MBB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

MWCSID2005 · January 12, 2006, 12:20:23 PM

The Midwest Conference will webcast four contests with live audio and video free of charge on Friday, January 13.

The matchups feature Grinnell College at Lawrence University and Lake Forest College at Ripon College. The women's contests tip-off at 5:30 p.m. with the men's contests to follow at 7:30 p.m. Links to the webcast are available at www.midwestconference.org and on the athletic websites of each participating institution.

The release linked below gives more information on the webcast, as well as previews for each contest.

http://www.midwestconference.org/wbasketball/WebStreamJan12.pdf

showtimeSmyHero · January 12, 2006, 01:39:50 PM

He is the best on his team. You take away Mikos and his team would be at or below .500. He makes everybody on his team better and i even though Bayiha is a great Scorer and athlete, he doesnt make the players on his team any better. Granted if you take away Bayiha it would hurt, it wouldnt be as bad as Mikos. I dont think you can say taking away Peets would hurt his team any worse that it already is. They arent winning against the top teams and they would beat Marian, Maranatha, and WLC even if they didnt have him.

If MSOE loses their next 6 games and gets blown out by Lakeland, then obviously i am wrong, but i dont think that will happen.

The Way · January 12, 2006, 02:04:22 PM

The Way I See It,

Showtime, I see your point about Mikos, but now see mine. The award in the LMC is given to the Player of the Year,,,not the Most Valuable Player. His stats just don't warrent me to say that he is the POY. Look at Germayne James from Lakeland and ask me how he is any different than Mikos. They both are surrounded by the best supporting casts in the LMC and they are both the floor generals of their respective team. Now i am not saying that James should be POY, but just look at their numbers. They are very comparable.

This is Mikos' 4th year as the starting point guard for MSOE. Has he really improved that much from the time he came in as a freshman and helped lead his team to an NCAA berth? In my eyes, he has underachieved since doing that. He hasn't turned into the player that he should be. He is just way too inconsistent at this stage in his career. He allows himself to get caught up in the flow of the game instead of him dictating the flow.

With that being said, I am not a Mikos hater or don't think he isn't good. Because as i said in an earlier post, I think he is one of the tops in the conference. I just can't vote him as POY yet. If he leads his team to a conference title, maybe then he would get my vote.

showtimeSmyHero · January 12, 2006, 05:11:52 PM

I understand where you are coming from and point taken.... just my opinion... that so far he is the POY. My definition of player of the year is if i could choose one person... who would i want. I dont want someone who scores 20 and grabs 8 rebounds while getting beat by 15 night in and night out.

The coaches vote on this right? I think they will vote for him before Peets or Bayiha and obviously nobody from edgewood, maranatha, wlc, etc.

If Lakeland sweeps MSOE, I still dont think Peets will get it. Probably someone from Lakeland who steps up.

44 · January 12, 2006, 08:12:52 PM

I also think that Matt Peets should get some sort of consideration for POY he is after all #2 in scoring and rebounding also the man can pass the ball he has thrown some amazing passes to his teamates this year...and after watching him do what he wanted to pretty much at will against domincan at the end of the game where he just decieded to take over and then against edgewood where there was no way any one of them could stop him...Averkamp didnt stand a chance against him. We will see if he even gets considered though or will the LMC be the same way it usually is and show CUW no love for POY( dare i bring up Ryan Wietor)

jgatz33 · January 12, 2006, 11:10:31 PM

i was at the edgewood concordia game and peets was impressive but mostly when averkamp was out of the game.......peets finished with 6 points on averkamp and when he was out dominated the smaller competition....steve huenik was very impressive for the victors skying over defenders to make some ver impressive shots and finish with a game high 20 points...edgewood needs to pick it up this second half or they have a chance to finish just ahead of the baptists in the standings .......concordia lakeland will be a very interesting contest and i think concordia has a chance to pull the upset if the muskies come out flat

The Way · January 13, 2006, 11:01:04 AM

The Way I See It,

44 or Matt Peets,,,whichever you go by. Stop coming on here and bragging yourself up and bringing up a can of sour worms about how Concordia gets no love. Go ahead and bring up Ryan Weitor. The year he supposedly should have won the POY in your eyes, he was good in 2 categories (points and rebounds). Those 2 categories don't just automatically make you the POY. I suppose next you are going to complain that they should have handed out the first ever ACY (Assistant Coach of the Year) and given it to Thad Russel.

