GDT: Mavs vs Jackrabbits 2pm Frost Arena SLN/Midco [NGWSD]

[GrandpaLee]

biggest concern today, this is the second game in a row where we have been NOT GOOD at all from the arc. after back to back games going 5 of 7, Ellie was 2 of 8 thursday and has missed all her 3s today. that said, I am happy and impressed with how smart this team is with shot selection! they dont jack up a bunch of 3s when the 3s are not falling

New lighting system was installed and used this week for first time - adjustment will take time.

[LetsGoRabbits]

i was wondering the same thing on thursday, but i thought i saw her on the bench today with glasses on, maybe that was Hillary. cannot say i was paying super close attention to the bench

[bigticket1]

i was wondering the same thing on thursday, but i thought i saw her on the bench today with glasses on, maybe that was Hillary. cannot say i was paying super close attention to the bench

I believe that was Behrens. That seems like a quick turn-around if she has had her surgery. Must not have been much swelling.

[LetsGoRabbits]

I believe that was Behrens. That seems like a quick turn-around if she has had her surgery. Must not have been much swelling.

oh no, if she had the surgery this week i cannot imagine she would be on the bench already

i do wonder classes wise if she is waiting for the surgery?? i assume spring break is in a few weeks. obviously that makes for a crappy springbreak

i would guess she would want the surgery as soon as possible, but we do have girls who are very serious about the student part of student athlete

[LetsGoRabbits]

New lighting system was installed and used this week for first time - adjustment will take time.

honestly? i dont even want to think about it. if the Jacks MBB and WBB do not return to their traditionally strong shooting ways, I will be forever annoyed that they had to screw with Frost Arena

[goon]

Players from other schools loved coming to frost to shoot because of the relative square and uniform flow of the building. They have said they see the hoop better and rhe depth perception issues at larger arenas isnt an issue. If it changed the feel of what the eye is seeing, it could be a problem to a certain degree.

[LetsGoRabbits]

Players from other schools loved coming to frost to shoot because of the relative square and uniform flow of the building. They have said they see the hoop better and rhe depth perception issues at larger arenas isnt an issue. If it changed the feel of what the eye is seeing, it could be a problem to a certain degree.

absolutely NO QUESTION that opposing players also loved shooting in Frost. I am sure i could come up with a LOT of examples. the two most painful, for me, memories of opponents getting way too hot shooting in Frost are Kendall from Metro St and Miller from Northern St in a couple of D2 region final games

but overall, I think the Jacks enjoyed a great benefit from Frost being one of the most perfect shooting environments that i have come across in a life time of traveling to and coaching in MANY MANY different gyms!!!

[goon]

absolutely NO QUESTION that opposing players also loved shooting in Frost. I am sure i could come up with a LOT of examples. the two most painful, for me, memories of opponents getting way too hot shooting in Frost are Kendall from Metro St and Miller from Northern St in a couple of D2 region final games

but overall, I think the Jacks enjoyed a great benefit from Frost being one of the most perfect shooting environments that i have come across in a life time of traveling to and coaching in MANY MANY different gyms!!!

Bader and Kangas(sp) seemed to thrive here years ago. I think we were spoiled in our years both mens and womens teams aside from the first couple mens D1 years.

That stupid metro st game. We got robbed. wasnt Schantz going for a lap up as time expired, undercut so missed the lay up. Looked pretty obvious he was fouled but game ended. Kendall if i recall was the best game of his career by far.

[LetsGoRabbits]

Bader and Kangas(sp) seemed to thrive here years ago. I think we were spoiled in our years both mens and womens teams aside from the first couple mens D1 years.

That stupid metro st game. We got robbed. wasnt Schantz going for a lap up as time expired, undercut so missed the lay up. Looked pretty obvious he was fouled but game ended. Kendall if i recall was the best game of his career by far.

as far as i know, you cannot get box scores for the older games and i will not remember the names, but we have had PLENTY of opponents enjoy the comforts of shooting the ball in Frost. I feel like Mankato St went a long stretch where they had at least 2 different shooters or maybe 3 who put up some good shooting nights at Frost.

