MBB: USA South Conference

[Greek Tragedy]

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[cnufan]

yes captj sick handles does mean exceptional ball handling skills. You will have to forget Eddie, he's under 30, a CNU grad (I think). He and I were there at the same time!!!

[captj]

I love it - "sick handles".

[captj]

OK, Dickerson has sick handles, so how are his court vision and passing skills?  Hmm... maybe he would be good at the point. 

And in case there are no playground terms for "court vision" and "passing skills", I submit "wicked looks" and "Magic dish" for your approval.

[cnufan]

Those just might work captj, those just might work.

[eddie]

why yes goose i did get my degree.  i used to get info on season tickets in the mail but i moved so i never went up to buy them.  but dont worry capj i will be at all the games as long as im in town

[cnufan]

Eddie-
    But you have to admit, its not the same as before when Ratcliffe was around and the 22 Shoe boys and you cant forget "Baker" on the front row courtside right in the visiting teams grill talkin smack!! Those were the days!! Thats for sure.

[captj]

Goose –

You conjure such happy memories.  Remember David Powell burying threes from waaaaaay downtown?  Jeff McLean slashing to the basket and Andre Bolton sticking daggers into the hearts of opposing teams one point at a time from the free throw stripe as the crowd roared, Nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbye!!!!!

The Captains will be great again!!!!!

[cnufan]

Ya captj I have to admit, I saw David Powell bury threes but Jeff McLean and Andre Bolton were before my time.

[narch]

ah the good 'ol days of cnu lore...THEY'RE OVER, and the monarchs rule the roost now, boys

i'm kidding (sort of) of course

[captj]

narch –

The Monarchs ruled the roost in 04-05, but unless I'm mistaken, they're 0-0 like everyone else.  You should know better than to go claiming championships before the first shot has even been taken.  I'm kidding too, sort of.  I think that you're just a little bit sore that you don't have any other Methodist posters on this board for YOU to reminisce with.  What is up with that?

Seriously, I'm just looking forward to Friday night and to finally seeing our new guys.

[ballgame]

captj, the Daily Press hit the nail on the head; "fans will get their first look at a bunch of new faces as the Captains open the season......"   Cannot believe basketball season is finally here.  Good luck Caps!!

Narch, it's nice to have the Monarchs as a rival again, just like my days (very old days) back at the 'Broke.  Speaking of those guys they are 1-0 for the first time in how many years?  They beat Billy Lee and his F-M team.  Guess Coach Lee signed on late.....he'll have that program turned around in no time.  Good luck Narch, looking forward to seeing you guys around the neighborhood again! 

[narch]

narch –
The Monarchs ruled the roost in 04-05,

and 02-03 and 03-04....be sure you get that right, captj...the seniors will be gunning for ring #4

unless I'm mistaken, they're 0-0 like everyone else.  You should know better than to go claiming championships before the first shot has even been taken.

i didn't claim a championship, but even you would have to admit that at this point in the pre-season, the monarchs are the favorites

I think that you're just a little bit sore that you don't have any other Methodist posters on this board for YOU to reminisce with.  What is up with that?

it would be nice to see more monarch posters, but i KNOW that there are a lot of monarch lurkers...'cause i get calls and emails from them (you know, to tell me things about teams like slippery rock, etc) - i think hoops hops might be a closet monarch fan with some insight into the program

ballgame - uncp will be better this year with some of the recruits they brought in, but they will never compete in the pbac...there are at least 3 guys that the monarchs recruited heavily the last few years who chose uncp because of the scholly - one of them isn't currently on the roster and i hear he's red-shirting (not sure if it's medical or not), one was the leading scorer for them vs. oklahoma and the other is a 6'6" freshman - they would all be really good d3 players, but they won't make uncp competetive in the pbac...you've got to have a roster full of really good d2 players (and maybe some d1 re-treads) to be competetive in the pbac...that's a big boy d2 conference - st. andrews isn't very good right now, either - it will take billy lee a few years to get his guys and system in, but i could see them competing in the cvac (another very good d2 conference) in 3 or 4 years - mc scrimmaged sapc last weekend and, from what i heard, looked pretty good

[ballgame]

Narch, thanks for keeping me straight.  I forgot it was S-A, not F-M.  How could I forget S-A right over in Laurinburg!  Possibly because it was another hated rival?   I agree with all of your comments....the Broke' has a long way to go and I honestly believe Billy will have S-A up to speed sooner.  He definitely has the gift of gab and is a master recruiter. 

Good luck to your guys...look forward to seeing you around the neighborhood.

[captj]

narch –

You're the one that said that "the Monarchs rule the roost now" as though you are the 05-06 champions.  You're absolutely correct that your guys are on a great run now and the ones to beat again this year, but you've been around long enough to know that pre-season expectations should be taken with a grain of salt.  How many of those recent championships were in years when the Monarchs were the pre-season favorite?  If I remember correctly, NCW was the pre-season favorites a couple of years, or maybe we were.  As a long-time CNU fan I can safely say that the team-to-beat's wardrobe includes a shirt with a very large bull's eye on it.  I think that we should play it out.