MBB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Retired Old Rat]

I'd have to think Willy Wonka's got the inside track on the SMU job.

[SUMMIT!!!!!]

I'd have to think Willy Wonka's got the inside track on the SMU job.

right school & sport, wrong gender, ROR.

[sac]

....... should the Gophers wise up and realize Tubby is incompetent.

Always fun to read comments like these just hours before knocking off #1.

[SUMMIT!!!!!]

....... should the Gophers wise up and realize Tubby is incompetent.

Always fun to read comments like these just hours before knocking off #1.

Pass the catsup for my crow.  But knowing Tubby and the Gophers' history, it wouldnt be shocking for them to follow this huge win by losing Sat to Penn St.

[SUMMIT!!!!!]

MIAC awards out

http://www.miac-online.org/news/2013/2/25/MBB_0225134653.aspx

Hall for POY....cant really complain altho Theisen was my choice.

Tauer for COY? I love JT and what he's done but he did was expected.....Glas got his team to outperform expectations. Kalland did a lot in face of obstacles.

I was shocked to see Hall on the All Defense team. Based on the 10-12 games ive seen him play in his time at BU, defense was not a word that came to mind when his named was mentioned, unless you were talking about defending him. Biewen on Defense team was a mild surprise, but not a bad selection.

A little surprised that Tengwall didnt merit Honorable Mention. I think there isnt a coach in the league would wouldnt love having him in his lineup. He's not flashy and doesnt rack up stats, but just does the job, possession after possession. Just his defense alone should get him HM honors.

(tongue firmly in cheek) Pannell didnt make All-Sportsmanship team?

[bball1122]

Surprised Eckert from Carleton didn't make the All-Freshman team.

Who voted for Noah Kaiser?  Played in twelve conference games, 7 PPG. The Tommies were great, but he's like their eighth most deserving guy.

Taylor Hall on the All-Defense team is a joke.

Tauer is in a tough spot where every year he's supposed to win based on their talent.  I also would have voted for Glas, but I can't dispute the Tauer choice.

Not surprised Hamline basically got shut out, but Easter on the Sportsmanship team is laughable.

[DMJSports]

Here is an interesting look at how individuals impact a team's performance.  The following analysis is not based on individual stats, but compares team performance with individual players in and out of the lineup.  This is an objective analysis using actual data from every game played by Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams this season.  Based on this comprehensive analysis, the following players are making the most positive impact on their respective team:

Augsburg: DAN KORNBAUM on the floor correlates to improving Augsburg scoring rate by 11.1ppg and reducing opponents scoring rate by 6.8ppg - a net gain of 17.9ppg compared to when KORNBAUM is off the floor.  PARKER HINES (17.8ppg), NOAH VEACH (8.3ppg) and TYLER SCHMIDT (6.3ppg) also make a strong positive impact.

Bethel: KYLE ZIMMERMAN on the court correlates to improving Bethel scoring rate by 2.2ppg and decreasing opponents scoring rate by 13.3ppg - a net gain of 15.4ppg compared to when ZIMMERMAN is off the court.  TAYLOR HALL (8.8ppg), JD ROBINSON (7.0ppg) and QUINN GORSKI (6.2ppg) also make a strong positive impact.

Carleton: TOM SAWATZKE game presence correlates to increasing Carleton scoring rate by 13.5ppg and reducing opponents scoring rate by 0.1ppg - a net gain of 13.6ppg compared to when SAWATZKE is off the court.  JOHN ECKERT (9.4ppg) and SCOTT THEISEN (8.4ppg) also make a strong positive impact.

Concordia-Moorhead: ANDREW MARTINSON game presence correlates to improving Concordia-Moorhead scoring rate by 8.5ppg and decreasing opponents scoring rate by 5.5ppg - a net gain of 14.0ppg compared to when MARTINSON is on the bench.  JORDAN BOLGER (11.1ppg) also makes a strong positive impact.

