MBB: American Southwest Conference

[Pat Coleman]

::rolls eyes::

Welcome to the board and all, but if your first post is casting aspersions at a school using unsubstantiated rumors I am not sure you'll be here long.

[Bearkat00]

Yeah I've heard about Van Wright.  I heard he signed with Angelo State...wonder why he didn't go?

Wonder how a kid who was on scholarship at D1 UTEP and Blinn Juco is paying for school at Let? Any truth to the rumor that he is getting most of his school paid for at Let under a bogus Academic scholarship?

I can assure you, 100%, that what you hear is false.  That's not how Coach Davis works. 

[Ralph Turner]

Yeah I've heard about Van Wright.  I heard he signed with Angelo State...wonder why he didn't go?

Wonder how a kid who was on scholarship at D1 UTEP and Blinn Juco is paying for school at Let? Any truth to the rumor that he is getting most of his school paid for at Let under a bogus Academic scholarship?

Just an update, word around campus is that Ozarks got a 6'11 kid from Germany.

Welcome aboard ASCfan327.

Glad to have new fans and posters...

Which team(s) do you follow?

We always like having hyperlinks to press releases and local news items.  Post them as you can! 

[Ralph Turner]

Guess which independent has just joined the Northeast Athletic Conference as an affiliate member?

Dallas!

Dallas, TX and not Dallas, PA!

Wow!  Is there that much enmity against the members of the ASC?

Dallas will compete against SCAC schools as the "travel partner" of Colorado College in Women's Soccer.  (Colorado College's women's soccer is a D-1 sport.)

It does give the NEAC and UDallas access to the AQ!

The NEAC was a big conglomeration of 12 schools that arose when two of its five "original" members moved to the AMCC.  The remaining three (Keuka, Casenovia and D'Youville) became the nidus around which those independents and new members could gain access to the AQ.  D'Youville is now leaving for the AMCC.

[lewis]

I don't think the ASC wanted Dallas or I could be wrong and it just be Dallas feels they could never be successfull in the ASC. I think the ASC in the long run want another school that has football and wants to kick the state schools out or encourage them to leave.

[ASCfan237]

Thanks for welcoming me. I played for Ozarks a few seasons back and now coach a HS team in Calhoun County. I'm just starting to get back into following the ASC scene again...should be a good season. Anyone going to post projections for who is going to win the East and the West?

[etbualum]

ETBU 08-09 Roster


http://www.etbu.edu/Current_Athletic_News/Mens_Basketball/Roster.htm


Ive seen them in open gym and I like what I see a lot, but I will spare you the we are going to be really good talk. 

[ASCfan237]

Link to Ozarks new roster. Go Eagles

http://eagles.ozarks.edu/mbasketball/roster/

[old_lion]

ETBU 08-09 Roster


http://www.etbu.edu/Current_Athletic_News/Mens_Basketball/Roster.htm


Ive seen them in open gym and I like what I see a lot, but I will spare you the we are going to be really good talk. 

DAMN!

I freely admit, I know nothing about this team or conference ... but man, am I jealous.  25 guys on the roster, 15 or which are 6'4 or taller ... wow!  If half of these guys can play a lick and/or their coach has a clue ... this should be a very successful D3 team.   

[Ralph Turner]

ETBU 08-09 Roster


http://www.etbu.edu/Current_Athletic_News/Mens_Basketball/Roster.htm


Ive seen them in open gym and I like what I see a lot, but I will spare you the we are going to be really good talk. 

DAMN!

I freely admit, I know nothing about this team or conference ... but man, am I jealous.  25 guys on the roster, 15 or which are 6'4 or taller ... wow!  If half of these guys can play a lick and/or their coach has a clue ... this should be a very successful D3 team.   

Welcome to the ASC board, Old Lion.

Actually, ETBU is just another typical middle-of-the-road ASC team.

Usually the top 5 in the East and the top 5-6 in the West are very competitive. There are fans from 10 other ASC teams thinking, very legitimately, "We can beat those guys!"

The ASC is just isolated.   

[etbualum]

Welcome to the ASC board, Old Lion.

Actually, ETBU is just another typical middle-of-the-road ASC team.

Usually the top 5 in the East and the top 5-6 in the West are very competitive. There are fans from 10 other ASC teams thinking, very legitimately, "We can beat those guys!"

The ASC is just isolated.   
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Ouch Ralph.

I will say that other than MC nobody has been consistently towards the top of the standings the last 5-6 years.  With this group of kids I think Bert West has them headed in the right direction. 

[Ralph Turner]

Welcome to the ASC board, Old Lion.

Actually, ETBU is just another typical middle-of-the-road ASC team.

Usually the top 5 in the East and the top 5-6 in the West are very competitive. There are fans from 10 other ASC teams thinking, very legitimately, "We can beat those guys!"

The ASC is just isolated.   

Ouch Ralph.

I will say that other than MC nobody has been consistently towards the top of the standings the last 5-6 years.  With this group of kids I think Bert West has them headed in the right direction. 

Hey, etbualum!

Yeah, the Chocs may have been to the NCAA's more than anyone in the last decade, but you will agree with me, that every time an ASC team steps on the floor, it thinks that it can beat their foe!   

I know that is the way that we feel at McMurry (and ETBU has messed with us way too often in the past!)

[#1ascfanman]

What a summer, sounds like everyone had a good summer recruiting. Old Lion, don't be too impressed by ETBU's roster.  We beat them twice last year and if we would have taken care of business would have been in the tournament.  But, we did not.  I have seen Ekah, he has improved tremendously and they picked up another big man that can play.  With Josh J back I predict another sweep of ETBU and I think this team has a shot at getting in.  Here is the new roster for LC.

http://www.lcwildcats.net/roster.asp?path=mbball

[etbualum]

Ralph

You are correct.  I was just giving you a hard time.

We will be able to field a much taller and much more athletic team this year.  The biggest difference if I think a couple of those guys can really shoot it.  Im really looking forward the hoops season.

[ASCfan237]

I love the offseason ramblings on this message board. The blind optimism that everyone has for their team is beautiful to see. The sad thing is that 1 month into the season half of these people start putting quotes up about what players they have coming in for the next season or they are busy making excuses for why they didn't make the tournament. Offseason is about hope and then the first time UT Tyler or LC enters your gym and beats you on your home floor you start planning for next season. I think every school has good players, some like MC get more quality players than others, but overall it comes down to who can put it all together. I would argue that LeT had a very talented team last year with Smith, Evers, and Rockmore but they couldn't even squeeze a 4 seed. Sometimes other factors play in like coaching, synergy, and attrition. Even last year with arguable one of the best posts the conference has seen in years, Kareem, Ozarks couldn't make it a respectable season. Basically what I am trying to say is that....all these little quotes about how good your team is going to be based on seeing them play in open gym a few times mean nothing when the season really starts.