MBB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Smitty Oom]

https://portal.stretchinternet.com/bethel/portal.htm?eventId=361174&streamType=video

Big game here, as BU and SJU is going to overtime! Stokman missed a three at the end which would have won it. Rimmed out....

If SJU ends up losing, I bet it it effects their national reputation more than it should. A game at BU who has been playing very well lately is anything but a bad loss. If SJU pulls out the win, it is a very good win on their resume. Hope national people realize that.



As for my Augsburg "bold prediction," they lost their first game after the post.... I apologize to the Auggie faithful for jinxing them.

BU annoucers need to stop watching the NBA....timeout in the backcourt does not advance the throw in to the front court.

No they don't. But to be fair, they do in womens college so they could be confused with those rules.

Anyway, big win by SJU to pull that one out. Stokman with another big game in a tough challenge for the Johnnies 25/11/5. Weiss and Alade with their normally strong games as well. That one was a big win in the quest for a perfect conference season.

Tusler came off the bench and didn't look like himself today after not playing against the Cobbs on Wednesday. Anyone know if he got hurt or what?

Olaf with a big win over GAC, which actually puts Olaf all alone in second at 9-4 in conference and 13-5 overall. Quietly putting together a very solid season with no real superstars but solid players around and their normally tough defense.

Tommies win over the Pipers all but assured that it is now a 7 team race for the 6 playoff spots. All teams are deserving but one will be left out of the party come March.

Cobbers were able to beat MAC, who hung around for awhile, but Cord ended up winning by 20. A lot of youth in Moorhead playing right now, hopefully they keep improving. Couple solid games from some freshman today.

[txg]

Brutal loss for Bethel.  Up 11 with 3 to play and score 3 points over the last 8 minutes.  Oof.

Oles sloppy with the ball against GAC.  Good defense and shooting got them the win.  Nate Albers missed his first 3 point attempt to break his streak at 10 straight made threes.  Then he went 3-for-3 the rest of the game.  They need to shore up the turnovers for Carleton, Bethel, SJU and Augsburg in an 8 day period.  Finishing that stretch at 2-2 would be really good.

[Pat Coleman]

https://portal.stretchinternet.com/bethel/portal.htm?eventId=361174&streamType=video

Big game here, as BU and SJU is going to overtime! Stokman missed a three at the end which would have won it. Rimmed out....

If SJU ends up losing, I bet it it effects their national reputation more than it should. A game at BU who has been playing very well lately is anything but a bad loss. If SJU pulls out the win, it is a very good win on their resume. Hope national people realize that.



As for my Augsburg "bold prediction," they lost their first game after the post.... I apologize to the Auggie faithful for jinxing them.

BU annoucers need to stop watching the NBA....timeout in the backcourt does not advance the throw in to the front court.

This is also an NCAA women's basketball rule, so it's probably as much because of that.

[Smitty Oom]

https://portal.stretchinternet.com/bethel/portal.htm?eventId=361174&streamType=video

Big game here, as BU and SJU is going to overtime! Stokman missed a three at the end which would have won it. Rimmed out....

If SJU ends up losing, I bet it it effects their national reputation more than it should. A game at BU who has been playing very well lately is anything but a bad loss. If SJU pulls out the win, it is a very good win on their resume. Hope national people realize that.



As for my Augsburg "bold prediction," they lost their first game after the post.... I apologize to the Auggie faithful for jinxing them.

BU annoucers need to stop watching the NBA....timeout in the backcourt does not advance the throw in to the front court.

No they don't. But to be fair, they do in womens college so they could be confused with those rules.

Great minds, Pat

[Pat Coleman]

Sorry, I didn't finish reading the board after I posted.

[faunch]

https://portal.stretchinternet.com/bethel/portal.htm?eventId=361174&streamType=video

Big game here, as BU and SJU is going to overtime! Stokman missed a three at the end which would have won it. Rimmed out....

If SJU ends up losing, I bet it it effects their national reputation more than it should. A game at BU who has been playing very well lately is anything but a bad loss. If SJU pulls out the win, it is a very good win on their resume. Hope national people realize that.



As for my Augsburg "bold prediction," they lost their first game after the post.... I apologize to the Auggie faithful for jinxing them.

BU annoucers need to stop watching the NBA....timeout in the backcourt does not advance the throw in to the front court.

This is also an NCAA women's basketball rule, so it's probably as much because of that.

I guess I understand it somewhat for women's college basketball...but I think it's a stupid rule. I've seen junior high aged teams given the ball at half court after a timeout in the backcourt.
How much more exciting was Christian Laettner's buzzer beater in 1992 because they had to go the length of the court?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3_IT622Sbc

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

https://portal.stretchinternet.com/bethel/portal.htm?eventId=361174&streamType=video

Big game here, as BU and SJU is going to overtime! Stokman missed a three at the end which would have won it. Rimmed out....

If SJU ends up losing, I bet it it effects their national reputation more than it should. A game at BU who has been playing very well lately is anything but a bad loss. If SJU pulls out the win, it is a very good win on their resume. Hope national people realize that.



As for my Augsburg "bold prediction," they lost their first game after the post.... I apologize to the Auggie faithful for jinxing them.

BU annoucers need to stop watching the NBA....timeout in the backcourt does not advance the throw in to the front court.

This is also an NCAA women's basketball rule, so it's probably as much because of that.

