MBB: American Southwest Conference

[golden_dome]

Chris, what number is Coleman?  Johnson is very good and i can definately see where missing him makes a difference in those games.  Also, UMHB had a open 16 footer to win it after the player missed the one on one contested shot.

Andre is #14. He had 9 points and 8 rebounds, and hit the free throw at the end to seal the game.

[kid nice]

Yeah he came in and did a very nice job.

[pistol pete 22]

MC over LC............bloooooowout!!!!!!

LeT over OU
HSU over SU
UTD over ETBU
CTX over HPU....could go the other way if perry, irwin and herman get hot.
McM over TLU
UTT over LC
UMHB over SRSU

HSU over TLU
McM over SU
CTX over SRSU
UMHB over HPU
MC over UTT......lack of size will hurt UTT, doubt their posts can guard MC's size
UTD over LeT.....cant wait for this game, gotta pick my squad

[Bearkat00]

Just thought I'd post my thoughts on the West after seeing half the teams play:
1. McM - definitley the team to beat in the west.  Most talented team that I've seen who can beat you in a variety of ways.  Moreno is their floor general.  They will only go as far as he goes in my honest opinion.  When Moreno struggled in the first few minutes of the ball game, LETU was able to jump to an early lead.  He started to handle the pressure a lot better in the start of the second half, which led to McM taking the lead back.  The downfall to this team is that I didn't think they were as consistent as they could've been.  This is not McM's best team ever by any means.  At times, they did a lot of standing around.  Outside of Jones coming off the bench, no one stood out in my mind. 

2. HSU - a team that could get blown out one night, and then blow you out the next.  They lack height and I wasn't impressed with their athleticism.  When Marcus Smith went down, I thought that really hurt them at the PG position.  However, when they get going with the three ball, they are really tough to beat.  LETU shot 52% and only committed 5 TO in the 2nd half, and still saw an 18 point lead dwindle to 7 points.  I really feel these guys are dangerous to play (see MC win). 

3. UMHB - Another dangerous team who just looks like they are very inconsistent.  They've lacked in the PG play, which I think hurts them.  Gaddy is a great player, but I felt he struggled to get his shot against us.  Outside of Gaddy, they didn't really have a true scorer.  This is a team that beat the #5 team in the country and took a great MC team to OT, but I do believe that an athletic team, with quick guards shouldn't have too much problems.

4. Concordia - They go as far as McDonald takes them, plain and simple.  If you whether their runs that they make, you should be fine.  Make McDonald penetrate.  He struggeld in finishing shots against us and once he was frustrated, started taking 26 footers.  I do like Brad Walker a lot, though I wonder if the coach would like to see him on the glass a little more

By no means am I trying to offend anyone.  Just what I saw on one given night here at LETU against 4 teams. 

I know that some people have mentioned that LETU lucked out in their draw with McM, HSU, UMHB, and CTX being home games, but I really believe we would've beaten them at their places to and in fact we were the better team.  In our game against McM, even if it was at Abilene, it would've been a great game in my opinion.  I haven't seen a team that is just head and shoulders better than LETU and that we just lucked out in getting them at our place this year.  I think this is a very good team and hope that some of you guys get to watch them on the road over the next two weeks.  I know some McMurry women players were screaming at Vanwright that he wasn't good enough to play at the D1 level and not good enough to play at McM (which is total garbage by the way), but the kid is a very special player.  Any person who knows a thing about basketball can tell that he is pressing, trying to do so much for this team.  I can assure you that any coach in this conference would take him and he could start for any team. 

As for Saturday's game - I hope it is as good as the McMurry game for us.  We have a tendency to lay a goose egg on the road in Dallas.  I also hope that we don't look past a good Ozarks team.  Big week!

[ASCfan237]

Great analysis....I think the East is going to be powerful. Ozarks and ETBU can beat anyone on any given night no matter their record in conference. MC has been the team to beat for a long long time. UTD and LeT both look like they are the real deal and don't forget about UTT...they are playing well. This weekend should be some great games. I hope that my Eagles can get some good wins.

[Ralph Turner]

+1! Bearkat! Great analysis!

McM's Moreno is definitely the floor general.  He is player of the week.

I think that his is the All-conference slot to win/lose depending on how he holds up!

I like the "man".  On a "man-to-man" I want him to succeed at life, family and what he can contribute the community where he will live and our state and country.

I think that he is the best point guard at McMurry since Daniel Martinez or Javier Gonzalez from early in the decade!

[Bearkat00]

+1! Bearkat! Great analysis!

McM's Moreno is definitely the floor general.  He is player of the week.

I think that his is the All-conference slot to win/lose depending on how he holds up!

I like the "man".  On a "man-to-man" I want him to succeed at life, family and what he can contribute the community where he will live and our state and country.

I think that he is the best point guard at McMurry since Daniel Martinez or Javier Gonzalez from early in the decade!

