MBB: New Jersey Athletic Conference

[BM10]

How are the Red Hawks looking this year?

[Knightstalker]

How are the Red Hawks looking this year?

That you Ben?  I haven't seen MSU this year but Gonzales is having a great season, he beat NJCU almost single handed earlier this season.

[BM10]

Yes, its me.. Considering you are talking about the "Ben" that played for MSU a few years ago.  I have yet to see MSU play this year but I have heard great things about the way Gian Paul has been playing. I hope to get around to see them play very soon.

[Truck]

Big game at the Bill this Saturday afternoon, hopefully I can make it.  I really don't think NJCU dominates the game and wins by twenty this time.  Ramapo is always much tougher at home although I wonder how much of the home court advantage has been lost by moving into the Bill.  Moving from a small, loud, packed gym to a larger facility is good and bad in my opinion.  When NJCU moved from Fries to the J-Mac they lost a big advantage, the same thing happened to Stockton and probably to Kean this year.  Those small NJAC facilities that Kean, NJCU, Stockton and Ramapo had were all intimidating places for teams and fans alike.

I think Ramapo' problem from the game I saw and what I am reading from Mean' posts are nobody has consistently stepped up as the team leader on and off the court.  They still have some great athletes and players but no-one like Amin or Whitted to take over and force the team to be better just by their will.  I think Mosby can, but will he is the question.  Ramapo has good players in place and they are well coached, it is up to them to become consistent, it is almost like they are playing to the level of their opponent, something NJCU has had problems with quite often.  You don't win the big games doing that.

Let's remember that Ramapo lost 3 NJAC contests at home, albeit they were winning until the last stretches of the game. Usually this happened because of a player's mistake (ie - failure to cover a 3 point shot, failure to grab a defensive rebound), which shifted the momentum. From this play, the opposing teams (R-N, TCNJ, WPU) were able to mount a comeback.

The problem with Ramapo has been careless play and stupid turnovers. I would look to players such as Lowber and Rah Wilson (the best post player in the NJAC) to put the team on their backs. It's good to see Mosby step up and fill in for Antoine Pryor.

This team has a superb coach in Chuck McBreen and hopefully they can extend their winning streak in this last month prior to the playoffs.

[Knightstalker]

Truck, is Wilson that good?  I have seen him twice against NJCU and he hasn't played that well.  I know he was still recovering from injuries he received in Iraq last season which would explain why he looked a step slow.  This year Davis and Kaiser handled him fairly well.  From the players I have seen I would said that Gonzales is the best low post player in the NJAC, possibly one of the best in the country.

[Truck]

Truck, is Wilson that good?  I have seen him twice against NJCU and he hasn't played that well.  I know he was still recovering from injuries he received in Iraq last season which would explain why he looked a step slow.  This year Davis and Kaiser handled him fairly well.  From the players I have seen I would said that Gonzales is the best low post player in the NJAC, possibly one of the best in the country.

Wilson has had games in which he struggled. He also missed an entire month of games and returned recently against Rowan. In the past 3 games, he has shown what a force he can be and I hope he continues. In the past 3 games, he has averaged 26.3 ppg and 9.0 rpg, including 2 performances with double doubles. He is my candidate for NJAC Player of the Week.

Gonzales is a great player. He certainly has a touching life story and is making himself a frontrunner for the Pony Wilson Award. But when Big Rah is full strengh, he can play like a monster down low and Ramapo reallly needs him to be successful.

For those who want to read up on Rah's tour in Iraq, here is the story. The man is a hero and I'm glad to see him come back from the war, serve his country, go through those injuries and now be playing ball.

http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyNjkmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY2NDY0MTkmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk5

[mean]

Truck"Rah Wilson (the best post player in the NJAC) "
    This is coming from me! Amin Wright!!
Are you serious?? Gian Paul Gonzalez is clearly POY of the NJAC so far. And I think he deserves to get player of the week as well. Everyone has a life story and just like everyone else, he has to still prove he can play and night in and out thats exactly whathe does. And to consider Wilso to be POY of the NJAC is a very they should be, and Wilson can only lame himself. His return was against teams that aren't even contenders. So the numbers aren't impressive at all in my eyes. Night in and out Gonzalez is the only player that I can really see putting a team on his back!
I respect you opinion, but you don't know the half of it.
Mosby was always one of those great players. Hopefully he can really fit the mold as a true college player and break away from whatever was holding him back. Lowber has become much more aggressive. That's what RCNJ was expecting him to do earlier in the season, but I am happy to see that he has really put forth the effort. It couldn't have come at a better time. I hope he just continues to elevate his game. I can't wait to see this weekend's gameIt would be very exciting to see Mosby and Lowber on runnning the wings when Pryor returns. His assists are up almost three since last season.

