Gordon got destroyed tonight, 85-37.
Dempsey and Walker couldn't get any help; Gordon gave up 32 turnovers, and fouls were trouble, too.

agreed; it was a very impressive win, I thought. the blowout to Husson obviously made us students wonder if this year might be even tougher than already expected, but these last two games have been a great recovery.
As for Dempsey, he needs to be a star this year, and tonight was a great showing: 25 pts, 15 rebs (including 7 offensive), 6 assists.
I would like to be seeing more out of Greg Walker early on (or any of the bigs), but the season is still very young.
Disappointed I can't be at the Salem State game, hopefully there will be some students still around to give some sort of home court advantage.

couple videos of the final play of the CCC championship game (and ensuing fun) for people who didn't see the game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjsvsNbZRhY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDRJ4vNeVKI

Gordon obviously has a steep task at hand, and it seems that they will have to play like they did versus Endicott and CSC to really give themselves a chance. I do feel that Gordon matches up relatively well with them, and the common opponents are an encouraging factor.
Here are some stats on Middlebury:
Middlebury's leading scorer is Ryan Sharry (13.2 ppg), a 6'8" Soph. Forward. He also leads the team with 7.8 rpg. He shoots 53.5%, and though he only took 30 3-pointers this season, he did make 13 of them, good for a 43.3% rate.
Their next leading scorer is Jake Wolfin, 10.6 ppg, a 6'2" Fresh. Guard. He shoots at a 39.6% clip from the field, and if Middlebury's stats page is correct, 160 of his 227 attempts are from behind the line, where he shoots 40.6%.
Another Freshman, 6'3" Guard Nolan Thompson is their third leading scorer at 10.2 ppg. He shoots 43%, 31.8% from 3-point land.
Their #4 scorer, 6'10" Junior Center Andrew Locke added 9.1 ppg, and pulled down 5.2 rpg. Locke was Middlebury's top shooter in terms of FG percentage, coming in at 61.4%. Gordon does not have a lot of fouls to give as far as their bigs, but they would be well advised to spend those fouls on Locke, who shot only 39.5% from the free-throw line, while going to the line a team high 86 times (3.2 attempts per game).

Overall as a team, Middlebury averages 71.4 ppg, shoot 44.6% FGs, 34.9% 3FGs, 66.1% FTs, 40.7 rpg, 15.4 apg, and 13.4 topg. They outscored their opponents by 13.3 ppg, out rebounded by 4.2, and had a +1.6 turnover margin on average.

Of the seven players that average more than 20 minutes per game, five are 6'4" or taller: Ryan Sharry, 6'8", Andrew Locke, 6'10", Ryan Wholey, 6'4", Tim Edwards, 6'4", Jamal Davis, 6'5". Just to compare (not that they all average that many minutes), for Gordon, Dempsey is 6'5", Derr is 6'8", Gaskill is 6'9", and Walker is 6'7". MacDonnell is considered a tweener for Gordon, even though he is listed at 6'2". I don't know if Coach Murphy will try Gaskill against Sharry and dare Locke to be the bigger scorer, or if Derr/Walker will be counted on to shut down Sharry as Gaskill goes against Locke. If the Gordon bigs get in foul trouble, it could get ugly. It would appear that Gordon has more star power, with the big scoring from Trigg/Bajema/Walker, but Middlebury's players just don't get as many minutes, as Sharry averaged 25.4 mpg, Wolfin 24.4, Thompson 28.1. Their mpg leader was actually Tim Edwards, a 6-4 senior guard, who contributed 8.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg, and a team leading 5.2 apg.
I think we all can root for a good game, and that TCCC will be represented well. I would consider Coach Murphy's game plan and halftime adjustments as key to the game, and if Trigg and Bajema are shooting well, Gordon has every chance of pulling the upset (in my highly biased opinion).

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Quote from: number1chargerfan on February 22, 2010, 07:03:19 PM
I like Endicott in the big upset, it's a rivalry game and that gym will be basically even so no real homecourt advantage that Gordon always enjoys.

Gordon is very good at making sure the visiting team doesn't get the upper hand in the crowd noise department.  I imagine we may see a lot of early arriving GC fans and a handy fire marshall watching the body count in the gym.  Then again, perhaps the new AD is not as crafty as the previous administration.

I've personally witnessed games where Gordon's crowd barely 'out-volumed' their opponents fans.  You're absolutely right though, expect the GC fans to get there early.  That would be a huge advantage if their opponent wasn't 5 miles down the road.  EC fans are the most rambunctious group in TCCC.  They won't be out done in this one.

the pit might be a bit smaller this year, but we still get it together for endicott. we were louder than endicott's fans AT endicott this year, so forget about the bennett center being a neutral site.

Quote from: akirk on December 04, 2009, 05:36:01 PM
The sad thing about the GC-EC game is that if GC only hit their FTs then the game just would not be close.  I think they missed 13.  That is just not acceptable.

that was one thing I forgot to mention. it is one thing when the big guys miss them (gaskill in particular I remember missing a handful), but trigg also uncharacteristically missed a couple in the second half. he did hit some big shots, but really he looked a little uncomfortable all night. the refs didn't call a very tight game, so perhaps endicott's physicality got to him? brady was the bigger star for the game.

last night's game (GC v. EC) was an amazing game to be at, though the outcome was obviously disappointing.
gordon could not get it together in the first half. the shooters seemed jittery, and the intensity on defense and on the boards was lacking.
what was frightening was that they didn't even really respond after halftime, immediately, either. no disrespect to jt himmelstein, but I was surprised that brady wasn't on the court to start the second half. maybe go with a 3-guard look to get all three out there at once? notice that brady was key to the comeback.
coming back from down 17 was pretty incredible, and it was clear that the pit got to the endicott players. down the stretch, though, the key shots just didn't fall. [warning: sour grapes ahead] I found that pretty frustrating that wrapping a guy up, a clear intentional foul, isn't enough to draw a whistle to stop the clock (that happened twice in the final minute. seemed like the refs just wanted the game to be over, didn't want to have any chance of an overtime. we'll just have to go steal another one from their house on jan. 30.

Quote from: yeah buddy on June 01, 2009, 10:27:16 AM
this can't be correct. i believe phil and keith krass have assumed coaching duties while the team plays in Argentina; however, I would shocked and extremely disappointed if Gordon didn't conduct an extensive search to find someone qualified to fill Coach Schauer's shoes.

phil's been on campus, while keith went with the team.
as a student, I hope they find a coach that continue to build on coach shauer's success. but also, I think familiarity and comfort for the returning players must be considered, so I would not be disappointed with an assistant getting promoted if that is a decision the currently players are happy with.

I don't have anything I can link to to backup my info, but as a gordon student, it is my understanding that current gordon assistant coach phil whitley will be/has been promoted to head coach.