MBB: American Southwest Conference

[321inandout]

What a fun weekend this will be.  There will be a lot of turnaround and it should make everything fun.  Here is a prediction for the weekend. If Johnson and Wheeler will still be out for this week, I have HPU and SRSU both getting swept on the road.  If they were at home then maybe HPU wins.  This will put UMHB in 1st alone.  McMurry will have to fight at TLU and will win by a small amount.  HSU will sweep.  This will put SRSU and everyone else pretty much out of the picture for fourth and we will have our battle for first with UMHB, HPU and McMurry. HSU will settle as the 4th place team and it will be a fun last few weeks.
In the East there is no battle as always.  Mississippi will be first, Ozarks and ETBU will fight for second and UT-Dallas will get in on not having a good top to bottom east division.  Who knows UTD may pull off the upset at the tourney again!!!

[dballa]

Wheeler will be back this week and HPU won't get swept.  All they have to do is put up 70 on UMHB and they'll win.  HPU can run it up and down the court and put up a lot of points but UMHB can't do that.  It was apparent against ETBU and against McMurry.  As long as HPU shoots their usual percentage they'll take that game in Belton.

[warped]

dballa.....i think it will be a good game in belton on saturday afternoon....i strongly believe umhb can beat a down srsu team...but i know coach d will have his guys ready to play...and about your statement about hpu running up and down on umhb like etbu and mcm did...i don't believe that will have anything to do with it..if u check out the boxscores from those games 2 games vs etbu and mcm...mcm shot 15-33 from down town and etb shot 11-20 from behind the arc...that has a lot to do with those 2 defeats...that is some hot shooting...im looking forward to the games this week and next week..

[dballa]

I agree with you it should be a fun day of basketball on Saturday.  HPU can't look past Concordia on Thursday though because they'll definitely be ready to play.  It hurts playing without Jamarcus Johnson but the guys filling in have done a great job.

[321inandout]

The other thing you have to look at dballa is that UMHB and HPU are playing the same style of basketball they have always played.  In fact the whole league is playing the same style they have played since the beginning of the ASC.  I played four years ago and UMHB was scoring in the 70's and only giving up in the 60's.  HPU was scoring in the 80's and giving up in the 70 to 80's.  McM was scoring in the 90's and giving up in the 80-90's.  It is all the same style of ball.  It is always a splint in Brownwood and and Belton.  UMHB will do their thing and HPU will do theirs.  The outcome will be a split!  I can remember the split because I remember hoping for UMHB to fall in Belton, to HPU, when I played, to help our position, and it didn't happen.  Then the same story for two more years.  We will see the same outcome playout. 

[dballa]

As long as you have the same coaches you'll most likely have the same style played each year.  The personnel is what makes teams different from year to year.  Sul Ross is playing the same style ball they did when they went deep in the playoffs but the talent level isn't as strong.  HPU has more talent on this years team than you saw 4 to 6 yrs ago but they are playing Coach P's same style of basketball.  Holme's at McMurry is still playing that same run and gun offense but he doesn't have the same consistent shooters that he's had in the past so you'll see one score at 138 and the next in the 80's. 

The only thing i'll hate about Saturday's game will be watching both teams without their starting point guards.  I want to see them play each other at full strength, but it should still be fun to watch.

[321inandout]

dballa I do agree with the difference is personel.  But these teams have both up'd their talent.  I am expecting a split as always.  I think @ UMHB it will be a controlled game and UMHB's defense will be sound.  In Brownwood, UMHB won't shoot well, like no one does, they won't be able to dribble on the deadspots and HPU will push it and the score will be high.  Great weekend, this is what competition and college basketball is about!

[cp1123]

How did the LC-MC game go last night?

[t_money]

The Chocs took care of business @ LC as expected, 88-60.  The game was never really in question with the Chocs up 49-31 @ half.

MC is looking pretty tough!!!!

[cp1123]

East Texas Baptist takes out Letourneau 81-73 at home.  This win moves the Tigers to 8-6 in conference. 

[321inandout]

Thursday is finally here. The weekend of truth starts.  Who will be on top Sunday?  Go Cowboys!

[sulrosslobos]

SRSU.......77
UMHB......73

2:57 to go

Ejections:
Acosta, SRSU
Ford, UMHB

[dballa]

HPU 91 CUA 86 about 2 or 3 mins left in the game.

[sulrosslobos]

SRSU.......77
UMHB......76

2:17 to go

[dballa]

HPU 93 CUA 86 2 mins to go.


HPU made 20 of 22 free throws against Schreiner

I don't think they have made 50% tonight..just awful free throw shooting.