MBB: USA South Conference

[hasanova]

the usasac continues to look very, very strong. congrats to methodist. now go get a win over a d2.

Looks like Methodist will play Embry-Riddle (ERAU) for the championship after the Eagles demolished NCAA DII Brevard by 40, 89-49.  Just a bit of clarification, ERAU is an NAIA DII institution and they are ranked #5 in that division with a 7-1 record. 

i was only going by what narch posted earlier (post 1921). forgive me if i dont fully understand all of the alphbet classifications and divisions. arent both d2?

No forgiveness is necessary, notamensa, I was simply trying to contribute a little extra to the conversation.  It certainly wasn't directed at you, so I sincerely hope you didn't think it was.  The intercollegiate sports classifications can be somewhat confusing - no doubt about that!  As a topic for further discussion (and this is my opinion only), I consider the general level of competition to be NCAA DI, NAIA DII, NCAA DII, NAIA DII and NCAA DIII.  There is certainly some crossover at the ends of all classifications, but generally speaking, a highly ranked NAIA DII such as ERAU would be favored over an unranked NCAA DIII such as Methodist.  Peace

[Rikki_Tikki_Tavi]

hey, great win by nc wesleyan over york (ny). suddenly, york is not looking so great afterall. thats too bad because i was really taking solace in their early success and hoped that cnu had lost to a really good team. i dont want to take anything away from the bishops win, but now im not so sure.

Look at the box from that game, notamensa and tell me what's missing? The kid who dropped 34 or 36 against CNU didnt play in that game. And I dont think he played in today's game as well, if memory serves me correctly. You lose 20 and 10 per game, your chances of winning diminish, slightly! 

yeah, i see that. he didnt play against nyu either. but he did play in the rutgersnewark game between the nyu and ncwesleyan games. that has to be disappointing for the coaches and fans. maybe hes injured? theres no question that they arent as good without him, but i think it would be a stretch to say that they would have won those two games with him in the lineup. i dont think they sent just four guys out on the floor, so your comment that "You lose 20 and 10 per game, your chances of winning diminish, slightly" is slightly misleading. they didnt lose 20 and 10. they lost a player who was averaging 20 and 10 and replaced him with someone else who was averaging somewhat less, maybe even significantly less if the other player was getting less playing time than echols was. but with more playing time in the games in question, that substitute player would average more than he had prior, further diminishing the difference between the two averages going into the game. is that convoluted enough for you? if not, i can ramble further.

He played against NYU, he was 1-of-9 from the field with 5 points in 33 minutes and four fouls.

[notamensa]

the usasac continues to look very, very strong. congrats to methodist. now go get a win over a d2.

Looks like Methodist will play Embry-Riddle (ERAU) for the championship after the Eagles demolished NCAA DII Brevard by 40, 89-49.  Just a bit of clarification, ERAU is an NAIA DII institution and they are ranked #5 in that division with a 7-1 record. 

i was only going by what narch posted earlier (post 1921). forgive me if i dont fully understand all of the alphbet classifications and divisions. arent both d2?

No forgiveness is necessary, notamensa, I was simply trying to contribute a little extra to the conversation.  It certainly wasn't directed at you, so I sincerely hope you didn't think it was.  The intercollegiate sports classifications can be somewhat confusing - no doubt about that!  As a topic for further discussion (and this is my opinion only), I consider the general level of competition to be NCAA DI, NAIA DII, NCAA DII, NAIA DII and NCAA DIII.  There is certainly some crossover at the ends of all classifications, but generally speaking, a highly ranked NAIA DII such as ERAU would be favored over an unranked NCAA DIII such as Methodist.  Peace

thats cool, hasanova. you quoted me to add your contribution, so it seemed directed at me. i woke early to study after a danny devito night to find yours and a couple other comments directed at me and felt a little defensive, i guess.

speaking of which, i see someone has smited (smote?) me for my defensiveness. i guess im supposed to not respond to those that challenge my opinions? is that how this works? we smite everyone who has a differing opinion? like i said before, im riding the bench now learning tendencies, but soon enough ill be applauding/smiting too, and im keeping score.

[notamensa]

He played against NYU, he was 1-of-9 from the field with 5 points in 33 minutes and four fouls.

ok, thanks. i missed him in the box score. maybe i was looking for big numbers.

