MBB: NEWMAC

[mass_d3fan]

My appolgies - to a certain extent anyway.

WPI has not done video broadcasts until the very end of this season.  They then did the NEWMAC semis & finals and are doing their pod tonight & tommorrow.

I guess my point is the NCAA should have been more involved directly with Turner or anyone involved in the broadcast rights to clear the way to make sure all these games could be seen.  It is a true shame that a school like MIT, who had broadcasted all their home games this season, ends up in place that is not providing video.  It is not like D3 is doing to provide Turner or in the past CBS with any sum of money that it is significant by the standards of the D1 tournament.

Actually quite the opposite indeed, for the many families & friends scattered across the country, this maybe the only way they see someone they know play in an NCAA tournament game.

[Hugenerd]

My appolgies - to a certain extent anyway.

WPI has not done video broadcasts until the very end of this season.  They then did the NEWMAC semis & finals and are doing their pod tonight & tommorrow.

I guess my point is the NCAA should have been more involved directly with Turner or anyone involved in the broadcast rights to clear the way to make sure all these games could be seen.  It is a true shame that a school like MIT, who had broadcasted all their home games this season, ends up in place that is not providing video.  It is not like D3 is doing to provide Turner or in the past CBS with any sum of money that it is significant by the standards of the D1 tournament.

Actually quite the opposite indeed, for the many families & friends scattered across the country, this maybe the only way they see someone they know play in an NCAA tournament game.

MIT charges for the regular season, but provided video for the NEWMAC free last year and I am sure it would have been the same for NCAAs (if they hosted last year, they had no chance this year because of their regional rank).  In other words, I think most schools dont make any money off the broadcast.  Maybe Pat can correct me on that.  It is odd because Ithaca usually does have video broadcasts, but they do not this weekend.  There is even a TV station link on their website, but no video for tonights games.

[Hugenerd]

WPI WINS!  Robinson hit the game winner (a 3) with about 15 seconds left

MIT up 1 with 20 seconds to play, with ball.

Kates hits 2 FTs, MIT up 3 with 10 s left.

MIT fouled with 3s, smart play.  Front end made, MIT up 2.  Ithaca just called timeout.  Lets see how they try to miss this.

MIT up 2, 1.8 seconds left, Bender shooting 1 and 1.

BENDER HITS BOTH. MIT WINS!

[Hugenerd]

Kates had 25 points (3 3s), 7 assists (only 2 TOs), 4 steals, and 4 boards.

Tashman had 16 points, 10 boards, 5 assists, a steal, a block, and only 1 TO. Tashman held E8 player of the year, Phil Barera, to 8 points and 6 boards (he averaged 17 and 9 this season).

I think both should be All-Region and All-American candidates (obviously not just based on this game).

Jamke Karraker scored 25 points, mostly on 5 3s.

The Super Sophomores scored 66 of the teams 82 points.  Billy Bender also played very well, with 12 points and 8 boards.

MIT had a season low 5 turnovers (they forced 12), shot 93% from the FT line (14-15), and shot 42% from 3.

[Bombers798891]

Kates had 25 points (3 3s), 7 assists (only 2 TOs), 4 steals, and 4 boards.

Tashman had 16 points, 10 boards, 5 assists, a steal, a block, and only 1 TO. Tashman held E8 player of the year, Phil Barera, to 8 points and 6 boards (he averaged 17 and 9 this season).

I think both should be All-Region and All-American candidates (obviously not just based on this game).

Jamke Karraker scored 25 points, mostly on 5 3s.

The Super Sophomores scored 66 of the teams 82 points.  Billy Bender also played very well, with 12 points and 8 boards.

MIT had a season low 5 turnovers (they forced 12), shot 93% from the FT line (14-15), and shot 42% from 3.

Congrats to MIT on a great game. They deserved to win

Yes, Tashman did a good job on Barera, but MIT's interior defense was horrid. The Bombers hit layups all night. Miles Grier was 14-of-18 and couldn't be stopped. IC also won on the boards (+5)

Surprisingly, MIT won it from behind the arc, normally a Bomber stronghold. Ithaca was only 5-of-10 from three, while MIT was 10-of 24.

