MBB: USA South Conference

[Seatfiller]

CNU beats Bridgewater tonight 87-73, they play Wesley tommorrow night

[CaptJ]

Another big win for the Captains, this time over Wesley.  It seems that the team is actually prepared for these games, unlike in the past when we would open each half by letting the other team race off to a lead.  It's GREAT to have Herrmann back.  We need him on the floor to be at our best.  It's also great to see Hector Feliciano-Ayala making a big contribution.  I think this team is just about ready to do some big things.

GO CAPTAINS!

[Richard of Funchester]

SU Hoops quite possibly could have hit rock bottom tonight.  The have fallen to 1-6 overall and 0-4 vs. the ODAC.  Tonight vs. UMW we were up by as many as 13 in the first half in which we were leading by 4 at intermission.  Going into the 2nd half I felt comfortable that we could bring this one home.  That's when the Terrell Owens show, I mean Dominic Chappell show started.  This kid should be known as T.O. for a while, as he had 9 turnovers in a game for the second time this season. And 26 for the season compared to 10 assists.  As the second half and overtime wore on I could hear from the SU staff that they are not thrilled in the pg position.  I have heard of pitcher by committee in baseball, Harris might want to start doing pg by committee to see who can cut the mustard.  Thank goodness Dudley, Kline and Bryan showed up.  Mitch had another double-double, Brandon hit some 3 balls and Kevin had 20 and 9. 
But until Rob Harris finds a pg it is going to be a long season for the Hornets.  Between now and Christmas break the Hornets play a D-1 opponent in William and Mary (who took Syracuse to the wire), Virginia Wesleyan (6-0 ranked #12) and Southern Virginia, which is the only team that looks like a good chance to win.  Hopefully they have a good practice tomorrow and can get going again on Dec. 1 and get this month behind them.

Go Hornets!!

[CaptJ]

Between now and Christmas break the Hornets play a D-1 opponent in William and Mary (who took Syracuse to the wire

Hear that Coach K?  Get the Tribe on the schedule next year!  What a great experience that would be.

GO CAPTAINS!

[Richard of Funchester]

Between now and Christmas break the Hornets play a D-1 opponent in William and Mary (who took Syracuse to the wire

Hear that Coach K?  Get the Tribe on the schedule next year!  What a great experience that would be.

GO CAPTAINS!

The Hornets usually play 1 D-1 a season.  For you guys in the Newport area, you could get some good games as well as good crowds.  CNU could play Hampton at the Crown.   I know a lot of people say a game like that will prepare you for conference games, I think it is more for the experience like you said.

[CaptJ]

Between now and Christmas break the Hornets play a D-1 opponent in William and Mary (who took Syracuse to the wire

Hear that Coach K?  Get the Tribe on the schedule next year!  What a great experience that would be.

GO CAPTAINS!

The Hornets usually play 1 D-1 a season.  For you guys in the Newport area, you could get some good games as well as good crowds.  CNU could play Hampton at the Crown.   I know a lot of people say a game like that will prepare you for conference games, I think it is more for the experience like you said.

Absolutely.  CNU could travel to three D1 gyms less than an hour drive away (ODU, Hampton and W&M).  We've occasionally had ODU transfers so that would make that game even more meaningful.  And who knows... maybe one or two of the subs growing moss on the end of the D1 bench will notice that we play pretty good ball in Newport News and might be tempted to transfer for more PT.

[CaptJ]

CNU's Conley Taylor should be nominated for Team of the Week. 

In the Captain's two opening wins he scored 57 points, 11 rebounds, 8 steals, 9 assists, and was the team's clutch player in the closing minutes of each game.  Amazing performance.

Pat - Was Taylor nominated?  From a purely statistical perspective it seems like he should have made the team, and when you consider how clutch his performance was, it was even more impressive.

[Swish3]

So, I just clicked on the top 25 to see where the CNU women were ranked and low and behold, the CNU men are #25!  Now, I definitely think that ranking's premature, but it was a nice surprise....looks like Coach K and the Captains are garnering some attention.

