MBB: Colonial States Athletic Conference

[chizwiz]

Cabrini, we all know you don't care about basketball anymore.  But, please, let's get some people to do the job of the SID who do care.  What a shame you guys are.

I feel bad for all the Cabrini alum who have pride in their old memories of greatness.

By the way, is the president still shopping the idea of selling Cabrini's property to the highest bidder in order to keep from going broke?

[hoopzwiz]

Lets talk Freshman of the Year.

The only name I've heard is King from Alvernia - haven't seen him.
I did see a couple of Diaper Dandies however.

In no particular order:
Matt Johnson - GMC - Gonna be really good with more time.  Might be better than the starter right now.

Marcus Little - Misericordia - I saw him over the holidays and he looked terrific.  Might end be better than his brother who was a first team all conference player.

Nasheed Linton - Neumann - Saw him against E-town early in the year.  Solid player with excellent quickness.  Gets others involved.

James Stratton - Wesley - Silky and smooth.  Playing with Johnson limits his touches but I thought this kid has a chance to be nice.

Who am I missing?  Haven't seen many PAC teams.  I was really impressed with the Little kid.
Coincidentally, all these kids are guards.  Where's all the bigs???  Maybe in the MAC.

[chizwiz]

hoopz, my vote is for King.  I've seen him and don't think many stand out.

In that group of "other rookies to watch" is Reels from EU.  Not a candidate for ROY, but is going to be really good.

[chairman]

wiz-

A couple real logical reasons why most of the guys on your list are guards. First, the league is a guard dominated league. Many teams in the league play three guards at a time, and several teams play without a traditional post player. Malloy and Johnson for Eastern for example are both 6'4, and are effective interior players.

The real reason is that the league is good enough that teams cannot, night in and night out, play big guys who are not ready to play. Big guys who are ready to play are playing DII or in more established DIII programs. Most of the big players in the PAC need  a year or two of experience (oftentimes in practice) to where they can defend and provide an offensive presence in a big game. I would imagine this phenomena runs through much of DIII. There seem to be very few freshmen big guys who are ready to dominate right away. I can think of a couple, Kolmodin at Wheaton and Freeman at Illinois Wesleyan, but I'm not sure Gaye was a dominating presence as a freshman. It is more typical for a 6 foot or 6'1 guy to have the skills and quickness to adjust to the speed of the game. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

King is not a small kid, and while he can disappear at times, he has hit big shots, starts on the top team, and is not mystified by life at the defensive end of the floor. Rookie of the year is a funny award anyways. More often than not, and this year appears to be not, the award goes to a player who comes to a middle of the pack team where minutes are plentiful and is able to make the most of it.

Chiz you are right about Reels, he will get more consistency with seasoning and could develop into a 15+ ppg scorer with a good upside at the defensive end. My vote for the award this year has to go to King.

[Pat Coleman]

Cabrini, we all know you don't care about basketball anymore.  But, please, let's get some people to do the job of the SID who do care. 

For all Cabrini's problems, self-inflicted as they are, I think it's appropriate to recognize that you can't just find a full-time interim SID at the drop of a hat.

[WolfPAC]

Cabrini, we all know you don't care about basketball anymore.  But, please, let's get some people to do the job of the SID who do care.  What a shame you guys are.

I feel bad for all the Cabrini alum who have pride in their old memories of greatness.

By the way, is the president still shopping the idea of selling Cabrini's property to the highest bidder in order to keep from going broke?

I feel really really bad too!  It's their problem now.

[WolfPAC]

Cabrini, we all know you don't care about basketball anymore.  But, please, let's get some people to do the job of the SID who do care. 

For all Cabrini's problems, self-inflicted as they are, I think it's appropriate to recognize that you can't just find a full-time interim SID at the drop of a hat.

I still don't think the administration recognizes there is a problem at Cabrini.

Is it true the school is expanding?   Or... is it true the propaganda has it that the school is expanding?

[chairman]

Misericordia, Alvernia and Cabrini all win. ARcadia is down by 11 with 12 to play. Things ae really getting interesting.

[chairman]

Griffins by four with four to play huge foul trouble for gwynedd

[Jon]

Keep 'em coming.  Etzel was pretty good on Saturday with a few effortless efforts from well beyond the arc and the typical Finger line of 8-6-6.

[Jon]

Yo Chair!  Where did you go with the updates...keep 'em coming, we got QOWI riding on this!

[chairman]

Sorry,

I  thought I posted my last one as it went final. Guess the internet on the phone thing is a little tougher to manage than I know. Really interesting game in Glenside today. Gwynedd got points off a couple technicals in the first half, and was in serious foul trouble throughout. I thiink they fouled out four or five players, but Arcadia really struggled from behind the arc and at the foul line. This locks Gwynedd and Eastern into the playoffs and has Wesley, Mis, Immac, Neumann, and Arcadia fighting it out for the last three. At this point it looks like the sixth team will be a 9-9 team. Can't wait to see the Matrix.

[Jon]

Matrix is finally up to date.  Upon first look there were still seven teams that could reach 10 wins, but with Wesley and Misericordia having eight losses and playing each other on the final day of the season, that does put 10-win teams in the playoffs at this point.

http://athletics.alvernia.edu/Pdfs/mbball/2007/1/29/0607%20PAC%20MB%20Matrix.pdf

I'll update again tomorrow night as soon as I have rounded up all scores.

[chizwiz]

It looks to me like Miseri is out.  They host Alvernia and then are at Wesley.  2 losses puts them at 8-10.

The interesting game here is Gwynedd @ Wesley.  A win by Wesley and a win out by EU gives EU the bye for the PAC tourney.  This continues to be very interesting.

[hoopzwiz]

Games tonight - here's my take:

GMC @ Wesley - Tough place to play, both teams with something to play for, Wesley has best player, Gwynedd has more players.  Griffs by 5.

Cabrini @ Neumann - Cavs with a chance for two in a row, not gonna happen, too many athletes in the home whites.  Neumann by a bakers' dozen.

Eastern @ Immac - Most intriguing game, home team coming off a tough loss, Eagles staring at home court for the playoffs, Macs by 1 in OT.

Alvernia @ Miseri - Alvernia has the home court rapped up, playing for a possible at-large NCAA bid should they be upset in the playoffs, "The Vern" by 8.