcast. In both games at the beginning of the game Cabrini is identified as the "Griffins" on Saturday and the "Colonels" on Sunday. How do you get that wrong twice? 

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Because I am scrambling to handle multiple items during the weekend and the text files we had for the Cabrini games were not updated accordingly (they were right on my computer at home, but apparently something went wonky on the transfers). In my haste to fix these problems with a graphic guy who was somewhat brand new to the job for basketball... I didn't catch my mistake in changing the mascot names. I apologize.

[mailsy]

Congrats to Cabrini's Aaron Walton Moss for being selected as a member of the team of the week!

[heatlee]

Saw the Cavs play the Cyclones, and Cabrini will be much better by the end of season. The Cavs just need to rebound better and finish around the basket.

[mailsy]

Merry Christmas posters!!!

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Walton-Moss not in the boxscore tonight.  Injury or just time off against a weak opponent?

[mailsy]

Another deflating loss at the Dixon Center tonight. IU takes down the Cavs with a 3 ptr with 4.9 secs left. Had a chance at the end but a layup fell short. There seems to be a real problem with this team. The injuries are killing this team. 3 guards out(a 3pt shooter before season, starting point guard out at Hoopsville Classic and the back point guard out before Macon game). It's a young team, yes, but too many mental errors by upperclassmen at the end of the game. Two TO's in last minute to let IU back in the game; 17-30 from FT line. No leadership. Lotta stuff with this team that has to be fixed or they will not repeat, much less do anything in playoffs. Upperclassmen need to get it together. Just my viewpoint. Very frustrating after so many good years. 

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Not to be a jerk about this, but asking honestly, Mailsy.  From what I saw last year, it appeared the addition of Vinnie Walls killed their chemistry and changed the offense quite a bit.  At least that's what I attributed the poor showing in the tournament to.  This year, they played one game at the Hoopsville Classic without him and one with - the game he sat they certainly played better.

I don't see them enough to really analyze how he changes the game or pinpoint what's specifically different, but do you think it's a coaching staff failing to properly integrate Walls into the team that's causing some trouble?  Maybe his game just isn't the right fit with the rest of the squad?  He's clearly a talented player, but that doesn't always make the difference.

[mailsy]

Not to be a jerk about this, but asking honestly, Mailsy.  From what I saw last year, it appeared the addition of Vinnie Walls killed their chemistry and changed the offense quite a bit.  At least that's what I attributed the poor showing in the tournament to.  This year, they played one game at the Hoopsville Classic without him and one with - the game he sat they certainly played better.

I don't see them enough to really analyze how he changes the game or pinpoint what's specifically different, but do you think it's a coaching staff failing to properly integrate Walls into the team that's causing some trouble?  Maybe his game just isn't the right fit with the rest of the squad?  He's clearly a talented player, but that doesn't always make the difference.

No worries Hoops Fan. I agree you with in some ways with that. He definitely changed the chemistry of the team last year. I guess that happens when you need an additional player when your starting point guard goes down(seems like a trend). Last year there were other leaders on this team to handle the situations that came up. Unfortunately it really showed up in the tourney. But this year there isn't that quality of leadership to get them thru it. That is why it is still so frustrating watching what's going on. That's why it's going to be a long year in more ways then one. 

[mailsy]

An interesting night in the CSAC  tonight. Cairn picks up its first win with an upset of Immaculata 57-54.  Cabrini dresses 7 players today; has a 20 point lead at the half; has Marywood go on a 30-6 run against them in the second half, then gives up the lead to Marywood, but they ended up winning by 4. Finally Keystone picks up another win, that's 3 of their last 4, over BBC, who still remains winless. What a night!

Current CSAC Standings:
IU                5-2
Rosemont   5-2
Cabrini        5-2
Centenary   4-2
Neumann    4-2
GMU           4-3
Marywood   3-4
Keystone    3-4
Cairn          1-6
BBC            0-7

[ronk]

 Triple-double for Walton-Moss vs 31 from Shane Kellaher whom I met @ pickup ball over the holiday break 2 weeks ago.