MBB: Great Northeast Athletic Conference

[jamiejohn]

jamie crawford lead the country in 3pt % and the other kid shoots the ball real well and there big man is 6'8 and athletic dont know what your trying to say kmk

[kmk72289]

eclinhcy was saying lasell isn't successful because they think shoot first and i'm saying that's was a lot of d3 schools do is focus on shooting because most of the talented big men either go d2 or d1.

[kmk72289]

especially the gnac too, which is a relatively small league.

[All-around]

While I agree that Lasell could have easily had a better record than they did...with the talent level maybe a couple less losses...but they won the league in their first year in the league and they played a Brandeis team that is top 10 in the country and is a far better and deep team than lasell.

Lasell plays 7 guys deep...that will not beat brandeis

[theGame08]

hey any early word on recruiting class from teams in the confernce. (names please) and any early picks for an preseason all conference teams.

[ac08]

I was at the Amherst-Lasell game earlier this year and I must say that I thought they had the talent to be major contenders in the Northeast. I definitely think the barrier impeding them from hitting that level is mostly mental. There coach is a clever guy, I am sure he will have his team prepared to great things next year... sometimes all you need is a one big win in order to change things around.

[theGame08]

What do the recruiting classes look like for the schools around the leauge.

[All-around]

Looks like Emerson is bringing in some talent.

Emerson Finds a Steal

Kyle Kesses, a 6'5" small forward who did a post-graduate year at Choate Rosemary Hall will head to Emerson next season.  Kesses is a tremendous athlete and big time three-point shooter who should have a chance to crack the Lions starting five next year.  He set two records at Choate for the most three-pointers in a single game (9) and the most points in a half (32).  Both came in a game against Suffield Academy in January.  Kesses spurned interest from the division II level in favor of Emerson in large part because of their academic reputation and the strength of their communications program.

[theGame08]

Keeses should be a very nice add to an already strong Emerson team. Is there any update to other teams recruiting class, in particular Saint Joe's, Lassell, Emannuel, or Mount Ida.

[kmk72289]

wow, i don't know much about kesses, but if he is as good as that blurb says, alongside shannon and rause, emerson's going to be hard to beat.

[kmk72289]

some games have been posted on the GNAC website.  there's a number of interesting non-conference games.

http://www.thegnac.com/sports/schedule-nf.php?sport=4&type=1&sn=Men's%20Basketball&y=0809

[theGame08]

the season is rapidly approaching about a month and a half away till preseason anyone with thoughts about how this season is going to play out?

[Worse than Alex Tse]

So what's the news?

I keep checking this because I don't live in the area anymore and I can't seem to get any word on anybody on this league? Who's gonna be good and who's not? Will Norwich ban the cadets from bringing rifles into the gym (cause it's kinda weird/scary and pretty unnecessary)? Can Suffolk stop being so lame and get better lighting for their gym? It literally looks like bar lighting in there. Will anyone ever dunk regularly in the GNAC? How many Crane tattoos will be in the GNAC this year? Who's taking the over is a "Number of times Dave Morrisette gets beat up by his player, therefore forcing that kid to miss some games" line at 2? I need to know these things....and I count on message boards to reveal them. Nobody has too much to do at work that they can't give me a little something here. So come on, and do it. 

[jamiejohn]

Couple of big wins for the gnac, lasell beating brandies and Albertus beating Trinity. Any info on these games

[Dance Major]

Really exciting game at Wheaton last night with Emerson pulling it out 100-97 in double overtime.  The Emerson team seemed like they were adjusting to having a lot of new personnel, but their studs from last season certainly came to play.  Junior Bryan Rouse had 28 points and classmate Jeremy Shannon posted the ridiculous stat line of 25 points, 11 assists, and 9 rebounds, including a game-tying three-pointer at the end of regulation to send it to overtime.  I bet the Wheaton radio announcers feel a bit responsible after declaring the game "over" with 7 seconds left and the Lyons up 3.