MBB: USA South Conference

[hasanova]

Congratulations to AU and GC for being co-champs!

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

So I went to a UNCG game (well the tickets were free) I sat there and said "what a waste of talent"  I saw 6 guys that didn't even take of thier warm-ups. For me its sad to see, they come their on scholarships and they will never see any action on the court.  (Narch I know you will disagree, but I wish every school d3 school took in transfers.  It was beyond me to to why anyone would waste time sitting on a bench.)  For me at least I don't care if I got a free ride to if I was player, I would want to play.)

Ok I cooked up another theroy.   Its about why the midwest/great lakes/west are so good at the d3 level.   9 times out of the last 20 years the d-1 National champs came out of the south/ACC (Maryland is thrown in there) at the d3 level once out of the last 20 years a team from the south won it.  Now here is my theory because the south has been so consistent at the the d1 level nobody wants to come play at the d3 level.  This is where my previous story comes in to play teams in the south have to continue to bring in greater and greater talent that way they can compete in the south.  Its not a problem in the west because they aren't winning it at the d1 level.  Taleted players that could go d1 stay and go d3 because they aren't competing for a national championship every year at the d1 level.

nota-
you can stay.

[notamensa]

thanks, psbbg.

that makes it -

notamensa 1 (to stay)
roundbll 0

come on, hasanova. i was already counting your vote. i will need it to offset cnu85, who will surely vote in favor of his drinking buddy (and who knows what other kind of buddy).

[notamensa]

ive been trying all morning to log into the usasac website to look at the final conference season individual stats, with no luck. maybe theyre updating right now? im sure that all-conf talk is about to start on this board. does anyone think that cnu will put all 4 (or more) of their returning stars on one of the all-conf teams this year? im beginning to wonder if blasingame is even going to make honorable mention this year. he might be seen as a one-trick pony. he isnt cnus top rebounder, and his scoring has been very inconsistent (at best), notwithstanding his 25 point effort on friday night. the only upgrade i see coming among the cnu players is korey lewis, who should easily make 1st team this year.

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

I have been trying to get on the website too.  Without any luck.  The site might be down.  I know the conference isn't working on updating stats on the weekend.  That would be absurd and very unexpected.  As soon as it comes up I will look at the stats and put my all-conference team up.

[leroy]

So if you're so done, maybe you'll do us a favor and log off after reading this for your last time...

i will make a deal with you. if more posters on this board want me to go away than do you, i will. but if they want your repulsive and obsessed postings to end, you do the same. agreed? i, for one, know where to go for song lyrics that have escaped me. i know what this forum is for and use it for its purpose. im sure you can find a website elsewhere to exercise your dementia.

so, how about it, usasac BASKETBALL posters? who do you want to go away, roundbll or notamensa?

how about PrideSportsBBGuy goes away and we call it a tie.  Seriously, you two bickering (while stupid) makes me laugh, but PSBBGY's ramblings filled with complete non-sense (and that god-awful stupid formula) makes me want to beat myself with my keyboard.

[narch]

i wish all the posters except myself and su97 would go away...that way we could talk about how much we hate cnu without fear of retribution - putting up this facade for the last few years really kills me

[Rikki_Tikki_Tavi]

Tell us how you feel narch, we dont mind!!

Preliminary 1st team all-conf

Bright - GC (POY)
Lewis - CNU
Hall - NCWC
Lawrence - SU

My fifth spot is a tie for now between Brown (AU), Barton (CNU), Jones (FC).

Ill firm my predictions up once the USA South's site is back up and running.

No. 6 NCW vs. No. 3 CNU, 7:30
No. 7 SU vs. No. 2 GC, 7:30
No. 5 FC vs. No. 4 MU, 7 or 7:30

Semis I believe are at 4 and 8 on Friday with the women's at 2 and 6. Im sure if CNU wins they will get the 8 pm slot with the other at 4. Should be interesting to see how the quarters and All-Conf. teams pan out.

[notamensa]

we could talk about how much we hate cnu without fear of retribution - putting up this facade for the last few years really kills me

facade? i dont think that this was the first time that you stated difinitively that you hate cnu. but thats ok, youre allowed.

[notamensa]

without looking at the final stats, i think it will be –

1st team
hall, poty (ncw) 1st team last year
lewis (cnu) honorable mention last year
fawehinmi (su) honorable mention last year
lawrence (su) 1st team last year
bright (gc)

2nd team
godsey (fc)
selden (cnu) honorable mention last year
jones (fc)
barton (cnu) 2nd team last year
brown (au)

hon mention
drake (ncw)
coleman (ncw)
lee (mc)
nicholson (gc)
shuford (mc)

left out
radmanevich (mc)
adams (su)
hagwood (au)
blasingame (cnu) honorable mention last year
mcdaniel (au) 2nd team last year.

