If roundball is your blood, this is the place to discuss the Flames as they move into the Ritchie McKay era for the 2nd time.

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By jbock13
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#341766
CCU over GW
LU over HP
UNCA over CSU
VMI over WU

CCU over VMI
UNCA over LU

UNCA over CCU

UNCA gets 16 seed but avoids play-in.
By NG33
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#341805
LUnpretty11 wrote:Tonight:

CCU wins
WU wins
LU wins
UNCA wins

Thursday:

WU wins (replay from last year)
LU (buzzer beater)

Championship:
LU beats WU by 5 in the Vines

What he said
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By g-webb1994
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#341820
Tonight:

CCU beats G-W :(
WU beats VMI
UNCA romps CSU
LU beats HPU

(I actually think the closest game by margin will be the one in Lynchburg...I say Barbour hangs 35 or so on LU to keep it close, the biggest romp is UNCA..they'll win by at least 15)

Thursday:

WU beats CCU
UNCA beats LU

(Dickey beats LU at the buzzer, WU plods way to an ugly first-team-to-50 win)

Saturday:

WU beats UNCA to close the Justice Center.

(Dickey and Primm go cold, allowing WU to pull the upset)

Good luck to you folk.....I'd love to see the dream of G-W playing in the Vines or Justice Center on Saturday.:nod
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By jbock13
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Not sure why everybody's going with WU to beat VMI. WU has been bipolar this year, and plus, VMI just beat WU.

Not saying anybody's wrong, just kind of surprised.
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jbock13 wrote:Not sure why everybody's going with WU to beat VMI. WU has been bipolar this year, and plus, VMI just beat WU.

Not saying anybody's wrong, just kind of surprised.
mainly because it WU playing in the BS tourney...
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By g-webb1994
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jbock13 wrote:Not sure why everybody's going with WU to beat VMI. WU has been bipolar this year, and plus, VMI just beat WU.

Not saying anybody's wrong, just kind of surprised.
It's tourney time, like them or not, you can't brush off Peele and the Eaglets.

However, seeing a pregame meeting Thursday with Ellis and Duggar would be very interesting after Duggar's comments in the NYT article. In a perfect world, we'd see a Duggar/Holtmann man hug instead. :wink:
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By BJWilliams
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I can understand g-webb not picking LU to win the tournament but I shake my head to see so many LU fans showing no faith at all in their own team...so we had a rough stretch to close the season, I think we have just as much chance as anyone to win the whole shebang

CCU beats G-W (barely...I wouldnt be shocked to see an upset here either)
LU beats HPU (Flames pull away in the second half as has been the case in just about every home win this year)
VMI beats WU (Kenon goes out with a bang inside Cameron Hall)
UNCA edges CSU (CSU has been playing well of late and gives the Bulldogs a game..I could see an upset here too and it wouldnt shock me)

LU beats UNCA. (last time LU made it to semifinal day it was inside the Justice Center...this isnt the Justice Center...)
VMI upsets CCU

LU beats VMI inside a rockin Vines Center
By TDDance234
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BJWilliams wrote:I can understand g-webb not picking LU to win the tournament but I shake my head to see so many LU fans showing no faith at all in their own team...so we had a rough stretch to close the season, I think we have just as much chance as anyone to win the whole shebang

CCU beats G-W (barely...I wouldnt be shocked to see an upset here either)
LU beats HPU (Flames pull away in the second half as has been the case in just about every home win this year)
VMI beats WU (Kenon goes out with a bang inside Cameron Hall)
UNCA edges CSU (CSU has been playing well of late and gives the Bulldogs a game..I could see an upset here too and it wouldnt shock me)

LU beats UNCA. (last time LU made it to semifinal day it was inside the Justice Center...this isnt the Justice Center...)
VMI upsets CCU

LU beats VMI inside a rockin Vines Center
Shake your head all you want. It's called reality.
By thepostman
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BJ gets angry when people don't think we will win...

with that said I think this is the best shot we have had in years. I know we haven't played well, but we also haven't had much to play for. I know we should bring it every game, but you know once the top seed was out of reach and we had the 2 seed locked up its natural to let your guard down a little bit.