GO CAPS!

[CaptJ]

Yeah, I'm also a bit surprised they made such a leap.  I haven't looked at how all the other teams in the "others receiving votes" category did to open their seasons.  Maybe they all had very poor starts.  Anyway, it's great recognition for the hard work the team has been doing.  That much is obvious.  For a new coach to come in and install a new system and have the immediate success they've had is really amazing.  I also think that the Marlins might be a much better team than the pollsters are giving them credit for so maybe that loss wasn't that bad for the team.  It just gives them something to strive for.  This season is shaping up to be better than I had ever dreamed it would be, and I don't expect that the team will start slacking off.  Coach K seems to be a very good disciplinarian and I suspect that the players have gotten the message and are just as happy about his leadership as I am.  Probably more so.  Anyway, it's a great start and a nice recognition for the hard work they are doing.

GO CAPTAINS!

[CaptJ]

CNU's Conley Taylor should be nominated for Team of the Week. 

In the Captain's two opening wins he scored 57 points, 11 rebounds, 8 steals, 9 assists, and was the team's clutch player in the closing minutes of each game.  Amazing performance.

Pat - Was Taylor nominated?  From a purely statistical perspective it seems like he should have made the team, and when you consider how clutch his performance was, it was even more impressive.

Hey Pat, I know you're busy completing the site design conversion but I'm really curious about this question.  Can you help me out?  BTW, the new design is MUCH better.

[Richard of Funchester]

In reading the game notes for the Southern Virginia and SU game tonight, it looks like Coach Rob Harris has dismissed Dominic Chappell from the team.  I am hoping that this roster move shakes up the guys to get a "W" tonight.  The big question now is who is going to run the show??  The 2 options to me are Eugene Edwards or Freshman Avery Green.  Looking at the stats Avery can score the ball better then Eugene, but I don't think we need a scoring guard.  We need someone who can get the ball to Kline, Bryan and Dudley is scoring positions.  Things from an internal perspective are looking up for the guys; let's get it done on the floor.

Go Hornets!!

[CNU85]

I was watching the CNU pregame warmup the other night. It was so intense I was worried they would be tired before the game even started. Also during the game all the CNU coaches at one time or another (and sometimes all at the same time) were on their feet yelling out instructions. The intensity is incredible and non stop. I'm gonna be tired after all the games!

[CaptJ]

I was watching the CNU pregame warmup the other night. It was so intense I was worried they would be tired before the game even started. Also during the game all the CNU coaches at one time or another (and sometimes all at the same time) were on their feet yelling out instructions. The intensity is incredible and non stop. I'm gonna be tired after all the games!

Let's just hope that there is a method to the madness of all that yelling.  It seems like there must be.  The season is progressing very well so far.  Maybe each coach is yelling instructions to specific position players and the others pay no attention to THAT coach.  As far as spirited warmups; these guys are in shape.  They aren't fossils like you and me, 85.  I think they recuperate adequately for the game.  They seemed to do pretty well in the double-overtime win.

GO CAPTAINS!

[CaptJ]

OUCH!  CNU had their asses handed to them tonight.  So much for them being prepared at the beginning of the game.  Admittedly, St. Mary's shooters were on fire at the beginning, but this game was over four minutes in.  Outscored by 10 in the 1st half, by 9 in the 2nd.  Final score 86-67.  I hope there were lessons learned in this one.  Oh well, it's just one road game.  We have 3 more right after exams so I hope we are better prepared for those.  Bye-bye top-25 ranking, and appropriately so. 

GO CAPTAINS!

[hasanova]

Guilford all over NCWC in Greensboro tonight, 64-47.  It was 36-18 at the half.  Not a good shooting night for the Bishops ... I think around 29%, but very balanced scoring for the Quakers.  GCQ now at 4-2, while NC Wesleyan falls to 3-4.