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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 2012737, member: 5798"] To your point(s) plebe, BEFORE I get excited (impressed) about a team's record of 10-12 wins, and 0 losses to begin the season, first I (ALWAYS) look at who they played. If they did not play a top 100 team, but instead a bunch of sub 200 teams (cupcakes/Twinkies), I don't give an ounce of credence to their record. Any coach can line up a bunch of "tin cans" or Twinkies to begin the season, to give the false illusion that their team is formidable. I've never understood the philosophy of how playing weak teams early in the season, help you prepare for the stronger teams you'll face later on. If you really want to be perceived as one of the best, and be respected in WCBB, then go on a diet (remove the sugar from your schedule), and play no team outside of the top 40 in your out of conference schedule. There should be 1-2 top 10 teams scheduled as well. I think more teams are beginning to lean towards this type of scheduling. There are things to be learned from a loss to a superior team. A superior will expose weaknesses in your team's play. Nothing can be learned from blowing out a cupcake. :confused: Last year, the [B]Lubbock Christian[/B] Lady Chaps played UConn in the first exhibition game of the season on November 2. They absorbed a crushing defeat (95-39), BUT............they went on to win the Division 2 national championship - It was nearly impossible to talk to players in Lubbock Christian’s locker room after its 78-73 win over Alaska-Anchorage on Monday at Banker’s Life Field house. Every few seconds, as players, coaches, and staff members entered and exited the room, new screams of excitement and laughter would ripple through the entire group. No one could blame them. [B]It’s the school’s first Division II national championship and a perfect 35-0 season. [/B]Even more impressive, however, is the fact that the Lady Chaps won the title in their first year of NCAA eligibility after completing the transition from the NAIA. Needless to say, they learned some things from that game with UConn. [B]They saw up close and in person[/B] what near perfect execution, unselfishness and relentless hustle looks like. Watching film is NOT the same as being there. A poster just this past week comment that he attended a game (he had great seats close to the floor), and how impressed he was with the chatter and communication the Huskies were doing the entire game (he was close enough to hear them, and what they were saying). He also mentioned how impressive Gabby was[B] in-person. [/B]Some things just don't come across on TV. Sometimes, you just have to be there. :cool: [/QUOTE]

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