I am waiting to see the stats from this game, but unofficially the Pride put up 526 yards!! Only allowing 391.  Throndset is going to have many great games in his career. I think I speak for many alumni/alumnae, we are very happy to see Young in as head coach.

I think I probably have to retire from d3boards, I have a job that will/is probably a conflict of interest.  I can probably stick around for football season, but I probably will not be around for basketball season. Roll Pride!!

Personally I think the south deserves at least one more than the 6 teams we had last year.  There are 11 teams that have 20 wins at this point of the season.  I think we had 9 last year, if I counted right. (I don't think DePauw was included in that number)  I know 20 wins doesn't mean anything for NCAA's, but the fact is their are some really good teams down here this year.  It would be nice to see another team down here.  I don't think the USASouth has had 3 teams with 20 wins...ever... (Don't quote me on that.)

Quote from: ronk on January 10, 2012, 01:14:07 AM

Quote from: GuyFormerlyPSBBG on January 09, 2012, 03:18:03 PM
I've been busy so I haven't been able to keep the undefeated updates like I have wanted too.

I see Piedmont is now ahead of Greensboro. (I believe that is the right call.)  The one thing I notice about Greensboro and it is a trend that occurred last year too....

3Pt shooting %..  The team's % got lower and lower as the season went along (month to month.)  I know you can't spend much time in practice just shooting 3's but to continue to shoot them and miss is not a good sign.  Extra time in practice/working out might help a bit.  Getting into the weight room to help fight fatigue or getting extra shots up before/after practice will go a long way.

We all know they are going to go through their All-American Duncan.  I would be willing to stack the paint on her.  Have a player behind her and rotate a player in front of her ball side every time. Rotating double team.  I just don't think there are many teams in the conference that can keep up with the pace for the full 40 minutes.  I will take my chances though.  38% inside the line and 28% outside the line.

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  You get more points outside the line @ 28% than inside the line @ 38%, if that was your point.

They are only hitting 24%, I meant to but that down.

They are making 7.6 points per 10 shots at 2pt shots and 7.2 at 3pt shots.  They have gone from 28% to 24% to 20% (At least they are shooting fewer per game)

For me at least anything below 30% is an eye opener.

I've been busy so I haven't been able to keep the undefeated updates like I have wanted too.

I see Piedmont is now ahead of Greensboro. (I believe that is the right call.)  The one thing I notice about Greensboro and it is a trend that occurred last year too....

3Pt shooting %..  The team's % got lower and lower as the season went along (month to month.)  I know you can't spend much time in practice just shooting 3's but to continue to shoot them and miss is not a good sign.  Extra time in practice/working out might help a bit.  Getting into the weight room to help fight fatigue or getting extra shots up before/after practice will go a long way.

We all know they are going to go through their All-American Duncan.  I would be willing to stack the paint on her.  Have a player behind her and rotate a player in front of her ball side every time. Rotating double team.  I just don't think there are many teams in the conference that can keep up with the pace for the full 40 minutes.  I will take my chances though.  38% inside the line and 28% outside the line. 

http://www.greensborocollegesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/201112071nijjl

Congrats to the Pride player, MVP at the National Bowl.

Quote from: sunny on December 06, 2011, 07:59:52 AM
First, are there more undefeated teams overall than at this point last year? I don't know.

My post yesterday

Quote from: GuyFormerlyPSBBG on December 05, 2011, 08:29:02 AM

Ok.  I am going to do this again.  I first posted this on the 10th of last year and then I followed it up every week.  We have 34 undefeated teams 16 of which are ranked.  Last year at this time there was only 8 ranked teams with 30 undefeated. I should have my personal  top 25 poll out tonight or early tomorrow.

I do have to give the voters a bunch of credit, you are right it is tough.

I can see the argument on why Williams jumped above Greensboro...They beat Babson (in the previous poll....)  Babson on more than one occasion was regarded as overrated last season and jumped the polls because of their record. 

