"85"....cannot speak for the other two "walkoffs", but Blasingame indeed did leave the team AND school for health reasons.  My source, who is pretty close to Mark says if healthy, he plans on returning for his last two years of eligibility. Time (way to long for me) will tell.   

CNU's roster is posted at the link below.   Five returnees, three who logged significant time. 


http://dailypress2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13898

round, Baker was a freshman last year -- thank goodness -- we'll need solid play from Theo to compete at a high level in the conference.  Still looking for CNU's roster to be posted, but as someone mentioned earlier, it sounds like a lot of new faces. 

I think the top three, based on returnees, are pretty solid choices.  The bottom four who knows....if CNU finishes 4th I'd say we had a pretty successful season. Probably to many unknowns at CNU to make a somewhat objective prediction, but last year we had one newcomer who made an impact -- Theo Baker -- not sure we have that same quality of player coming in this year.   The team was not deep last year -- Barton and Blasingame logged 30+ minutes and probably more in close games.  Look for those two along with Baker to be up there in minutes again this year.     

cnu85 I see you attend CNU basketball game also!

Yea, I read the article to—Phoenix style offense.  It'll be interesting to see how they use the big guy at CNU—he's patiently deferred to the upperclassman.  Over the last three games last year he averaged 18 pts/10.1 rebs/3.6 blks per game, has a 60+% career shooting average—plus only 1.3 turnovers per game for the entire season-not to shabby.  Could become a little frustrating working for rebounds and blocked shots while your mates are heaving up treys!  Plus rebounding will be important—not exactly a CNU strength of late....and ball handling....and a deep bench.  I guess it could potentially open up the middle—gotta make'm for that to happen though.   But hey--agree--it should certainly be entertaining! 

Well we'll see who is on the court when the season starts.... 

 
Congrats to CNU....Men's Basketball Wins Top Shot-Blocking Award For Second Straight Year...be interesting to see if any of there top shot blockers are back next year....rumor has it they may not.   However, will be strong at the 1,2, and 3....hope CJ found a couple of hard nosed rebounders this summer!   Hate to think it could be any worse than last year!

su...cnu shot 71% from 3-point range.  No quit in your Hornets though.  There will be no "give-me's" in the conference tournament...have to bring it every night.  Tough year for your guys with all the injuries....good luck the rest of the way.   

Dragon is a heck of a player, however yesterday it was Lee who put the dagger in CNU.  He went off in the second half.   It wasn't that the defense was that bad on Lee, he was just hot.  Was hoping someone would shake Lee to wake him up.  Smith went to a small and quick line-up in the second half, with either Shuford or Moore in the middle.  Note that Dragon totaled 29 minutes in the game; he was on the bench during the run. 

One thing I forgot to mention was the referees.  They did not call a bad game, however at the end of overtime, after Shuford's score CJ feverishly tried to call timeout.  For some reason all three refs ended up on the baseline under CNU's basket???  So the ref who was supposed to be standing next to CJ was WAY out of position.  CNU should have had at least 5 seconds on the clock, they were given 1.1.  They still may not have scored, but you can certainly run a lot more options with 5!   What a shame, for CNU it ended on such a sour note. 

Notsa, I really think Donta is trying hard to bring the team together.  The team did play hard, for the most part yesterday, but you're "right on" about the lapses, especially on the defensive end.  Last year, Romeo did not hit his stride until VERY late in the season.  We can only hope and pray Davon does the same. 

I was one of about 10 CNU fans at the game yesterday. I talked with Blasingame's Dad after the game and seems Mark had a pretty severe ankle turn in practice Thursday.  He had a noticeable lack of mobility and was not able to elevate or move well laterally.  Little surprised he played most of the game.  While much can be made over CNU's rebounding, we were up as many as ten in the second half, up by seven with 7 minutes to go, then were out scored 18-3 before making a furious comeback in the last couple of minutes to tie the score. We came down probably six times straight without taking a shot. I'm pretty sure I heard Korey scream bank when he shot the three to tie the game at the end of regulation! I sincerely hope we can get it together at the point, Davon has the talent—hands down, but his confidence right now is obviously  hurting.  If the old Davon can comeback CNU will be fine—keep your head up dude—you can do it.  Theo played a great game.  Short bench hurts. 

Greensboro is very athletic, could be a LONG day today unless we have solid guard play and we rebound well.  Uh-oh.   

pride1fan, I've been to a few games at greensboro; you're about right, "no one cares"

Cannot hold it in any longer!  CNU was terrible last night.  Six points in the first seven minutes and 45 seconds!  NO chemistry.   The rest of the USA South must be thrilled.  Seldon, off the bench and Blasingame were the only two starters who showed any energy in the first half!   The bench played well in the first half; Kraut, Baker, and Jackson played fine.   CJ might be kicking himself a little; the five of Seldon, Blasingame, Lewis, Franklin and Baker built a 72-65 lead with about 8 minutes to go before subbing out the reserves.  Davon and Ed were having an off night.  It was a tough decision, but I don't know.  Everyone was talking about Hall's 38 points, how about leading his team in rebounds with 12!  He's definitely got game!

Nota......I really don't know what to say....this is a tough one to wrap arms around.  We were up by as much as 22 in the first half...fell all the way down to, I think 4 in second half.  Fisk is a scrappy team...but CJ talked about the defense on the radio after the game.....it was not very good....but looking at the box score they only shot 36%.   He could be referencing the 19 offensive rebounds Fisk grabbed.   It was nice to see Davon comeback and have a good game....and Donta was his usual tough self.  I was actually surprised to see he only shot 4-11...but the shots he did make were at critical junctures during the game.   Blasingame had a big night on the glass and Lewis continues to shoot well...Ed did not have a good night from the floor, but played solid the last 7 minutes of the game...it would be nice to see your inside guys step it up a bit defensively when Blasingame goes to the bench....Fisk was getting to the rim WAY to easy when he went out.  While we have solid backcourt players coming off the bench with Baker, Kraut, and Duke....it would be nice to have a Coleman and Claxton to come off the bench to beef up our inside toughness.  Spears I believe is injured....be nice to get him back in uniform.   Not sure if Santa delivered any post help for Christmas, guess we'll find out next week.  So from my humble perspective we're not playing with some of that swagger we displayed earlier in the season against VWC and RMC....let's hope we get it back beginning today against a tough Oswego team. 

LOL...see the Capt beat me to the punch...and to am surprised Justin is not on the floor more....while I know he can shoot, I think his mental toughness on defense would be much appreciated addition. 

Nota (my better half pointed out it's not notsa--sorry)...."reticent"...lol...interesting choice of words..and a interesting judgement made on my behalf.  Actually, I didn't think and wasn't trying to make a big deal at all....all the best and good luck with your future posts.   Like I said I'll go back to doing what I do best....watching and enjoying CNU basketball....and trust me I don't take it "that" serious at all  .  Happy New Year.