[hasanova]

the usasac continues to look very, very strong. congrats to methodist. now go get a win over a d2.

Looks like Methodist will play Embry-Riddle (ERAU) for the championship after the Eagles demolished NCAA DII Brevard by 40, 89-49.  Just a bit of clarification, ERAU is an NAIA DII institution and they are ranked #5 in that division with a 7-1 record. 

i was only going by what narch posted earlier (post 1921). forgive me if i dont fully understand all of the alphbet classifications and divisions. arent both d2?

No forgiveness is necessary, notamensa, I was simply trying to contribute a little extra to the conversation.  It certainly wasn't directed at you, so I sincerely hope you didn't think it was.  The intercollegiate sports classifications can be somewhat confusing - no doubt about that!  As a topic for further discussion (and this is my opinion only), I consider the general level of competition to be NCAA DI, NAIA DII, NCAA DII, NAIA DII and NCAA DIII.  There is certainly some crossover at the ends of all classifications, but generally speaking, a highly ranked NAIA DII such as ERAU would be favored over an unranked NCAA DIII such as Methodist.  Peace

thats cool, hasanova. you quoted me to add your contribution, so it seemed directed at me. i woke early to study after a danny devito night to find yours and a couple other comments directed at me and felt a little defensive, i guess.

speaking of which, i see someone has smited (smote?) me for my defensiveness. i guess im supposed to not respond to those that challenge my opinions? is that how this works? we smite everyone who has a differing opinion? like i said before, im riding the bench now learning tendencies, but soon enough ill be applauding/smiting too, and im keeping score.

notamensa, I was honestly quoting the idea, not at all the person, so I'm sincerely sorry if you felt it was directed at you.  It surely wasn't.  I don't even think that way, so I felt bad when I read your response.  Such an innocuous thing when you think about it - really not worth any more discussion.  

With regard to applauding/smiting, someone smited me twice in the past few days and I genuinely don't feel as though I did anything "smite-worthy," but so be it.  With regard to your smite, I don't know exactly why you were smited, but in reading prior posts, it looks as though several people may have taken exception to a few comments.  Generally speaking, what appears to others as a slightly combative stance will yield that result.  I hope you will be a resilient poster and I openly welcome your constructive interaction.  I introspectively know my honorable intentions, but I can't always control how others may perceive them.  Sometimes we all get on someone else's persona non grata list, but I would greatly prefer the camaraderie of my fellow posters and not their exclusion.

PS  As I'm sure you know, Mensa comes from the Latin word for "table," signifying we are all of equal intellect, regardless of our age, education or profession, and are, therefore, all entitled to sit and discuss things openly around the same egalitarian forum (or table).  As a mensa hopeful, I fervently believe in that both philosophically and practically.  I hope you agree.   Peace.        

[notamensa]

As I'm sure you know, Mensa comes from the Latin word for "table," signifying we are all of equal intellect, regardless of our age, education or profession, and are, therefore, alll entitled to sit and discuss things openly around the same egalitarian forum (or table).  As a mensa hopeful, I fervently believe in that both philosophically and practically.  I hope you agree.   Peace.        

that.....is.....AWESOME.  i did not know about the origins of the word. i wish i could say that i considered it when i selected it for my handle since it is incredibly appropriate, but i was really going with my own (limited) understanding of the word. specifically, "an international fellowship organization for people with IQ's in the top 2 percent of the general population". thats the application that my dear old pop used it with me. that is so cool. you do learn something every day. speaking of which, i have finals this week, so its back to the books. thanks for the interesting information.

[notamensa]

and thanks for the karma, too.

[notamensa]

the monarchs fell to erau, 77-68 yesterday - radmanovic had a big night on the boards, and it was a pretty balanced scoring night, overall, although winstead did get 21 on 7-10 shooting - turnovers and ft differential look to be the story of this game - 'nova, thanks for the clarity on erau's status as an naia ii team and the insight into their abilities...i doubt they'll be the best team the monarchs face this season, since they've already played d1 gardner-webb (who won 17 games last year), but i also have little doubt they're pretty good - they are 8-1 right now

box score

i dont see r lee in the box score. where is he?

