MBB: Great South Athletic Conference

[Spencer Beaty]

Im back ready for another year.  While Murvul has lost hern dog probably there best player ever we still have Andy Chaney the always stellar and always savy guard who is our new "X" factor

[Spencer Beaty]

Murvul is more balanced this year than in the past few years.  Bobby Golden is probably our biggest presence but Bo Mason and Monte Calloway are both returning starters.  Last years best freshman in GSAC Jeremy Holliday is a stud and Bradely Blair would be a very good player if he could play some defense.  NO one is going to beat Murvul in GSAC again this year.  Randy still has the touch and dont forget about Andy Chaney AKA "X"

[wilburt]

Coach Beaty

I was wondering when you would show up again on this board.  I missed you Coach!
Bit of advice for this season Coach, don't write a check that your team may not be able to cash... 
I still hold that Murvul will be undefeated through the Xmas break.

[mattgrubb]

I am with Coach Beaty
Andy Chaney, GSAC Player of the Year, I am supporting the campaign now

[GSAC Killer]

Just wanted to join some of my ex-teammates on here and give my fighting scots some love.. A 6-0 start is great considering that the only remaining tough games might be Transylvania and Fisk on the road. I for one did not think they would start off this good, since the departure of myself and Mr.Ellis. If the Scots can keep it up they might be in for a #1 South Region spot.
  Very proud of my Coaches Mr.Lambert and the Mr.Underrated "Spencer Beaty"..
Few understand the impact of this assistant coach... Nothing but love for Coach Beaty..
   King College-Wed.... Transy-Sat...

[old_lion]

GSAC Killer,

Is that you, Raul? Welcome to the msg board. I enjoyed watching you play ... I'm partial to pure point guards.

I am also a little surprised that Murval is off to such a fast start without you and Ellis. I can think of very few really good teams that don't have an outstanding pure point guard. (there are exceptions to every rule ... Jordan's Bulls did OK.) No disrespect intended towards Mason ... he is obviously a very good guard. But I consider him as more of a combo guard.

I think Murval's fast start is a testament to their system. They lose outstanding players but just keep rolling along.

I don't know if this will be the year that Murval is unseated as the GSAC champion or not ... but I do think the rest of the league is improved. It s/b an interesting season.

[mattgrubb]

mason is what would be considered a lead guard as many are referred to now, like a baron davis

Raul is the man, obviously hair and brains don't mix

Lambert graduates studs every year since i can remember, i.e.  Matt Ennen, Josh Tummell, Jeff McCord, Sydney Ellis, Kris Sigmund,  Raul Placeres they keep putting guys on the first team all south and creating gsac players of the year, b/c believe me, not all of those guys were studs when they got there
There is a lot more raw talent on this team with golden, blair, mason, and calloway than many other teams, there is just not the polish b/c they are all young
And believe me the reason there are so many studs graduating is b/c Lambert produces them in his factory
I predict this years gsac player of the year is Bobby Golden to keep the streak alive for MC, but i do agree the GSAC is much improved this year and I think there overall record against nonconference opponents, and that is everyone

[mcscotsalumni85]

As a MC grad I don't understand how MC never gets any respect from D3hoops.  Maryville is 6-0 and they beat all these teams away except one home game.  Maryville also has a tough schedule outside of the conference.  Maryville beat Centre (at Centre), which many predicted Centre to go far this year.  Maryville also plays many Schlorship NAIA and division II schools.  They play King College (NAIA) this week; Carson Newman division II and Tennessee Wesleyan this season.  Carson Newman lost to The University of Tennessee in their second game this season.  I would also love to know the age old question?  How can all of these Wisconsin schools with thousands of students and other Universities not colleges like Christopher Newport with over 5000 students fairly be in division III category with the likes of normal 1000 student colleges like Maryville or the other 95 percent of true division III schools?  Can anyone answer that question? 

[wilburt]

I'll answer that for you in a minute...

[Spencer Beaty]

Well,  to answer all of your questions everyone in GSAC stinks except for MURVUL and fisk, but fisk cannot win the game when they play murvul so i guess u can say what u want.  no on in DIII is 6-0 xcept murvul and we still get the shaft.  Well until we be King college or someone is busting on MC i shall be idle.  expect X to have a big game against KIng.  Over and Out

[mattgrubb]

to put it in perspective, murvul is like a mid major, it dominates a non power conference, and does defeat good teams from other conferences, but until the GSAC gains more recognition it will be tough for maryville.
They have never been to a final 4, 1 elite 8, and two sweet sixteens over 14 seasons not bad at all, but the games in the WIAC, the MIAA and several other conferences are much tougher, MC would be very good in the ODAC, USAsouth,SCAC, ASC, but unfortunately those are good conferences, but not where most of the national titles in bball go

[andrey]

I think what coach Lambert needs to do, is schedule one or two games with the following two schools: Illinois Wesleyan and Wooster. If we can show everyone that despite dominating weak conference for the past 5 years, we can also beat top DIII programs in the country; we will definitely get some respect from d3hoops analysts. However, for this season we need to beat teams like King College, DII Carson-Newman (finally) and Tennessee Wesleyan to be in top 10.

[wilburt]

MC gets the shaft because they have not beaten anybody of note this season.  MC is (6-0) so what? The combined record of the 5 teams you have beaten is (16-17) with none of the teams ranked in the Top 25.  That's sure impressive and eye-opening  to a lot of people!  NOT!!! 

FISK may be (5-2) but they sure as hell have played a LOT tougher schedule so far than MC!  If FISK played MC's non conference schedule to date they would be (6-0) too.  I dare Coach Beaty to say otherwise.

But FISK is trying to get some national respect as well and the only way to do that is to play ranked teams like Randolph-Macon and Mississippi College.  The Bulldogs may not win those games. But I applaud Dr. Glover for having the guts to schedule those games, cause if FISK does win both of those games, everyone on this board (including Beaty) would be hard pressed not to acknowledge that FISK is a legitimate Top 25 team!   

[Spencer Beaty]

Good one wilburt.  None of the teams are in the top 25 huh?  Imagine that.  You loose to a team that the people who rank teams think is not good and they arent going to keep you in the top 25.  I had to get back you made the stupid comment.  You know what he had guts but they spilled on the floor along with any shot at a NCAA tourney bid when the LOST.  "You play to win the game."  Sentimental victories are for Fisk fans

[Spencer Beaty]

oh i forgot X for president