MICHAELSPAPPY

Correct. We (Little Rock) are not a good shooting team from outside. However, our starting front line shoots well. We just can't get enough space from them by hitting from the arc. The strength of this team definitely is post play. However, our starting 2 guard, Terrance Akins, if he goes on a streak, can break a game open. But, he is streaky. When he's cold, he's cold.

It may not matter. If we shoot like we have in some games, we couldn't beat the Sunnyvale Nursing Home.

One thing for sure: the battle of the boards will be brutal. #1 and #2 in the conference in rebounding margin.

If the other team shows up, it will be a blow-out. On our bad games we have been horrible!! We will rebound well - that is a given. Rashad is a man in the middle, and Big Byron will add 6-8 rebounds a game at the other post. After that it is anyone's guess. If our perimeter shooting is on, we could make a game of it, but NTU definitely will be the favorite - by a bunch.

We (Little Rock) were in the same position. Played great against Akron and absolutely horrible against TTech.

Huge win. Contratulations.

"Make no mistake, the talent is there for this team to do great things." I agree. My personal pick to win the West was NTU, in a fight with us (Little Rock) and UNO. Get the SBC some big non-conference wins!

I was speaking of the official release of the schedule on the school's website.

Any idea when your basketball schedule will be out? You are racing FIU to be the last one.

How do you folks get all these good transfers?! Someone on the staff is doing a great job.

Actually, next year Monroe, Lafayette, Jonesboro, Little Rock and New Orleans makes a fairly compact division for basketball. Other sports that are not similarly divided would be more far-flung.

You are right. That could very easily be a preview of the conference championship. However, I would rate your guys at North Texas as probably the most likely sleeper at this point.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer program.

On what was a poor-shooting team, Justin Barnett was the best percentage shooter. Why didn't he shoot more?

They're just sore because the lost the divisional title two years in a row.