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Northeast Region / Re: NESCAC Hoops
« on: March 16, 2013, 10:00:02 am »
I would tend to agree with Amh63--I thought that the officiating was questionable, and that some iffy calls kept UWW in the game early on in the second half, when they could not get a shot off to safe their lives. However, the bottom line in this game is that when you are up 12 with about two minutes to go, and you end up losing, you have only one place to look, and that is not at the referees.  Amherst did not stop the three (yes, they were tough shots, but the shooter was able to find some space to get the shot off), and did not execute on offense down the stretch.  So give UWW credit for pulling out a miracle win, and give Amherst credit for a great season.  Early on in the season I did not think this was an especially good Amherst team-no depth (as indicated by the fact that there was not one sub in the second half), and not a really good shooting team.  But there tenacious and consistent defense got them to the final four.

As far as Williams, they ran into a better team.

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Northeast Region / Re: NESCAC Hoops
« on: March 09, 2013, 08:52:25 am »
Did a little multli-tasking last evening, and watched both Williams and Amherst. Too very good games.  The difference in Amherst and Tufts is that Amherst has more shooters, and that was the difference in last nights game.  Both teams play great defense, but when Amherst had some open outside looks, they were able to convert.  5 three-pointers to zero for Tufts was definitely the difference,  along with excellent free-throw shooting.  It was definitely an ugly game as neither team could get into any kind of flow offensively, and Tufts in particular struggled to get any type of good open looks. However, Amherst's defense is intent on keeping teams from getting open outside looks, so that is not a surprise.  Williams came up big in the closing moments and beat a good Ithaca team.  It would be great to see both NESCAC teams advance to the final four, particularly when I think everyone would agree that this has not been a strong year all around for the conference. 

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Northeast Region / Re: NESCAC Hoops
« on: March 08, 2013, 01:25:53 pm »
Given that Tufts is challenged offensively, I see this the same way.  Also, if the referrees allow this to be a physical game, Amherst will dominate the inside.

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Northeast Region / Re: NESCAC Hoops
« on: March 04, 2013, 12:01:10 pm »
the Brackets set up for two NESCAC teams in the final four.  Amherst is almost impossible to beat at LeFrak (not sure when they last lost a game there).  And Williams is equally hard to beat at Chandler (that is actually a very hard gym to play in as a visitor).  I see both of those teams advancing to the final four.

As far as Amherst's depth, they are a five person team, but Holness and the freshman guard off the bench can both play if they have to.

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Northeast Region / Re: NEWMAC
« on: March 02, 2013, 07:19:54 am »
Don't usually post here, but did see much of the Smith/ USM game.  I too was very surprised, but Smith did totally outplay USM.  Smith looked very good and had some very talented players.  I aslo thought, in comparison to the Babson/ New Paultz game, that Smith looked to be a much bettern team then Babson.  New Paultz was not a good team at all, totally undisciplined, and yet Babson really struggled with them.
At this point, any of these games can go either way.  There do not appears to be any super teams (witness three of the top 10 going down in the first round).  This tournament is entirelly wide open right now.

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Northeast Region / Re: NESCAC Hoops
« on: February 24, 2013, 03:56:29 pm »
A lot of credit to Amherst and their defense, and a great second half by Voight, who was the only player (besides Holness) on either team who actually looked like they knew how to play offense.  Williams offense in the second half (and actually for most of the game ) was non-existent.  I would have thought Williams could have mustered a bit more.  We will see how these teams do in the NCAAs.

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Northeast Region / Re: NESCAC Hoops
« on: February 24, 2013, 08:06:57 am »
Hopefully both games will be wellplayed, and the referees will let the players decide the game.  If Williams women focus on getting the ball inside to Bacher and Rainer, they will win.  If they decided to make it a 3 point game, then I see Amherst.  Also, if the referees let Amherst play very physical against Bacher, this will have an impact.
I will watch on-line--should be an entertaining game

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Northeast Region / Re: NESCAC Hoops
« on: February 18, 2013, 07:18:17 am »
Some thoughts on the NESCAC finals--First, I am disappointed that Tufts lost, as I was planning on heading to Tufts for the Saturday semis--Amherst is a bit of a long drive, and with both men's and womens there, it will be a zoo.
Great job by Bowdoin pulling off the upset.  They will give Amherst trouble, particulalry if hitting from the outside.  Donahoe is having a great season, and Bowdoin has improved througout the year.  I don't think Middlebury has much of a shot at all against Williams.
I believe that as between Williams and Amherst, Williams is probably the better team.  Bacher is the Player of the Year--but Williams has to find her, and use her down low. Gromacki is the best coach, and Amherst has the home court.  When the two teams played earlier in the year at Amherst, I thought that Williams forgot to keep Bacher in the offense in the second half.
In these games, the best team does not always win.  If Gromacki were coaching Williams, I would definitely say Williams would win. But he isn't. 

