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Chris Lang
March 4, 2009
...Baker could be a wild card in tonight’s tournament semifinal matchup with VMI at Radford’s Dedmon Center, especially if VMI chooses to play the same sort of defense against Liberty it did in last week’s 109-72 rout.
SeoulFlame wrote:That sounds like a plan! I'll be there.Cider Jim wrote:Anybody watching the game at Buffalo Wild Wings???I'll meet you there if you want to go.
--Fumble (1961-2009), RIPUNCA Alum wrote:VMI itself was a little chippy in Tuesday’s quarterfinal blowout of Coastal Carolina in Lexington. Travis Holmes told the Roanoke Times he was surprised that, despite scoring nearly 20 points per game, he didn’t make the all-Big South first team. Chavis Holmes, the Big South’s leading scorer, was surprised at the choice of Radford’s Artsiom Parakhouski as the league’s player of the year. Both used those perceived snubs as internal motivation. Travis dropped 30 points on the Chanticleers, Chavis 21.I think it's funny that players think they can alter their psyche at their will. Are those 2 walking around all day with this "snub" burning in the front of their mind and they can't even concentrate on their classes or do they just flip it on like a switch before the game. "Oh yeah, they snubbed us! Now, because I'm mad, I'll play 78% better!" Now don't get me wrong, I think the whole bulletin board material/disrespect thing can give a team some passion, but I don't think those 2 needed motivation to play well. They play well anyway. Skip the drama.
“We told our team that we felt disrespected, so we came out with a big chip,” Chavis told the Times. “We’re going to continue playing like that throughout the tournament. If anybody is going to beat us, they’re going to have to bring their (A-plus) game because we’re bringing it every night.”
Who cares about VMI and their chances of winning... it's all about Chavis and Travis!!!
Seriously... how selfish can they get?
UNCA Alum wrote:Why does it matter which school would garner the most interest?uh. No- I think that's PRECISELY what they'd be doing (Though his name is Seth. ) and HAVE been doing, all season.
Unless ESPN needs to hype up the play-in game (and I think UNCA is the only one of the remaining four that would definitely go to the PIG), there's a 98% chance that our conference's run in the Big South Conference will be over after Round One. We won't have time to garner any interest. We'll just be one of 32 teams that went home early. ESPN and newspapers aren't going to be building up the VMI-Wake Forest matchup because they play at a frenetic pace or the Liberty-Louisville game b/c of Steph Curry.
JLFJR wrote:Thanks for your input, PA! Very helpful.
LUconn wrote:Maybe they CAN flip it on/off like a switch, don't forget they have a "team hypnotherapist".UNCA Alum wrote:VMI itself was a little chippy in Tuesday’s quarterfinal blowout of Coastal Carolina in Lexington. Travis Holmes told the Roanoke Times he was surprised that, despite scoring nearly 20 points per game, he didn’t make the all-Big South first team. Chavis Holmes, the Big South’s leading scorer, was surprised at the choice of Radford’s Artsiom Parakhouski as the league’s player of the year. Both used those perceived snubs as internal motivation. Travis dropped 30 points on the Chanticleers, Chavis 21.I think it's funny that players think they can alter their psyche at their will. Are those 2 walking around all day with this "snub" burning in the front of their mind and they can't even concentrate on their classes or do they just flip it on like a switch before the game. "Oh yeah, they snubbed us! Now, because I'm mad, I'll play 78% better!" Now don't get me wrong, I think the whole bulletin board material/disrespect thing can give a team some passion, but I don't think those 2 needed motivation to play well. They play well anyway. Skip the drama.
“We told our team that we felt disrespected, so we came out with a big chip,” Chavis told the Times. “We’re going to continue playing like that throughout the tournament. If anybody is going to beat us, they’re going to have to bring their (A-plus) game because we’re bringing it every night.”
Who cares about VMI and their chances of winning... it's all about Chavis and Travis!!!
