MBB: USA South Conference

[captj]

Hey Goose, 85 -

How about we all do a road trip to Fayetteville this Saturday to see the Captains beat the defending conference champs?  You guys pay for gas and I'll provide luxury transportation.  Wouldn't it be cool to meet narch?  We'd be home by 11PM.  I'm serious, guys; I'll drive.  Anyone else that wants to go, speak up now.

[cnufan]

The Capts enter this week's regional rankings at No. 6, FYI. The complete rankings are on the front page of d3hoops under the Daily Dose.

[cnu85]

Hey Goose, 85 -

How about we all do a road trip to Fayetteville this Saturday to see the Captains beat the defending conference champs?  You guys pay for gas and I'll provide luxury transportation.  Wouldn't it be cool to meet narch?  We'd be home by 11PM.  I'm serious, guys; I'll drive.  Anyone else that wants to go, speak up now.

Sounds like fun, but can't do it. I have a baseball commitment Saturday!

[cnufan]

Um, Ill already be there.

[cnufan]

Purely me just wanting to do this, no rhyme or reason, this is just my take at the all conference teams

1st team
Jarmel Arrington
Lenny Hall
Jeremiah Lawrence
Steve Berg
Davon Barton
(Insert Seth Thomas as my alternate)

2nd team
Seth Thomas (if he's not 1st team)
Eugene Grant
Jeremy Romeo
Dont'a Selden
Sterling Williams/Cory McDaniel

Honorable Mention
Cory McDaniel/Sterling Williams
Mark Blasingame
Mouktar Fawehinmi
Rob Fuller/Michael McDuffie/Robert Lee/Steven Johns

The last spot on HM was tough and I couldnt pick one so I decided to make it a lil larger!

POY Lenny Hall
ROY Davon Barton (but I think they will give it to Arrington based on scoring)
COY CJ Woollum

Remember, this is purely based on my own observations with stats taken in to account, sooooo, dont get mad at me!!

[narch]

my picks for the weekend

friday, feb 17
su @ mc
ncwc @ fc
cnu @ gc

saturday, feb 18
su @ gc
ncwc @ au
cnu @ mc

although the #1 seed is locked up for the captains, no other seed is settled

in my scenario above, this is what the seeds would be
1. cnu
2. au
3. ncwc
4. mc
5. gc
6. fc
7. su

if i understand the new tourney format correctly, next tuesday (?) the first round match-ups would be:

#5 gc @ #4 mc
#6 fc @ #3 ncwc
#7 su @ #2 au
bye @ #1 cnu

then the semifinals on saturday (or is it friday?) at cnu would be:
gc/mc winner vs. cnu
fc/ncwc winner vs. su/au winner

someone help me out if i'm not understanding the new format correctly

BUT...

with 2 wins, ncwc would grab the #2 seed by virtue of a split with averett and the ncwc win vs. cnu (au was swept by cnu)

with 2 wins the monarchs could grab the #3 seed if ncwc loses to au...both would be 1-1 vs. cnu, 0-2 vs. averett, 1-1 vs. each other, but ncwc is 1-1 vs. gc and mc is 2-0 vs. the pride

if ncwc wins on friday, they are assured of the #4 seed at the very least (the win over cnu would break the record and head to head tie with the pride)

if mc and cnu win on friday, the monarchs are guaranteed at least the #4 seed by virtue of a 2-0 record vs. gc, regardless of what happens on saturday

su has to win 2 games AND ncwc has to beat fc for su to avoid being the #7 seed, as they lost both games to fc

whew...if i missed any possible scenarios, sorry

[cnufan]

The semifinals are Friday and the championship is Saturday at 2 pm.

[cnufan]

narch u are correct. The seeding is far from decided and we could see come clarity after Friday night's games. I think you have all the scenarios mapped out for this weekend. Should be a fun and exciting finish to the regular season this weekend.

[cnu85]

Goose...interesting thoughts ont he all conference teams. You get to see more of the players than I do.......what would be the difference for Blasingame being HM rather than 2nd team? If you are looking at stats, doesn't his blocked shots count for something? Or do points and rebounds count more? Just curious. I remember Blasingame looking lost in the first game, and now he's becoming a dominant player as a freshman and one of the nations leading shot blockers.

What does Captj think???

Also - I saw a license plate that said Capt D - I thought, that could be my new d3hoops name...but if I did that, Goose would keep asking for a fish sandwich combo!

[cnufan]

I put Mark on the HM team based solely on points. I definitely think he's at least a second teamer and he may very well end up there. Knowing how the coaches work kinda gives me an idea on how to pick'em. I think if he continues to improve, there's no reason why he shouldnt be a first teamer from next year on out.

Stick with CNU85, besides, I dont eat fish!

[captj]

Davon Barton was named to the D3Hoops.com Team of the Week.  Congratulations Davon!  It's nice to see a Captain recognized this way again.


Here's the text from the website -

"Barton averaged 15.7 points, 8.3 assists, 3.3 steals and three rebounds for the Captains in a 3-0 week. The freshman point guard tallied 15 points and 13 assists in a 78-74 win over Ferrum as fellow freshman Mark Blasingame narrowly missed a triple-double with nine points (4-for-4 FGs), 13 rebounds and 10 blocks."

It's cool that Blasingame was recognized/mentioned as well. 

[captj]

CaptJ's All-Conference Teams (through 2/16/06)

To start with, I'm not putting Steve Berg on ANY of my teams.  I'm not convinced that he's not just a hired gun, and since I only have to follow MY rules in naming MY team, I'm just not going to include him.  But one thing is for sure about Mr. Berg; he's got game.

1st Team
LAWRENCE, Jeremiah – SU
HALL, Lenny – NCW
BARTON, Davon – CNU
ROMEO, Jeremy – CNU
THOMAS, Seth - MC

2nd Team
ARRINGTON, Jarmel – NCW
GRANT, Eugene – MC
FAWEHINMI, Mouktar – SU
BLASINGAME, Mark – CNU
DELEON, Rafael – AU

Honorable Mention
SELDEN, Donta – CNU
McDUFFIE, Michael – GC
STEVENSON, Dominique – AU
RAY, Trey – FC
LEWIS, Korey – CNU

[captj]

My perdictions -

Friday
CNU at GC - CNU
SU at MC - Methodist
NCW at FC  - Ferrum

Saturday
CNU at MC - CNU
SU at GC - Greensboro
NCW at AU – Averett



Perdicted final standings –

CNU (11-1, 20-5)
Averett (9-3, 18-7)
Greensboro (6-6, 11-13)
NC Wesleyan (6-6, 8-17)
Methodist (6-6, 8-17)
Ferrum (3-9, 7-18)
Shenandoah (1-11, 9-15)

[cnu85]

Captj - I see you've finally come around to my way of thinking - back when I predicted CNU would have a 20 win season!!   

[captj]

Captj,

What do you predict for the record at the end fo regular season? I predict 12-13 and an empty Freeman Center come tournament time.

Lots of talent...young.....too many turnovers, too many slow starts, too easy of an early schedule.....6-2...enjoy it while we can.

Since you brought it up...