MBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[augie77]

The Augie trip in June included games (and sightseeing) in Italy, France, and Spain. 

[voxelmhurst]

Someday, perhaps soon, there will be a two-sport junior NAIA transfer whom was redshirted his freshman season and hurt for 4/7ths of his sophomore season (winter sport) tagged in some summer photos overseas and this board will have what it all means summarily rounded up within 24 hours. 

[GoPerry]

Someday, perhaps soon, there will be a two-sport junior NAIA transfer whom was redshirted his freshman season and hurt for 4/7ths of his sophomore season (winter sport) tagged in some summer photos overseas and this board will have what it all means summarily rounded up within 24 hours. 

Why should it take 24 hrs?   

[voxelmhurst]

Someday, perhaps soon, there will be a two-sport junior NAIA transfer whom was redshirted his freshman season and hurt for 4/7ths of his sophomore season (winter sport) tagged in some summer photos overseas and this board will have what it all means summarily rounded up within 24 hours. 

Why should it take 24 hrs?   

Because it's summer. In winter the answer would be provided within 60 minutes. 

[AndOne]

The North Central Cardinals are in the midst of a nine day trip on which they're cavorting on the beaches, visiting the Volcanoes and other National Parks, sport fishing, snorkeling, river kayaking, and even playing a little basketball in beautiful Costa Rica.

Details are sketchy, but so far the Cards have beaten a 24 and under top club team 100-70, and a Costa Rican pro league team 71-58. Connor Raridon led the first game scoring with 29, and game MVP Nick Kramer had 23, including 6 threes. Matt Cappelletti and Will Clausel both had in the area of 12-15 points. Clausel and game MVP Cappelletti both had 20+ in the 2nd game, with Raridon adding 15. "Smitty" Smietanski turned in a couple of nice floor games.

[Titan Q]

IWU plays Stella Azzurra Roma today in Rome, Italy.  In their last game, Stella lost 84-79 to Minnesota.

https://gophersports.com/news/2019/8/6/mens-basketball-gophers-open-basketball-portion-of-italy-trip-with-84-79-comeback-win.aspx

http://www.stellazzurra.it

[devildog29]

IWU plays Stella Azzurra Roma today in Rome, Italy.  In their last game, Stella lost 84-79 to Minnesota.

https://gophersports.com/news/2019/8/6/mens-basketball-gophers-open-basketball-portion-of-italy-trip-with-84-79-comeback-win.aspx

http://www.stellazzurra.it

Q, have you found any way to stream these games?  I checked both teams websites and a cursory Google search came up empty.

[Titan Q]

Ron Rose's starting lineup for the game that just tipped...

PG Grant Wolfe (5-11 Jr)
SG Pete Lambesis (6-4 So)
SF Doug Wallen (6-5 Jr)
PF Charlie Bair (6-7 Jr)
C Alex O'Neill (6-9 Sr)

[Titan Q]

IWU plays Stella Azzurra Roma today in Rome, Italy.  In their last game, Stella lost 84-79 to Minnesota.

https://gophersports.com/news/2019/8/6/mens-basketball-gophers-open-basketball-portion-of-italy-trip-with-84-79-comeback-win.aspx

http://www.stellazzurra.it

Q, have you found any way to stream these games?  I checked both teams websites and a cursory Google search came up empty.

Not that I am aware of.

[Titan Q]

Final from Rome:

Stella Azzurra Roma 67
Illinois Wesleyan 62 

* Gavin Markgraff 11
* Grant Wolfe 9
* Pete Lambesis 8
* Cory Noe 8

IWU led 28-24 at half.  With 2:26 to play, the game was tied.

[AndOne]

Ron Rose's starting lineup for the game that just tipped...

PG Grant Wolfe (5-11 Jr)
SG Pete Lambesis (6-4 So)
SF Doug Wallen (6-5 Jr)
PF Charlie Bair (6-7 Jr)
C Alex O'Neill (6-9 Sr)

* It will be interesting to see how often Bair & O'Neill will be on the floor together during the regular season. Go big or go home? 🏀 🤔

* Will Lambesis be the regular season starter given the presence of D1 transfer Schumacher?

* Sensing Wallen will be developing into an all-conference level player. Strong in many phases.

* Wolfe seems solid at the point. His pluses have widely outdistanced his minuses during his first two years as a primary sub. I like his steadiness. Doesn't appear to bounce back and forth between being way up and way down within short stents of time.

[Titan Q]

Ron Rose's starting lineup for the game that just tipped...

PG Grant Wolfe (5-11 Jr)
SG Pete Lambesis (6-4 So)
SF Doug Wallen (6-5 Jr)
PF Charlie Bair (6-7 Jr)
C Alex O'Neill (6-9 Sr)

* It will be interesting to see how often Bair & O'Neill will be on the floor together during the regular season. Go big or go home? 🏀 🤔

* Will Lambesis be the regular season starter given the presence of D1 transfer Schumacher?

* Sensing Wallen will be developing into an all-conference level player. Strong in many phases.

* Wolfe seems solid at the point. His pluses have widely outdistanced his minuses during his first two years as a primary sub. I like his steadiness. Doesn't appear to bounce back and forth between being way up and way down within short stents of time.

Probably a situational, in-game kind of thing.  The team today was bigger than the Titans (they had this guy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwA33y4eiHI), which might be why they went with that big lineup.

The other option is to go something like:

G Wolfe, 5-11
G Schumacher, 6-0
G Lambesis, 6-4
F Wallen, 6-5
C O'Neill, 6-9, or Leritz, 6-6

That lineup is very quick/athletic on the perimeter, and versatile at the 4 with Wallen who can play inside and out.  It's obviously a much smaller way to go.

Very helpful for IWU getting to play 3 games during the summer to get a look at combinations.  I think this will give them a chance to determine if Wallen should primarily be a 3 or 4 this season.

[AndOne]

As an opponent, I feel more threatened by a lineup of;

PG Wolfe
SG Schumacher
SF Wallen
PF Bair
C O'Neill/Leritz

than I do by;

G Wolfe
G Schumacher
G Lambesis
F Wallen
C Leritz/O'Neill

Or, IWU wants to go 3 guard (smaller) -

G Wolfe
G Schumacher
G Noe (from TQ's descriptions)
F Wallen
C O'Neill

[Titan Q]

Today in Florence, Italy, IWU plays Silute Basketball Club -- a Lithuanian professional team.  On Thursday Silute BC lost 73-70 to Nebraska. 

Game time is 6:30pm Florence time (11:30am CT).

https://nebraska.tv/sports/big-red-rundown/nebraska-men-hold-off-silute-in-tight-game-remain-unbeaten

https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Lithuania/Silute/1563

[Titan Q]

Silute BC 72
IWU 54

* Grant Wolfe 13
* Gavin Markgraff 9
* Keondre Schumacher 8