MBB: USA South Conference

[cnu85]

shotblocker - I figured SU had an off night. Townsend played very well. When the starting line ups were announced I was worried. SU was small and I figured they would be very fast. But it didn't turn out that way. I'm sure it will be different next time we meet.

[narch]

i have a feeling we've heard the last of mr. gullet...how many times has a gc fan come on this board in the pre-conference boasting about what a great year it will be for the pride, only to be slapped back to reality - now i'm not saying this was a beat down or that mc will be dominant or anything like that...in fact, i think that the win last night proves nothing about mc and answers zero questions - i do think it proves that the title "best back court in the usasac" belongs somewhere other than haynes gym...not sure WHERE it belongs yet

that IS a great way to start the conference, though, and with fc on saturday the monarchs have a chance to get out to a 2-0 start, which would be nice given the pre-conference struggles - thomas has to get untracked, though - he only took 6 shots last night and only went to the line once...there is something to be said about not forcing shots, but i still think he needs more looks and needs to look for his shot AGGRESSIVELY - shuford with a double-double and 4 players in double digits scoring...not bad...still some work to do, but as i said, a good start

the key to winning the usasac this year...stealing road games - i think the team that wins the most games at averett, su, cnu or mc will win the conference - i think road wins will be difficult to come by, even against teams like ncwc, fc and gc and we all know that cnu, su and au play particularly well at home...gotta take care of home court and win one or two of those tough roadies to win the conference

j - i was thinking the SAME thing about the usasac senior team about a month ago when i heard that this was a possibility...who is going to guard wansley?? oh yeah, kitaif (gc) would be a senior in the usasac had he not transferred from mc - if he plays in this game i'll be SHOCKED...he's not very good

[captj]

I have to hand it to Shotblocker.  After a long period of silence he has the cajones to come on the board and trash talk right before the conference opener... an away game at the Freeman.  He certainly didn't have history on his side.  Shenandoah hasn't won a game at CNUnbeatable in over a decade.  In fact in the ten consecutive losses prior to this year the average margin of victory was 17 points.  The 4 point loss this year was the closest they've come to a win in Newport News for a very long time (unless they've played Apprentice School).

Shenandoah is going to do some damage in the conference this year.  We had their number this time, but you can bet that they will win more than they will lose.  narch is right on... someone is going to have to be perfect (or almost perfect) at home AND steal a couple of quality wins on the road to take the conference.

One thing that distresses me about the game last night was that we only took 10 3pt attempts (like against ECtSt).  We have to start getting Romeo some open shots.  The ones he missed last night were NOT open looks.  He often took the pass as his feet were coming down and went directly back up for the jumper.   Redick can do that but not too many others can with any consistency.  Are we not setting good picks?  I'll have to look for that on Saturday.  Maybe the game plan last night was to exploit the size difference we had inside, and it certainly worked.  If so, you've got to hand it to CJ.

[PrideFan1986]

Last week I posted a poll and made a claim that GC has the best back court. I knew it was a bold comment, but backed it up with stats. No one has offered a better back court and backed it up with anything.

Since then, one of you has broken board rules, others have laughed off the comment or predicted I will not post again. Pretty immature and I can see why more do not participate if this is the behavior of some of "the regulars."

Methodist looked like the best 2-win team in the nation for the first 20 minutes last night. It was a great game and The Pride nearly erased a huge deficit for the win. A 72-68 loss does not make a season.

Like all of you, I pull for my team. The team has talent and a very good young coach who will build the program.

Go Pride and the haters can keep hating

AND YOU HAVENT HEARD THE LAST OF ME!!!

[cnufan]

I hate to say this, but Shenandoah is in trouble. Onyie is done for the year for academic reasons, that hurts big time.

[sushotblocker04]

Goose beat me to it but yea Onunaku has been suspended the rest of the year according to SU's website. This could give SU some problems however I know now that Coach Harris will have the guys ready for every game. Goin to invstigate this one a little more.

[cnufan]

I actually heard about it yesterday. But I didnt want to post it until I knew for sure.

[narch]

losing onie will really hurt su...that's not good news for them, but they certainly used him until the last possible game

gullett - i HOPE that you do stay with us...like gc the team, gc fans on this site have been lots of hype and little substance - as for your question, i would submit 3 possibilities - the au back-court, the cnu back-court and the mc back-court trio of grant, lee and thomas - i think the mc back-court is the best of the bunch defensively, but i haven't seen barton at cnu play yet...i'd say the cnu group of selden, romeo and barton are among the best all-around, and statistically the au crew has been getting the job done - who knows, the gc guys might be just as good as any of the others i've mentioned, but it sounds like they were pretty much controlled (at home, no less) for all but the last 3 or 4 minutes on wednesday - i do like the heart that gc apparently showed on wednesday night - past versions of this team would have gone into a shell and been blown out in a game when they trailed by 20

[Swish3]

Beware, I'm always lurking. 

GO CAPS!

[PrideFan1986]

Narch: I was at the game and it was a really good game. All that I know GC did play with alot of heart. Even when they were down by 23 they did not give up and came back to tie it and put alot of pressure on your backcourt and forced alot of mistakes. If we play like we did that last 10min of the game i think we are capable of turning some heads.

[cnu85]

Since then, one of you has broken board rules, others have laughed off the comment or predicted I will not post again. Pretty immature and I can see why more do not participate if this is the behavior of some of "the regulars."


Go Pride and the haters can keep hating

AND YOU HAVENT HEARD THE LAST OF ME!!!

aahhh...now I see where the post from Pat Coleman came from......I was reported for being "pretty immature"! I broke TOS #3. I do not wish to be the one who restricts others from participating through my sophomoric behavior. I will try to refrain from such behavior again as I do not wish to be reported for breaking rules. What I said must have been really bad in order for someone to take the time out to send Pat notification of a TOS infraction.

Pat - I apologize for breaking the rules.

GCGullet - I will restate my comment, pull out proper language and follow the rules. When you stated that GC had the best backcourt in the conference......... That is not true in my opinion. It is not even close in my opinion. In my opinion the GC backcourt is nowhere near what CNU puts on the floor. However, neither one of us really knows because we have not witnessed the opposing team in play (unless you have access to game tapes of CNU).

I hope what I have said does not cause you to report me to the moderator. Also, nobody hates GC. Believe me when I tell you what people have posted on here about GC is NOTHING compared to the bashing CNU gets...especially on the football board. I suggest growing a thick skin, loosen up (just a little), and hang on for the ride. We all love it!

[Pat Coleman]

And for the record, I was only making a suggestion regarding such post, not any formal sanction or warning of any kind.

[PrideFan1986]

CNU85 all is well. I just thought it was a real immature statement that is why I said something. I am looking foward to staying on here with you guys.

[GCman82]

Roll Pride!!!
Men and Women
Go Staci!
Need to win tomorrow dont wanna to start 0-2 in conf. 
Be nice for the girls to start 2-0.

[cnu85]

all the love..I feel like it's the 60's again......probably why sometimes my humor goes over people's heads....most people on here were probably born in the 80's.

when Jupiter aligns with Mars
and peace will guide the planets