MBB: USA South Conference

[roundbll]

Then Barton gets hammered while shooting in the last second and...no call.
These officials suck....

Go ahead fellas, talk your BS about how officials don't effect game outcome.

have to admit it was bad......enuff for CJ to say he's contacting the league.....but he did admit that the last second "foul" on Barton was really a good "no call".....so we have to give him credit for being honest. The radio guy tends to be a little biased...after all, his check is from CNU!!! 

This weekend is gonna be fun......hey roundballgirl...ya gonna be in town? I'll buy you a beer before a game and take advantage of you!!! 

I want more than a beer you big hunk of man.
But let me buy, I sold buckets of big $$ stock for some clients in Southern California last week in Vegas.  I need to spend a lot this month or Uncle Sam will have my number... We'll call it a business meeting.

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I listened to both games on the radio.....When we were up by 20 against FC (soon to be FU??) I kept thinking, wow...see what can happen when you REBOUND!!! But, we found a way to make it close...again. The AU game was terrible to listen to as a CNU fan......a few times I found myself saying..."whatever".

This weekend will be fun.....can't wait for the week to end and watch some hoops. Hopefully CNU will get a home game next Tuesday......

Everyone should be there Saturday.....gotta say goodbye to the seniors...especially Selden!

"Tay" as the fellas call him, willbe sorely missed, not just for his great play.

[roundbll]

Hasanova...how'd ya miss that one??...give me Karma, dude!!

Hey, CNU85.  I didn't miss it, I just chose to ignore it.  Some of the younger "dudes" seem to get miffed at me because they can't spell (or spell like a text message).  They should really be mad at themselves and not me.  lol  Oh well, they'll learn when "old" guys like me send their resume back with a "thanks, but no thanks".  Karma for you, though.  Good luck to the Captains down the stretch! 

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[PrideSportBBallGuy]

I motion to bring actual basketball talk back to the board.  Is there a second.

[hasanova]

Hasanova...how'd ya miss that one??...give me Karma, dude!!

Hey, CNU85.  I didn't miss it, I just chose to ignore it.  Some of the younger "dudes" seem to get miffed at me because they can't spell (or spell like a text message).  They should really be mad at themselves and not me.  lol  Oh well, they'll learn when "old" guys like me send their resume back with a "thanks, but no thanks".  Karma for you, though.  Good luck to the Captains down the stretch! 

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[narch]

I motion to bring actual basketball talk back to the board.  Is there a second.

seconded...monarchs win 79-73 vs. ncwc tonight to improve to 5-5 in conference and 10-12 overall

and your ranking formula is seriously flawed

[hasanova]

I motion to bring actual basketball talk back to the board.  Is there a second.

seconded...monarchs win 79-73 vs. ncwc tonight to improve to 5-5 in conference and 10-12 overall

and your ranking formula is seriously flawed

narch, congratulations to the Monarchs tonight.  When they were sitting at 4-2 about 6 weeks ago after the tournament win at RMC, I sure had them pegged for a great season.  Also, when they took Guilford to double OT on the trip I took to MU, they did nothing to change my mind either.  What's it look like as you head toward the USASAC tournament and then 2007-08?

[narch]

narch, congratulations to the Mornarchs tonight.  When they were sitting at 4-2 about 6 weeks ago after the tournament win at RMC, I sure had them pegged for a great season.  Also, when they took Guilford to double OT on the trip I took to MU, they did nothing to change my mind either.  What's it look like as you head toward the USASAC tournament and then 2007-08?

thanks, 'nova - i had nothing to do with the win tonight, though, so no congrats are in order

i'm with you on all accounts, but i knew the schedule was going to be brutal and i knew this was a team that had holes...that being said and in the short-term, i think on any given night there is enough talent to play with any team in the usasac...i don't think any of the top 3 teams really want to play the monarchs come tournament time

long term...there is quality talent on the perimeter in lehmann, bascom and company (although robert lee will be lost), but there are some holes to fill in the post - shuford should be back and moore has played nice, valuable minutes lately - i know the coaching staff is really after a couple of big guys...but so is everybody else - we'll see - i'm just hoping that this team plays to their fullest capability come tourney time

[hasanova]

narch, congratulations to the Mornarchs tonight.  When they were sitting at 4-2 about 6 weeks ago after the tournament win at RMC, I sure had them pegged for a great season.  Also, when they took Guilford to double OT on the trip I took to MU, they did nothing to change my mind either.  What's it look like as you head toward the USASAC tournament and then 2007-08?

