MBB: Great South Athletic Conference

old_lion · December 09, 2006, 02:23:21 PM

Quote from: mattgrubb on December 08, 2006, 01:49:41 PM
before we go giving green and baldwin 1st team over mason/golden, let's see them beat maryville.

FYI, I called Kevin Garnett this morning to discuss you theory ...

He didn't really think much of the idea that for him to be considered for 1st team all NBA, the T'Wolves would have to beat the Spurs (Tim), Mavericks (Dirk), and Nuggets (Mello).

MCScotsFan · December 09, 2006, 08:10:07 PM

Emory was no match for MC today! The Fighting Scots looked great to me! Rebounds, shots, defense. I saw it all. I'm sure someone will come along with a stick and burst my bubble,

, but still, to a fan, they looked great. Like a team who wanted to win.

Brady had 19 points. He's got a sweet shot that we saw on Alumni game day and it was good to see him back out there shooting the ball. There's a lot of stepping up happening from Coach L's bench! That Jared is going to be one great PG if he keeps it up. Talk about energy and making it fun for the average fan...he's got it!

old_lion · December 09, 2006, 10:53:05 PM

Wow ... very impressive!

MC by 40 over Emory ... that should put an end to all this "what's wrong with Murvul?" talk.

scottiedoug · December 10, 2006, 02:31:18 PM

Randy Lambert on the radio said he thought the Scots were beginning to accept the system, esp. on defense, and it showed. More team defense than I have seen this year. Played Bradley and Bobby together for a while and they were tough to defend like that. And is that the way Brady Neal usually shoots? Who knew. And all this without Alex Bowers (ankle). Shumate had 11 rebounds.

Chris Orr told me he will not be able to play this year...a ligament in the ankle or foot. Maybe he can eat some this year.

mattgrubb · December 10, 2006, 05:56:29 PM

I would not say one game remedied everything that was wrong, but i would say it did a lot. I think Jared emerged as a solid back up pg and will see more playing time which will free Bobo up, especially while Bowers is hurt

The score is not a misprint, MC hammered Emory, It was fun to watch

Also, I cant wait to see the PC/MC matchup this year, it will remind me of the MC/PC game of 2000 when they had Jarvis Towns, that guy could go head to head with Kevin Garnett

coachwgh · December 11, 2006, 07:46:59 AM

I hate to say I told you so, but......I told you Maryville will be just fine. To make things clear about our 104-77 loss at Valdosta State on Saturday. We could have won that game. If we played the same against all of the teams we have beaten so far this year, we would lose half of them. We were the biggest reason we lost the game. I don't want anyone to think that we went down there to keep it close and after the game we admitted that they were bigger and better and that was supposed to happen. If you give talented players the ball 25 times more than you are supposed to they will score more points than you. Valdosta is a good team but they are still working on getting it the way they want it down there. Jeffrey Pourchier LC Class of '03 is a monster recruiter and they are just trying to get everyone to blend. It was 21-20 LC at 9:22, 5 turnovers and 3 minutes later 29-24 VSU...lc down 13 at half. At 16:38 Down 8, at 12:33 down 9, then never see single digits again. It's finals week then off to Dallas.

old_lion · December 11, 2006, 08:59:14 AM

Lions fall to Averett, 73 -67 ... we didn't play our best game, but I can't fault the effort. We may not have all the components you would ideally like to see in a basketball team (most teams don't) ... But, one thing I'll say for our guys, we always compete hard.

http://www.piedmont.edu/athletics/06_07_headlines/12_10_06_mbkb.htm

After the game, the consensus was that Averett was probably the best team we've played to date. Their depth and team play were impressive.

Quick story ...

A few years back, my son was on a very good team, several seasons in a row. During that time, I noticed a trend. Acquaintances of mine, from our opponents, would frequently come up to me after a game, and say things along the lines of, "Congratulations, you guys played well ... I don't know what was wrong with us today... we just didn't seem to be on top of our game."

Well, being the diplomatic fellow that I am, I'd always just smile and mumble something non-committal ... but I was always thinking, "Well yeah, that was sort of our plan ... to keep you from being on top of your game!"

So, Kudos to Averett!

Here's wishing everyone a happy holiday season.

