MBB: USA South Conference

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

Let's Recap:

I didn't say anything about the conference tournament. I said conference.  I am well aware of all the conference and how it works.  Getting that "1st round bye" is what I think everyone is looking forward too.  AU may be a dangerous team if they are healthly.  I just know only once out of the last ten years,  the conference winner didn't win the tournament as well.

[notamensa]

The one thing that needs to get going for the Captains is Davon Barton's shooting. He is doing very well distributing the ball, as evidenced by his top 3 national ranking in assists per game, but going 5-for-15 against Piedmont, 2-for-12 against NCW and 4-for-16 against Ferrum isnt him. Im not sure what it is, if its confidence or he's just in a slump, he needs to get his shooting back on track.

wow, the drive from was ridiculous. as tough as it was to crawl into my car and head back to newport news, i am really glad to be back . thanks for the insight into the cnu season, mongoose. i absolutely agree that bartons play has been a huge disappointment lately. ive been one of his biggest fans, but shooting just under 26% fg% for the last 3 games is a sure way to lose support. i do think that he is a special player though, so i expect him to return to form soon.

[notamensa]

Let's Recap:

I didn't say anything about the conference tournament. I said conference.  I am well aware of all the conference and how it works.  Getting that "1st round bye" is what I think everyone is looking forward too.  AU may be a dangerous team if they are healthly.  I just know only once out of the last ten years,  the conference winner didn't win the tournament as well.

psbbg; i didnt know that the regular season winner has had such a lock on the conference tourney. i think thats absolutely incredible. ONE regular season non-winner has won the tourney in the last 10 years? i will take your word for it. i do wonder, though, how many of those teams were the dominant cnu teams. i really dont know the answer to this, and since you seem to have the stats; what team broke that regular season lock on the automatic berth in the ncaa tourney?

[notamensa]

BUT, with the parity we seem to have this year, i wouldnt be a bit surprised to see the 2nd team in 11 years to break that lock.

[notamensa]

and btw, does anyone know why cnu is hosting the conference tourney for the second year in a row? im not complaining, but i do admit that it does seem a little unfair. i just hope that i will be blowing by security (like i did last year) to celebrate another championship at centercourt.

[notamensa]

is there no one else thinking about basketball as they watch the afc championship game? it looks like ne has the colts number this time. tom brady looks like he might get a 4th ring (and p manning looks like hes in for another heartbreak). 21-6 pats at the half.

[notamensa]

the biggest comeback ever in a conf championship game. colts win 38-34 to erase a lot of demons.

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

nota

6 out of 10 were the CNU teams, it could have been 7 but NCWC was the one team in the last 10 years to win it not a conference winner.  All this can be found here:

http://www.usasouth.net/developer/men_basket_hist.shtml

[notamensa]

thansk, psbbg. now, does anyone know why cnu is hosting the tourney again? does the nest team in the rotation not have an adequate facility, perhaps?

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

nota-

CNU will be hosting the tournament again.  Its from my understanding schools in the conference can put their name out to host the tournament.  I believe CNU is the only school that does it.  I thought maybe Averett wanted to host it at one point.  Someone please correct me if I am wrong on that, because I am saying that with no certainty at all.

[notamensa]

Its from my understanding schools in the conference can put their name out to host the tournament.  I believe CNU is the only school that does it.  I thought maybe Averett wanted to host it at one point.  Someone please correct me if I am wrong on that, because I am saying that with no certainty at all.

there must be more to it than that. it seems to me that every school would want to host and that they would have to rotate. i know for sure that cnu had an advantage playing at home last year, just ask any of the au players. like i said above, it seems a little unfair for cnu to get to host more than their share.

educate us, narch.

[averetthoops]

Not sure how the conference tournament site selection works, but I may have to ask the Averett folks why we don't put our name in the hat.  There are a couple of hotels near the Grant Center and there are plenty of resturants, etc in close proximity to the gym. 

[narch]

i'm not certain how the site selection process works

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

I think it all has to do with facilities.  AU and CNU have the top basketball facilities in the conference.  For those that have seen tournament games, they are able set up a spot in the back of the gym for players to eat and relax.  They have plenty of locker rooms for the teams.  I don't see why AU wouldn't put in thier name.  They have the locker rooms.  Think about it this way, where will the USASouth get the most money from admission.  Freeman Center by far holds the most people.

[narch]

psbbg - i think you're almost all the way there...i'm hearing facilities, locker-room, press access and hotels are the primary criteria (maybe exmonarchsid can enlighten us more) and then the schools that qualify put in a bid...i'm not sure if all schools meet the criteria to host, and i'm not sure if anyone other than cnu has bid in the last 2 years, which would be a shame if that's the case

i didn't get a chance to attend the spring sports tournaments in burlington, but everyone i've talked to that did RAVED about it...i know it's only 2 sports, but maybe the conference could come up with a nuetral court site that would be acceptable - the cumberland county crown coliseum would be a great nuetral court, if you ask me, although it might look very empty...

regarding attendance...you're right that there is only one school that is going to pack 'em in - the final last year had attendance figures of 1647 and the 2 semi's at cnu had 1107 (cnu/ncwc) and 395 (mu/au)

mu only drew 169 for their first round matchup with fc while gc/au had 220 and au/su had 332

as a fan, it sure was fun when the tournament rotated - when mu hosted the mens tournament, i was in hoops heaven for a couple of days watching almost all of those games...of course, that was pre-wife and kids, so that wouldn't happen again, but man that was fun!

psbbg - got a spread on mu/ncwc...i'm hoping the monarchs can pull off a tough road contest and get a little something started, but ncwc/mu is always a battle