MBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[petemcb]

Not sure about that, but this guy did have that sort of I'm-perty-sweet-on-you-Thelm Lou glow on his face.

Never fear, gentlemen. I'm sure that Andy will have Goober and Gomer and Otis and Ernest T. Bass and Floyd "the Philosopher-King" Lawson all up and deputized in time for when the folks from the big city come a-calling on February 7 at King Arena for the NPU @ Wheaton game, just like he did last year.

I heard the Carlson Crazies disguised as the Darlin' brothers might put in an appearance  as the half time entertainment.  Can you confirm that, Greg?

Depends upon whether or not the Crazies can find the necessary musical equipment. You can't play "Whoa, Mule" or "Bile 'em Cabbage Down" without a good, solid ceramic moonshine jug, you know.

Got those two loaded on my IPod.  Love 'em.

[mr_b]

Never fear, gentlemen. I'm sure that Andy will have Goober and Gomer and Otis and Ernest T. Bass and Floyd "the Philosopher-King" Lawson all up and deputized in time for when the folks from the big city come a-calling on February 7 at King Arena for the NPU @ Wheaton game, just like he did last year.

Shuh-zayam!!

[dansand]

Not sure about that, but this guy did have that sort of I'm-perty-sweet-on-you-Thelm Lou glow on his face.

Never fear, gentlemen. I'm sure that Andy will have Goober and Gomer and Otis and Ernest T. Bass and Floyd "the Philosopher-King" Lawson all up and deputized in time for when the folks from the big city come a-calling on February 7 at King Arena for the NPU @ Wheaton game, just like he did last year.

I think Augie recruited Ernest T. Bass...Coach G loved his intensity...Called him a real "creach-ter" on defense...Couldn't get him through admissions, though.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

[augiefan]

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all. Times are tough, but most of us still have much to be thankful for as citizens of the USA.

[Jim Matson]

Happy Thanksgiving to all you old-timers, young folks, and real fans!  Not posting here hardly at all these days, but loving the lurking!

Nice recap of the Loras/Wheaton game, Pete.

[thundermike11]

I couldn't be at the game last night, but it sounds like another dominating performance by the Thunder. The balanced scoring is very good to see, especially coming from McCrary and Pflederer. This team is much more difficult to defend due to the amount of scorers in the lineup. Andy Wiele has been as good as advertised so far, but has yet to face anyone remotely his size/strength. But he has been playing outstanding basketball.

Thundermike, the starter in the post for Loras last night was 6'6" and probably 215, and the other two guys making Wiele work for what he got each checked in at 6'7" and probably 225 to 235.  The two 6'7" guys were quite physical and seemed like they were rotated in and out to tire Wiele out.  They were playing him close and tight, and I thought this was as physical a game as Wiele is likely to have to play this season.  The three-headed monster from Loras gave Wiele the roughest 40 minutes he'll see for awhile.  The Loras offense didn't seem to involve the big men much, but they were a physical load on the defensive end.  Wiele looked gassed when he came out.  I though it was a good game to prepare Wiele for the CCIW season.  In the first half, he struggled, going 3-8 from the field and no trips to the free throw line.  No offensive boards either.  He seemed to be starting out too far from the basket and had trouble getting in close where he could be more effective.  He seemed to figure that out in the second half and went 6-6 and picked up 9 boards in the half, finishing with 18 and 14 along with three assists.  All in all, a good game to prep him for the season. 

What made this win by the Thunder more impressive than the final score was the fact that Ben Panner went an uncharacteristic 1-5 from the field, 0-0 from the charity stripe, and had one board in 23 minutes of action.  If he had a typical Panner night, this game would have been more lop-sided than it already was. 

Kent Raymond seemed to do whatever he wanted in the first half, going 6-9 from the field and really controling the flow of the game.  After seeing Harris get 10 or more players in the Lee Pfund last weekend, he shrunk things down to a more typical (for him) eight man rotation for most of the game until the last maybe 8-10 minutes or less.  Wheaton's two prize freshmen were clearly in that 8 man rotation.  Pflederer finished 4-4 from the field, 1-1 from the line and zero turnovers in 18 minutes of action.  McCrary was even more impressive, going 4-4 from the field, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards, 4 beautiful assists and 3 clean blocks in 30 minutes of action.  He played a great game and did not look anything like a freshman in this game.  He stayed very composed at all points of the game.  These two guys will keep Wheaton an entertaining team to watch for the next four years. 

