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Manhattan Cup Playoffs

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Play-in Game - Thursday, February 23rd

AT ST. JOE'S – 6 pm

Nichols 62, Cardinal O'Hara 53

 

Quarterfinals – Saturday, February 25th

(1) Canisius 79, (8) Nichols 43

(4) Bishop Timon/St. Jude 59, (5) Archbishop Walsh 50

 

(2) St. Joe's 73, (7) St. Francis 58

(3) St. Mary's 79, (6) Niagara Catholic 42

 

Semifinals – Monday, February 27th

AT THE KOESSLER CENTER – 6 & 7:45 pm

(1) Canisius 75, (4) Bishop Timon/St. Jude 66

(3) St. Mary's 62, (2) St. Joe's 45

 

Manhattan Cup Championship – Wednesday, February 29th

AT THE KOESSLER CENTER – 6 pm 

 (1) Canisius 63, (3) St. Mary's 46

 

2012 Manhattan Cup Champions – Canisius Crusaders

 

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168 responses to “Manhattan Cup Playoffs”

  1. guest2 Avatar
    guest2

    Another disappointing showing by Canisius against LI competition.

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  2. WT716 Avatar
    WT716

    Im just telling you what the CHS players told me. Id say 6-15 overall and 1-12 in conf is pretty weak as well. At least they got there. Hats off to the Crusaders on a solid season.

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  3. McShea is God Avatar
    McShea is God

    Ya STINKS they lost. I have NO CLUE how that team ended up w that record. Ya now no games March 11th here. Shows HOW HARD it is 2 win a Fed title in AA and A. It’s VERY VERY hard.
    Shows why Falls in 2005 and Nichols in 2010 r without question the 2 best teams of the Keith McShea Era. Also, after this year they will also b the only team 2 have multiple Player of Year’s:
    2004 – P Harris
    2005 – P Harris
    2006 – J Flynn
    2007 – J Flynn
    2009 – W Reagan
    2010 – W Reagan
    2012 – S Weir
    When u think about it 7 of the last 9 player of the years will have been from those TWO title teams. I know Secky shared it with Will in 2010 and with 4 sectional titles, 2 State titles, 3 State player of the year awards, 7th all time in WNY scoring and best small school player ever it was a solid choice by Keith.
    In fact, and Sal may know this, R Taub MAY have been a freshman on that 2005 Falls team and he won Player of the year in 2008. So MAYBE those 2 Fed title teams will have had EIGHT of the last NINE player of the years on them. With only J Paige not. That would b even more amazing.

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  4. StateChamps2003 Avatar
    StateChamps2003

    MIG – I would put the Traditional team of 2000-2001 ahead of the Nichols team as “Best Teams of the McShea ERA”. That Traditional team featured a 2,000 point scorer as well (French), a big man who was under utilized (Jacobs) and a do all combo guard (George) and all three were 1st team All-WNYers. They were seniors who just won 3 straight state titles and finished winning a Federation title as well.
    If you make the argument, “Yeah well, they won it in a lower class”, well they went undefeated two straight years in the Yale Cup which was predominately made up of larger schools and had some outstanding teams that year as well.

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  5. McShea is God Avatar
    McShea is God

    Not even close. Bottom line – and I was there both years – they LOST in the Class C Fed twice. There is a HUGE DIFFERENCE in winning Class AA and Class A Fed and losing twice in C. Sorry. Plus zero player of the years.

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  6. StateChamps2003 Avatar
    StateChamps2003

    Agree to disagree then. I’m not going to penalize Traditional for playing the hand they were drawn, not their fault they were in Class C. Getting to the Class C Fed not once, not twice, but three times is an accomplishment in it self (haha, Bills, four straight Super Bowls…). It’s also A LOT more difficult to do it for public schools than the catholic schools.
    No POYs but the quality of ball in the late 90s and early 00s was a lot better than the last few years. The POYs during those Traditional years were Page and Comerford if I’m not mistaken. Both were on McShea’s all decade 1st team if I’m not mistaken. Regan would not have cracked the top 5, maybe top 10.

