MBB: Great South Athletic Conference

[wilburt]

wilburt:

I hope the Bulldogs, don't suffer the same fate as Lincon ( Picture on d3hoops, and a loss that night).  

Too late for that njlincolnlion.  It must be like the Sports Illustrated jinx!  Well at least it (the loss to Farmingdale) was not a South Region game.   Mississippi College in two days and counting...

[wilburt]

Also, thank you Pat Coleman for covering the FISK-RMC game.  The pictures look great and I think I may buy a couple of them!

I know the loss to Farmingdale negatively affected FISK's chances at the Top 25 ranking this week , but there is a lot of the season left to play, and IF the Bulldogs can finally get the best of MURVUL this season, and beat Mississippi College in 2 days maybe things will change.  But that is a BIG IF!

[Ralph Turner]

Wilburt, the big picture for the FISK Bulldogs is getting a Pool B bid!

Ya gotta beat the Choctaws on January 2nd!

You know this, but I hope that the FISK newbies that are lurking out there will keep that in mind.

Please refer to the NCAA Playoff for the selection criteria!

http://www.ncaa.org/library/handbooks/basketball/2006/2006_d3_w_basketball_handbook.pdf

[diehardfan]

I am curious if any FISK poster or lurkers went to Ashland for the RMC   tourney? I saw the game on Thursday and thought... hey.. this is a really solid squad. They'll probably win handily... then they lost? I didn't see Farmingdale State play the first night so I don't know what they're like... are they decent? What does the box score suggest? (I'm sorta on my treo... so I can't really just pull it up). However, I tend to be a little skeptical of East schools... so my curiosity is seriously peaked.

When I was at the game Thursday night, Pat was kind enough to show me a seaon  stat sheet from Fisk. He made a joke about how I was one of the only ones who'd ever seen one... I guess that's reslly true huh? It looked like it had been done on Excell... not statcrew... which was weird to see... major kudos to the SID who works under that low of a budget sports info office.

[wilburt]

There was at least one FISK alum who went to the game who lives in Richmond, but I have not had a chance to talk to him about the game(s).

Farmingdale State is an above average D3 team, they won 20 games last season, and they get most of their players from the New York area.  Losing to them is nothing to be ashamed of, but what had been the tendency of FISK teams in recent years is to have a mental let down after big wins like this one. In part it is understandable, but they have to learn to put that behind them and focus on the next game at hand. It is a long season and you can't go reliving past victories when you got an opponent who wants to kick your butt the next day.

FISK has two players that have played on state championship teams in high school (one is from Tennessee and the other is from Illinois) and others from winning high school programs, so that is a lesson they should have learned back then. Hopefully, this will give them something to think about on the trip to Mississippi.

Diehardfan, that FISK stat sheet is confidential information .  Pat Coleman was not supposed to show that to you...

Dr. Turner you are always correct, but it is always nice to get some recognition in the rankings every now and then!

Mississippi College will not be an easy game on Monday for FISK.  The Bulldogs are darn near traveling half the country (Virginia to Mississippi) so who knows how their legs will be after the trip.  Thank God the season's schedule gets relatively easier after January 2nd when the GSAC games start.

[mattgrubb]

Fisk better beat the choctaws, the gsac needs that victory, even though the scots are 1-2 in their last 3 games, not good, Centre did beat hanover and MC did beat Centre, that is cool, should be a good strength of schedule, BCS, thing for the GSAC
1/2/06 DDAY boys
GOOOOOOO Bulldogs

[Pat Coleman]

Farmingdale is decent, possibly above average. (They got 20 wins, wilburt, but in a weak conference. Plus it was 20-9, not like it was 20-5.) Because of the traffic I was unable to see any of the Kenyon/Farmingdale game, howveer, so I don't know what to make of it.

Fisk got outrebounded by a significant margin. Game was a seven-point game until Farmingdale made a little run late and it was around a 15-point game when the fouling started.

This is far and away their best non-conference win in quite some time:

http://www.d3hoops.com/school_info.php?school=SUNY-Farmingdale&team=m&year=2006&filter=nc
http://www.d3hoops.com/school_info.php?school=SUNY-Farmingdale&team=m&year=2005&filter=nc
http://www.d3hoops.com/school_info.php?school=SUNY-Farmingdale&team=m&year=2004&filter=nc
http://www.d3hoops.com/school_info.php?school=SUNY-Farmingdale&team=m&year=2003&filter=nc

(They were independent in 2002-03, the last year listed there.)

[wilburt]

RANDOM THOUGHTS:

Thanks for clarifying things about Farmingdale Pat Coleman.

Matt Grubb I hope the Bulldogs can deliver, but I will gladly trade a loss to Mississippi College for two wins against MURVUL this season

FISK should be prepared for the Chocs, and at the very least won't be intimidated by them.  After playing in front of 7,600+ fans against TSU and the home crowd at RMC, FISK is battled tested and ready to go into any hostile gym.

BTW, congrats to Coach Haynes on his win last night. 

FISK-MURVUL in about 10 days.  The battle for D3 basketball supremacy in Tennessee .  By the way, Coaches Lambert and Beaty should invite UT Asst. Coach Tony Jones (and Coach Pearl also, if he can make it) to the FISK-MURVUL game at Maryville.  If his schedule permits, I'm sure Tony would love to come! 

[mattgrubb]

William
last time i saw tony i invited him, but i think a fisk alum would have better results than an MC alum

Beat the Chocs

[Spencer Beaty]

What is the latest on andy chaney?  Grubb do u know if our star X factor is 100%

[mybleedinghands]

the rest of the GSAC better be on the lookout for a new baller coming to town for Piedmont. Piedmont has just welcomed Lynchburg College's Pete Manos to the team. This kid can play. Take a look at his game against Lagrange: 33 points and 11 rebounds. He was averaging 13.6 points a game along with 4.8 boards a game. He's a 6'3" wing player that should be able to thrive in the system Piedmont plays once he learns it and is given the opportunity to prove himself down there in GA.

[coachwgh]

Thanks William, Webster is a very good 1 win team.  They have had an incredible schedule and had the misfortune of catching us on a night were we decided to hit some shots.  William don't overlook opening weekend of the GSAC(Men) LC&HC at MC&FU.  I wish we could just all meet in Chattanooga and play at the arena for the weekend.  Who splits? Who sweeps? Who comes out of opening weekend in the GSAC cellar?

[old_lion]

Hey >,

Surely you jest ... why would the kid leave his team in the middle of his junior season?

If you are serious, what's the story?

[mybleedinghands]

Hey >,

Surely you jest ... why would the kid leave his team in the middle of his junior season?

If you are serious, what's the story?

Yes, I'm serious, more serious than a heart attack! My "lawyers" have advided me not to give out any details about the situation!

[Ralph Turner]

Congratulations to the Hawks for their win over Sewanee!