thanks, 'nova - i had nothing to do with the win tonight, though, so no congrats are in order

i'm with you on all accounts, but i knew the schedule was going to be brutal and i knew this was a team that had holes...that being said and in the short-term, i think on any given night there is enough talent to play with any team in the usasac...i don't think any of the top 3 teams really want to play the monarchs come tournament time

long term...there is quality talent on the perimeter in lehmann, bascom and company (although robert lee will be lost), but there are some holes to fill in the post - shuford should be back and moore has played nice, valuable minutes lately - i know the coaching staff is really after a couple of big guys...but so is everybody else - we'll see - i'm just hoping that this team plays to their fullest capability come tourney time

Well, sometimes awesome fan support can give a team the extra boost it needs.    Good luck to MU in the tournament.  I see by the message at the bottom of your post that you saw the Taco Bell commercials during the Super Bowl.  lol

PS I know you regret Strong not opting for MU in 2004, so I'm honestly not trying to bring up bad memories, but I have to tell you how he's been playing.  The guy is absolutely performing on a different planet right now.  He got ODAC Player of the Week yesterday for the 4th time this season.  In the 3 games last week, he had 22, 28 and 29 points with 32 total rebounds.  In the BC game, Ben was 14 of 15 from the floor and in the EMU game, he was 13 of 15 from the line.  In my honest opinion, he should be ODAC Player of the Year even though VWC's Adair was National POY last season.  I'm not sure who Guilford has in the recruiting pipeline, but GC looks relatively solid again next season.  We lose Burge and Snipes, but there are some freshmen who've gotten a lot of minutes this year who look ready to step up even more.

[CNU85]

Narch -  I love the signature...even has the Retardo Moneypalms accent.

Have you seen the latest version......when they are in camp......"got any sour cream?"

[narch]

'nova - thanks for the update on ben...he certainly would have looked nice in green and gold, but obviously mu wasn't the right school for him - i said earlier in the season that i thought he would get some serious acclaim on a national level...honestly, i wouldn't be shocked if ben was named an all-american before his career is over (maybe even this year)...he's that good

it's funny how success in sports follows cycles - when mu was recruiting strong, the monarchs were in the midst of a nice little run of conference championships and guilford was, to put it nicely, not that good - i wondered why a basketball player would leave (as snipes did) or choose not to attend (as strong did) mu for guilford, of all places (from a purely basketball standpoint, of course) - flash forward a few years and the quackers are really putting things together while the monarchs are fighting for a 4th place finish in the usasac...

[hasanova]

'nova - thanks for the update on ben...he certainly would have looked nice in green and gold, but obviously mu wasn't the right school for him - i said earlier in the season that i thought he would get some serious acclaim on a national level...honestly, i wouldn't be shocked if ben was named an all-american before his career is over (maybe even this year)...he's that good

it's funny how success in sports follows cycles - when mu was recruiting strong, the monarchs were in the midst of a nice little run of conference championships and guilford was, to put it nicely, not that good - i wondered why a basketball player would leave (as snipes did) or choose not to attend (as strong did) mu for guilford, of all places (from a purely basketball standpoint, of course) - flash forward a few years and the quackers are really putting things together while the monarchs are fighting for a 4th place finish in the usasac...

Hey narch, I also think Ben has some national awards in his future.  I think he's currently 7th in the country in both scoring and rebounding and he also leads the ODAC by a large margin in blocked shots.  Moving up to 17th this week in the Top 25 also helps his national visibility.  If the Quakers could unseat the Marlins in the ODAC tournament and/or make a dent in the NCAA playoffs, that would certainly increase his national exposure as well.  Speaking of Snipes, I'm not sure if he saw something in who Guilford was recruiting or perhaps Guilford had originally recruited him, but he's certainly had a good 3-year career in Greensboro.  I'll agree with your assessment of Guilford basketball.  They were 3-21 in 1999 and then Coach Estes got them to 6 and 10 and 15 wins in his tenure.  Palombo seems well-suited to DIII, however, and has built the program this year with everyone he recruited.  I was in the stands 6 or 7 years ago and I could see the signs of improvement, but this has definitely been the breakout year.

[CNU85]

Narch - this one is for you.....

how are the teams seeded for the conf tourney if AU, GC, and CNU complete the season at 8-4?

[Rikki_Tikki_Tavi]

Tiebreaker is, I believe, determined in a three-way by taking the records of how your team did against the two teams that said team is tied with. If you cant figure it out that way, then you look at each team and how they did against the next highest seeded team and if you cant figure it out that way, take a gun and shoot yourself!!

PS Just kidding on the last part! 

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

Tiebreaker is, I believe, determined in a three-way by taking the records of how your team did against the two teams that said team is tied with. If you cant figure it out that way, then you look at each team and how they did against the next highest seeded team and if you cant figure it out that way, take a gun and shoot yourself!!

PS Just kidding on the last part! 

I think because I am not entirely sure one tiebreaker has to do with where your losses come from in conference play.  Say Greensboro and CNU beats SU twice and because AU lost to them once CNU and Greensboro would force AU to lose the tiebreaker.  If that is true then the NCWC games come into play.