MBB: USA South Conference

[captj]

narch, narch, narch –

What a question!  "if there is a $300 million lottery pot, and you have one of 2 winning tickets...did you win the lottery?"  Did you really ask that?  If I had one of those tickets I would be one rich mf, but I wouldn't go around calling myself "Lottery Champion".

The championship claim were talking about here is for the 02-03 season, when CNU was co-champion for the regular season AND tournament champion, AND went to the dance.  For the Monarchs to claim that one is a HUGE stretch in my opinion.

[narch]

j - last time i'll say this...feel free to make up your own criteria for conference championships, but you can't make your own rules and call the established rules drivel - i will continue to talk about the monarchs as 3 time defending champions because, quite honestly, that's what they are

I was going to respond and I had something here but decided against it . Dont feel like getting into a pissing contest with you over something you didnt understand.

goose - i apologize if i mis-understood your comments...not sure how else i could have read them, though - if you take the "cornfed white boys" statement out of your comment, i agree wholeheartedly...to be successful you need to have big, smart, athletic kids who stay in school for 4 years (regardless of skin color) - with those 3 words intact, what you are saying SEEMS a bit racist - i don't THINK that you intended it that way, and i'm not calling YOU racist...i simply wanted to make sure that everyone understood that, while you apparently thought you knew where i was going (and somehow race was intertwined ), that you and i do not share the same views regarding racial make-up of successful basketball teams...my comment addressed the ability to have success on the court AND have smart kids who can handle academically rigorous environments, and nothing more - if those teams happen to be comprised of predominantly "cornfed white boys", it was not my intention to bring race into the equation whatsoever - give me a team FULL of seth thomas' and eugene grant's and i'll win a LOT of games

[captj]

OK, narch.  Methodist was the Dixie conference champion in basketball in 02-03.  Feel better?

[hoopshops]

. I dont think there is such a thing as too hard a school. You just have to know where and how to recruit that type of kid. Smart, athletic cornfed white boys and quick smart players seem to be the way the HSC's and RMCs  get that type of athlete.

Goose,

Please, could you further explain this quote I don't think I see where you are going with this. Why even bring up race?

[hasanova]

I come to the USA South site off and on to read about this conference's basketball teams.  Sometimes, I am lucky enough to see that actually being discussed.

[narch]

hasanova - i hear ya...we're just much more well-rounded than simply talking hoops

in the past i have been very critical of ncwc and their scheduling...it's been pretty poor...but i've got to give props to coach thompson for coming out of the gate with trinity and vwc, two very good regional programs and continuing with games against goucher (18 game winners last year), roanoke and mary wash (not to mention vwc again) - i think this will pay dividends for his young team come conference time...they could be scary or they could get beat so much that they lose some confidence - this is the type of schedule ncwc SHOULD have played when they had a veteran team (when sudler and blue were sr's)...that team was loaded with talent, but wasn't prepared to play at a high level, in my opinion

[mybleedinghands]

apparnetly on this board the averett vs. Lynchburg classic game didnt happen! but congratulations to averett on the win yesterday! they started off bad defensively and Lynchburg was running them off hteir own court then Jimmy Allen called a TO and must ahve said something that really hit a nerve with the players and their defensive intensity picked up immediately. That TO was the key to Averett making the come back. If it had not been for that TO the defense may have still struggled and allowed Lynchburg to further increase the lead. The second half was adefensive struggle with Lynchburg only allowing Averett to score 24 points in the half, which allowed Lynchburg to make their own comeback. Within  1:30 of the clock, COrey McDaniel hit a huge 3 pointer for Averett, then Pete Manos answered with a huge 3 of his own 14 seconds later to tie up the game.  Pat Prior made a layup with 26.5 seconds left on the clock, giving the ball to Averett to hold for the last shot. With 17 seconds left Cory McDaniel got an offensive rebound off a missed Sterling Williams jumper. With about 7 seconds or so left in the game we pressured the ball near the top of the key and got a deflection. Cory McDaniel happened to be lucky enough to be in the spot where the deflection went and he grabbed it and hoisted up a deep deep 3 pointer and amde it with no time left on the clock. Cory McDaniel came up huge for Averett, if it hadn't have been for that clutch shooting of his within the last 2 minutes Lynchburg would have erned their first win.  Hard fought game by both teams.  Both teams put forth the kind of effort that would win a lot of games, unfortunately though someone had to lose the game. Congrats to the cougars!

by the way, andrew borr went down with injury on the last play before the half and didn't return in the second half. he was sitting on the bench the half with ice on his ankle. i have no idea what happened, but the injury must have been kind of serious to keep him out for the whole second half.

[eddie]

goose who is winning the first game and do u know anything about st. josephs of vermont

[cnufan]

Sorry I missed your post Eddie. But Capts up big now, 35-13 on St. Joe's of Vt.

[cnufan]

CNU now up 44-21 with 555 remaining in the first half. Sean Branch and Billy McShepard are getting their first action in a CNU uniform now. Ill give another update at the half.

[cnufan]

At the half, CNU leads 54-31. Everyone, and I mean everyone got in the game in the first half for CNU.

[cnufan]

Final 103-63 CNU will play So. Virginia in a rematch from last Friday at 730 pm on Saturday. Everyone played and all but one scored.

[eddie]

goose i was at the game.  i wanted to know who won the first game.  even though it was against a wesk team mcsheperd looked nice on the floor.  he could cause some match up problems for other teams.  i want to see him in a game that is good to see if he can play as good.  he got  the crowd up a couple of times

[Hampton U SID]

Hey Goose...I think had the game gone a couple minutes longer....you and FT would've gotten some time.

[cnufan]

Your not lyin there that was a murdering.