MBB: Great Northeast Athletic Conference

[pjunito]

Junkie and GNAC, great to see you guys on the top 25 thread. hlpc needs help. lol. Would love to have a GNAC presence in those rooms, maybe force people to look at Albertus. I know a lot of those guys who vote for top 25 look at those boards and more importantly, the committee does as well.

Anna Maria lost a lot last year, 3 seniors who played a lot of minutes and help the team win. That core has not been replaced. I don't see a close game against Albertus tomorrow night. I think the falcons will be well rested and motivated to beat this team. I think Albertus wins 93-78.

[pjunito]

Albertus is now Number 23 in the top 25 rankings. First time all year they have been ranked this year. They are only a few points behind the three teams ahead of them. Two home games this week: Anna Maria on Wednesday and St. Joe's on Saturday. The St. Joe's game will give them some more creditability if they win.

[ECSUalum]

Albertus is now Number 23 in the top 25 rankings. First time all year they have been ranked this year. They are only a few points behind the three teams ahead of them. Two home games this week: Anna Maria on Wednesday and St. Joe's on Saturday. The St. Joe's game will give them some more creditability if they win.

re Albertus Magnus, absolutely and well deserved!!!!!!!!!!!!  Got more nice publicity on WTNH News 8 Sports this week

[pjunito]

ECSU, Albertus has had a nice run so far. This team is much better than the previous years. I hope they are able to play well throughout conference play. They have a big match up versus SUNY Purchase and JWU the week of January 27.

Does Channel 3 or 6 give ECSU any love? They have a solid team again this year led by Salzillo (sp).. I believe he is from North Haven or somewhere down here. Not sure how Mitch Oliver let him go. Must be the difference in tuition. lol.

[ECSUalum]

ECSU, Albertus has had a nice run so far. This team is much better than the previous years. I hope they are able to play well throughout conference play. They have a big match up versus SUNY Purchase and JWU the week of January 27.

Does Channel 3 or 6 give ECSU any love? They have a solid team again this year led by Salzillo (sp).. I believe he is from North Haven or somewhere down here. Not sure how Mitch Oliver let him go. Must be the difference in tuition. lol.

Thanks Punjito,
WTNH New Haven 8, and WTIC Fox 10 Hartford actually do a nice job giving other CT college/university teams, (besides UConn men and women's sports) some coverage, much more balanced.  UNH and WCSU football has been covered nicely, AM, Quinnipiac, Yale basketball gets coverage, SCSU, and even ECSU baseball get some comment.
However...WFSB 3 Hartford is ridiculous, owners or high level guys must be UConn alums, 99.9% UConn coverage,(0.1% maybe for poor old CCSU), (and even with a poor UConn Football team    WFSB show the same UConn highlights some times 3 evenings/nights in a row.   I am also a UConn alum, (grad school), and as I say to some of my UConn friends, UConn just has to blow wind and Channel 3 will spend time covering it   It is almost absurd, I do not watch Joe Zone and Channel 3 Sports anymore, its all 8, and 10!!  Sorry for the rant!

[lildave678]

PJ, I feel like I'd be surprised if the game were that close (15 or under) unless Anna Maria gets WAY UP for the game and AMC plays down to the competition. In their last 3 games Anna Maria lost to Suffolk and got waxed by Lasell and St. Joes. Crazy things do happen in the GNAC though!

[Saint-Paul]

Not a whole lot to contribute to the top 25 talk but I did get a chance to see a few other teams play this year.

1 - Christopher Newport  -  very over rated team. Soft in the paint, guards who can score but can't stop teams from scoring. Not as athletic as most of the teams in the Top 25.  Not deep at all on the bench.

2 - William Patterson  -  very under rated.  Definitely a Top 25 team.  Very athletic, long and quick, can rebound, score in the half court set, great in transition, and can really defend.  Right up there with AMC and J & W in athleticism and defense.  Bench is just OK.

3 - Stevenson U  -  very under rated.  Possibly a Top 25 team.  Again, just as athletic as AMC and J & W.  Great offensive rebounding team, great in transition,  half court sets are good, bench is just OK.  Real nice starting five, very long , tough defenders, and strong rebounders.

[lildave678]

Seeing the Michael Qualls Arkansas put back dunk to beat Kentucky reminded me of the Medger Evars game two years ago  Game winning shot goes up and everybody just watches!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRcrpc59m-8

[pjunito]

ECSU, Albertus has had a nice run so far. This team is much better than the previous years. I hope they are able to play well throughout conference play. They have a big match up versus SUNY Purchase and JWU the week of January 27.

Does Channel 3 or 6 give ECSU any love? They have a solid team again this year led by Salzillo (sp).. I believe he is from North Haven or somewhere down here. Not sure how Mitch Oliver let him go. Must be the difference in tuition. lol.

