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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
UW-Eau Claire and UW-Whitewater Games
Sorry not to update recently but it's been a little crazy around here. I won't write much about these two games because I'll probably get heated and write something I shouldn't write. Both games were extremely similar in every fashion.
Both the Blugolds and the Warhawks shot lights out in the first half and gained big leads. We came out in the second half and made great runs to get things back in our favor and then we collapsed. We made a lot of mental lapses on both ends of the floor and really struggled. It didn't help that both teams shot over 50% from behind the arc.
On a positive note, we showed that we could come back from large deficits and make it a game. We had great energy for probably 10-12 minutes of both games. We showed that we were very good during those times, while we were average at best the rest of the way. We need to find consistent effort from our guys for the whole game.It certainly doesn't get easier for us.
We have our first league game on Wednesday at Hutton Arena vs. Gustavus. They are 1-1 right now with a win vs. Buena Vista and a loss against UW-LaCrosse. They are always well coached and are a solid ballclub. Seth Anderson leads the team while averages 34.5ppg including a 45 point outburst vs. Buena Vista. He's got an old man's game (that's a good thing) with his array of post-ups, pull-ups, and leaners. He'll be a tough matchup for sure.
Both the Blugolds and the Warhawks shot lights out in the first half and gained big leads. We came out in the second half and made great runs to get things back in our favor and then we collapsed. We made a lot of mental lapses on both ends of the floor and really struggled. It didn't help that both teams shot over 50% from behind the arc.
On a positive note, we showed that we could come back from large deficits and make it a game. We had great energy for probably 10-12 minutes of both games. We showed that we were very good during those times, while we were average at best the rest of the way. We need to find consistent effort from our guys for the whole game.It certainly doesn't get easier for us.
We have our first league game on Wednesday at Hutton Arena vs. Gustavus. They are 1-1 right now with a win vs. Buena Vista and a loss against UW-LaCrosse. They are always well coached and are a solid ballclub. Seth Anderson leads the team while averages 34.5ppg including a 45 point outburst vs. Buena Vista. He's got an old man's game (that's a good thing) with his array of post-ups, pull-ups, and leaners. He'll be a tough matchup for sure.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Northwestern 11/15/11
On Tuesday night we took on the Eagles from Northwestern in our first game. We usually played them the first game of the year and we always know it's going to be a close game. They are very well coached and their kids always play hard. On top of it, they were a NCAA Tournament team last season and lost in the first round to St. Thomas. They return their top two scorers from last season in Wade Chitwood and Tom Gisler. They did lose the UMAC MVP in Brian Lechler but I expect them to be a NCAA Tournament team again this year.
Right from the get go we knew we would have a battle on our hands. Northwestern plays very good helpside defense and tries to clog up the driving lanes and angles in order for us to settle for 3's. Their plan definitely worked. We ended up shooting 4-12 from 3 in the first half and only got to the free throw line once. Not exactly a stellar performance on our part. We definitely weren't being patient with our offense. Instead of getting great shots, we were getting decent shots that we could get at any time during the possession. We ended up being up 33-27 at the half. Not exactly our pace but having the lead and not playing particularly well was ok.
We gained control early in the second half, as our lead hovered from anywhere from four to ten points. Down the stretch of the second half things seemed to unravel for us. We weren't clicking at all offensively. We were struggling a bit defensively with finding their shooters. They also got a couple of scores on out of bounds plays. We were definitely on our heels as they gained more and more confidence.
With a little more than a minute to play, the Eagles took a two point lead after hitting a layup on a pick and roll. Immediately after, we pushed the ball up the floor and Brandon Rieg hit a monster 3 to put us up one. It was a huge 3 and all of a sudden we got some energy back. After a couple of scrambling defensive possessions we came up with a steal and it fell into the hands of Brandon again. He made both free throws and we ended up winning 64-61.
Overall, we didn't play particularly well and wasn't able to play at the pace that we wanted. There are definitely some positives to the win though. We didn't play that well (in part because Northwestern is good) and still grinded out a victory while shooting 7-21 from 3 and 5-6 from the free throw line. We won by playing at the other team's pace. It was a low scoring game. That is probably what will happen as the season progresses, teams will try to slow down the speed of the game and make us play in the half court. We beat a good team. Like I said before, Northwestern will probably be a tournament team and that helps us tremendously even this earlier in the season.
We were led by Mike Campbell's 14 points and Victor Easter's 10 (which were all in the first half). Other guys that I thought did some good things for us throughout the game include Al Tillman, Charlie Choiniere, and Dior Ford. I don't want people to think that all we care about is scoring.
