MBB: USA South Conference

[narch]

GC I really think they will get thier first conference win, they have been in 2 straight really close games coming up on the backend of it but this time I think they will defeat Ferrum at Haynes Gym.

gullet - if your boys DON'T beat ferrum in their own gym it will be a LONG season for the pride

i have really been struggling with a sinus infection and won't be able to make the au/mc game...i hate i'm missing it because i think it could be a classic - i'll say the monarchs pull out a 68-66 win

[captj]

Care to take a guess on the other two games, narch?

[ISoar]

I'm going safe.

MC pulls it together and beats AU

CNU over NCW

GC over Ferrum

[narch]

Care to take a guess on the other two games, narch?

j - those are the easy ones - cnu and gc are winners

[captj]

Easy?!  I hope you're right, but I actually had a hard time with the CNU-NCW game.  The Bishops certainly aren't getting much love on this board, and I'm not sure why.  They did just win at SU, although the Hornets were without my pre-season USASAC POTY nominee and the Bishops probably exploited the HUGE size mismatch between those two teams.  The thing that made me decide on CNU was our recent success in their gym, but in one of those years that we beat them there, they beat us in the Freemen.  I hope you're right.

[cnufan]

Whoever guards Jarmel Arrington will be the X factor I think in the CNU game. Dude is 6-4 and a wing and quick and has the ability to score from anywhere. If he gets shut down and of course no one picks up his slack, I think the Captains come away with a W in Rocky Mount.

CNU85, Cooper will not be the color man on this trip!! FT will be flying solo!!

[cnufan]

Arrington's seasonal statline - 70-of-150 (47%) from the floor, 38-89 (43%) on threes, 37-of-41 (90%) from the charity stripe, 27 turnovers in 13 games averaging 16.5 points/game

Not too shabby for a guy who's gone nuts in his last few games. 29 on 10-of-22 shooting (6-of-11 from behind the arc) in a OT loss to Chowan and 29 on 10-of-18 (just 2-of-6 from behind the arc but was a perfect 7-of-7 from the line) in a win at Shenandoah.

Ya he can play.

Starting Five
Carmichael - 6-6 forward - Freshman
Hall - 5-10 guard - Sophomore
Coleman - 6-7 Forward/Center - Freshman
Arrington - 6-4 - Guard - Freshman
Alston - 6-2 - Guard - Junior

Off the bench
Haut - 6-0 - Guard - Freshman
Washington - 6-5 - Forward - Freshman
Mobley - 6-6 - Forward/Center - Junior
Artis - 6-4 - Forward - Senior THE ONLY ONE ON THE ROSTER!!!
Rosell - 6-4 - Forward - Freshman
Frazier - 6-6 - Forward/Center - Freshman
Jones - 6-0 - Guard - Freshman

WOW Talk about a young team with some talent. Lets see what kind of turnover rate they have between the end of this year and the beginning of next.

[captj]

Whoever guards Jarmel Arrington will be the X factor I think in the CNU game. Dude is 6-4 and a wing and quick and has the ability to score from anywhere.

Who do you think, Goose?  Romeo?  Definitely a size mismatch there, but he might be our most intense in-your-face defender.  I just hope that he's recovered from the flu.  Shut him down, Jeremy!

[cnufan]

I talked to Romeo yesterday and he said he was feeling much better. I almost would say Selden, but he's 5-10 and thats even more of a mismatch!! But right now, definitely Romeo and I think youll see Purdham on him when Romeo is out.

[narch]

WOW Talk about a young team with some talent. Lets see what kind of turnover rate they have between the end of this year and the beginning of next.

if i had a quarter for every time someone said ncwc was young and talented, i'd have at least $1.25...they are perpetually young (and ALWAYS talented) - they haven't always played hard for 40 minutes...we'll see if that has changed

i've talked to a couple of people familiar with the usasac, and they seem to think that averett is playing the best ball in the conference right now, so tonight should be a good test for the monarchs...it's a must-win because it's a home game, in my opinion - gotta win at home and steal at least one (probably 2) road contest from au/cnu/su/ncwc to win the usasac, in my opinion

[ISoar]

A close one at the half:

MC 23
AU 22

[narch]

averett wins 72-69 in ot...no other details right now...hate i missed that game

[captj]

Captains 1 for 9 on free throws late in the 1st half.   

[captj]

Halftime -

CNU 34
NCW 34

[captj]

Captains 5 for 15 (33%) on free throws in the 1st half!  Unbelievable!