MBB: Great South Athletic Conference

[GSAC Killer]

No I didnt stay but I heartd what happened!! Buzz Peterson players!! Congrats on the win!
Its getting close for the start of basketball... My pre-season gsac championship team is the Panthers of GA.. If they really believe in themselves hey can do it.. Its up for grabs this years trust me!!!
I got a lot of info on why the Scots could possibly no make the tournament this year but a fighting scot never talks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
good luck to alll

[mattgrubb]

Fighting Matt Grub will tell you the secret to the scots this year, Bobo Mason, stop him and you stop the scots, he is there only outside threat at this point, good luck stopping him, but there it is

Not putting any pressure on Bobo, but you know between Bobby, Bradley, and JRo the interior is going to be capable of at least a descent showing between those 3, but outside of Bobo the perimeter has not shown much, the scots may feel the loss of Monte and JJ.

Go Fighting Scots

[GSAC Killer]

The Football Scots are 3-3.. WOW!! The Vols are #8 in the country!! Things look real good in East TN.

Mr.Grubb heck of a performance this weekend in the best Adult Basketball League around. You were most defenitely clutch.. Nice to see you and the roundball seson is almost here!!

GSAC Standings: 1- Scots 2-Panthers 3-Lions 4-Hawks
Player of the Year: The Golden Child if Healthy
Coach of the Year: Randy Lambert
GSAC Champs: The Scots

By the way Mr.Grubb I was just unstoppable on Sunday... but you guys did win the ball game.

[MCScotsFan]

Darn! You mean I could see the great GSAC Killer play b-ball once again?! I'd actually pay to get in! 

[mattgrubb]

MCscotsfan you just got smited for not wanting to see me play, The fighting Matt Grubb will not stand for it.
Fighting Scots Football is looking better than usual at 3-3, this will make homecoming interesting this weekend, oh as well as the fact practice starts this weekend.
Fighting Killer i like your predictions.  I too have to pick the fighting scots to win it all again this year.

I will make a crazy prediction though, the fisk bulldogs make an NCAA tourney run, probably not likely, but there chances of getting a pool C bid outside  of the GSAC is much better, just a thought

Bobby "El presidente" Golden 1st team all conference, Bobo Mason POY, lets see some other candidates for POY from the other schools
Go Fightings scots and i hope to see everyone at homecoming, I will be the drunk guy in some loafers and tight khaki pants cause i am old now and this is my 5 year reunion

[MCScotsFan]

MCscotsfan you just got smited for not wanting to see me play, The fighting Matt Grubb will not stand for it.

Go Fightings scots and i hope to see everyone at homecoming, I will be the drunk guy in some loafers and tight khaki pants cause i am old now and this is my 5 year reunion

Mr. Grubb, if you play anything like the Killer, I'd love to see it.  8)  Maybe MC should host an alumni game for homecoming.

And darn, I thought you were going to say you were the streaker!! 

[mattgrubb]

I appreciate it, but no one in their right mind would pay to see me play ball or streak, maybe the Fighting Killer but not me.  I gave you back the points i smited away earlier for you great post.

Do you have any news on the Lady fighting scots and their new coach?

[old_lion]

5 in 5 out(platooning) can be a very good thing.  As I recall John Carrol and Mississippi beat Maryville with that philosophy.  They also did it with better players than the two teams in our league that have tried it. 

Good point. Obviously, the better (talented and coached) your players are, the more likely any philosophy is to succeed. Like most things in life, communication and chemistry (between players and between players and coaches) are critically important.   

But back to talent ... I believe it is the differential in the talent level of your best 2 or 3 guys, versus the guys at the bottom of your top ten, that is an important consideration in determining if platooning is the best strategy. In other words, if your top ten guys are all about the same, ability-wise, platoon 'em. IMHO, that is rarely the case.

In general, I think it's best to stay away from platooning ... because (like a lot of instances in life) many basketball team's talent levels seem to conform roughly to a bell shaped curve. If that's the case, I say go with the KISS principle ... play the guys at the front of the curve as much as possible ... give most of the rest of the minutes to the guys in the middle ... and play the guys at the end of the curve rarely, like when someone is injured or in foul trouble ... or, if the outcome is decided.

So with that in mind, I would suggest something along the lines of the following, as an ideal substitution model ... This model assumes a close game ... no "garbage time" involved.

70+ mpg ... your two key players, usually your PG and your best big man or maybe your best all-around player ... you want these guys on the floor, unless there is a problem ... i.e. foul trouble or extreme fatigue

100 mpg ... four "starter quality" guys ... ideally they would be versatile enough to play a couple of positions ... depending on the match-ups, who's hot or not, etc., these guys would play 20 to 30 minutes each

  30 mpg ... two (or maybe three) key subs, depending on the make-up (talent break points) of the particular team ... depending on a variety of factors, these guys may play anywhere from "token minutes" to 20 mpg

Hey, I'm not trying to re-invent the wheel here ... I've just observed that something along these lines is what the vast majority of the top coaches do ...

[d3ball]

Im telling yall keep on doubting the Hawks just like last year I think the Hawks will repeat again with senior leadership from Cole Hairston and David Sampleton is ready to step in and ready to dominate along with a great supporting cast the Hawks will win the conference AGAIN! with Cole Hairston being POY

[mattgrubb]

Allen
who is the rest of the supporting cast, we need names and uniform numbers, come on, hit us with some info.
The Fighting Matt Grubb

[GSAC Killer]

The Fighting Killer disagrees with the Hawks fan.. It took the Hawks four years to finally have a successful season. With the loss of so many quality seniors the Hawks are at best a .500 ball club this year.

Fighting Matt Grubb what do you think of having an alumni game against the Scots?? Let me know.. I know I can get you, me, Tummell,Sidney,Nick,possibly Matt Enen,Dee Bell, Spencer, Housewright and K-Rich, Paul Reed, Montay to play..
  Let me know.. It would be good to start something like that for the years to come...
Holla at me..

[mattgrubb]

they have done it in the past and it has been alright, i would definitely do it if there was an entry fee to play and we used the proceeds to buy the scots new uniforms and included Tom Gallaher, of course.
If girl alums wanted to play we would cut them in too somehow
100 bucks a person, two teams of 10

Why not?

I saw the scots play yesterday, looked descent, there is definitely some talent at the 5 position
Guards are still rough around the edges, but there is talent

I will say this, they did look like a team capable of winning the GSAC, not going to, but capable
so if they work hard they have as good a chance as any of the other 3 teams

[ohyeah]

Im telling yall keep on doubting the Hawks just like last year I think the Hawks will repeat again with senior leadership from Cole Hairston and David Sampleton is ready to step in and ready to dominate along with a great supporting cast the Hawks will win the conference AGAIN! with Cole Hairston being POY

Mr. White,

What are you doing know a days?  More school, coaching, playing....just checking. 

[MCScotsFan]

they have done it in the past and it has been alright, i would definitely do it if there was an entry fee to play and we used the proceeds to buy the scots new uniforms and included Tom Gallaher, of course.
If girl alums wanted to play we would cut them in too somehow
100 bucks a person, two teams of 10

Why not?

OK, you guys, I am counting on you to make this happen.  I realize this isn't the place to discuss this but I will hope you all will make it happen. It would be awesome.
In fact, don't wait til Homecoming '07. Sometime this season would be great! What a treat for MC Fighting Scots fans!

[GSAC Killer]

Watts hit me up on my cell when you get a chance.. I also sent you an email... Let me know what you think about the alumni game...