We play again on Tuesday at UW-Eau Claire. I'm not sure if they have live video but I'll find out and hopefully post a link. They beat St. Scholastica on Tuesday and held them to 25% shooting on their home floor. They also play this weekend at a "Classic" at UW-Platteville, home of the fighting Rusthoven's.
Right from the get go we knew we would have a battle on our hands. Northwestern plays very good helpside defense and tries to clog up the driving lanes and angles in order for us to settle for 3's. Their plan definitely worked. We ended up shooting 4-12 from 3 in the first half and only got to the free throw line once. Not exactly a stellar performance on our part. We definitely weren't being patient with our offense. Instead of getting great shots, we were getting decent shots that we could get at any time during the possession. We ended up being up 33-27 at the half. Not exactly our pace but having the lead and not playing particularly well was ok.
We gained control early in the second half, as our lead hovered from anywhere from four to ten points. Down the stretch of the second half things seemed to unravel for us. We weren't clicking at all offensively. We were struggling a bit defensively with finding their shooters. They also got a couple of scores on out of bounds plays. We were definitely on our heels as they gained more and more confidence.
With a little more than a minute to play, the Eagles took a two point lead after hitting a layup on a pick and roll. Immediately after, we pushed the ball up the floor and Brandon Rieg hit a monster 3 to put us up one. It was a huge 3 and all of a sudden we got some energy back. After a couple of scrambling defensive possessions we came up with a steal and it fell into the hands of Brandon again. He made both free throws and we ended up winning 64-61.
Overall, we didn't play particularly well and wasn't able to play at the pace that we wanted. There are definitely some positives to the win though. We didn't play that well (in part because Northwestern is good) and still grinded out a victory while shooting 7-21 from 3 and 5-6 from the free throw line. We won by playing at the other team's pace. It was a low scoring game. That is probably what will happen as the season progresses, teams will try to slow down the speed of the game and make us play in the half court. We beat a good team. Like I said before, Northwestern will probably be a tournament team and that helps us tremendously even this earlier in the season.
We were led by Mike Campbell's 14 points and Victor Easter's 10 (which were all in the first half). Other guys that I thought did some good things for us throughout the game include Al Tillman, Charlie Choiniere, and Dior Ford. I don't want people to think that all we care about is scoring.
We play again on Tuesday at UW-Eau Claire. I'm not sure if they have live video but I'll find out and hopefully post a link. They beat St. Scholastica on Tuesday and held them to 25% shooting on their home floor. They also play this weekend at a "Classic" at UW-Platteville, home of the fighting Rusthoven's.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Preseason Coaches' Poll
Here is a link to the MIAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. Hopefully, our guys take a look at it and realize 6th place isn't where we want to be. We will have to prove people wrong as we have in years past.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Exhibition Game vs UM-Crookston
As many as you know we played UM-Crookston on Thursday night at Hutton Arena. It's normally unusual for a Division Two team travels to a Division Three for an exhibition game but Crookston wanted to come to the Twin Cities. We obliged.
The game got off to a rough start as we couldn't get things going early on. Our offense was stagnant and we were taking quick shots. Never a good way to start especially against a scholarship level school. We decided to sub in our "second unit," and they gave us a huge spark. That group on Thursday was Brandon Rieg, Victor Easter, Christian "Danny Ainge" Taber, Dior Ford, and Charlie Choiniere.
We went on a couple of nice runs during the first half and ending up leading by 12. I believe we shot right around 50% from 3 during the first half. A major difference since our Lakehead exhibition.
As the second half begun we tried to get the offense moving a little better and we got a couple of quick 3's from Tyler Pannell. Crookston looked shell shocked.
After getting the lead close to 20 Crookston changed things up and went to a 1-3-1 zone with a 6'10" guy at the top. Their length definitely gave us some issues. The zone also made us stand around. We didn't get any reversals and took some bad shots. Crookston got within two with about 8:40 left and that's when everything changed.
We could tell they were getting tired and we started attacking a little more. We got into the paint and ramped up our defensive pressure and intensity. I believe we went on a 17-1 run near the end if the game. They were tired and that is proven by their 1-9 free throw shooting and six turnovers in the last 8:40. It was a nice win for us. Any time you can beat a D2 school it's exciting for your program.
We were led by three double figure scorers including Tyler Pannell, Brandon Rieg, and Christian Taber. We ended up shooting 16-33 from 3. I'll take that any day of the week. It's a high number of 3's and probably more than we would like but when you shoot that high of a percentage, you have to take it.