[hasanova]

As I'm sure you know, Mensa comes from the Latin word for "table," signifying we are all of equal intellect, regardless of our age, education or profession, and are, therefore, alll entitled to sit and discuss things openly around the same egalitarian forum (or table).  As a mensa hopeful, I fervently believe in that both philosophically and practically.  I hope you agree.   Peace.        

that.....is.....AWESOME.  i did not know about the origins of the word. i wish i could say that i considered it when i selected it for my handle since it is incredibly appropriate, but i was really going with my own (limited) understanding of the word. specifically, "an international fellowship organization for people with IQ's in the top 2 percent of the general population". thats the application that my dear old pop used it with me. that is so cool. you do learn something every day. speaking of which, i have finals this week, so its back to the books. thanks for the interesting information.

You're absolutely right about the international organization called Mensa, so I though you might like to know their logic for choosing the society's name.  As one of my professors used to say, "knowledge is power."  I think he was right.

[hasanova]

and thanks for the karma, too.

You're welcome, but it looks as though you have another benefactor as well.     Good luck with finals - been there, done that! 

[Capt-Schemer]

Mensa.... Here's the quote, and it came from Rikki-Tikki.
"Ill tell you one thing, Riley has got to stop shooting from outside 12 feet. He was awful again last night from outside the paint. "

Relax.

[notamensa]

CNU won big tonignt.
Who was it that said Ed Riley should'nt shoot outside 12 feet?
I think M. Blasingame had some 5 or 6 blocks... and how about that # you know what?

Notamensa...you are living up to your name w/ your comments about York.  They are a very good team.

it seems that captschemer doesnt like me much. all i said was -

and another thing. i never said riley shouldnt shoot from outside 12 feet. im pretty sure the 3pt line is way outside that. i said i dont like him shooting threes, and one 1-2 night to get him to 1-8 on the season isnt going to change my mind about that. i still think hes way more effective using his strength arounf the basket.

WOW!  I never said it was you who said Ed should'nt shoot outside 12 feet.  And....  I thought from previouse posts that your skin was a tad thicker than it seems to be.  WOW!  relax... don't be hatin'.

BTW   Lincoln 201, Ohio State-Marion 78
How's that for a score?

youre absolutely right. my skin was way too thin this am. too many beers and too little sleep combined with too many exams this week. ill relax on thursday afternoon. im definitely not hatin. were pulling for the same team, after all. id forgotten that the mongoose was also preaching hard for rileys inside game. ive said so much about it that i thought it had to be me that you were referring to. big ego, huh? thanks for the karma. like i said; im keeping score.

[notamensa]

As I'm sure you know, Mensa comes from the Latin word for "table," signifying we are all of equal intellect, regardless of our age, education or profession, and are, therefore, alll entitled to sit and discuss things openly around the same egalitarian forum (or table).  As a mensa hopeful, I fervently believe in that both philosophically and practically.  I hope you agree.   Peace.        

that.....is.....AWESOME.  i did not know about the origins of the word. i wish i could say that i considered it when i selected it for my handle since it is incredibly appropriate, but i was really going with my own (limited) understanding of the word. specifically, "an international fellowship organization for people with IQ's in the top 2 percent of the general population". thats the application that my dear old pop used it with me. that is so cool. you do learn something every day. speaking of which, i have finals this week, so its back to the books. thanks for the interesting information.

You're absolutely right about the international organization called Mensa, so I though you might like to know their logic for choosing the society's name.  As one of my professors used to say, "knowledge is power."  I think he was right.

no doubt about it. and thanks again for the information. wait until my dad hears about this!

[Rikki_Tikki_Tavi]

Mensa.... Here's the quote, and it came from Rikki-Tikki.
"Ill tell you one thing, Riley has got to stop shooting from outside 12 feet. He was awful again last night from outside the paint. "

Relax.

Yeah that was me who said Ed has to stop shooting from outside of 12 feet!! And I still stand by it!! Even tho he had 22 points!!

[CNU85]

dang...I go away for a few days and Hasanova breaks out the big words.......as for me I like made up words like in a Steve Miller song when he speaks about the "pompetus" of love!!

sometimes made up words eventually make the dictionary....like Chortled.....from the Jaberwocky poem.

you can sign me.....notatable!