Oh yeah; since this thread was orginally about Southall, I wanna add my two cents for what its worth. I know a lot of people were bashing Southall these past two years. Many people are saying how many more chances. I respect everyones opinion and I am sure everyone just wants what is best for our University. 2005-06 is here now and Southall is apart of this team so lets all support the TEAM and get ready for a great ride.
There was a point in the first half when a group of people around me started to grumble when Southall left his man to give some help defense when teammate got beat. That led to a backdoor cut and a pass but the team recovered and the ball went out of bounds under the goal. The fans were getting restless and Southall looked our way. The ball was inbounded and a few seconds later Southall responded and swatted the ball our way. There were no more comments after that. Way to go big Mike.
Everything considered, I am very impressed with this team. Yes we have some work to do (what team doesn't) but everyone seems to be playing hard. Everyone that played seem to understand what Coach Lee wants from them and are trying hard to achieve the goals. There were mistakes but the effort was there. This team seems different. The team seems to be a little more mature. There was energy out on the floor but after every block or great play there was no trash talking and everyone got back and got ready for the next play.
Final Thought: What happened to Spencer Ford, Valentino Hart and Derek Gray?