We officially open up on Tuesday against Northwestern College at 7:30pm following the women's game. We will also be honoring Row of Honor inductee Don Meyer before our game. He wasn't able to make the original date. I am really looking forward to meeting him. I hope our team is as well.
This is my first venture on writing this on my phone so please excuse my many errors in their entry
The game got off to a rough start as we couldn't get things going early on. Our offense was stagnant and we were taking quick shots. Never a good way to start especially against a scholarship level school. We decided to sub in our "second unit," and they gave us a huge spark. That group on Thursday was Brandon Rieg, Victor Easter, Christian "Danny Ainge" Taber, Dior Ford, and Charlie Choiniere.
We went on a couple of nice runs during the first half and ending up leading by 12. I believe we shot right around 50% from 3 during the first half. A major difference since our Lakehead exhibition.
As the second half begun we tried to get the offense moving a little better and we got a couple of quick 3's from Tyler Pannell. Crookston looked shell shocked.
After getting the lead close to 20 Crookston changed things up and went to a 1-3-1 zone with a 6'10" guy at the top. Their length definitely gave us some issues. The zone also made us stand around. We didn't get any reversals and took some bad shots. Crookston got within two with about 8:40 left and that's when everything changed.
We could tell they were getting tired and we started attacking a little more. We got into the paint and ramped up our defensive pressure and intensity. I believe we went on a 17-1 run near the end if the game. They were tired and that is proven by their 1-9 free throw shooting and six turnovers in the last 8:40. It was a nice win for us. Any time you can beat a D2 school it's exciting for your program.
We were led by three double figure scorers including Tyler Pannell, Brandon Rieg, and Christian Taber. We ended up shooting 16-33 from 3. I'll take that any day of the week. It's a high number of 3's and probably more than we would like but when you shoot that high of a percentage, you have to take it.
We officially open up on Tuesday against Northwestern College at 7:30pm following the women's game. We will also be honoring Row of Honor inductee Don Meyer before our game. He wasn't able to make the original date. I am really looking forward to meeting him. I hope our team is as well.
This is my first venture on writing this on my phone so please excuse my many errors in their entry
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Webcast Tonight vs. UM-Crookston
Here is the link to our last exhibition game tonight UM-Crookston vs. Hamline at 7pm Central Time at Hutton Arena.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Lakehead Exhibition
Last night we took on Lakehead University from Thunder Bay, Ontario in an exhibition game. They are a team that returns several players from their Provincial Championship (Ontario) last season and they finished 4th in the country. Lakehead had already played seven games this season and including a win on Friday night vs. UW-Stout.
The game started off with a bang for us as we got out to an 11-0 lead. Things were coming easy for us right off the bat. It was clearly a shock for Lakehead, then they woke up. I'm not exactly sure what type of run they went on but it was at least a 20-2 run. We all of a sudden looked sluggish and weren't running our offense.
We battled back and got the game back within three at the half, 44-41. We left their shooters wide open on a few occasions and they made us pay. We talked about their shooters only during pregame. Normally, we are able to talk about them more but we had limited knowledge of their players besides a few highlights on youtube and a few box scores. That's an adjustment for everyone including the coaching staff. As we get into the season we'll have full game film to show the guys. Learning experience all the way around.
The second half didn't exactly get off to the way we wanted, as we got down as many as ten points. From what I saw, the lead hovered around double figures for a little bit as each team was trading layups and/or three's. I actually didn't see the last 13 minutes of the game because I had to bring a recruit to the airport but this is the rundown that I got from everyone else:
We battled back to actually take the lead with the help of Victor Easter's defensive efforts. He was the spark we needed and he dominated play for a long stretch. He clearly got some help during this time from both Charlie Choiniere and Mike Campbell, but Vic was stirring the pot. As I was on the way back from the airport, I was getting updates on my phone, it seemed like we were getting momentum. Yet, Lakehead didn't back down.
I arrived back in Hutton with 10.2 seconds left. It was our ball on the sideline as we were down three. Coach Whitmore was just drawing up a play to get a look from three. Lakehead then fouled Mike before the ball was inbounded. He made 1 of 2, we fouled immediately on the 2nd miss. They made the first one, and then Noah Aguirre got the rebound on the second (we had no timeouts left). He took it the top of the key and had a great look from three to tie the game. The shot went in and out, and we ended up losing 98-95.
