MBB: American Rivers Conference

[Kohawk Krazy]

KCRG 9.2 will be televising the Coe vs. Simpson game on Wednesday night and will replay it on: 2/4 @ 10:00a, 2/11 @ 10:00a, 2/18 @ 2:00pm.  http://www.kcrg.com/9point2/tv-schedule 

KCRG 9.2 telecast the game between Luther and BV earlier this year and did a teriffic job.  Their announcers were complementary toward the both schools giving positive comments and credit to the individual players as appropriate.  It would be nice if the Conference website would make mention of this added publicity.

Like this?

http://iowaconference.com/news/2012/1/31/IIAC_0131125527.aspx

[Klompen]

Central breaks losing streak by beating up on Faith College last night.  It was a lopsided game against a team without any weapons, but it was a good game for the Dutch coming off of such a run of bad luck.  The Dutch are getting stronger again and coming out of the slump as evidenced by a very good game at BV, not a win, but as close as Central has come up there in decades.  Marinkovich had his arm out of the sling last night, but did not dress.  Don't know if there is any chance he will come back this season or not.  The one player that has really impressed me during this slump is Jake Winkler.  He is looking really strong in all facets of the game right now.  Of course, he looked exceptional last night making good moves to the basket, rebounding, defense, you name it.  Nice to see KJ thawing back out and making some Cool shots from the 3 line.  Maybe we can heat back up a bit before it is too late to make the conference tourney.  Don't count the Dutch out yet.

[doolittledog]

Woo-hoo! I scored UD/Luther tickets! 

I was forgetting the game was in Dubuque...safe travels...wave at the camera tonight!!!

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Woo-hoo! I scored UD/Luther tickets! 

I was forgetting the game was in Dubuque...safe travels...wave at the camera tonight!!!

Fog scuttled trip - webcastration tonight

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Woo-hoo! I scored UD/Luther tickets! 

I was forgetting the game was in Dubuque...safe travels...wave at the camera tonight!!!

Fog scuttled trip - webcastration tonight

Webcastration n. - frustration watching buffered webcasts

[doolittledog]

Dubuque beats Luther 64-55

There is a tie at the top of the IIAC standings.  As my old roomate "Phil from Brazil" Philip Reid used to say...Oi yaaaaah!!!  He would say a lot of other stuff as well...but not appropriate for here

[doolittledog]

Tonights scores...

Dubuque 64 Luther 55   
Loras 65 Buena Vista 68   
Simpson 76 Coe 60   
Cornell 39 Wartburg 52 

Standings...

Luther     9-3 remaining games Central, Simpson, @BVU, @ Coe
Dubuque 9-3 remaining games @Loras, Wartburg, @BVU, Cornell
BVU        8-3 remaining games Coe, @Simpson, Dubuque, Luther, @Cornell
Coe        8-4 remaining games @BVU, Cornell, @Wartburg, Luther
Simpson  6-5
Central    5-6
Wartburg 4-8
Loras      2-10 only 2 conference wins are against Cornell...Seriously, what is going on with the Duhawks???
Cornell   1-10

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I'm thankful that plans didn't work out to go to Dubuque tonight ... it would've been a very long drive home.

I was able to watch the UD/Luther game on the web while KCRG 9.2 broadcast Coe/Simpson on the tube.   Congratulations to UD for the win, but I must say that neither team looked very good down the stretch.  The Spartans shot 27% from the floor in the final 12 minutes of the game while the Norse managed only 14% including an inconsiquential layup with 14 seconds left.  Luther was trailing by one point (49-48) with 11:58 to play and only scored 7 points for the entire rest of the game ... two field goals and three free throws.  YUCK!

What I saw was tentative play from the Norse as it seemed that NO ONE WANTED TO SHOOT THE DANG BALL!  I was hollerin' at the freakin' computer as I watched Luther players repeatedly drive to the hoop from the wing, but would pass the ball to an equally guarded teammate only a few feet away as the Spartan defense rotated and filled - USE YOUR SEPARATION AND TAKE THE 8-FOOTER DANGIT!  I watched in frustration as Wedemeier and Matos were pushed 3-4 feet off the block before receiving the entry pass and were then unable to do anything with their post moves - USE YOUR LEVERAGE AND HOLD POSITION!  I sat dumfounded as UD's defense smothered Dane Larson (zero points in the first half) because he left 3-foot gaps off the picks - ARRRGGH - SHOULDER SCREENS ARE SO FUNDAMENTAL!

