All I know is Lakeland played very hard and nearly beat Hope in December.  I hope WLC represents the LMC and plays as well, but don't count on it.  Just compare the all important defensive stats.  Hope has a better defensive per game average, and a better defensive FG %per game average.  If you look at WLC's stats, they give up almost 80 points per game.  That will not get it done against Hope.

Hey Busty?  What's this talk about WLC winning the "league."  YES - WLC won the championship of the tournament, and in the end, because of the first half egg Lakeland laid against Edgewood and because of the "Twinkie" chatter by the 6th man, may have won it by default.  Lakeland, in my book, is still the real LMC CHAMPION!  They won it going away (by 3 games) over a period of three and 1/2 months.  Conference tournaments are nice, but I'm still a believer that the regular season champion, especially in the LMC, gets more respect in the long run!  Especially if the LMC tournament champion gets man handled by Hope!

LaX will understand what is going to happen.  Although they have not played in front of such a large crowd before, WIAC games at least provide the atmosphere and interest that a contest against Calvin and maybe Hope will have.  LaX and Calvin should be a good game.

That just goes to show you how good Lakeland was this year.  The Muskies played LaX tough for 3/4 of the game, beat Stevens Point, led Hope 40-37 with 7:00 left, (at HOPE) and ran away with the LMC.  Unfortunatley LC did not take care of non-conference opponents Rockford and Benedictine on the road. Those losses cost them an at-large.  And of couse one bad half of basketball vs. Edgewood probably cost them the automatic LMC bid. 

Cudos to Fish though.  They had one of the best years in LC history.

The bracket looks great, and well done by the committee.  Too bad LC could not get it done in the tourney.  What a shame to have WL as the final LMC representative!  From what I understand, the atmosphere at Hope is incredible and will put the 6th man to shame.  WL has NO CHANCE!

Let's face it.............on any given night, basketball knows no levels.  Especially when it comes to Division III conferences.  Winning on the road is really tough in almost any venue.  Props always go to the WIAC because top to bottom it's still the best league around.  But..........Carroll and the job Schultz has done, LU and Tharp and some others (Lakeland beat Point this year and so did Edgewood) have really helped to close the gap in WI Div. III hoops.  No wonder St. Norbert is in the hunt for a new coach.................I know they want to bring somebody in who can eventually compete on he same level as Carroll and LU with the WIAC.

Sorry bout that.............I meant MIAC!  I just can't see any strong contenders after the Tommies, Carleton and the Gusties.  Thomas and Carleton are at the top and Gustavus has some post season savy..........otherwise........it's brutal!

From top to bottom this is the weakest men's WIAC basketball league in a long time!  One team will make the dance and that team will be one and out!

Hey Old School....................I'm starting to enjoy reading several boards soley because of the information you provide on Wisconsin DIII Hoops.  Thanks for your insights and thoughts.  Hope one of your teams is in the post season!

laxeagles1..............I gained a lot of respect for you tonight.  Your "gulp" comment about Coack K was understood and appreciated.  I was particularly hard on you for getting all over Coach K since his arrival at UW-L.  Not sure the Eagles will win the WIAC Conference title, but I wouldn't want to play them in the tourney. 

Makes you wonder what his alma mater, Viterbo, was thinking when they wouldn't hire him when he was at UWSP with Jack.  As long as Koelbl can get the players he needs, LaX will be a contender for a long time.

Enjoy the rest of the ride laxeagles1

Recruiting in athletics is about trust, personalities and building relationships.  If a student is happy and in the right place, cornfields, sky scrapers, beaches, and whatever else mean don't mean veyr much.

Don't be comparing Marquette's win over UConn to the Lakeland/MSOE game.  Marquette's win was a definite upset.  UConn was not ready to play, just read the paper and see how Jim Calhoun ripped his players.  

The winner of the Lakeland/MSOE game will not have pulled off an upset.  They're the two best teams in the LMC.  It should be one of the best Div. III games of the year in the state.  I was just responding to the comment about Mikos and Floyd because James and Saiberlich and very underated because of the depth and balance of the Muskies.

Two good teams............may the best team on TUESDAY NIGHT win!

Lakeland probably has depth on MSOE, but MSOE has the best point and shooting guards in the conference.

I just hope James and Saiberlich don't read this and post it in the lockeroom for the rest of the gyus to see. 

No offense meant to Hope, I wish them well.  Lakeland will be a better team down the stretch because of this game and other nonconference contests.  Keep up the good work in Michigan, you guys have it going, and have a terrific facility.

When you ask the athetic departments, players and coaches in the MIAC, I think they'd beg to differ about not wanting to be like the WIAC.  They want to win and compete as badly as anybody, well, all of them excpet Saint Mary's........whose athletic administration could care a less if any program has any success.  They just want "FULLY ENROLLED ROSTERS."