****I was at my former high school today (Ferris H.S.) to watch some H.S. basketball for the first time in awhile, and I ran into Coach Brown from NJCU . What a surprise. Hopefully, for my Roadrunners, yours as well Truck, this was a sign of a victory tomorrow. 

[Truck]

Truck"Rah Wilson (the best post player in the NJAC) "
    This is coming from me! Amin Wright!!
Are you serious?? Gian Paul Gonzalez is clearly POY of the NJAC so far. And I think he deserves to get player of the week as well. Everyone has a life story and just like everyone else, he has to still prove he can play and night in and out thats exactly whathe does. And to consider Wilso to be POY of the NJAC is a very they should be, and Wilson can only lame himself. His return was against teams that aren't even contenders. So the numbers aren't impressive at all in my eyes. Night in and out Gonzalez is the only player that I can really see putting a team on his back!
I respect you opinion, but you don't know the half of it.
Mosby was always one of those great players. Hopefully he can really fit the mold as a true college player and break away from whatever was holding him back. Lowber has become much more aggressive. That's what RCNJ was expecting him to do earlier in the season, but I am happy to see that he has really put forth the effort. It couldn't have come at a better time. I hope he just continues to elevate his game. I can't wait to see this weekend's gameIt would be very exciting to see Mosby and Lowber on runnning the wings when Pryor returns. His assists are up almost three since last season.

****I was at my former high school today (Ferris H.S.) to watch some H.S. basketball for the first time in awhile, and I ran into Coach Brown from NJCU . What a surprise. Hopefully, for my Roadrunners, yours as well Truck, this was a sign of a victory tomorrow. 

I never said Gonzales was a bad player. If fact, I said he is the frontrunner for the Pony Wilson Award.

Regarding Wilson, the man has had a great week from what I can tell. As I noted before, he has averaged 26.3 and 9 in a 3-0 stretch for Ramapo. This included Rowan, York (NY) and Richard Stockton.

Gonzales, on the other hand, had a monster game against Rowan, in which he scored 33 and grabbed 17 rebounds. However, the other games against Kean and Richard Stockton, he went for 22 points and 4 reb and 6 points and 3 reb. For Montclair, they had a 1-2 week.

That's why I would give the edge, between Gonzales and Wilson, to Big Rah.

Also, another great player, Matt Byrnes - he was a non-factor in their game against Ramapo, scored 37 against MSU in a loss and scored 22 against R-N. All in a 0-3 week for the Profs.

That's why Wilson should be player of the week. Maybe there are other players that played better that I didn't look at but as far as I know I want Wilson to get it. Just my opinion...

[mean]

Okay Truck, From those numbers, now I can agree! The results are definately going to come into play. RCNJ 3 wins, MSU and Rowan both had losing weeks. I would give it to Mosby! He is the one who is really filling some shoes. Pryor has been starting since he walked in the door, and when he went down Mosby stepped up.In my eyes, 34 is not unheard of when it comes to this kid.
Mosby: NJAC Player of The Week!

[Truck]

Okay Truck, From those numbers, now I can agree! The results are definately going to come into play. RCNJ 3 wins, MSU and Rowan both had losing weeks. I would give it to Mosby! He is the one who is really filling some shoes. Pryor has been starting since he walked in the door, and when he went down Mosby stepped up.In my eyes, 34 is not unheard of when it comes to this kid.
Mosby: NJAC Player of The Week!

Yes, but I'm talking about the whole week not just one game. Beanie had 8 pts, 4pts, and then 34pts during the 3 games.

Rah was more consistent for all 3 games.

[mean]

And BEanie was there when they were losing too! Playing with an injured hand "shooting hand". Rah watched from the sidelines.

[BM10]

What happened to Rowan??  They do not seem to be a threat anymore in the NJAC.

[Truck]

And BEanie was there when they were losing too! Playing with an injured hand "shooting hand". Rah watched from the sidelines.

Mean,

I love every one of those Ramapo players - including Beanie and Rah. I saw that Beanie's shooting hand was hurt and I admire his competetiveness to come out and play. Most other people would bitch about it and not even give the effort to play. Now, Rah's back again after everything that happened with him and I hope he will  dominate down low while Beanie dominates the guard position. Thiis is a team and I am not against Beanie or Rah - I love these guys and I just want them to keep winning - that's how I and you feel.     

[Truck]

What happened to Rowan??  They do not seem to be a threat anymore in the NJAC.

i think 2 players - reevey and somebody else are injured

[Rhodes Scholar]

What happened to Rowan??  They do not seem to be a threat anymore in the NJAC.

Rowan hasn't been Rowan since Mo Davis graduated about five years ago.