MBB: USA South Conference

[CNU85]

and Blasingame had 4 blocks.....51 for the year in 14 games.

For his career.....68 games...246 blocks!

[Hampton U SID]

well any win at Shingleton is a good win.

They have had some issues in that gym

[SU97]

SU had no answer for Blasingame underneath, he grabbed rebounds at will.  Game was very tight until SU went cold at around the 7 minute mark.  At that point SU combined a couple of turnovers and some poor shooting to finish. 

Trying to look at something positive from tonight... and it had to be that for the second straight game Nick Brown came off the bench to give the hornets a huge lift before halftime. I'd like to see him get some more opportunities to shoot.  Hornets are playing tough defense, but it got a lazy in the second half. There were times where CNU got easy lay-ups because guys were caught out of position, it seemed like simple mental mistakes. Otherwise SU still needs someone to step up on the offensive side of the court or this is going to be a long season. Hornets have been playing a bit tougher this year and I just hope they can start pulling it together. I really don't know what else the coaching staff can do.

I still think that when the dust settles the Captains will be on top of the conference.  Don't be confused by this Narch, as not to worry I still hate CNU. A couple thoughts on what I saw from them; this is more stream of thought, so bear with me. Blasingame is a beast underneath, only the Mitchell ROY from Ferrum will contest him this year, I think he'll end up as POTY.  CNU has no depth, it was obvious that CJ has no faith in anyone other than his starting 5 in a close game (remember this was a one-point contest for 3/4 of the game) or why else would Blasingame play 40 minutes and Barton and Green clocked in with around 35. I do wonder how Blasingame can hold up to that much floor time. Winnet did not impress me at all. Green is a nice player. Barton looked somewhat uncomfortable at times and he was not as explosive as last year, nor was his outside game as strong. When I saw him last year he was an explosive offensive weapon who you felt could make every shot he took with unlimited range, didn't feel that tonight.  However, he did impress me with his passing. I don't remember him being that good with finding teammates and creating chances. When he gets back to 100% he is going to be an even better player than the guy who torched SU twice last year.

and lastly, points in the paint:  SU=20  CNU=36.

Looks like NCWC coming up this weekend. I looked at their schedule and I'm not quite sure what to think, they look to be very tough at home.  Bishops on the clock.

[cnububba]

A win, is a win, is win on the road in the USA South, indeed it sounded u-g-l-y!  SU97 our radio announcers kept saying they should "loosen" the rims at Shingleton!  After that shooting performance by both teams I'm inclined to agree. 

85 it seemed we pulled the trigger to quick on many 3s and were not patient, at all!  Were they using an NBA shot clock last night? 97 maybe you can confirm we shot to quickly on several occasions.  We're much better, it seems, when we work the ball inside out. 

It's great Davon's last game at the Hornet's nest was very good.  He was not far from a triple double.  Green came through in the 2nd half offensively, thank goodness.  Blasingame scoring seems to be down when the opponent plays zone, but again it seemed we pulled the trigger on the "3s" pretty quick.  Sounded like he was a huge on the defensive end.  What CNU cannot continue to survive is off nights from the wings (5-15 FG/0-6 3's).  Both of those guys are WAY to talented for that to happen. 

Tough road win and now home for 3 big games.  Good luck to  SU. 

[narch]

the monarchs push their conference record to 2-0 with a nice road "w" today against ferrum - no box yet

did i see that su beat ncwc?

box score...looks like the monarchs let mitchell get his (18 pts, 20 boards), but limited everyone else

[hasanova]

According to Channel 2 in Greensboro, Averett 55, Greensboro 52.

[CNU85]

Wow...SU beats NCW in Rocky Mount! Interesting!

[SU97]

did i see that su beat ncwc?

[narch]

su held ncwc to 17 first half points and never trailed in that game...looks like su did a great job of delivering an early blow that ncwc couldn't recover from - ncwc is still an incredibly talented team...i think they'll be a prominent fixture in the usasac title race this year...in years past, ncwc wouldn't have worked hard enough to make up a 17 point 1/2 time deficit and make a game of it - that could be a really big win for the hornets

au seems to be struggling a bit, losing 4 of their last 6 -  i hope the monarchs can steal another road game on wednesday night and keep the cougars scuffling

[narch]

the monarchs fall to 2-1 in conference after losing to au - au shot lights out (50%) and the monarchs didn't (31%)...'nuff said

[CNU85]

CNU beats NCW 74-71.....2-0 in conference play

[CNU85]

Blasingame had  7 blocks...i only saw second half....he was schooling NCW's #50....made him look like a rec league player.

[SU97]

the monarchs fall to 2-1 in conference after losing to au - au shot lights out (50%) and the monarchs didn't (31%)...'nuff said

Narch - tough loss to AU, but you guys are still in third place - not a bad start for the Monarchs.

[SU97]

CNU beats NCW 74-71.....2-0 in conference play

NCWC shoots 17% from long range and still only lose in the final seconds. That will be a tough game in NC for the Captains. I am glad the Hornets will see NCWC in Winchester for the second leg.

[SU97]

Blasingame had  7 blocks...i only saw second half....he was schooling NCW's #50....made him look like a rec league player.

another double-double for Blasingame, but he also logged 38 minutes. CNU85, can't you guys find anybody to give the kid a breather??