I think Williams is benefiting from being in a very good conference too.   

I am not disagreeing with the jump, I do think Williams is the better team at this point.

At first I was disappointed that Greensboro didn't play well against Methodist @ Methodist, but turned out to be a quality win. As Methodist went to the Freeman Center and took out CNU. (I believe it was among the most active win streaks at home for any team in any division!) 

Are there some new people voting in the poll this year?  I've don't think I've seen as much love for undefeated teams this year compared to prior years.


Last season week 2:  13 teams in the top 25 had 1 or more losses.
This season week 2: 6 teams with 1 loss in the top 25.

Ok.  I am going to do this again.  I first posted this on the 10th of last year and then I followed it up every week.  We have 34 undefeated teams 16 of which are ranked.  Last year at this time there was only 8 ranked teams with 30 undefeated. I should have my personal  top 25 poll out tonight or early tomorrow.

Team	Record
Louisanna College	5-0
Concordia (Texas)	4-0
Mary Washington	6-0
Mulenberg	6-0
Ithaca	6-0
Piedmont	6-0
Franklin	7-0
Hanover	3-0
Juniata	7-0
Skidmore	4-0
Vassar	4-0
Western Conn	7-0
Fitchburg State	7-0
Calvin	6-0
Trine	6-0
Lebanon Valley	6-0
Ausburg	3-0
Smith	6-0
Amherst	5-0
Colby	5-0
Williams	6-0
William Patterson	6-0
New England College	7-0
Lewis and Clark	7-0
George Fox	6-0
Wiliminton	5-0
Otterbein	6-0

Eastern Mennonite	6-0
Westminster (Mo.)	5-0
Rochester	7-0
Chicago	6-0
Greensboro	4-0
UW-River Falls	6-0
UW-Stevens Point	6-0

The poll is close to the poll I am keeping on the side.  I will start to publish it on the boards next week.  Turkey day weekend, threw me off my schedule. My poll isn't through Sunday and Monday.  I had Denison out after the first loss.  1 and 2 are the same. 4 5 and 6 move up on spot and I have George Fox at #6.  Mount Union is very good, I like where they are.  (I watched a few of their games online last year too.  I really like the way they play the game.) I believe teams shouldn't benefit from winning based on their position in the poll.  I dropped Lebanon Valley down to 13.  I haven't like Greensboro's schedule.  I think their position holds, only because teams above them lost.  Guilford will make a run at the ODAC. (More on that later.) 19-25, there are some differences.  I had CNU in the poll, I didn't have them as high, but they were in the poll after that blowout to RMC.  I had Capital and Hope above CNU.  (I didn't have the Capital loss to Maryville in my poll yet.) 


I think Ferrum deserves some attention in the South.  I don't think any other southern conference school, not currently ranked, deserves a spot over Ferrum.  You could argue an undefeated team, but then we will have to look at the schedules.  USASouth has two teams ranked in the top 25.  Ferrum was picked 2nd, and they are not in poll.

USASouth's top 3 teams could compete with any of top teams in the south.  I don't think the conference gets enough credit, because the bottom half of the conference just isn't as good..

I think d3 can come with "salute to armed forces/fallen heroes" tournament.

My idea would be to incorporate battle locations of the Civil War/Revolutionary War into a d3 basketball tournament.

Since the ODAC has teams that would qualify, I posted the idea here.

ODAC could practically rotate a team into the tournament every year.  We could throw in Gettysburg and Mary Washington every year.  I am not familiar with all the battles, but I am sure there are several more locations north and south that could be rotated into this tournament.

What do you guys think?

Quote from: Captain Bob on November 01, 2011, 03:01:40 PM
Great to see Greensboro (USAC) in the top 25.  Interesting that Christopher Newport was RV and no mention of Ferrum given we were picked 3rd in the conference poll (Ferrum was 2nd, Greensboro 1st).  Maybe the national voters remember the tournament run and forgot we lost a coach and three starters?

Looking forward to a great season though.

