MBB: American Rivers Conference

[Kohawk Krazy]

See if I do picks earlier this week if more people will join in.  Here goes:

Central at Dubuque - Should be a high scoring game.  Dutch are on a roll right now and I'm not sure the Spartans have the butter to slow this roll down.

Coe at Loras - The Kohawks played the best on Wednesday night since they beat BV.  Still don't think that is enough to beat the Duhawks.

Cornell at Wartburg - Should be another amazing game.  Rams didn't look that hot on Wednesday and the Knights need a win.

Luther at Simpson - The battle for the last team to not make the playoffs.  Go with Simpson since it's on their home turf.

[doolittledog]

I'll go with home cooking wednesday night

Dubuque plays better at home and beats the Dutch

Loras beats a just not very good this year Coe team

Wartburg plays well and upsets Cornell

Simpson wins just because they are playing at home and I am listening to Kohawk Krazy

[Klompen]

Dubuque plays better at home and almost beats the Dutch

Loras beats a struggling Coe team

Cornell uses their belief that they will always win to upset Wartburg.  Wartburg is upset not because they are the better team, but because they are having a recurring nightmare where they were picked as a conference preseason favorite and again Central has, at least for now, surprised people by moving into the top spot.  Dejavu!  I hope the conference coaches pick Wartburg to finish first in baseball.  Wrestling is coming along, but the conference is just too tough.  Baseball would be okay to continue this new pattern.   

Simpson wins just because.

[Klompen]

Congratulations to Central's Loren Liming on conference player of the week.  I can't argue with the selection, he had a couple of really nice games last week.  At the same time, I would like to give credit to Mark Holan and Zach Cooper for having outstanding games as well.  Liming is very consistent and very deserving, Holan and Cooper are not the big scorers for the team, but they both really stepped up big last week.  Too bad they couldn't all be recognized. 

Hope last week was a big confidence booster for the Dutch.  I would like to see them finish strong.  I don't want to see them get tripped up by a game they should be able to win.  They need to step it up for every game to stay right where they are, which is a very nice place to be.   

[Klompen]

Will I see you online tonight Doolittle?

[doolittledog]

Will I see you online tonight Doolittle?

Yep, probably get the womens game going about half time and then be on through the mens game.  Looking forward to this.  I know the UD site will have audio...there is a possibility they will have video as well.  Video is hit or miss with them, you never know when they might do it. 

[Klompen]

So what is the deal with UD video?  Turned in at half time of women's game, can get live audio, can see some video, but only if I want to watch from the start.  I can't get it to the live point.  Trust me, I don't really want to see the women's game, but I'm hoping for the men's.

[Klompen]

Okay, Doolittle, I got the men's video, but you have to sit down, you're blocking the view!

[doolittledog]

I'll have to get the video on, it wasn't working when I first looked and then my wife spent the last hour on the computer talking to a friend of hers.

Hmm, I have it on but it's very spotty.

I wonder if I turn off the audio if the video will then work better?

I actually see a number of people wearing red in the stands!

And this game is getting out of hand early.  Central rolling

[doolittledog]

Dubuque started out in a 19-5 hole to Central but were able to close the gap and are down at half time 34-27 to the Dutch.

A Dubuque man will try to set a Guinness book of world records mark next week by seeing if he can make more than 6 half court baskets in a 1 minute span.  He was practicing tonight at half time and made 7, but that won't count since next week is the official date he set for trying for the record.  It was fun to watch. 

[doolittledog]

And just like that Dubuque is up 1.  45-44 5 minutes into the 2nd half.  

Central up 1. 67-66 with 2:27 left in the game.  

Central up 69-67 with 26.0 seconds left.  Time out on the court.  

Central up 73-72 with 8.6 seconds left.  Dubuque with another free throw to go.  Time out on the court. 

[Klompen]

Come on Dutch, don't blow this.

[doolittledog]

Every time I watch a UD game on their webcast the visiting team hits a basket at the buzzer to win

I am happy with the fight UD showed.  Central jumped out to a 19-5 lead early in the game.  Hard to get a win when you spot a good team like Central with that.  Dubuque is as good as any team in the league...tough losses to Central and Cornell.  Hopefully they can make some noise in the conference tourney.  Tough loss tonight. 

[Klompen]

Great game by Dubuque.  Lucky win for the Dutch.  Doesn't get much closer than that, huh, Doolittle?  Well, I guess it could have gone 3 OT and ended on a field goal bouncing off the bars and being good.  

Sorry.  But just an awesome game for the Spartans.  Way to go Justin Madsen!

[doolittledog]

You are a bad bad man Klompen

Good showing by the Central faithfull, They probably had 50-60 fans in the stands at Dubuque tonight.