Comments on: Christian Brothers fends off pesky Bisons to win GSC Tournament http://jfwiii.net/2008/03/09/christian-brothers-fends-off-pesky-bisons-to-win-gsc-tournament/ One person's views on sports, music, politics, religion, and technology. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:49:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: John Wright http://jfwiii.net/2008/03/09/christian-brothers-fends-off-pesky-bisons-to-win-gsc-tournament/#comment-552 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:01:23 +0000 http://www.jfwiii.net/blog/?p=579#comment-552 That’s for sure…it would be great to find a shooter to complement Brown next year.

]]> By: freethrow http://jfwiii.net/2008/03/09/christian-brothers-fends-off-pesky-bisons-to-win-gsc-tournament/#comment-551 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:56:44 +0000 http://www.jfwiii.net/blog/?p=579#comment-551 “As for the region seedings, I think that CBU and Harding were not treated very well after their stellar Conference tournament, I thought CBU would be at least 4 and Harding at least 5, but I guess the conf. tournament does not mean much of anything…”

Typical NCAA politics.
Consider:

http://lookinferlearnin.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/we-wuz-robbed/

]]> By: freethrow http://jfwiii.net/2008/03/09/christian-brothers-fends-off-pesky-bisons-to-win-gsc-tournament/#comment-550 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:10:16 +0000 http://www.jfwiii.net/blog/?p=579#comment-550 Although I am no fan of CBU they have plenty of talent and are the best coached team in the GSC West. Nice to have an offensive scheme that puts real pressure on all defenders.

The HU radio team must have been in the middle of the CBU student section. They gave the Rowdies a run for their money.

If Kevin Brown matures mentally as he ages, he will be a force in the GSC. Hopefully Harding can find a REAL shooter.

]]> By: John Wright http://jfwiii.net/2008/03/09/christian-brothers-fends-off-pesky-bisons-to-win-gsc-tournament/#comment-549 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:54:24 +0000 http://www.jfwiii.net/blog/?p=579#comment-549 I was somewhat surprised by the seeding as well. The committee rewarded Benedict for beating virtually no one in the SIAC tourney, yet they only gave CBU one slot higher for beating two other ranked teams in the GSC.

Benedict’s record is especially gaudy this year at 26-4, but the SIAC’s recent history is one of struggle against the rest of the South Region. I’m not sure why the committee chooses to ignore that year after year, other than the fact that Benedict doesn’t embarrass themselves in the actual NCAA Tournament games.

The SIAC does a good job reaching their HBCU demographic by playing one another almost exclusively and drawing some good crowds, but since they fail to shine against other competition, they’re always a one-bid conference in my eyes. Luckily, Benedict won the whole thing, and there was enough league parity to keep the other teams out.

In general, the GSC and SSC do a better job of scheduling quality non-conference opposition, although I would like to see the 3 conferences play more games against one another (rather than having so many games vs. other HBCUs for the SIAC, the Puerto Rican teams for the SSC, or Lone Star Conference/other southwest teams for the GSC).

]]> By: gscfan23 http://jfwiii.net/2008/03/09/christian-brothers-fends-off-pesky-bisons-to-win-gsc-tournament/#comment-548 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:12:52 +0000 http://www.jfwiii.net/blog/?p=579#comment-548 Brown was the only player that played tough inside for Harding, true, but Weybright was the player guarding him for most of the game, like Hall, Weybright is known for his offense not his defense and is also a poor rebounder which is why Kevin Brown was able to do what he did on the inside. As for Kohs, He scored 28 points and had double the rebounds of any other player on the floor, including at least 4 dunks, and even seemed to be making free throws when he is a very poor free throw shooter. I’ve thought that Raymond Wright was the best center in the GSC West until this weekend as I think Kohs proved he deserves that honor as you stated. As for Hall, he seems to struggle against CBU a lot and despite his efficient shooting he was constantly stripped in the game (whether or not Harding lost the ball every time), and Barnett was out of control a lot with 8 TO’s. As for the region seedings, I think that CBU and Harding were not treated very well after their stellar Conference tournament, I thought CBU would be at least 4 and Harding at least 5, but I guess the conf. tournament does not mean much of anything…

]]> By: Doug Sparks http://jfwiii.net/2008/03/09/christian-brothers-fends-off-pesky-bisons-to-win-gsc-tournament/#comment-547 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:06:39 +0000 http://www.jfwiii.net/blog/?p=579#comment-547 Interesting that you’d give Benedict the 8 seed, and the committee gave them the 2.

]]> By: John Wright http://jfwiii.net/2008/03/09/christian-brothers-fends-off-pesky-bisons-to-win-gsc-tournament/#comment-546 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:34:48 +0000 http://www.jfwiii.net/blog/?p=579#comment-546 And the actual seeds:

1. Florida Southern
vs.
8. Ouachita Baptist

4. North Alabama
vs.
5. Christian Brothers

3. Tampa
vs.
6. Harding

2. Benedict
vs.
7. Eckerd

Perhaps I can add some commentary later, but I may not have the chance until at least tomorrow evening.

]]> By: John Wright http://jfwiii.net/2008/03/09/christian-brothers-fends-off-pesky-bisons-to-win-gsc-tournament/#comment-545 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:17:07 +0000 http://www.jfwiii.net/blog/?p=579#comment-545 I was just saying it seemed that way. Brown dominated the game for a good while.

Kohs was clearly valuable and was probably the best player on the court for the whole game.

]]> By: freethrow http://jfwiii.net/2008/03/09/christian-brothers-fends-off-pesky-bisons-to-win-gsc-tournament/#comment-544 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:03:30 +0000 http://www.jfwiii.net/blog/?p=579#comment-544 “Kohs had 28 points and 18 boards to lead the GSC champs.” Harmless in comparison?

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