End of the day, MIT was better and got a well-deserved win. Congrats again. Good luck against Rochester

[Hugenerd]

Kates had 25 points (3 3s), 7 assists (only 2 TOs), 4 steals, and 4 boards.

Tashman had 16 points, 10 boards, 5 assists, a steal, a block, and only 1 TO. Tashman held E8 player of the year, Phil Barera, to 8 points and 6 boards (he averaged 17 and 9 this season).

I think both should be All-Region and All-American candidates (obviously not just based on this game).

Jamke Karraker scored 25 points, mostly on 5 3s.

The Super Sophomores scored 66 of the teams 82 points.  Billy Bender also played very well, with 12 points and 8 boards.

MIT had a season low 5 turnovers (they forced 12), shot 93% from the FT line (14-15), and shot 42% from 3.

Congrats to MIT on a great game. They deserved to win

Yes, Tashman did a good job on Barera, but MIT's interior defense was horrid. The Bombers hit layups all night. Miles Grier was 14-of-18 and couldn't be stopped. IC also won on the boards (+5)

Surprisingly, MIT won it from behind the arc, normally a Bomber stronghold. Ithaca was only 5-of-10 from three, while MIT was 10-of 24.

End of the day, MIT was better and got a well-deserved win. Congrats again. Good luck against Rochester

It really isnt the interior defense, its as someone else previously pointed out before the game, MIT can have trouble with very quick, athletic wing players and I think thats what happened with Grier. 

MIT shot over 38% for the year from 3 and our leading deep shooter, Karraker, was at his season clip of 44% (5-11).  Therefore, I am not surprised about MITs deep shooting.  Ithaca just could not stop MITs sophomores (Kates, Tashman, and Karraker), that was the difference. MIT was also +7 on turnovers, they only turned it over 5 times despite Ithaca pressing most of the game (MIT averages 17 a year, big difference).

[mass_d3fan]

Interesting night here in Worcester. 

Amherst blew Skidmore right out of the building.  Game was over during a 21-9 run over final 10 minutes of the 1st half.  Skidmore shot 26% from the field for the game.  Amherst guards were too quick and Skidmore has zero size and got doubled up on the boards, 56-28.

WPI tried hard to crash & burn.  A Robinson 3 with 14 seconds left pulled out a 1 pt win, 58-57. Exciting, but this game never should have been this close. Robinson scored 23 to go with 3 assists.  Carr had 10, a game-high 8 boards and 3 blocks.  Perez and Stewart each posted 8 points to go with 3 and 4 rebounds respectively. Shannon had 7 and 3 assists.

Another slow start after it looked like they were going to get back to what got them into the tournament.  In the first five minutes, Carr got 2 touches down low and scored on a layup and then 'posterized' Nick Motta with a big slam.  After that, for the final 15 minutes of the half – Nothing. They shot 9 for 30 (30%) in the first half including 1 for 9 from beyond the arc. Bridgewater held a 28-26 lead behind 10 from Judah Jackson and 7 from Motta.

Same thing in the 2nd half – in the first 5 1/2 minutes they got a layup by Carr, then one by Robinson, a Carr jump hook, layups by Shannon and Robinson to build a 36-30 lead.  It looked like they would grab control of the game.  Instead, turnovers, poor decisions,etc opened the door for Bridgewater.  Over the final 12 minutes the lead never got greater than 3 for either team.  The game see-sawed back and forth with neither team able to wrestle control of the game from the other.

At 2:06 WPI finally got the ball to Carr and he drained a nice jump hook to tie the game at 53.A Samuel Johnson layup was answered by 2 Robinson FTs.  Judah Jackson went 1 for 2 and the free throw line to give Bridgewater a lead with 1:06 to go.  Shawn yard did the same and that set the scene for Robinson's game winner.

How can such a talented team keep ignoring a clear matchup advantage? Bridgewater had no one who stop Carr.  He went 5 for 6 on the night with his only miss coming on a tip-in attempt of a missed Perez free throw.  They should have kept feeding him and put this team away, but they reverted to the same style that cost them the MIT NEWMAC title game.  They did get some decent production from Perez & Stewart, but they have to get Carr more than 6 FGA's

If they play like this (24 turnovers, bad decisions, etc) against Amherst, the Lord Jeffs will win at least 35.

