MBB: USA South Conference

[notamensa]

i hope that cnu continues to host on a regular basis. it would be great to rush onto the court in victory every year when the captains win the championship, just like i did last year. those silly freeman security people  actually postured for a moment as though they were going to hold back the crowd. bwaahaaahaaaahaaaaa!!!!!

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

narch-

Here is my spread.  I know its only about an hour until game time so I am not too sure if many would see this valid or not since it is close to game time.

MU(+7) at NCWC

I think it will be a close game throughout, but NCWC is a tough place to play.  If it were at MU, I would probably call it even.

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

Narch-

Maybe it doesn't matter where they play.  I did say it was going to be a close game.  i just saw the score 88-86.  I just thought NCWC would really take it by about 7.

[notamensa]

narch,

i know that youre probably fed up with "quality losses", but if you ask me, losing at ncw by 2 is really impressive. cnu couldnt stay with them that closely in the freeman. the monarchs, like so many other teams in the conference, are the real deal. anyone that looks past them is going to be rudely awakened.

hold on to your hats, boys and girls, the remaining conference season is going to be a very wild ride.

[narch]

the monarchs simply have to stop digging holes...they were down by 17 at one point, and came back to make it a game - ncwc hit their ft's down the stretch and the monarch rally came up short - they've got to play 40 intense minutes

radmanovic had 32 and 13...pretty nice night for him

[notamensa]

narch,
didnt you post earlier that radmonovich had been held out of one game? did you ever find out the details about that? whatever, it looks like he is in much better standing now. 32/13 is a great game for anyone.

[notamensa]

5 hours to game time! ithe free should be rockin!

[notamensa]

to state the obvious, this is a HUGE game for both au and cnu. a cnu win would put them in a tie for 1st. an au win would prevent them from falling to 2-3, which you KNOW they dont want to happen. you alsso know that the revenge factor will be huge. the captains are going to have to play their absolute best, but as someone pointed out earlier this year, they seem to play to the level of their competition. if they do tonight as well, we are in for a barn burner. i think they will be up to the task.

[notamensa]

maybe someone has already pointed this out, but this years au team is very different than the one that lost in the freeman last year. only 5 guys on the au team this year were at that game. only one of those 5 started (boor). so, is it possible that the revenge factor wont be that high? naaaaa... they want to hurt us bad.

[PrideFan1986]

Before the games start here are my predictions for tonights game:

Averett at CNU-- Averett will win this game they are a really talanted team and can win on the road


Ferrum at SU---Ferrum will win this game in a close game. It was so close in my mind that it is really hard to make a prediction


those are my mens games for today as far as the conference goes,


Southern VA at Greensboro---we lost to them a couple of weeks ago in a nailbiter and we are looking for revenge in Hanes Gym toady. I say that the Pride will come out on top

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

Statistics tell me AU and CNU should be a tight game. I think AU will win, but for sure as an underdog.

AU(+3) @ CNU

FC @ SU (EVEN)

SoVA @ GC (OFF) (I can't use my statistic approach because teams play at different levels.)

[pride1fan]

Go toads!

[notamensa]

cnu 79 - au 75. what a game! i thought that we were dead. down by 16 with 5 minutes left in the 1st half, i didnt think we had a chance. i think it was about that time that cnu gave up on the four corners offense that they seemed to be using, and things got a lot better. it was either the four corners or some other offense in which the players just stand around and watch each other. we cut that 16 point lead in half before the break, and for the first 10 minutes of the 2nd half the teams played pretty close. in the last 10 minutes of the game it was all cnu. our guys just didnt quit. we still seem to be making a lot of mistakes, and we definitely were not prepared for them to start the game, but our guys did enough to win, and thats what counts. highlights include: 79% ft shooting, tough defense in the 2nd half, baker with 17 (6/10 fg, 2/3 3pt, 3/3 ft) and some clutch plays (especially that stick back late in the game), selden with a great game (22 pts, 7/13 fg, 3/6 3pt, 5/6 ft), blasingame had his usual efficient and steady game with 11 pts, 11 reb, 7 blks (4/4 fg). lowlights include being outrebounded thoroughly and the lethargic and unprepared start. and i am officially BACK on my soapbox to convince riley to take his game inside where his strengths are better utilized. his wide open 3pt attempt hit nothin but air. we have outside shooters, what we need is rebounding and inside depth. 2 rebounds for the game! this was a great game (at least the last 25 minutes were). i couldnt believe that au actually resorted to fouling selden at the end. dont they remember what he did to them last year from the free throw line!? i probably wont sleep for days after this one.

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

I have no idea why I am at -7.  I think I have been setting some fairly good "spreads" I saw the score at halftime of the AU-CNU.  CNU fans I never thought that score would hold up. Good win for CNU.

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

Week 9 Power Rankings (Through Tonights games)

Greensboro
CNU
Averett
NC Wesleyan
Ferrum
Methodist
Shenadoah

I will say after this weekend.  I will go out on a limb and say whatever week 10 rankings are, WILL be the way the conference finishes.