MBB: Great South Athletic Conference

[Ralph Turner]

It is a real challenge for the GSAC schools who have to get a Pool B national bid to make the NCAA because you do not really have time to "learn" as a young team.  Losing a bunch of D3 games early can mess it up. 

Beating Transy before Xmas and then winning those games w/ Centre and Hanover could be a big step for the Scots!!  But not doing that creates a big hole to climb out of.

There are only 3 Pool B bids this season.

Elms in the NECC is in good shape to get a bid, as are Landmark Conference teams, Catholic and Susquehanna.  Whether Chapman (CA) can mount and effort is another question.  I don't see anyone from the UMAC contending.

This season may be the most tenuous for Maryville's prospects at a Pool B bid.  (Is this the impetus to get the GSAC to merge with the USA South?)

I will start speculating on Pool B after the first of the year.

[scottiedoug]

It is a long trip from LaGrange and Birmingham to Christopher Newport.  It's even a long trip from Maryville, the northern-most GSAC school.

[Ralph Turner]

It is a long trip from LaGrange and Birmingham to Christopher Newport.  It's even a long trip from Maryville, the northern-most GSAC school.

Yeah, I know...

Covenant and Berry may shake things up a little.

[old_lion]

Good win for the Young Lions.
http://www.go.emory.edu/Statistics/Current/MBB/eum-pcm.htm

Emory is a tough team ... bodies were all over the place ... and so was the officiating.  I saw two of the worst non-called traveling violations I have ever seen , this side of the NBA.  In all fairness, there was one for each team.

Herebia, while not terribly athletic, has a very impressive finesse game for a big man.

Nice PG effort out of Mr Coppage this afternoon.  Shout out to Coach Glenn for resisting the urge to reinsert him into the game, with 2 fouls, in the first half. While Sam only played 7 first half minutes, the other guys rose to the occasion nicely.

Rubio probably had his best all-around game this season.  His shot is starting to come around.  He just needs to stay confident and he'll be fine.

Gardner had a solid game.  He is emerging as an effective, do the dirty work type of role player that every team needs.

[bballlover]

It was a good win for the Young Lions. After a looong disappointing trip to R/MC & Xmas break starting, this team could have tanked this game.Instead they came out with a lot of energy and beat a pretty good Emory team on their home floor. Maybe they were inspired by an Old_Lion in business attire.Whatever the reason the Holidays will be a lot better going into them with a win.Happy Holiday to You and Yours. Here's hoping for more success for the GSAC in the coming year.

[old_lion]

Maybe they were inspired by an Old_Lion in business attire.

Yeah, I'm sure that was significant ... the "shock and awe" factor can't be over estimated ...   

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.

[coachwgh]

Merry Christmas!

[old_lion]

This just in ... Young Lions beat Centre at Centre!  Yes, the same Centre that beat Murvul by 2 at Murvul earlier in the season.

http://www.centre.edu/web/athletics/basketball_m/schedule_basketballm.html

With respect to Larry Munson ... you don't think that's BIG?   MAN, is that BIG!!!

[Ralph Turner]

Thie just in ... Young Lions beat Centre at Centre!  Yes, the same Centre that beat Murvul by 2 at Murvul earlier in the season.

http://www.centre.edu/web/athletics/basketball_m/schedule_basketballm.html

With respect to Larry Munson ... you don't think that's BIG?   MAN, is that BIG!!!

Huge loss by Centre from the perspective of the South Region!

[old_lion]

This just in ... Young Lions beat Centre at Centre!  Yes, the same Centre that beat Murvul by 2 at Murvul earlier in the season.

http://www.centre.edu/web/athletics/basketball_m/schedule_basketballm.html

With respect to Larry Munson ... you don't think that's BIG?   MAN, is that BIG!!!

AND ... under the catagory of, "Get out those big golf umbrellas, boys ... pigs must be flying." check this out ...
http://www.centre.edu/web/athletics/basketball_m/box_scores/0809/mc-hc.htm

Murvul loses to a 2 and 8 team (shooting 37% from the field)  on a neutral floor??   What's the world coming to?  I'm going to go lie down now ... I'm feeling disoriented.   

[KnoxCounty22]

Great win for Piedmont. Good job by Coach Glenn and his staff for getting those guys ready to play on the road against a tough team.

[KnoxCounty22]

The victory over Centre ranks as one of the top wins for Piedmont over the past several years.

Here are some other big wins on the road against ranked teams

@ Averett 05-06
@ CNU 06-07
@ Centre 08-09

The Lions are capable of winning big games. Can't wait for conference play.

[old_lion]

The victory over Centre ranks as one of the top wins for Piedmont over the past several years.

Here are some other big wins on the road against ranked teams

@ Averett 05-06
@ CNU 06-07
@ Centre 08-09

All nice ... but how could you fail to mention this one?
http://www.piedmont.edu/athletics/mbasketball/06-07stats/pcw06.htm

I know you remember it well.  4 point game at halftime, and then everything started working for us and we blew them out in the 2nd half ... in the championship of their tourney.  I've seldom seen a large, rowdy home crowd go that quiet, that fast.

The Lions are capable of winning big games. Can't wait for conference play.

The Young Lions are on a definite uptick (a very impressive 2 game win streak ... no, seriously) when  the gsac, overall, is the weakest I've ever seen it. The rest of the season could be very interesting ...

[KnoxCounty22]

The win over NC Wesleyan was great. #14 for NC Wesleyan was a player and I think he had a really good game in the rematch the following year.

We just had better shooters and wanted the game more than they did. Our defense was very good. They just rolled over in the second half.

IMHO their coach looked like Pat Riley

The most impressive individual performance in that tourney was Baldwins 43 points? against Wesley.

[mattgrubb]

nice piedmont, I always enjoy seeing centre lose