WBB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[bbingit]

From the Richmond Times Dispatch a couple of days ago:
http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137833996195

RMC is a great team. Too bad they do not know how to win with class.

[Pat Coleman]

On the contrary, I think that article shows Randolph-Macon is very meticulously taking these things into account.

[GAVA]

From the Richmond Times Dispatch a couple of days ago:
http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137833996195

RMC is a great team. Too bad they do not know how to win with class.

The Yellow Jackets' star is averaging  33.7 minutes per contest.

LaHaye said she understands the irritation of foes who believe they have been needlessly sliced and diced by Silva's brilliance. But she stopped short of apologizing.

"Players of Megan's caliber don't come along very often," she said. "This is her last year in college, and it's our last year with her. I don't think we should be criticized for allowing a special player to do what she's capable of doing.

"I've given it some thought - a lot of thought, actually - "  Times Dispatch



Silva is 9th in the ODAC in playing time this season .  Other people are playing more than her. Why should anyone want to see her sit on the bench and not break the all time ODAC scoring record?  And why do these sour grapes always seem to come from VWC players and fans?

[GAVA]

RMC is a great team. Too bad they do not know how to win with class.

Just sour grapes from the marlins 3rd rate wannabes.

[Old School Marlin]

Oh GAVA, don't have a cow...just because RMC isn't the only team in the conference that can win a lot of games anymore doesn't mean that other teams and their fans don't have class and are "wannabe's".  Like Emufan said before, it's hard to be that team that doesn't have a consistently great team like some of the other ODAC legends...people started hating the little guys moving up the ladder.  Congrats, however, on trying to be the tough guy.  And every team has a bad seed in their fan base or two, not just the Marlins.  So just cool it with the mudslinging until the tourney and then have some class yourself and congratulate all the women basketball players and their coaches in the ODAC for giving their all this season.  (And that goes for all the other mudslingers too - the ODAC is made up of hard-working, intelligent women - to say others don't have class, even though we may not believe in their decision making, or we saw ONE player not help another up in ONE game for some odd reason, doesn't say it all for the whole organization...honestly.)

[78rmc]

On the contrary, I think that article shows Randolph-Macon is very meticulously taking these things into account.

Totally agree!  Given a player of Silva's talent, any team and coach would do the same or 'worse'.  It would not be fair to any player to limit their contribution, which is the reason they're on the floor, to compete.  What amazes me most about Silva is that she could have turned many of her record assists into points for herself.  That's unselfish and that's class.

[valleybballfan]

I imagine this post will be one that gets quite a bit of replies from Marlin fans, and I have gone back and forth about whether to post this or not, but I am going to. I am so disgusted at VWC and their players that I really don't care to see the Marlins play again. I have said before that I feel like VWC could really improve on their sportsmanship, and after watching every team in the ODAC play, I feel like the Marlins rank first in bad sportsmanship.

In Saturday's game against BC a VWC player (whom I will not mention) kicked a BC player very blatantly as she was on the ground. All of the fans who I was sitting with noticed it. One fan yelled that he figured VWC had been watching VA Tech too much. Some VWC fans around the area I was sitting came to the players defense saying that it seemed like an accident. I guess the player was having muscle spasms in her leg.

The VWC cheerleaders had a very sportsmanlike cheer during BC free throws. It went like this, "miss it...miss it....miss it..." Very original!

After the game some VWC students who were exiting the game were telling some BC fans that "here's the proof that BC is overrated."

I am just disappointed at the level of sportsmanship that VWC has shown this season. I have now seen them play four times, and I do not care to make that a fifth. There has not just been one incident for this team, there has been many!

VWC players and coaches....since I know some of you get on here....if you are reading this I would like you all to think about your actions....you all are a very good basketball team...a team which is on the rise...but you are not representing the ODAC very well at all!

Okay Marlin fans...please come to the defense of your beloved team whom you think everyone hates. I actually pulled for VWC at the beginning of the season...I really wanted to see three ODAC teams making a statement for their conference...but after seeing the Marlins....the only statement they'll make is one of poor sportsmanship!

[valleybballfan]

I tend to like to see EMU, W&L, and BC do well. I am from Augusta County, and so these three teams are all close to me.

However, I have enjoyed watching RMC make national headlines because it represents the ODAC very well. Everytime I watch Silva I am amazed at her talent. Other then the fact that she enjoys talking to the officials, I think she is a great sport. She goes out of her way to help players up, and after every BC game I have always seen Katy Herr and Megan Silva stand around, chat, and congratulate eachother on a good game. That is class!

