MBB: American Rivers Conference

[Alfredeneumann]

Wartburg won over a good Loras team.

Over half of the 70 or 80 people at the Knights game looked like they were students when Buzz was building the program back in the 1960s.

I guess I am used to the Wartburg games when the Norse come to town.  They actually pull the student section bleachers behind the hoop out for those games.

HEY! I resemble that remark, well not the 60's but I would have been a student in the late 70's early 80's! Most of the one's there were faculty when Buzz what coaching.

I really don't know why a lot of students (who bother to attend) leave after the women's game or @ 1/2 of mens game. {The one's who don't come are probably studying } The Athletic dept decided they are not going to use the bleachers on the south end until sides are full on a regular basis.

Wartburg played hard and built the big lead with letting the offense go around Diemer, then they FORCED it to him and that doesn't work. But a win is a win and the Knights have a winning streak! -2 game. First time since the  non-conf they didn't follow a W with an L.

[doolittledog]

AEN was the bald guy with the walker, flanked by two 20 something nurses 

What time do the bars close in Waverly?  Perhaps that had something to do with the exodus of the students 

[Floyd in Iowa City]

Wartburg won over a good Loras team.

Over half of the 70 or 80 people at the Knights game looked like they were students when Buzz was building the program back in the 1960s.

I guess I am used to the Wartburg games when the Norse come to town.  They actually pull the student section bleachers behind the hoop out for those games.

HEY! I resemble that remark, well not the 60's but I would have been a student in the late 70's early 80's! Most of the one's there were faculty when Buzz what coaching.

I really don't know why a lot of students (who bother to attend) leave after the women's game or @ 1/2 of mens game. {The one's who don't come are probably studying } The Athletic dept decided they are not going to use the bleachers on the south end until sides are full on a regular basis.

Wartburg played hard and built the big lead with letting the offense go around Diemer, then they FORCED it to him and that doesn't work. But a win is a win and the Knights have a winning streak! -2 game. First time since the  non-conf they didn't follow a W with an L.

I think that is a good idea about leaving the south end bleachers up with the crowds that show.  One of the things that I like about IIAC ball or Iowa High School ball (or even Gonzaga and the gyms they play in) is that the shooting backdrops are set up for good shooters to shoot it well (like some of the guys that Buzz used to have in the old Wartburg gym).

I don't like when the NCAA regionals for Division I are placed in domes or venues that make shooters feel like they are playing outside.

Congrats on the winning streak.

Hopefully the Norse play better the next time they see the Knights.

[Floyd in Iowa City]

Thanks for the chuckle, Floyd.  I agree, the Wartburg crowd did look like a geriatric convention there.  Which is a shame, because that is a beautiful facility. 

Games tonight...

Coe   63 @ Central 74   
Buena Vista 71 @ Luther   78   
Simpson 66 @ Dubuque 76   
Loras lost @ Wartburg   

Just like that Luther could be looking at 4-4 in the conference and some big time momentum. 
Hopefully, Dubuque has a deep enough bench, they can just keep grinding out some hard fought wins.  Coe @ home this weekend and then Dubuque closes the regular season with 4 of 6 on the road.

Central is a good shooting team when I have paid attention, but to me it seems as if Loras and B.V. look they have more upside this season if not more talent.  It is fun to follow a team that can consistently shoot the ball.

When Dubuque is playing well I think they should be good at home or on the road.  I thought that was the hardest team for the Norse to match against.

For people that know more about Coe, is there a solid chance for them to start getting it together? 

[doolittledog]

Saturday 02/01/2014 games...

Simpson 61-79 Luther  ...to paraphrase Dennis Green "Luther is who we thought they were...lately"
Coe 65-71 Dubuque   ...a win doesn't have to be pretty. 
BVU 79-63 Wartburg   ...Wartburg beat Loras, lost to BVU, get UD on Wednesday...all at home
Loras 74-76 Central   ...Central is in stealth mode, very quietly sitting in 2nd place...where is Klompen???

Standings...

Dubuque 7-1   18-1
Central   6-2   13-6
BVU        5-3   10-9
Luther     4-4   12-7
Loras       4-4   11-8
Wartburg 4-4   10-9
Coe         1-7     9-10
Simpson  1-7     3-16

Wednesday games, assuming winter snowmagedon doesn't postpone games...

Central @ Simpson     
Coe @ Buena Vista     
Dubuque @ Wartburg   
Luther @ Loras   

[Floyd in Iowa City]

Congrats to all the winners, especially Central as they moved to 6-2 with a good win over Loras.

Norse win!  Hawks win at Illinois!  Good day!

[Floyd in Iowa City]

Another big win for the Norse as they won at Loras, 75-74.

John Androus was very good again tonight as he had 24 points (8-13 from the field, 7-9 from the line).

The Norse have now won 5 in a row after losing the first 4 games.  The good streak may end on Saturday as they go to Storm Lake, but for now they are 13-7 overall.

Other scores:

Dubuque 83, Wartburg 65
B.V. 80, Coe 74
Central 80, Simpson 76 (Central is now 7-2!)

[doolittledog]

Congrats Floyd, Luther is playing some good ball right now. 

