MBB: American Rivers Conference

[birds of prey]

It was well deserved and shouldn't take away anything Andre Wagner did this year...White simply improved from last season and filled the stat sheet more.
Congratulations to Kyle and the Duhawks!

[SLP-O-8]

Are you sure that he is POY rather than player of this week again.  Im not saying that he hasn't heard already but he was giving the player of the week this week and could be mistaken.  If true congrats to him on a great year and good look in the tourney.

[birds of prey]

Yeah, he is Athlete of the Week and Player of the Year. It's unofficial, but he found out after receiving a phone call today.

[duhawkdanran]

Loras Basketball Highlights and Stories:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K3GgThFVuU (First Practice)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwePMFz3LFA (Loras vs. Clarke)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v3Wubn3ksM (Loras vs. North Park)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GN1vXmRlWU (Loras vs. Simpson)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9htch6upeU (Loras vs. BV)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZJwAKpx-8o (Loras vs. Coe)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYrJS3-dm0o (Whitewater Teaser)

[LCfan]

I would venture to say that Loras did "dominate" underneath last night. Sure Loras got the job done from outside, but that doesn't mean they didn't inside.  I watched Slater, White and Brandt shut down the Coe bigs all through the first half.  I haven't really sifted through the stats, but i am sure anyone there could probably attest to the trouble Knuestling was having on both ends of the court virtually all night.

BTW that guy that does the cartwheels for BV is the worst male cheerleader ever!!! He has the girls do all the lifting..whats with that?? Weak.

What offense of threat does Coe have for Loras to dominate against?  Kuenstling is the only player that you could truly consider a true post on the team.  Slater did do an amazing job defensively against Kuenstling, but other than that Coe has no other offensive post presence.  Offensively you can say the same about Loras, their bigs had just as much trouble doing anything down low except for one dunk by White which was more fast break if anything.

I know this is a little late but if this dunk is a fast break than I dont know what half court offense is!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZJwAKpx-8o (Loras vs. Coe)

[sportsknight]

I would venture to say that Loras did "dominate" underneath last night. Sure Loras got the job done from outside, but that doesn't mean they didn't inside.  I watched Slater, White and Brandt shut down the Coe bigs all through the first half.  I haven't really sifted through the stats, but i am sure anyone there could probably attest to the trouble Knuestling was having on both ends of the court virtually all night.

BTW that guy that does the cartwheels for BV is the worst male cheerleader ever!!! He has the girls do all the lifting..whats with that?? Weak.

What offense of threat does Coe have for Loras to dominate against?  Kuenstling is the only player that you could truly consider a true post on the team.  Slater did do an amazing job defensively against Kuenstling, but other than that Coe has no other offensive post presence.  Offensively you can say the same about Loras, their bigs had just as much trouble doing anything down low except for one dunk by White which was more fast break if anything.

I know this is a little late but if this dunk is a fast break than I dont know what half court offense is!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZJwAKpx-8o (Loras vs. Coe)

Yeah, that's def. not a fast break.  The cat from Coe just got owned.  Period.

[SLP-O-8]

Good Luck to both BV and Loras tomorrow!  Represent the conference so we get the respect we deserve in future years.

[The Show]

Safe travels for anyone attending the games tonight.  Good luck to both IIAC squads.

GO BEAVERS!!!

[Rock Chalk DuHawk]

Today is a great day....2 IAAC teams playing the national tournament.....Loras beat UWW the last time they played against each back in 2005, coming back from 18 point 2nd half deficit.  I think Loras will match up well with them and can pull off a great upset tonight.  If I know these Duhawks well enough, they are not going to want to bounce out in the first round again like last year.

As for the Beavers I believe they have this game in the bag.  Look for Flogelman to have a big game and Wagner to be his supporting cast tonight.....


Good luck to both teams and I hope to see two W's by the end of the night.

[larry_u]

I see 2 losses.  The IIAC just doesn't compare physicially and skillwise to the MIAC and WIAC.  Plus having 2 games on thier opponents home courts..I see BV and Loras coming home winless tomorrow morning...

[The Show]

I would think a physical game would definitely favor the IIAC.

Centella from Loras is one of the most physical guards I've seen in awhile.  As long as Kolze isn't playing BV, he should be on as well.  The only thing I see that could hurt Loras is if they're calling touch fouls and Loras has to sit either of the two I mentioned above or White or Slater.  They don't have the depth that BV does.

McCoy from St. Thomas is the only one who appears he can size up with Fogleman. But with the constant 4 bigs for BV in rotation, I have a feeling he will be getting worn down if he has to alternate guarding Fogleman and Arndorfer.  As long as BV is hitting their FT's, they should be in great shape.  And I don't think Wagner and Co. will be far behind in the skill dept. either...

[du-sz]

 Well, I decided to take a look at tonight's match-ups and see what I thought.  It looks like Loras has a pretty tough task against UW-W.  The Warhawks appear to have some quick scorers on the outside and a couple solid forwards.  Coming out of the always tough WIAC, I'm sure they'll be a lot to handle.  Loras seems to line up well with UW-W as far as height goes, but I am concerned about Loras' depth.  Where they could succeed is in physicality and three-point shooting.  I'm not going to pretend to be an expert on UW-W though, they could be very much what I don't expect.  I'd love to pick my Duhawks in this one, but I'm going to go with the home team by 7.....I hope I'm wrong. haha

As for the BV game, I'll go with the Tommies by 3.  Wagner, like always, and the bigs in this one, keep them in it.  I wish Loras would have gotten their draw.

[concordia of the north]

st. thomas by 7

[Greek Tragedy]

Whitewater has a lot of speed.  Don't try to run with them.  Though their stats show they don't have a lot of height, the rebound extremely well, especially on the offensive end.  Try to limit them to one and dones.  Goodwin had been out for over two games with a concussion, but his running mate, Myles McKay has taken over and scored well.  Both played and started vs. Point in the WIAC championship game.  Vernon is a very good post player.  The thing with Whitewater is that they are fast and physical.  I don't see Loras winning this one...of course, I'll admit I know nothing about them! lol.

WW doesn't have any NCAA experience, so they might crack under pressure, but I doubt it since they went through the WIAC schedule pretty good and won two games in the WIAC conference tourney without their best player and COTY Matt Goodwin.  Also, Rob Perry, a senior forward, broke his leg 14 games into the season.  When that happened, many thought the wheels would fall off.  I think they actually got better.

Not sure about BV.  The Tommie faithful don't seem too excited about their own team, so maybe BV has a shot.

[3baller]

Beavers had a 16-0 run ... ahead 29-19.