MBB: Skyline Conference

[zonescantstopme]

03 White, Justin....... *  4-17   1-9    6-7    0  0  0   2  15  6  6  0  3  38

really unstoppabel 24% shooting

11% 3pt percentage

0 rebounds

6 Turnovers

vs. centenary 

[d3hero]

Sounds like Justin White stopped himself hah

[raptor31]

Did have a rough game against Centenary. Haven't watched that one yet. Settled for too many 3's from what I heard. Happens to the best of them, even you ZoneCantStopMe. Expect a big bounce back weekend up in D'Youville, Bards old NEAC foe. J had some of his best games as a freshman up there and I know he is motivated and ready after a bad performance and a loss he puts too much on his own shoulders.
Good to hear some voices on the board again boys, even if all we do is praise and kill JWhite on here! Can I hear something else about a Skyline team or player on this board other than fighting about Bard? Anyone have any input on any other squad other than Purchase is sick because Tyler Hansbrough and Darren Collison apparently transfered there. Anyone? Any MSV or MSM people out there? Westbury, Yeshiva?

[raptor31]

And RaptorMania, obviously we knew the kid was good, but I am very impressed with his poise now. As you know his biggest problem the first two years is he had a lot of talent but there were too many highs and lows. Kid is under control, making great reads, moving without the ball, very good to see the development and the other kids will come along with him.

[Raptormania!]

Agreed.

I'm not ready to give up on him due to one bad game, that's for sure.

Oh, to be in D'Youville tonight...

[d3hero]

Purchase 81 - New Paltz 78

Believe the hype.  Purchase beat's the home SUNYAC team in their own tournament.

Marvin Billups, 28 points, 7 boards and a dunk.

Jerrell Lewis, 16 points.

http://athletics.newpaltz.edu/mbasketball/news_story.cfm?id=4412

Hartwick is losing tomorrow as well.

[d3hero]

And wow, did D'YOUVILLE just beat Bard by 20+?  Wow.

[Raptormania!]

"Believe the hype.  Purchase beat's the home SUNYAC team in their own tournament."

Huge win. New Paltz was 6-19, 2-14 last year.

Still, good to see the Skyline get the victory.

Sounds like a tough night for Bard last night- let's see how they bounce back today.

[Raptormania!]

Tracked down the box- looks like Bard ran into a tough shooting night. Justin White had 29, but everyone else was off-target. Don't expect that to continue.

[d3hero]

Purchase over Hartwick by 13 to win the New Paltz tournament.

Hartwick has already beat Oneonta State & York (NY) this year so don't give me any BS about this not being an impressive win.

Billups scored 29, following a 28 performance.  He also got another dunk.

Lewis scored 22, following a 16 performance.

[Cyclone0205]

Sorry d3 hero, but if you are claiming a victory over Hartwick as an "impressive win" then your team Purchase isn't very good.


Hartwick is a sub-.500 team that has gone 10-15 4 of the past 6 seasons and 2-22 the other 2.  There wins over Oneonta and York tell you that 1) York is going to miss 3/5ths of their starting lineup that graduated from last years team, and 2) November basketball is what it is.


Here's your analogy:  Is Duke, beating Michigan, an "impressive win" because Michigan beat UCLA? 

Correct Answer:  No.  That's why they came up with the phrase "upsets happen". 

[d3hero]

Regardless my friend,

The fact of the matter is Purchase is a first year NCAA school and has never won more than 5 games in a season as an NCAA provisional.  They just won the New Paltz tournament and guess what boss?  York is picked to win the CUNY so if they're beating a team, though absolutely crappy as Hartwick has been (i went there and played there, i should know, it's still a statement.

Regardless, not a bad night for Skyline.  Farmingdale, St. Joe's & Purchase won tournaments...good job!

[Cyclone0205]

I'm interested to see Farmingdale and Joe's quest to the crown.  The matchup reminds me of the Stevens/Manhattanville run from 2 years ago [first time Skyline ever got 2 teams into the NCAA tournament] or Kings Point/Mt. St. Mary's from back in 2004 I believe.


As always, teams from the "middle" like Purchase, Westbury, and MSV always have a lot to do with who comes out in the end, and usually one of these teams makes a surprising run.  I can't remember the last time the top 2 teams in the skyline actually finished the year 1-2

[bearnation]

From a neutral point of view.  I watched the Friday game between Purchase and New Paltz, first because of the hype for Purchase and a kid from FDR Hyde Park is playing for New Paltz. I live in the Hudson Valley graduated for Potsdam in 86(National Champs 32-0 60 straight wins)  Purchase has talent but only a 6 man rotation, Ok  7. 8 if count the guy who is the starting center and played 2 minutes.  Purchase had almost a 20 point lead against New Paltz and only won by 3.  New Paltz is young and at times played that way. They still showed pose and almost won the game.  New Platz is a sub .500 team in the SUNYAC. I don't know much about the Skyline Conference but Purchase is a .500 team in the SUNYAC without a bench.  They would be in foul trouble or just get worn down playing that many minutes on  the long two game weekend trips to either Northern New York or Western New York.  Maybe they should join the SUNYAC and we would see what would happen for real!

By the way the 3 transfers to Purchase may have been at D1 and D2 schools but the are D3 talent which is why they are at Purchase. One needs to have  something extra to earn minutes at the next level.  They are playing D3 because they can compete at this level otherwise they would have gone to a different program in their respective Division of the NCAA.

[d3hero]

Purchase's bench is stronger than it seems.  Several of the guys who didn't see light in the tournament, will see light in Skyline games and will make an impact.

As for the D2 & D1 guys, i gurantee they're going to be better than 99 % of the competition they face this season.  And i'll say it right now - Brooklyn College's pre-season All American is going to have his hands full when they face off against one another (because i know everyone is waiting for that).