MBB: American Rivers Conference

[adammorrisonpornst]

Wartburg's women's program is getting killed in recruiting. There is a perception out there that coach Severson is...how to say this???--not a heterosexual -- which I am assuming doesn't set too well in small-town Iowa.  I have no idea whether it is true or not, nor do I care. All I know is that when my niece was being recruited by teams in the IIAC and the MIAC, there were coaches who weren't afraid to point that out. Also, I have heard that she is just not a nice person.  Again, all hearsay, but that goes a long way in the recruiting process.

[Walston Hoover]

I have no idea what is going on with the women's program. They did have 1 defection after the Christmas Break, and 2 recent ACL injuries and I think all 3 were starters. As for coach Severson. I've had nothing but positive experiences with her and know her as a very friendly person. She's been around Wartburg for 18 years and has 5 conf championships and I believe this will only be her second losing season.
Why is it that many women in sports are perceived as you say "not heterosexual?"

[balla_1982]

I'll take Dubuque over the School for the Blind tonight

[sportsknight]

There is a perception out there that coach Severson is...how to say this???--not a heterosexual

This is by far the most ridiculous thing I have ever read on this board.  I think it is very sad that female athletes and coaches still have to deal with these types of perceptions.  Its absolutely idiotic.  In case I was using words too big for you to understand, adammorrison, that means that I'm calling you a homophobic dumbass.

As far as the situation with the Wartburg women's basketball team, all I know is that coach Severson is on a leave of absence for personal reasons.  It was made very clear that she made this decision on her own and was not forced or coaxed into anything by anyone else.  Obviously the team members know the most of anyone, but they are being very tight-lipped.  I have heard some things, but it is still way too speculative to mention here.

For what it's worth, I've known coach Severson for about 4.5 years now and have always been impressed by her enthusiasm for the game and her professionalism.  Even with "down" teams in the past couple years, she has maintained both of those qualities and I was incredibly surprised to hear about her leave.

Last of all, I think that just about everyone here should know that what coaches say about other coaches on the recruiting trail should be taken with a grain of salt.  I don't want to mention any names, but there is a former IIAC men's coach that has flat out lied to recruits repeatedly, going so far as to suggest that former Wartburg assistant Mark Franzen had a cocaine problem.  Don't believe every thing you hear.

As far as tonight's games go, I like the favorites:  BV, Coe, Loras, Wartburg.  Its still weird to me that Wartburg-Luther, Coe-Cornell, and Loras-Dubuque are on Wednesday nights.  Guess you can't really have a rivalry weekend these days.

[The Show]

I'll take Loras, BV, Coe, and Luther in an upset...Wartburg won't travel well on a Wed. night.

[stickman]

Luther did beat Wartburg tonight - 66-65, Cartmill made a lay-up at the buzzer to make it 1 point

[Charlie Kohawk]

Coe silences Cornell 83-65 on 32 points from Kuenstling and 18 from Axdahl, including 4 of 5 3-pointers and 2-2 on the obligatory technical shots after the toilet paper toss. That, coupled with Wartburg's loss, should make for a classic college basketball atmosphere on Saturday when the Knights visit Coe.

[Walston Hoover]

Man, twice in one year losing to Luther. I don't know if I can take it anymore. That's just something that shouldn't happen.
You're right Charlie. I wish I could make it Saturday night. That should be a fun game.

[lorbec47]

UD over Loras as well. Both teams hit 14 3's. Quite a shootout in the fieldhouse!

[The Show]

WOW.  28 3's made in a game...were they both sitting in a 2-3 zone or what?  With a win over Loras, I figured we would've heard from Keith by now...maybe he was out too late last night celebrating! 

3 out of 4 games resulting in upsets last night.

[lorbec47]

Loras spent quite a bit of time in a 2-3. They were just shooting from ridiculous range. They just played pretty solid last night. Loss really hurt Loras as Wartburg got beat. Where you at Keith?? Didn't see you last night!

[balla_1982]

Crunch time in the Iowa Conference and Loras begins to fade, that's weird....

[keith45]

GO UD!!!!!!!
These damn weekday games kill me, I had a meeting or I would have come...
Nick with a 30 point game, first in a while..where the hell did Stineman get a j from, 4-4 on three's??? and loras went 14-26 from three, even with the guard off the bench going 1-7?? STOP SHOOTING DUDE!!! Anyway, I think this is the first win at Loras in YEARS, at least 8 years, big win for UD..Now if we can get back to giving Nick 20 shots a game, we can win a few and make some noise in the conference tournament....

[IIAC Observer]

I'm not going to bother picking for tomorrow:  1.  I have been sucking it up, and 2. all the teams that are expected to win are going to win. 

Keith.....was not surprised Loras got beat by UD, but your comment about Stineman threw me for a loop.  He has always been a solid shooter, and part of what made Loras so hard to defend a few years ago was the fact that they ran that high pick and roll w/ Stineman and if you went behind the screen at all he would stop behind and drain it.  If you look at IIAC stats this year he is 19-40 from the 3 in conference play.  I'd take that.

[keith45]

Yeah, I was half-joking..I remember when he made all conference 2 years ago and averaged like 8 points a game, I thought he was a kid who shot a high percentage cuz he barely shot, or never took bad shots..I think he averagd like 5 shots a game that year...