MBB: Colonial States Athletic Conference

[Coach C]

Wolf -

Yeah - you are reaching a bit here.  Coach Nugent was a part timer who wanted to be with his kids more.  The college has not seen the need to upgrade the spot.  Not unusual.

C

[hoopzwiz]

Coach Nugent is a great guy, the PAC is losing a good one.
It's difficult to understand how everyone in this chat room knows about all these schools leaving the PAC.  My question is....if the PAC is such a bad conference then why would another conference want team(s) from it? 
It's hard to argue against the institutional neglect considering the part-time situations that keep creeping up, ie. Cabrini, Neumann, even Gwynned is part time.

Regardless, it's a good conference with some outstanding players and solid coaching. 

[lefty2]

Mr. Wiz,

I'd agree with your comments.

Basically, if your league has some holes to fill, you've got to fill them.

So far, Wesley is the only confirmed defection.

As far as the part-time positions, Neumann and Gwynedd-Mercy have always been part-time.

The only change has been the debacle at Cabrini.

[WolfPAC]

I guess in today's world most jobs are becoming part time anyway since our country is  going global.

In comparison, the PAC must adapt as well.  As long as there are passionate, committed people on the floor and behind the bench, things will tend to take care of themselves.

Boy would it be nice if there was a team like Lincoln which could give the PAC some exposure it needs to attract and recruit.   Oh well times change.

[lefty2]

Congratulations and thanks to Pat Coleman and all the D3hoops.com staff on a job well-done on the All-Region process.

Good job by the voters, too.  Those SID's are a sharp bunch of guys.

[WolfPAC]

Can only hope next year is more promising for the PAC

[heatlee]

Who is up for the Neuman job?

[WolfPAC]

Wish it were John Dzik.

[hoopzwiz]

Lets get things going in here.  Any news out there?  Recruits?  Schedules?
Player movement?

Time to get started.

[Jon]

Hoopzwiz,

The Alvernia schedule is posted on the site.

http://athletics.alvernia.edu/schedules.asp?path=mbball

[hoopzwiz]

I've noticed that most all the schools have posted their schedules.
I'm looking for some thoughts on the coming season.....
Best teams, players, etc.
Any good newcomers?  How about transfers?  Heard Johnson from Wesley has transferred, that could change things in the league just a little.
I also heard that Gwynedd is loaded, good recruits and a transfer from Arcadia/Misericordia/Keystone, something like that?

Anybody out there with any info?
Lets hear it.

[hoopzwiz]

Looks like another slow year in this room.
Maybe just close it down.
Why waste the space on the web page if no one is going to use it?

[hoopzwiz]

Preseason rankings are out.

1. Wesley
2. Gwynedd-Mercy
3. Eastern
4. Alvernia
5. Arcadia
6. Neumann
7. Cabrini
8. Immaculata
9. Misericordia
10. Marywood

Anyone out there with any thoughts?

[pmtkev]

I noticed the schedules of a couple of teams and saw that while Cabrini is picked in the bottom half of the PAC, they are playing in a very tough tournament to start the year.  They have huge games coming up in the tourney versus Wooster (D-3 #2) and then either Mt. Union or Emory and Henry.  I went there and hope that they do well, but does anyone have any thoughts on how you think they'll do?  I moved away and haven't seen them in a couple of years.

[Coach K]

There are a bunch of teams playing tough non-conference schedules this year in the PAC. Cabrini got a spanking from some tough teams, but Alvernia and Misericordia are stepping out and playing tough teams from all over. Wesley looks like the team to beat, but I think there is going to be a lot of parity in the league overall. Many of the teams are returning almost entire starting squads, or at the minimum, experienced backcourts. Who right now is the best point guard in the league? Santiago at GMC? Someone else?