MBB: Great South Athletic Conference

[mattgrubb]

unfortunately no game is a guarantee with the scots these days

[GSAC Killer]

Grubbster you are definitely right but the conference is too weak for them not to win it all... The B-3 as I call them of Bo, Bradley, and Bobby will be more than enough for this season... Potentially they can make a run at it but potential is a tricky word...

  The only certainties we will see this season are as follows:
Bo will average 35 minutes a game because he has no subsitute...
Bobby will start the season the heaviest he has ever been and still average a 15ppg and 7rpg..
Bradley Blair will lead the team in shot attempts coming off the bench...
  I know you guys might think I am crazy for saying this but Bradley is a better starter than Bobby!!

[old_lion]

Grubbster you are definitely right but the conference is too weak for them not to win it all...

Easy now, Killer ... I think you are writing off my boys from Demorest a little prematurely.

Now I realize we are going to have to struggle through once again without you as our coach ...   ... but we are going to have a lot of arrows in our quiver.

To start with, we have 4 of our top 5 guys returning. And we have some exciting possibilities among the new guys. We have at least 5 or 6 guys coming in with the potential to make a sgnificant contribution next season. IMHO, 1 or 2 of them have a good chance to start.

[Lil Rb]

old lion, yes you are right, they do have a chance to start along with anyone else that you bring in because this is Piedmont's "MO" every year.  Your team is written off because somethings never change, or have not up until this point.  Your players don't have the right mentality to be competitive day in and day out.  If you have not realized it, and obviously you haven't, defense wins, and you guys play no defense.

By the way, new guys are always exciting because they are new, it is just like a new plate of food in front of me, I never know if it is better than the last plate until I try it.  Your exciting possibilties, well, not good enough to ever beat Maryville, why, because your guys are unable to simulate the competitiveness in practice to prepare you for a Maryville game and your schedule night in and night out does not demand the pressure of winning to get to the NCAA tournament, Maryville may be trying to win the GSAC, but ultimately, the NCAA and the Final Four.

[mattgrubb]

well let's not go too far ahead Lil Rb, sometimes winning a second round game would be enough, yes the conference is weak, your assessment on Piedmont is pretty accurate, the lions cannot keep relying on new people, veterans dominate D3.  I think attitude has a lot to do with winning at the collegiate level and my best friend who was on the 97 Michigan football team said they had 1 distraction all year and the offensive line handled that guy themselves and there were no more distractions.  Players cannot be distracted by bad attitudes, it keeps teams from winning.  I think the scots will have issues with several teams next year, i always like transy, i think they run a great system, which will be tough to beat year in and year out, Otterbein, Oglethorpe, and anybody you don't prepare for properly
the real question for the scots is can they replace Monte and JJ on the perimeter and they will not be able to replace the president Andy Chaney

[old_lion]

old lion, yes you are right, they do have a chance to start along with anyone else that you bring in

Little Abner, I mean Rib,

Even though Murvul has been a perennial winner and has dominated the GSAC, I have found that most Murvul posters express their views diplomatically and with some semblance of class ... many people seem to find it easy to be magnanimous when they are on top.  I guess there are exceptions to every rule.

[old_lion]

the lions cannot keep relying on new people ...

Grubby One, if you'll examine the facts, I think you'll find that we have 4 starters returning who combined, have started for about six and a half seasons. If you'll think it through a little more carefully, I think you'll realize there is a major difference between relying on new people and expecting significant contributions from them.

[Lil Rb]

Grubb try to stick to the question and we care about as much for your imaginery friend and Michigan about as much as we care about all your imaginery girlfriend and imaginery job.  Make sure you read the part that says trying to win a National Championship.  As far as you assessment about the Scots and the trouble they will have next year with some teams, well, where have you been try and post something that we did know, including how great you are.

Old lion, the eye is in the beholder, if you feel as though that was classless, maybe you are just bitter towards the truth.  Maybe if your players would carry themselves in a MAGNANIMOUS way, they to would be confident and win more games instead of trying to be to cool for school.  Watch those guys warm-up before a game, they are not trying to get ready to go to war, thery are trying to impress the Grubby one.

[mattgrubb]

still angry about being shorted where it counts huh lil rb, you should let it go and move on

Old Lion,
I am talking about 3 and 4 year starters, like a Jeremy Holliday, Bo mason, or to go way back matt ennen a 4 year starter,
New people mean underclassmen

Quote for the day by the grubby one: "I'm better than you"

wear it

[old_lion]

Old Lion,
I am talking about 3 and 4 year starters, like a Jeremy Holliday, Bo mason, or to go way back matt ennen a 4 year starter,

Grubb,
I understand your point re 3 and 4 year starters ... we don't have any of those, yet.

But I have to take issue with your examples. Holliday and Mason are rising juniors, like Green and Baldwin. So they can't be 3 yr starters, yet. As a matter of fact, Green (47) and Baldwin (31) have started more games than Holliday (42) and Mason (26).

I think Holliday's and Mason's advantage comes in that they have been in the Murvul system for two years .. better teams, better competition in practice, an established system, post season experience, etc.

I don't know whether we'll finally be able to beat Murvul this year or not. But we are steadyly improving. I like our chances a heck of a lot better than I did two years ago. S/b interesting ...

[mattgrubb]

old lion,
good point, the difference between Baldwin and Green and maryville, those guys are going to be paired with new faces, while the maryville guys will have Bobby a three year starter and some old faces but new starters, is a 6th man that moves into a starting role a bad thing, not really, that 6th man could be better than the guy that graduated and that is what makes systems work

[old_lion]

I agree, Grubb ... and no one ever mentions Bradley Blair. The few times I've seen him, he's been very effective. That's quite a luxery to have a guy like that coming off your bench.

But Green and Baldwin are going to have more help than just the new guys. Adams and Whitlock both started last year and are very underrated.

[mattgrubb]

I am excited for Piedmont, i wish there program would take off, i think they have the best shot to recruit talent of any gsac school with it's proximity to atlanta and athens

[old_lion]

I am excited for Piedmont, i wish there program would take off, i think they have the best shot to recruit talent of any gsac school with it's proximity to atlanta and athens

I think it's about to (take off) ... But then again, I'm always an optimist.

Our coaches are doing a great job of putting together our second strong recruiting class in 3 years. We have a lot of pieces in place.  I'm looking forward to watching that talent be molded into an effective team. And Lil Abner is right about one thing ... we do have to play better, smarter, team defense.

Re recruiting ... you've been to Demorest, right? I think one of our problems is that, at first glance, Demorest doesn't strike anyone as a hotbed of excitement. It's not. But first appearances are somewhat deceiving. As you implied, there is a lot to do, fairly close by. And once the guys get there, for the most part, they really like it. It's a good school and the team has great camaraderie.

[ohyeah]

I am always optimistic about the other teams in the GSAC and if they will give the Scots competition for the upcoming year.  And then I sit back and think of the stats....

Piedmont  0 - 7 years
Lagrange  0 - 7 years
Huntington 2 - 6 years
Fisk 3 - 7 years

That being said, you see why Maryville struggles after the first round in the tournament every year.