Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Double Dribbles

A daily look at news, notes, and opinions on the SoCon.

1. According to the preseason polls, Elon should not be a tremendous basketball team this year, even though most people think they can contend if everything breaks right. However, things are looking up for them. Richmond played the Phoenix in a secret scrimmage this weekend and the Spiders coaches (secretly) said that they were very impressed. Matt Matheny is a former Davidson assistant, and his teams are quickly taking on the physical nature of the Wildcats. There seem to be some missing parts looking at them on paper, and they are clearly not as athletic as many of the other teams, but they are hard working, well coached, and a physical team. The trip to Massachusetts this weekend is a very real opportunity for the SoCon to pick up a nice win against a quality opponent.

2. Will the SoCon come up with some upsets this week against a BCS conference opponent? Tennessee (UNCG), South Carolina (Western Carolina), and Georgia (Wofford) are all on the schedule for Friday night for the SoCon teams. The best chance is likely Tennessee, but South Carolina is not out of the question either. Wofford is so young, that they probably won't be able to pull off an upset against Georgia. It would be very good for the SoCon to come up with some upset wins here early in the season. Both of those games are televised. It is must see action for SoCon fans Friday night.

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