MBB: American Southwest Conference

[SulrossBBall]

Awesome season to MC....very talented team! Also congrats to the bro Sid Hooper on making the South Region 1st Team and also the Player of the Year Honors for the South region and an awesome career here at Sul Ross. Congrats to Cedric Isom and Valentino Maxwell for outstanding seasons and making the South Region 1st Team. Also Kendrick Johnson, Mardochee Jean, and Tyler Winford for South Region 3rd Team.....great seasons.

[chocsrock34]

The choctaws had a defining season proving that they have what it takes to compete. TYLER WINFORD in only two seasons of play has lead the team in most catergories. with TIMOTHY BROOMFIELD transferring and LONNIE VASQUEZ in his last season the down low game was incredible. The chocs just didn't play to theor utmost potential against transy. Trying to keep the game at a half-court showdown was the first mistake. The players have some great talent and execution skills when they are pressed and do some pressing. Also to play a half-court game the  half-court players have to play. but TYLER WINFORD the team's half-court leader only clocked about 21 minutes. The team also had a few players trying to recooperate from the flu.

[Ralph Turner]

... Trying to keep the game at a half-court showdown was the first mistake. The players have some great talent and execution skills when they are pressed and do some pressing. Also to play a half-court game the  half-court players have to play. but TYLER WINFORD the team's half-court leader only clocked about 21 minutes. The team also had a few players trying to recooperate from the flu.

Right on chocsrock, Transy had too much talent in the standard half-court game.  Miss Coll let them walk the ball up the court.  In a half-court game I thought that the Transy would handle the Chocs very easily.

I was shocked to see MIss Coll showing no pressure on the Transy ball-handlers.  Miss Coll forfeited their greatest asset, their depth.  I counted 64 possessions for Transy.  Miss Coll did not have them dragging their tongues.  In the McMurry game, I counted 93 possessions.  I honestly don't believe that Transy could have run with the Choctaws.  I thought that the Choctaws were 12+ players deep and Transy only 6-7 deep.   If you were only going to play Winford for 21 minutes,  then why run the game at a 64 possession tempo?

I watched the video stream of the game.  I was shocked that Transy was walking the ball up the court against no pressure.  As a former second string church league point guard, I could have brought the ball up the court for Transy.  There was disruption of the point guard's rhythm or concentration.  He could watch the offense set up to the called play.  The Transy players could blow in the 6-7 secs before the offense started moving.  Transy would then execute their half-court offense, until it found that 40% 3FG attempt and make it!  Miss Coll would walk the ball back up the court, the Transy big men would catch their breath and then fill in the lane...no chance for transition, no hurry-up, no pushing the Transy depth.  The better McMurry teams have been good at getting deep into the bench, so that the #9 or #11 McMurry player is whipping the #9 or #11 opponent.  Miss Coll did not try to do that, and I bet that the #11 Miss Coll athlete was a better athlete than the #11 Transy player, but we didn't find out.

Chocsrock, I repsectfully disagree with your assessment about the season.  The Chocs had no proving to do about getting to the Sweet 16.  They gotten to the Sweet 16 in 1999 and 2005 and lost both times by double-digit margins.  They lost by 21 points in 1999 amd by 15 points in 2005.  They were run-away pre-season favorites to win the ASC-East and were even picked #2 in the Nation by Street and Smith. #2!  You have to be pretty disappointed in that!

http://www.americansouthwestconf.org/media0506/51026menbasketball-preseasonpoll.htm

IMHO, the best chance that we ASC teams have in getting further in the tourney is not to fall into the half-court game that those Midwest and Great Lakes Region teams play.  VWC played an aggressive style that we can copy, and they kept coming back to win.

We get to try again next year.  Good luck in the off-season, and schedule those D3 opponents for non-conference games!

[Pat Coleman]

They were run-away pre-season favorites to win the ASC-East and were even picked #2 in the Nation by Street and Smith. #2!  You have to be pretty disappointed in that!

I am constantly disappointed in the S&S preseason ranking.

[scottiedoug]

Pat:  Has S&S ever gotten it right?

[chocsrock34]

S&S constantly gets it wrong cause they focus on D1 schools the high schools had more pages then D2 and D3. If they want to properly predict the rankings they need to pay attention to the detals. I did get disappointed but next year the stakes will be better. Returning 6 key players and bringing freshman like STEVEN BLEVINS, who led the MPSA his senior year, could lead to an even better season than this year was expected.

[321inandout]

Any news on the early recruiting front?  Mainly the west.   Nothing on Texas Hoops yet.  I know it is early just wondering if there have been any verbals?

[cp1123]

I would think that since the signing date isn't until April 9th, none of us will get many commitments until after that date.

[321inandout]

I know that's usually when it all happens coach, sometimes D3 gets lucky and get a few earlier.  I like reading the signings as they happen every year.  Good luck with your recruiting coach.

[jmnaseum]

Any coaches on the move?

[carlweathers]

Davalos is about to get the Texas State job. 

Congratulations to him.  He did a very good job at SRSU. 

[Ralph Turner]

Here is the  Texas State-Doug Davalos Press Release!

Carl, your web browser is faster than mine.   

The press release was not available at 2:50 pm!


Congratulations to Coach Davalos!  Good luck in the new post!


Proud SWTSC heritage there for the Davalos' family!

[carlweathers]

Ralph,

It isn't the web browser.  I just am more connected than you.

[Ralph Turner]

Ralph,

It isn't the web browser.  I just am more connected than you.

Thanks for posting it, Carl!

[321inandout]

Wow Coach Davalos to Texas State.  Good luck coach and make the ASC proud on another level.  Any other changes in the ASC?