Three Point Play

1) UNC-Greensboro played with Miami for a half before falling by twenty to the ACC school. The Spartans have potential to be like Elon from 2008, when Davidson won the SoCon Tournament over the surprising Phoenix. UNCG can get that far in the tournament. They have those kinds of players. Next year, the North will be loaded, as Chattanooga, Western Carolina, Appalachian State, and UNC-Greensboro all will battle for the top two spots in the division.

2) Two pretty good South teams (Wofford and Davidson) take on the two last place teams (Samford and Georgia Southern) tonight. Georgia Southern will be looking for their first SoCon win when they visit Davidson. The Eagles have been getting closer, even against the better teams, but it seems unbelievably unlikely that they come up with their first SoCon win at Davidson. Wofford's visit to Samford is more intriguing. The Bulldogs are never an easy team to play, but the Terriers should be able to win- especially since they are in such a critical battle for a first round bye in the SoCon Tournament. Samford is in their own battle- trying to get up to fourth in the North. A win over Wofford would go a long way towards- and help the North a lot in the Battle of North vs. South.

3) This is the time to start really trying to get hot for the tournament. This is the time you want to be playing your best basketball. Davidson is red hot right now, and a hot pick to be a surprise team to win the tournament. But just two weeks ago, it was The Citadel that was red hot and had walked into Davidson and won. They haven't won since. So a lot can change in two weeks. Who gets hot? Does it start tomorrow with a team like Samford? Or the Mocs? Or Wofford? Or even Georgia Southern? Does Davidson stay red hot? Does The Citadel get hot again? What about Appalachian State and Western Carolina, who are both winning well right now? This is a very important time to really see who is playing well at the end of the year. Not that it matters- the last time the tourney was in Chattanooga, the Mocs lost their last three games before winning the tournament.