Muskie Fan South · January 13, 2006, 11:48:21 PM

Quote from: warrior_fish on January 03, 2006, 10:50:28 PM
Quote from: Big_Uns on January 03, 2006, 10:07:56 PM
Anyone able to clue us in as to why Cooper and Averkamp were MIA in Edewood's 65-60 loss in The Tank tonight?

Well Big_Uns,
A little bird told me that there were some evil shenanigans (no, not the resturant with the motzerella stix you like) going on and at least those two, if not one more were suspended for the game tonight. Someone needs to lock those guys up over new years.

On a better note, it has been so long since I have been on the winning end of an Edgewood game I have attended, I had forgotten how sore the EC fans get when they dont win. Geez. And who is that guy that sits in the stands behind Dr. G.? He should be hired as the next coach! He yells from the stands and then the entire coaching staff, (8 including "scouts") starts shouting the exact same thing. Now, what is more efficient? 1 guy or 8 coaches? Must be nice to have those kinds of funds.

A lackluster preformance from the Fish tonight in the Tank, but EC without Cooper or Avercamp was not able to overcome the power of the Moose.

Matt Rogers for ROY in the LMC!! Been a long time since this conference has seen a player that can take it to the hole like that, as a freshman. And if Avercamp won it last year and sat out all those games after running into Zeck's arm, Rogers should win hands down.

And Bust Ya'll, no mailbox number, just mail it to the PO BOX. And dont think I wont wear that size small shirt to games either. Heck, I might wash it and shrink it first!

PEACE and remember "GO BIG OR GO HOME"

Muskie Fan South · January 13, 2006, 11:52:50 PM

What does it take to be ROY in the LMC? Big_Uns what do you know about Rogers ?

Big_Uns · January 14, 2006, 11:24:09 AM

I know that unless his production falls off significantly in the second half of the season, he's the clear frontrunner for Rookie of the Year in the LMC right now. I think most of the other crew on here would agree with that assessment.

Greek Tragedy · January 15, 2006, 02:33:17 AM

Lakeland beats up on Concordia in Mequon tonight, 77-60. Here's the boxscore for your enjoyment.

WLC tops Marian
Edgewood surprised Dominican in Ill.

MSOE	6-0
Lakeland	6-1
WLC	4-2
Dominican	4-4
Edgewood	3-4
Concordia	3-4
Marian	1-6
MBBC	0-6

Wow! An actual GAME DAY on Tuesday with all eight teams facing conference opponents! What a concept.

Jan. 17 Concordia (Wis.) @ Maranatha*...Concordia: zzzzzzzzz
Jan. 17 Marian @ Lakeland*...Lakeland: beware of the beartrap.
Jan. 17 MSOE @ Edgewood*...MSOE: Closer than expected.
Jan. 17 Wis. Lutheran @ Dominican*...WLC: in a minor upset.

showtimeSmyHero · January 16, 2006, 11:55:25 AM

I agree with Concordia beating up on Maranatha. If they win by 40 and their starters play 35 minutes... i will wonder.

Lakeland should beat up on Marian, but we will see.

MSOE will romp Edgewood. That isnt going to be pretty.

Dominican over Wis. Lutheran. Cause nobody does it like domina-can.

bigsnitz · January 16, 2006, 07:53:09 PM

Any one else mystified by the Edgewood team? A squad with 3 of 5 starters returning, including CPY Cooper, looks completely disfuctional. From what I've seen, the coaches (all eight of them or however many there are) has no control over the squad. Most of the players continually run to the ball side calling for the ball, creating horrible spacing. The bigs jog back on defense, getting beat for lay-ups. Too many players trying to be "The Guy". No one seems to be willing to accept a role, and as a result, Larson is succeeding where no one seemed to be able to last season: making Cooper a non-factor. Seems like the esteemed Larson can't find a way to get his POY even 10 shots/game. Good news for the boys at MSOE, I guess. Should be smooth sailing for the engineers thru the conference tourney.

Greek Tragedy · January 16, 2006, 07:58:47 PM

I'll let you know on the 28th. I'll see the the Edgewood team and the EdgeDome in person when the Pointers of Stevens Point make a visit.

Big_Uns · January 16, 2006, 10:37:02 PM

Quote from: bigsnitz on January 16, 2006, 07:53:09 PM
Good news for the boys at MSOE, I guess. Should be smooth sailing for the engineers thru the conference tourney.

Umm, I know of this other pretty good team in the conference too...that actually beat Edgewood both times this year. Name's Lakeland. Maybe you've heard of them. If not, MSOE meets up with them twice within the last two weeks of the regular season. If you think it's gonna be smooth sailing, I suggest you double check the forecast because I have a feeling it's not going to be that easy.