MBB: St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[20eagle31]

blackburn my not be very deep, but the guys they play are very good players that will cause match-up problems with any team. i mean you have hammond(who may be the sliac poy), djedovic(sliac poy last year), and zak allan(who by talking to some folks is arguably the best player on the team).then you throw in waters(needs to be a bit more aggressive), stevens and mcwhorter(who on any given night will stroke). this equals the best guard play in the sliac.
pics for wednesday
gc over fu
wc over pc
wu over mu(prolly askin to much but hopin webster will give bc some breathin room)
blackburn over mac

[Thetruth_13]

This is supposed to be a discussion board and not a war of words board.  But I want to put an end to this MACMAN.  I usually handle such ignorance by just ignoring it, but I must say he has run his mouth too much.  I will start off by saying the things MACMAN had said are ridiculous and troubling.  Where does he get off by bad mouthing 1. Players on the team whether they are injured, ineligible, or lacking skill.  2. The College he attends.  If you have a problem with the school then leave and go back out east where everything is "better," we won't miss you.  You want to bad mouth players, but I do not see you out there on the court or the field.  Yes our athletics have struggled out there this year, but they will rebound.  The players on the teams dedicated hours and hours of time to the school and their teams.  You only dedicate time to the playstation.  As my name states this I am "the truth" and and inside source has told me that MACMAN is a regular at MacMurray athletic events.  He may not show up after this post though.  Everyone that goes to a Mac athletic event knows him, he is probably the largest human being you have ever seen in person.  He stands near 7 foot tall and 400+ lbs.  He has never put on a unifrom for an organized sport, unless you count the throwbacks he may wear for street games or intramurals.  He is a legend in the MacMurray intramural league, where I have heard he has scored as many as 81 points (We must have been blessed by our own intramural Kobe Bryant)in a single game, averaged nearly 50 points a game.  Others have told me he has never done such things and he is lucky to go down the court more than twice before substituting out.  So someone that has never played in a real life competitive sport other than Madden 06 for the Ps2, you have no room to degrade our college and our athletic teams.  I am sure the mental midget will retatliate soon so I will be back to see what he has to say. 
P.S.  Daryl even though he is a giant you are right on the mental midget.
P.S.  How do I move up on the scale to ALL-Conference?

[Mac Attack]

Another tough, tough loss for the Highlanders, their eighth loss of the season by six points or less. Close throughout, but poor FG shooting was the dagger this time. Shot 30% from the field overall, and went 5-30 from 3-pt land. Ouch. Outrebounded by about 20, and still lost by one. Downham had a terrific game at both ends of the floor, and Eberhart played his heart out.  Nice effort by Kowa and Cunningham too - but Compton didn't score from the field and Robertson struggled, and we really need both of those guys to score in double-digits to have a chance.  We really needed this one. Will be next to impossible to match last season's 9-16 mark now. Two tough ones on the road await Mac. It's gut-check time now. Time to reload.

[Thetruth_13]

Oh yeah there was a game yesterday.  Mac lost a backbreaker at home to Westminister.  There are some good points that came out of this loss.  Zack Kowa played possibly his most inspired game since his double-double against Millikin.  Possibly putting him back into the starting line up, after several off shooting nights by Compton.  After Seth Whalum left the team, Brett Carroll had to step in after missing a few games.  He lead several  1 on 5 fast breaks.  It seemed like the point guards were the only players running.  With Carroll and steady Kevin Downham leading the break without any options but to pull it out.  Maybe the next few games the rest of the team can pick it up and pick up on the run n gun.  This what the team may need to get a streak going?  Carroll came into the game and gave an instant shot of adrenaline to the team.  If the Highlanders could hit a shot they would have won.  Again the team crumbled in crunch time.  Without a go to guy the team is lost in the final moments of games.  After the first half of conference games the team is 2-5 and have to pick up the intensity.  They must almost go  5-2 for a shot at the conference tourney.  I hope they can pick it up and make a run into the tourney.  Starting off at the Beaver Dome on Wednesday good luck fellas and get it together.  

[MACMAN5]

the truth huh?  you are the truth?  since you obviously go to macmurray be a man and reveal yourself...i have a feeling its someone that has ill feelings towards me because he is a pussy, but im not sure...speaking of playstation i take on all challengers

[hopefan]

Wednesday's games  :

Fontbonne at Greenville :  If Fontbonne ever unleashes their stable of Frosh Big men, they should do it this game.  I don't see how Greenville can stop them.  Trouble is fontbonne doesn't match up real well with Greenville's quickness, and they may have trouble with Greenville's full court pressure.  Still, I think I smell an upset  -  Fontbonne wins close.

