Big one in Whitewater tonight. Might be game of the week in D3.  Oshkosh keeps winning despite their bus not stopping at Hilltop for dinner.

Quote from: WashingtonWiz99 on Yesterday at 10:05:36 AMBig match-up at Quandt tonight!

Very nervous. No sustained success so far. Can't figure it out. 

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Quote from: WIACer on January 25, 2026, 12:18:42 PMWatching UWO in previous games I was surprised at how many illegal screens they were allowed to do without a call. I noticed on their ball screens they all have a 2 hand push off defender. Enough to knock off balance. Maybe it caught up to them?? Missing 3's hurts too.

Here I figured it was just the "gimmick offense" finally catching up to them... 

The gimmick is working. Wouldn't change a thing.

Heather likes the Titan game style so I am "all in" on the gimmicks.  Of course she has a bit of a crush on Imig and Kangas, that is of some concern.

Big game in Quandt Wednesday. Hope the Pointers get their act together for this one. Won't be back to meet the chicken farm buyers until late March so I will have to get my Point beer shipped to Florida.

Can someone with closer ties to the Point staff tell me what happened that such a great player like Uttech would be lost?  He is effective and the stats prove it.  Would Point argue they didn't need him? 

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Quote from: BDB on January 24, 2026, 08:53:52 PMThe 1 for 2 was off a flagrant foul 2, which also gave the ball to the Devils.
Correct on the foul shots via drive. Oshkosh had 5 seconds to work with that resulted in a long shot at the buzzer that missed.

Hard for a 6'8" guy to block the shot of a smaller player from behind, using both arms, and get a flagrant without a tremendous acting job by the player fouled. But the refs got to be the center of the show, going to the monitor, and you knew the result before they announced it. Then they called another foul on the FT rebound which was not readily evident.  Have to go watch all this again.

Just watched it again, Rindflesch ran from behind and blocked the shot as he ran by, hitting the player's arms and the ball. No head or face.  Stout player writhed in pain on the baseline. Acting was superb, Masters in Theatre earned.

Quote from: BDB on January 24, 2026, 08:53:52 PMThe 1 for 2 was off a flagrant foul 2, which also gave the ball to the Devils.
Correct on the foul shots via drive. Oshkosh had 5 seconds to work with that resulted in a long shot at the buzzer that missed.

Hard for a 6'8" guy to block the shot of a smaller player from behind, using both arms, and get a flagrant without a tremendous acting job by the player fouled. But the refs got to be the center of the show, going to the monitor, and you knew the result before they announced it. Then they called another foul on the FT rebound which was not readily evident.  Have to go watch all this again.

Quote from: Greek Tragedy on January 24, 2026, 10:08:58 PMPoint falls at La Crosse 80-77. They had a 69-62 lead with about 6 minutes to go. La Crosse was up 75-74 with less than a minute to go. La Crosse missed a 3, but they got the rebound and, of course, they made the Pointers pay by hitting their 2nd chance opportunity. Josiah Butler was fouled on a 3-pt attempt and made all 3 FTs to cut the lead to 1 with 6 seconds to go. Point fouled right away and La Crosse hit both FTs. Butler turned it over to end it.

Tough loss considering Oshkosh and Platteville both lost. I would've felt great going into the 2nd half of the conference season at 5-2 instead of 4-3. Point just 1-3 on the road. Everyone plays Wednesday and then has the weekend off, which again, is ridiculous.

I will summarize Heather and my thoughts after watching H2 of the Oshkosh game and the Point game:

1) Uttech was really good for Stout, especially driving in the paint, would have really helped Point if he was still there,
2) The officials at Oshkosh were really bad. Flagrant foul seemed excessive and the illegal screen rule only worked vs. Titans; crowd increasing displeasure was obvious on the stream,
3) Heather can be very distracting during games. I guess I'll have to watch the replays again without her.

EC lost to WW, last minute was brutal; amazing season demise for them.  Maybe the early ratings were biased by many wins over weaker teams.

Heather excited that her AJ Uttech (Stout) vs Oskar Kangas (Oshkosh) game is on. 

I am excited that her shopping for beachwear was wildly successful, she looks marvelous. 

Pleased the Point game is two hours after the Oshkosh game so I can see it tonight.

Hope you guys are being careful with the cold weather in Wisconsin. Might freeze your **** off if you aren't careful.

Quote from: palum on January 22, 2026, 10:49:58 PMIn the Badger Penn State game tonight they had a nice shout out to Logan Pearson of UWP who is now a Grad Assistant at Penn State.

FT shooting expert is what I was told.

Heather and I watched the stream for Oshkosh and Eau Claire tonight.  She needed to see her favorite WIAC name Oskar Kangas and he and the other Titan frosh, Aiden Hawkinson, delivered. Vets for Oshkosh also played well and the defense was connected, creating backcourt challenges for EC. 

EC gym looks really nice, I know they had it last year but it shines new. 

Big frozen weekend in the Midwest.....Heather was shopping for some new beach wear tonight. Sorry.
We all have something to look forward to Saturday !

We watched the Point game....wasn't pretty until late. Heather is patient and it paid off.

WIAC looking like a 2 bid league to me but those masters of NPI will keep us informed.

I appreciate everyone's concern about my focus on the chickens.....little did I know I was making a little more than $17.50 per hour when I was laboring there day and night. Keep grinding, it will be worth it.

I see its going to get really cold in Wisconsin this weekend. I like home games.

Quote from: Greek Tragedy on January 21, 2026, 05:44:51 PMPicking a girl over the Pointers could be the end of you. And I thought you were a fan.

I will not post pictures but this could be heaven sent. The Pointers have been a painful thing the past 4-5 years and I am optimistic that ship has turned.  If this continues so smoothly, I may be moving to Florida and learning how to sell and service copiers in the family business.

She asked me what the story was on Point and Uttech.  I really don't know, do you have any insights?   

Go Dawgs.

Heather probably will want to watch the Stout at LaCrosse game as AJ Uttech will probably be guarded by her other favorite, Carson Bauer.  Point will just have to wait for her to decide they're worth watching. 

Coming to WIAC

Quote from: hoops2 on January 20, 2026, 12:00:08 PMChicken,

Seems to me since Heather came on the scene the Pointers have gone in the wrong direction.  Do you need to take a closer look at this relationship?  Just wondering.  You might not be welcomed back to the Quandt if this keeps up:)

Hoops2:

As you may have surmised, I really don't think the Pointers are the favorites in the WIAC. Oshkosh played 7 bad minutes in H2 of their opening game...they lost, Point was the beneficiary. Otherwise they've been rolling. Point needs to find some better options that one-on-one Butler and Miron to be top of the league.

As for Heather, she is a Southwest FL native and works for her dad's office products business. I met her when she helped design Dad's new home office equipment set up here. She has some flex in her schedule and has been spending some afternoons and evenings here.  Mom and Dad left on a cruise yesterday so I am optimistic she may stay for a few extra days this week. Loves sports and has a quiet hotness.

As for tomorrow's games, we will watch whatever she wants on WIAC Network. I am hopeful 3 or 4 teams can make the NCAA, we will attend tourney games (I suspect) but will stay here for the next 6 weeks as there is no requirements for me at the chicken farm as the new owners are fully operational. 

Has anyone in the Point area seen the Marshfield boys basketball team play?  They looked good early in the year.

McCurdy from UWW ought to be running for Alice in Dairyland. Epic moniker.