Quote from: hickory_cornhusker on March 02, 2009, 11:48:55 AM

Quote from: skywaker9 on March 02, 2009, 11:46:16 AM
Lawrence will have earned it if they win merely one game....

Who has a tougher first weekend? Lawrence this weekend or Carroll in 2007 when they had to play @ #7 Augustana and @ #5 St. Thomas.

Playing the defending national champs is harder.

Lawrence will have earned it if they win merely one game....

Btw, only player now that I think about it, that reminds me of Wood is Brandon Roy of my beloved Portland Trail Blazers since they both are quiet leaders with a tendency to make key shots...

Quote from: larry_u on February 28, 2009, 06:01:48 PM
Congratulations to the Lawrence Vikings, Midwest Conference Champions!!!!

Now lets stay hot and go on a nice long run in the NCAAs!

LU! LU! LU! LU!


Good season Pioneer fans...a little better shooting and this would have been a whole different ballgame...

Not today, GC had no shot today with how well LU was playing and I'm a GC fan...

Quote from: larry_u on February 28, 2009, 05:59:26 PM

Quote from: systemfan86 on February 28, 2009, 05:57:27 PM
Not to make excuses - LU has been the better team today - but has any team had worse injury luck coming into the tournament? Norlund, Chamberlain, and now Little A. Would have been fun to see them play with a full complement.  

Its true.  Does anyone think it is just dumb luck, or does it have to do with the system?  It always seems much more physical/ violent on the body then standard basketball....seems like someone could break down more easily?

A lot of our injuries over the years have been freak ones.  Malinowski for example was whip lashed by a MUCH bigger Drake player and a couple of our other guys had similar injuries...

Quote from: systemfan86 on February 28, 2009, 05:57:27 PM
Not to make excuses - LU has been the better team today - but has any team had worse injury luck coming into the tournament? Norlund, Chamberlain, and now Little A. Would have been fun to see them play with a full complement.  

Not to mention Malinowski in 2003 vs. Drake.  If he's not hurt, I think we win that year....

Quote from: LU_nut on February 28, 2009, 05:51:28 PM
I have a question for long time Grinnell followers.  Who is better?  Grotberg or Wood???

Congrats to Long and Grotberg on great careers.

BTW, I'd take Wood's all around play.   Hoever, Grotberg has been terrific.

Different system, I have NEVER seen a more clutch player than Wood.  You didn't just think he might make the key shot, he would make it.  

He also played a lot less minutes since we had a far deeper team then....

Quote from: larry_u on February 28, 2009, 05:48:36 PM
Grotberg is getting desperate.  Putting up multiple 27, 28 footers in a row...

Sad to say its over but as I said just before, the better team is clearly Lawrence this year, well done...

The turning point was definately with about 3 minutes left in the 1st when GC had a chance to take the lead but missed and Lawrence ended the half on like a 17-4 run...

Congrats to LU, you are clearly the better team.  Best game I've ever seen anyone play against GC...

Gl in the NCAAs....

Quote from: larry_u on February 28, 2009, 04:42:21 PM
Page now has 2 fouls...

Long and Grottberg still with 0...

Page only with 1, they incorrectly imputed it on him originally...

And Long and Grotberg both have no fouls...

3 minute scoring drought for the Vikings...

Strange calls going both ways...

Grotberg is saving GC's ass right now...

LU is shooting itself in the foot from the line, 0-4...