MBB: NEWMAC

[Clark Basketball]

Clark University had a very impressive win at Worcester State.  They could be a dangerous team this year....espeacially in February and March.  Sklarz could be one of the best players in NE.  Don't sleep on the Cougars.  They could be back like the good old days!!

[wpifan]

Williams seems to always be a measuring stick. I wish we had a chance to play Amherst. We will see, this weekend should be fun.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

If your boys come through, they will get Amherst eventually.

[d3bballinboston]

JWU beat Coast Guard!!! wow!!  a GNAC team beats a NEWMAC team

[wpifan]

Well WPI is off to one of the great starts in school history. Great job guys!!! Keep it up.

[wpifan]

This board is dead! Where are all the WPI and Newmac fans. This will be a great year for our team. Lets get into it.

[atn alum]

Hey WPIfan...fill us in on some of what you've seen from the team...we're all ears. It's a little early to get a read on some teams...Springfield's start is fascinating to me...Wheaton is off to a nice start considering how much they lost from last year's team...Coast Guard and MIT have played well but are basically untested...Clark has had some ups and downs

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

They held off EC the other night and rebounded to spank Roger Williams.  The WPI boys may be back on track.  They might even creep up a spot in the rankings today as York will drop with a loss.

[remsleep]

I would certainly see WPI as the team to beat, they are doing a great job and no reason to think it won't continue.
To me, the most interesting situation is at Clark.  Wholesale personnel changes ( NOT the result of graduation-- they only had one senior on last year's team) theoretically make them much more athletic and up-tempo.  I agree with earlier poster who said look out for them in Feb/March.  HOWEVER, the most painfully obvious thing about the Cougars is that it is a team without a face... it's a bunch of pretty good athletes who don't seem to understand the sets they are supposed to run.... the point being they have no court general out there to define purpose.  Without this ingredient.. and I do not know if it exists within current personnel... they will probably continue to be inconsistent....though dangerous

[hugenerd]

It will be interesting to see how WPI comes back from their loss against the current leaders of the NEWMAC, MIT.  MIT has two solid conference wins vs. CGA and at Wheaton (who beat Clark by 25).

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

MIT and Wheaton have both looked very strong early on and even Springfield seems to be bouncing back from the early season troubles.  The NEWMAC, if not the best, certainly seems to be the most competitive conference in New England right now.

[formerbant10]

I think it's a little tough to say that Springfield is bouncing back after they were beaten soundly by Coast Guard the other night.  Looks more like their troubles continue.

[hugenerd]

MIT beats clark tonight, taking sole possession of first in the NEWMAC...at least for one night until WPI plays tomorrow.

[nescachoopsfan]

tufts is 5-0 in the newmac, tough stat for the conference with wins over some of the best tteams in the conference

[d3bballinboston]

clark barely beats newbury last night at Newbury