The MacMurray I saw at Maryville shouldn't have come close to Westminster, but they did.  Still, I can't imagine them beating Blackburn at Blackburn, but then, we can always dream, eh?    Blackburn

Prin at Westminster... A long trip to Fulton for Prin.... a longer trip home after getting beat.   Note, the Prin lady's team is also winless, but the streak could end vs Westminster - the Westminster lady's were really hurtin when I saw them  

Maryville at Webster   I started to go thru individual matchups, but saw that I was leaving myself open for some potshots, so decided against it  (I get in enough trouble around here)  
Keys  who will get in foul trouble first, Hoggit or Bash?  If either has to spend significant time on the bench, it will hurt their team's chances.
Will Elwell/Regan/Hebl be able to bring Spinner back to Earth - he's been a real handful the last several games
Where was Basilio on Saturday - his absence hurts Webster's depth.
Can Webster slow down Maryville's running game?
Lots of keys in this game - I had a bad feeling for Maryville going into the Blackburn game, but I feel better about this one   Maryville, but I expect a GREAT intense game.

[pantherpride]

fcnews:  Come introduce yourself.  I'm the loud crazy guy at the scorers table announcing.  Probably wearing black polo and kahkis.

As for the Fontbonne / Greenville game.  I'm just ready to put my seatbelt on because with these two teams anything is possible.  I do remember the 03-04 season.  The triple overtime game about killed me.  The thing about that season is we went into like 4 different overtime games.  2 single, 1 double, and one triple.  Great games between Fontbonne and Greenville.  Hopefully we'll have another Wednesday.

[fcnews]

Will do Panther Pride. 03-04 when your film crew only had enough tape for the first two overtimes. FU hits a 25 footer to send it to OT, GC hits a running 25 footer to send it to OT2, Kevin Roberts hits a 30 footer from the top of the key to send it to OT3. Then what happen we decided to flip a coin I forgot. That might of been the most exhausted group of fans I've ever seen.

By the way - Any word on what Justin Bennett is up to these days. Great Kid.

[Daryl L Lloyd]

Hopefan: Id be interested to see your take on some individual match ups in the WU v MU game.  Don't get scared now, let us hear it. 

[pantherpride]

fcnews:

I wasn't around when JB (Justin Bennet) was here at Greenville.  From what I understand through my research of GC Hoops is that he was a stud.  Coach Barber has talked alot about him.  He worked a couple camps and I met him.  That was the extent of my knowledge about him.

As for our film crew on the long afternoon, it's still a joke.  So funny.  It was pretty funny that he didn't think about running out of tape.  It was also ironic that there wasn't a parent in the house with a camera.  Oh well.  Those of us who were there will remember that game forever.

[yjacklok]

hopefan -- don't take the bait. Keep your thoughts to yourself. BTW, Basilio was back in the lineup tonight for Webster. Didn't start, but played lots of minutes. Webster 64, Eureka 62. Eureka will be a great addition to the conference next year. They play hard, intense basketball almost the whole game. Just enough lapses to keep them from being a terrific, though short, team. Very well coached.

[hopefan]

ok, to satisfy both Darryl (thanks for the request), and yjacklok (likely good advice), I will present only a statistical breakdown of perceived matchups in the crucial Maryville - Webster game, without commentary.
points per game, rebounds per game, assists per game, assists to turnovers ratio   in CONFERENCE games


Elwell  MU     4.4 ppg,  2.4 rpg,  4.3 apg,  2.3 a/t
Roberts WU  3.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.4 apg,  1.7 a/t

Regan MU   16.6 ppg, 3.1rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.5 a/t
Spinner WU  15.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.5 a/t

Hebl  MU  16.9 ppg, 4 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.8 a/t
Messman WU  7.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1 apg, 2.3 a/t

Klein MU   7.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1 apg, 0.7 a/t
Kuhn  WU  14 ppg,  5.4 rpg, 1.4 apg, 0.7 a/t

Bash  MU  8.4 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 2.3 apg, 2.3 a/t
Hoggit  WU  12.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 0.4 rpg, 0.3 a/t

Key Bench
McCarthy/Steinke MU  12.6 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 1.4 apg,  0.8a/t
Basillio/Robinson   WU  10.2 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.2 apg, 0.5 a/t

Looks like a couple of advantages on each side, and a couple of tossups, leading to an even game

Team stats show Webster to be shooting a much higher percentage from the field, especially with 3's, but Maryville having many more attempts and shots made per game, including 3's made.  Maryville also has more rebounds and assists per game  -  But all of these stats only serve to reflect the style of game each team plays, as compared to showing a distinct  advantage.

[hopefan]

Real SLIAC fans might want to check out the posting I made this morning in the SLIAC Women's room  -  it should bring a chuckle or "wow" to most of you.

[fcnews]

Hopefan - Nice post on womens's site. Add FC 2001 and Webster 2002 it gives you three different sliac teams that have appeared on the top 25. Now if we could get the men jump started.

[hopefan]

Great game at Webster, Scott Spinner gets the second of two freethrows with 3 seconds left for a one point win over Maryville.  I'm a disappointed loser... BUT,    Webster and Maryville fans.... Guess who Mac beat tonite  (hint -they played in Carlinville)    MacAttack  front and center  I want a 500 word essay with every glorious detail!!!!

What this does is make it a real three team race, with Webster going to Blackburn, and Blackburn coming to Maryville.  It also goes to show that none of the 3 can afford to look past any of the other five teams!!!!