I guess I understand it somewhat for women's college basketball...but I think it's a stupid rule. I've seen junior high aged teams given the ball at half court after a timeout in the backcourt.
How much more exciting was Christian Laettner's buzzer beater in 1992 because they had to go the length of the court?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3_IT622Sbc

Fans don't make the rules; coach's do.  I suspect we'll see it in the men's game before too long.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Actually... I'm not convinced the men's side likes the rule.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Actually... I'm not convinced the men's side likes the rule.

I imagine it depends who ends up on the committee.  I've heard more coaches who'd like it than not and the argument against always seems to be nostalgic or against making things easier just to make them easier.  It's a valid argument, but I doubt it wins out over time.

I've heard few women's coaches who don't like it.

Again, that's all conversational and not at all scientific, but I'd guess it's likely at some point.  Maybe not immediately, but eventually.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The example I've seen of late that truly pisses me off about the rule... team trying to come back does it's job hitting shots. Puts on a full-court press that is starting to show results and they are getting their chance to tie the game. Opposing coach calls timeout, moves the ball up, and avoids the pressure. Do that twice, as I recently witnessed, and the game is over.

It is a crappy rule that the NBA loves because they are first and foremost interested in entertainment followed closely by gambling money being involved. College and everyone else should leave it at you deal with bringing the ball up the court for the win by holding on to the ball or hitting the big shot... not be rewarded by moving up the floor because you happened to save enough time outs. It is ridiculous and I really hope the men realize that.

[OzJohnnie]

Well, the NL has held out against the DH for 54 years, maintaining a less power-oriented, more traditional  style of play. Sometimes tradition wins.

[GoldandBlueBU]

The example I've seen of late that truly pisses me off about the rule... team trying to come back does it's job hitting shots. Puts on a full-court press that is starting to show results and they are getting their chance to tie the game. Opposing coach calls timeout, moves the ball up, and avoids the pressure. Do that twice, as I recently witnessed, and the game is over.

It is a crappy rule that the NBA loves because they are first and foremost interested in entertainment followed closely by gambling money being involved. College and everyone else should leave it at you deal with bringing the ball up the court for the win by holding on to the ball or hitting the big shot... not be rewarded by moving up the floor because you happened to save enough time outs. It is ridiculous and I really hope the men realize that.

I hadn't considered that argument, and already hated the rule just on the basis that it seems to me like it is for the purpose of falsely adding drama.  Why should the spot of putting the ball in change just because you called a timeout?  Why would a timeout over-rule / alter another rule of the game, outside of stopping the clock?

[GoldandBlueBU]

Beautiful technical by the the BU coach...scroll ahead to the 1:44:00 mark.
https://portal.stretchinternet.com/bethel/portal.htm?eventId=361174&streamType=video

Ha!

I'm really not sure what he was so upset about?  The Johnnie defender (Alade?) did a nice job of cutting off the sideline, and Jenson tried to go there anyway and stepped out of bounds.  Could be that he was actually just upset about Jenson not executing what he was supposed to do and it boiled over?

Super tough loss.  They seemed to have it wrapped up under 4 minutes, but SJU didn't clock out, which is a testament to their team this year.  I'm disappointed that BU didn't close for sure, but also encouraged that they were able to have such a strong Johnnie team on the ropes for pretty much the entire game.  My hope would be that they learned that there is no such thing as coasting to the finish line when you've got the opportunity to beat a quality team.  Crazy how the tightly grouped nature of 2-7 coming into Saturday caused Bethel to drop from 2nd to 5th with one loss.

8 more to go for an undefeated MIAC run for SJU!  If not for dropping the third game of the year to Lacrosse, they'd be looking at an undefeated regular season.

[SUMMIT!!!!!]

Beautiful technical by the the BU coach...scroll ahead to the 1:44:00 mark.
https://portal.stretchinternet.com/bethel/portal.htm?eventId=361174&streamType=video

Ha!

I'm really not sure what he was so upset about?  The Johnnie defender (Alade?) did a nice job of cutting off the sideline, and Jenson tried to go there anyway and stepped out of bounds.  Could be that he was actually just upset about Jenson not executing what he was supposed to do and it boiled over?

Super tough loss.  They seemed to have it wrapped up under 4 minutes, but SJU didn't clock out, which is a testament to their team this year.  I'm disappointed that BU didn't close for sure, but also encouraged that they were able to have such a strong Johnnie team on the ropes for pretty much the entire game.  My hope would be that they learned that there is no such thing as coasting to the finish line when you've got the opportunity to beat a quality team.  Crazy how the tightly grouped nature of 2-7 coming into Saturday caused Bethel to drop from 2nd to 5th with one loss.

8 more to go for an undefeated MIAC run for SJU!  If not for dropping the third game of the year to Lacrosse, they'd be looking at an undefeated regular season.

It is damn hard to run the MIAC. In fact, it has only been done twice in the 20-game era.  And I'm confident it will still only have happened twice by the end of this season.

I also see now why SMU lost to MAC.  They went nearly 10 minutes tonight without a point and scored all of 6 points in the first 12:39 of the second half.

[GoldandBlueBU]

The fact that it's so rare has me pulling for them to pull it off...

Looking at their remaining 7 games, there are a few that could be better games, but they certainly seem capable.

Feb 3 - @ St. Olaf
Feb 7 - Carleton
Feb 10 - Augsburg
Feb 17 @ UST

If they come rolling into that season finale at St. Thomas with an undefeated season on the line, that will be quite the atmosphere.