MBB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[VOJ]

Hey Drake...+K on the Schwartz naming...I think Olson from CC is deserving...

Based on stats yes Conboy had a fabulous year...its just funny that the player of the year didn't make the 1st team...

[Nites]

Since the MIAC is weak at the traditional center position, we voted for 3 Fwd/Post/Center and 3 Guards, a nod to the fact the league is "guard-heavy." Brink finished tied for 4th on the front line.  A good argument can be made for him, Conboy and even Solaja, but to put one of them ahead of Johnson, Linz or Wittwer? No way, no how. (Scott was voted in at guard, so your comparison is apples and oranges.)

When did the MIAC go to 6 on 6 basketball?     Why a 6 player first team?

I agree with VOJ on the Brink selection.  I know there are a lot of Wittwer fans on the board (including me), but think the league had others who were more deserving of MVP and POY status, and, in fact, on a 5 member first team, I'm not so sure Wittwer should be one of them ahead of a few players who had some pretty good numbers.  If you look at Wittwer's performance down the stretch, he didn't score more than 17 points or grab more than 9 rebounds in any of his last 13 games.  His season averages of 14.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, while good, are not outstanding.

I'm curious as to how/why Conboy could be named Player of the Year (which I think was a good call), yet only make your second team. 

Anyway, there's always room for debate.  That's what makes it so fun!   

[SUMMIT!!!!!]

Since the MIAC is weak at the traditional center position, we voted for 3 Fwd/Post/Center and 3 Guards, a nod to the fact the league is "guard-heavy." Brink finished tied for 4th on the front line.  A good argument can be made for him, Conboy and even Solaja, but to put one of them ahead of Johnson, Linz or Wittwer? No way, no how. (Scott was voted in at guard, so your comparison is apples and oranges.)

When did the MIAC go to 6 on 6 basketball?     Why a 6 player first team?

I agree with VOJ on the Brink selection.  I know there are a lot of Wittwer fans on the board (including me), but think the league had others who were more deserving of MVP and POY status, and, in fact, on a 5 member first team, I'm not so sure Wittwer should be one of them ahead of a few players who had some pretty good numbers.  If you look at Wittwer's performance down the stretch, he didn't score more than 17 points or grab more than 9 rebounds in any of his last 13 games.  His season averages of 14.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, while good, are not outstanding.

I'm curious as to how/why Conboy could be named Player of the Year (which I think was a good call), yet only make your second team. 

Anyway, there's always room for debate.  That's what makes it so fun!   

nites- we ended up going with 6 because I felt the league is top-heavy in good guards. I couldnt posssibly justify only 2 front-line players and 3 guards, so we compromised with 3 x 3. WHile 6 isnt a legal lineup, it is closer than the 15 man "team" named by the coaches.

voj- actually , there IS MIAC hockey tonight...UST @ Hamline for all the marbles.  The hockey comment was also in jest, as I suspected your Gore crack was. Hope to see you at the baseball playoffs, assuming Haugen's crew can do it...they lost a few good bats, and it is going to be a fun and interesting season all around. are you up for a chorus of Kumbuyja? (or however its spelled)

I think nites said it best by saying "Anyway, there's always room for debate.  That's what makes it so fun!    "

[piperinsider]

5. Beaver fans typically travel well...and aren't afraid of "You got fat chicks!" chants.

here is a chance for the UST boombalahties to make a name for themselves like the florida st girls did on national tv in their football game against miami 2 or 3 years ago

they should all go to the tanning booth a couple times this week...wait a second they probably already do that if they are UST girls or they will be getting back from a weekend get away to mexico or something...and then they should all show up in their best spring break swimsuit attire

this will confuse the BV fans as they will melt down when they realize they cant do the fat chicks chant because they are drooling for the boombalahties...it will also be a nice distraction for the BV players who will forget what they are in the gym for

and then after UST wins AK47 will walk out of the gym with all the boombalahties on his arms and he will make everyone jellous

this was a huge mistake UST made against Carroll last year...if ya got the boombalahties...ya gotta use em!!

If the ladies from tonight's MIAC Hockey Championship game are there, no need to worry. If you add the plethora of ladies hanging around Hamline's Kujo tonight, and the few I saw in the front row as I made my exit (it was 3-1...ended up 4-1)....things will be off the hook.

Man, I keep getting older, but the ladies stay the same age. I wish I could go back to undergrad.