This was not a bad Loras team that Wheaton put this beating on.  It was a very impressive performance, and given Wheaton's solid three man guard rotation of Raymond, Panner and Pflederer, it seems like 6'8" Wiele, 6'7" Carwell and 6'6" McCrary (at least the McCrary I saw last night) would be more than Augie's bigs could contend with.  Last night, Wheaton looked worth every bit of their predicted 1st place finish in the CCIW this year. 

I stand corrected. Thanks for the thorough recap

[thundermike11]

Interviews with Bill Harris and Andy Wiele have been posted on the Thunder Sports Report webpage: http://athletics.wheaton.edu/Sports/gen/2007/Sports%20Report.asp

[Gregory Sager]

I think Augie recruited Ernest T. Bass...Coach G loved his intensity...Called him a real "creach-ter" on defense...Couldn't get him through admissions, though.

Too bad. Ernest T.'s form as a rock-thrower leads me to believe that he might've made a great shot-putter for Augie track & field coach Paul Olsen.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

[REDMENFAN]

Here's Bosko's thoughts on picking up win number 400, Carthage, and old relationships with former players from North Park.

http://www.kenoshanews2.com/sports/no_400_for_bosko_3900767.html

[OurHouse]

Here's Bosko's thoughts on picking up win number 400, Carthage, and old relationships with former players from North Park.

http://www.kenoshanews2.com/sports/no_400_for_bosko_3900767.html



Stevie tore it up - Now, if he could get a supporting cast, they could compete with Augie and Wheaton!!

[AndOne]

What made this win by the Thunder more impressive than the final score was the fact that Ben Panner went an uncharacteristic 1-5 from the field, 0-0 from the charity stripe, and had one board in 23 minutes of action.  If he had a typical Panner night, this game would have been more lop-sided than it already was. 

Or perhaps not so uncharacteristic. Consider that among the 7 players who have seen the most court time so far this season Panner, at 44 percent. is hitting a lower percentage of his shots than any other player except for the often inconspicuous Jake Carwell. In fact his shooting percentage is almost 12 percent lower than the Thunder average. His 3 point percentage is about 11 percent below the team average.

[petemcb]

AndOne, they've only played 3 games.  It's a little early to be pointing out how Panner stacks up on the team at this point.  We're talking about a junior who has played impressively for 2 seasons.  I would say that Panner's stats from last Friday night, previously referenced, were uncharacteristic in the context of his career.  While I'm too lazy to look up his career numbers, I would bet they're pretty solid and that we'll see more Panner-esque performances in the not-too-distant future.

[dansand]

Ben Panner:

## Player  GP-GS  Min--Avg  FG-FGA   Pct 3FG-FGA   Pct  FT-FTA   Pct  Off Def  Tot  Avg  PF FO   A  TO Blk Stl  Pts  Avg
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2006-07... 26-26  876 33.7  87-183  .475  24-66   .364  38-52   .731   21  57   78  3.0  70  3  68  55  13  22  236  9.1
2007-08... 30-30 1056 35.2 142-315  .451  58-131  .443  55-73   .753   28  55   83  2.8  65  1  83  45   9  29  397 13.2
2008-09...  3-3    86 28.7  11-25   .440   4-13   .308   7-8    .875    2   2    4  1.3   4  0   5   3   0   4   33 11.0

[petemcb]

Thanks dansand. 

[Gregory Sager]

Ben Panner:

## Player  GP-GS  Min--Avg  FG-FGA   Pct 3FG-FGA   Pct  FT-FTA   Pct  Off Def  Tot  Avg  PF FO   A  TO Blk Stl  Pts  Avg
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2006-07... 26-26  876 33.7  87-183  .475  24-66   .364  38-52   .731   21  57   78  3.0  70  3  68  55  13  22  236  9.1
2007-08... 30-30 1056 35.2 142-315  .451  58-131  .443  55-73   .753   28  55   83  2.8  65  1  83  45   9  29  397 13.2
2008-09...  3-3    86 28.7  11-25   .440   4-13   .308   7-8    .875    2   2    4  1.3   4  0   5   3   0   4   33 11.0

That chart is a thing of beauty, Dan. I am hereby nominating you for D3hoops.com's Ralph Turner Formatter of the Month Award.