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Northeast Region / Re: NESCAC Hoops
« on: February 17, 2013, 07:02:45 am »
NESCAC does reseed, so Bowdoin will now play Amherst, and Middlebury will play Williams, likely setting up a Wiliams/ Amherst file. As I posted earlier, I thought Bowdoin would be a tough draw for Tufts.  They were clearly a better team then Trinity and Wesleyan (even though they did lose to both these teams on the road).  Amherst is the beneficiary of that upset as the get the finals at home.  I am sure the Williams crew will make the trip to Amherst to pack the gym.   There will be quite a crowd in Amherst with both men's and womens' finals there next weekend.

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Northeast Region / Re: NESCAC Hoops
« on: February 14, 2013, 05:58:03 pm »
In terms of the first round draw, I believe that Tufts has the toughest first round game of any of the top three teams.   The 4-6 is not a strong group, but I think Bowdoin is the best of that group.  Amherst/Williams at a neutral site would be a fun game to see.

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Northeast Region / Re: NESCAC Hoops
« on: February 13, 2013, 10:03:40 pm »
NESCAC regular season is now over-three teams at 9-1, 6 teams at 4-6.  I believe as the previous poster said, the first second and third seeds will be based on random draw.  The other 6 teams will go through tiebreaker for 4-8, and one of the 4-6 teams will be left out.  I see very litte chance for an upset, so as I posted previously, who ever draws the one seed has a very easy route to the finals, while the other two 9-1 teams will have to play in the semis.

The six teams at 4-6 is a statement of the general level of play in the league this year--fall below the standards of previous years.  This is not a strong league after the top three this year.

Very disappointing season for Colby--they have fallen back to the bottom of the league--they seem to play almost exclusively for the three point shot--not a great strategy. 


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Northeast Region / Re: NESCAC Hoops
« on: February 11, 2013, 06:46:51 am »
Assuming a three-way tie for first, the winner of the tiebreaker will have a huge advantage in the NESCAC tournament. First, they will have the home court advantage.  That alone is a huge.  Secondly, although anything can happen in one game, Amherst, Williams, and Tufts are so much better than the rest of the league, that the one seed will have a very easy road to the final.  The Amherst team did not seem to show up yesterday, and Williams was ready, and this time it appeared they found Belcher early and often.  Who ever gets that numbe one seed will be well on their way to the league championship.  However, all three teams should be NCAA teams.

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Northeast Region / Re: NESCAC Hoops
« on: February 10, 2013, 04:53:10 pm »
Wow! what is going on at Williams-dominating first half by Williams-can they keep this up.  If so, assuming Williams, Amherst and Tufts win their remaining game, a three way tie for top at the NESCAC

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Northeast Region / Re: NESCAC Hoops
« on: February 02, 2013, 08:28:31 pm »
Congratulations to both Amherst and Tufts--what a great game.  I give all the credit to the great defense by both teams--when teams
play defense the way Amherst and Tufts play, shooters rush open shots.  I thought the difference in the game was that Amherst had a bit more on offense than Tufts, and they were able to get some quality shots. The two freshmen guards had great games for Amherst, as did Holness off the bench.  The referees overall were very inconsistent, but they did not affect the outcome.  They let Holness get away with pretty much pushing everyone off her on the offensive end.   

Overall, I thought both teams played very well.  They are too evenly matched teams. Surprisngly, Amherst's bench outplayed Tufts. 
I would say Voights late three was a lot of luck, she had no choice as the shot clock was about to go off.
Would love to see these two teams play again.

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Northeast Region / Re: NESCAC Hoops
« on: February 02, 2013, 10:00:15 am »
So I missed quite a bit on last night's Bates-Amherst game.  Might have been one of Amherst's best game of the season.  They shot well from the outside, and the defense was suffocating.  Tufts had a strong finish against a tough Trinity last night, setting up a great game this afternoon. Looking forward to a ride out to Amherst this afternoon.

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