MBB: American Rivers Conference

[WUPHF]

This matchup will have some interest for me.  I was born in Webster and had friends parents that worked for the school.  My family moved to Iowa before Webster started an athletic department.  I will be firmly an NWU fan though.  I support our conference!

Which elementary school did you go to?

[doolittledog]

This matchup will have some interest for me.  I was born in Webster and had friends parents that worked for the school.  My family moved to Iowa before Webster started an athletic department.  I will be firmly an NWU fan though.  I support our conference!

Which elementary school did you go to?

Bristol elementary.  I may have been the last class that also started at the building across the street from the main one before everyone was consolidated into that original building. 

[y_jack_lok]

Webster 179 @ NWU 7 

NWU is a 20 point favorite at home, and that should be about right.  With or without Schimonitz, NWU  should control this game with relative ease.  Despite riding a 12 game win streak and 16-2 conference record,  the numbers say the Gorlocks are a slightly below average team by Adjusted Efficiency Margin.  The eye test says that Webster is a balanced team, physically tough, but will still struggle to match up defensively with the freakish balanced efficiency of the Wolves, especially on their home court.   I really think NWU cruises into an interesting second round game vs. Wash U.

Thanks for that analysis. I think Webster will play hard and compete well. They are in good shape and have experience against teams that play at a fast pace, though certainly none as good as NWU. I don't think it will be as easy for NWU as last year's first round tournament game vs Eureka.

[WUPHF]

Thanks.

Avery Elementary.

Not a Webster native, but I live Northeast of Webster University.

[doolittledog]

I did summer school after 1st or 2nd grade at Avery.  I learned to play kickball at Avery 

If I remember correctly Avery and Bristol were the old red brick elementary schools while Clark and Edgar Rd were the newer, post WW2 single story schools.  1 sister went to Hixon jr high and 2 went to Steger (back when Steger was a jr high and hadn't become an elementary yet). 

So back to basketball.  The loss of Schimonitz will make things interesting.  Looking forward to watching this while I try to get some work done tonight. 

[SpartyBlue]

Webster 179 @ NWU 7 

NWU is a 20 point favorite at home, and that should be about right.  With or without Schimonitz, NWU  should control this game with relative ease.  Despite riding a 12 game win streak and 16-2 conference record,  the numbers say the Gorlocks are a slightly below average team by Adjusted Efficiency Margin.  The eye test says that Webster is a balanced team, physically tough, but will still struggle to match up defensively with the freakish balanced efficiency of the Wolves, especially on their home court.   I really think NWU cruises into an interesting second round game vs. Wash U.

Thanks for that analysis. I think Webster will play hard and compete well. They are in good shape and have experience against teams that play at a fast pace, though certainly none as good as NWU. I don't think it will be as easy for NWU as last year's first round tournament game vs Eureka.

Could be.  I think Webster is a decent team and obviously anything can happen in a given 40 minutes.  Another way to look at it on paper, though, is that Webster would rank 8th in the ARC in performance rating  ( http://talismanred.com/ratings/hoops/divisioniii.shtml )    .  They're not bringing anything unique that NWU hasn't seen this season in conference play, never mind non-conference games against the Johnnies and Tommies.  We'll see what happens.

[y_jack_lok]

^^^ No disagreement from me.

[WUPHF]

I did summer school after 1st or 2nd grade at Avery.  I learned to play kickball at Avery.

If I remember correctly Avery and Bristol were the old red brick elementary schools while Clark and Edgar Rd were the newer, post WW2 single story schools.  1 sister went to Hixon jr high and 2 went to Steger (back when Steger was a jr high and hadn't become an elementary yet). 

So back to basketball.  The loss of Schimonitz will make things interesting.  Looking forward to watching this while I try to get some work done tonight.

This is great, thanks for the back and forth.

By the way, is Nate Shimonitz out tonight?

[SpartyBlue]

Monster dunk by Etienne, NWU 65-63 with 6:20 left.  Barnburner in Nebraska.

[Gregory Sager]

The Schimonitz-less Prairie Wolves eke out a 77-73 home win over lightly-regarded Webster.

[y_jack_lok]

Congrats to the NWU announcers and the entire broadcast of tonight's NWU/Webster game. Really first rate in every respect.

And congrats to NWU on their win. Good teams win tough games, especially when playing without their best player. You'll have your hands full tomorrow vs Wash U.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

If Schimonitz can't go tomorrow, it seems very difficult to figure out how NWU will beat WashU.

[SpartyBlue]

Wash U 16 @ NWU 7.  This clearly and unsurprisingly is not the same team without Schimonitz.  Credit Webster last night for going to toe to for 40 minutes, had a look in the waning seconds to tie it.  Bears have too much firepower for this version of the Wolves.  I say Wash U by 8-12.

[Greek Tragedy]

Granted Schimonitz wasn't  100%, obviously,  but I'm not sure how much of a difference that would've been. Wash U was a buzzsaw Saturday. Wow.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Granted Schimonitz wasn't  100%, obviously,  but I'm not sure how much of a difference that would've been. Wash U was a buzzsaw Saturday. Wow.

This appears to be the WashU team we expected all season.  They're still down Hunter, too, right?  Very dangerous.