MBB: Centennial Conference

[r.w. mcnickels]

The deciding factor could be the availability of Remy Cousart.

What happened to Cousart?  From the Ursinus press release after Saturday's game:

"The Bears played most of the game without senior guard Remy Cousart (Philadelphia, Pa./Holy Ghost) who was sidelined due to an injury. He did, in Willis Reed type fashion, make an appearance in the second half for 11 minutes. He did hand out three assists."

[Gabriel]

The deciding factor could be the availability of Remy Cousart.

What happened to Cousart?  From the Ursinus press release after Saturday's game:

"The Bears played most of the game without senior guard Remy Cousart (Philadelphia, Pa./Holy Ghost) who was sidelined due to an injury. He did, in Willis Reed type fashion, make an appearance in the second half for 11 minutes. He did hand out three assists."

I think it is an ankle injury sustained in Wednesday's loss to Washington.  Hopefully he will be cleared to play against  Muhlenberg.

[division3]

wed playoff game prediction

ursinus

[BTEXPRESS]

I will go with URSINUS as well for Wednesday's playoff game.

[D.B. Cooper]

2/24 play-in game:
Will go with Ursinus with or without Cousart

[r.w. mcnickels]

Play-in game pick:

Ursinus


Any thoughts on the All-CC team? My POY is James McNally, who has improved his defense this year to become a tremendous all-around player. Along with McNally, here's my guess at the possible teams. It was tough to keep Hilton and Liddic off the first team, but I tried to keep two big guys and three guards on each team.

1st
James McNally, F&M
Andrew Powers, Gettysburg
Remy Cousart, Ursinus
Andrew Chambers, Washington
Georgio Milligan, F&M

2nd
Spencer Liddic, Muhlenberg
Jon Ward, Ursinus
Matt Hilton, Ursinus
Anthony Brooks, F&M
Will Gates, Swarthmore

[r.w. mcnickels]

Swat Dad,

That's a good point -- I was looking at overall stats. I didn't realize that Will was second in scoring in the conference-only stats. I saw him once this year, and he was definitely impressive. I'm not sure who I'd take off the first team, though.

[Reserved Seat]

It's hard to pick an All CC team when you only see some of the players several times.  The coaches get to see the players much more often when they're watching scouting tapes and scouting reports. It hard to evaluate hustle and heart.  Also, strong players on a weak team have a hard time when the opponent can key on them. F&M players have several weaknesses-foul shooting and 3 point shooting,  but looking at steals and block shots, especially blocked shot, these are definite strengths.  Also, looking at the stats doesn't tell much about defense.   Most of the stats are offensive.
Gates is definitely my ROY, but I'm not sure if he's first team(I'm leaning toward first-team).  Zurn, also, played well when I saw Gettysburg.  Also, I think Brooks had a more consistent year than Milligan for F&M. McNally is my POY.  He is F&M's most dominate player, and other teams double and triple team to keep him from scoring, or they pack in a zone to keep the ball out of his hands. Despite my ramblings here are my All-CC picks.

POY--McNally
ROY--Gates
COY-- still have to think about it(I can't remember the preseason team picks)

1st
James McNally, F&M
Andrew Powers, Gettysburg
Remy Cousart, Ursinus
Andrew Chambers, Washington
Will Gates, Swarthmore


2nd
Spencer Liddic, Muhlenberg
Matt Hilton, Ursinus
Anthony Brooks, F&M
Andrew Farber-Miller JHU
Georgio Milligan, F&M

There are several other players worthy of inclusion.

[Reserved Seat]

Based on preseason expectations, COY should be Rob Nugent --WC.
Washington was picked for 7th and ended up 3rd.

[d3hoopsfan]

Will Gates averages 18.2 points per game because he is a gunner.  His shooting percentage is 34%, which is not very good.  Alot of players in this conference could score 18 points a game if they shot the ball 20 times a game.  Don't get me wrong he is a talented player, but definitely not a first-teamer.  I would say second or honorable mention, which is a great honor for a freshman.

[division3]

Really? Will Gates second team? 18.2 point/game (2nd in league) and 8.2 rebounds/game (4th in League). Give Swarthmore some love! =) Not sure what you have to do to get first team.

With all due respect, it seems inappropriate for the father of a player to campaign (even if it is on a message board) for his own kid. Just let the kid play.

[old ends]

Well it looks like Ursinus at home...for the play in game.

[Reserved Seat]

As everyone knows, I'm a fervent F&M fan, but Gates lit up F&M both times he played them.
He shot over 50% and averaged 24.5 against one of the best defenses in the conference.
Sometimes it hard to shot a high percentage when you're the go to man on a weak team.
As I said in one of my previous posts, I said he probably wasn't a first team pick; but when I evaluated the other players on what I saw, he was definitely one of the better players I watched this year.

[fritzdis]

Will Gates averages 18.2 points per game because he is a gunner.  His shooting percentage is 34%, which is not very good.  Alot of players in this conference could score 18 points a game if they shot the ball 20 times a game.  Don't get me wrong he is a talented player, but definitely not a first-teamer.  I would say second or honorable mention, which is a great honor for a freshman.

Gates took well under 20 shots per game (15.1 to be exact) in conference play.  With almost half of his shots coming from 3-point range, his overall shooting percentage is a bit misleading (though he still isn't exactly efficient). He's also a good free throw shooter, which helps his efficiency.

I'm not saying he's a first teamer, but I don't think you can dismiss his scoring.

[division3]

gates is a spot up shooter with a quick release; a catch and shoot guy who needs to be open to score. he is obviously given the green light to shoot anytime he wants. on a team that is not strong, he ends up forcing. he is definitely a shooter with a gunner's mentality.while gates is definitely a good shooter, i find jon ward to be a better, more complete, exciting and certainly more athletic player.