Gustavus Adolphus: BEN BIEWEN game presence correlates to increasing Gustavus Adolphus scoring rate by 14.3ppg and increasing opponents scoring rate by 1.8ppg - a net gain of 12.5ppg compared to when BIEWEN is on the bench.  MARTIN FEDDERSEN (8.5ppg) also makes a strong positive impact.

Hamline: NOAH AGUIRRE in the lineup correlates to improving Hamline scoring rate by 10.6ppg and decreasing opponents scoring rate by 3.7ppg - a net gain of 14.3ppg compared to when AGUIRRE is out of the lineup.  VICTOR EASTER (11.0ppg), AUSTIN JOHNSON (10.6ppg) and DIOR FORD (7.4ppg) also make a strong positive impact.

Macalester: SAM MARSHALL on the floor correlates to improving Macalester scoring rate by 7.4ppg but also increasing opponents scoring rate by 5.0ppg - a net gain of 2.4ppg compared to when MARSHALL is out of the lineup.

St. John's: NICK MEYER on the court correlates to increasing St. John's scoring rate by 0.9ppg and decreasing opponents scoring rate by 0.3ppg - a net gain of 1.1ppg compared to when MEYER is off the court.

St. Mary's (Minn.): EVAN PEDERSON floor presence correlates to increasing St. Mary's (Minn.) scoring rate by 5.6ppg but also increasing opponents scoring rate by 0.6ppg - a net gain of 5.0ppg compared to when PEDERSON is out of the lineup.

St. Olaf: CONNOR GUNDERSON on the floor correlates to increasing St. Olaf scoring rate by 6.0ppg and increasing opponents scoring rate by 0.8ppg - a net gain of 5.3ppg compared to when GUNDERSON is out of the lineup.

St. Thomas: WILL DEBERG on the court correlates to increasing St. Thomas scoring rate by 10.5ppg and decreasing opponents scoring rate by 8.2ppg - a net gain of 18.8ppg compared to when DEBERG is on the bench.  JOHN NANCE (17.4ppg), TOMMY HANNON (13.5ppg) and ERIK TENGWALL (9.7ppg) also make a strong positive impact.


On the lighter side, focusing on secondary goals (team stats other than the primary objective - outscoring opponents).  Following are players making the most positive impact in these areas:

Team scoring: BEN BIEWEN game presence correlates to Gustavus Adolphus increasing its scoring rate by 14.3 ppg compared to when BIEWEN is off the floor.  TOM SAWATZKE-Carleton (13.5) also makes a strong positive impact.

Opponent scoring: TOM GORES court presence correlates to St. Mary's (Minn.) reducing opposition scoring rate by 13.7 ppg compared to when GORES is off the floor.  KYLE ZIMMERMAN-Bethel (13.3), CHRIS ORGAS-St. John's (12.6) also make a strong positive impact.

Team field goal percentage: DAN KORNBAUM floor presence correlates to Augsburg improving its field goal percentage rate by 11.5 percentage points compared to when KORNBAUM is on the bench.

Opponent field goal percentage: WILL DEBERG game presence correlates to St. Thomas reducing opposition field goal percentage rate by 9.9 percentage points compared to when DEBERG is out of the lineup.

Team made field goals: DAN KORNBAUM in the game correlates to Augsburg increasing its made field goals rate by 6.8 per game compared to when KORNBAUM is on the bench.  TOM SAWATZKE-Carleton (6.5) also makes a strong positive impact.

Opponent made field goals: JORDAN BOLGER floor presence correlates to Concordia-Moorhead decreasing opposition made field goals rate by 6.0 per game compared to when BOLGER is out of the lineup.  KYLE ZIMMERMAN-Bethel (5.4), CHRIS ORGAS-St. John's (5.4) also make a strong positive impact.

Team offensive rebounds: BEN BIEWEN in the lineup correlates to Gustavus Adolphus improving its offensive rebounds rate by 3.4 per game compared to when BIEWEN is on the bench.

