MBB: American Southwest Conference

[Ron Boerger]

They definitely called the 2nd half tighter than the first... Benefiting the Cru who ended up with a 2:1 FT advantage, somewhat expected due to UMHB's stronger inside presence.

The play where it appeared Lambert was fouled on a three, only to get only 2 FTs, then have them wiped out and the screener get sent to the line, was indeed odd.  At least with both guys only hitting 1-of-2 there was no impact on the outcome.

[cover2]

Does Trinity always play zone on D?  Thought that was a smart move by them as I'm not sure they could've matched up very well in man to man.

[Ron Boerger]

Last night was the first time for me to see them this season, but I think Coach Cunningham adapts the defense to the opponent.    No doubt that the Cru were a quicker, more athletic team so the zone was pretty much a necessity.

I would like to express my appreciation to UMHB's announcer, who did a great job announcing both teams respectfully and with sincere enthusiasm.     That's what D3 should be all about.  The spirit band also did a fine job of supporting the Cru.

Congratulations to both UMHB and McMurry on their fine seasons ... I'll be back tonight to see how Trinity deals with what appears to be a larger version (six players 6'6" or taller) of themselves.  Another huge uphill battle, and you can't depend on shooting threes at a 60% clip for a half too often. 

[CUAfan]

As promised, my case for Jeremy LaGarde being ASC East POY.

[Ralph Turner]

As promised, my case for Jeremy LaGarde being ASC East POY.

Thanks for the blog.

[CUAfan]

How each team's per-possession performance ranks all-time for that particular school:

Concordia-Texas: +0.01, 5th
East Texas Baptist: +0.02, 6th
Hardin-Simmons: +0.10, 2nd
Howard Payne: -0.06, 10th
LeTourneau: -0.16, 10th
Louisiana College: -0.05, 6th
Mary Hardin-Baylor: +0.16, 2nd
McMurry: +0.07, 11th
Mississippi College: -0.04, 14th
Ozarks: -0.06, 10th
Schreiner: +0.01, 2nd
Sul Ross State: -0.08, 10th
Texas Lutheran: +0.00, 5th
Texas-Dallas: +0.14, 4th
Texas-Tyler: -0.07, 8th

[CUAfan]

New blog post, this time on individual scorers.

[Ralph Turner]

South Region All-Region Team.

Congratulations to Matt Addison, SRPOTY.

South Men

[CUAfan]

I'd take the five of Addison/LaGarde/Miller/Jones/Barnes against any other D3 five. That would be sick.

Can someone closer to the UTD program please tell me why Barnes gets this kind of nod, but Kyle Schleigh does not even get honorable mention? Not that Barnes is bad by any means, but statistically they are so close (or better in Schleigh's case) I'm just confused.

[Ralph Turner]

I'd take the five of Addison/LaGarde/Miller/Jones/Barnes against any other D3 five. That would be sick.

Can someone closer to the UTD program please tell me why Barnes gets this kind of nod, but Kyle Schleigh does not even get honorable mention? Not that Barnes is bad by any means, but statistically they are so close (or better in Schleigh's case) I'm just confused.

Who do you like at point guard?

And HPU's Brandon Irwin, too.

[CUAfan]

Out of that group, probably LaGarde based on a better turnover rate than Addison, though it's really a toss-up between the two. I envision LaGarde running point, Addison rubbing off defenders on Steven Jones screens, and Barnes/Miller cutting and generally moving without the ball to maintain spacing. I'm not a coach though so that's about as specific as I can get. The group would probably be a little undersized defensively, but if you're quick enough you can make up for it.

I've often though it would be neat, though probably not nearly cost-effective, for there to be, say, an ASC-vs-SCAC all-star game using the 1st/2nd/3rd team selections as the rosters (or ASC West-vs-East). It'll never happen though, because of money and time.

[Ralph Turner]

Congratulations to HSU's Matt Addison, 1st team AA!

[CUAfan]

New blog post with the offensive and defensive rebounding leaders from this season. Here, I am going to average out the separate offensive and defensive rates to give an overall rebounding rate (though personally I prefer to keep them separate).

Overall Rebounding
Name, TM - %MIN/REB%
1. Dominick Walker, MCM - 48.4%/24.3%
2. Travis Pflughaupt, SU - 79.5%/18.0%
3. Greg Wiernas, UMHB - 55.4%/17.6%
4. Ahnre Gray, ETBU - 43.8%/17.5%
5. Steven Jones, MCM - 59.9%/17.5%
6. Darren Houliston, UTT - 70.3%/16.5%
7. Ja'Kalan Gayden, HPU - 54.0%/16.4%
8. Josh Johnson, CTX - 42.4%/15.3%
9. Colton Thompson, SRSU - 52.9%/15.3%
10. Adam Smith, MC - 44.2%/14.9%
11. Andy Spears, HSU - 49.9%/14.4%
12. Mack Dunbar, ETBU - 42.9%/14.3%
13. Trevon Malone, MC - 68.7%/14.1%
14. Kyle Schleigh, UTD - 83.7%/13.9%
15. Eric Garcia, SRSU - 44.2%/13.8%

[CUAfan]

To finally finish reporting the men's and women's individual numbers for 2011-12, I give you the steal and block rate leaders on my blog. Now, if I could just get around to starting on detailed historical numbers...

[umhb2001]

Looking forward to the new basketball season. As I understand it, UMHB is supposed to be strong again. Can't wait, but one thing I miss is the old gym. That place got loud with the close proximity to the court. Loved it! Go Cru!!