I am sure some of the Augie shooters had a good game or two in Frost, but i honestly dont remember one. have to imagine someone out of Karl Gonder, Randy Leslie, Kyle Jordre, or someone else i am not thinking of had at least one nice game

again, i dont remember specifically, but guessing Tim Hatchett or Randy Rosenquist did a bit of damage

i can tell you one good shooter who really never did have a great shooting game in Frost: Ben Woodside

the first 3 times he played in Frost we really held him in check. his final game he did score well (29) but if was more drives and shorter pullups
the other years he did most of his damage at the FT line and none of the other members of that amazing group of Bison players ever really had a great game in Frost either

as far as Kendall and the Metro St game. that might be my most haunting memory of Jacks basketball. I guaranteed everyone i knew that the Jacks and Metro were the two best teams in the country and whoever won our region would win the big trophy that year

Metro beat everyone in the Elite 8 by at least 15 and easily won the Championship

as far as Kendall, I am not gonna say that was for sure his career high, but i am very very close to positive it was by far his best game in that season. I am not even positive that he averaged double figure points that season, but I do believe he scored well for them the following year and i kinda think he did top that game. AGAIN, that is a while back and i am not guaranteeing my memory is perfect

on the game winner, we played GREAT D. Kendall was forced to put the shot up at the end of the shot clock and I will go to my grave believing that he did not even see the hoop when he put that shot up. he was well covered and shooting over a double team of Matt Jones and Andy Cone

I cannot say I remember thinking about Schantz being fouled. after the shot went in from Kendall, we took the ball out of the net and got it in immediately to Schantz. he took the ball on a straight line to the hoop and got the shot up. as i recall it, the ball rolled all the way around the rim as the horn sounded and trickled off. I think i was still in shock from Kendall's prayer getting answered and i am not sure how long after the game it took me to come back to a state of total reality
so i cannot say with great accuracy what happened on Schantz's drive

Matt Jones was a monster!! 16 points 16 boards
after the game Everyone said well the Jacks get everyone back next year. Jones got sick and was never close to the same. Moeller and Cerveny and Schantz all got hurt the next year and it was Austin Hansen and Chris Stoebner carrying us with an all conference team sitting on the bench in street clothes

[LetsGoRabbits]

went to Metro St historical stats
I was wrong about Kendall not scoring double figures that year. he was their second leading scorer. averaged 14.7 and went for 38 in that region final, but i was correct about him scoring more the following year. he tied for the team lead at 19.3 per game

Jacks outrebounded Metro by 13 including TWENTY FOUR offensive boards!! hard to imagine losing a game when you have 24 O boards, but Metro made 9 of 13 shots from the 3pt line

Nagy had to feel like it was Deja vu! Metro shot 69% from 3 to steal a region championship (and an ncaa championship, in my opinion) a handful of years before that game NSU shot over 70% to steal another region championship

[Roy]

Wonder if Vlastuin had her surgery - she hasn't been on the bench this week.

Go Jacks play by play reported that she had her surgery this week.

[bigticket1]

Go Jacks play by play reported that she had her surgery this week.

It's pretty similar timing wise to when Paige and Myah had theirs, so hopefully she will be ready for the conference part of the schedule next season, if not earlier.

[OldHare]

It should also be noted that the Jackrabbits have locked up a top 2 seed for the SLT with 4 games to play.

[OldHare]

Brooklyn Meyer made the player of the week for the Summit. She should be on a short list for POY.

[LetsGoRabbits]

Brooklyn Meyer made the player of the week for the Summit. She should be on a short list for POY.

If the voting is honest, it is getting to the point where, I am not sure there is even a real case for anyone else? even a few games ago, I said her and Paige should share it. at that point, Brooklyn already had the better statistical case, but I was willing to argue that Paige can be better than her numbers show

but at this point, there is NO reasonable argument that anyone could give it to Paige over Brooklyn and I think Paige could be in the argument with anyone else, except Larkin. that is the only other player that could even have a reasonable case at this point in the season. obviously there are still 2 weeks left in the regular season