WBB: GSAC

GottaHaveHeart · March 03, 2007, 06:42:01 AM

I definitely would not say that.

If you look at the Oglethorpe game, we had them down by as much as 20 in the first and second half and won, we beat Piedmont by 16 at our house and should have beat them in the Championship game. The Transylvania game, word is we just didn't show up to play that night.

I believe we were better than all 3 of those teams this year, but the fact is they went to the tournament and we stayed at home. You got to perform and play!!!!

scottiedoug · March 03, 2007, 04:01:50 PM

The D3 teams the Scots may have been better than/competitive with who got into the tournament got beat pretty badly. I would think it would be a better sign of our national competitiveness had those teams done better in the opening round.

batteredbard · March 06, 2007, 06:33:09 PM

I think the national level was better and judging by who those three got put against I wouldn't have been surprised that if MC had gottten in they would have drawn DePauw in the first round and been one and done.

There is a lot of talent in that frosh group that is rising up for sophomore level. Saw Draper shooting alone with the auto return machine this afternoon. Dee did use a few frosh but they were folks who were better than the starters, ie putting Nat in and putting Charise as the six last year or Mel her freshman season. I can't really argue with the way the freshman made it into the rotation this year. It actually looked like several of them who werent nervous early grew a little game nervous at season end and werent playing as nearly as well as they had early because of making mental mistakes with travels and bad fouls.

Scottie Doug, I think you do have a point in that there is a difference in the athletes an NAIA and MC go after, and maybe they wouldn't have gone MC anyway, but maybe so.

BTW South-Doyle High announced this afternoon that Kinsey and Kelsey Galyon will sign with Dee on Monday to go to Reinhardt.

I wonder if Carson-Newman is worried about a Dee Bell armed with scholarships?

GottaHaveHeart · March 07, 2007, 04:53:11 PM

I feel next years team has the potential to be something special if:

1) All the big 3 returns: Natalie, Mel, and Saxe
2) Somebody steps up and makes a statement that I want to play point
3) Find a scorer and "definitely" a rebounder to help Saxe
4) Got to get much stronger on defense ...make stops at the end of games
5) A much more deversified offensive and defensive stradegies
6) Stronger leadership from the Coach and a verbal leader on the floor

Some of the younger ladies are going to have to step in and up. Opportunity?

scottiedoug · March 07, 2007, 11:26:06 PM

It will take Pardue a few years to establish relationships that lead to the kind of recruiting Dee was able to do after he had been around a while. I do not know much about Rhinehart and its academic expectations. Would the players he is signing in Knox and Blount Counties likely to have wanted to go to MC and could they have gotten in and afforded it? Does Dee have full rides to give out? What are the NAIA rules about that?

Questions, questions....

GottaHaveHeart · March 09, 2007, 10:57:11 AM

Coach Pardue is attending the State Tournament. Any new prospects anyone know or heard to speak of?

batteredbard · March 09, 2007, 06:05:10 PM

Chelsi Hooper 5'7 wing/post from Greenback is committed last time we talked to her.

http://www.thedailytimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070223/PREP/702230301&SearchID=73274464982825

I don't know the full story but there is a post (Megan Peterson) at Seymour that Dee and CN were interested in but backed off of midseason. Not sure where she is on radar screen.
G-P has a decent prospect (Everhart?) that I'm guessing Katie Parton as the GP asst may be helping steer toward the program.
Kind of like the men most of the middle east tn talent have two things going
1)The good d3 caliber and not already cherry picked by D2 or NAIA are few at the moment
2) some of the ones with the best potential simply aren't seniors this season

Not sure about the status on several girls in Greenville area and as to who Pardue might see at state they will be mid or west tn because outside of Austin East and Oliver Springs the East TN girls got devestated in the first round Wed and Thur.

scottiedoug · March 09, 2007, 11:27:03 PM

Thanks for the info, Batteredbard. Keep us posted!

batteredbard · March 22, 2007, 08:09:51 PM

Congrats to Summer Dalton for being named second team All South.

GottaHaveHeart · March 30, 2007, 07:08:23 PM

Any improvement or dialogue between Mel, Natalie and Pardue? He better work hard to keep those two young ladies.

They started spring open gym, any new peeps showing up yet? Any solid commitments? I hear we had a kid who played point at Cleveland State show up one day? She would definitely solve the point guard position.

batteredbard · March 30, 2007, 11:47:33 PM

Not sure on the gym situation at the moment as everyone was gone for spring break last week.
Bowman went to Bell on the 19th signing with Rhinedhardt. That gives Dee 4 from the area plus the three shooting guards he pulled out of the schools normal stomping grounds in Ga.

Killer, you're up at GP whats the word on Everhart?

GSAC Killer · April 10, 2007, 01:09:46 PM

Signed to Belmont on an athletic scholarship but was promised a spot on the WOMEN´S TEAM. Dee had the upperhand on her too. I don´t know what Coach Pardue has done this offseason but its going to be hard to replace with Reed, Dalton, and Seal!!!

GottaHaveHeart · April 13, 2007, 09:07:13 AM

We will definitely miss Beth, Summer and Kim.

Next years team is looking to be almost as strong as last years if all the pieces fall in place. Replacing the scoring from Summer looks to be the biggest issue from what I can see early. Natalie should step right in for Kim and we shouldn't miss a beat there. I hear we got the point from Cleveland State. She's a player. If we can get the post from Cleveland and if the 6'3" project post thats trying to work things out to come, develops into any kind of presence in the middle, we should be fine.

IMO...we got to improve 100% defensively!!! Got to be able to make stops!!!

scottiedoug · April 14, 2007, 12:23:16 AM

I overheard Coach Pardue telling someone that the newly-committed point guard is very good and that the schedule will have more tough foes and that morale and workouts are going well. I did not get to ask about Mel and Natalie or other recruits but he sounded upbeat and ready to start now.

GottaHaveHeart · April 22, 2007, 11:21:59 PM

Starting point guard position taken care of. Jeanna Dalton, transfer from Cleveland State, signed papers Friday. Also heard rumor that Colleen might be returning. She played with Jeanna at Cleveland State last year.

Also slighty possible, a 6'2" post transfer from the University of Maryland @ Baltimore County. She played with Alex her junior year, the year that Walker Valley High School went to the State. Spent the last 2 years on the bench at UMBC. Shes looking for a place to play. Pardue talked to her, says she interested. We will see.