GSAC Killer · December 11, 2006, 09:12:03 AM

You buy into the system and everything will be alright... Good Win for the Scots Saturday!!
As for the All Conference talk its tooooooooooo dang early fellas. Not even 1/3 of the season is over with and your talking about player of the year!!
I for one believe All Conference should be detremined on how you do against those teams in your conference and common opponents.
In my opinion the best players in the Conference are: PG-Green SG- Bo Mason W-Baldwin Post-Hairston P-Golden and Blair (Tie)...
Green is a bit similiar to me when I played.. When you look at his numbers they don't really stand out but if you take him away from his team they are in BIG TROUBLE!!
I wish I could have averaged the minutes BO has had these past two years..
So with that I say this when determining All Conference or Player of the Year its all comes down to who makes his team better "WINNING" and that will always stir up conversation because with all due respect to my friend and pal Sidney Ellis I should have been the Player of the Year in the Conference my Senior year!!!!, but hey Killer only and will always care about one thing WINNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My All Conference predictions will come later on...

Glad to see Brady Neal and SHumate play well.. By the way Brady Neal has the ability but does he have the consistency?

?? Bench play is what has always made the Scots better than anyone in the conference...

GP update: Varsity team 4-5 (remember they only won 5 games all of last year) and JV and Freshman team Coached by yours truly is a combined 7-2!!!!!!! GP Highlander basketball its FANTASTIC!!!

scottiedoug · December 11, 2006, 11:55:12 AM

If Averett's coach is still Allen who played at Emory and Henry, I would expect them to play like a team coached by someone who both understands team basketball and the importance of effort. Probably was a good game with the Lions, since they play that way too. Not too long ago (last year?), the Scots sauntered up to Averett and got beat.

Maybe in the long run it is good for GSAC teams to lose a few to USA South so they will not fear a merger of the conferences.

So Killer, is Player of the Year the same as Most Valuable Player? Sounds like that is what you are arguing for.

GSAC Killer · December 11, 2006, 12:16:06 PM

I amo not arguing.. I could careless about a plaque or trophy but when it comes down to it, a Player of the Year award should always go to a player from a winning team and yes I guess you could say Most Valuable Player!!

old_lion · December 11, 2006, 01:03:50 PM

Quote from: scottiedoug on December 11, 2006, 11:55:12 AM
If Averett's coach is still Allen who played at Emory and Henry, I would expect them to play like a team coached by someone who both understands team basketball and the importance of effort. Probably was a good game with the Lions, since they play that way too. Not too long ago (last year?), the Scots sauntered up to Averett and got beat.

Yep, that's the guy ... pretty impressive resume.
http://web.averett.edu/athletics/mebballco.html

mattgrubb · December 11, 2006, 01:21:13 PM

Killer's GP team is sick, i have seen them, mad crossovers and behind the back passes, exactly what you would expect from the Killer
I always look at player of the year as if you had one possession score tied 10 seconds left to win the conference tourney whose hands would you want to touch the ball? Answer it that way.

old_lion · December 11, 2006, 01:34:34 PM

Quote from: mattgrubb on December 11, 2006, 01:21:13 PM
I always look at player of the year as if you had one possession score tied 10 seconds left to win the conference tourney whose hands would you want to touch the ball? Answer it that way.

For POY ... I look at it this way ... if you had to go play a huge game, who is the one player you would least like to do without?

Similarly, for all conference, if you had that huge game to play, who are the 5 guys you'd want on the floor?

scottiedoug · December 11, 2006, 11:27:42 PM

Nice article in the DailyTimes about the Scots youth movement.

http://www.thedailytimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061211/SPORTS/612110303

mattgrubb · December 12, 2006, 11:29:09 AM

Gentlemen and Oh Yeah,
we are getting so close to conference games i can smell them and to this point i would have to say the preconference schedule has been very successful for the GSAC except HC, pensacola christian come on.
I would say LC has been the biggest surprise, maryville's 4-3 the second biggest, and in a close 3rd PC's good nonconference showing, which was not really a huge surprise but they do have some nice victories.
I can't wait to see these conference games this year b/c for the first time I would say Maryville is not the favorite to win it all. last year they lost their first regular season games so everyone knows they are vulnerable. I expect to see some heated matchups and some good old fashion thrashings of HC by the other 3 schools. I can't wait to see Green and Mason go head to head, which in the last game Bo even played good defense. Also, Baldwin, Hairston, and Golden/Blair battle in the paint. And maybe even a one on one matchup between Lambert and Haynes.

My predictions on conference records
LC 4-2
MC 4-2
PC 3-3
HC 0-6

I just think it is going to come down to LC/MC this year, even though PC is doing really well, my opinion is that LC and MC will battle for the regular season title, but that is not my tournament prediction. I will save that til we see some conference games.

With Regards,
The Fighting Matt Grubb