MBB: USA South Conference

[SU97]

Wake the f*ck up Hornets!!

This is it...

SU needs this game today and Ferrum seems to be on fire.  Aparently we had no outside game last night and Stevie Johns is hurt again.  Not a good sign for the Hornet faithful...  We need a guard (any guard) to step up and drop 20 on FC to give Onyie and JLawrence some breathing room... 

[CNU85]

Wake the f*ck up Hornets!!

This is it...

SU needs this game today and Ferrum seems to be on fire.  Aparently we had no outside game last night and Stevie Johns is hurt again.  Not a good sign for the Hornet faithful...  We need a guard (any guard) to step up and drop 20 on FC to give Onyie and JLawrence some breathing room... 

Good news is you get to play CNU one more time!! Good luck today!

[CNU85]

Hey Captj - how was the game in the first half? I just got up from a long nap.....us old guys do that on weekends, right Nartch? I'm holding off on comments other than to ask if the coaches realize that Green has 4 fouls?

[CNU85]

Wow...CNU wins in OT against Averett in Danville. Didn't see that coming.

Great job Captains!

[CaptJ]

You guys won't believe this but I originally picked CNU to lose to Ferrum and to win against AU but changed/edited my pick.  Should have gone with the hunch instead of changing it to the safer pick.  It doesn't matter though... CAPTAINS WIN!!!  How important might this loss be to AU at the end of the season? 

[narch]

ferrum in first place...wow...

monday night should be fun!

[SU97]

apparently the alarm clock didn't go off... 

[CNU85]

Captj.....i just sent you a PM about secret weapon

[CaptJ]

NCWC over CNU   (Captain's unveil their new secret weapon:  free beer at the freeman center, causing all conference foes to reschedule.  CNU gets 10 home games and sweeps into second place)

[CaptJ]

And by the way, I've been working out and I'm down close to playing weight.  I still have eligibility left so maybe I could go back and get another grad degree.  Think the Captains could use a 6-5, 220 post player who isn't allergic to the boards?  I'mreally a shade over 6-3, but that equates to 6-5 roster height, doesn't it?  Hey, maybe I could even bounce a couple in. 

I'm surprised I have to spell this out for you, Dave.

[CaptJ]

Here is an early perdiction for next weekend... CNU makes it 3 in a row and defends the Freeman.  Unfortunately, the refs won't show up for the Sunday afternoon game opposite the Super Bowl and no one will witness the game, causing Greensboro team officials to deny that they had lost.  How is this for an unlucky draw in scheduling... with a 4:00 game time, the GC players will be on the bus for almost the entire Super Bowl.  At least CNU fans can drive home quickly and catch the first good beer commercial.

[CaptJ]

One thing about CNU's season that sticks out to me is our poor perimeter defense.  Teams have averaged almost 40% on 3-point attempts against us this year.  To put that in perspective, not a single USASAC team has a 3-point shooting average that high.  How are teams able to go off on us like that, especially since our guys aren't exactly packing it inside for rebounds?  Little defensive effort is the reason.  Tip to opposing teams... warm up from outside the arc before the game.

3's were huge in the AU/CNU game yesterday.  Captains hold AU to 30%.  32 MISSED 3-pointers for AU.  7 more than CNU attempted.  Those guys must have read my post.

[CNU One]

I'm new to the board but I read it all the time and felt the need to add my 2 cents on the CNU situation. I was on the CNU team last season and wanted to provide an "inside" perspective.

j's "maybe next year" sig must be a little disheartening to all the cnu fans/players/coaches

Oh come on, narch!  Players and coaches don't read this board!

You'd be surprised how many players log on and read this. I remember doing it after every game last year haha.

3. CNU has been a poor rebounding team for years - it has to be a coaching issue....too many teams for too many years have been really bad under the boards. Do we not recruit rebounders? Is it not emphasized? Is it not being properly coached? I don't have an answer - just some questions and thoughts. 

I never thought I'd be doing this... but I have to defend Coach Woollum here. Yes, rebounding and defense have been a problem for CNU for years now but its not the coaching staff that should be blamed for it. Every day in practice last season we did numerous drills focused on rebounding and defense but coaches can only do so much. And not talking about everyone on the current CNU team, but if the players don't have the heart and passion to play good, strong defense and fight in the trenches for rebounds then that's on the players individually. We had the same problem last year but this year it seems to be a bigger problem.

[batteredbard]

I wonder if the magic number isn't going to be three losses wins it this year? I think two might be stretching it now.

CNU85 I'll agree with your rebounding assessment. But I think it's a conference thing. Haven't seen all the teams this year but of the ones I have seen, too many guys leave technique aside after five minutes and are going/depending on pure athleticism going to the boards. Teams with lesser athletes but more sound fundamentals outrebound them by simple positioning and boxing. Its not always enough to be able to jump higher and that can be very hard to get guys to accept.

[Pat Coleman]

CNU One -- I kind of thought CaptJ was being sarcastic but didn't want to mention that and raise his ire again.