MBB: USA South Conference

[D-BAT]

Shenandoah's actually only played 142 games since the start of the 2004-05 season with the following results:

Non-conference               40-35 = .533
USASAC regular season     18-42 = .300
USASAC tournament          2-5 = .286
Overall                            60-82 = .423

"If" their record had been 60 wins in 145 games (60-85) as presented by USA-Fan, then I see where he got his published winning percentage of 41% (60/145 = 41.4%).  Having the correct numbers make all the difference.   Hope the Hornets have a good season in USASAC play!          

Stand corrected, thanks for catching that type-o.

Year-to-Date since 2004/2005 season, 60 wins out of 142 contests = 42% winning percentage.

Again, looks like some parity within USA-South with overall records, before conference play begins this upcoming week.

[CaptJ]

CNU loses by 10 in OT against York, NY.  I'm just not impressed.  Look at the stats in OT.  NO FIELD GOALS?!  Pathetic.  B'game has a chance to make it a one point game with 2:30 left and misses BOTH free throws!  York promptly scores seconds later and takes off like a racehorse.  If we were in a tougher conference, CNU would a sub-.500 team.  All the preseason hype was just that... hype.    If these really are great players, like CNU85 thinks, then that is even more reason for CJ to resign.  He is not getting the best out of his players. 

Hey 85, I'm ready to take that wager.  I think that we won't win any of the 3 non-conference game remaining and that we will go 7-5 in the conference schedule.  The only hope for a 500th is that this might be the worst conference (collectively) in D3 basketball.  Hey, wait.  If we go 7-5 and win the first round tournament game, that would get CJ his 500th.  Hmmmm... not a chance.

Next game at Shenandoah.  Want to guess my prediction for that one?

[CaptJ]

Hmmm...as I sit here reading this, I suddenly recalled I said the same thing about CJ being overstretched as basketball coach and AD. Only, I did it in an email directly to CJ a few years ago. In that email I suggested that he pick one or the other - whichever gives him the passion and go for it. I suggested that CNU sports in 1985 is not the same as today and trying to do both at CNU requires superhero powers.

CJ is a smart guy. He'll do what's best for both hoops team and the University. Only he will do it on his timetable, not ours. He's earned the right to do that.

I totally agree with everything you said here.  However, there are two opposing thoughts here... "He'll do what's best for both hoops team and the University" and "he will do it on his timetable, not ours. He's earned the right to do that."  You are right that if he doesn't get the 500th this year he would have the RIGHT to come back next year.  I just hope that he would then do "what's best for both hoops team and the Univeersity.""

[CaptJ]

I miss narch and goose.

[cnububba]

Outstanding first half by the Captains tonight against a VERY athletic York team.   CNU went missing in action the first 6 minutes of the second half.  Xavier played like a senior in the first half, a freshman in the second.  Kid has talent, just gotta tame it a little.  Other than Conley, who is really coming into his own and gaining confidence every game our other 3-point shooters just didn't have it tonight.   Blasingame's two free throws?  Pleeeeeeeese....how about  4-21 from three point range, a whopping 19%, for a team that normally shoots .350.   And most of the looks were wide open.   Talk about unlucky; Exum's three was his first, a good four steps behind the three point line with someone in his face.  Third time this year CNU has been victimized by a long three all defended well.  That's the way the ball bounces sometimes.

Congrats to Taylor and Blasingame for making the all- tourney team .  Conley would have been MVP if the team had won.  His outside shooting continues to improve.  Blasingame battled all night against probably the tallest and most athletic lineup he'll see.  He more than held his own.   

7-5...only two road wins?  I'll definitely take that bet.  Pass the San Miguel and Lumpia please.

[HornetFan4Life]

CNU loses by 10 in OT against York, NY.  I’m just not impressed.  Look at the stats in OT.  NO FIELD GOALS?!  Pathetic.  B’game has a chance to make it a one point game with 2:30 left and misses BOTH free throws!  York promptly scores seconds later and takes off like a racehorse.  If we were in a tougher conference, CNU would a sub-.500 team.  All the preseason hype was just that… hype.    If these really are great players, like CNU85 thinks, then that is even more reason for CJ to resign.  He is not getting the best out of his players. 

Hey 85, I’m ready to take that wager.  I think that we won’t win any of the 3 non-conference game remaining and that we will go 7-5 in the conference schedule.  The only hope for a 500th is that this might be the worst conference (collectively) in D3 basketball.  Hey, wait.  If we go 7-5 and win the first round tournament game, that would get CJ his 500th.  Hmmmm… not a chance.

Next game at Shenandoah.  Want to guess my prediction for that one?

yeah whats your prediction for that one?

Im taking the hornets at home by 10

[CaptJ]

Hey HF4L, I will take those 10 points.  I don't think the Captains will win but they would definitely cover that spread.  They will play to the level of the competition and then have a 50-50 chance to win it.  But alas, this is a road game so they will lose by 4.

