MBB: Centennial Conference

[bullets]

Gabriel, I agree with your analysis of Ursinus.  They sound similar to Gettysburg right now.  Gburg is fairly young, especially with Zurn out.  One thing the bullets don't have is a big man like Ward, but they seem to use Bors and Constable  very efficiently.  When gburg was playing Muhlenberg they were trailing in the second half.  The coach then put in three freshmen, a sophmore, and a junior who has only played one year at gburg thus far.  THey went on a great run from the 10 minute mark to about 4 minute mark and pulled away.  I think the thing that helps gburg handle their freshmen getting time is their system. 

Mulefreak02, I agree that they have a great team, and that Liddic is a beast.  Malique on the other hand I have some issues with, none of which are about his abilities and talents.  He appears to be a very selfish player.  Granted I only saw him against Gettysburg, but here is what I saw.  First, their may not be enough basketballs around to keep them happy. Second, their coach was trying to coach Malique and he appeared to refuse his instructions and would not look at him.  Third, after the buzzer he ran off the floor and would not shake hands with the gettysburg players.  Their asst coach ran after him yelling something but to no avail, he obviously felt he was better then the team and game so he did not come out.  So, I agree he is very good, but his attitude is one that I would not want on my team.  Just my opinion, and I am sure some may disagree which is fine.  Just my observations.

Good luck to all teams tomorrow.  GO BULLETS

[centfan]

bullets...if what you say is true of killing, i would find him a nice seat until he conforms to college basketball protocol. high school is done and the coach should, and i trust will, deal with that kind of behavior.

[UCHooligan98]

Go Bears!  big game tonight against a "ranked" team

[bullets]

centfan...those are true observations of Malique. I was not sitting near their bench so I don't know what words were exchanged. But, it made Malique, Muhlenberg, and their coaching staff look bad. Not sure how the coach handled it, but he was in the starting lineup the next game. Everyone deals with situations differently I guess.
Good luck to the teams tonight, especially the Bullets:-)

[MidAtlantic Maestro]

Bullets . . . The Killing Kid did not start the game against Valley Forge Christian College at the Gallaudet Tournament. Not sure what happened at the Gettysburg game but we should not be to critical of an 18 year old kid. The young man is a marvelous talent who has a chance to raise the profile and quality of play in the entire Centennial Conference.

Best of luck tonight to all teams!

[bullets]

Not trying to be critical. Just stating my observation. I agree that he is a fine player.
Thanks for pointing out that he did not start the next game. I missed that. Good move by the coach.

[Gusthegoose]

Johns Hopkins over Gettysburg
Franklin and Marshall over Ursinus
Washington College over Haverford
Dickinson over McDaniel
Muhlenberg over Swarthmore

[centfan]

mid atlantic....in terms of behavior like overtly disrespecting a coach in public and/or leaving the floor without being part of the team when they are shaking hands after the game, all kids should have learned that in middle school, but certainly in high school. i would have no problem sitting any kid, regardless of talent, if his behavior embarrasses the program.

[bullets]

Watched some of the Gburg game on video. They did not look very good. Signs of a youthful team, inconsistent. Bad from three and foul line. Hopkins did not look very good either, but the bullets obviously were worse. I have seen or watched all of their games so far and Hopkins was the least talented, but they had enough tonight to get the win. And a win is a win. Haverford is up next. Who knows after watching this game.

[Reserved Seat]

F&M easily beat Ursinus despite numerous unforced turnovers.  Ward had a decent game, but received little help from his teammates.  F&M was about to double down on Ward every time he had the ball.  Despite Hayk and Kevin having foul trouble, Jon Salandra and Ed Early picked up the slack.  F&M improved depth this year helps them to compensate for foul trouble. Porter and Beckford continue to provide a stiff defensive presence. Fouls, rebounds, and poor 3-point shooting were consistent for both teams.

[centfan]

does anyone know what happened to lesniak on mcdaniel? he is not listed on their roster

[Gabriel]

F&M easily beat Ursinus despite numerous unforced turnovers.  Ward had a decent game, but received little help from his teammates.  F&M was about to double down on Ward every time he had the ball.  Despite Hayk and Kevin having foul trouble, Jon Salandra and Ed Early picked up the slack.  F&M improved depth this year helps them to compensate for foul trouble. Porter and Beckford continue to provide a stiff defensive presence. Fouls, rebounds, and poor 3-point shooting were consistent for both teams.

Reserved Seat,

I looked for you last night, 4th row behind the scorer's table--but did not find you.  Will try again on Feb 1 in Collegeville.
Ursinus played O.K. defensively.  Kamara took Hayk right out of the game---hence the frustration and foul trouble. Ursinus can handle the F&M bigs, it's Milligan that is the problem.  Without him, F&M would be very ordinary.  He is special.

Ursinus is struggling offensively but they are working hard at getting better.  Starting line up last night one junior, two sophomores, and two freshmen.  Right now they are really struggling. They can only get better.

Interesting, GRob had his starters on the floor applying full court pressure with four minutes to go and a 21 point lead.
I guess that should not be surprising  having watched him operate in the CC for 12 years.

Come to play in Collegeville on February 1, it will be a dogfight.  Go Bears!

[Reserved Seat]

Gabriel,
I was in my seat.
It looks like Vasturia, Walker, and Krasna have potential and should be much better come Feb 1.
I wasn't impressed with Kamara, but it was only one game.  He had no finesse, just shoved players around.  I thought he should have fouled out early.
Hayk is still inconsistent, but fortunately F&M can rotate in a lot of big men.  I'm looking for Lee and Braham to be improved by Feb 1.  They both are playing tentative for fear of being pulled out.

By now, everyone knows Robinson's tendencies.
F&M would struggle without Milligan.

John Hopkins appears to be the early surprise team.

[d3hoopsfan]

Cent Fan,

Lesniak quit the team after the first game of the season.  This is the second time he quit (first was his sophomore year).  Even though he was a talented player, they are a better TEAM w/o him...

[CCHoopster]

Anyone see Dickinson this year? Alot of talk about other teams, very well deserving, but the Devils are 2-0 looking to go 3-0 in the CC this Saturday. Still my pick to win the CC. They are better than last year (Wixted is better than DOlan was last year). Not a Dickinson fan per se but saw them this year.

Good luck to all CC teams.