MBB: Great Northeast Athletic Conference

[pjunito]

Thanks for the video Junkie.. I agree, finally a little love from the local media...

Albertus with a good win, only one real surprise within the conference as Lasell wins in double Overtime versus Mt. Ida. St. Joes, Albertus, and JWU all win big.

One good sign, Albertus shot the ball horribly from the three point arc. 15% 3-19 and still won by 21. They were great getting to the rim and went to the line 35 times. This tells me that they can win even if they are missing their 3s, which they haven't been this season.

Albertus gets a little breather, next game is on Wednesday at home vs Anna Maria.

[GnacBballFan]

Great stuff guys, I cant keep up lol. Albertus most likely moves up to 24 or 25 in poll's this week.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Another episode of Hoopsville is slated for tonight... and Albertus Magnus's Mitch Oliver will be on the show to talk about the team's 10-1 start. We also have the following guests lined-up:

Scranton's Mike Strong on win #800
Wellesley's Jennifer Kroll (Northeast Region)
#15 Virginia Wesleyan's Dave Macedo on win #300 (South Region & Coach's Corner)
#18 SUNY Purchase's Jeff Chaney (Atlantic Region)
#13 St. Norbert's Gary Grezesk (Central/Midwest Region)

We also have a major announcement to talk about.

Show starts at 7 PM EST and runs about two hours... and we may have time for another rant.

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Thanks and enjoy the show!

[GnacBballFan]

Thanks Dave!

[pjunito]

Sounds like a good line-up Dave. Interesting to see what Coach Oliver thinks of this team compared to his last three GNAC winning teams.

Could you ask him about Marc Wilson, he hasn't play the last two games. Did he get hurt?

[D3HoopJunkie]

Nice interview by Coach Oliver on Hoopsville. Good to hear that Marc Wilson is just battling the flu and could return Wednesday. All thing considered with the wins and losses of other teams I would agree with GNAC and say that on Tuesday the Falcons will be ranked anywhere from 23 to 25.

Really excited for the home contest with SUNY Purchase. They are currently undefeated and ranked 18th. If they continue to win and so do we this will be a Top 25 matchup and an excellent game. No need to look it up in the archives because I am 99.9% certain that this will indeed be the first ever contest between 2 top 25 teams at the Nest if both teams can keep the "status quo." Should be a lot of fun to watch, and excellent late game schedule by Coach Oliver and the crew.

[pjunito]

Nice show Dave. Lots of good information and things to look forward to...

As with Coach Oliver, I liked that he was able to expand on the team. You can tell that he believes this team has quality players and are deeper than previous falcon teams. Wilson being back will be a great help. He causes match-up problems as well.

I think the GNAC is better this year than last (Albertus lost 3 conference games last year). So, it will be interesting to see how they fair in games versus Lasell, JWU, and St. Joe's.

I think Oliver has the right attitude, win the league. That is the goal. They players and coaching staff won't get caught up in top 25 talk (let's face it, they lose a conference game, and they won't be in top 25 for long). But, this season should be able winning the league and having an opportunity to play in the tournament.

[Saint-Paul]

Final Score:  Norwich  81  -  Emmanuel  76

     At least the Saints didn't look like a JV team in this game, they played like a college varsity team.  They shot the ball much better than last week, played a much better game, finishing with 31 field goals on 17 assists and getting points from ten different players.  I had a feeling that the Norwich guards would give the Saints trouble and that turned out to be true. Gladden and McDonald finished with a combined 50 points on 16 for 25 shooting.  The Saints don't close out shooters very well and their full court press gives up a lot of open 3 point looks in transition.  McDonald's five 3 point baskets were the difference in the game, especially the dagger 3 with under 8 minutes to play in the second half.

     I was really glad to see two senior guards back in the starting line up for the Saints.  The first semester line up of 4 freshman and one junior college transfer was more than puzzling, it was down right confusing.  It was difficult to understand what the freshman could have done to EARN a starting berth over the experienced seniors, since the freshman had never played a single college game and the seniors had over 22 GNAC wins in their career.  Going 1 - 7 in the first semester showed they were not ready to play and hadn't earned those starting spots. Maybe they were in the starting line up just so they wouldn't quit the team.  The GNAC games are tightly contested regardless of team record and require seasoned players to compete. I hope the seniors get a chance to finish out the season.

[pjunito]

The seniors look like they can at least run an offense. I would hope they continue to start and give big minutes for the saints.

[D3HoopJunkie]

Boy it sure is getting heated over there on the Top 25 board isn't it PJ and GNAC LOL. I thought it was funny how we all chimed in at right around the same time. GNAC Conference through and through baby!!!! LOL We must stick together HAHAHAHA. Lets keep up the good work on here. Maybe someday all of us here will be able to keep up with the NESCAC thread. Those guys don't stop over there. Much Respect.

Albertus vs Anna Maria preview tomorrow. Good stretch of home games for the Falcons coming up finally.....Should be a lot of fun to watch

[Saint-Paul]

Preview :  Rivier  /  Emmanuel

      Rivier is not a big team nor extremely athletic but they are fundamentally sound, they move the ball, can shoot, and most of all they have experience.  They start 3 seniors and one junior, with two seniors coming off the bench. As far as size and foot speed the Saints should be able to match up with Rivier, but the difference in the game will be senior leadership, experience, and shooting touch.  Poitras, Nelson, and Walch will be the scoring leaders for Rivier.  I think that it would be a mistake to full court press this team, no sense in giving them open looks, make them try to break down a defender in the half court and then keep them off the glass.

[lildave678]

I feel like Poitras has been there for 10 years lol

[Saint-Paul]

yes,  you are correct about that, when I first looked at his profile pic I did a double take, I thought that he was one of the assistant coaches!

[D3HoopJunkie]

His older brother Don was an excellent player at Rivier as well. The Poitras bloodlines run deep at Rivier. When Tom was a freshman his older brother was a senior. Both very good players who are fundamentally sound and really play the game hard

[GnacBballFan]

Hahahaha junkie got to stick together is right! Lol unreal.......falcons crack top 25, and have some home games, can't wait!