Two games into MAAC conference play Manhattan has to be one of the biggest surprises. The Jaspers capped off an excellent opening weekend with a dominating 68-42 victory over St. Peter’s on Saturday at Draddy Gymnasium.
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MAAC play started last night with St. Peter’s defeated Siena and Loyola (Md.) taking down Marist. It continues tonight with three games, including Manhattan at Rider and Iona at Canisius. Here are some things to watch for tonight.
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The first month of college basketball season is coming to an end, but that means the information available is just heating up. Lots of great stuff is being written about all the teams in the area.
Manhattan has adjusted well to Steve Masiello’s system thus far. The team sits at a solid 3-3 after being upset by Columbia at home on Saturday, but there is hope for a solid record in MAAC play and a .500 record overall this season. First though George Beamon needs to be 100%, because this team obviously needs him all over the court.
Every team has questions going into the season. This series has been looking at three key ones for every team in the area. Today, St. Peter’s is in the crosshairs.
1. How far will the Peacocks fall in the MAAC? — Last season the Peacocks finished fourth in the MAAC during the regular season. Upsets over Fairfield and Iona in the conference tournament allowed them to reach the NCAA Tournament. But last season was a veteran team led by seniors Jaron Belin, Ryan Bacon and Wesley Jenkins. The 2011-12 version is obviously going to look a lot different, but the coaches poll seems to think the results will be similar. St. Peter’s was picked fifth in the preseason.
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Ken Pomeroy posted his preseason predictions today on his website. The conclusions are a little surprising in some leagues, especially the NEC. Let’s take a quick look at seven conferences.
Ryan over at SienaSaintsBlog asked me to look at some similarities for Rakeem Brookins. He put together a really cool post that takes a wide look at the possibilities and includes information from both Ken Pomeroy and myself. It’s definitely worth taking a look at.
As the season approaches every team has questions. This series is going to look at three key ones.
1. How does the late addition of Lamont “Momo” Jones impact team chemistry? – Iona is getting a number of new additions to the roster this season, including Arizona transfer Jones, who was granted a hardship waiver by the NCAA. But Jones isn’t the only player the Gaels add to their roster. Ra’Shad James also will need to find some minutes. Here’s the thing, 76.8 percent of Iona’s offensive possession minutes return, including the two big usage guys – Mike Glover and Scott Machado.
I was invited to give some opinions about the upcoming MAAC season at the Siena Saints Blog. Go check it out. Includes some commentary about Siena, but also Iona, Fairfield and conference tiers.
As the season approaches every team has questions. This series is going to look at three key ones.
1. How does the roster adapt to Steve Masiello’s style of the play? – Masiello is bringing the attacking defensive style that he learned under Rick Pitino as an assistant at Louisville to Manhattan. Luckily for him, the roster he inherits actually appears reasonably well suited to play that style of basketball. Players like George Beamon, Kidani Brutus and Mohamed Koita should fit right in. To prepare for the constant pressing, Manhattan has been running a lot.
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