Thanks Punjito,
WTNH New Haven 8, and WTIC Fox 10 Hartford actually do a nice job giving other CT college/university teams, (besides UConn men and women's sports) some coverage, much more balanced.  UNH and WCSU football has been covered nicely, AM, Quinnipiac, Yale basketball gets coverage, SCSU, and even ECSU baseball get some comment.
However...WFSB 3 Hartford is ridiculous, owners or high level guys must be UConn alums, 99.9% UConn coverage,(0.1% maybe for poor old CCSU), (and even with a poor UConn Football team    WFSB show the same UConn highlights some times 3 evenings/nights in a row.   I am also a UConn alum, (grad school), and as I say to some of my UConn friends, UConn just has to blow wind and Channel 3 will spend time covering it   It is almost absurd, I do not watch Joe Zone and Channel 3 Sports anymore, its all 8, and 10!!  Sorry for the rant!

ECSU, I appreciate the rant! We are such a small state; I would think we would have better coverage of all the colleges. D2 teams seem to get little coverage as well. I understand we are an Old person state and UConn is what most people root for (I don't, Go Red Storm) but there are too many good stories to not cover the D2 and D3 teams. I know the new AD at Albertus has connections throughout the state, so hopefully Channel 8 will continue to give the falcons press when warranted. And hopefully someone at News Channel 3 understand how important the other institutions are to the state.

[pjunito]

You're right Dave, Albertus has played down to competition over the years. Hopefully they pull it out today.

St. Paul, your comments are always welcomed and respect. I agree with you with William Patterson, they always have a strong team. I haven't seen the only two teams play, but I know that Stevenson and Chris Newport are usually top of their conferences.

[ECSUalum]

ECSU, Albertus has had a nice run so far. This team is much better than the previous years. I hope they are able to play well throughout conference play. They have a big match up versus SUNY Purchase and JWU the week of January 27.

Does Channel 3 or 6 give ECSU any love? They have a solid team again this year led by Salzillo (sp).. I believe he is from North Haven or somewhere down here. Not sure how Mitch Oliver let him go. Must be the difference in tuition. lol.

Thanks Punjito,
WTNH New Haven 8, and WTIC Fox 10 Hartford actually do a nice job giving other CT college/university teams, (besides UConn men and women's sports) some coverage, much more balanced.  UNH and WCSU football has been covered nicely, AM, Quinnipiac, Yale basketball gets coverage, SCSU, and even ECSU baseball get some comment.
However...WFSB 3 Hartford is ridiculous, owners or high level guys must be UConn alums, 99.9% UConn coverage,(0.1% maybe for poor old CCSU), (and even with a poor UConn Football team    WFSB show the same UConn highlights some times 3 evenings/nights in a row.   I am also a UConn alum, (grad school), and as I say to some of my UConn friends, UConn just has to blow wind and Channel 3 will spend time covering it   It is almost absurd, I do not watch Joe Zone and Channel 3 Sports anymore, its all 8, and 10!!  Sorry for the rant!

ECSU, I appreciate the rant! We are such a small state; I would think we would have better coverage of all the colleges. D2 teams seem to get little coverage as well. I understand we are an Old person state and UConn is what most people root for (I don't, Go Red Storm) but there are too many good stories to not cover the D2 and D3 teams. I know the new AD at Albertus has connections throughout the state, so hopefully Channel 8 will continue to give the falcons press when warranted. And hopefully someone at News Channel 3 understand how important the other institutions are to the state.

but there are too many good stories to not cover the D2 and D3 teams

Perfectly stated

BTW best of luck to the Falcons, I think they will make some noise at the "show" this year

[D3HoopJunkie]

Ohhh Noooo PJ say it aint so??? Go Red Storm? It cant be true???

Appreciate the comments towards the Falcons ECSU. I sure hope you are right about the Falcons making some noise this year in the big tourney if we are fortunate enough to make it there. Good luck to Eastern as well. One of the most respected and consistent teams in the state. Maybe one of these years will be able to schedule a nonconference game against each other. I know it would be a great matchup

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Just a thought... a win over St. Joe's by Albertus Magnus won't carry as much weight as many think... but a loss to them will kill their chances in the Top 25 probably for the rest of the season.

[GnacBballFan]

Just the way it is Dave, and I agree that's very true. St joes is 6-6, don't see a win over them being anything special. I guess that's a thing that we now hold our falcons to that standard. Our core of Watson, and juco transfers Victor Ldujajah(?!), and pg Eian Davis is as good a 3 in the region, I am convinced. Larsen, Jennings, and Wilson no slouches either. We understand how we are looked at, no worries from us here, we'll let the play speak for themselves. Purchase matchup will tell us a lot

[GnacBballFan]

Guess that's a good thing *