Thanks Ralph!  I agree about Moreno.  After McM won, there was a lot of hooting and hollaring (which LETU could take as a compliment b/c teams only do that when they beat good teams), except for one player - Moreno.  He was the first in line to shake hands with our guys.  I am sure that there are other guys on the team who are also class acts - however, as we all know - during intense games, we tend to see the ugly side of things from both players and fans.  When a good player like Robert Moreno stays compossed throughout, it makes a lasting effect on fans. 

[Bearkat00]

UTD over LeT.....cant wait for this game, gotta pick my squad

IF we were in Vegas and you were a betting man, I don't think you would be to far off.  Hopefully the game will be a good one, which if recent history stays true, it WONT be.  In the last 10 games of the LETU - UTD series, UTD leads 9-1.  In fact, LETU has more wins against MC (Including knocking them off when they were a top 5 team) during that time frame.  Some notes from that series -

LETU @ UTD - UTD is 5-0 on their home court with wins by an average of 21.  The closest margin of victory has been 13 points. 

UTD @ LETU - UTD is 1-4 at Solheim arean with wins by an average of 3.5 in their four wins.  The largest margin of defeat was 7 points, with 2 games by 3 points, and one game by 1 point. 

Before that all happesn though, we go play a solid Ozarks team who I know will be ready for us.

[Ralph Turner]

+1! Bearkat! Great analysis!

McM's Moreno is definitely the floor general.  He is player of the week.

I think that his is the All-conference slot to win/lose depending on how he holds up!

I like the "man".  On a "man-to-man" I want him to succeed at life, family and what he can contribute the community where he will live and our state and country.

I think that he is the best point guard at McMurry since Daniel Martinez or Javier Gonzalez from early in the decade!

Thanks Ralph!  I agree about Moreno.  After McM won, there was a lot of hooting and hollaring (which LETU could take as a compliment b/c teams only do that when they beat good teams), except for one player - Moreno.  He was the first in line to shake hands with our guys.  I am sure that there are other guys on the team who are also class acts - however, as we all know - during intense games, we tend to see the ugly side of things from both players and fans.  When a good player like Robert Moreno stays composed throughout, it makes a lasting effect on fans. 

I think that Robert wants to return to the valley and coach.

He can coach my grandson! 

[#1ascfanman]

LeT over OU
HSU over SU
UTD over ETBU
CTX over HPU
McM over TLU
UTT over LC
UMHB over SRSU

HSU over TLU
McM over SU
CTX over SRSU
UMHB over HPU
MC over UTT
LeT over UTD

26-16 overall, need to get a few in the win column.  My Wildcats are having a hard time right now, seems like have nothing outside of Josh Johnson.  I hate to see them without him next year.  We are going to have to really recruit!

[ASCfan237]

picking against LC huh? Thats tough for you I can't believe your doing it.

[Ralph Turner]

picking against LC huh? Thats tough for you I can't believe your doing it.

I think that there is a "12-step" program to help him out there somewhere.   

Pick'ems anonymous 

It is not about supporting his team.  It is about getting all of the pick'ems right!

[Bearkat00]

BIG WIN FOR LETU TONIGHT. 

LETU - 80
OZARKS - 70
FINAL

LETU overcomes 15 point deficit in first half to notch their first win in ASC East play.  I feel this may be their best win of the season.  This gives Ozarks their first home loss of the season.  I know that Coach Davis felt that this was going to be a very tough match-up for his boys.  Ozarks is the real deal from what I heard and very athletic. 

Jackets shot 47% and get 4 players in double figure - Evers, Vanwright, Rockmore, and Smith.  Both Smith's grab 8 rebounds, while Vanwright notches7 rebounds.  Davis doesnt score, but dishes out 6 assists.  I wish Davis would be a little more aggresive on the offensive end, but you can't complain about this win. 

[pedh34]

 I wish Davis would be a little more aggresive on the offensive end, but you can't complain about this win. 
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Josh Davis had 18 points and 12 boards in a loss at home against McMurry. I am sure he would rather have 2 boards and six assists with a tough win on the road. I do agree with you Bearkat00 he should be putting up four or five shots a game. The seniors Evers and D. Smith really played well tonight. I talked to one of the seniors on the team and he told me that they could not keep playing the way they have been playing. If so, " This will be a short season..." and he did not plan on this being a short season since it's his senior year. I can't wait to Saturday, quite a bit of LeTourneau's athletes are making the trip to watch the big game against the #22 team in the country. Go LU.

[Ralph Turner]

Thru Jan 15th...

1.     Texas-Dallas	8-1	13-1
LeTourneau	8-1	10-4
Texas-Tyler	8-1	8-6
4.    Miss. College	6-3	10-3
5.    Ozarks	5-4	7-7
6.    East Texas Baptist	3-6	6-8
7.    La. College	1-9	3-11