I know Coach Franzen saw all of this and more and will right the ship. He doesn't have much time though, because Simpson is coming to town on Saturday and if they match their performance against Coe, things could get dicey.  Simpson couldn't miss from the arc and played to the TV cameras running at least 3 alley-oops.  I thought that they also kept Coe off balance with their defense holding Mataloni scoreless in the first half. 

There's still a lot of basketball to play ... this is getting fun!   
Sincerely yours, 5 words or more

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Tonights scores...

Dubuque 64 Luther 55   
Loras 65 Buena Vista 68   
Simpson 76 Coe 60   
Cornell 39 Wartburg 52 

Standings...

Luther     9-3 remaining games Central, Simpson, @BVU, @ Coe ... Opponents composite record = 27-18
Dubuque 9-3 remaining games @Loras, Wartburg, @BVU, Cornell ... Opponents composite record = 15-31
BVU        8-3 remaining games Coe, @Simpson, Dubuque, Luther, @Cornell ... Opponents composite record = 33-25
Coe        8-4 remaining games @BVU, Cornell, @Wartburg, Luther ... Opponents composite record = 22-24
Simpson  6-5
Central    5-6
Wartburg 4-8
Loras      2-10 only 2 conference wins are against Cornell...Seriously, what is going on with the Duhawks???
Cornell   1-10

Dubuque has easiest remaining schedule

[doolittledog]

Tonights scores...

Dubuque 64 Luther 55   
Loras 65 Buena Vista 68   
Simpson 76 Coe 60   
Cornell 39 Wartburg 52 

Standings...

Luther     9-3 remaining games Central, Simpson, @BVU, @ Coe ... Opponents composite record = 27-18
Dubuque 9-3 remaining games @Loras, Wartburg, @BVU, Cornell ... Opponents composite record = 15-31
BVU        8-3 remaining games Coe, @Simpson, Dubuque, Luther, @Cornell ... Opponents composite record = 33-25
Coe        8-4 remaining games @BVU, Cornell, @Wartburg, Luther ... Opponents composite record = 22-24
Simpson  6-5
Central    5-6
Wartburg 4-8
Loras      2-10 only 2 conference wins are against Cornell...Seriously, what is going on with the Duhawks???
Cornell   1-10

Dubuque has easiest remaining schedule

I vote for giving Dubuque the title right now!!!

Luther gets the advantage of playing the next 2 games at home in winnable (is that a word) games.  If BVU, Coe and Dubuque find a way to lose a game in their next two...then Luther just has to win 1 of their last 2 on the road to share the title. 

But, you know, I vote to just give the title to the Spartans right now.  Football and mens basketball conference championships in the same year would be great for fans like me

[doolittledog]

Dubuque up 34-27 @ Loras at halftime 

Dubuque wins 68-63 @ Loras

[doolittledog]

Games today...

Coe wins 77-74 in OT @ BVU
Central wins 83-50 @ Cornell
Dubuque wins 68-63 @ Loras
Luther wins 74-63 over Simpson

Standings...

Luther     10-3  Central, @BVU, @Coe
Dubuque 10-3   Wartburg, @BVU, Cornell
Coe          9-4   Cornell, @Wartburg, Luther
BVU         8-4   @Simpson, Dubuque, Luther, @Cornell
Central    6-6
Simpson  6-6
Wartburg 4-8
Loras       2-11
Cornell     1-11

Games Wednesday...

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

[Klompen]

Central played Saturday like the Central from the beginning of the season, hitting threes and balancing the inside/outside scoring.  Cornell maybe at the bottom of the conference, but it was good to play such a solid and full game again.  Coincidentally, Marko Marinkovich was able to play again.  He took several nice shots on Saturday, not sure any of them actually went in, but ALL of them were on target, just maybe a touch too hard to stay in the hoop.  Not bad for missing so many games, with a little more practice they will go in.  Would be nice to see Central finish the way they started and with the teams they have left to play, they could do that.  I'm still impressed that we almost won at BV, not something Central has been able to do much of in recent years, even though we seem to have their number at home most years lately.

Way to come back, Dutch, I knew you weren't ready to call it a season yet.

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Luther's erecting more "funny bankboards"

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Luther's erecting more "funny bankboards"

Luther planning to change their school colors to green

In case 5WOL is anxious to watch some IIAC basketball with the Norse not playing tonight...here is the link to the UD/Wartburg game.

http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/dbq.portal#

Its the MC22 crew doing the game...multiple cameras and replays and all that jazz.