I think the 90 points for CNU was well deserved after that impressive win over R-MC.  I bet both teams were probably shocked from the outcome on this. (CNU has that confidence, but when you lose an ALL-WORLD player in Schweers, I don't think anyone would expect a win of that margin.)  RM-C returned quite a few starters and they were pricked to win the ODAC.


I would expect CNU to probably be ranked when the new poll comes out in the end of the both. (If they lose, then I wouldn't expect it.)

I watched the Guilford vs Greensboro game, but I am a USASouth follower.  I think the #2 pick for Guilford was probably right, but they are going to have to score more than 49 pts to be more deserving of that #2 preseason ranking.  For Greensboro they are going to have to score more than 59 pts to be deserving of their rankings too.  I will take the win though, because if Guilford is expected to make a run this year, it wouldn't be hard to see two teams out of the ODAC in the NCAA, it has happened before.  Neither team was really impressive it truly was a defensive game.  As they say defenses win championships. Both teams will be alright.

Quote from: hasanova on November 16, 2011, 11:59:08 AM

Quote from: GuyFormerlyPSBBG on November 16, 2011, 09:03:46 AM
Big Game Tonight!!

GC vs GC.  I think it should be an exciting game tonight.  It looks like Guilford/Methodist game neither team shot very well.  One impressive stat was Guilford went to the FT 40 times, nearly half their points came from the FT line.  The points were mostly score by the guards at the line.  My guess is those guards were aggressive.  The box score indicates a guard oriented team.  Probably a 4 out 1 in offense that relies heavily on dribble penetration and either dishing it out or finishing inside with the guards.  You don't see much from the F/C position. Either that or Methodist ran a bunch of zone to shut down the inside.

Both teams have experience and I am sure it will be on display tonight.  Greensboro always seems to play very well at home.  I think they pull this one out tonight because it is at home.  Pride win 75-62

I'm disappointed that this double-header is being played at Hanes Gym, but I understand GCP's reluctance to give up their home game.  The gym is simply too small to accommodate everyone, especially with the Pride women ranked this season and the intense rivalry on the men's side.  In fact, with virtually no parking and the fact that I probably won't even get in if I don't get there really early, I'm not sure I'm even going to try to go - which is a shame.  I think the men's game will be tight, but don't get too overconfident after Greensboro's big win over the Johnson & Wales (Charlotte) squad - Guilford will be a lot tougher egg to fry (pun absolutely intended). 

A good fried egg is tough to make. Although I call them "dippy eggs".  I would be willing to bet next year the game will be played at GCQ.  I think it would be fun for the series, although I don't think the coaches would agree, the winning team will continue to host until the losing team can beat them. How does that sound?

I know how much you dislike Hanes Gym, but I love that atmosphere.  I hope there is video for the games.  If there is, please let it be decent! Last year's broadcasts were good, but trying to watch a football game this year was like eating an under cooked "dippy egg"

Anybody interested in doing a fan poll?

I would like to get at least 10 people. Fans opinions always are fun.  Of course, it will always provide some talking points for the boards. Pat Coleman can then ask advertisers to pay more for space.   I probably watch more women's games then Pat Coleman (only kidding of course. Or am I...bahaha)

I don't have any d3 games to go to down here in FL.  I think the excitement level in d3 games is probably the best comparing all levels.

GC VS GC Tonight!!

Greensboro is the favorite in this game, but I wouldn't count anything out in a GC vs GC game.  Guilford was picked to finish to finish 2nd this year in the ODAC.  They were young last year and competed in the ODAC last season.  I think that added experience will give them a boost in this game. I wouldn't expect a score to be as one sided this year as it was last year.  However Greensboro is playing at home, if the fans show up in full force for the women's game it can be a very tough environment.  It will be the first time these Guilford players will see Hanes Gym. If Guilford can knock down a few 3's then this game could get very interesting.  I think Greensboro will be too quick tonight for Guilford.  Final score 78-62 Greensboro.