Hardwood - Conference Forum: V. 3

Post ID	Date & Time	Game Date

#11951	09/30/2020 9:22:53 am	Jan 22nd, 2015
gards710 Joined: 05/17/2020 Posts: 490 Dominican Univ. of California Penguins I.1	Crap, forgot to reset Larsen's minutes...and so I lose by 33 to LL, who just ran my team off the court. Not that Larsen would have made up that much of a difference. We gotta turn it around, but first, I have to stop making mistakes. Quite a few other interesting/important games: UCF gets back on track and destroys Azusa Pacific 73-42 thanks to some great pressure defense, forcing 24 TOs, 35% FG%, and just 10 fouls. Georgia Southern continues their recent run of better play, taking a win on the road against Notre Dame de Namur 74-71. Seven footer Napolitano neutralized Argonauts star C Stacey. New Mexico Highlands tamed Coker 84-75 behind a 20/12 double double from Gomez and 25 points from SG Black. Finally, MSU Moorhead withstood Mississippi Valley State's onslaught and came out with a 76-71 win. Despite 27 TOs, the Dragons got enough from their bench to outlast the Delta Devils. On the recruiting front, a couple signed with teams in the conference. Flagler landed a wing in Lionel Johnston. Quick and good at defense, I question his ability to score, as both his slashing and shooting look a little subpar when put in the context of his slow SI growth rate. Cal State Bakersfield connected with Nate Bridges. A small-ish big, perhaps Bridges makes his bread by being a combo forward, with good post play, defense, and passing, while hiding his subpar ball handling and rebounding. That's it for today. As the conference picture takes shape, teams might start looking towards the conference playoffs, the national tournament, and maybe even next year (and beyond). Good luck! Updated Wednesday, September 30 2020 @ 10:33:34 am PDT

#11957	10/01/2020 12:04:24 pm	Jan 29th, 2015
gards710 Joined: 05/17/2020 Posts: 490 Dominican Univ. of California Penguins I.1	Slow day in V.3...still will probably write a lot. Results: Battle for Promotion: UCF ripped Louisiana-Lafayette apart by 60. Not much to say other than complete domination in every facet of the game by the Knights. Azusa Pacific thought it was a good opportunity to get some younger players (Rosado, Nielson) some PT over the usual starting C RS SR Stine...and it came back to bite them in their upset OT loss to USC Aiken. That said, the talented perimeter APU players still played and did not play as expected. Stacey, Wenger, and Starling combine for 63 points in NDdN's 78-66 win over PLN. Flagler comes back in the second half to beat CSU Bakersfield 72-66. Battle to Avoid Demotion: Mississippi Valley State wins a barnburner over South Carolina, 115-114. Not a lick of defense to be found. Jesus Argueta [25 pts/13 rebs on 11/18 FG, 2 steals, 2 blocks] has really come into his own, propelling MSU Moorhead to a 79-56 win over Brevard. Dominican keeps Coker close to the line with a balanced attack in a 87-74 victory. Notre Dame de Namur swoops into Tennessee to snag Devonte Glenn. [108/11/3* HS standing 5'10" with a 6'2" wingspan at C sg sf pf], the 314tth-ranked recruit who didn't mind going far from home. Glenn certainly is not a future big and looks more like a well-rounded SG who can score efficiently, defend the perimeter, handle the ball, and play fast. He can even rebound well for a guard. Updated Thursday, October 1 2020 @ 12:06:05 pm PDT

#11977	10/04/2020 11:05:31 am	Feb 7th, 2015
gards710 Joined: 05/17/2020 Posts: 490 Dominican Univ. of California Penguins I.1	Oy, gotta catch up on the past few days. Recruits: Lemond Perry [74 SI/11 POT/2* HS standing 6'6" with a 6'10" wingspan at C pf] committed to bot Point Loma Nazarene because no one else wanted him. Could develop into a decent backup big (should grow taller), but has a really low SI and some low ratings (REB, IQ) with no negative comments there. UCF came away with the 308th-ranked recruit in Erik Stallworth [108 SI/12 POT/3* HS standing 5'11" with a 6'3" wingspan at PF pg sg sf]. Stallworth fits best as a SG and looks to be able to slash to basket really as well as be a sharpshooter. Nice pickup. Louisiana-Lafayette received the commitment of Mitch Snyder [81 SI/10/1* HS standing 6'9.5" with a 7' wingspan at C pf] who was looking to commit early, but had to wait for the Rajin Cajuns. Snyder though could be a steal with relatively high ratings in several important big man skills (IS, OS, REB, ID) and no negative comments there. A nice low-cost pickup for LL. Results [past 3 days, so no individual games, sorry]: Top of the card remains UCF and APU, with UCF maintaining a slight edge after APU took a tumble against MSU Moorhead. Notre Dame de Namur took two L's to teams in the top half. Teams in the top half are now within striking distance of the NDdN's promotion spot, with Flagler behind by a game. Louisiana-Lafayette and Mississippi Valley State have been closing the gap with their hot play recently. Flagler still holds a 1 game over them. I hope one of the human-run teams takes it over Flagler. Dominican and Georgia Southern are on the outskirts, but to be honest, I'm more concerned with avoiding the demotion line. Coker is in big trouble, tied with MSU Moorhead at the border of the demotion zone and only ahead on point differential. MSU Moorhead is basically a bot since their new President hasn't logged in since signing up. Things look real bad for South Carolina, Cal State Bakersfield, PLN, USC Aiken, and Brevard. Hoping the human-run teams can catch the bot teams!

