Empire 8

[sjfcards]

I have been doing a little research on the incoming players for Fisher, and it looks like there is some talent coming in. Hopefully the big from Frontier will work out, as he looks like a real athlete. If Fisher has some talent coming in, it could really help them get back to the top of the E8. I know that kind of goes without saying, but I think the one thing Fisher was lacking last year was depth (especially after some injuries and people leaving the team). I am not saying they would have beat IC and won the league with a few more players, but I am sure they would have made the E8 tournament.

[fisheralum91]

thanks cards--keep me in the loop as the season commences!!

[the golden flyer]

 I love that things are starting to heat up now that games are about a week away...

Senior PG for Naz - Corey McAdam has been selected by D3hoops.com as a preseason All-American. See article below..

http://nazathletics.com/news/2009/11/7/MBB_1107090043.aspx

[sjfcards]

I think it will be interesting to see what McAdam shows this year with the loss of some key pieces to the puzzle from the last few years. Any body from Naz Nation know what we are looking at from him this year?

I am getting excited as well. I am going to be down in Pittsburgh next week for the Notre Dame/Pitt football game. I am still trying to convince the other travlers to stick around to see Fisher's first game. I am chomping at the bit to see what this Fisher team has. 

[e8bballfan]

As for Fisher's big guy from Frontier - he is real good. He will make an immediate impact.

Meanwhile, down East Ave, I think we all know that Corey McAdam will continue to put up big numbers and maybe get a triple double or 2. But who will he be getting those assists to? Some younger guys need to step up and produce. Naz beat Western Ontario a week or so ago in an exhibition, the box score is linked below..

http://nazathletics.com/custompages/mbball/2009-10/exhibitn.htm

[sjfcards]

I'm suprised Fisher did not schedule a scrimmage this year. Typically they do play one, but I guess not this year.

[e8bballfan]

I'm suprised Fisher did not schedule a scrimmage this year. Typically they do play one, but I guess not this year.

I know they had at least one vs. Medaille from Buffalo. Although I do not know how it went. Anyone??

[sjfcards]

I was looking for some info on the Carnegie Mellon team, but I can not seem to find the UAA board. Am I just missing it? If not, does anyone have any info on them? You can only take so much from their season preview.

[magicman]

I was looking for some info on the Carnegie Mellon team, but I can not seem to find the UAA board. Am I just missing it? If not, does anyone have any info on them? You can only take so much from their season preview.

The UAA board can be found under Men's Basketball on the Muti-Regional Topics page, usually among the 1st 6 boards listed. Not much chatter there regarding CMU.

Here is a link to Carnegie-Mellon's 2009-10 Roster:  http://www.cmu.edu/athletics/sports/mbasketball/rosters/index.html


Here is an article from their website that has the UAA preseason coach's poll in which the Tartans were picked to come in 7th out of the 8 teams. Interesting, D3 Hoops Top 25 Preseason poll has them listed under others recieving votes with 22 points but that could be 1 voter placing them 4th or 2 homers putting them in the 15th spot.
http://www.cmu.edu/athletics/sports/mbasketball/news/2010/uaapreseason.html

Hope that helps.

[washedup42]

I'm suprised Fisher did not schedule a scrimmage this year. Typically they do play one, but I guess not this year.

I know they had at least one vs. Medaille from Buffalo. Although I do not know how it went. Anyone??

I was at the Medaille vs Fisher scrimmage... being a former Medaille player Ill keep my biased opinions out and give a few insights on what I saw in terms of Fisher. For some reason Ozell was not in the starting lineup, possible disciplinary actions??? I only get that impression because there were times where he was pulled for shot selection and got into it with the coach a lil on the sidelines. As far as his play, when he was on he was on, great athlete basically what you would expect from him. Another player I was impressed with I believe was Jordan Koch. Long athletic could shoot the ball and great finisher in transition, even threw one down pretty hard. Maybe had some issues with shot selection too, would have loved to see him and Ozell on the floor at the same time more. I was most impressed by him defensively as he guarded four out of 5 positions at points during the half. The big kid from frontier is a horse. Moves pretty well for a big guy his size lots of potential. Newman played hard defensively... the other bigs showed decent mid range shooting. The classic fisher high low looks. I do not know who he was but there was a backup point guard who really struggled against pressure and dribbled the letters off the ball. Thats about all I have as far as things that stood out individually. As a team often times they looked stagnant on offense, I think that may have been due to some line up issues and feeling each other out. Defensively it was on and off at times, looked a little weak in tranition D however bigs altered some shots on that end and were very active on the glass. Medaille dominated the first half Fisher won the second overall probably played even when it came to the guys who will actually play. Medaille's younger guys dominated the third period but no one that played in that half will probably make an impact this season for either side. Probably alot more could have been picked up but I was more focused on the Mavs haha. Hope that helps out sorry for this being a novel!

