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Titan Q

#23761
November 05, 2010, 07:56:09 AM Last Edit: November 05, 2010, 08:00:39 AM by Titan Q
After losing one returning starting forward last week (6-5 junior Jordan Zimmer, to a broken foot), unfortunately the Titans lost the other this week.  6-6 junior John Koschnitzy has suffered a back injury (I've heard stress fracture, but can't confirm that) and it sounds like is going to be out for an extended period.

As posted last week, expected varsity rotation member Dan Oswald, a 6-2 junior, is out for the season with knee problems.  And a number of other potential contributors have been sidelined recently with injuries - Matt Schick, Brady Zimmer, and Ryan Connolly.  I'm not sure any of these are long-term problems or not.

Right now IWU has it's 3 returning all-CCIW players as definite starters, with 2 huge question marks all of the sudden in the starting lineup, and several questions about the bench.  

G - Travis Rosenkranz, 6-0 Sr.
G - Sean Johnson, 6-1 Sr.
F - ?
F - ?
C - Doug Sexauer, 6-7 Sr.

IWU's depth at the forward spots - which without question is where the Titans are the deepest - is really going to be tested early.  The Titans have good options but they're going to miss Jordan Zimmer and John Koschnitzy a lot...guys with skill sets that are hard to replace.

hopefan

#23762
November 05, 2010, 08:04:37 AM
Sorry TQ...  has to be very disappointing to Titan fans.... hopefully the depth will come through
The only thing not to be liked in Florida is no D3 hoops!!!

augiefan

#23763
November 05, 2010, 04:10:25 PM
I certainly can sympathize with Titan fans over the loss of key players to injuries before the season even starts. Augie has had their share over the years, and it really hurts. All objective fans should want their team and their opponents to field fully healthy teams throughout the season, but it just doesn't happen. If any team can hold on until these players are healthy, it's probably IWU, who most likely has the deepest roster in the CCIW.

augiefan

#23764
November 05, 2010, 04:13:57 PM
Hopefully some time this weekend Dansand can give us a summary of the Augie scrimmage against Loras and today's intersquad scrimmage. Is anyone making shots from further than 10 feet from the basket? the exhibition on Nov. 10th against Platteville (?) will probably be a sterner test than the first two run throughs.

Gregory Sager

#23765
November 05, 2010, 06:28:48 PM
Quote from: augiefan on November 05, 2010, 04:10:25 PMIf any team can hold on until these players are healthy, it's probably IWU, who most likely has the deepest roster in the CCIW.

I consider that open to debate, but there's no doubt that Illinois Wesleyan does have a very deep roster.
"To see what is in front of one's nose is a constant struggle." -- George Orwell

Titan Q

#23767
November 06, 2010, 08:45:10 AM
IWU's revised 2010-11 JV schedule...

http://www.iwusports.com/sports/2010/11/4/MBB_1104100637.aspx?path=mbball


(Changes made after Millikin recently cancelled its JV season.)

Gregory Sager

#23768
November 07, 2010, 12:10:14 AM
NPU traveled up to the North Shore and scrimmaged at Lake Forest Saturday morning. I wasn't there, as I had to keep score for the Vikings women as they scrimmaged at home at the same time. But I got a text that said that the Vikings won the two varsity halves by a combined score of 72-61 and the JV half by a score of 26-18.

That means absolutely nothing, of course, since it's a scrimmage ... but LFC is supposed to be one of the better teams in the Midwest Conference this year, so I'll take beating the Foresters by 11 in their own gym as a good sign. I'll put much more stock in how the Vikings do on Wednesday at home in scrimmage #2 versus Benedictine, seeing as how that's the last one they'll play before the season starts.
"To see what is in front of one's nose is a constant struggle." -- George Orwell

AndOne

#23770
November 07, 2010, 06:45:58 PM
Quote from: Gregory Sager on November 07, 2010, 12:10:14 AM
NPU traveled up to the North Shore and scrimmaged at Lake Forest Saturday morning. I wasn't there, as I had to keep score for the Vikings women as they scrimmaged at home at the same time. But I got a text that said that the Vikings won the two varsity halves by a combined score of 72-61 and the JV half by a score of 26-18.

That means absolutely nothing, of course, since it's a scrimmage ... but LFC is supposed to be one of the better teams in the Midwest Conference this year, so I'll take beating the Foresters by 11 in their own gym as a good sign. I'll put much more stock in how the Vikings do on Wednesday at home in scrimmage #2 versus Benedictine, seeing as how that's the last one they'll play before the season starts.

