MBB: Skyline Conference

Henri Papillon Charriere · February 18, 2009, 01:56:42 PM

As a Farmingdale fan, I have wanted them to move to another conference for quite some time now. Only then will they recieve some national attention. On a side note, my Rams were not in action last night, so I took a drive over to see MSV play CSI. The game was up and down, but MSV hung on to win. Cooke put on an impressive performance scoring 29 points including 7 three pointers. Dimaggio chipped in with 20 points and 8 helpers. If MSV stays hot they could upset a team in the first round. Looking forward to tonight as the Rams host Purchase.

Pat Coleman · February 18, 2009, 02:34:47 PM

The problem for Farmingdale is that there are no longer teams like Stevens and Manhattanville in the league to raise the overall level of competition.

Knightstalker · February 18, 2009, 02:51:43 PM

As a school Farmingdale would fit in the NJAC but the NJAC is already at 10 teams for basketball and even trips to NJCU and Kean could be close to 2 hours each way because of traffic. Unfortunately they are in a bad location for any conference but CUNY and even that would be some bad road trips.

Queens · February 18, 2009, 07:05:50 PM

If Farmingdale wants any respect nationally ( which they deserve) they need to change conferences... Stevens did it and they have some rough road trips but thats the price you pay to expand your program. Farmingdale in the NJAC would be interesting...

Raptormania! · February 19, 2009, 10:31:05 AM

Pretty clearly, the Skyline is down this season. But it might be too quick to dismiss the conference as ever able to support a program like Farmingdale. I'm interested to see if the programs within the conference grow- remember, in program-building terms, a bunch of these teams are very, very new to competitive college basketball.
It stands to reason that newly DIII-blessed Bard, Purchase, Poly would have some growing pains, and given that they were replacing some of the top Skyline teams, that there would be a transition. But it isn't clear to me that they are inherently lesser programs in terms of potential than those that departed-and they seem to be a better fit, especially geographically.

mid-range j · February 19, 2009, 02:03:57 PM

Poly, Bard, and Purchase are new to d3? or are they new to the conference? im pretty sure they have been in d3 for a while now...

Pat Coleman · February 19, 2009, 02:16:04 PM

Purchase is new to D-III.

mid-range j · February 19, 2009, 03:39:45 PM

Thanks Pat, didnt know that...

Regardless, they have been in college basketball for ahwile now and I feel thats no excuse to why they are so bad...

Knightstalker · February 19, 2009, 04:44:14 PM

Farmingdale was pretty bad for a few years when they first moved to D3. It takes a few years to go from a JC program to a competitive 4 year program.

raptor31 · February 19, 2009, 11:56:23 PM

I obviously haven't been up in a little while and for good reason, not much to talk about at 0-24. But I just want to say my boy Justin White broke an old Bard bums record of 45 points in a single game by putting up a 46 spot on Rivier tonight. In a season full of big time lows JWhite has been one of the few bright spots. He had an atrocious stretch of 6 games in which he was dealing with some personal stuff but you throw those out and hes around 25 ppg. Congrats to the best PG in the Skyline hands down. You put this kid on Farmingdale or St Joes and they would be scary good!! Kid has worked harder than any player in the Skyline to improve his game the last 3 years and it shows, he came in as a PG with quickness and talent but no head on his shoulders and he has matured into a guard that can do whatever you need him to do. He showed last year if you put scorers around him he will lead the conf in assists, this year he has showed the ability to carry an entire teams scoring load on his back. Obviously if you are winless you aren't gonna get much pub but as the Wesleyan coach said the other night, "Justin is better than any point guard in the NESCAC." Couldn't happen to a better kid either!

Last game of the year Sunday, LETS GET THAT WIN!!!! Good luck to St Joes or Farmingdale in the NCAAs, represent us well and maybe even win a couple to shut some of those clowns up who say the Atlantic is dead. What happened to the mighty Final 4 Purchase team BTW??

ball1003 · February 21, 2009, 10:54:59 AM

Raptor......your boy Justin White wouldn't play on St. Joes or Farmingdale. He wouldn't play over Santana or Skyline Rookie of the Year Chris Jiminez. Did you catch the Bard vs. St. Joes game where Jiminez held White to an 0-15 shooting night.....did I mention the game was played at Bard. Come on.... who shoots 0-15 at home....not the best pg in the league. i got news for you buddy.... the pgs for Mt St Vincent, Maritime and Purchase are all better than him too. Hes a decent player on a bad team. He would only start on like 3 teams in the league. Get real man.... and start recruiting up there

raptor31 · February 22, 2009, 11:53:35 AM

Thats a lot of hatred for such a little man ball. You obviously don't know basketball or players! All good though, let me explain something, Bard is a terrible team with a PG that would start on almost any division 3 team in the country. I see a lot of basketball at all levels and this kid can flat out play. Wow, he had one bad game against St. Joe's! As I already explained he had a lot of personal **** going on for that bad stretch, you go 0-24 and see if you can drop 30 a game every game. Been a rough season for the Raptors for a number of reasons and this kid just keeps doing his thing! You are obviously a hater who cant give a kid his due, you are telling me hed start for 3 skyline teams?? Really?? And you are telling me hes not better than that freshman PG on St Joes who has 3 All Conference guys around him?? You are telling me you wouldn't like to see JW in the backcourt with Santana creating shots for him?? Not only are you wrong but you just aren't smart. Keep drinking it and he will just keep giving it to you. Another failed D3 player who loves to hate on a kid that is playing hard game in and game out and is a little bit tougher than youve ever BEEN!!

raptor31 · February 22, 2009, 11:55:36 AM

Oh yeah, we do recruit "up there," sorry if a 2.3 GPA and 800 SAT doesn't get us in and our whole team isn't made up of kids who can't write 3 sentences!! Sick life Skyline JUCO transfers and 29 year old homeless guys who show up on rosters, way to be. Not our fault we are an academic institute that is stuck in a conf of bad SUNY schools and low standard privates. You know what youre talking about though.

ball1003 · February 22, 2009, 12:26:56 PM

I would get your facts straight before you open your mouth Raptor.... don't put SUNY schools in the same category as the others. I don't know about the requirements for Westbury or Farmingdale, but you need an 80 and a 1000 to get into St. Joes and they don't have dorms either. It's all about recruiting buddy.... if you're jealous of what the other teams have why don't you help out and get kids.... go get yourself a 29 year old.... you might just win a game. YOU ARE 0-24!!!!!!! You really can't say a word guy... I've seen some high school teams this year that would beat Bard

skylinestar · February 22, 2009, 12:35:13 PM

the reg season officially comes to an end today with a meaningless game between bard and yeshiva......can bard stop the skid at 24? With that being said though i would like to talk some playoff basketball....any predictions on the maritime mt st vincents game and the westbury vs purchase game?....I got maritime by 15 and old westbury by 5 at home, prosper can be a real difference maker for them in the playoffs