I think RMC has had a great season! Really the only thing that RMC does that gets under my skin is their barking at half-court after they win. No team who has just been beaten wants to see that, nor do the fans. I feel like that is something to be done in your lockerroom.

However, I do respect RMC and Silva and am happy to see them representing the ODAC well! I would love to see BC and RMC both make the tournament and have two teams representing the ODAC! I am tired of people arguing about the class of RMC. I agree with the yellow jacket fans, you all are just jealous.

VWC....I really do believe you all have a great team with lots of talent....but quit making your jealous statements and give a very good ODAC team some love. You all are on the up and up...and hopefully you all will be representing the ODAC one day on a national level. Hopefully at that time there will be no RMC fans getting jealous, and hopefully the Marlins will have acquired some class by then.

[Old School Marlin]

VALLEYbballfan,

Please list, besides the very common "miss it" cheer and "overrated" comment that you hear at every basketball game across the country, any other unsportsmanlike issues of yours with VWC.  I know the players and the coaches well, and much like Silva who may get some flack, these are girls who take pride in their attitudes and their appearances not only to the other team and fans, but to the ODAC itself.  If Dunmyer ever thought they were acting at all unsportsman like, they would be yanked and benched indefinitely.  Man, I guess people really will say anything to bash teams rising to the top - especially "non valley" schools...

[GAVA]

  So just cool it with the mudslinging and have some class yourself

I think I will just wait until ANYONE affiliated with VWC shows some class, thanks.

[justafan02]

The VWC cheerleaders had a very sportsmanlike cheer during BC free throws. It went like this, "miss it...miss it....miss it..." Very original!

The only thing I will comment on is this "woo is me" statement.  Are you kidding me?  The cheerleaders are bad sports?  HA HA HA!!!  That is a cheer you would hear at a 9 year old basketball game and there is no judgement of class based on that.

On another note:  If the kicking incident is true, you have all my support in bashing VWC.

I am a supporter and a loyalist no doubt, but many posters on here are emotionally attached to their key boards and don't know when to applaud and when to smite.  I remember being a poster to say that the jury is out on VWC as a quality team b/c they hadn't beaten great teams.  I still agree with that statement as I do not think BC is a top notch squad either, when you look outside the conference.  The only legit team, in my opinion, in the conference is RMC.  BC, EMU, VWC are good teams with a ways to go before they get some national love.

[GAVA]

.....right up unitil Macon gets beat in the ODAC tournament., then know somewhere i will be sitting in the stands smiling patting my own back.

Another classy VWC post ! I expect when the tourney is over it won't be your back but another body part you will be patting.

[GAVA]

  If Dunmyer ever thought they were acting at all unsportsman like, they would be yanked and benched indefinitely. 

you mean like when a VWC player posts under the name " maconmesick" ?

[jmill]

It's incredible how vicious some of you "adults" can be, if you are adults.  Valleybb, as I said before, you are entitled to your opinion, but your attempts to paint VWC as a classless team are based on seeing the team in what, two or three games?  I don't care if you are tied to Augusta County, you are still very, very biased in your views.  Now you've tried to spread your ridicule from the team, to the cheerleaders to a handful of students walking out of the game.  Didn't you forget to attack the Marlin mascot, the announcer and the people in the concession stand?  And oh, by the way, I saw a Bridgewater player knock a VWC player to the court and walk away from her.  Seems to me that falls in your definition of classless.  You have not seen all of the teams in this conference play enough to make the kind of statements you do.  If every other team in this league is innocent, that it is just incredible.  Did you miss the action in the corner when the Bridgewater player shoved a VWC player into the chairs?  Or was that just good aggressive basketball?  And you know what, I really doubt if anyone cares if you see another VWC game.  You obviously wouldn't enjoy it anyway.  

And GAVA, what is your purpose in this room?  Only to try to stir up posters?  Where IS your proof of all of these VWC posters bashing R-MC?  Give the head count and the ID that makes your sure they are VWC players.    There was ONE player, count that GAVA, one player that was "outed" by a poster and it was after her ONE and only comment, which was mild to say the least.  You make accusations, so here's one for you, YOU must be a R-MC player.  How stupid does that sound?  Exactly.

[GAVA]

 

And GAVA,  Where IS your proof of all of these VWC posters bashing R-MC?  

I always copy the post I am replying to