The no talent ass clown posts again!

I have been way too busy with work and have not been paying enough attention to the board.

Here are a few comments about the alumni game @ Mac.
1.) Pipes (and another alumn named Fernando) really an't catch the ball.
2.) Liddell needs to stay healthy or Mac will be in trouble. He has been struggling with a pulled hamstring.
3.) Team Alumni would have won by 30 if we not had even playing time for all 13 alumns in attendance.

Drake -
I don't recognize many of the new guys on Mac's roster. The only two I have hear anything about are Nate Assel and Andy Stein.

Also, as Pipes mentioned, Johnson will likely be starting at point for Mac this year, although I wouldn't be surprised if it is more of a point guard by committee as the year goes on. Both Liddell and Nate Assel could be handling the ball a lot. However, I hope it does not have to be Liddell. Mac needs him to be coming of screens and getting open shots as much as possible since he is by far their best outside shooter. From playing countless games of 1 on 1 against him after last season, I predict that he will score a ton of points this year.

I just hope that Bethel doesnt have Cook front anyone this year because when he gets big in the lane and gets his hands up, he cant to shot over with accuracy. 

tjones33- I am not exactly sure what you were trying to say at the end of that sentence. Maybe it's just me? Can you clarify?

jdowney- I 2nd miacwatchmen and have to disagree with the idea that BVT, Nelson, Espenson, Eckhoff and myself would be a tough D1 team. Personally, I am very confident in my basketball ability, but realistically I would not have been a good D1 player. I am not tall enough or strong enough to do the things I did playing d3 at the D1 level. In general I believe that the best d3 players are as skilled as most d1 players but being a few inches shorter, 15 pounds lighter, and a step slower makes a big difference.

Good link by CC. Obviously pre-season polls are not very accurate and who cares anyway?

Mac will definitely lose its first game of the season. I'm not talking about the game against Furman, but the Mac alumni game in two weeks. It is going to be a slaughter!

In the words offence & defence, I would replace each c with an s.

My Pre-season predictions

Standings

1. St. Thomas
2. GAC
3. Carleton
4. St. John's
5. Hamline
6. Macalester
7. Concordia
8. St. Mary's
9. Bethel
10. Augsburg
11. St. Olaf

By the way Macalester will beat Carleton in the first round of the playoffs this year.

POY - Somebody on St. Thomas
Actual best player in the league- Keith Eckhoff

localcoach, I like your support of a Mac player as #2 on the list for POY but realistically I just can't see Conboy winning that honor this year. I think he will be a very dominate offensive player in this league and in his junior or senior year I can see him being a legitimate POY candidate, but this year seems like a stretch.

My top 2: The only two that I think are worthy
1.) Eckhoff
2.) TeBrake

I can certainly see a Tommie as POY, since they have the best shot of winning the MIAC, but I can't think of who that player should be. Rosefelt is the most dominate player but he is not their team leader. On the other hand, Sweeney is their floor leader but he is not even one of the best ten players in the league in my opinion. I don't know much about Keating, so I can't give an opinion on his chances.

sju4life, I agree that in terms of basketball skill Ike is maybe even worse than your quote of "not that good". However, in terms of his effectiveness in actual MIAC basketball games he is (unfortunately for the rest of the league) "really good". I predict that he averages about 15 points, 12 boards and at least 2 blocks a game. He might not even need to score that much, since UST should have at least 3 more guys in double figures.

local coach, I hope that you are not correct about Conboy taking 20-25 shots a game, because that will mean the rest of the Mac squad is not doing anything. With his size and skill Conboy should be averaging 18-20 this year but it would be nice if that was on 15 or 16 shots a game. How Conboy can really help Mac is by improving his rebounding to about 8 or 9 a game. Also, I think Liddell should be taking roughly 15 shots a game as he will turn into one of the best shooting guards in the league this season.

Megalomaniac, I should hope that Rosefelt leads the league in rebounding considering he did last year by 2 boards a game over Henrichs and the fact that he is 6'9" and his arms are about 10 feet long. How much stronger has he become? Has he gained weight? If he has added 10-20 pounds of muscle then he definitely will dominate.

Should leading the league in 3 point shooting be measured by best percentage or most made? Personally, I think most made is the best way of measuring it (but maybe that is a personal bias of mine). I think Schnettler will likely have the best percentage but Eckhoff is going to make more, as he will have to take a ton of shots for Concordia to be any good. I am also basing my prediction on guarding these two players last year and how easy it was to take away shots from Schnettler and how difficult it was with Eckhoff.

I predict Schnettler won't even lead the MIAC in 3 point shooting. My pick is Eckhoff.

Thanks for the welcome Drake and TH4L. I don't have much incite into newcomers around the league, since I only pay much attention to Mac now that I live in Denver. The only Mac frosh that could have a little immediate impact is Nate Assel, although he is going through a long process recovering from a serious back injury during his senior year.
I am interested to see how things go for Mike DesLauriers, who I believe is going to Gustavus (?) after he took a ridiculoulsy long time deciding on a school. I was very involved in recruiting him, really liked the way he played, and was convinced that he was going to Mac.
I'm also looking forward to seeing if there are any freshman that will have as big of an impact as Tommy Drake last year. He really kicked our ass the three times we played Carleton. Anyone have predictions for any young kids that will step right in and serioulsy contribute right away?

By the way TH4L I wish some of those clutch baskets had actually led to Mac wins, instead of narrow losses.

Glad to join the board as a MIAC grad but bored at work and wishing I was getting ready to start another year for Mac.