[VOJ]

Since the MIAC is weak at the traditional center position, we voted for 3 Fwd/Post/Center and 3 Guards, a nod to the fact the league is "guard-heavy." Brink finished tied for 4th on the front line.  A good argument can be made for him, Conboy and even Solaja, but to put one of them ahead of Johnson, Linz or Wittwer? No way, no how. (Scott was voted in at guard, so your comparison is apples and oranges.)

When did the MIAC go to 6 on 6 basketball?     Why a 6 player first team?

I agree with VOJ on the Brink selection.  I know there are a lot of Wittwer fans on the board (including me), but think the league had others who were more deserving of MVP and POY status, and, in fact, on a 5 member first team, I'm not so sure Wittwer should be one of them ahead of a few players who had some pretty good numbers.  If you look at Wittwer's performance down the stretch, he didn't score more than 17 points or grab more than 9 rebounds in any of his last 13 games.  His season averages of 14.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, while good, are not outstanding.

I'm curious as to how/why Conboy could be named Player of the Year (which I think was a good call), yet only make your second team. 

Anyway, there's always room for debate.  That's what makes it so fun!   

nites- we ended up going with 6 because I felt the league is top-heavy in good guards. I couldnt posssibly justify only 2 front-line players and 3 guards, so we compromised with 3 x 3. WHile 6 isnt a legal lineup, it is closer than the 15 man "team" named by the coaches.

voj- actually , there IS MIAC hockey tonight...UST @ Hamline for all the marbles.  The hockey comment was also in jest, as I suspected your Gore crack was. Hope to see you at the baseball playoffs, assuming Haugen's crew can do it...they lost a few good bats, and it is going to be a fun and interesting season all around. are you up for a chorus of Kumbuyja? (or however its spelled)

I think nites said it best by saying "Anyway, there's always room for debate.  That's what makes it so fun!    "

I agree with nites that is why he got the +K and I love to sing Kumbuyja...the debating that goes on here is why this site is fun and one I check at least 2x per day...your teams are solid and Conboy did have a great year to be honest I think Scott is a great guard but I might have switched him with Cassens who had a fabulous year...point is there was not anyone in the top 12 who didn't belong there...

[big_shocker]

Weather in Minneapolis- 5 degrees

Weather in Durham- 64 degrees

I cannot wait for this weekend.

[columbianmaffia]

PI
+k for the dazed and confused reference

i fly out in 3 hours to NYC to show off my new roller skates to all the lovely boombalaties of the east coast...holler!

[piperinsider]

2007-08 MIAC Men's Basketball Awards
http://www.miac-online.org/News/mbball/2008/3/6/mbbawards0708.asp?path=mbball
March 6, 2008

St. Paul, Minn. -- The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced the 2007-08 MIAC Men's Basketball Awards today, March 6, 2008. Concordia College senior forward Luke Linz was named the conference's Player of the Year. Linz averaged 18.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.65 assists, and 1.15 blocks per game. Linz led the Cobbers to a fourth place finish in the MIAC Regular Season Standings in 2007-08.

St. Thomas head coach Steve Fritz was chosen as the 2007-08 MIAC Coach of the Year. Under Fritz' direction, the Tommies won their third consecutive MIAC Regular Season Championship with a 17-3 conference record. This is the 13th Coach of the Year award for Fritz in his 28 seasons as leader of the St. Thomas program.

As part of a conference-wide sportsmanship initiative, the MIAC announces the second annual All-MIAC Sportsmanship team for men's basketball. Members of the All-MIAC Sportsmanship team are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition.

2007-08 MIAC Men's Basketball Awards

Player of the Year - Luke Linz, Concordia (Sr., Forward, Watkins, Minn./Eden Valley-Watkins)

Sixth Man of the Year - Al McCoy, St. Thomas (Jr., Forward, St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall)

Coach of the Year - Steve Fritz, St. Thomas (28th season)

All-Conference

Name
Brady Brink
Jon Cassens
Tom Conboy
Tommy Drake
Bobby Hunter
Zach Johnson
Ryan Lieser
Luke Linz
Tim Madson
Mike Moberg
Joe Scott
Kane Sivesind
Femi Solaja
Trevor Wittwer
Abe Woldeslassie

All-Defensive Team
Brady Brink
Tommy Drake
Lonnie Robinson
Kane Sivesind
B.J. Viau

All-First Year Team
Eric Clute
Carl Hipp
Tyler Nicolai
Chris Schwartz
Will Wright

Honorable Mention All-Conference
Nate Alm
Steve Banick
Erik Lien
Lonnie Robinson
Bryan Rosett
Tony Thrasher
Jesse Van Sickle
B.J. Viau
Will Wright