[CaptJ]

Here is why I'm not going to accept blaming mean ol' Mr. Fate for losing this one -

                             ...          1st 2nd  OT    Total
York (NY).........................   31   26   14  -   71
Christopher Newport...........   39   18    4    -   61

18 points in the 2nd half!!!  Aren't we supposed to have a lot of offensive weapons this year?

1 point in the last 3 minutes of OT and 4 total in OT!!!

Where is the killer instinct?  Where is the will to win?

[D-BAT]

I'm taking CNU by 6 over SU.  Games are always close at SU because of that cracker box of a gym.

[CNU85]

Outstanding first half by the Captains tonight against a VERY athletic York team.   CNU went missing in action the first 6 minutes of the second half.  Xavier played like a senior in the first half, a freshman in the second.  Kid has talent, just gotta tame it a little.  Other than Conley, who is really coming into his own and gaining confidence every game our other 3-point shooters just didn't have it tonight.   Blasingame's two free throws?  Pleeeeeeeese....how about  4-21 from three point range, a whopping 19%, for a team that normally shoots .350.   And most of the looks were wide open.   Talk about unlucky; Exum's three was his first, a good four steps behind the three point line with someone in his face.  Third time this year CNU has been victimized by a long three all defended well.  That's the way the ball bounces sometimes.

Congrats to Taylor and Blasingame for making the all- tourney team .  Conley would have been MVP if the team had won.  His outside shooting continues to improve.  Blasingame battled all night against probably the tallest and most athletic lineup he'll see.  He more than held his own.   

7-5...only two road wins?  I'll definitely take that bet.  Pass the San Miguel and Lumpia please.

True statements. the thing nobody has mentioned is this....the guy who hit all the threes, with people in his face on mist shots, was 7-27 from three coming into the game. I'd let him shoot too!! Except he made 7 last night alone....again with some pretty good D on most of his shots. The #12 kid from York, their leading scorer was SHUT  DOWN! I think he had 4 points, maybe less. He was avergaing 22. He was 41-99 in 10 games coming into this game from three point range. He shot nothing.

CNU just went flat on offense in the second half. Blasingame, who sunk 8-8 FT the night before, was sinking them early last night, then they started falling short. York was a very athletic team, very fast...yet CNU was faster and made York adjust to a slower game.

I'm not giving up the ship yet. 5-5 with 2 OT losses and a 1 pt loss to open the season. Very close to 8-2. The difference is that these guys have not played with each other much. Blasingame sat out the year Taylor played, then Taylor sat out when Blasingame came back. New starting point guards, Parham and Going, and a new transfer starting on the wing, Capin. At times I see a second team in that is full of former startes...Theo, Conley, Going, etc.

Hermann was out yesterday with injury. Hope he's better by Wednesday.

[narch]

the monarchs are now 0-2 for 2010 following losses to lagrange and piedmont (see, i prefer to look at just the 2010 mark to avoid saying that mu is 0-10....something i don't think i've ever experienced as a monarch fan) - i knew this would be a tough year, especially with a tough schedule, but i thought mu would have 3-4 wins by now...

the great thing is that i don't see anyone running away with the conference, and every team is winless in conference at this point - i'm not willing to say that the monarchs can't win the usasac...if anything, i think they've been better prepared than any other team in the conference through a tough and trying non-conference schedule...we'll find out soon

captj...i wish i were where you are right now...this 34 degree stuff sucks!

[CaptJ]

Hey narch, welcome back.  I'm guessing that the balance sheet of professional and family demands is now even after a tough couple of months trying to juggle grad school and your job.  I hope you have the family happy again now that you have reintroduced them to dad.  I'm guessing, though, that you're about to disappear on us again now that the semester is about to begin again.  Try to stick your head in the door here at D3hoops occasionally, OK?

Bubba... have you tried San Miguel beer?  It's actually quite good.  I wish I could send all you USASAC posters a case, plus a big platter of Cerelyn's lumpia.  Maybe a bowl of sweet chili sauce to dip it in.  And definitely a day or two of the sunny, 85 degree weather I have every day.

Ahhhh... conference time.  A clean slate. 

[CNU85]

Bubba... have you tried San Miguel beer?  It's actually quite good.  I wish I could send all you USASAC posters a case,

want my address?.....better yet...I believe I can get a case at Total Wine....just send me money!

[CaptJ]

Bubba... have you tried San Miguel beer?  It's actually quite good.  I wish I could send all you USASAC posters a case,

want my address?.....better yet...I believe I can get a case at Total Wine....just send me money!

I have never had it in the US but I have heard that the stuff San Miguel exports is not as good as the stuff they keep for their domestic market.  Preservatives, maybe?  I tell you what, if the Captains win 2 of their remaining non-conference games I will send you enough pesos to buy a case at TW.  Just 85, then he can share.

[SU97]

CNU on the clock.

I am looking forward to conference play and seeing how things shape up in the USASAC. Checking on the statistics and the names are familiar: Mitchell, Blasingame, Kline, Drake..  I wonder who is going to step up this year? 

I still can't figure out how the conference doesn't even have a single team above .500 at this point.   

Congratulations to former SU baller and conference POTY JLawrence who is playing in Germany:  http://www.suhornets.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/20100105nijak5