Opponent offensive rebounds: SCOTT THEISEN floor presence correlates to Carleton reducing opposition offensive rebounds rate by 4.2 per game compared to when THEISEN is out of the lineup.

Team turnovers: VICTOR EASTER in the game correlates to Hamline decreasing its turnovers rate by 4.6 per game compared to when EASTER is off the floor.

Opponent turnovers: AUSTIN JOHNSON in the game correlates to Hamline improving opposition turnovers rate by 3.5 per game compared to when JOHNSON is on the bench.  SCOTT THEISEN-Carleton (3.3) also makes a strong positive impact.

Team steals: TOM SAWATZKE game presence correlates to Carleton improving its steals rate by 4.3 per game compared to when SAWATZKE is off the floor.

Team assists: DAN KORNBAUM game presence correlates to Augsburg improving its assists rate by 6.4 per game compared to when KORNBAUM is off the floor.

Team defensive rebounds: WILL DEBERG floor presence correlates to St. Thomas improving its defensive rebounds rate by 4.6 per game compared to when DEBERG is out of the lineup.  ZACH RIEDEMAN-St. Thomas (4.3) also makes a strong positive impact.

[TommieHoops4Life]

If you're headed to the St. Thomas/Aurora game Saturday night, note that the Tommies (not that it's needed) might have caught a break. Aurora's leading scorer, Marious Lobdell (16 ppg), is 1 of 3 players who were dismissed from the team just before their conference playoffs. His brother and another player who stat-wise weren't big offensive factors were also dismissed.

It should still be quite the challenge as these two teams seem to mirror each other. Aurora scores 85 points per game and limits opponents to less than 40 percent shooting from the field and about 30 percent from the perimeter. Their primary shooter went 7-8 from three-point range in the NAC title game.

Should be an entertaining, high-octane game to say the least.

[carletonsid]

If you're headed to the St. Thomas/Aurora game Saturday night, note that the Tommies (not that it's needed) might have caught a break. Aurora's leading scorer, Marious Lobdell (16 ppg), is 1 of 3 players who were dismissed from the team just before their conference playoffs. His brother and another player who stat-wise weren't big offensive factors were also dismissed.

It should still be quite the challenge as these two teams seem to mirror each other. Aurora scores 85 points per game and limits opponents to less than 40 percent shooting from the field and about 30 percent from the perimeter. Their primary shooter went 7-8 from three-point range in the NAC title game.

Should be an entertaining, high-octane game to say the least.

Carleton played Aurora last year, as well as in 2005-06.

Nov. 26, 2011, Carleton 78, Aurora 62

[Drake Palmer]

As usual, there are some interesting selections for the All MIAC awards. I agree with Mose & I am a bit puzzled by the selection of Taylor Hall to the all-defensive team.   Hall is a tremendous talent & if he chooses to play overseas next year, I think he should do quite well.  But, defense is not necessarily his calling card.

Disagree with BB122 on the Kaiser selection, & think Kaiser is a stud. In fact, I think he's a tougher defensive player than Taylor Hall. I also think Tommy Hannon would have been a better defensive selection than Hall.

In an earlier post I think I may have said Augsburg's Noah Veach is a senior.  My bad – I was wrong, Veach is only a junior. Augsburg should be very strong next year, as they'll return 4 starters from this year's 21-7 team.   If they can pick up some solid depth & a shooter or two, they should be able to give UST a real run for the conference title.

I like most of the other all conference selections.

[AO]

PC picks the Tommies to get to Atlanta

Ladies and Gentlemen, March has arrived.   Buy those plane tickets now.  See the Gophers Saturday/Monday and the d3 title game Sunday, it's a no brainer.  Even if the St. Thomas doesn't make it, I imagine most Tommie fans will just jump on the Eagle bandwagon and still make the trip. 

