MBB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[cardinalfanrochelle]

 ;)Are you talking quanity of players or quality of players Lakeland lost 2 starters from last year and a coach, they picked up a heck of a coach but the players need a little more time together but expect them to go all out every night...........

[lmcfan33]

After talking to numerous players in the NAC, watcing numerous scrimmages, a handful of exhibitions, sneaking into a couple of practices, the Frontier is changing some preseason picks.

AU
CUC
Edgewood
Lakeland
Dominican
Next 5 teams will fight for this spot
Wis. Lutheran, CUW, Maranatha, Marian, Benedictine
Basement is...ROCKFORD

Not that anyone cares, but Maranatha and Rockford can be flip-flopped there. I just heard that two of 'Natha's best players got kicked out of their school last week. Seeing as the coach can't bring in any good recruits, I'd predict an average defecit of 50 points for them in every conference game...

[WLCALUM83]

How come nobody thinks WLC will be any good?  They beat Edgewood 3 times last year and Edgewood lost more than WLC to graduation.  I'm confused...

IMHO it's not so much WLC being put down as it is the Illinois teams expected to be great. (Is it the picks, or something I posted that's giving you reason for that conclusion?)

[Greek Tragedy]

The verdict is out, Lakeland tabbed 2nd.

2006-07 NAC Men's Basketball Coaches' Preseason Poll
1. Aurora University (8 ), 117
2. Lakeland College (3), 102
3. Edgewood College, 95
4. Dominican University, 84
5. Benedictine University, 70
6. Wisconsin Lutheran College, 66
7. Concordia University Chicago, 52, Rockford College, 52
9. Concordia University-Wisconsin, 41
10. Marian College, 36
11. Maranatha Baptist Bible College, 11

First place votes in parentheses.

[Fartcus Smellwood]

So does anybody have an opinion on CUC this year??? I do, they are going to take the conference and I will be front and center in the stands....can't wait till Lakeland comes to CUC on December 6th...LC will get what is coming to them.

[escalade07]

The verdict is out, Lakeland tabbed 2nd.

2006-07 NAC Men's Basketball Coaches' Preseason Poll
1. Aurora University (8 ), 117
2. Lakeland College (3), 102
3. Edgewood College, 95
4. Dominican University, 84
5. Benedictine University, 70
6. Wisconsin Lutheran College, 66
7. Concordia University Chicago, 52, Rockford College, 52
9. Concordia University-Wisconsin, 41
10. Marian College, 36
11. Maranatha Baptist Bible College, 11

First place votes in parentheses.

Is lakeland that good? Ive never seen them play. Im excited to see the new matchups and such. cuc and cuw should be a close game as it is every year. what are teams looking like out there? CUC is young but big...so we will see...would like to hear about other schools!

[Greek Tragedy]

I'm not so sure how good Lakeland is.  They lose POTY Jermaine James and also stud in the box Nick Howard.  The biggest loss is probably their coach.  I'm not knocking the new coach, ex-assistant of DePauw Kyle Brumett, but it may take a year or two to get to know "his way," which sounds like a more up-tempo game, as opposed to Grzesk's defensive oriented game plan.

Muskie Preview

[The Lone Sader]

Not that anyone cares, but Maranatha and Rockford can be flip-flopped there. I just heard that two of 'Natha's best players got kicked out of their school last week. Seeing as the coach can't bring in any good recruits, I'd predict an average defecit of 50 points for them in every conference game...

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I know that all of you all couldn't care less about Natha in this conference, but after reading this post I had to respond. Yes, it is true that Natha just kicked out two of our players, and these two players were some of the best we have (which does not say much). And yes I have to agree that we will not be within 50 points in almost all conference games. But we do have some good recruits. Just remember the name Mike Knepp. Knepp will be one of the best players in the conference over the next few years. We also have a transfer coming at Christmas break that sat the bench at a D 1 school that should be able to turn some heads in the conference. With our improvement on three point shooting from a few new faces on the team, Natha will still be at the bottom of the conference, but we will at least be more respectable this year with our level of play. 

[The Way]

The Way I See It,

It has been long enough since my last post. I know absolutely nothing about the Illinois teams. I do know the LMC teams pretty well, however. I know that WLC does not get any credit because you don't know which WLC team will show up year in and year out. Will they run and gun? Will they play halfcourt? You just can't get a guage until midway through the year. That is not a rip on WLC by any means....it is the truth.

Edgewood will be the same disciplined team they have always been under first year coach Todd Adrian. I look for them to be in the hunt at the end of the year.

I have a question mark on Lakeland. I think the new hire was a good one and the players are adjusting real well. I need to see game play though before i start backing my alma mater with the biased approach that i have been accustomed to in the past.

Marian and MBBC do not deserve more than this sentence...they suck.

As for this 'budding' rivalry between CUC and Lakeland.....not sure about it. None of the Lakeland football players play basketball and i can guarantee you they won't be making the trip down there on December 6th. So i am not sure what the Lakeland basketball team 'deserves' as a previous poster stated, but i think this is getting blown out of proportion even further than Bobby Knight smacking his player around on national television. If the CUC b-ball team wants to use Lakeland's football team as motivation, go right ahead. That would be like me saying, "I think the Lakeland basketball team is ticted at the CUC women's softball team for leaving tampon wrappers in their locker room.....you better watch out now on December 6th. That CUC basketball team is going to get what's coming to them!"

Now if you will excuse me, i need to head down to the local pub for my midday pick-me-up....a cigar and a little gin and juice while watching Mr. Belding run one of the best high schools ever.

[Tiger Woods]

I heard Lipanot and Becker are both hurt for CUW.  Anyone know anything about it?  Is so, they might challenge a few teams for last place this year.

[Fartcus Smellwood]

The Way,

That was my fault stating that the way I did, all I meant by that was a big L on december 6th. I am pretty damn sure CUC's bball team has nothing against lakelands and it is most likely true that lakeland football players won't travel down here. Even if they did, there would be no retaliation, the school is over it I am sure. It will be a good game but CUC will come out on top. I am counting down the days till the first home game.

[Greek Tragedy]

...and it is most likely true that lakeland football players won't travel down here.

I'm not so sure the Lakeland football players will travel across campus to watch the basketball team play at home, let alone, get off campus.

[cardinalfanrochelle]

Marcus,
           I have been following Lakeland basketball for the past 2 years because I have a son who attends Lakeland,so what do you mean a big L on the 6th? Are you a player or a fan I watched the game last year and looked at the stats for the game and still nothing. What do you have against Lakeland. The Coach( Kyle Brumett) reminds me of a coaching legend in Philadelphia Bill "Speedy" Morris former coach at Roman Catholic H.S and LaSalle College one of the Big 5 (Temple,St. Joes,Penn,Villanova,LaSalle)schools, in fact another coach Paul Westhead also. I see a good thing at Lakeland...........

[Tiger Woods]

Does anyone know if G Steven Larson is still in charge of picking the Conference Players of the week?  He (or someone from Edgewood) was always in charge of that for the LMC and I must say, that was the biggest joke.  For the new conference's sake, I hope there is someone a little less bias towards one school. 

Predicition for 2006-2007 POY

Christian Lindberg

No one knows him yet but soon you will.

[Illinihoops4]

 Josh Larson was the SID for the LMC (not Edgewood) and I believe he is now the SID for the NAC. He was in charge of that. This is something you can't blame on G. Steven.