Jacket last year when HPU beat Hope no one gave our girls a chance in winning that game and probably not even you.The only ones that knew they could do it were those 14 girls that played, Coach K, and the parents of those girls and they went out and won the game.  They played with alot of heart and intensity that is how they played all year, that is why they won the National Championship.  They wanted that game 4 points more than Hope did, please don't say they were lucky, home crowd or not HPU was a very good basketball "TEAM"  last year and proved it beating the top teams (Hope, DeSalles,Whitewater, Messiah and McMurry) in the nation in the process.  So luck is not a good word to use they were just that good.  There is a diffrence in the HSU teams of lore and last years HPU team that being HPU won a National Championship the first for the ASC Conference in any sport.  So please don't tarnish their legacy by calling them lucky.  Please don't take this wrong I know you are an HPU fan, but it upsets me when anyone call last years team lucky.

SabineBBall one day when, as you say, UTD learns to win whether it be a 1 ,2,3,or 6 point win at tournament time a win is a win and every win is critical when the selections are being made for the dance.  UTD had a great season, but towards the end of the season they just did not have the same bounce as they did the first 2 months and to be considered as a west beater especially in the conference tourney they have to maintain a high level of play thru out the whole season. Do you honestly believe that UTD deserves to host games over HPU since UTD lost their first round game to a 4th seed and HPU won the tournament beating a 2, 1, and 2 seed?  Oh by the way I would be willing to bet HPU would accept your daughter with open arms.

    HPU wins again in a thrilling overtime game congrats to the navy and gold

Daballa I can assure you that Coach K would not have said nothing, a hand shake was all that was in order after a hard fought game like this one not a remark that would sure create tensions as it did.  Sorry can't share your views on this one.

Millie I was not yelling at you I just typed in caps by accident sorry.  As far as the west being the stronger division look at the numbers 4-0 that speaks for itself and Chris HPU is 21-5 this year and should go ahead of Miss. College they beat them twice this year if I remember correctly.

Ralph what do you think about HPU, HSU, or McMurry getting a bid for the tournament should one or the other not win the conference tourney.  All 3 have impressive wins against top 25 teams and play in a very good conference?

TIME HAD EXPIRED BEFORE THE FOUL SO AFTER CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE REFS THERE IN FACT WAS NOT A FOUL.  BLAME CANNOT BE PUT ON THE REFS FOR THIS MISS. COLLEGE HAD THEIR CHANCE TO WIN THE GAME, BUT COULD NOT CONVERT A VERY IMPORTANT FREE THROW AT THE END OF THE GAME.  IN AN EARLIER POST I STATED THAT THE WEST WAS VERY BATTLE TESTED AND ONCE AGAIN PROVED TO BE THE STRONGER DIVISION IN THE CONFERENCE GOING 4-0.  THE SEMI FINALS SHOULD BE VERY GOOD GAMES AND THE HOUSE SHOULD BE ROCKING FOR BOTH GAMES.  GOOD LUCK TO ALL 4 TEAMS AND GO HPU

YOU ARE RIGHT SB THIS IS GOING TO BE PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST CONFERENCE TOURNEYS IN QUITE SOME TIME.  I THINK THE TOP 4 FROM EITHER DIVISION CAN BEAT THE OTHERS ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT.   I'M THINKING SINCE 2005 THAT WAS THE LAST TIME THE EIGHT TEAMS WERE OF THIS QUALITY. WHO ARE YOU PREDICTING TO WIN AND MOVE ON TO CARRY THE HONOR OF ASC?

Why Ralph did you miss me?  As usual you are up on everything in D3 basketball and wow the ASC is lucky to have you.  Daballa is right I have been keeping up with the ASC at a distance since my daughter graduated last May, but none the less a fan of the toughest conference in D3.
I dont know if LIB was slacking off with the 2 game now 1 game lead, but if they want to be the next hero of the conference they need to get that killer instinct and try to improve every game and whip every one.  Seems to me they are going the opposite direction and not where they need to be at this point and time.  HSU has the talent, but seems like there is something holding them back from being the team whom I predicted to win the conference from the beginning.  Once again just like LIB its that killer instinct to go out and dominate.  HPU is the team to watch at this point they are playing good "D" and scoring enough points to win.  From what the rankings are telling me that UTD is the team to beat, but I dont see it they are playng ok right now, but very beatable and LIB, HSU and HPU are very capable of beating them on any night.  Ralph dont count on the conference tourney being held in Abileen just yet you still have 2 games left and anything can happen that is what is so unique about the ASC Conference anything can happen.  Hey Ralph what did you think about Number 22 for HPUs National Championship team being the title game MVP I was one proud pop.  Keep up your usual good work and go ASC.

My first post of the year and have been keeping up with the ASC Conference this year and wow is it solid this year compared to last.  The conference tourney should be a great one with some very good basketball teams battling it out for the championship.  HPU is hitting its stride at the right time after beating McMurry on Saturday it looks like they could be a force to watch out for.  The East teams look good this year with UTD leading the way, but can the pressure of the tournament be to much for these teams to hold off the West Division teams.  The West is so battle tested year end and out it is going to be interesting to see.  I see 5 teams that could compete in any conference anywhere HPU, HSU, McMurry, UTD and Mississippi College.  Good luck to all and may the best team win.  (WAR TO HOWARD PAYNE UNIVERSITY THE DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS AND THE ASC)

PAT WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO CHANGE THAT FRONT PAGE PICTURE ON D3 HOOPS?  THE HPU  WOMEN ARE WAITING AND SO ARE THEIR FANS!  WE ARE TIRED OF SEEING DEPAUW .

BJ yes you are correct the personnel is key to the zone.  I saw quite a few teams play this year and wondered why alot of these teams didn't run a zone.  Most of the teams didn't have that type of personnel to run man to man and be effective.  I noticed that Rutgers played a very aggressive zone against Connecticut and was very successful till the end when the Huskies finally hit some outside shots.

88 not bad and you are right about the greens right now they are in transition and tougher to putt. I'm pretty sure you could not play to much in Pennsylvania back then  because of the weather and all.  So you will be given a mulligan on another game if you come back to Texas.

Man people are being harsh with karma now I know how inthepaint feels!

DSU-SID welcome back and thank you for your comments.  By the way what did you shoot in your round of golf when you were down?  The weather was great if I'm not mistaken.  I think alot of HPUs success was due to the type of defense that we ran.  From the sweet 16 games to the final 4 everyone ran man to man and we were the only zone team that I saw.  DeSales I dont believe had played against an aggressive zone like that all year as Wisconsin WW and Messiah did and it caught them off guard.  The zone defense we ran does not allow you very many transition baskets as does a man to man.  No disrespect to Washington U. no doubt had 4 very good basketball teams but this HPU team was just that "a good all around team" from the starters to the bench.  When Coach K put his bench players in the intensity did not drop off and he could go 5 to 6 deep. So I will not compare the two  as Sandman said "we will let the historians do that."

OK let me get something started here it is getting boring.  Guys and gals who is going to to be the pre-season pick for ASC player of the year for 2008-2009?