Seriously... how selfish can they get?
'Minding' the Keydets
VMI's Duggar Baucom enlists a different sort of 'head coach.'
By Randy King
Saturday, February 21, 2009
"Not only are the Keydets suddenly winning a bunch of games, they now have a California-based hypnotherapist who wears a diamond earring and blonde-tipped locks as part of their inner fold. " http://www.roanoke.com/sports/college/wb/195447
PAmedic wrote:Exactly. If we all want the conference to get better, that kind of press doesn't hurt. Granted, it's not going to instantly change perceptions about the conference, but to improve you gotta take it step by step.UNCA Alum wrote:Why does it matter which school would garner the most interest?uh. No- I think that's PRECISELY what they'd be doing (Though his name is Seth. ) and HAVE been doing, all season.
Unless ESPN needs to hype up the play-in game (and I think UNCA is the only one of the remaining four that would definitely go to the PIG), there's a 98% chance that our conference's run in the Big South Conference will be over after Round One. We won't have time to garner any interest. We'll just be one of 32 teams that went home early. ESPN and newspapers aren't going to be building up the VMI-Wake Forest matchup because they play at a frenetic pace or the Liberty-Louisville game b/c of Steph Curry.
Feel free to go back and re-read the "Official Seth Curry Buzz" thread
markymark550 wrote:The thing is about the publicity or whatever- is that it is gone just as quickly as the media heads hype it up.. Kenny & UNCA were plastered EVERYWHERE last year after the Carolina game- PTI, SportsCenter, you name it- he was featured from the local rags to the NY Times- even his you tube clips went up like 100,000 hits a day- it was all well & good.. Now correct me if I'm mistaken but what did it do for the conference?? Ohh yeah- we got that early game in November on ESPN as part of the 24 hours of basketball- that's it folks.. Unless a team has continual success like WU has not many folks are looking at the Big South for anything except a cute story from time to time.. I hate that, but it's true & they'll move on to the next story just as quick..PAmedic wrote:Exactly. If we all want the conference to get better, that kind of press doesn't hurt. Granted, it's not going to instantly change perceptions about the conference, but to improve you gotta take it step by step.UNCA Alum wrote:Why does it matter which school would garner the most interest?uh. No- I think that's PRECISELY what they'd be doing (Though his name is Seth. ) and HAVE been doing, all season.
Unless ESPN needs to hype up the play-in game (and I think UNCA is the only one of the remaining four that would definitely go to the PIG), there's a 98% chance that our conference's run in the Big South Conference will be over after Round One. We won't have time to garner any interest. We'll just be one of 32 teams that went home early. ESPN and newspapers aren't going to be building up the VMI-Wake Forest matchup because they play at a frenetic pace or the Liberty-Louisville game b/c of Steph Curry.
Feel free to go back and re-read the "Official Seth Curry Buzz" thread
UNCA Alum wrote:Doesn't sound "selfish" to me. Sounds like a squad on a mission (like the nine other teams back in November). Frankly, it's about time ANY VMI athlete spoke with a "sense of urgency" to win a Conference Title. Had VMI themselves brought their whole "A Game" all season, they perhaps would have finished 16-2 in conference play.VMI itself was a little chippy in Tuesday’s quarterfinal blowout of Coastal Carolina in Lexington. Travis Holmes told the Roanoke Times he was surprised that, despite scoring nearly 20 points per game, he didn’t make the all-Big South first team. Chavis Holmes, the Big South’s leading scorer, was surprised at the choice of Radford’s Artsiom Parakhouski as the league’s player of the year. Both used those perceived snubs as internal motivation. Travis dropped 30 points on the Chanticleers, Chavis 21.
“We told our team that we felt disrespected, so we came out with a big chip,” Chavis told the Times. “We’re going to continue playing like that throughout the tournament. If anybody is going to beat us, they’re going to have to bring their (A-plus) game because we’re bringing it every night.”
