MBB: USA South Conference

[Rikki_Tikki_Tavi]

Riki Tiki Tavi.......simply a sweet name!

A 1000 thank yous!!

[CNU85]

I would be the farm ....

Mooooooo!

[Rikki_Tikki_Tavi]

I guess that should have read, "I would have BET the farm!"

[narch]

well put '96...from what i understand it's difficult for many SCHOLARSHIP programs in nc to pull kids from the florida junior college league (say a place like campbell, which is a low d1 or a place like catawba or lenoir rhyne, which are d2)...is that an accurate statement?

[PrideFan1986]

I tell you all I am really looking foward to basketball season already. It is one of my favorite sports and it is going to be interesting to see what the conf. is going to be like as far as balance this season because it varys from year to year but I do think that it is going to be an exciting season and close in the conf. race.

[CNU85]

I guess that should have read, "I would have BET the farm!"

E I E I O

Sorry Hoochie Koochie Koo.....oops I mean Rikki Tikki Tavi!!

I think this was asked....but when do we officially know the roster? I better send in my ticket money.

[Rikki_Tikki_Tavi]

Beats me on when the roster goes public!! I would love some insider info on who's on the team, as would everyone else and their respective schools. Be interesting to see to say the least. I was looking at the calender, exactly three weeks, 2 hours and 7 minutes until tip-off!!

[Monarch96]

Narch,
i would agree with that statement. Florida juco's are among the best in the country along with texas and kansas leagues.  they usually have numerous players who are high major division I talents. I know of a few of the teams who 11th and 12th men usually end up at mid-major dI programs.  I'm not saying it's impossible to recruit those guys because you know everything in life is about timing, but the vast majority of the players who are pretty good or academically eligible end up at scholarship schools. I'm glad the guys at greensboro are getting a chance to go to a good college and hope they make the most of their situation. 

I can't wait to see the monarchs varsity roster. hopefully they had a couple of studs slip in during the summer. 

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

Pride had the midnight maddness last night.  They were waiting for alumni weekend and homecoming to host it.  Not much can be said besides it was a typical midnight maddess.  A little show off what you can do type of thing.  Its a very athletic team.

[hasanova]

it's .... madness     it's ..... it's

[narch]

the monarchs roster is up

a couple of tidbits i've gleaned

radmanovic has lost some weight and is looking pretty good - his skills have never been questioned, but he was a bit slow and out of shape last year...maybe the urgency of the senior year will push him to reach his vast potential

lee is playing as well as he has in a while right now...he's as talented a guard on both ends of the floor as there is in the conference when he's on, maybe he'll be on more than off this year

lehmann has opened some eyes...he's the vcu walk-on who transferred in for the spring - he's not the biggest guy, but he's extremely smart, can shoot and has big time handles...he's a true pg...should be fun to watch

mcbryde is a little bigger and stronger this year, and he's a phenomenal athlete with tons of potential...can he harness that potential?

williams, lane, shuford and moore provide much-needed depth and each is capable of stepping up and playing a bigger role

i've heard at least one of the freshman could start right away, and the coaches are very excited about his potential...we'll see what pans out as we get closer to the season - the others are guys who are likely to provide depth and develop as the season goes along, but overall, the coaches are happy with all of the freshman

lastly, fred mcdonald, who showed flashes of being really good as a freshman last year, left school about 2 weeks ago...it apparently took the coaches by surprise - that could be a big loss, especially from a depth standpoint, as he played everywhere from 1 to 3 last year...maybe he'll come back for the spring...who knows?

it's hard to imagine this team being better than they were last year without grant and thomas, but i'm optomistic that they will gel together and that guys like lee and radmanovic have improved enough to make up for the loss of 2 1,000 point scorers

i also noted on averett's roster that they lost quite a few players from last year, many which i think still had eligibility (i know williams was a sr and deleon was a fr...not sure about the others) - in all, they lost 4 of their top 6 scorers, their top assist man, and their top rebounder in williams , deleon, stevenson and cameron brown...interesting

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

Maybe I was right about Averett then Narch. Losing 4 out of 6 top scores is big at this level.

[narch]

Maybe I was right about Averett then Narch.

it's bound to happen sometime

[hasanova]

narch -  Last season you and I discussed why Guilford and Methodist haven't played much lately in men's basketball, but I see the Quakers and Monarchs go at it this year in Fayetteville on Dec. 30 at 3 pm.  If there isn't too much going on that Saturday, I may make the drive.   I think the Quakers will be a solid club this year, so I hope they don't stumble in late December and early January as they did last season when they dropped 7 in a row.

[obnoxioussufan]

Are we ready to watch some BASKETBALL