MBB: American Rivers Conference

[doolittledog]

Dubuque beats Silver Lake College 86-57 tonight. 

[doolittledog]

UD beats cross-town rival Clarke 65-57 @ UD.  2 weeks ago at the UW-Stout Tourney UD beat Clarke 64-56.  Clarke won at Loras earlier this week 70-65. 

[Norsanity]

Got to see my Norse tonight and I am really excited about this year. Think we have the best post players in the conference. And everyone knows that we are always one of the best defensive teams in the iiac.

[doolittledog]

Dubuque moves to 8-1 on the year with an 89-40 win over Blackburn College.  I am anxious to see how the conference part of the schedule plays out. 

[Norsanity]

Will be interesting as usual

Loras Simpson wartburg look weak. All other teams look like they could make a run at it

How does Loras and wartburg have the best gyms and the last few yrs horrible basketball teams

Last 3 conf champs are coe Luther central. Those are the worst gyms in iiac

[Gregory Sager]

Good gym =/= good team

Bad gym =/= bad team

It's not about the gym. It's about the players who play in it.

[doolittledog]

Good gym =/= good team

Bad gym =/= bad team

It's not about the gym. It's about the players who play in it.

Well, we all know that.  The thing is, at the time that Loras and Wartburg built their new basketball gyms, the conference powers in mens basketball were BVU/Loras/Wartburg.  Loras and Wartburg built new palaces for their winning teams and immediately took a nose dive in the conference standings.  Interestingly, attendance and atmosphere looks like they went south at both of those places as well after their new digs were built.  While obviously good coaching and players provide you a winning team, it was expected that the new facilities would assist Loras and Wartburg in continuing their winning formula.  It's turned out to not be the case at all.

[5 Words or Less]

Simpson MBB = Transfer U.

• #21 - Drew Bentley Transferred from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
• #25 - Olu Rotibi Transferred from University of Minnesota-Crookston.
• #33 - AJ Arrington Transferred to Simpson for the second semester of the 2011-12 season
• #53 - Austin Hennings Sat out the 2011-12 season at Division I South Dakota State due to transfer rules ... spent one season at Mid-America Nazarene in Olathe, Kan., where he played in 28 games as a freshman in 2010-11

[5 Words or Less]

Where's strength of schedule listed?

[Norsanity]

Conference starts Saturday. We have looked pretty good in non conference games against a tough schedule.  Need to take care of business against a lesser Loras team.
Really think iiac has 5 good teams and 3 bad teams this year. Loras Simpson Wartburg will fight for last playoff spot. Other 5 teams all have shot for title. Last 4 conf champs Coe Luther Central BV.Dubuque wants to get in that mix. Might be best team.

[doolittledog]

Dubuque wins @ Coe 63-59
BVU beats Loras 79-74
Luther beats Simpson 59-53

[Alfredeneumann]

Wartburg goes to 2-0 @ home to start conference schedule.  Beat Central 86-78.
Knights were up 15 with 2:21 left. Dutch hit 5 3's down the stretch and Wartburg went 10-14 from the line.
Former U of Ia walk-on Stubbs had problems guarding Murphy or Flenor.
Bench has played great in first 2 games.

[Norsanity]

Luther wins a defensive battle with the storm. Another coach of year for coach franzen?

Surprise of the year has to be wartburg. Two good wins so far.
Still have a long ways to go.

[doolittledog]

Wartburg goes to 2-0 @ home to start conference schedule.  Beat Central 86-78.
Knights were up 15 with 2:21 left. Dutch hit 5 3's down the stretch and Wartburg went 10-14 from the line.
Former U of Ia walk-on Stubbs had problems guarding Murphy or Flenor.
Bench has played great in first 2 games.

That sounds like the UD/Coe game.  Coe hit 4 3-pointers in 1:21 while Dubuque went 3-10 from the line to cut it to a 2 point game.  UD then makes 2 free throws with 6 seconds left to eek out a 4 point win that should have been larger.  14-27 from the line won't get you too many victories on the road.  But I will take it. 

[Alfredeneumann]

Don't know how UD did from the line in non-conf but they were 12-24 from the line @ Wartburg last Saturday.

Wartburg goes to 2-0 @ home to start conference schedule.  Beat Central 86-78.
Knights were up 15 with 2:21 left. Dutch hit 5 3's down the stretch and Wartburg went 10-14 from the line.
Former U of Ia walk-on Stubbs had problems guarding Murphy or Flenor.
Bench has played great in first 2 games.

That sounds like the UD/Coe game.  Coe hit 4 3-pointers in 1:21 while Dubuque went 3-10 from the line to cut it to a 2 point game.  UD then makes 2 free throws with 6 seconds left to eek out a 4 point win that should have been larger.  14-27 from the line won't get you too many victories on the road.  But I will take it.