[notamensa]

Preliminary 1st team all-conf

Bright - GC (POY)

based on what we saw yesterday i would agree, but im not sure if that one game is going to increase his avg stats enough to overtake hall, who i think is a lock for poty.

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

So if you're so done, maybe you'll do us a favor and log off after reading this for your last time...

i will make a deal with you. if more posters on this board want me to go away than do you, i will. but if they want your repulsive and obsessed postings to end, you do the same. agreed? i, for one, know where to go for song lyrics that have escaped me. i know what this forum is for and use it for its purpose. im sure you can find a website elsewhere to exercise your dementia.

so, how about it, usasac BASKETBALL posters? who do you want to go away, roundbll or notamensa?

how about PrideSportsBBGuy goes away and we call it a tie.  Seriously, you two bickering (while stupid) makes me laugh, but PSBBGY's ramblings filled with complete non-sense (and that god-awful stupid formula) makes me want to beat myself with my keyboard.

How about you do hit yourself with the keyboard.  Then start making a more active stance on this board, instead of coming on here just because you don't like what I say.  You seem to complain the most about the formula.  Narch still says the formula is flawed. Yet he continues to actually post other stuff.  My other ramblings don't seem to have that hit yourself in the face keyboard affect. Only you. I would expect with most of my comments to drive people to drink, but thats about it.  Leroy I say you leave.

[SU97]

i wish all the posters except myself and su97 would go away...that way we could talk about how much we hate cnu without fear of retribution - putting up this facade for the last few years really kills me

Try keeping a positive outook with 2 conference wins in two years...  naturally, that still has no effect on my ability to hate the dreaded newports. 

[SU97]

So I went to a UNCG game (well the tickets were free) I sat there and said "what a waste of talent"  I saw 6 guys that didn't even take of thier warm-ups. For me its sad to see, they come their on scholarships and they will never see any action on the court.  (Narch I know you will disagree, but I wish every school d3 school took in transfers.  It was beyond me to to why anyone would waste time sitting on a bench.)  For me at least I don't care if I got a free ride to if I was player, I would want to play.)

Ok I cooked up another theroy.   Its about why the midwest/great lakes/west are so good at the d3 level.   9 times out of the last 20 years the d-1 National champs came out of the south/ACC (Maryland is thrown in there) at the d3 level once out of the last 20 years a team from the south won it.  Now here is my theory because the south has been so consistent at the the d1 level nobody wants to come play at the d3 level.  This is where my previous story comes in to play teams in the south have to continue to bring in greater and greater talent that way they can compete in the south.  Its not a problem in the west because they aren't winning it at the d1 level.  Taleted players that could go d1 stay and go d3 because they aren't competing for a national championship every year at the d1 level.

nota-
you can stay.

Sorry, I'm not following the logic.  You referenced the midwest - so let's take a look at the state of Wisconsin as an example.  You have two D-1 schools in the state (Madison and Milwaulkee - not sure if there is another) and the rest are all D-III.  You have ZERO D-II schools to muddle the middle.  Then you have the WIAC schools, which are for the most part state-supported UW system schools who's enrollments are in the 8,000-5,000 range. So basically the entire WIAC is made up of what would be either D-II schools in the mid-atlantic or D-III CNU type schools - think a "super conference" made up of Salisbury, MaryWash, CNU, Rowan, etc...  Now look at the great commonwealth of VA, we have like 10 D-I colleges and universities in our state alone, not just two.  So in a way you could argue that the talent is spread out much more because of it.  Or, you could argue that it would be equitable between VA and Wisconsin schools  if the CAA went D-III - so JMU, VCU, ODU, Bill&Mary,and GMU all would drop down (while the VA ACC schools stayed D-I)... I know that's stupid, but it in a way it would be apples to apples. 

Where I am going with this is that PSBBG is looking at this landscape from the wrong angle and his assumption of  [i]"Now here is my theory because the south has been so consistent at the the d1 level nobody wants to come play at the d3 level.  This is where my previous story comes in to play teams in the south have to continue to bring in greater and greater talent that way they can compete in the south.  Its not a problem in the west because they aren't winning it at the d1 level.  Taleted players that could go d1 stay and go d3 because they aren't competing for a national championship every year at the d1 level."[/i] just doesn't make much sense.  To me it's about what type of competion you have for recruiting in-state and what type of advantages that state-supported schools have built-in. 

I am rambling.

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

I will be honest its tough for me to actually choose a team.  I think about 10 people could make first team.

1st Team
Lenny Hall (poty) NCWC
Davon Barton CNU
Adam Nicholson GC
Lynn Bright GC
Jermiah Lawerence SU

2nd Team
Donte Seldon CNU
Trey Drake NCWC (ROTY)
John Godsey FC
Mouktar Fawehinmi SU
Cedric Jones FC

Hon Mention
Lenzie Adams SU
Cory McDaniel AU
Theo Baker CNU
Dragon Radmonvich MU
Damien Brown AU

Coach of the Year Brian Galuski GC