MBB: USA South Conference

[narch]

Thank you sir!  May I have another?!

Captj, zero point two... Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.

Mr. CNU85, president of USAC house. One point six; four C's and an F. A fine example you set!

SU97... HAS no grade point average. All courses incomplete.

Mr. NAR - MR. NARCH... ZERO POINT ZERO.

greatest. movie scene. ever.

[CaptJ]

Perdictions -

Saturday:
NCW over GC
AU over SU
CNU over FC

Sunday:
AU over CNU
SU over FC

[CaptJ]

Captj, zero point two... Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.

Mr. CNU85, president of USAC house. One point six; four C's and an F. A fine example you set!

SU97... HAS no grade point average. All courses incomplete.

Mr. NAR - MR. NARCH... ZERO POINT ZERO.

Great post, 97.  And the man is correct... fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life.  That's why I've been working hard on the fat part.   

[CaptJ]

By the way, Hall is better than Arrington.  But I'd take Onyie over him any day.

IMHO... Onyie isn't even the best player on his own team.  That would be Mr. Lawrence.

[SU97]

Perdictions -

Saturday:
NCW over GC
AU over SU
CNU over FC

Sunday:
AU over CNU
SU over FC

CNU's best chance for a road victory today...   

I would still be happy with a split this weekend, but couldn't force myself to pick against the hornets.  Nobody will go through conference play without a loss, and I'm thinking you can have two losses on the road and keep a clean sheet at home and you can win this thing outright..

I think we are all a little surprised by the drop in expectations at GC.  Coming off last season it was all but a done deal.  Now I don't know what to think...  They knocked off a #6 ranked (at the time ) Guilford but lose to Ferrum at home??  Had they beat FC I probably would have picked them over NCWC. 

Methodist is looking solid, Narch I think that heavy schedule last year has helped get your guys ready.  I am not excited about SU's chances on the GC-MU trip later in the season.  SU has never won at MU (or MC  ) and GC is not exactly a friendly place to play for the away team.

There's a lot of pairity in the league this year. After Ferrum's sudden form, this thing is wide open.  I wouldn't count the Captains out either at this point - I mean, defensively they held NCWC under 150.

AU scares me today.  Going to hope that someone can guard Rumley. 

We are going to know a lot after the next 2 days.

[SU97]

You say Potato, I say Potato...

(hmmm...  that doesn't make as much sense when you type it, now does it )

JLawrence and Onyie are two different type of players.  I would hate to make a call on that one...  I will say that they feed off each other and it's made for some great basketball to watch this year! 

[SU97]

...and things are so close that I will wait untill Monday to make the call on the NCWC-MU game.

[SU97]

OUCH! 

Hornets lose by 20+ to Averett today...  not a good night for SU.   

no stats, but listening to it seemed like SU had a ton of Duncans and missed free throws to sink 'em.  Hope we can get the ship righted tomorrow...

Congrats to AU.

[CNU85]

captj and i have a lot more in common than i would have thought - we both have a hot wife who works in the financial industry (i'll bet mine's hotter, though...at least, to me ), we both apparently fudge a little on the golf course (i don't fudge because i've got extra digits - i fudge only when there's money on the line...gotta make up for a wife that's apparently not as good in the financial world as his), we are in complete agreement on ncwc, and we've both jumped off the cnu bandwagon for this year...of course, i've never been on the cnu bandwagon, so i technically didn't jump off, but you get the drift - j's "maybe next year" sig must be a little disheartening to all the cnu fans/players/coaches

i'm looking forward to the monarchs getting some things right over the next few days - i'm anxious to see how they match up with the athleticism of ncwc...i just hope they don't give up 123

I haven't jumped off the CNU bandwagon just yet, narch.  It might be that I'm being dragged behind it, but I haven't let go yet.  I don't think that's going to happen.  But let's face it... this is NOT CNU's year.  Maube next year will be better.  In the meantime I will still be at the games.  I can't say the same thing for my buddy 85.  He's very scarce there these days.  Probably sharpening his golf skills.   

I've missed a few games...mostly being out of town or having to work late. I'm usually on the 'net listening.....not today thought. I didn't look to see the time of the game. So, I sat here all day doing taxes. Then I looked at the boxscore....not sure which was more painful, my tax return or another CNU loss - and they were up by 7 at the half? I had said 7-18....I might have to adjust that.

[CNU85]

Oh - I will surely miss next Sunday's game at 4pm. I think there is a football game or something big on TV that afternoon. Super something..can't remember. 

[CNU85]

Just some random thoughts about USA South hoops and CNU.

From what I've either read, seen in action, listened on the radio, and with some direct conversations with fans:

1. NCW has the best talent but is not the best team.
2. Most, if not all, USA South teams are "ok teams" except:
3. CNU - which is a really bad team that is not showing any improvement

CNU:

1. Too many changes to overcome
2. Blasingame is truly missed
3. CNU has been a poor rebounding team for years - it has to be a coaching issue....too many teams for too many years have been really bad under the boards. Do we not recruit rebounders? Is it not emphasized? Is it not being properly coached? I don't have an answer - just some questions and thoughts.
4. What's going on with Theo Baker? 19 points one game, zero the next, in the middle teens one game,  4 points the next.....hot and cold...
5. Can this team be more successful by sticking together for next year? Or will it be another poor season if they do?
6. What's missing? Talent? Enough big guys? poor shooting? inconsistent play? What one or two things could be changed to show improvement? I'm not sure. Every game I've seen, I saw a different CNU team. The opening game against Virginia Wesleyan got me pumped - even in the loss. The team that beat Maryland Bible didn't impress me. I've seen moments of brilliant play followed by, as CJ said, "guys start throwing the ball all over the building".

Frustrating indeed. Partly because CNU has fielded really good teams in recent years. An overtime loss away from the final four wasn't that long ago.

Like Captj, I will hang around, even if the wagon has run us over and is pulling us across the gravel. Like Captj, and others, CJ and CNU will continue to get checks from me to support the athletes.

Captj - Trible was there the first game against VWC. I haven't seen him since. And if we ever hit the links together...I'll bring my wallet...but I'm leaving my money at home. I really do suck. The only way I would beat you is if I got you laughing too hard to concentrate.   

[CNU85]

Just looking at the remainder of the schedule for CNU.....

6-19??? Could be.

Yikes. Gotta go look at record book to see last time that happened.....Russell, Vaughn?

[CNU85]

Quick look at the history of CNU hoops. Worse season was 81-82. That year the Caps were 8-18  .308. In order to do that this year CNU would have to finish the regular season at 4-5 and lose in the opening round of the tournament.  I can't see that happening (the winning 4 out of 9 part. I can see losing in the opening round)

I knew I shouldn't have worked on my taxes today - put me in a foul mood. 

[CNU85]

You say Potato, I say Potato...

(hmmm...  that doesn't make as much sense when you type it, now does it )

JLawrence and Onyie are two different type of players.  I would hate to make a call on that one...  I will say that they feed off each other and it's made for some great basketball to watch this year! 

I say Tater Salad!!  Now that right there was funny....I don't care who ya are!

[CaptJ]

One thing about CNU's season that sticks out to me is our poor perimeter defense.  Teams have averaged almost 40% on 3-point attempts against us this year.  To put that in perspective, not a single USASAC team has a 3-point shooting average that high.  How are teams able to go off on us like that, especially since our guys aren't exactly packing it inside for rebounds?  Little defensive effort is the reason.  Tip to opposing teams... warm up from outside the arc before the game.