MBB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[True Basketball Fan]

Is that the same Germayne James that played at Ancilla Junior College in Indiana two years ago?

[jgatz33]

i see edgewood running away with the title with the main competition coming from marian

[True Basketball Fan]

If that's true, is their assistant going to take the role as head coach?  Obviously it is too late to start a new head coach search this late.  But you never know who would jump at something like this at this time.

[Big_Uns]

Is that the same Germayne James that played at Ancilla Junior College in Indiana two years ago?

Not 100% positive, but since he's from Richmond, Ind. and he was a JUCO transfer, I'd imagine that's the same one. His younger brother was Marquette's top recruit this year.

[Black and Red]

The guy that Keith is talking about is Jesse Espe and it'll be interesting to see what he does this year.

[True Basketball Fan]

It sounds like the same guy.  If he's still as potent as I remember him from his Ancilla days, then he is a valid candidate for POY.  I believe he had many DII's and low DI's on him straight out of juco.  Very streaky though.

[cwm1276]

The new Rockford coach search is underway, an assistance has been named the interm coach for the 2005-06 season.  Expecting a new coach named next spring.

[Big_Uns]

I agree about the streaky comment. He struggled through the first part of the season last year but had some VERY impressive games toward the end. I don't think it was coincidence that Lakeland as a team started competing better at the end of the season too.

[jgatz33]

any promising freshman in the conference?

[da_foreigner]

The Way, I have to commend you on your insightful posting.  Edgewood losing Mickael-SomethingEasternEuropeanSounding is a big loss.  Not to say I can see Edgewood falling off, they are too well coached for that; I'm just saying solid guard play is crucial to any team's success.

Have to agree with your POY comments also.  I too would be surprised to see Cooper repeat as POY.  Not just because I'm bias and want to see an MSOE player get it but because I play with Metzger now and I know who I'd want on my team (no disrespect to Seth, you're one of the few opponents I didn't have dreams of elbowing in the face the night before a game ).  However, would you not say that barring injury, Wietor would have been a worthy candidate to repeat as POY?

As for Germayne James, this juror is still yet to come to a verdict on his game.

While I'm here, I'm just going to put this out there to marinate in your heads before the start of this coming season.  MSOE will have the best backcourt and possibly the best 1 through 4 overall in the conference.  I can say without hesitation that NO ONE in the conference will have a better 1-2 combo, period.

Busty, I wait in eager anticipation for this "swole" squad that your WLC boys will be brandishing this year.  I'm just letting you know now your full-court-pressure-half-court-trapping-play-the-passing-lane defense isn't going to work this year.  Injuries aside (touching wood as I type ) I predict two 25pt blow outs in the favor of Mo'zee.

[The Way]

The Way I See It

DF, I know we had our differences last year, but i think we might actually agree on something. I too believe MSOE will get two plus 25 point blowout wins and they will be this:

MSOE 82
Maranatha 50
and
MSOE 75
Maranatha 48

But all joking aside, I am actually anxious to see MSOE play once this year. I wasn't able to watch their game at Lakeland last year due to work conflicts.
But also on the Weitor winning POY again if he hadn't gotten hurt isn't what i was after. I was simply showing that (injury or no injury) a junior had not repeated as POY since Metzger.

And on the topic of G. James, he got better as the year went on last year because he finally got comfortable with the system and his new position of PG. I disagree with a previous comment about him having the best ballhandling skills in the conference because he doesn't. His normal position is a 3 man and not a PG. He uses his strength to power past his defender (due to the fact no other 1's in the conference are as strong as him...mikos included). I find it hard to believe that D1 schools were after him because if i remember correctly his numbers were not that flashy at his JUCO. But i am definitely glad he found his way upstream to the Muskie pond. He gives 110% whether at practice or a game.

Practice starts in 1 week. It was this time every year that i hated as a player. But now that i am done and graduated, i would give anything to have it back.

Order of finish:

1. Edgewood
2. MSOE
3. Lakeland
4. Marian
5. Concordia
6. WLC
7. Dominican
8. Maranatha

[luv d3hoops]

Is Welton going to be back and ready to fill the shoes he made for hisself.

[jgatz33]

didnt cory nickel from lakeland win player of the year 2 years ago..i think weitor just was preseason player of the year last year and never won the award..so weitor wouldnt have had a chance to win it two years in arow like you all are saying

[d_3_watcher]

da-foreigner,
Mikos and what other guard?
Mikos and Murphy and what other 2?
I saw all the LMC teams except WL last year and I don't think that MSOE has the bigs to rebound with the other teams in the conference.

[The Way]

The Way I See It,

No one has the bigs in conference. A 4 in the LMC would be a 3 in any other conference. Maranatha doesn't have a big; Lakeland doesn't have a big; Marian's tallest is 6'6" and he isn't a true 5 (whitenack); WLC has a 6'8" but he isn't a true post; Concordia has Atkinson (but all he wants  to do is jack up outside shots).

Post play will not win anything in the LMC. It all centers around guard play and small forwards.