I am really hoping for some upsets this weekend.  Although it is hard for me to imagine the big blue defeating IWU, i can see a great game and a pretty close matchup between Carthage and EC.  EC is definetly looking for some revenge after that buzzer beater a couple weeks ago.  And the winner of that game either carthage or ec will be a good match up against IWU.  Carthage already proved they can play with them and come out victorious and EC has played with IWU for most of the game this year but hasn't been able to finish.  So if EC gets to see IWU again they will be looking to finally put one away against the titans.  It should be a great couple of games friday and a great game saturday.  the suspense is starting to kill me!!!!

I would have to agree with bflong on this debate.  You cannot play the "what if" game when it comes to players and basketball.  Based on the style of basketball that IWU plays I do not think that CS would be able to play as many minutes as LL. Also, as bflong said all those numbers would be hypothetical for CS, they are not real. 

My final point for this debate is that IWU has so many great players that are scoring threats that their opponents have to have a hard time picking out key players to stop.  I am sure CS is always one of them but each of IWU players has the potential to have  a big night any night and it has happened.  Therefore their opponents have to play solid d on everyone and can't get too focused on one specific players.  In ECs case it is all LL.  Every team knows that they will need to stop her to win. But teams haven't been able to stop her.  She plays over the box and one pressure or over the girl who mirrors her all game long and doesn't care what else is going on in the game.  She is able to overcome the toughest defensive pressure and still put up the leagues highests numbers.  (also if you have checked lately she is the number 2 scorer in teh nation. props to that LL).  I think that if a team put all their focus on CS and double and triple teamed her all night she would not have the same #s as LL.  but teams can't do that to IWU because they have so many other good players that if they soley focus on CS they will get crushed by her teammates.  Basically what I am trying to say is that in my opinion CS does not recieve the same kind of devensive pressure that LL gets game in and game out. 

hello... This is my first post on the cciw message board but I have been following along for quite some time now and I feel like I need to add my opinion on the MOP debate.

First, no one is trying to take anything away for Solari.  I have read every post and that is never mentioned.  She is a great player and deserves credit and she gets that credit because every coach and player in the CCIW knows that she is important to stop to beat IWU. 

Second, it is an OBVIOUS choice that Lyndsie Long should be CCIW MOP.  She is indeed the most outstanding player in the conference.  I have seen all 8 teams play this season so my opinion is not based on lack of information on the conferences players.  When I think of the most OUTSTANDING player in the conference Lyndsie is the first to come to my mind.  And no one is close behind her.  Solari is great but Lyndsie is better and she had proved that game after game after game.  Lyndsie can do many things that Solari cannot do.  She plays an all around fantastic game.  From inside posting up to outside shooting.  For example this past Saturday I went to the EC game against Wheaton and Wheaton had their player all over Lyndsie the entire game.  The Wheaton defensemen did not even know where the ball was becaus she was glued to Lyndsie.  But LL can still find ways to score reguardless (she put up 37 points and 12 rebounds too!!!!)  No one has been able to shut her down all year and that is because she is the MOP!

Third,  you cannot punish Lyndsie because she doesn't play for IWU.  EC is not as good of a team as IWU but that doesn't mean the MOP has to come from that school.  Just  because IWU is first in the conference and is nationally ranked does not mean that the MOP has to come from that school.  IWU has several great players and are a great team, but no one person on their team is as good as Lyndsie.

Fourth, I wish all teams good luck in the conference tourney.  It looks to be some great games coming up this weekend.