I think we win...but it will be close. I wish I was close to virginia. My best sports memory at liberty is that 2004 Big South championship game. The Vines hasn't been that loud since and it was simply amazing...everytime we play High Point I think of how one sided that game was...amazing..I hope to see a loud and happy Vines come saturday afternoon...
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By g-webb1994
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We got into a shootout with CCU, which was fatal. I'm proud of our effort and like y'all, am looking forward big time to 2011-12.

I never thought I would ever root for VMI, but I am now, the Duggar/Cliff exchange during pregame should be interesting.
By SuperJon
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I don't think there's any way that Coastal can run with VMI with only 7 players two nights after a game like tonight. VMI will likely win that game.

If Shine plays like he did tonight, HPU can beat UNCA.

A tourney final in Cameron Hall would be awesome.
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By g-webb1994
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g-webb1994 wrote:Tonight:

CCU beats G-W :(
WU beats VMI
UNCA romps CSU
LU beats HPU

(I actually think the closest game by margin will be the one in Lynchburg...I say Barbour hangs 35 or so on LU to keep it close, the biggest romp is UNCA..they'll win by at least 15)

Thursday:

WU beats CCU
UNCA beats LU

(Dickey beats LU at the buzzer, WU plods way to an ugly first-team-to-50 win)

Saturday:

WU beats UNCA to close the Justice Center.

(Dickey and Primm go cold, allowing WU to pull the upset)

Good luck to you folk.....I'd love to see the dream of G-W playing in the Vines or Justice Center on Saturday.:nod
More proof why I do not wager money, outside of the fact it is sinful. :lol:

With Barbour being relatively quiet tonight, he could bust out against UNCA, but I don't think that will get them over the hump. UNCA by 8.

VMI will run CCU out of the gym. VMI by 14.
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By jbock13
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#341951
VMI does not match up well at all against CCU. Don't buy the hype.

I was leaning towards UNCA, now I'm leaning back to Coastal to win.
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By kingaling42
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SuperJon wrote:I don't think there's any way that Coastal can run with VMI with only 7 players two nights after a game like tonight. VMI will likely win that game.

If Shine plays like he did tonight, HPU can beat UNCA.

A tourney final in Cameron Hall would be awesome.
I'll see you with Shine's 26 pts & raise you with Dickey's 29 pts.. Go Bulldogs!
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By kingaling42
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Apparently you missed the 27 pts he hung on Appalachian State in the Bracketbuster game.. Also had 27 at Presby and put 19 on UNCA in the first meeting..

Just looking at the box score- & since I wasn't at the game, it would seem to me that Evan Gordon jacking 4 of 14 from 3 pt land was more an anomaly.. I mean you can do that against VA Intermont and get away with it- but in the tourney??? I think Gordon was trying to prove something tonight about the All Conference selection... Layer should have sat him down for a chat on the bench to address the game plan because I'm pretty sure LU hasn't played many games with him shooting that many 3's- was LU down where 3's were needed?
By SuperJon
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I actually didn't notice those games. Shows how much I'd paid attention to HPU.

The general sentiment around here is that Evan is the main reason we lost this game. He played lazy defense. He didn't move on offense. He jacked threes all night instead of penetrating when he could. He's been lazy and emotional the past three weeks on the court and has really hurt us. We go as Evan goes and he's completely unreliable.
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By jbock13
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Boy this semi final game is exciting... nottttt.
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By jbock13
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flamerbob wrote:I could care less who wins. I am kinda rooting for HP so Tuesday's loss doesn't seem that bad.
I'm rooting for VMI. Cause I hate the beach chickens, and I've always had respect for VMI.
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By kingaling42
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jbock13 wrote:Boy this semi final game is exciting... nottttt.
I kinda enjoyed the second half- but I can appreciate your perspective..
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By jbock13
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kingaling42 wrote:
jbock13 wrote:Boy this semi final game is exciting... nottttt.
I kinda enjoyed the second half- but I can appreciate your perspective..
Anytime my friend :D . Well you won. Congrats. Now go beat Coastal (if they win).
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