WBB: GSAC

[scottiedoug]

What kind of game do these players bring?

[GottaHaveHeart]

Dalton has the total package. Good ball handling skills, pushes the ball and sees the floor very well, very capable of scoring but will definitely give it up on the break. Pretty good on the defense. She will definitely fill the void left by Beth. It will allow Pardue to keep Mel and Alex in the 2 / 3 positions. Dalton and Alicia will do great together.

If the post decides to come, Saxe, Natalie and her will be a 3-headed monster on the blocks. She has good size and a nice post up game. Able to kick it out and has a decent mid range jumper. Not a dominating rebounder but would be a nice compliment to Natalie and Saxe. I hope we get her. Now I really hope we get the post from Cleveland High. Talk about a monster on the boards. Not much of a scorer but she will get the rebounds. Rebounding killed us last year. We need rebounding and a defensive stopper. 

Pardue will have a nice team for next year!

[scottiedoug]

I gather that Mel and Natalie have not fled.  Is Alex better suited at 2/3 than point?  Keep us posted on the posts!

[GottaHaveHeart]

Mel and Nat are still here so far.

Alex is more confortable at the 2. She usually guarded the best offensive person in the 1/2/3 position, but that was high school and this is college. Hopefully she will be completely healthy and strong. Her strength and quickness allowed her to guard bigger players.

The post from Cleveland High has verbally commited. Her high school coach is setting up a media day in Cleveland for her to sign papers. Still working on the post from UMBC.   

[Ralph Turner]

Mel and Nat are still here so far.

Alex is more confortable at the 2. She usually guarded the best offensive person in the 1/2/3 position, but that was high school and this is college. Hopefully she will be completely healthy and strong. Her strength and quickness allowed her to guard bigger players.

The post from Cleveland High has verbally commited. Her high school coach is setting up a media day in Cleveland for her to sign papers. Still working on the post from UMBC.   

Make sure that the local media informs the populace about the nature of the "scholarship" that she is getting!  LOL!    8)

[GottaHaveHeart]

Mel and Nat are still here so far.

Alex is more confortable at the 2. She usually guarded the best offensive person in the 1/2/3 position, but that was high school and this is college. Hopefully she will be completely healthy and strong. Her strength and quickness allowed her to guard bigger players.

The post from Cleveland High has verbally commited. Her high school coach is setting up a media day in Cleveland for her to sign papers. Still working on the post from UMBC.   

Make sure that the local media informs the populace about the nature of the "scholarship" that she is getting!  LOL!    8)

HuH....?

[scottiedoug]

Maryville's press releases often but not always say something like this:
As an NCAA Division III institution, Maryville College does not award scholarships based on athletic performance; however, for his proven academic ability and accomplishments, the Morristown West High School graduate has been awarded the Maryville College Scots Scholarship.

I imagine this is what Ralph was referring to.

[Ralph Turner]

Maryville's press releases often but not always say something like this:
As an NCAA Division III institution, Maryville College does not award scholarships based on athletic performance; however, for his proven academic ability and accomplishments, the Morristown West High School graduate has been awarded the Maryville College Scots Scholarship.

I imagine this is what Ralph was referring to.

The battered bard will do it right!  How many times do we see some local paper commenting on the "Athletic" scholarship that some player is getting to a D3 school!   

[GottaHaveHeart]

Looks as if the post from UMBC is going to TN Wesleyan.

Might not get the post from Cleveland High either. NAIA Southern Poly Tech has supposely offered her a full scholarship. She still deciding.

Colleen is suppose to be returning.

[scottiedoug]

I hope some of these young people think hard about what kind of college degree and experience they want to have for use in the very large part of their lives that will follow basketball.

[MCScotsFan]

Kept my nose out of it and haven't heard any news lately--had not even read here until now, & now I see I am already waiting for the season to get started. Here's to a strong and united MC Lady Scots season for '07-'08.

[Ralph Turner]

I understand that McMurry is coming to the Murvul women's holiday tourney!

[scottiedoug]

Which holiday?  You'll come too, right?

[Ralph Turner]

Doug, I think that it is late December tourney.

As for my coming, the last week of the year is one of my busiest weeks at work.  I probably won't be able to make it.

Even with the coaching change, everyone is supposed to return, with the exception of graduating All-American Point Guard Symbri Tuttle.

[scottiedoug]

If it is very late December (after Christmas), I'll be at the beach.  Miss some good ball then sometimes, but first things first.