Who cares about VMI and their chances of winning... it's all about Chavis and Travis!!!
Seriously... how selfish can they get?
Cider Jim wrote:I'll be there a little early.SeoulFlame wrote:That sounds like a plan! I'll be there.Cider Jim wrote:Anybody watching the game at Buffalo Wild Wings???I'll meet you there if you want to go.
kdinva wrote:But you'll have to forgive us UNCA guys like UNCA Alum for having a short leash on the Holmes' mouths- they've bad mouthed UNCA every year they've played back home from the HS days in the local paper- we tend to not care when they speak anymore as their antics have already spoke volumes about their attitudes- for the record I thought Travis WAS snubbed but that's been discussed in another thread that's hopefully dead...UNCA Alum wrote:Doesn't sound "selfish" to me. Sounds like a squad on a mission (like the nine other teams back in November). Frankly, it's about time ANY VMI athlete spoke with a "sense of urgency" to win a Conference Title. Had VMI themselves brought their whole "A Game" all season, they perhaps would have finished 16-2 in conference play.VMI itself was a little chippy in Tuesday’s quarterfinal blowout of Coastal Carolina in Lexington. Travis Holmes told the Roanoke Times he was surprised that, despite scoring nearly 20 points per game, he didn’t make the all-Big South first team. Chavis Holmes, the Big South’s leading scorer, was surprised at the choice of Radford’s Artsiom Parakhouski as the league’s player of the year. Both used those perceived snubs as internal motivation. Travis dropped 30 points on the Chanticleers, Chavis 21.
“We told our team that we felt disrespected, so we came out with a big chip,” Chavis told the Times. “We’re going to continue playing like that throughout the tournament. If anybody is going to beat us, they’re going to have to bring their (A-plus) game because we’re bringing it every night.”
Who cares about VMI and their chances of winning... it's all about Chavis and Travis!!!
Seriously... how selfish can they get?
Reid Augst had some "confident" quotes after the Winthrop game, I read. No problem here, he is a fine player who is capable of getting 25 any night.l
kingaling42 wrote:I think I understand the perspective here. I/we can't control what they said five years ago, and it would seem to "third party" observers that the twins "didn't give" 100% before the CCU game. Not the best choice of words, I agree, but they (and everyone on all 8 squads) want bad to win three games this week. Plus, except for 2007, 1986 and 1989 (reaching conf. tourney final game), it's been awhile since VMI basketball was in this position. I attended the last VMI NCAA tourney game (vs. kentucky, 1977).kdinva wrote:But you'll have to forgive us UNCA guys like UNCA Alum for having a short leash on the Holmes' mouths- they've bad mouthed UNCA every year they've played back home from the HS days in the local paper- we tend to not care when they speak anymore as their antics have already spoke volumes about their attitudes- for the record I thought Travis WAS snubbed but that's been discussed in another thread that's hopefully dead...UNCA Alum wrote:Doesn't sound "selfish" to me. Sounds like a squad on a mission (like the nine other teams back in November). Frankly, it's about time ANY VMI athlete spoke with a "sense of urgency" to win a Conference Title. Had VMI themselves brought their whole "A Game" all season, they perhaps would have finished 16-2 in conference play.
Who cares about VMI and their chances of winning... it's all about Chavis and Travis!!!
Seriously... how selfish can they get?
Reid Augst had some "confident" quotes after the Winthrop game, I read. No problem here, he is a fine player who is capable of getting 25 any night.l
paradox wrote:Hey, they gotta say something to try to offset the fire that they lit for LU last week in one of the strangest and most ill-advised coaching strategies that I've every seen heading into a conference tourney.haha...yeah, our guys will have no trouble at all getting up for this one...I wish I didn't have to work tonight....I have someone texting me scores all night...haha
Maybe Duggar & Co. thought that they could intiminate the young Flames and make them quit. I guess we'll find out tonight.
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