MBB: Great South Athletic Conference

[Spencer Beaty]

Man I am a big fan of the DIII athlete.  It is rare that you hear of them doing the type of things we see here in knoxville that someone on the ut football team did.  VILLINOVA WINS MARCH MADNESS.

[Spencer Beaty]

Hey GSAC KILLER of Matt Grubb.  Either of you guys heard from Paul Reid AKA the mountain man.  I just wondering where the big fellow is these days.

[wilburt]

In our situation you have to win to get in, no matter who you play, so would you rather play a .500 SCAC team or Hampden-Sydney?  Easy question to me!  Scheduling is tough for everyone in the GSAC.  Everybody else has a conference to worry about and usually we get picked up on people's schedules because people beat us more than we beat them.  (For now!) 

Good points, but nothing is more heartbreaking than losing to a team that who know you can and should have beaten! I leave you with this quote:

When opponents are unwilling to fight with you, it is because they think it is contrary to their interests, or because you have misled them into thinking so.  Sun-tzu (4th century B.C.)

[Ralph Turner]

 

Interesting observation...

Matt Grubb quotes Randy Lambert.

Wilburt quotes Sun-tzu!



Have a good day!!!  LOL!!!   

[coachwgh]

Wilburt, that quote just took this board to a whole 'nother intellectual level!


It is also heartbreaking to lose a lead on the road @ MC & HC in games where you think you're finally about to get over the hump.

[wilburt]

Coachwgh: I know I can and I try to be provocative at times with my thoughts, comments or ideas.  How else can I get someone (ie posters on the GSAC board) to examine (or reexamine) their reasons for holding their respective opinions or views?  Forgive me, it's the old professor in me...

[Spencer Beaty]

During this offseason we have indulged in lighter conversations like schedules and the all GSAC teams but i have some comments and/or quesitons.  First when is the all-conference team and poy coming out cause im sick of the debating over this issue.  Basketball is a team game and while it is comprised of individuals that may be the best individual player or need the postitive reinforcement, ill take the team hardware any day of the week.  Also as far a scheduling goes some people ask why not schedule the hardest possible teams this will make you better in the long run right.  Well most people only make an impact on their team 3 years and by the time they are gone you must go through the same process over and over again.  If that makes any sense to anyone.  Scheduling for the GSAC is a lot like the MVC in d-1 who got 4 teams in the dance.  Jay Bilas said that they way all of them got in was they beat each other on their home floors and they played cupcakes with heavy frosting on the top.  In other words play teams worse than you but that have good records by trying to do the exact same team.

[scottiedoug]

Pat:  Is there a way to review pre- 2000-01 all region teams?  Or was there such a thing then?  I learned what I wrote about Ennen and Ellis from where you directed me.

It is a big region and you have to be better than very good to make all-region, as coach points out.  And I guess you better not get hurt or act like a jerk too often.

William:  Keep 'em coming.  We all need standards.

[Spencer Beaty]

I actually saw Bobby at Ci Ci's pizza and he had an entire dessert pizza with the cinnamon apples on it at his table.

[mattgrubb]

funny i just saw bobby at Ocharley's with ribs and lots of them, they said he ate all the rolls in the restaurant
He is not going to be skinny next year

[Spencer Beaty]

funny i saw bobby driving a mobile home the other day and he parked in front of far east buffet and mass chaos broke out min tao the owner apparantely kicked him out after he he asked if they could clean the dishes so he could have a clean plate

[Spencer Beaty]

I saw a little piece about lincoln on ESPN.  It was a very good piece and also i think Illinois weslyan.  But man Lincoln's PG can score the heck out of the ball

[scottiedoug]

Has Bobby got Orr with him?  Better get on this, Spencer.  We can't get better by being fat.

[Pat Coleman]

This is the fifth year we've done all-region teams -- there aren't any of ours from before then. The coaches have named them for as long as I can remember and if they are online they'd be at www.nabc.com.

[wilburt]

Random Thoughts NCAA D1 tourney:

Saw Belmont's Boomer Herndon play against UCLA last night.  I see why he left UT, the way he played reminds me of the Huntingdon big men...

Saw Iona's backcourt last night.  They were some of the quickest and scrappiest guards I've seen in D1 basketball.   They could do it all - press, shoot, drive, and create their own shot if needed! If they had a bona fide front court they would have been really dangerous...

Finally, saw UT squeak out a win against Winthrop.  Did you check out Tony Jones' burnt orange suit and Bruce Pearl's orange and white striped tie?   Dapper...  Coach Haynes you GOT TO GET a red sport court!  Like I said, I'll get you the matching houndstooth hat .