MBB: Great Northeast Athletic Conference

[GnacAlum55]

Leelow, great job with the mid-season awards.  I have just seen a few games this year, but it's nice to know who the top guys are going into next semester (where I will definitely see more games).

Emerson_fanatic, nice job story with the kid from Suffolk.  Interesting side note....you mentioned that he was a back up at BC High.  Apparently the starting 5 at BC High last year (Colin Halpin, who was their leading scorer), is also headed to Suffolk.  I recently heard that he is going to play there second semester.  It will be interesting to see how they both play together.

Looking forward to an exciting semester!  Good luck to all.

[bmull]

In fairness, Isaiah Duke from Emmanuel should be on that list - he had 30 vs. Albertus and is carrying the reb load in the absence of 2 missing "bigs."

[Emerson_fanatic]

Gnacalum55 do you know whos the better of the two BC high kids? This could make for an interesting tandum for the rams, maybe one can play the 4, the other the 5.

[GnacAlum55]

I don't think he can replace Pepdjonovic at the 5 - like you said, that kid is almost a scholarship player.  My assumption is that Halpin will play the four.  That could be a pretty good combo - Halpin is 6'5 230 - a pretty big 4 for the GNAC. 

[All-around]

In honor of 2010 why don't people put out their thoughts on a GNAC all decade team..or something similar. I started watching GNAC play for about 6-7 years now...so would maybe be missing a couple years but there have been some players over the years some that jump out are...

-Rob Hennigan (Emerson)
-Jose Guitan (Lasell)
-Doug Hammond (Southern Vermont)
-Jeremy Shannon (Emerson)
-Jaime Crawford (Lasell)
-John Mcmahon (Rivier)
-Tim Russell (Albertus Magnus)
-Rob Williams-Hinton (Emmanuel)
-Will Dawkins (Emerson)
-Rene Cheatham (Norwich)
-Jeff Carpenter (Rivier)
-John Murphy (Suffolk)
-Jon Godbout (WNEC)

[pjunito]

I have only been watching GNAC basketball for a couple of years. I recognize two names on the list. I would love to see what other people think about an all decade team.

Second semester action will begin soon. Some good match-ups the next 10 days.

[GnacAlum55]

What about Hensley from Norwich?

[goldenpipes]

Rob Murphy...Rich Glesmann....Steve Georgolius from Emerson

[Worse than Alex Tse]

What about Jay "The Birdman" O'Connell for the All Decade Team? I can tell you that he was vital to every team in the GNAC. Granted, he wore an Emerson uniform, but we all know that Bird was good for 7-10 pts for the Lions and probably 10-15 for their opponents. His hilariously shoddy defense was only trumped by his affable smile and generous personality. Not to mention, who made conference play more of a special time than Birdman? As a fan and player in the GNAC for the last 6 years, I can speak from some experience that Jay made the games more fun for everyone; players, coaches, fans, refs, even the PA guys. I think we need to realize that the GNAC team of the decade needs to have the GNAC Person of the decade on it. Clearly William Jay O'Conell isn't going to take any All-GNAC team to the next level on the court. His impact off the court is invaluable, and should probably be recognized, at least on a message board. And really, if it came down to it, he's not terrible at the game. I mean, Kyle Korver and Matt Bonner can play in the NBA, so I'm sure Jay could sit in the corner and drain threes on our All-Decade team.

I'm voting Hank Smith/Sean McCullion in 2012.

[pjunito]

Leelow, great job with the mid-season awards.  I have just seen a few games this year, but it's nice to know who the top guys are going into next semester (where I will definitely see more games).

Emerson_fanatic, nice job story with the kid from Suffolk.  Interesting side note....you mentioned that he was a back up at BC High.  Apparently the starting 5 at BC High last year (Colin Halpin, who was their leading scorer), is also headed to Suffolk.  I recently heard that he is going to play there second semester.  It will be interesting to see how they both play together.

Looking forward to an exciting semester!  Good luck to all.

When will the kid Colin begin playing for Suffolk?? Is he waiting for the semester to begin or will he play over the weekend?

[GnacAlum55]

He played today in Suffolks OT win vs. Lasell.  Played 27 minutes with 7 rebounds and 5 points.  Pepdjonovic had another big game - 17 points, 12 rebounds. 

[bmull]

Emmanuel may be on the road to recovery. 6-7 Andre Fuller has returned bolster the small squad that began the season.  Two wins in a row, let's see what happens tomorrow.

[toooldtoplay]

That should help. I saw them early in the year. They were scrappy but undersized. Need to put a few more wins together.

[All-around]

They lost to Emerson. Don't know how much retooling they will be doing. On another note...Emerson beat Albertus Magnus (a surprise) ans has now won 5 in a row...looks like it may be St. Joes and Emerson holding the reigns to the league.

Also watch out for Norwich possibly being a sleeper.

[pjunito]

It is still very early; and we all know that the teams playing well in mid february are the most dangerous. Right now, teams are just fighting for possible seeding. I would be surprise if it doesn't come down to Emerson and Albertus in the championship game.

Emerson beat Albertus and it was a sloppy game. Very bad officiating. Shannon and Askew missed most of the first half on the bench.. It took away from the game. Emerson got to every lose ball and ran their offense well. But, not as efficient as usual. Albertus had a tough time with Emerson's perimeter defense. The game was ok, but not great because the best players missed significant minutes.

Albertus just beat St. Joe's in Maine. I think top two teams by far are Emerson and Albertus. Let's see if they can make it to the finals.