Leb Val had a huge win last night...Beating a #6 NAIA Embry-Riddle is a big confidence boost for the Dutchmen...Its impressive to me to see the Dutchmen with a 9-2 mark at this point of the season considering their inexperience inside...Coach McAlester, who doesnt get as much credit as he deserves for preparing his players, seems to have these guys clicking right now...its still gonna take time to see how they perform in conference play, which is always the most important part, but seeing some of these underclassmen play the way they've been playing is great to see and is hopefully a sign of things to come from the Fresh-Soph class at LVC...

Also, Congrats to Jimmy Curran for becoming LVC's 30th career 1,000 point scorer...Why isn't anyone else talking about this kid on here?  I dont get it.

Its hard to tell who the best teams in the country are at this point of the season.   Most teams start their schedule off with decent opponents, but nothing as close to the competition they'll see in league play.  Look at a team like Syracuse.  Every year they are in the top 25 to start, but they never play a game outside of the carrier dome until almost after Christmas.  I think its safe to say that Messiah is one of the top teams in the league, given their record.  But its more important to be recognized as the best team in your league at this point and being ranked in the country.  Because being ranked 15th in the country doesnt mean anything if you have 4 teams in your conference ranked higher than you.  At this point of the year, and pretty much until February, everyone should be worrying about who is the best in the MAC.  And as of right now, LVC, Widener, and Messiah are proving to be the best.  That could change down the road, as it always does in the MAC.  But who cares about national rankings...its not even Christmas.

And YoderFan...I agree with you on the fact that there arent many forwards in the leauge like him.  I played against Yoder for 3 years and he was a pain in the ass to play against.  But the kid can flat out play and he plays harder than anyone on thec court.  He does diserve a lot of credit

Yeah Robinson must be the kid I have been hearing about.  He seems to really be a big time scorer.  I havent really had a chance to talk to any players or read up on any of the teams this year.  Its a little different being out of the game now.  But like I said, I really am looking forward to seeing what this year's conference is going to shape up to look like.  As always its anyone's league and I cant wait til February to see what the playoff picture is.

The Dutchmen are playing surprisingly well right now considering their youth and inexperience.  I was at the Etown-LVC game last Saturday and I was impressed by the inside play of younger dutchmen.  Etown showed a lot of heart coming back from around 15 down to really make it a game.  Any LVC-Etown game is alway a battle and its good to see the tradition is carrying on. 

As far as who the leader of the conference is, its way too early to tell.  The MAC Commenwealth is, in my opinion, one of the toughest conferences in the country.  From top to bottom any team can win on any night.  Each team has their strengths and their leadership in certain areas that can make any team a contender for the championship.  Right now, I do like how LVC is playing.  I havent seen any other teams besides Albright and Etown, but at this point I really like LVC.  Jimmy Curran has really become an all conference player.  Im really interested to see the transfer that Susquehanna got in the off-season.  He seems to really be a big difference on that team, which I personally thought, would be having another rough year.  It also appears that Jared Yoder from Messiah is having another outstanding year.  Playing in the MAC for 4 years, I can honestly say Yoder is one of the toughest guys I've played against and its good to see him still playing well.  Im really looking forward to seeing how the league will pan out this year because its always a rollercoaster in the MAC conference.