We were led by Mike Campbell's 30 points on 11-15 shooting including 8-12 from the FT line. Brandon Rieg finished with 13, Tyler Pannell had 12, and the aforementioned Victor Easter finished with 10.
There were many positives for us during the game. We got the face the most athletic team we'll play all season. We got a close game, one in which we battled back after facing some adversity early in the second half. We had two of our top recruits at the game, both of whom got to see our uptempo offense. Our offense usually takes a while to get going, I don't think we are where we need to be yet, but to put up 90+ points on an opponent the caliber of Lakehead is a good thing.
Some of the negatives to the game were that we left too many of their shooters open, even after they made one of two three's previously (that was talked about above). We shot 5-16 from 3. That's not a great number especially at home. I thought we had some good looks but they did close the gap quickly to at least get a contest. We shot 20-30 from the FT line. Getting to the line 30 times is exactly where we want to be but we have to shoot better than 67%. We should shoot at least 72% from the line with the shooters we have. With the 3's and FT, we make two more 3's, we win. We make four more FTs, we win. Simple as that.
We turned the ball over 25 times. We had 17 in the first half, so we clearly settled down in the second but we should be have 17 turnovers at the most for the game. We will probably turn the ball over because of increased possessions but a number in the 20's isn't acceptable. As a staff, we aren't dumb enough(maybe some think we are) to believe that we'll turn it over less than ten times a game. Especially at the tempo we want to play at. We got outrebounded by 10, 47-37. We lack size to an extent, so will need to get help from our guards to get in there and grab boards. We leaked out too much instead of concentrating on rebounding. That potentially could be a trend throughout the season but we need to get bodies on someone and attack the ball off the rim.
Another positive is that is the first time we have played against someone else with the exception of our six alums. It'll be a great game to learn from. As time goes on, our guys and our coaching staff will make the adjustments in order for us to have a successful season. We'll watch some film on Monday and then get ready for our St. Cloud State scrimmage on Tuesday afternoon. SCSU will be another great test, as it is every year.
The game started off with a bang for us as we got out to an 11-0 lead. Things were coming easy for us right off the bat. It was clearly a shock for Lakehead, then they woke up. I'm not exactly sure what type of run they went on but it was at least a 20-2 run. We all of a sudden looked sluggish and weren't running our offense.
We battled back and got the game back within three at the half, 44-41. We left their shooters wide open on a few occasions and they made us pay. We talked about their shooters only during pregame. Normally, we are able to talk about them more but we had limited knowledge of their players besides a few highlights on youtube and a few box scores. That's an adjustment for everyone including the coaching staff. As we get into the season we'll have full game film to show the guys. Learning experience all the way around.
The second half didn't exactly get off to the way we wanted, as we got down as many as ten points. From what I saw, the lead hovered around double figures for a little bit as each team was trading layups and/or three's. I actually didn't see the last 13 minutes of the game because I had to bring a recruit to the airport but this is the rundown that I got from everyone else:
We battled back to actually take the lead with the help of Victor Easter's defensive efforts. He was the spark we needed and he dominated play for a long stretch. He clearly got some help during this time from both Charlie Choiniere and Mike Campbell, but Vic was stirring the pot. As I was on the way back from the airport, I was getting updates on my phone, it seemed like we were getting momentum. Yet, Lakehead didn't back down.
I arrived back in Hutton with 10.2 seconds left. It was our ball on the sideline as we were down three. Coach Whitmore was just drawing up a play to get a look from three. Lakehead then fouled Mike before the ball was inbounded. He made 1 of 2, we fouled immediately on the 2nd miss. They made the first one, and then Noah Aguirre got the rebound on the second (we had no timeouts left). He took it the top of the key and had a great look from three to tie the game. The shot went in and out, and we ended up losing 98-95.
We were led by Mike Campbell's 30 points on 11-15 shooting including 8-12 from the FT line. Brandon Rieg finished with 13, Tyler Pannell had 12, and the aforementioned Victor Easter finished with 10.
There were many positives for us during the game. We got the face the most athletic team we'll play all season. We got a close game, one in which we battled back after facing some adversity early in the second half. We had two of our top recruits at the game, both of whom got to see our uptempo offense. Our offense usually takes a while to get going, I don't think we are where we need to be yet, but to put up 90+ points on an opponent the caliber of Lakehead is a good thing.
