MBB: USA South Conference

[Rikki_Tikki_Tavi]

So Im thinking, based on SU97's post that the Hornets will torch the nets on Wednesday. As much as it pains me to say it, but I have the strangest feeling they Hornets will just go crazy in Shingleton.

[CNU85]

I agree wit RTT - for some reason I think SU will pull out the W. They are ticked about their weekend....and will take it out on CNU. SU has extra confidence going into this one because they beat the Caps in the Freeman.

CNU will be the underdog......what a week for underdogs, eh?

[SU97]

will you two stop jinxing my hornets...

[Rikki_Tikki_Tavi]

No jinx intended SU97! SU could very well torch the nets on Wednesday and it may not be a pretty sight!

[CNU85]

will you two stop jinxing my hornets...

[CaptJ]

i know you've all been waiting for this ...here are my mid-season awards, starting with pvr calculations:

PLAYER   PPG   RPG   STEALS   APG   BLOCKS   TO'S   PVR

Hey narch,

I don't think my Captains are appropriately represented in your PVR statistic, so I've analyzed your formula and I see what the problem is.  You haven't included the all-important AVERAGE ATTENDANCE statistic!!  I believe that when you do so you will find at least 7 Captains on your first team.  It should be like this...

PLAYER   PPG   RPG      STEALS      APG   BLOCKS   TO'S   AVG ATTND    PVR

I mean, come on... if no one sees them play, why bother?

[narch]

Hey narch,

I don't think my Captains are appropriately represented in your PVR statistic, so I've analyzed your formula and I see what the problem is.  You haven't included the all-important AVERAGE ATTENDANCE statistic!!  I believe that when you do so you will find at least 7 Captains on your first team.  It should be like this...

PLAYER   PPG   RPG      STEALS      APG   BLOCKS   TO'S   AVG ATTND    PVR

I mean, come on... if no one sees them play, why bother?

cnu has 4 guys among the top 20...only ncwc can boast that depth of talent

attendance is largely a product of enrollment and the size of the community around the campus - i've ranked the usasac schools in order of avg attendance divided by undergraduate enrollment with surrounding city and metropolitan size in parenthesis

au - .443 (48,411 city, 107,087 "metro" area)
fc - .402 (1,313 "city", 4,066 county)
su - .290 (55,893 city, 215,384 primary statistical area, 10 Million+ in metro)
cnu - .218 (181,913 city, 1.65 million in metro area)
ncwc - .209 (55,893 city, 146,276 "metro" area)
gc - .204 (244,610 city, 1.5 million in metro area)
mu - .180 (299,060 city, 341,636 metro area)

while cnu clearly plays to the largest crowds, the average crowd is a small fraction of their total undergraduate enrollment - when you factor in metropolitan or statistical areas, it becomes very evident that cnu crowds are greatly underperforming

on the other hand, it's also clear that there is little to do in franklin county va other than watching ferrum hoops

sources: wikipedia for population #'s, collegeboard.com for enrollment figures, usasac website for average attendance

[CaptJ]

I am no match for you, narch.  Nicely done!

[CaptJ]

cnu has 4 guys among the top 20...only ncwc can boast that depth of talent

That surprised me, frankly.  Whinnet, Green and Taylor have definitely stepped it up for conference play.  If you used all games instead of conference only, my guess is that Green and Taylor would be nowhere in sight, and that Whinnet would be 3rd or 4th team.  Barton is solid 1st team though.

[narch]

If you used all games instead of conference only

you know my feelings on that...playing teams like m'ville, etown, guilford and vwc is a whole lot different than playing roanoke bible, maine presque island, penn state berks and the like...

i hope that more than 18% of the mu undergraduate population is at the game tonight, and i hope that whatever % is there is LOUD...this is a big game

[CNU85]

Too much analysis for me. It gives my tiny brain a headache. It's all I can do to add 2 points for each layup.  

[CNU85]

SU97 - I  guess we didn't jinx your team enuff. Another good win over CNU. I guess you get to pull your broom out since you have swept us away this year!

[SU97]

SU97 - I  guess we didn't jinx your team enuff. Another good win over CNU. I guess you get to pull your broom out since you have swept us away this year!

There's a lot of dust on that broom...  I don't think we've ever swept you guys since we joined the conference.  But it DOES feel good...   

[SU97]

Narch - congrats on the win tonight, MU all alone in first...

[SU97]

Narch - congrats on the win tonight, MU all alone in first...

oops..  tied for first with AU.  Sorry Narch.