MBB: Great South Athletic Conference

[Ralph Turner]

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

Actually I saw both McMurry coaches last weekend at McMurry homecoming, and they are ready to go!

McMurry Men (2007 ASC-West Co-champs) have re-loaded, and the women return everyone from last year's Pool C bid team except the All-American point guard Symbri Tuttle.

You Maryville fans will get to see the women in the Thanksgiving tourney.

[GSAC Killer]

Alumni Game December 15th..

Coach Haynes got two pretty dang good players at the high school. Randy is full of guards you may need a couple, let me know!!

Piedmont? Anyone interested shoot me an email. raulplaceres@sevier.org

GO SCOTS!

[mattgrubb]

Yes, i am well aware it is almost bball season.
I saw the toronta raptors take on Lottomatica Roma this weekend and while it is not college bball, it is the next best thing.

Killer, i hope your players are better than you b/c i gave you the business last night for the second week in a row.

Did any of you read that article on the Ozarks schedule?  and if you did name the player that coach OConner coached in both High School and College?  I will give you a hint:  The High School was Farragut High in knoxville and the college was Maryville College

[GSAC Killer]

Grubby One:

I see the type of player you have become! You beat one time and start talking smack. I guess you forgot to mention that was on the winning court for 5 straight games and I was playing with 4 Jeremy Hollidays!!

Hey excited about starting my own season and seeing the Scots get into action. Big year for Q, Bowers, and main man Randy Lambert!!

[hopefan]

Question regarding a school in your Geographic area  -  I note that Knoxville College is playing several D3 schools  -  Went to their website but could find nothing on their athletic programs  -  are they affiliated with any Athletic group?  I looked but did not see them in NCAA D2, NAIA, NCCAA. USCAA, or ASCA, but may have missed them in one of the lists   -   thanks for any info.

[scottiedoug]

I think Knoxville College, an old historically black college, is unaffiliated in athletics  with anything.  They occasionally play Fisk and Rust and used to play Maryville but not in recent memory.

[Spencer Beaty]

Knoxville College has really fallen on hard times as of late.

[MCScotsFan]

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

Who chooses the alumni date? Bad choice IMHO  as students will be going home for break and people are busy during the holidays. Hopefully, I'll be wrong but MC's gym is dead over the holidays. It depresses me...give me a full lively gym anytime!

Nice to hear about LaGrange's Library. Very nice. I wish we could all have gym's like Transy's. When I win the lottery...    I still think the BBQ will bring them in to LaGrange as much as the pipeline to the pros.

[mattgrubb]

well the thinking on the alumni game is that methodist will be a tough game for the scots but one that they can win with home court advantage.
If we pack an empty gym with a bunch or rowdy alums it will give the scots a better home court advantage.

It also gives alums a chance to see the scots play and win at home and we have to keep that attendance up.  We think we can get about 100 extra people into the gym for the alumni game with players and families.

By the way killer, i didn't have to a single game to start talking trash

[mattgrubb]

http://www.uamsports.com/mens%20basketball/schedule.htm
I thought this looked interesting, maybe UAM should see how they do against Mississippi College before they come to knoxville and play the vols, if they can't beat The Chocs they may just want to take a left out of the airport and the scots give them the business instead of the vols.

first game Mississippi College
Second game Tennessee Vols

that looks like two pieces of bread missing the Randy and his crew to make a Murvul sandwich

[scottiedoug]

Here is link to Marcus' first story of the season about the Murvul men bballers.

http://thedailytimes.com/article/20071101/SPORTS/71101012

[old_lion]

Gotta love those D3/D1 matchups ...

Our team sort of brings that Disney Classic, Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs, to mind. The good news is our "Snow White" is still a stud, and several of "The Dwarfs" are pretty damn good, as well. I think we'll be OK against D3 competition.

It probably won't be the last time we get out rebounded this season ... but I don't think we'll approach that lopsided 62 to 25 margin again.

The good news from last night was ...
* Once we FINALLY got it going, we competed very well and played them virtually even for over half the game ... until "bench clearing time" the last few minutes. Depth may not be our greatest strength right now.
* We handled their full court pressure well.
* We looked cohesive and aggressive in our various defenses ... there just wasn't much we could do to keep them off the glass.
* Sam is a nice addition ... thanks, Murvul.

http://www.piedmontlions.com/news/mbball/2007/11/2/11_01_07_mbkb.asp

http://www.gwusports.com//pdf3/93909.pdf?SPID=4168&DB_OEM_ID=10300&SPSID=46209

[mattgrubb]

Murvul Scots vs. Lee-McRae tonight
hope things go well for the scots

[GSAC Killer]

Piedmont you are welcome on Samuel!

I went by the gym that K Rich built and saw an ok performance by the Scots. The new freshman is going to be a stud. Maryville will rely heavily on its perimeter play this year. Post play will be by committee.

Watts nice to see you. Stop trying to buy players for the alumni game!! How about a line-up of Dee Bell, Chris Housewright, Sidney Ellis, Monte Calloway, and yours truly!!
A definite win!! Nick Lollar, Jeff McCord, and Walden Buttram will round out are top 8!!

Watts that spells a definite LOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS for your squad!!!

[mattgrubb]

I would get some of the current scots to play on my team, but they couldn't beat us

I thought they looked good last night, lees mcrae looked more like a D3 than a D2 team, but at least a decent D3 team and the scots won the scrimmage

The scots have some hidden strengths and some very visible weaknesses, it will be interesting