WBB: American Southwest Conference

golfniz1 · March 11, 2008, 04:56:05 PM

Thanks for the info dballa you along with Ralph Turner give this site alot of credibility. Thanks to both of you.

golfniz1 · March 11, 2008, 05:02:52 PM

Just to be able to watch 4 very good basketball teams is going to be awesome. I believe both games will have alot of people watching them. It will be worth the price of admission. I do not know that much about DeSalles from what i have read they seem to be a guard oriented team that shoots from the outside alot. Can somebody help me hear if you have more info?

dballa · March 11, 2008, 05:22:27 PM

Burke has made 70 3's this year shooting over 42% behind the arc. Rarich(sp?) doesn't shoot many but she does shoot them very well. She's also one of the best free throw shooters in DIII shooting over 90%. She seems to be the type that likes to drive and get fouled because she's shot a lot of free throws.

Their posts aren't very tall. They do have a 6'2" player but from what I've seen she hasn't played much at all this season.

I'm thinking this could be a game much like our games against Chapman but their guards won't be near as short. HPU's guards will have to take care of the ball and the post players will need to use their height mismatch to win this game.

Pat Coleman · March 11, 2008, 05:29:52 PM

Those are All-American finalists for the WBCA, not the WBCA All-American team. The WBCA All-American team is announced at the Final Four.

Rob Don · March 11, 2008, 05:45:19 PM

it's amazing that HPU actually spent money improving the gym! good for them and good for HPU bball.

that old basketball floor was incredibly old!!! I don't know if anyone on here knows its history, but I heard Dallas Houston talk about it in a pre-game speech to the HPU girls team back in 2005. He claimed that it was bought from an old NBA team when they were building a new floor, and that players like Wilt Chamberlin had played on that very court.

I've always thought that was pretty cool. 8) It would be sweet if some had more info on this...though i admitt doing research on a basketball floor isn't that exciting to most. lol $:-\$

BBenthusiast · March 11, 2008, 06:09:23 PM

Rob, are you coming down for the big games?

Ralph Turner · March 11, 2008, 06:22:20 PM

Quote from: golfniz1 on March 11, 2008, 04:56:05 PM
Thanks for the info dballa you along with Ralph Turner give this site alot of credibility. Thanks to both of you.

Thanks and my pleasure.

dballa has been the most consistent HPU poster, for what 6-7 years now?

We have a great conference. We have good fans who enjoy their own teams and are respectful of the other teams in the conference.

golfniz1 · March 11, 2008, 07:02:50 PM

I think that on Friday night #40 and #22 for HPU are going to be the difference makers in this game. When you have to try and control Daniels and Blaylock it leaves these two to make plays and both of these players are very capable of that. after hearing the stats on the guards for DeSales HPUs defense is going to have its hands full.

dballa · March 11, 2008, 07:23:00 PM

Ralph actually it will be my 5th yr on here on March 16th. If that's worth celebrating I hope I can celebrate it with the HPU women going to the Final Four

Ralph Turner · March 11, 2008, 07:28:16 PM

Quote from: dballa on March 11, 2008, 07:23:00 PM
Ralph actually it will be my 5th yr on here on March 16th. If that's worth celebrating I hope I can celebrate it with the HPU women going to the Final Four

I do, too.

dballa has been the most likely person to chase down an HPU score from some far reaches in the ASC when no other website had them!

berghoops · March 11, 2008, 08:30:43 PM

Pat, it's a little bit of both for the WBCA All-American Team. 10 of the 40 finalists(basically the 5 All-Region selections from each of the 8 regions) are named "All-American, while the other 30 are automatically named Honorable Mention All-American behind the 10 announced at the D1 final four.

Those 30 get certificates saying they are HM All-American Team.

JACKET84 · March 11, 2008, 08:41:33 PM

Quote from: Rob Don on March 11, 2008, 05:45:19 PM
it's amazing that HPU actually spent money improving the gym! good for them and good for HPU bball.

that old basketball floor was incredibly old!!! I don't know if anyone on here knows its history, but I heard Dallas Houston talk about it in a pre-game speech to the HPU girls team back in 2005. He claimed that it was bought from an old NBA team when they were building a new floor, and that players like Wilt Chamberlin had played on that very court. I've always thought that was pretty cool. 8) It would be sweet if some had more info on this...though i admitt doing research on a basketball floor isn't that exciting to most. lol $:-\$

It was purchased from an ABA team in St. Louis.

Ralph Turner · March 11, 2008, 08:49:45 PM

Quote from: JACKET84 on March 11, 2008, 08:41:33 PM
Quote from: Rob Don on March 11, 2008, 05:45:19 PM
it's amazing that HPU actually spent money improving the gym! good for them and good for HPU bball.

that old basketball floor was incredibly old!!! I don't know if anyone on here knows its history, but I heard Dallas Houston talk about it in a pre-game speech to the HPU girls team back in 2005. He claimed that it was bought from an old NBA team when they were building a new floor, and that players like Wilt Chamberlin had played on that very court. I've always thought that was pretty cool. 8) It would be sweet if some had more info on this...though i admitt doing research on a basketball floor isn't that exciting to most. lol $:-\$
It was purchased from an ABA team in St. Louis.

Drum roll please...Spirits of St Louis?

Actually I think that it was the NBA St Louis Hawks on their way to Atlanta, especially if Rick Akin played on the old court! (Frightening thought...can you imagine Rick Akin wearing 1971 style basketball shorts?

)

How about this 1949/50 picture of Red Auerbach?

JACKET84 · March 11, 2008, 09:11:04 PM

I stand corrected. I knew it was St. Louis, but didn't realize it was NBA.

Hope will be arriving in Brownwood tomorow. Direct flight from Holland, MI to Brownwood, TX. It must be nice.

Rick Akins · March 11, 2008, 10:26:32 PM

Everyone wore those shorts, Ralph--and yes they were short. My recollection of the floor is also St. Louis and it was already I believe 10 years old when we got it in 1964. No wonder it was more than worn out by 2007!

My correspondence with the DeSales SID on here to try to get him some golf in at Brownwood CC (which I believe I succeeded in!!) tells me they are coming in Wednesday also. His tee time is Thursday morning. Are all 3 teams flying direct to Brownwood? I did not even know that was possible!

I am pretty sure HPU flew DFW to Minneapolis last year and bussed 2-3 hours to Decorah, IA to play at Luther.