Happy Holidays to all my UMAC fans! Look forward to future conversations once UMAC play starts up in Jan

Big Wins For The UMAC NWC, and MLK That is great to see.  On the other end I guess Crown took 4steps back! That is too bad, well maybe they can rebound from the poor performance and be ready to play after break.  I just want to see some competitive games this year.  Any games this saturday?  I know Crown Plays Central at Crown, but that is the only game that I know of, not sure how that game is going to turn out I heard Central is a pretty good team, and the way Crown played last night! lets just say HELP!!! Lol

Lol yeah the stats seem kind of off, I heard the Crown stats are off at times, and I THINK SOMEONE NEEDS TO GO WATCH THE GRINNEL TAPE AND MAKE SURE THOSE STATS ARE RIGHT! BUT IF SO THATS A NICE RECORD.  NORTH CENTRAL DOES NOT LOOK GOOD THIS YEAR THIS ONLY HAVE ONE PLAY THAT THEY RUN AND THERE NOT LIKE LAST YEARS TEAM WHICH WAS ALL UP AND DOWN AND TRYING TO SCORE A LOT OF POINTS.  NWC IS PLAYING OK RIGHT NOW I AGREE THAT THEY HAVE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT AND WILL WIN THE CONF THIS YEAR.  THERE GOOD THATS JUST THE BOTTOM LINE.  IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THE UMAC SHAPES UP COME MID JAN.

We will see about that?  That jv team is not that good, and no one is doubting that they do not have a great program there.  But next season will be diffrent trust me on that.  But this year they have a great team and should win the UMAC.  As far as the bottom teams in the UMAC they will not always be at the bottom of the conf, things change year to year season to season. 

FormerUmac, I like your observation you brought up some good facts.  But I have to say to say NWC would be good in the miac is jumping the gun.  I mean this year they would be very good in that conf but people for get next year they loose their whole starting 5 and the guys on the bench are going to have to grow together just like the group they have now.  But it will take a while for them to jell like the group they have now.  The only player back will be lil Hanson and he will need a lot of help next year. 

Update on Crown game  NWC won 74 to 62, it was a good game.   It really could have been an 8 point game or so but free throws at the end pushed the score up.  D Hansen had 15 points and 10 boards.  Crown was in the game but just got out boarded like 50 to 22 so that hurt them alot!  But I have to say it was a tough night for the Harris kid it was not the D he just missed some shots but he had 26 points but shot poor from the field and Isaac H had 15 points, NWC played good D on the rest of the guys and early foul trouble played a huge factor for Crown.  Hey at the end NWC is a very good team and they got the Win! thats all that matters.  But I also have to say with Harris, and Issac the cronf better look out! Will see how things play out after the break.

Does anyone have any updates on the other games?

D3baller the update on that Perry guy is that he could not cut it in school and had horrible grades so the coaching staff sent him home.  Rumor has it that they have another post player ready to go second semester, but you never know how true that is.  But we will see.

Lets get things straight, first Morris split with Jamestown, I'm pretty sure if NWC played two games with Jamestown then they would also split.  2nd Morris is playing good basketball right now and seem to be the most dominant team in the conf so far! (notice I said so far) All I'm saying is that everyone should not get so caught up in the rankings and last years stats and last years record.  No one cares what you did last year, last month or last week, all that matters is the present.  And that is why I say we never know what will happen ( Thats why they play the game!)  I just feel that any team in the UMAC can be beat at anytime by a team in the UMAC this year is going to be a good and exciting season.


So is anyone going to goto any UMAC game this saturday?  They start this weekend.

People forget that Presentation only beat Trinity bible by 10 points at home! Trinity had the lead by 4 with 2 mins to go and then the refs started calling things and put presentation on the line!  By the looks of that anything can happen this year.  Thats why we play the game! I'm calling Crown beats NW!! Get Your Popcorn Ready @ Crown 5pm

Crown beats Trinity @ Trinity 87 to 68.  Crown was down by 11 points in the second half and then took the lead they was up by 29 at one point. Isaac H lead the team on the comeback with 19 points 7 rebounds and 4 assist.  I heard Steve H the other guard was in early foul trouble but also provided 18 points and 13 rebounds all in the 2nd half.  Crown host NW next saturday, I'm going to just say it, I'm expecting an upset!!! yes I said it we will just see , this is why they play the game!  I must say Morris is sounding really scarey right now with their tough scedule and scoring a lot of points.  I think the UMAC is a really good league this year all around.

Huge win by Morris! thats so tight!  I'm glad the UMAC is making noise out here.  At the end of the day its all good when a UMAC team beats another team from a good confrence because that makes the UMAC look better.  I was at the Northwestern game tonight and watched them handle Augsburg.  They took the lead early and never looked back they won by 12 points are so.  They look really good! their players are so basketball smart, they are fun to watch.  What is up with Bethel? They lost to Morris, almost lost to Martin Luther, and Bethany Lutheren, whats next Will Crown play a good game agaisnt them?  Is the UMAC just getting better?  I hope so

Crown played in Chicago this past weekend and beat Moody the first night by 8 points they were up by 23 points at one point, being that they are a young team and still do not know how to win we might see Crown a lot loosing leads. They also played William and Penn a NAIA team that only lost 9 games last year they were really deep they avg 89 points a game this year coming in but Crown held them to 65 points but Crown also shot very poor so lost that game by 20 points.  Keep in mind Crown played with out two of their new players this weekend.  Just giving updates thats all.  I heard Northwestern played really good this past weekend agaisnt Jamestown.  Will see what Crown is talking about when they play Bethel after Thanksgiving.

When it comes to Hamline, I saw them play last night against a UMAC team and they did not look good at all.  They will struggle in the MiAC this year they have a couple post players that are ok, and one is a Fresh that needs more experience. The bad thing about them is that their guard play is not good at all, can't shoot or pass no threats at all.  They do have one guard that can dunk and knows the game, but other then that they are young.  They will be at the bottom this year.  They have a great coaching staff with a lot of experience, but that team in the MIAC will have a lot of trouble this year.

Here goes the updated preseason rankings from the UMAC, I guess all we can do is sit back and watch what happens! Let the season begin.




UPPER MIDWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 8, 2007 -- Northwestern College, the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) champion in 2006-07, was ranked first in the conference men's basketball pre-season coaches poll. Northwestern received seven first-place votes to go along with their 49 points. The Eagles finished the 2006-07 with a 12-2 record in the UMAC, and returns all five of its starters from a year ago.
Following Northwestern is Bethany Lutheran College, who ranked second in the pre-season poll with 42 points, and the College of St. Scholastica, coming in third with 38 points. The Vikings, who went 11-3 in UMAC play last season, received one first-place vote in the poll. St. Scholastica was 9-5 against conference opponents in 2006-07, led by point guard Will Maupins, who was drafted by the CBA's Great Falls Explorers after being named the UMAC's Player of the Year.
After all eight UMAC schools begin their seasons next weekend, conference rotations will begin on January 11.
The complete results of the pre-season poll can be seen below.
SCHOOL
POINTS
1. Northwestern College 49 (7)
2. Bethany Lutheran College 42 (1)
3. College of St. Scholastica 38
4. Martin Luther College 25
5. Univ. of Minnesota-Morris 24
6. Presentation College 22
7. Northland College 16
8. Crown College 8
2007-2008 MEN'S BASKETBALL PRE-SEASON POLL

You make great points,  we will just have to see how things play its self out.  Nothing is guranteed at all thats why they play the games so we will see what happens.  How long has your buddy coached at Rochester? Does he like it out in the city of Rochester?  Are you planning on going to any of the Crown games this year? or any games for that matter?