MBB: Great South Athletic Conference

scottiedoug · February 09, 2009, 10:41:41 AM

Link to Daily Times on tonight's games w/ TennWesleyan and Agnes Scott:

http://thedailytimes.com/article/20090209/SPORTS/302099974

THE jackroberts · February 09, 2009, 11:38:34 AM

NCAA tournament birth or not, IF the scots can finish the season strong by sweeping the gsac reg season and conference tourney then this young team will have done a remarkable job and will without a doubt be a team to be noticed the next couple seasons. especially if they a have another recruting class even close to this past years! A shoutout to Coach Wright and the ladies team for battling this season and putting that team back in top in the conference! Good Luck tonight Scots and lady scots!

scottiedoug · February 09, 2009, 11:30:39 PM

Scots defense had Tennessee Wesleyan confused and out of sinc all night. This bunch has come a long way as a team! Even if they do not recruit a couple of big people, this is going to be a formidable team for a while, and if they can get some more size, watch out for real!

Spencer Beaty · February 10, 2009, 08:52:26 AM

I will say this and only this about MC's future. With DamLam Eryk Ben and Gregg on the floor at the same time, there is still only one ball.

old_lion · February 10, 2009, 10:46:12 AM

From the gsac stats site ...
http://www.greatsouth.org/stats/GSAC_MBB/confldrs.htm

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO (Min. 3.0 assists/game)
## Player-Team Cl G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio
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1.Coppage, Samuel-PCM...... 20 79 4.0 67 3.4 1.18

It looks like they need to substantially lower the minimum requirement to make this list. A list of one just isn't that informative.

scottiedoug · February 10, 2009, 11:40:54 AM

Daily Times on the "emergence" of Maverick Willett for the Scots as they whipped Teenie Weenie.

http://thedailytimes.com/article/20090210/SPORTS/302109979

old_lion · February 10, 2009, 11:56:32 AM

Quote from: scottiedoug on February 10, 2009, 11:40:54 AM
Daily Times on the "emergence" of Maverick Willett for the Scots as they whipped Teenie Weenie.

http://thedailytimes.com/article/20090210/SPORTS/302109979

I like Willet a lot. There are good freshman all over the gsac, especially at MC and PC. I think this is the strongest freshman class since the 04-05 season. The 04-05 class was stronger at the top ... but, I think this year's class is deeper.

One of the better guys, PC's Josh Chapman, had his season cut short with an injury after 4 games. I'm expecting good things from him next season.

old_lion · February 10, 2009, 12:16:05 PM

Quote from: old_lion on February 10, 2009, 11:56:32 AM
The 04-05 class was stronger at the top ... but, I think this year's class is deeper.

PC's "big 3" freshmen from 04-05 ...

## SUMMARY GP-GS Min FG% 3PT% FT% RPG APG STL BLK PPG
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10 Green, Jake......... 26-26 30.4 .471 .370 .688 2.8 7.1 61 0 9.0

20 Baldwin, Jake....... 26-18 24.3 .529 .281 .786 4.5 1.2 32 11 15.0

40 Kemmerer, Kyle.... 26-23 25.8 .473 .349 .778 5.2 1.7 20 9 9.9

IMHO, Kemmerer is the best freshman ever ommitted from the all-frosh team.

I still haven't gotten over PC letting him get away after his soph season. He was 6-4, 200 and could play any position (well) on the floor. I haven't seen many guys like that in the gsac ... what a difference he could have made for us the last two years.

One of the sure signs of aging ... thinking about what might have been ...

Spencer Beaty · February 10, 2009, 03:32:18 PM

It would never have meant a GSAC title or an NCAA birth.

old_lion · February 10, 2009, 04:24:23 PM

Quote from: Spencer Beaty on February 10, 2009, 03:32:18 PM
It would never have meant a GSAC title or an NCAA birth.

Thanks, Spence.

You bring to mind Clark's father-in-law, Art, from Christmas Vacation.

If you aren't familiar with that movie, you should go out and rent it immediately ... it is a classic.

There is a scene after Clark finally has his Christmas lights working ... they are all standing around, marveling at Clark's "exterior illumination" handiwork. Art, Mr. Negativity, comments ... "The little lights aren't twinkling, Clark." To which Clark responds, "Thanks for pointing that out, Art."

I wasn't really thinking about an NCAA berth ... although, I don't think that would have been outside the relm of possibility ... (I remember a few years back when Huntingdon was the best team in the gsac .. didn't Murvul go to the tourney anyway?) I was thinking more in terms of having a legit shot at a 20 win season ... and maybe not getting ridiculously out rebounded.

But, we'll never know, will we?

mattgrubb · February 10, 2009, 08:13:34 PM

plus one old lion for a great movie quote
fortunately the best team in the GSAC is the scots and next year too
Here is what i am offering the other GSAC schools, a shot at legitimacy
Lagrange, coach haynes, you need me, i will offer my services as a an assistant next year, it will cost you but trust me i am worth it, coach haynes and i would be a better looking combo than Lambert and Wallace, not Lambert and Bunch though
Huntingdon, i offer the gsac killer as your assistant coach, he is a big city guy and montgomery is the biggest city in the GSAC, he comes with both high school, college, and pro experience, he is a real winner
PC, i offer you the golden ticket, one Krisofer J Sigmund, as your assistant coach, you guys won the lottery with these additions

This would guarantee the gsac at least 3 bids to the NCAA tourney and just make some easy decisions for the selection committee

This is the only way i see your programs making the race for the gsac title, well, a race at all

scottiedoug · February 10, 2009, 11:49:11 PM

I just discovered the Knoxville News Sentinel had a good article about Maverick and TWC:

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/feb/09/willett-maryville-college-showing-improvement-89/

THE jackroberts · February 11, 2009, 01:14:54 AM

Lackluster quote...a better one might be, "Hey Griswold, where do u plan on putting a tree that size?" Clark- " How bout you bend over and ill show you!"

And theres really no point in imagining what might have been because it wasnt. U had the "best player ever left off the all gsac frosh team" quit well why do you think theres only 2 seniors on this years maryville team?? The other 9 quit after their freshman season and they were a better class than this years! Stay hungry SCOTS!

Spencer Beaty · February 11, 2009, 09:39:03 AM

Old Lion,
I have seen that movie. It is actually my favorite Christmas movie. You sometimes remind me off Aunt Bethany. Piedmont never has as many all GSAC performers as you would like and that's ok, but figure it out. "You couldn't hear a dump truck driving through a nitro glycerin tank."

bballlover · February 11, 2009, 10:44:49 AM

One of the keys to the Scots dominance IMO has been their plethora of big men over the years.They always bring in 4 or 5 & a couple will stick.