Sounds like Williams had a very close shave with the upset minded Husson team.

Congratulations to Both MIT & Becker for also securing wins!

[WPI89]

Wow - where to begin?  I watched the WPI game and "watched" the MIT live stats.  The whole time I wished I could switch. MIT game seemed like it was played on a VERY high level.

I will title my thoughts under 1 word - BARTLEY..........
There are things that this team does that drive me absolutely crazy.  Don't get me wrong, it would not even be fair to say that Coach Bartley has brought the program back to prominence....because he has taken it far beyond where it has ever been on a consistent basis (with apologies to the Bailey/Fiddes Engineers of the mid 80's).

Besides many of the fundamental flaws that MASSD3 consistently points out, last night I saw something for the first time in my 40+ years of watching/playing/coaching basketball.  WPI was playing zone, the ball goes OOB under the Bridgewater basket - Bridgewater ball.  WPI actually switched to man-to-man?  Result - an easy layup.  This team gives up more points on OOB's set plays then I have ever seen!  That should be the easy stuff.  It certainly isn't from lack of effort - this team plays hard..........can't figure it out.

WPI goes back up 3 with 5 and change minutes last night.  Coach decides Robinson needs a rest?  He did not look winded and of course Bridgewater scores 6 quick points, Robinson is back in with no rest and it is assured this game is coming to the wire.  At that point Robinson had played about 24 minutes.  I don't understand.  20 years old, great shape - let him play.  During the season it was almost like Bartley was saying that he needed to get underclassmen (guards) some key minutes for the future - he could not possibly be thinking that last night, could he?

Lastly, GET THE BALL INSIDE - holy crap - GET THE BALL INSIDE!

Maybe it is an X's and O's thing.  I give Bartley the following grades as a coach:

Recruiter:  A-
Practice (game preparer): B
Game time decisions:  C

Well - I will go have a bowl of Cinnamon toast crunch and calm down.  Great night for Northeast D3 hoops!

[T990]

Wow, way back on November 20, Babson beat Rochester 84-75 in Rochester.

http://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/men/2010-11/contrib/20101120z12e8x

http://www.uaa.rochester.edu/Basketball/2010-11_MBB_Stats/urm-babs.htm

[Hugenerd]

Wow, way back on November 20, Babson beat Rochester 84-75 in Rochester.

http://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/men/2010-11/contrib/20101120z12e8x

http://www.uaa.rochester.edu/Basketball/2010-11_MBB_Stats/urm-babs.htm

Rochester's best player and UAA player of the year, John DiBartolomeo, did not play in that game.

[WPI89]

Wiped out - time to jump on the NESCAC bandwagon - not sure if I can?

[WPI89]

I never saved my bracket that I entered - anyone know how to check on it?

[Mr. Ypsi]

I never saved my bracket that I entered - anyone know how to check on it?

Go to d3photography.com.

[mass_d3fan]

Not much to say about the game tonight other than the best team won.  Congratulations to Amherst and good luck to them in the Sweet 16.

Also congratualtions to Ben Etten, Jeff Robinson, Kyle Nadeau & Ryan Stock on a wonderful four years of great college basketball.  Etten Nadeau & Stock played 4 years for Coach Bartley winning 3 NEWMAC regular season titles, and going to the NCAA's 3 years.  Best of wishes to these young men as they enter the next phase of their lives.

Tonight, WPI was led by Robinson's game-high 21 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds.  Kyle Nadeau added 14 points.  Carr scored 6 to go with a team-high 9 rebounds, 4 blocked shots and 2 steals.  Perez chipped in with 6 points, 4 boards & a steal and David Brown added 6 points with an assist and a steal.

WPI finishes with a 23-6 record.

[WPI89]

Nerd - please don't cut us off like that.  We need some type of season ending recapp or at least some smack about how good next year's MIT squad will be - 1 more post, please?