Another example of the depth of top to bottom talent within the CCIW.

LFC is a decent team but would finish sixth at best in the CCIW.
I'm sure North Park's overall team depth was a big factor in the scrimmage win. Lake Forest has a stud in Travis Clark who is better than such players as Tyler Pierce or Emmanuel Crosby, a nice player in Nate Bateman, and a developing talent in Jeff Beck. After that the talent level drops off quickly.

coebball70

#23772
November 08, 2010, 09:28:56 AM
I am really looking forward to this year's CCIW race.  My prediction is 3 conference losses will still win it ... any thoughts?  Also, enjoyed learning D3 Depauw knocks off D1 Evansville.  Are there other significant D3 wins against D1 opponents that I may have missed?  My picks are the Titans in the CCIW, the Pointers in the WIAC and the Beavers (Buena Vista) in the IIAC. 

petemcb

#23773
November 08, 2010, 09:16:21 PM
First of all, long time - no post.  In fact, long time - no read.  Good to be back.  I was up at Lake Forest College this past Saturday and watched the entire scrimmage.

Highlights and observations:

Nick Hoekstra looked like the clutch shooter on the team that day.  He had 3 or 4 shots from near or just beyond the arc that provided better string music than I heard down at Orchestra Hall the last time I was there.  That wasn't the pleasant surprise, however. What was good to see was the three or four strong and contested defensive rebounds that he captured in the second half.  I would have given him the MVP of the second half.

Kendall Greer had (I think it was) 3 strong takes right to the rack, took a hit from a LFC player or two, made the basket and picked up and converted the and one.  After it being mentioned to him that those were plays he might not have made consistently last year, he mentioned that "I'm healthy this year".  He looked notably stronger than last year.


Phil S. (I'm not even gonna try finish that one) played some nice, effective defense on LFC's talented and mobile load of a center, Travis Clark, particularly in the second half.  Phil did a nice job of moving Clark out further from the basket to a distance where he was more uncomfortable and less effective....without picking up  many fouls.

Emmanuel Crosby looked to be the leader of the team, at least on this particular morning.  He did a nice job of helping to "manage" the "excitable" 6' 11" Walli and might have helped him avoid a technical or two.  I'm not sure how many points he finished up with because a lot of his shots weren't dropping, but he looked very comfortable in the paint, displaying a nice array of post moves.  It just seemed like the ball would roll off the rim and out rather than off the rim and in.  It looked more like a case of bad luck or early season rustiness.  He looks like he's ready to have a big season in the CCIW and I'm sure he's going to be a load to defend this season.  He also looks to be a voice of reason and have a calming effect on a pretty excitable team.

Ro did, I thought, a very quiet but effective job at the point.  It seemed like he was playing more effective and energized defense than I have noticed in the past. 


Issa showed the occasional flashes of great talent that we have all seen from time to time.  I'd just like to see more of it over the course of a game. 

Walli is every bit of 6' 11" and probably every bit of 260 lbs.  He moves, and presents intriguing possibilites if only because of his combination of size and willingness to get up and down the floor. 

Overall, I thought NPU looked good.  And LFC looked to be a solid 6th place CCIW team, which, this year, means it's a pretty good team.  I'd like their chances against the three teams the coaches have slotted in 6th, 7th, and 8th place in the CCIW this year.  It was a good test for NPU and they looked clearly to be the better team, at least on this day.  After scraping off some of the rust in the first half, I believe the second half score was something like 34 - 19.  LFC coach Chris Conger called a couple of very "vocal" timeouts in the second half where every word was clearly audible from every point of the gym and probably even out in the parking lot!  Fans at Foster and Kedzie would have been very pleased with what happened up on the North Shore Saturday morning.

petemcb

#23774
November 08, 2010, 09:22:43 PM Last Edit: November 08, 2010, 09:26:59 PM by petemcb
Forgot about the JV part of the matchup.  Two words:  Josh McNaughton.  The freshman made some highlight reel plays that had the varsity up off the bench cheering and the coaching staff wiping the drool off each other's chins.  The lefty displayed a dazzling array of moves, spins, behind- the-back passes off the fast break up the floor, and great energy.  CCIW fans in general, and NPU fans in particular, are in for four years of enjoyable spectating with him on the floor.  I'd be very surprised if he doesn't get significant varsity "tick" ( to use the current and trendy CCIW board vernacular) this season.  
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