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  7. Cookie Avatar
    Cookie

    MacKinnon got canned at Nichols.

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  8. dookie Avatar
    dookie

    That would be awesome.

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  9. snookie Avatar
    snookie

    its true…email sent to team yesterday

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  10. guest2 Avatar
    guest2

    Hey dookie….why would it be awesome to see someone canned?

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  11. bombs away Avatar
    bombs away

    because of his recruit and win at all costs approach. if he is done this quick then he rubbed alot of people the wrong way. they would not can him if they were happy with him.

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  12. dookie Avatar
    dookie

    Because he was giving other coaches a bad name, especially other MMA coaches.

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  13. PatrickMoran Avatar
    PatrickMoran

    Definitely more to it than his win/loss record.. Coaches don’t get fired after just one year on a team that was in rebuilding mode based on wins and losses in less than 12 months.

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  14. unfair Avatar
    unfair

    Regarding MacKinnon release……
    There are definitely two sides to every story and hoops may have something here, exposure???
    J. MacKinnon is a straight forward guy, no sugar coating to him. Like him for it or not, that’s him! Personally I would rather be dealt with like that rather than the blind sided and not so courageously way he was sidelined today. Looks like the AD may have taken the high road??? Only he and Jim know that.
    He spent countless hours in the gym as an assistant coach for Greg Plumb. Plumb would probably agree that he assisted well. He sacrificed his personal and business time, most every weekend, for boys to come in to the gym and improve their skills; Saturdays, put shots up with the gun and Sundays, skill work. Need more guys like that.
    During those years and many hours, one could reasonably assume that the AD (Rob Stewart) and the administration knew “who and what” Jim “was and is”. One might also expect, that an institution such as Nichols would discuss and review the program objectives and protocols to achievement. Now they all of a sudden want to go in another direction? What direction is that??????
    It is no surprise to anyone (though they deny it) that many of the MMA schools recruit or should we say, strategically position themselves to accept individuals they desire: anyway you shake it, it is recruiting and why not. If an individual who qualifies academically (can dribble or skate), is approached or introduced to one of those fine institutions and qualifies for admission;
    Who get’s hurt? What is the harm? Who loses, other than the coaches that don’t work as hard in the off season with: AAU, church leagues, extra practice time and finding those that over achieve.
    Those lucky individuals may have doors opened for them in life, that may never have. I personally don’t see the harm, especially if it is restricted to pre high school applicants; which I heard was the case.
    Basketball suffers in the WNY area. The sport and the kids, need more guys like Jim MacKinnon, sacrificing his time, coaching and building individuals and teams that win. Last time I looked that was a good thing. In real life, everybody doesn’t make the team or get the promotion. You have to go out there and get it. If that is the reason for Jim’s separation then he should be proud of why it became.

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  15. CHS Avatar
    CHS

    Who plays at ECC for the state title this weekend?

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  16. Bill Avatar
    Bill

    So who is likely to get the Nichols job?

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  17. McShea is God Avatar
    McShea is God

    Nichols job has a FAMILIAR name attached 2 it.
    Nichols ‘student’ last week was correct, S Taplin will b going 2 Nichols next year. That will b the story of the off season, where does Taplin go but the answer is already Nichols.
    I actually think it makes sense. There aint no way W North gets by Falls or Jamestown next season or the year after. If he wants 2 get 2 Glens – or I should say Albany – Nichols makes sense. Mary’s will b down the next couple years.
    When they announce the new coach it will make it fun that is 4 sure.
    BTW St Raymonds beat Cardinal Hayes in OT and Holy Cross crushed Mt St Michael’s so it will b Holy Cross vs St Raymonds Sunday for CHSAA AA Title.
    O btw Mike McDonald that Daniel Dingle guy had 27 points 9 rebounds, 7 blocks 2 lead Raymonds:
    http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/high_school/basketball/temple_bound_star_leads_st_ray_into_X3MgbI07or2iSHAWpvThMO

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  18. StateChamps2003 Avatar
    StateChamps2003

    Pssh, the NY Post?!

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