After attempting to watch the UD/Wartburg womens game on Knight Vision and never getting to see more than 3 seconds before it would start buffering, I knew better than to  try to watch the mens side of the action live.  I thought maybe if I tuned in around midnight I could watch the archived broadcast with no problems.  Wrong.  There are only 8 viewers right now, but I still can only get 3 seconds of viewing before it buffers.  That sucks. 

Standings now...

Dubuque  8-1   19-1   ...I am enjoying this
Central     7-2   14-6   ...Dutch staying strong
BVU          6-3   11-9   ...BVU being their typical selves
Luther      5-4   13-7   ...The Norse have righted their ship
Loras       4-5   11-9   ,,,Duhawks getting close to missing their 4th straight conference tourney
Wartburg 4-5   10-10   ,,,need to dump Knight Vision for Stretch Internet
Coe          1-8     9-11   ...Don't play poorly, just not enough there to eek out close wins
Simpson   1-8     3-17   ...Ditto above, a better team than their record indicates

Saturday games...

Dubuque @ Simpson
Wartburg @ Loras
Central @ Coe
Luther @ BVU

[Floyd in Iowa City]

Congrats Floyd, Luther is playing some good ball right now. 

After attempting to watch the UD/Wartburg womens game on Knight Vision and never getting to see more than 3 seconds before it would start buffering, I knew better than to  try to watch the mens side of the action live.  I thought maybe if I tuned in around midnight I could watch the archived broadcast with no problems.  Wrong.  There are only 8 viewers right now, but I still can only get 3 seconds of viewing before it buffers.  That sucks. 

Standings now...

Dubuque  8-1   19-1   ...I am enjoying this
Central     7-2   14-6   ...Dutch staying strong
BVU          6-3   11-9   ...BVU being their typical selves
Luther      5-4   13-7   ...The Norse have righted their ship
Loras       4-5   11-9   ,,,Duhawks getting close to missing their 4th straight conference tourney
Wartburg 4-5   10-10   ,,,need to dump Knight Vision for Stretch Internet
Coe          1-8     9-11   ...Don't play poorly, just not enough there to eek out close wins
Simpson   1-8     3-17   ...Ditto above, a better team than their record indicates

Saturday games...

Dubuque @ Simpson
Wartburg @ Loras
Central @ Coe
Luther @ BVU

I think I have seen one game (Wartburg-Loras) on Knight Vision that actually came off clean.  I wonder if schools will use that against them in recruiting.

Could Coe get Central on Saturday?  That seemed to be the story last winter as there wasn't much that seperated the top teams from the bottom teams.

The Loras-Wartburg game is big again for both teams just like it was the last week.

19-1 is a fun record to have for Dubuque at this time of the year!  It has been a long time since the Norse (and Iowa) had a record like that, although the Norse have had very good league records in the last 3-4 seasons.

[doolittledog]

Wartburg was actually kind enough to reply to a tweet of mine.  They think it could be because we are wireless at my house instead of hard wired.  I don't have problems with other streamed content...but I am impressed they took their time to respond to me.  Showed a lot class on Warturgs part I thought. 

[Fannosaurus Rex]

The couple of times I have tried to watch Knight Vision, it hasn't worked any better for me and I am not wireless.  Of course I am also not very techy.

[Floyd in Iowa City]

We are now wireless as well, but it really has been pretty poor whether it is now or back before I was wireless.

I am sure Wartburg has taken a complaint or two on this subject.

I always though Knight Vision was just another way to stick it to Luther fans.

[Alfredeneumann]

The people who need to know about the streaming issue are aware and working on solutions. (no my pay grade) If the solution is found or implemented before the end of the hoops season is unknown. I guess if you want to watch the Knights play the only way to insure not to miss anything is come to Levick. 

[doolittledog]

Bad day to be a home team...

Dubuque 86 @ Simpson 75   
Wartburg 85 @ Loras 80 
Luther 95 @ Buena Vista 85   
Central 71 @ Coe 54

Dubuque -x (RV)  9-1 20-1
Central -x            8-2 15-6
Luther -x             6-4 14-7
Buena Vista -x     6-4 11-10
Wartburg             5-5 11-10
Loras                  4-6 11-10
Coe                    1-9   9-12
Simpson             1-9   3-18

Wednesday games...

Buena Vista @ Central     
Simpson @ Wartburg     
Loras @ Dubuque     
Coe @ Luther

[Floyd in Iowa City]

Bad day to be a home team...

Dubuque 86 @ Simpson 75   
Wartburg 85 @ Loras 80 
Luther 95 @ Buena Vista 85   
Central 71 @ Coe 54

Dubuque -x (RV)  9-1 20-1
Central -x            8-2 15-6
Luther -x             6-4 14-7
Buena Vista -x     6-4 11-10
Wartburg             5-5 11-10
Loras                  4-6 11-10
Coe                    1-9   9-12
Simpson             1-9   3-18

Wednesday games...

Buena Vista @ Central     
Simpson @ Wartburg     
Loras @ Dubuque     
Coe @ Luther

I was shocked when the Norse started out 0-4 in league play.  I was slightly less shocked that they won 6 in a row, but still it was shocking after the poor start.  To win at Storm Lake 95-85 after going 15-28 from the arc, that is the biggest shock of the season.

Big win for Wartburg to sweep Loras.

I keep waiting for Coe to go off on someone.  They get the Norse this week.  Can the Norse keep shooting well?