WBB: American Southwest Conference

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HSUats,

Where are you?

[Ralph Turner]

So Ralph do I post #1000 in the Best Attendance section

Yes!  And congratulations!

[Pat Coleman]

Maybe what happened to lcwildcat scared off HSUats. They might not want to have been "outed" by someone like Bowerman or Mr. Coleman.

I guess people don't read the Terms of Service, then -- they are very specific about how e-mail addresses are displayed.

[Pat Coleman]

Anyway, logged in to thank Howard Payne for providing such a professional and balanced broadcast. Certainly worthy of the audience we're sending to it from the front page link.

[mcmfan]

I guess McM has done it's part today to put the conference tournament in Abilene instead of Brownwood... The ultimate irony, I suppose, would be for our win over HPU to give our arch rivals at HSU  the chance to win the division, for everyone is now neck and neck and anything can happen with the rematches in Brownwood!

[Ralph Turner]

Assuming all 3 teams win every other regular season game...

currently, these records are in consideration of a potential 3-way tie to determine the location of the Conference tourney.  (Of course, I want  the Tourney to be played at Kimbrell HS Arena.   You know, the appellation has a ring of good luck to it!   )

McM 2-1 (-4 in the point differential; best record but trails in point differential if there is a 3-way tie.)
HPU 1-1 (+4 in the point differential in the 3-way; must sweep the week to give McM its 2nd West Division loss, and HSU its 3rd.)
HSU 1-2 (0 in the point differential).

All 3 teams control their destinies, to a degree.

HPU can sweep the week and be the sole team with one West Division loss.

McM can defeat HPU and be the only team with one West Division loss.

HSU can defeat HPU.  The Cowgirls have a net +5 over McMurry in a point differential, but must consider the point differential in a HPU win over McM in Brownwood on Saturday.

[sethhpu]

That was one heck of a game. I don't have much of a voice left but no sulking. I think the difference in the game from where I was sitting was the fact McM got second chance points in the second half. Oh and HPU only shot 28% in the second half. Richardson is a heck of a player, should be a great game in Brownwood as well. Wasn't as many fans as I expected at the game but still a big game atmosphere at the end. Better to take a loss now than in the conference or NCAA tourney. Another crazy week to go.

[mcmfan]

Ralph,
You answered my question before I could even ask it!  I suppose it's too early to try to think about how this affects the post season, except that whatever the NCAA does, we probably won't like it.  My guess is that if one school was several games ahead of everyone else and got through the tournament, it would be the only one invited into the playoffs -- no Pool C bid.  But if all three schools are close, they might all get bids -- like last year where HPU and HSU both got into the post season even though both failed to make it to the final game of the tournament (and UMHB, which did, was ignored).

[fanstand]

Wow what a game! This conference is tough, I don't care what they say up north, this is great basketball. It's been a battle and we aren't even done yet....Way to go LIB, Wow. The crowd was vocal and loud and dang the gym was hot again. I knew HPU was for real, and they are a great defensive team, but give it to Maigen Sawyer, who may not have shot her best game, but she did a heck of a job guarding Meia. Meia had only two points in the paint today. HPU has a strong bench and we played some good defense today.  Tarra and Allie stepped up, and we just kept chipping away and playing hard. Those are the games you hate to see someone lose, but thank goodness for the "W". I'm proud of LIB, rest tomorrow and lets go to Alpine. Yeehaw!

[Ralph Turner]

Wow what a game!

... but give it to Maigen Sawyer, who may not have shot her best game, but she did a heck of a job guarding Meia. Meia had only two points in the paint today. HPU has a strong bench and we played some good defense today.  ...

Okay Maigen, you earned your keep.    8)  As if Ihave any power to kick you out!!!   

Coach Holmes reminded me this week that he will never chew anyone out for missing a shot,  but you don't miss a defensive assignment...

It looks like you did a good job!


mcmfan, I will conjecture that ETBU or someone from the East definitely must earn a Pool A bid...i.e., win the tourney.

McM has a 5 point loss to UW-Stout on a neutral court.

HSU has an ugly (injury plauged) loss first week to Southwestern (South Region record of 8-9).

HPU has not played anyone in the non-conference that really helps.  (Trinity is only a shell of its former self).

That being the case, I think that ASC-West Tri-Champs that go as deep in the ASC Tourney as possible stand a good chance of getting 2 Pool C bids.

We then have a chance to play the NCAA tourney all over again...  and may the winner of the Texas Sub-bracket win the whole thing!

Having seen all 3 teams play, I don't think that any team quite has the entire package.  Put Symbri as the point guard for either HPU or HSU, or take the HSU starter of your choice to fill your own team's weakness that night, or find a way to make Tarra Richardson your #4, or move Meia and Blalock to another team, etc., etc., etc.  All 3 teams are great and all 3 teams could tweak themselves to be even better.  And that is where the players that I have not mentioned come in. 

For McMurry, Maigen played exceptional defense today?  Wow!  Great! (And those rebs at the end!  And that old fashioned 3-point play!)

Allison Nelson hit those 3 FT's at the end?  Clutch!

We played lots of minutes with our starters today, but the bench players burned lots of minutes in this long stretch that we needed them to burn!

Get ready to go to SRSU!

[inthepaint]

thank goodness for the "W". I'm proud of LIB . . . Yeehaw!

Absoutely!  Thanks Lady Indians, or Female Tribe, or whatever the politically correct moniker is these days, thanks for doing what my Cowgirls were not able to accomplish.   

What a season!

[Ralph Turner]

thank goodness for the "W". I'm proud of LIB . . . Yeehaw!

Absoutely!  Thanks Lady Indians, or Female Tribe, or whatever the politically correct moniker is these days, thanks for doing what my Cowgirls were not able to accomplish.   

What a season!

LIB works just fine!   

[inthepaint]

LIB works just fine!   

LIB spells "winners!"  Way to get it done, ladies!   

[Ralph Turner]

Great George Levecque Interview with HSU Coach Shanna Briggs

[ETigerBU]

Just to let everyone know...the East teams played too! And ETBU once again came out on top!