#11986	10/05/2020 1:33:40 pm	Feb 12th, 2015
gards710 Joined: 05/17/2020 Posts: 490 Dominican Univ. of California Penguins I.1	V.3 Conference Round-Up Game #23 The big news it that Coker falls below the demotion line after losing to MSU Moorhead 95-78 and switching places with them. CSU Bakersfield pulls off an upset on the road, taking a 78-71 win over Mississippi Valley State. All the other games went chalk. Other big news is that Georgia Southern recently hired a new President, who is apparently a phone number (sorry, couldn't resist)! Welcome, 4892466875! As always, down with the bots! Azusa Pacific's coaches took a trip to Senegal and landed Mamadou Touré [82 SI/12 POT/ 3* INTL standing 5'10.5" with a 6'3" wingspan at SG sf]. International players are always risky to me, but Touré seems like a good player to bet on. A potential three-level scorer who can defend and handle the ball, he probably fits best as a guard of some sort. Even then, physical growth will help his ability to play more than PG. I'm not impressed by his speed though, and as I said, a lot of growth needs to happen if APU is going to use him. Updated Monday, October 5 2020 @ 4:00:45 pm PDT

#12009	10/07/2020 1:00:08 pm	Feb 19th, 2015
gards710 Joined: 05/17/2020 Posts: 490 Dominican Univ. of California Penguins I.1	V.3 Conference Round Up #24-#25 Battle for Promotion: Notre Dame de Namur still has their 1 game lead over MVS, LL, and Flagler, despite NDdN losing their last two. This is because LL (last game) and Flagler (lost last two) have not taken advantage and MVS has shot ahead with their 2 game win streak. Battle to Avoid Demotion: Three teams (MSU Moorhead, Georgia Southern, Coker) are tied with only 18 points separating them all in point differential. Not only does every game count, every point counts! GS has gone cold and now sits below the line, but MSU Moorhead has the least active President...Coker has bounced back with a 2-game win streak as well. New Owners: MSU Moorhead got a new President who hasn't logged in since registering. Georgia Southern, PLN, and NMH each got a new president. We'll see who remains active. Recruits: Dominican lands Tom Mitchell [91 SI/12 POT/3* HS standing 6'1" with a 6'5" wingspan at SF pg sg pf], who we project as a backup guard who we hope can develop. We like that he can shoot from long range, pass, and handle the ball. He's also not a bad defender. But his IQ leaves a lot to be desired for a guy who we want to handle the ball a lot. Flagler landed a really good JUCO player, Ron Wellman [123/11/2* JUCO standing 6'0.5" with a 6'3" wingspan at PG sg], who look like a sharpshooting PG, but also has a subpar IQ and is quite slow. Finally, new Point Loma Nazarene President is welcomed with the news of signing Kerry Hicks [102/12/3* HS standing 6'1.5" with a 6'5" wingspan at C SG sf pf]. Hicks should probably be a guard, maybe a PG and he seems like a pretty well-rounded player (no ratings under 6), but does not shoot a lot nor play outstanding defense (although he's been playing at center for the past two seasons of HS). Should develop into a good role player at the least.

#12043	10/11/2020 9:49:31 am	Feb 28th, 2015
gards710 Joined: 05/17/2020 Posts: 490 Dominican Univ. of California Penguins I.1	WOW what a shakeup! Mississippi Valley State and Louisiana-Lafayette are now tied for the last promotion with the same point differential heading into the final game! MSV earned a 22-point win over Dominican and now faces top team UCF while LL beat former promotion incumbent Notre Dame de Namur 93-79 and now faces Coker. This should be an exciting last game. In the battle for demotion it's between MSU Moorhead and Coker, with Coker holding the one game lead, but with a worse point differential. MSU Moorhead plays a very cold Notre Dame de Namur while Coker plays an LL team that will be going all out. Just one recruit has signed recently, that being Sergio Rico signing with Georgia Southern. Rico is a Puerto Rican with 74 SI/12 POT/2* guard and with a really good scouting report. We'll see if he can grow into that enough. Brevard hired a new President, Qcthelabel. Welcome! He hasn't logged in since registering...

#12058	10/13/2020 10:29:34 am	Mar 12th, 2015
gards710 Joined: 05/17/2020 Posts: 490 Dominican Univ. of California Penguins I.1	WOW! Louisiana-Lafayette will promote by a difference of just 3 points! LL and Mississippi Valley State were tied by record, but LL proves my early season prediction wrong and promotes! Congratulations! The first round of the conference playoff went just about chalk...except of course I am the only team to get upset! Thanks to me not playing my starting SG McLaughlin and Coker making a smart play and bringing the RS off Copeland. Coker demolished Dominican by 31 and looking at it, I don't think McLaughlin would have made up that much of a gap. Congrats and good luck to all in the rest of the CT, the NT, and beyond!

#12060	10/13/2020 4:10:59 pm	Mar 12th, 2015
basoy6658 Joined: 12/23/2019 Posts: 183 Azusa Pacific Cougars III.2	Thank you, i wish i can surprise teams at the NT

#12061	10/13/2020 4:43:51 pm	Mar 12th, 2015
gards710 Joined: 05/17/2020 Posts: 490 Dominican Univ. of California Penguins I.1	Obviously I was hoping to win my matchup, but I was hoping to get to play you, basoy, so that Larsen could go up against your defense that you mentioned last time haha. Yeah, you should be a threat to make a deep run in the NT!

#12067	10/14/2020 2:19:17 pm	Mar 13th, 2015
basoy6658 Joined: 12/23/2019 Posts: 183 Azusa Pacific Cougars III.2	Had a worst shooting night from my team. Twice we thrashed Coker on the regular season then beat us by 5! Oh well i'll just prepare for the NT.