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Can't wait for the season to start! Love MC B-ball!!

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Show posts MenuQuote from: old_lion on March 12, 2009, 10:02:35 AMQuote from: MCScotsFan on March 11, 2009, 11:02:33 PM
I added Bo before Raul because I had so much to say about Raul.![]()
I know ... I was just kidding about that ... sort of. That was always a pet peeve of mine ... the pure PG (Killer, Green, Baize, etc.) Vs. the volume shooter (Bo) who happened to be playing the lead guard position ... IMHO, they don't even belong in the same conversation. But, when he got hot, Bo could shoot ... I'll give him that. And, he was going to keep shooting until he got hot ... so consequently, he scored a lot and , IMHO, he got more recognition than he deserved. His shooting %s were always pretty poor ... he scored more than the typical PG, because he shot a lot, period. Just my opinion ...Quote from: MCScotsFan on March 11, 2009, 11:02:33 PM
"the straw that stirs the drink" type player "- I guess you'll have to explain that one to me, if you would. i have no idea what that means. Glad I did it, but don't know what I did.
The phrase was attributed to Reggie Jackson ... not surprisingly, he was talking about himself. As in, "I'm the guy that makes the Yankees go."
I think the phrase is much more applicable in basketball, than in baseball. It refers to a "synergy guy" (usually a PG) who does all the things (some intangible) that enables his team to function better. In short, he makes his teammates better. That's why, if you look at the season stats of most teams, it's almost always the "straw that stirs the drink type players" that lead them in minutes played. His coaches, and his teammates, don't like it when he's not on the floor ... guys don't want to play instead of this type player ... they want to play with him.
Quote from: scottiedoug on March 10, 2009, 05:00:31 PM
Anybody got any good rumors about who Coach Wright is recruiting?
Quote from: scottiedoug on March 05, 2009, 11:48:21 AM
Nice piece about Natalie Munday. Not so nice about her former coach.
http://thedailytimes.com/article/20090305/SPORTS/303059974
Quote from: old_lion on March 04, 2009, 10:36:29 PMQuote from: MCScotsFan on March 02, 2009, 06:01:51 PM
My favorite year before this one was definitely with Ellis, Calloway, Mason (who seems to be doing great if anyone ever wonders about him!), and Placeres along with Bobby Golden. While Andy Chaney could shoot like a crazy man, when one of the 5 were out, in general, I was waiting for them to go back in.
Placeres will probably always be my favorite player to watch. He had this drive toward the basket that looked fast until he put it in overdrive! He was animated and worked the crowd, led the team and joked around with the refs. It was always a great show!
That was the best Murvul team I saw. (But then, I never saw any of Grubb's teams ... I would really have liked to.) But I have to chastise you for one thing ... NEVER mention Mason ahead of Paceres ... it just ain't right.(I'm only semi-kidding ... you're welcome, Killer.) BUT, you get extra credit for your appreciation of "the straw that stirs the drink" type player ... that's all too rare.
On a related topic ... you guys know how I love the #s ... well, kudos to whomever is doing the stats on the GSAC website ... I believe John Hughes, the LaGrange SID, is the lead dog. They now have links to the last two season's stats ... and it includes some really nice sorts of the information.
http://www.greatsouth.org/sport.asp?path=mbball&tab=winter
It would be really cool if they could develop an extensive archive section ... and have this type of info back several seasons. I would love to be able to see this type of info on some of the good teams from the past ... like the 2000 team Grubb mentioned ...Quote from: mattgrubb on March 02, 2009, 11:07:54 PM
the 2000 team had Housewright then also on that team Watts GSAC player of the year, Ennen GSAC player of the year, Tummel GSAC Player of the year
and Huntingdon's good, senior-laden team from 05-06.
http://www.piedmont.edu/athletics/mbasketball/05-06stats/pcm24.htm
BTW, that 05-06 team was my favorite Piedmont team ... outstanding depth. In 05-06, the gsac was much better overall, than any other season I've seen.
Quote from: old_lion on March 02, 2009, 04:54:37 PMQuote from: MCScotsFan on February 28, 2009, 09:37:08 PM
This, IMHO, is the most talent RDL has had all at once.
MC, I don't think I can agree with that statement. This team certainly has a lot of young talent ... but the most overall talent RDL has had?
Within my short memory ...
What about 06-07 ... GoldenBlair has to be one of the gsac's top all-time at the 5 position, Bowers was a complete all-around guard, and Bo was a prolific volume shooter who was unstoppable when his jumper was falling ...
http://www.piedmont.edu/athletics/mbasketball/06-07stats/pcm12.htm
05-06 was a very deep team ...
http://www.piedmont.edu/athletics/mbasketball/05-06stats/pcm13.htm
03-04 was no slouch either ...
http://www.piedmont.edu/athletics/mbasketball/03-04stats/pcm21.htm
And probably the best was 04-05 ... with the triumvirate of Raul, Sidney, & Monte ... backed by all that young talent ... Golden, Blair, Chaney, Bradley, Mason. etc.
http://www.piedmont.edu/athletics/mbasketball/04-05stats/pcm15.htm
Quote from: GSAC Killer on February 26, 2009, 09:40:56 AM
Watson nor Hernandez MVP?I don't care what stats that kid had.. MVP will their teams to wins!! Absolutely nuts!!!
A knowledgable basketball fan knows that the MVP should have been Hernandez or Watson!!