MBB: American Rivers Conference

[Purple Heys]

I have a feeling Dubuque's little run will come to an end this weekend, but for now, they find themselves sitting alone in the #3 spot in the conference!  Congrats!

Is anyone from Loras injured?  I see they squeaked by Luther by 2.  Their posters seem to be M.I.A. as well...

Rock Chaulk DuHawk wanted to run his mouth early in the season.  There were some more that I will not call out.  Funny how the tides turn and people leave for their hiding spots. 

When you back Cornell, you learn to roll with the good times and bad...

Just been busy at work lately.

I for one am still pleasantly surprised with our early league showing.  The DBQ game could have gone either way.

[Klopenhiemer]

I have a feeling Dubuque's little run will come to an end this weekend, but for now, they find themselves sitting alone in the #3 spot in the conference!  Congrats!

Is anyone from Loras injured?  I see they squeaked by Luther by 2.  Their posters seem to be M.I.A. as well...

Rock Chaulk DuHawk wanted to run his mouth early in the season.  There were some more that I will not call out.  Funny how the tides turn and people leave for their hiding spots. 

When you back Cornell, you learn to roll with the good times and bad...

Just been busy at work lately.

I for one am still pleasantly surprised with our early league showing.  The DBQ game could have gone either way.

Heys I was not talking about you.  That was directed at the Loras faithful only.  They jumped all over me and were talking about huge beatdowns when BV played over there.  Sorry if anyone else thought that was directed conference wide.  BTW looks like Cornell is having a decent basketball season. 

[du-sz]

Yeah, us Duhawk fans were missing for a while there, but its hard to think of words to write after dropping two in a row (including one to Simpson).  Although Loras hasn't looked impressive since, they have found a way to win.  The second round with Simpson was a nice double-digit victory, but I think their rematch with UD could spell out how the rest of their season will look.  If they can get by the Spartans comfortably, I could see them giving BV a run for their money come late February.  If they falter on the home court with the students (finally) back, the Duhawks will have a lot of questions to answer if they hope to repeat as conference champs.

I still think they have some great talent, and the bench is showing signs of life with Brandt, Seaquist, Abbuhl, Rowe, and Parker. 

...and speaking of bench players, one that Loras was supposed to have this season, Taylor Blum, has really helped out over at UD lately.  I saw that he went down with a foot injury recently....is he good to go for Wednesday's match-up?

[birds of prey]

I still think they have some great talent, and the bench is showing signs of life with Brandt, Seaquist, Abbuhl, Rowe, and Parker. 

du-sz, I think you meant Conrad, not Parker, who is hurt. I agree with your last post though. Brandt Seaquist, Abbuhl, Rowe, and Conrad have done a great job off the bench as of late. UD will be a tough test, the Spartans have a little momentum from their little 5-game run before the BV game and they all seem to be gelling at the right time. It was a 23-point win for the Duhawks in early December. I wouldn't expect it to be that lobsided again. We'll see...

[Rock Chalk DuHawk]

Whoa, whoa.....lets just relax for a second here.  Sorry I have been traveling and cant keep up with the season as of right now.  I do know the duhawks struggled for a moment a few weeks ago but I am sure they are going to get things rolling again as they are pulling off close games.  That is a sign of a great team in the works. 

True test of their season will come tomorrow night and how the handle cross town rival UD.  That is always a great game and fun atmosphere. 

Dont worry I will support my Duhawks until they die.  I'm not going to close my mouth just yet......more to come for me this year and years to come.

UD get ready for your second whooping this year from the friendly duhawks down the block.

[bballjunkie5]

Getting closer and closer to the conference tournament - let's get the predictions rolling for tomorrow's set of games. I'll take:

BV over Luther - It might be closer than predicted for a while, but BV has it rolling, especially at home.

Loras over Dubuque - Should be a good crowd on hand, Dubuque has a chance only if they keep Loras off the free-throw line/boards and Daughtery plus someone else gets it going offensively.

Coe over Wartburg - Coe has been struggling a little of late, but they still have some firepower and with it being a home game with a big crowd, I give them the edge.

Central over Cornell - Central's three guards continue to roll and the Dutch get revenge over the Rams.

[Rock Chalk DuHawk]

Loras over UD
BV over Luther
Coe over Hurtburg
Cornell over Central

[Alfredeneumann]

Here are my picks

Loras over UD
BV over Luther
Central over Cornell 
And in heart over head pick I'll take the Wartburg over Coe.

Wartburg will knock off someone ahead of them in the standings yet this year. And no truth to the rumor the Knights travel with an ambulance.

[The Show]

Alright, I'll be the first to take UD in the upset...

BV over Luther - The Norse only score 20 a game, but also keep the opponent's score low.
Cornell over Central - They've done it once already...
Coe over Wartburg - Knights are beat up physically.
UD over Loras - Revenge...

Klop - Trying to keep you up with positive karma is almost turning into a full time job!

[duhawkdanran]

I'm going way out on a limb:

Luther over BV on BV's home floor -- after what Luther did to Loras, look for the to surprise... if they can get past BV's pressure

Coe over the Burg - I never pick wartburg and Coe has some talent

Central over Cornell - Centrals guards will shoot Cornell out of the gym

Loras over rival UD -- in a very close game

[The Show]

BV stomps on Luther tonight, 74-53.
In other action:
Loras by 3.
Central by 5.
Coe by 16.

[The Show]

And for what it's worth...BV clinches a spot in the IIAC Tourny with it's win tonight. 

[Kohawk Krazy]

Huge win for the Kohawks tonight!

The game was no where as close as the final score indicates.

Big game on Saturday for Coe.  Haven't won in Storm Lake in a looooong time.

[bballjunkie5]

As most people predicted for last night, although scores might be a little surprising. UD had things go the way they wanted except the score (outrebounded Loras, Blum gets 20, lead into half) Question for those who were there or listened - did Porter get hurt?? Only 4 minutes that I saw.

Coe whooped on a hurt Wartburg team. The game sounded to be above 20 points all night until the Knights scored on the Coe reserves late. Coe's student announcers are not very good by the way.

BV continues to roll, 32 foul shots and outrebounded another opponent.

Any info on the Central/Cornell game? Cornell lead at half, what was the turning point?

[doolittledog]

As most people predicted for last night, although scores might be a little surprising. UD had things go the way they wanted except the score (outrebounded Loras, Blum gets 20, lead into half) Question for those who were there or listened - did Porter get hurt?? Only 4 minutes that I saw.

Coe whooped on a hurt Wartburg team. The game sounded to be above 20 points all night until the Knights scored on the Coe reserves late. Coe's student announcers are not very good by the way.

BV continues to roll, 32 foul shots and outrebounded another opponent.

Any info on the Central/Cornell game? Cornell lead at half, what was the turning point?

Porter has been battling a hand injury and has been getting minimal minutes over the last maybe 3 or 4 games.  That says something about how Dubuque has been playing that Porter has been injured and they have still played well. 

Coe announcers were not very good last year...sounds by your description they aren't any better this year!!!

BV seems to be the class of the league at this point.

Haven't heard a thing about the Central/Cornell game.