MBB: American Rivers Conference

Klompen · January 17, 2008, 09:26:49 AM

Congratulations to Keith Pedersen on another fantastic night of shooting and to Central on a great win over Coe. Pedersen started with a dunk and the Dutch never looked back as Coe was never in this one. I'm sure Coe is better than they showed last night, all the same it was a fun game to watch for the Dutch fans who had such high hopes for the year. Still hoping Central can move back up to the thick of things. Also hoping that De Hoogh is okay. He went down with an ankle injury in the second half.

duhawk · January 17, 2008, 11:48:19 AM

I think Show summed it up exactly when he said Kolze with 5, that might be the most of the story. Two evenly matched teams and I sill believe that Loras' starting five is better than BV's. The problem is that Loras doesn't have the depth to spell some guys without a significant dropoff. The result was a tired Loras team near the end and a slightly less tired BV squad that still had the legs to make a clutch last minute shot. I don't think that's the season by any means as I still think Loras could upend BV at their place, but it was a huge win for BV.

It would have been nice to have played this game during the spring semester as the J-term crowd wasn't up to giving Loras much a home court advantage.

doolittledog · January 17, 2008, 01:28:13 PM

Dubuque wins their second straight conference game. At Luther 54-47. Last year the Spartans lost at Luther 62-58...so we are seeing a bit of improvement!!!

Purple Heys · January 17, 2008, 08:24:12 PM

4-1 for Cornell...whod've thunk it? Even gave Loras a good game.

Go Rams.

Klopenhiemer · January 17, 2008, 08:53:41 PM

Nice analysis duhawk. I might agree with some it. I do not know if you will get BV at their place during the spring semester, but you know it will be a good game. I love how your other friends like rock chaulk duhawk have not chimed in. must be hiding.

doolittledog · January 18, 2008, 09:57:56 AM

Quote from: Purple Heys on January 17, 2008, 08:24:12 PM
4-1 for Cornell...whod've thunk it? Even gave Loras a good game.

Go Rams.

4-12 last year and now 4-1 this season...I would call that a remarkable turn around!!!

Your son is tall...if Cornell offered him some finantial aid to play on the hardwood would he do it???

Rock Chalk DuHawk · January 18, 2008, 10:01:23 AM

Congrats to the Beavers......great win for them....this just will make for a more interesting season....making Loras go to BV and having to Win in the upcoming weeks.

Too bad for Loras that Kolze was shut down to 5 points.....I know he was coming off an ankle injury that was pretty bad so maybe next time he will be in prime shape. The bottom line is they couldnt stop Wagner.......they needed a counter for him and they didnt really have one......with the addition of TO's it was going to be hard for Loras to win this one.

Who is the next best teams after Loras and BV?

Central, Wartburg, Cornell or even UD? What is going on here?

doolittledog · January 18, 2008, 10:43:50 AM

Quote from: Rock Chalk DuHawk on January 18, 2008, 10:01:23 AM
Congrats to the Beavers......great win for them....this just will make for a more interesting season....making Loras go to BV and having to Win in the upcoming weeks.

Too bad for Loras that Kolze was shut down to 5 points.....I know he was coming off an ankle injury that was pretty bad so maybe next time he will be in prime shape. The bottom line is they couldnt stop Wagner.......they needed a counter for him and they didnt really have one......with the addition of TO's it was going to be hard for Loras to win this one.

Who is the next best teams after Loras and BV? Central, Wartburg, Cornell or even UD? What is going on here?

I think you will see BV and Loras at the top followed by Cornell a notch below them and then 4th through 9th might all end up within a game or two of each other. A lot of parity in the league this year. It doesn't seem like most teams are very deep. They have some talent but not a lot on the bench. But then again I'm not really following it all that closely like I did when I was a young man!!!

Purple Heys · January 18, 2008, 01:04:02 PM

Quote from: doolittledog on January 18, 2008, 09:57:56 AM
Quote from: Purple Heys on January 17, 2008, 08:24:12 PM
4-1 for Cornell...whod've thunk it? Even gave Loras a good game.

Go Rams.

4-12 last year and now 4-1 this season...I would call that a remarkable turn around!!!

Your son is tall...if Cornell offered him some finantial aid to play on the hardwood would he do it???

If they gave him more money I would MAKE him play!

He played youth basketball up until High School then didn't play again until his senior year.

He was a late bloomer and didn't really grow until he was a Junior in HS. He was an unbelievable rebounder until he stopped playing. He was never much of a shooter and laying off for 3 years didn't help.

He'd need some intense training to catch up. The funny thing is, that he was a helluva a baseball player, sweet left-handed swing with some power; rangy outfielder...but when he grew, his strike zone changed and he had trouble adjusting...I tried to talk him into playing at Cornell but he wants to focus on football

Full Court Sorcerer · January 18, 2008, 05:51:44 PM

I don't know how you can think that Cornell is the third best team in the conference. They have played one team in the conference that has been consistend over the past two years which is Loras. There is no way that Cornell will be able to finish in the top 3.

By the way, this is not a remarkable turnaround for the Rams. Haven't they been starting their 3-4 best players for 3 years? And they have amassed what? A total of 10 confernce wins during that span. I wouldn't be praising them too much as of now.

Still look for BV and Loras to go 1 and 2, but the third spot is wide open, and Cornell is not going to be filling that void.

doolittledog · January 18, 2008, 05:57:27 PM

Cornell might not finish in third but I WOULD say going 4-12 one year and then starting 4-1 the next is a remarkable turnaround. If they've had 10 wins over 3 years like you say and then come out this year and win 4 out of 5 I would say that is pretty good. But maybe that's just me.

Klopenhiemer · January 18, 2008, 06:54:26 PM

Quote from: Full Court Sorcerer on January 18, 2008, 05:51:44 PM
I don't know how you can think that Cornell is the third best team in the conference. They have played one team in the conference that has been consistend over the past two years which is Loras. There is no way that Cornell will be able to finish in the top 3.

By the way, this is not a remarkable turnaround for the Rams. Haven't they been starting their 3-4 best players for 3 years? And they have amassed what? A total of 10 confernce wins during that span. I wouldn't be praising them too much as of now.

Still look for BV and Loras to go 1 and 2, but the third spot is wide open, and Cornell is not going to be filling that void.

God forbid a team play together for 3 years and amass nothing and then come out as seniors and play some decent ball. I agree I do not think you will see Cornell finish in the top 3 of the conference, but didnt people say that about UD regarding football two years ago?

B.Ver · January 19, 2008, 09:29:31 PM

HO HUM, B.V beats Cornell and Simpson upsets Loras. Good job Storm!

The Show · January 19, 2008, 10:00:14 PM

Wow, didn't see that one coming. Looks like White forgot to get the rest of his team to join him over in Indianola this afternoon. This should make sure that BV doesn't look past them when they head there mid week.

The Beavers continue to get the job done. Their coaches have them prepared for each game. Keep up the good work fellas!

Klopenhiemer · January 20, 2008, 04:40:01 AM

Congratulations to all the IIAC winner this weekend. Special congrats to the Beavs on another conference win.

Looks like the wheels are falling off the bus on the Loras campus.