MBB: Midwest Conference

[The Roop]

Hmmmmmmm. Ripon actually covered "The Roops" UWSP -13 line tonight. Blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then I guess. Of course "home officiating" has always benefitted the Red Men. "The Roop" sees a let down against LaCrosse so don't be surprised if Ripon starts the season 1-3.

Schmitting can't score unless he is allowed unlimited pushing underneath. By now most officials know that. Sounds like late 3 point shooting kept them in this game tonight but that is hardly a strong point of theirs. I still see no evidence that Ripon will make the conference tournament this season.

Now before everybody in Ripon that actually know how to operate a computer start whining and giving "The Roop" - Karma; "The Roop" hasn't said that Beloit will make the MWC Tournament either.

[Mac Attack]

How good is Dominican? They eased by a couple of SLIAC teams, then upset Aurora. I understand they have some pretty good athletes, but not sure about their history. What kind of offense and defense do they play, who are some of their better players, and predictions on tonight's game against MacMurray?

Thanks!

[Gregory Sager]

How good is Dominican? They eased by a couple of SLIAC teams, then upset Aurora. I understand they have some pretty good athletes, but not sure about their history. What kind of offense and defense do they play, who are some of their better players, and predictions on tonight's game against MacMurray?

Thanks!

Wrong room, Mac Attack. Dominican is in the LMC, not the MWC. And nobody in the LMC room will be able to tell you anything about the Stars, either, since they're new to that league this season.

I've seen Dominican this year, and they're definitely an upper-50-percentile Midwest Region team. I suspect that they'll beat MacMurray by about 10-12 points.

[mnelson]

Is anyone else trying to listen to the webcast of the Lawrence - MSOE basketball game? All I get is garbled sound. Might anyone know if MSOE is broadcasting the game from their campus station, or if there is at least a live stats page somewhere? Thanks.

[da_foreigner]

LU 31 - MSOE 26 @ half

[titan2000]

Thanks to da foreigner for updates on the LMC board:

He deserves some karma points but I have none to give. 



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Final Score LU 74 - MSOE 53

LU pulled away with about 12mins left in the 2nd.  Ultimately LU had too much size inside.  Very nice crowd in the Kern tonight; almost a full house.  Do the Lawrence supporters always travel like this?

[tps040580]

Lake Forest finally got over the hump and beat Benedictine today 80-73 after losing a pair of games they haven't looked to good in. It will be interesting to see if they can string a few together before they break for the holiday. Carleton, SNC, Carroll, @North Park, @Loyola, and @Augustana could really be a rough stretch for a team that should be pretty competitive in the league.

Roop, if Ripon has a game where McMullen, Murphy, and Johnson go 2-26, they won't win. If they shoot 7-24 and turn the ball over 8 times in a half, they probably won't win.  I think its early and they will turn it around.  I doubt they will shoot so poorly next week against Monmouth and if they shoot that poorly against Grinnell... uh that won't happen. Speaking of Grinnell, Jeffp, can you explain the Grinnell exhibition. 121-43? Were they playing an amateur rugby team? I remember a few years back they doubled up Monmouth, but they basically tripled them up. Where is the international diplomacy?

[cubs]

""That's a different attitude. Like I said, this is their Super Bowl right here."

I guess that makes Lawrence 3-0 in Super Bowl's over the past three seasons right coach?  Perhaps you should actually win something first, then begin making comments like this.

Let me play devil's advocate here for a second....

If you look at Lawrence's schedule, they will PROBABLY not play another team in the Top 25 all season, as right now Carroll is the only other team that is even garnering any votes.  Who knows, maybe Ripon or Carthage may be able to sneak in, but I doubt it.  With that being said anytime you play the #2 team in the country, it is going to have a "Super Bowl" type feel to it.  (I would assume if you asked Tharp or TVD, the previous two meetings weren't "Super Bowls" for Lawrence or UWO because both of them knew they had to go through UWSP.)  This was probably the first time in three meetings where UWO was the "favorite" to win, regardless of the difference in strength of respective conferences. 

As far as the "why don't you win something first" statement, TVD and UWO have been able to do something 4 out of 5 seasons that neither Lawrence or any other MWC team has been able to do and that is beat UWSP.  And the last time I checked, UWO made it just as deep in the 2003 NCAA Tournament as Lawrence has ever made it (2004) so I guess both coaches still need "to win something first."

[titan2000]

Finlandia is playing their "Super Bowl" at Kolf tonight.   I hope they don't have any dreams of winning.

[schwanman]

Monmouth 100, Eureka 68 in the first of two weekend games in the Scots' holiday tournament.

Joe Terwelp (regular posters might be asking "Who?") had a breakout game, netting 35 points on 15-of-17 shooting. Not all of them were bunnies -- he was 3-for-3 beyond the arc.

Another new player, Raun Singleton ("Who?" again), was also in double digits.

The Fighting Scots, almost a playoff team last year, should be a big factor in the MWC race this year.

I'll try to update after tomorrow's action (vs. Westminster) as well.

[Dolph Stanley]

"As far as the "why don't you win something first" statement, TVD and UWO have been able to do something 4 out of 5 seasons that neither Lawrence or any other MWC team has been able to do and that is beat UWSP"

But, using your logic and that of the UW 0 coach the wins over UWSP are somehow diminished since it could be viewed as UW 0's "Super Bowl" right?

For the third straight year, Lawrence beat UW 0.  For their coach to in any way imply that somehow the game meant more to LU than it did to his club is

1)  An indictment of his ability to prepare his team

2) A fairly classless comment

By the end of the year, UW 0 may well be the best team in D3 basketball.  They certainly enjoy huge advantages over a school like LU in obtaining players.  LU beating them three times in a row is a great accomplishment for Tharp and his kids no matter what spin the UW 0 coach puts on it. 

[titan2000]

Lakeland beat Point last night.

Point will be a hard team to call this year, could beat you any night.

Sure glad they beat Ripon   

[hjmphelp]

The grinnell game was one of the strangest I've seen in a long time. The Aussies would hold the ball for 32 seconds only to have it stolen by Grinnell-there must have been 50 TO's in this game. While the delay tactics kepts GC from ripping it up big time, the strategy of not shooting at all didn't help the Aussie point total. You know how the system works, if you can't shoot  treys against it you have to make your chippies. The Aussies didn't even take those shots!!! At least Coach A was able to use every combination possible-and discovered some new very workable ones at that!

This was an under 20 team that averaged 6'5" across the back and 6'3" across the front. Lots of raw talent, most of it inside. The Aussie coaching strategy made this game lop sided.

[schwanman]

Monmouth 75, Westminster 63

Terwelp and Blaise Rogers led the way with 17 each. In an interesting occurence, Monmouth was perfect down the stretch, making its final five field goals and 11-of-11 free throws in the final 5:34 to pull away.

[augiedad]

Illinois College beat Dominican today.

http://d3hoops.com/releases.php?release=49156

Aurora's loss to Dominican looks worse all the time.