Some of the negatives to the game were that we left too many of their shooters open, even after they made one of two three's previously (that was talked about above). We shot 5-16 from 3. That's not a great number especially at home. I thought we had some good looks but they did close the gap quickly to at least get a contest. We shot 20-30 from the FT line. Getting to the line 30 times is exactly where we want to be but we have to shoot better than 67%. We should shoot at least 72% from the line with the shooters we have. With the 3's and FT, we make two more 3's, we win. We make four more FTs, we win. Simple as that.
We turned the ball over 25 times. We had 17 in the first half, so we clearly settled down in the second but we should be have 17 turnovers at the most for the game. We will probably turn the ball over because of increased possessions but a number in the 20's isn't acceptable. As a staff, we aren't dumb enough(maybe some think we are) to believe that we'll turn it over less than ten times a game. Especially at the tempo we want to play at. We got outrebounded by 10, 47-37. We lack size to an extent, so will need to get help from our guards to get in there and grab boards. We leaked out too much instead of concentrating on rebounding. That potentially could be a trend throughout the season but we need to get bodies on someone and attack the ball off the rim.
Another positive is that is the first time we have played against someone else with the exception of our six alums. It'll be a great game to learn from. As time goes on, our guys and our coaching staff will make the adjustments in order for us to have a successful season. We'll watch some film on Monday and then get ready for our St. Cloud State scrimmage on Tuesday afternoon. SCSU will be another great test, as it is every year.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Live Feed vs. Lakehead
Here is the link for the LIVE FEED for our game vs. Lakehead University from Thunder Bay, Ontanrio
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Alumni Scrimmage
On Sunday morning we took on a few of our Alums in a scrimmage to start the new competitive season. The Alums only had six guys, so it made it challenging for both teams. They obviously weren't in the shape that we are in and played zone the whole game. We couldn't implement our new defensive schemes because we didn't want them calling for mercy ten minutes in.
We got off to a decent start but then it was pretty much downhill for there. We didn't play with much energy (or least the energy we would've liked) for most of the first half. We were actually down at the half. We didn't take care of things that we could control like effort and rebounding (more on this later). We ended winning the scrimmage as the alums wore down in the second half.
One thing our guys weren't exactly ready for was the size our alums brought. Carl Hipp, who is now 6'8" and probably 240lbs and Kris Anderson (6'5" and 260lbs) brought a ton of size and muscle against our relatively small team. That will help us prepare for teams like UW-Whitewater, Augsburg, and Gustavus. Hopefully, it will make our guys understand how important it is for us to box out and rebound. We were spoiled the last couple of years with having Carl on the interior.
Overall, it was a great learning experience for our guys. The alums played a very physical brand of basketball and most of our guys weren't exactly ready for it. We've watched some film and hopefully we can apply that to practice and then our exhibition game coming up on Saturday vs. Lakehead University from Thunder Bay, Canada (we are in talks to have a live feed for the game, I'll try to keep you updated on that).
Just want to say thanks to the Alums that came out, Kris Anderson, Sam Weiner, Brandon Hayes, Dan Andersen (who is our new assistant coach), Pierre Harris, and Carl Hipp. We appreciate the support you guys give to the Hamline program. We also had a few Alums show up to watch in Charlie Hipp (Carl's dad) and Mike Gray
We got off to a decent start but then it was pretty much downhill for there. We didn't play with much energy (or least the energy we would've liked) for most of the first half. We were actually down at the half. We didn't take care of things that we could control like effort and rebounding (more on this later). We ended winning the scrimmage as the alums wore down in the second half.
One thing our guys weren't exactly ready for was the size our alums brought. Carl Hipp, who is now 6'8" and probably 240lbs and Kris Anderson (6'5" and 260lbs) brought a ton of size and muscle against our relatively small team. That will help us prepare for teams like UW-Whitewater, Augsburg, and Gustavus. Hopefully, it will make our guys understand how important it is for us to box out and rebound. We were spoiled the last couple of years with having Carl on the interior.
Overall, it was a great learning experience for our guys. The alums played a very physical brand of basketball and most of our guys weren't exactly ready for it. We've watched some film and hopefully we can apply that to practice and then our exhibition game coming up on Saturday vs. Lakehead University from Thunder Bay, Canada (we are in talks to have a live feed for the game, I'll try to keep you updated on that).
Just want to say thanks to the Alums that came out, Kris Anderson, Sam Weiner, Brandon Hayes, Dan Andersen (who is our new assistant coach), Pierre Harris, and Carl Hipp. We appreciate the support you guys give to the Hamline program. We also had a few Alums show up to watch in Charlie Hipp (Carl's dad) and Mike Gray
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