MBB: USA South Conference

scottiedoug · January 22, 2018, 10:00:59 AM

Whichever coach decided to play a zone was right on target...nobody would ever expect Maryville to do that! Two tough games in two days with aggressive and quick teams should help the still young Real Scots be good enough to play for a while come tournament time. This is a fun bunch to watch, for sure.

Covenant also beat Pfieffer but by out scoring them rather than defending them. The Other Scots are a pretty good team and The Real Scots will have to show up down there shortly to keep this conference string going.

Scots13 · January 22, 2018, 10:27:55 AM

Emier made SC Top 10 at number 7 with his block. Nasty, nasty stuff.

mattgrubb · January 23, 2018, 11:08:59 AM

Yes Emier's block made sportscenter. That is why the Grubby one talked about his blocks being better than his dunks before the block made sportscenter. The Grubby is still a prophet. This is a lot more fun now that the Scots are somewhat good again. This isn't a top 25 team by any stretch. If you had Josh Brooks this year it might be though and next year if they don't get in the top 25 there will be some very very lengthy discussions with the voters of the top 25. I may even enlist the help of Pat Coleman to get their attention. Once upon a time it took like two years and 3 wins in the NCAA tournament to get their attention. Once they got focused they were consistent and the NABC followed their lead. It got bad though when even guys like Greg Hernandez got an all american award!!!! That award actually belonged to Don Placeres who molded, developed, and operated Greg. Now I run Greg's life!

Hoppa is a legit predator!

Scots13 · January 23, 2018, 12:42:16 PM

http://mcscots.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/releases/20180123cdybdc

I hope I'm reading the roster correctly, but no seniors on this team?

Ralph Turner · January 23, 2018, 01:11:42 PM

I love the block! Thanks for sharing the link!

scottiedoug · January 24, 2018, 09:29:23 AM

No seniors. If everyone stays healthy and in school and does not get cocky, this will be good. Production from people in each class and Josh Brooks back next year. It feels a bit like it used to in Scottieland.

Scots13 · January 24, 2018, 10:17:46 AM

Quote from: scottiedoug on January 24, 2018, 09:29:23 AM
No seniors. If everyone stays healthy and in school and does not get cocky, this will be good. Production from people in each class and Josh Brooks back next year. It feels a bit like it used to in Scottieland.

Forgive my ignorance on the men's basketball team, but who is Josh Brooks? A stud?

mattgrubb · January 24, 2018, 02:55:05 PM

Brooks is the guard that is sitting out this year from what i hear due to concussions. He is the dude with the sweet mustache who can do everything but shoot. That will make him the perfect teammate. He is their best perimeter defender unless DQ proves me wrong, best passer, best penetrator unless DQ proves me wrong. Brooks is a great teammate, he is not a good shooter so he doesnt take a lot of shots which would leave more shots for me. He's like the anti Chris Housewright, instead of stealing stats, he boosts his teammates stats. If he was cleared to play this year Uncle Randy and Don P would have their little scotty dogs in the top 25.

Next major question is Hoppa. On a scale of 1-10 Brooks's mustache is like an 11. Eddie Murphy is jealous of that thing. Now Hoppa's hair style......lets open that up to suggestions and new opportunities!!!!

Scots13 · January 24, 2018, 04:17:12 PM

Quote from: mattgrubb on January 24, 2018, 02:55:05 PM
Eddie Murphy is jealous of that thing.

Eddie Murphy now, or Eddie Murphy Delirious?

Scots13 · January 25, 2018, 08:42:56 AM

Our boys had a fight on their hands last night but made it 20 in a row at home. Does anyone have a clue as to what would be some type of program record?

Berea was steadfast on not letting Emier hang out at the baseline like Pfeiffer did. Calvin Songster is crazy good when he gets in a rhythm. I'm convinced you can't press this team with a high success rate.

scottiedoug · January 25, 2018, 10:24:11 AM

I hope a week off gets the Real Scots rested and rededicated. I am sure the Fake Scots will want to hold court next week.

Hey Grubby...can people as old as Joshua Brooks learn to shoot? I know it will mess up your analysis if he would do that, but it would be a good thing overall.

Scots13 · January 25, 2018, 10:51:38 AM

MC is 14-4 on the year with 7 games in the regular season to go. If Real Scots (I like to touch, by the way) can run the table they'll finish 21-4.

Randy Lambert's career record coming into this season is 679-310...

mattgrubb · January 25, 2018, 01:14:21 PM

Brooks doesn't need to shoot. He can just pass to songster. Yea, NBA guys learn to shoot as they advance in their careers. The scots will need to win a USASC/NickMitchell Men's Basketball tournament game to get Uncle Randy to 700. These guys are too young to win out. Not trying to be debbie downer but basketball is a tournament sport and sometimes a loss late in the regular season is the best thing that can happen to a team. It reignites the fire and reminds the kids they are human. Obviously I want them to win every game. I don't know what the home win streak is but Im not sure 20 comes close. I would imagine it was set somewhere between 2003-2008. Randy didn't lose a lot of games, much less home games during those years. But 20 may be getting close. The only thing that matters is the NCAA tourney. These young kids need to see and feel it and the only way in is to win the USASC/NIck Mitchell Men's Basketball Tournament. Randy's two greatest accomplishments: his family and his relationships with his players . His second set of great accomplishments are the 1986 ODAC championship and his record 13 straight trips to the NCAA tournament that will never be equaled. and his fifth greatest accomplishment was teaching Alex Bowers how to actually play basketball.

hasanova · January 27, 2018, 09:33:49 PM

Quote from: Scots13 on January 22, 2018, 09:49:47 AM
Heck of a game. One of the few you'd wish went on for another 20 minutes.

Hasa, to answer your question (in my humble opinion) I think MC just stepped up to the plate and beat them at their own game. I don't think Pfeiffer ever came out of the press the entire game, but when the press needed to be broken, it was. Lights out shooting from Songster and Garcia surely helped as well. I think that dunk from Emier Bowman where he took off from Knoxville broke Pfeiffer. Crazy stats of the game: MC had 27 TOs and 23 assists to Pfeiffer's 20 TOs and 8 assists. I think the lowest the lead got to in the second half was 14.

It was easy to see how Pfeiffer scores as much as they do. Don't put the ball on the floor or they'll get it and take it the other way.

Their average was, what? 116 or something?

Thanks for your response ... yeah, triple figure average for sure.

bballlover · January 29, 2018, 03:17:44 PM

Can Piedmont hold off LaGrange for second in the west?