MBB: American Rivers Conference

[pdmcgee]

well the knights holding down the 14th spot in the top 25.  I dont see any other IIAC teams in there.... thats wierd.  The knights travel to Upper Iowa today to scrimmage the Peacocks.  Should be a good scrimmage for Wartburg.  Like I said they are deep and talented.  It's gonna be a great winter in waverly, I can feel it.

[cg25]

KP....how is UD looking?    Farley and I say "what up"?

[keith45]

Grimm Dawg,
Don't know yet...they have scorers, still waiting to see how the bigs are....I'll keep you guys informed..you texas guys interested in a Loras/UD alumni game?

[cg25]

Christmas break is the only time for me........Dew and Farley will be coaching ball.     Spring break I will be coaching track, so winter time is the best time for me......
let me know when/what you have in plan.

[True Basketball Fan]

How did Wartburg fare against Upper Iowa?  I'm assuming they beat them (even though Upper is DII, I would hardly call them decent one).

I guess they only other team that could've got in the Top 25, was Buena Vista.  They lost a lot, but I'd surprised if they didn't creep in there by mid december.

[sportsknight]

Listen to the Wartburg Knights take on the Iowa Hawkeyes tomorrow night at 7:05 at www.kwar.org.  The Hawkeye Radio Network will not be carrying the game, so listening online (or on 89.1 FM in the Waverly area) is your only chance to hear this ballgame.  Iowa's Top Student Sportscaster Jesse Gavin will handle the play-by-play duties, while former Wartburg basketball player Kip Pedersen provides commentary and analysis.  Pre-Game Show will begin around 6:45 and will include an interview with Wartburg head coach Dick Peth.

[Walston Hoover]

35-28 Hawks with 17 min left

[The Show]

75-48...not as bad as I was expecting.  I guessed 30 or higher, True Basketball Fan was a tad closer with his 25 point difference prediction.

Anyone remember how they matched up...man to man? Who attempted to guard Haluska?

Noticed Steege was 1 for 12?

[warthog]

Who makes the IIAC schedule?

What a dumb move.  The last Wartburg/Luther basketball game to be played in the grand old Knights Gymnasium is on a Tuesday night in November. 

Give me a break.  That game should have been scheduled as a season finale that included post game fireworks and Buzz Levick at the controls of the wrecking ball taking the first whack at knocking it down. 

The Wartburg/Iowa game was just 7 minutes too long for the Knights.  I thought Wartburg brought a good contingent of fans.  I'm sure the crowd included many Wartburg fans and alums (like me) who live in the Iowa City area.

[pacific rim]

hey everyone.  i'm from the miac board and was wondering what you guys are saying about wartburg this year?

[sportsknight]

Warthog,
Great point about the scheduling.  I don't know if it is the same this year, but that first Tuesday of the conference season last year had Luther playing Wartburg, Simpson playing Central, and Dubuque playing Loras...3 of the IIAC's 4 biggest rivalries on a frickin' Tuesday.  I probably said this last year, but you'd think that the schools would want those games on the weekend so that the attendance (and gate) could be larger.  As long as the number of schools in the league is going to stay steady, I'd say that its high time to go back to the Friday-Saturday travelling partner schedule.  Coaches would probably be against it because of the conditioning you have to be in to play on back-to-back nights, but I think BV would rather get back from a road trip to Dubuque 2:30 on a Saturday or Sunday morning, rather than a Wednesday or Thursday morning.  Granted the IIAC got burned by UIU and WPU when they make the most recent changes to the schedule format, but if they can keep the league at 9 teams for a while, the Friday-Saturday thing would be a great idea in my book.

[keith45]

pre-season rankings are out....looks good to me, except I can't understand why UD was pciked to finish lower than they did last year..I still see them as a top 4 team this year....and Nick Thomas as MVP

[The 1308]

Normally I don't send messages....but shut up with Nick Thomas will ya....everyone knows he shoots 40 times a game..he should score points...but thats why he isn't mvp...he shoots and that is about all he does...

[keith45]

ohhh boy.....but ok 1308, you win..I'll be quiet

[keith45]

But then testosterone takes over....5 rebounds, 3 steals, 85% from the line....I don't think all he does is shoot 40 times a game...