MBB: Great South Athletic Conference

[scottiedoug]

Coach that is a great reflection on you, D3 basketball, and, of course, Robby.

[Pat Coleman]

St. Scholastica had a player drafted, as well.

http://www.d3hoops.com/pressreleases.php?release=1425

[coachwgh]

Oops.  Good work Pat.  Somebody should give you a raise.   

Thanks Scottiedoug, I need all the good reflecting off of me that I can get. 

[mattgrubb]

coach,
does this mean now that LC is a pipeline for pro ballers?
Are you going to be able to get in better recruits b/c you now have pro connections?
If you get in more talent and start beating murvul we are not going to be able to be as nice to you as we are now. j/k
That sounds like it could be a great thing for your program and a great opportunity for Robby.

[coachwgh]

It should help us convince the kids that have aspirations of playing post college basketball.  We still aren't going to get NBA talent but we really need to steal a couple D2 level guys every now and then. I don't even consider Robby, Antoine or Demetris D2 level talent, they are just really good D3 players.  There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.  I find myself hearing this statement from a lot of high school coaches or talent evaluators, "He could play D1/2 in the RIGHT SITUATION".  How about the right situation at any level pickle brains!  I could have played D1 if they were looking for a 6'3" center but you know that doesn't work to well in any situation.  When we are on our recruiting game, I feel like we can compete with anyone.  We really haven't been on our recruiting game.  Coach Dale Lomax is going to be the recruiting coach of the year! 

FYI: We just hired a new VP for enrollment management(great title uhh) and he is a Maryville guy and most recently worked at Berry.  That is a great background to help us reach our enrollment goal of 1200 and improve our retention rate.

[coachwgh]

I have been meaning to mention this but it has slipped my mind.  If you haven't been to www.lagrange.edu lately, you should go and check out the new library that we broke ground on about a month ago.  It will be on the hill directly in front of Mariotti.  I hear that at the grand opening they are going to suprise me with a secret new gym built underneath the library.  That is how you have great student-athletes. 

[old_lion]

2007 - 2008 Schedule Poster

http://www.piedmontlions.com/Sports/mbball/2007/newsletter.asp?path=mbball

[mattgrubb]

LC is movin' on up

The schedule for PC looks a lot better this year, it looks like they are moving away from all of the bible colleges, although there are a few of those games still on there, but not as many

Saw the website, Coach, with all that stuff you should be excited about the potential at LC

Notice the Killer has not been on here in a while, he is afraid of the Grubby One

[scotswin]

This is way off topic, but I thought it would be nice to congratulate Wilburt.  The Fisk soccer team won a game.  That makes 2 or 3 wins in the last 10 years.

Hurray!

[mattgrubb]

practice is so close i can taste it

Is there anyone out there from Huntingdon who can give us some insight as to what is going on down there?

[batteredbard]

Gazing in the crystal ball, I fore see that just as the Pearl borrowed from Lambert in rotating his studs down low last season that MC will look a lot more like UT this season with pressure, pressure, pressure. What else makes sense when you're best four guys are all wings and nobody sees your available posts as a threat?

On that line what is with UT big men? Do they get dumber or something? I mean you get your chance to play a premier role as a freshman because the senior starter gets kicked off for dope and you think you won't get caught?

Hey since MC defeated LaGrange and Huntingdon in football are they the unofficial GSAC champs?

[mattgrubb]

I can guarantee one thing, Randy will have the scots ready to play

some of the games i like on their schedule are 
11/17 Averrett
12/17 Transy
2/6 Sewanee
I think these games will be the best measure of whether the scots are a tournament team or not this year and if Randy can find a style that is right for the players he has in his arsenal
and of course, all of the gsac games, these games are always awesome.

Watch out Baldwin, Orr is looking for you

Go Scots

[batteredbard]

Yeah keep a sharp lookout, if he's turned sideways you'll never see him approaching

[batteredbard]

What's the word on the alumni game now as far as date? Still for HC?

[coachwgh]

Not sure if anybody cares but it is less than a week until practice.