MBB: Centennial Conference

[BRCE4]

We are all fans of centennial hoops on this board and as fans we root for our team. I have no problem with a poster indicating that his team or a certain player is the best. That's what fans do. What I have found on this board is that we tend to be respectful of each other's opinions and root for all the centennial teams and players except when they are playing against our team. It is a conference of great schools and great kids. What's not to like?

[centfan]

thanks old ends, gabriel and brce4. let's root and enjoy the season. old ends...i agree about parents sometimes getting way too involved and emotions ruling their better judgement. i have seen it all too often throughout the years and at times this board is no different. the games start up shortly...good luck to all the coaches and players. it should be another typical unpredictable centennial season.

[Swat Fan #1]

Just a little Swat info: Their starting point guard (Jordan M.) for the last two years is over seas for the semester. That will hurt. He is a great athlete. The player filling in (another Jordan) is not as good an athlete, but a better shooter. That may make a difference. And, the big news is that Matt Turner (yes the same Matt Turner who played three years ago there) is back on the team and has two years of eligibility left. He is a 6'7" very athletic big man who is a tremendous defensive player. His coming back means everone switches positions. Will Swat be in the upper half - no. But, I think they will be a bit more competitive with Matt back. He gives the team a ton more toughness and defense. The good thing is that they will have this starting team together for the next two years. My optimistic goal is 15 wins over two years. I think 10-12 is more realistic. Can't wait for the season.

[Gabriel]

Swat Dad,

I wish Swat the best----good luck---except when they play Ursinus.  Coach Wimberly is a class act.  He does not always look it, but he is. 

[Reserved Seat]

F&M's scrimmage with Messiah went well.  Hard to judge how strong they'll be because I have no idea the caliber of Messiah.  Messish had several impressive looking players(guards) and one of their starters wasn't suited.  Not sure who will start in the final position, but the 4 that seem like the starters are Hayk, Henry, Georgio, and Beckford.  The final spot could possibly be Brewer, Braham, or McCormick.  Phelps looked good in the 3rd half.  He hit 5 threes in a row.
Looking forward to Friday.

[gordonmann]

UCHooligan98:

I think the post that irritated you came from cocoh2oDad, not Swatdad.

[Swat Fan #1]

Thanks Gabriel. My heart says great season, my head says, oh boy, this may be another long year. I do enjoy the games and root for our league against all the other leagues.

[CCHoopster]

What a great day. When people are arguing over billions of dollars in the NBA (yawn) D3 student athletes are in class preparing for a great day of competitive college basketball. D1 basketball marathon on ESPN and D3 hoops tonight; how can a rainy tuesday get any better. Good luck to the CC as it should fill out to be a competitive year.

Dickinson
F&M
Mules
Ursinus
McDaniel

Maybe in that order but I am not sold on that. Just a guess, no favorite team, just a huge fan of the conference and what it stands for.

[diplomaniac1]

Fellow Centennial Fans -

Do we want to do a "Pick-Ems" contest this year? Let me know. If I get a large number of "YES" responses, I will go to work! Please advise. Thanks.

Good luck to all Centennial teams and their fans. Regards,

Eric

[Gabriel]

Eric,

Yes

[Reserved Seat]

If you're willing to do the work, I'm in.

[Reserved Seat]

Neumann(16-12 last year) beat Richard Stockton(16-11 last year) last night 59-51.  Should make for an interesting first game for F&M on Friday.

[UCHooligan98]

Reserved Seat, if by interesting you mean hilarious when f&m FAILS, then i agree. . . .

[Gusthegoose]

Washington College gave #15 St. Mary's all it could handle in both teams season opener last night. Down 1 with 17 seconds left, the Shoremen had a chance to take lead after trailing by as much as 8 points in the second half. Mark Deboy's final shot unfortunately hit off the side of the rim and was controlled by St. Mary's,who went on to win 78-74. Senior Chris Olsen and freshmen Mark Henry both had great games down low and senior Sal Schittino had 17 points from the perimeter. The Cain Crazies created a great home court advantage that the players clearly fed off of throughout the game.  Washington College played without Senior Kevin Breslin and two other players who were suspended. Washington College showed a lot of heart and determination playing short handed and showed they could be a threat to win the Centennial Conference this season. 

[Gabriel]

Not a very good night for the CC last night going 2-7.  I was disappointed the Bears did not play better.  Not many high lights from the box score except for Jon Ward's 21 points and Pat Vasturia's 18. The offense never found got it together due to 20 turnovers.

Defensively, they seem to be much improved with the addition of three very athletic freshmen.  Kamara had 5 blocks---something we haven't seen in Collegeville for some time.  At the end of the game, Coach Small was using three freshmen (Walker, Harry & Kamara) on his defensive platoon.  Big disappointments had to be Janowski and Donahue---both experienced juniors who came up with dry no field goals between them.

Bears are a very young them---the minutes were spread between Seniors (only 16 minutes), Juniors (77 minutes), Sophomores (54 minutes) and Freshmen (53 minutes).  The absence of potential starter Ryan Adams due to an ankle injury did not help the Bears cause.  Will get to see them in Rochester this weekend and hope for better results.