MBB: Commonwealth Conference

[TheGrove]

Oh, and Robinson dropped another 30 last night in a 95-57 win over Marywood...

[Matt Letourneau]

If its any consolation to you MAC guys, the CAC is very strong this year.

I know I personally could give a hot stinky fart how your teams do over in the CAC in relativity to the MAC, especially after the first weekend.

After watching the weekend of games in Etown this weekend, I was pleased to see a talented, and what I believe will be an underrated Etown team.  They blew a terrible Penn State Harrisburg team out of the water Friday night and help their own all game Saturday against #5 Ohio Northern before succoming to a late run and ultimately losing by 16.  Etown has a solid core of players that have varsity experience.  They are also missing starter Chad Piersol at the moment and Billy Orr saw limited minutes, I believe because he is still trying to get back from injury.  When those 2 get to full strength and are back in the rotation, I think Etown could cause many of the Commonwealth teams a lot of problems.

One last positive that I saw was Etown playing 2 very talented freshmen major minutes, which usually is not the norm for that program.  Church is the real deal and will only get better as he gets tougher and more comfortable with the system.

How can SusQ have a guy drop 50 and not have anyone on here letting us know about it?

Ahh, well cause you don't care, Catholic put away Scranton at Scranton this afternoon, 71-61...I'll be interested to see how Albright plays at York, if no other reason than to see how good York is.

[chooch]

dead board..

[Pat Coleman]

It might not be if you would contribute something rather than just saying it's dead.

[chooch]

well then .. anyone have any thoughts on the conference after everyone has played 2 games? albright got 2 tough losses it seems, and yoder seems to be playing really well for messiah again. Etown got a big win over SU with a very good shooting performance all around.  leave some thoughts and opinions

[luvdahoops]

I'm thinking it's gonna be a wide-open race.  Messiah had a nice win against D-II Mansfield and the nail-biter at Albright was big.  If everyone takes care of business at home (Albright may be in trouble there with two home losses already), it'll be interesting.

Hope some Commonwealth teams get some love in the D3hoops poll.

[dutchalumn]

The Dutchmen are playing surprisingly well right now considering their youth and inexperience.  I was at the Etown-LVC game last Saturday and I was impressed by the inside play of younger dutchmen.  Etown showed a lot of heart coming back from around 15 down to really make it a game.  Any LVC-Etown game is alway a battle and its good to see the tradition is carrying on. 

As far as who the leader of the conference is, its way too early to tell.  The MAC Commenwealth is, in my opinion, one of the toughest conferences in the country.  From top to bottom any team can win on any night.  Each team has their strengths and their leadership in certain areas that can make any team a contender for the championship.  Right now, I do like how LVC is playing.  I havent seen any other teams besides Albright and Etown, but at this point I really like LVC.  Jimmy Curran has really become an all conference player.  Im really interested to see the transfer that Susquehanna got in the off-season.  He seems to really be a big difference on that team, which I personally thought, would be having another rough year.  It also appears that Jared Yoder from Messiah is having another outstanding year.  Playing in the MAC for 4 years, I can honestly say Yoder is one of the toughest guys I've played against and its good to see him still playing well.  Im really looking forward to seeing how the league will pan out this year because its always a rollercoaster in the MAC conference.

[TheGrove]

Im really interested to see the transfer that Susquehanna got in the off-season.  He seems to really be a big difference on that team, which I personally thought, would be having another rough year.

dutchalumn, I assume you mean Josh Robinson, although Kevin Cuff is another transfer and he's making quite an impact. There's also the addition of Bryan Majors, a freshman from Harrisburg HS. As I said in the Freedom League thread (we played Wilkes last night), there are some excellent pieces to the puzzle, just putting the finishing touches on. LVC is always a tough game - even in our down years we've managed to give them a good fight - and I'm looking forward to seeing your crew in January.

[dutchalumn]

Yeah Robinson must be the kid I have been hearing about.  He seems to really be a big time scorer.  I havent really had a chance to talk to any players or read up on any of the teams this year.  Its a little different being out of the game now.  But like I said, I really am looking forward to seeing what this year's conference is going to shape up to look like.  As always its anyone's league and I cant wait til February to see what the playoff picture is.

[TheGrove]

Robinson's something, all right. He scored 52 in the second game of the season and is leading the Commonwealth in ppg. You will definitely enjoy watching him. I've already seen more dunks this season (mostly from him, but a few from the other guys) than I have in all the seasons I've been watching SU combined.

The Commonwealth is always a good, tough battle to the finish. Gonna miss it next year, but the Landmark should be interesting as well, especially with Catholic.

Not as easy to sit and watch, is it?  I'm still not used to it, and I've been "retired" much longer.

[susquejamma]

Josh Robinson drilled eight three-pointers and finished with a game-high 32 points to lead Susquehanna University to a 78-54 victory over Lycoming College in non-conference men's basketball action at O.W. Houts Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon.

Robinson finished 11-for-16 from the field and 8-for-11 on three-pointers, falling one shy of the school record of nine three-pointers set by Matt Heimbach against Wesley in 1994. Robinson has scored 20 or more points in seven straight games and reached the 30-point mark for the third time this year despite playing just 26 minutes.

Susquehanna trailed just once in the contest, when Lycoming took a 14-13 lead on a three-pointer by Morris with 10:33 left in the first half. Robinson, who scored 18 points in the first half, answered with a three on the Crusaders' next possession to trigger a 17-6 run that closed the half and sent Susquehanna to intermission with a 10-point lead.

(S.U. press release)

[Warren Thompson]

Just out of curiosity, why did Josh Robinson transfer from D1 Drake? (Isn't Iowa just a bit out of Susquehanna's normal recruiting area?  )

[saratoga]

Warren: Robinson is from NewJersey...perhaps he was recruited by Frank out of high school & he told him if it doesn't work out or you get homesick you can ALWAYS give me a call. Susquejamma: where did Cuff transfer from?

[Warren Thompson]

Warren: Robinson is from NewJersey...perhaps he was recruited by Frank out of high school & he told him if it doesn't work out or you get homesick you can ALWAYS give me a call. Susquejamma: where did Cuff transfer from?

All D3 coaches should be so lucky! 

[chooch]

where did Cuff transfer from?

He transferred in from D2 Millersville