MBB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[badgerwarhawk]

I was impressed by Tillema's play against us. 

[Greek Tragedy]

We're off until the new year regarding conference games.

One observation--Point has a weekday doubleheader with Oshkosh.  Kind of strange.

[Greek Tragedy]

Checking the boxscores as I'm doing the Fantasy League stats and noticed that Jacob Schlub didn't play.  Anyone got any 411 on that?

La Crosse scores their last 22 points from the line?!!  Wow.

[Greek Tragedy]

Old School's Sporadic Unofficial In-Season Conference Power Rankings

1. Whitewater (9-0, 4-0)-Huge victory over rival Stevens Point and then wins big up in Superior
BEAT Stevens Point 67-60 (OT)
WON at Superior 92-73

2. Stevens Point (8-1, 2-1)-Tough road loss in Whitewater but bounces back against nonconference foe.
LOST at Whitewater 67-60 (OT)
BEAT Elmhurst 81-73 (nc)

3. La Crosse (8-2, 3-1)-Solid 2-0 week with semi-upset win over Platteville.
WON at Stout 78-64
BEAT Platteville 84-70

4. Platteville (7-3, 2-1)-Crushes Oshkosh but fails to continue trend in La Crosse
BEAT Oshkosh 67-47
LOST at La Crosse 84-70

5. Eau Claire (6-3, 2-2)-Enjoys home cooking with wins over River Falls and Stout.
BEAT River Falls 74-68
BEAT Stout 83-71

6. River Falls (3-6, 1-3)-Close loss at Eau Claire and follows that up with an upset win in Oshkosh
LOST at Eau Claire 74-68
WON at Oshkosh 82-73

7. Superior (4-3, 1-2)-Can't come up with upset win over Whitewater
BEAT Northwestern (MN) 73-64
LOST to Whitewater 92-73

8. Oshkosh (4-5, 1-2)-Loss to Platteville was kind of expected, but not by 20.  Loss to River Falls was a big surprise though.
LOST at Platteville 67-47
LOST to River Falls 82-73

9. Stout (3-6, 0-4)-Long season gets longer with two double digit losses.
LOST to La Crosse78-64
LOST at Eau Claire 83-71

[Greek Tragedy]

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

Eau Claire
12/29 vs. Coe (IA)
12/30 vs. Heidelberg (OH) or Buena Vista (IA)

La Crosse
12/23 vs. Elmhurst (IL)
12/29 vs. Hardin-Simmons (TX)
12/30 vs. Mary-Hardin Baylor (TX)

Oshkosh
12/21 at Silver Lake
12/30 at Marian

Platteville
12/29 vs. Lewis and Clark (Ore)
12/30 vs. Westminster (UT)

River Falls
12/15 vs. Northwestern (MN)
12/20 at St. Scholastica (MN)
12/29 vs. George Fox
12/30 at Macalester

Stevens Point
12/19 vs. Wisconsin Lutheran
12/29 vs. St. Thomas
12/30 at Viterbo

Stout
12/19 at Viterbo
12/27 at Whitworth
12/28 at Lewis Clark State College

Superior
12/14 vs. Northland
12/16 at St. Scholastica
12/29 at MSOE
12/30 at North Park

Whitewater
12/16 at Carroll U.
12/22 vs. Augustana
12/28 vs. Whitman College at Whitworth
12/29 at Whitworth

[chmarx]

Plus karma (for what its worth) to BWW for his mea culpa and explanation of what the clock operator faces sometimes.

[wcbsas]

Plus karma (for what its worth) to BWW for his mea culpa and explanation of what the clock operator faces sometimes.

I wish I knew how to give Karma or I would do the same!

[wcbsas]

Too bad they can't or don't recruit those kinds of players and those they get they run off!

That's a little harsh. 

It probably is ... and cetainly wasn't attacking anyone but IMO for as good a program as UWSP is ... to not have any decent post players since Kaslow seems to be too much of a trend.

Serious question ... do you think that a lack of a post player could be a reason for their relative lack of post season success?

It certainly did when Wash U came to the Quandt in 2007 and Troy Ruths basically dominated and won the game for them. 6'8" Matt Smith is not playing this year, but is registered at the school. He may have to sit out a year due to playing for DII Winona State last year before he was injured. I don't know the situation there, but he was announced as a recruit earlier this year http://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2009/5/6/MBB_0506091213.aspx?path=mbball.

The Smith kid is one of the three announced recruits that left (either quit and/or were run-off --- depending on your perspective) prior to the beginning of the season.  He did go through the camp with the team, participated in the UW-Parkside scrimmage but left before the Purple-Gold game.

[Greek Tragedy]

Dan Tillema's dunk made it to youtube.  Swampgoon gave me the news. 

We were sitting behind that basket, so it looked pretty awesome when it was coming right at you, but at this angle, it still doesn't look half bad! 

[Gregory Sager]

Plus karma (for what its worth) to BWW for his mea culpa and explanation of what the clock operator faces sometimes.

I wish I knew how to give Karma or I would do the same!

You're still sixteen posts shy of having power over karma, wcbsas, so don't worry about it yet.

[John Gleich]

Dan Tillema's dunk made it to youtube.  Swampgoon gave me the news. 

We were sitting behind that basket, so it looked pretty awesome when it was coming right at you, but at this angle, it still doesn't look half bad! 

You don't have too many guys getting posterized in D-III.  That was sweet, from any angle!

Kalsow had a dunk on a guy at Eau Claire who jumped with him and while in the air, realized he was in trouble and shied away and covered his head as he got obliterated by a 2 handed dunk.  That guy basically just placed himself in the picture and didn't affect the dunk that much.  Tillema took off and dunked over the guy.  Very impressive.  And this guy's a sophomore.  I think he's regained his basketball sense, or whatever you call it, if it was lost!

[wcbsas]

Dan Tillema's dunk made it to youtube.  Swampgoon gave me the news. 

We were sitting behind that basket, so it looked pretty awesome when it was coming right at you, but at this angle, it still doesn't look half bad! 

You don't have too many guys getting posterized in D-III.  That was sweet, from any angle!

Kalsow had a dunk on a guy at Eau Claire who jumped with him and while in the air, realized he was in trouble and shied away and covered his head as he got obliterated by a 2 handed dunk.  That guy basically just placed himself in the picture and didn't affect the dunk that much.  Tillema took off and dunked over the guy.  Very impressive.  And this guy's a sophomore.  I think he's regained his basketball sense, or whatever you call it, if it was lost!

He was very very good at Randolph ... its too bad he was forced to play a power position (defensively) as Randolph had almost no size his junior and senior year.  Extremely athletic.  UWSP is fortunate to have him as he is considered a Division 2 type of guy!

[02 Warhawk]

Dan Tillema's dunk made it to youtube.  Swampgoon gave me the news. 

We were sitting behind that basket, so it looked pretty awesome when it was coming right at you, but at this angle, it still doesn't look half bad! 

My brother just called me......I guess that dunk made it on ESPN today 

[Greek Tragedy]

Thats cool.  Was it a Top 10 list or something?  Sportscenter? 

[02 Warhawk]

Thats cool.  Was it a Top 10 list or something?  Sportscenter? 

not sure...don't think it was sportscenter though