[sjfcards]

I was looking for some info on the Carnegie Mellon team, but I can not seem to find the UAA board. Am I just missing it? If not, does anyone have any info on them? You can only take so much from their season preview.

The UAA board can be found under Men's Basketball on the Muti-Regional Topics page, usually among the 1st 6 boards listed. Not much chatter there regarding CMU.

Here is a link to Carnegie-Mellon's 2009-10 Roster:  http://www.cmu.edu/athletics/sports/mbasketball/rosters/index.html


Here is an article from their website that has the UAA preseason coach's poll in which the Tartans were picked to come in 7th out of the 8 teams. Interesting, D3 Hoops Top 25 Preseason poll has them listed under others recieving votes with 22 points but that could be 1 voter placing them 4th or 2 homers putting them in the 15th spot.
http://www.cmu.edu/athletics/sports/mbasketball/news/2010/uaapreseason.html

Hope that helps.

Thanks for the help. I saw a lot of that stuff, but I was hoping somone close to the team would have some insight. What they lost from last year (apparently they were pretty good last year), whos coming back, what are the expectations, etc. Thanks for the research. I can't get enough of this stuff.

[bomber3]

I should probably post this on the suny board for the oneonta fans but apparently the hartwick team has been spending a lot of time blogging away.  There is some good material on their for opposing fans and that "halloween" picture would look good blown up on a 3 foot by 5 foot poster board

http://hartwickmensbasketball.blogspot.com/

[sjfcards]

I should probably post this on the suny board for the oneonta fans but apparently the hartwick team has been spending a lot of time blogging away.  There is some good material on their for opposing fans and that "halloween" picture would look good blown up on a 3 foot by 5 foot poster board

http://hartwickmensbasketball.blogspot.com/

Hilarious stuff. Sometimes when you have an idea, you should just let it go.

[bomber3]

With the season beginning this weekend (Monday for Ithaca), I thought I would throw my two cents in the ring.  Here's how I see the league unfolding this season:

I think spots 2-5 and 6-9 are interchangeable.  I see a big drop after the 5th team and see it as a 5 team race for the tournament.

1.  Fisher - return too much to overcome although I can still see them ending up with 3-4 losses in the league
2.  Ithaca - going with a homer pick on this one.  Although they lost a lot I still think they have a solid group this year.  Depends a lot on the freshman and how well the team shoots but I can see them getting 15-17 wins. Should be pretty streaky and I can seem them anywhere from 2-5. 
3.  RIT - tough to replace carson but with scott young, lowe, and others returning they should do well
4. Nazareth - originally had them fifth but I can't see mcadam missing the conference tournament in his senior year.  Need to develop some bigs to replace deheimer and mcadam #2
5. Utica - lost Herring but look for patterson and goodman to fill the void. Could be anywhere from 3-5 in the league.
6. Alfred - won on the road @ fisher and nearly did the same at 20-1 (at the time)ithaca if not for a couple late 3's.  They return almost everyone and could knock off anyone in the league.
7. Hartwick - lost coco and have a new coach so I'm not too sure about them. 
8. Stevens - lost top 3 players from a .500 team.  I think they'll struggle unless they brought in some decent recruits.
9. Elmira - returning everyone usually helps.....unless its from a 4-19 team.  They beat cortland last year and have the potential to win a few games in conference but not much else.

That's how I see it we'll check back come march.  Isn't the E8 coaches preseason poll out by now??

[sjfcards]

Good stuff Bomber3. I disagree with a few choices but all in all I agree. I would swap Ithaca and RIT. I think RIT will have more talent than IC, but they are probably interchangable like you said. IC was way too good last year to not have something left in the tank. Yes, Burton and Bostic were huge for that team, but you don't win 20+ games without having some depth and some role players stepping up. They will be in the E8 tourny.

I like the Alfred pick, but don't know if they have enough to top Stevens. Nice to have some talk on the board. Tip off is only a few days away.