[carletonsid]

PC picks the Tommies to get to Atlanta

Ladies and Gentlemen, March has arrived.   Buy those plane tickets now.  See the Gophers Saturday/Monday and the d3 title game Sunday, it's a no brainer.  Even if the St. Thomas doesn't make it, I imagine most Tommie fans will just jump on the Eagle bandwagon and still make the trip. 

I think one thing that could hurt UST is this spread-out schedule. If this was a normal year and you were playing Friday-Saturday or Saturday-Sunday, that depth would be huge factor in its favor. Might not matter, though-they have so many weapons it's kind of hard to see them losing. Thing that most don't talk about is the Tommies' defense, and if they can make to to ATL, that's what will get them there.

[Pat Coleman]

Excellent point, ex-sid -- depth and the Tommies' defense would definitely benefit them in a back-to-back night scenario.

[TommieHoops4Life]

St. Thomas cruises to a 91-62 win over Aurora last night and it appears they will host Wheaton next Saturday in the second round. Aurora got off to a decent start offensively, but the Tommies took the game over about 8 minutes in when they stepped up their defensive intensity. It forced a plethora of turnovers and tough shots that they turned into easy points.

The Tommies depth is simply frightening. They had 12 guys score last night, led by 14 points and 13 rebounds from Tommy Hannon. Zach Riedeman had 13 points and was 5-of-6 from the field. Aurura shot only 33 percent from the field and was held 23 points under its season average. The scary thing for St. Thomas is that their 6-12 guys could probably start for most other teams and be key contributors.

Josh Pella had a big alley-oop dunk in the second half as icing on the cake. I thought Cortez Tillman, just a freshman, was one of the best players on the floor last night. He only played 11 minutes and had just 6 points, but he had 2 assists and no turnovers controlling the ball and running the offense. He was also causing problems with his on-ball defense.

St. Thomas is just relentless when it's on, there are no breaks for the opponent, and they eventually just wear you down. Not sure anybody can stay with them if they play like that, and it was a joy to watch.

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St. Thomas cruises to a 91-62 win over Aurora last night and it appears they will host Wheaton next Saturday in the second round. Aurora got off to a decent start offensively, but the Tommies took the game over about 8 minutes in when they stepped up their defensive intensity. It forced a plethora of turnovers and tough shots that they turned into easy points.

The Tommies depth is simply frightening. They had 12 guys score last night, led by 14 points and 13 rebounds from Tommy Hannon. Zach Riedeman had 13 points and was 5-of-6 from the field. Aurura shot only 33 percent from the field and was held 23 points under its season average. The scary thing for St. Thomas is that their 6-12 guys could probably start for most other teams and be key contributors.

Josh Pella had a big alley-oop dunk in the second half as icing on the cake. I thought Cortez Tillman, just a freshman, was one of the best players on the floor last night. He only played 11 minutes and had just 6 points, but he had 2 assists and no turnovers controlling the ball and running the offense. He was also causing problems with his on-ball defense.

St. Thomas is just relentless when it's on, there are no breaks for the opponent, and they eventually just wear you down. Not sure anybody can stay with them if they play like that, and it was a joy to watch.

TH4L- Nice recap BUT 13 Tommies scored, not 12....CCO might let it slide but I dont  Was good chatting with ya postgame as always.

nice solid team effort last night....once the defense started frustrating Aurora the lights went out fast for AU. Riedeman had one of his best games, Hannon played like a true champ, Tengwall upped his offense but was hurt by foul trouble and Nord played like he had been first half or so of the season.

Wheaton escaped St Norberts. The Wheaties are a solid strong program, but I havent gotten a scouting report on them yet (a Chicagoland buddy of mine was planning to watch them last nite). Should be a good matchup and hopefully New Shoe will be rocking again like it was last night.

Poppa Hoops and Drake Palmer- I know Saturday night games clash with your Opera nights, but hopefully you can take in this weekend's game