2007-08 All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team
Augsburg - Tony Doran (Fy., Richfield, Minn./Trinity-River Ridge)
Bethel - Jeff Reck (Sr., St. Paul, Minn./Harding)
Carleton - Bobby Schmitz (Jr., Hastings, Minn.)
Concordia - Cody Dyshaw (Jr., Montevideo, Minn.)
Gustavus - Kane Sivesind (Sr., Madison, Wis./Memorial)
Hamline - Tanner Anderson (Jr., Eden Prairie, Minn./Holy Family)
Macalester - Brian Ranwick (Sr., Plymouth, Minn./Minnetonka)
Saint John's - Nick Johnson (Sr., Plato, Minn./Glencoe-Silver Lake)
Saint Mary's - Patrick Connolly (Fy., Chicago, Ill./Marist)
St. Olaf - Chad Norberg (Sr., Northfield, Minn.)
St. Thomas - Grant Hennington (Sr., Elk River, Minn.)

[VOJ]

I think the coaches did a very good job...Linz had a great year and career...

I took some heat about Holland and Palmer...names which did not show up on the all Frosh team...crow will be served starting now...

The Great One was a solid choice as the 6th man of the year...Sivesind on the ALL MIAC team was a bit of a surprise, he is solid but I was not thinking of him as an ALL-MIAC player...

[Willy Wonka]

Who would you have switched Kane with, VOJ? I'm obviously biased, but his credentials seem pretty solid to me.

[sumander]

...Sivesind on the ALL MIAC team was a bit of a surprise, he is solid but I was not thinking of him as an ALL-MIAC player...

VOJ, Granted one game does not a season make.......but Sivesind sure was a stud in the MIAC championship game. All the more impressive with Wittwer in big time foul trouble. (18pt 5 reb 36 min).

[kel_varnsen]

Congratulations to Kane Sivisend. He deserves every one of those accolades. He's not very flashy, and that's precisely what makes him an outstanding player. To any Sivisend doubters, let me ask just one question: If you could make entire team out of Kane Sivisend, would you? I know I would.

A few years ago, I felt nervous when he was on the floor. He seemed like the guy who couldn't handle the ball because he was tall, couldn't play in the post, and was shaky on defense. Fast forward a few years, and I felt considerably more nervous when he was on the bench. He can defend anybody, help out on the boards, dribble the ball up the floor, and blend with the offense. And as we saw last Saturday, he hits the big shots. He's really one of those players who is so good you don't begin to notice everything he is doing on the floor. He will be missed in St. Peter.

[Drake Palmer]

Hmm, I see the MIAC coaches' awards have been released.  I usually try not to gloat on the board but there's just something special about this week with all the various awards & recognition.   

At the midpoint of the season before anyone else was on the bandwagon, I posted my version of the mid-season player awards and was summarily derided by a few posters for several of my selections.  But lo and behold, guess what?  Two of my original picks for which I was given much grief - UST's Al McCoy, was selected 6th man of the Year, AND GAC's Kane Sivesind was named a member of the All-Defensive team - identical to my selections from 6 weeks ago.  I also seem to recall a comment another GAC poster made about "slow-footed" Kane Sivesind.  8)

Excuse my momentary lapse in humility, and congratulations to all the players!  If time permits, maybe the first of the week I can post the End of Season "Palmer" awards - recognition & dubious honors for a variety of things related to MIAC basketball.

[Nites]

Who would you have switched Kane with, VOJ? I'm obviously biased, but his credentials seem pretty solid to me.

Will Wright, even though he is only a FY.  17.3 pts per game (8th in the conference), 82% from the line (6th), 41% from 3 pt. land (7th) and 1.4 steals per game (10th).

[VOJ]

Who would you have switched Kane with, VOJ? I'm obviously biased, but his credentials seem pretty solid to me.

I am not sure I would have switched him with anyone...its just that he was the unsung hero for GAC...like I said a solid player but is he the first guy who jumps out at you with Gustavus...I thought Wittwer then Van Sickle because of his 3 point prowess...the unselfish play of Deslauriers at the point and then either Doble or Sivesind...oh and the most improved big man in the conference this year Paulson...

Sivesind is a solid player who was a little overshadowed, I am not sure I know who I would replace him with...If Sutherland had not had his injury I thought he could be an ALL-MIAC player...Nites makes a good arguement for Will Wright...but Sivesind deserves it...he is solid...