The NEW Official Thread of the Augustana Vikings

[Augieholic]

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My official prediction for this year's Augie team is that it will be the first since 2014 that wont win at least 20 games.

Having said that theyre up 22-14 with 12 minutes left in the first half.

[alumnifan]

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BEAT USI!

[NSU4LIFE]

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The late Coach Meyer getting a shout-out from Texas Tom on Twitter:

We are honored to be a part of the Small College Basketball HOF induction ceremony. Coach Meyer, a great coach and even better person. pic.twitter.com/0olz90LbeG

— Tom Billeter (@CoachBilleter) November 3, 2017

Two pretty cool things there.

[MrAugustana]

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The late Coach Meyer getting a shout-out from Texas Tom on Twitter:

We are honored to be a part of the Small College Basketball HOF induction ceremony. Coach Meyer, a great coach and even better person. pic.twitter.com/0olz90LbeG

— Tom Billeter (@CoachBilleter) November 3, 2017

[Duluth Sleuth]

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Well ladies and gentlemen, Augie basketball kicks off tomorrow evening. If you had told me 4-5 years ago that I'd be saying, "I wish Mike Busack were still on the team," I'd've looked at you like you were an alien. Should be interesting to see how some of the untested guys beyond Spencer and Warren step up. Sounds like USI manhandled their exhibition opponent, but that doesn't always mean much. At least I'm hoping it doesn't mean much.

From what I can tell, it appears there will be a free live stream (http://www.glvcsn.com/usi) which is kind of nice. Don't know for sure that it's free, it just appears that it will be.

Excited to see the new faces, specifically Dykman from SDSU and freshman Matt Cartwright from here in Sioux Falls. If we get good production from Dykman and Marcus Asmus, as well as good minutes from Steven Schaefer, I feel pretty good about our possibilities. If several/most of those guys struggle and it becomes the Jordan Spencer show night-in and night-out, it could be a rougher than hoped for season. One way or the other, the season starts tomorrow. It's about time.

Your team plays my alma mater USI tonight. Should be a good test for both. USI won a lot of games last year then fizzled in the tournament. Not sure what to expect this season but Stein and Rajala are quality players. I know from seeing Augustana the past four years the Vikings will be a tough matchup for USI. I always want NSIC teams to do well, but I'm rooting for my old school tonight. I think USI wins a very tough, low-scoring game just because it's at Evansville. Not sure about the crowd, they say last year's classic did not draw many people. USI wins it 67-63 tonight.

[MrAugustana]

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Well ladies and gentlemen, Augie basketball kicks off tomorrow evening. If you had told me 4-5 years ago that I'd be saying, "I wish Mike Busack were still on the team," I'd've looked at you like you were an alien. Should be interesting to see how some of the untested guys beyond Spencer and Warren step up. Sounds like USI manhandled their exhibition opponent, but that doesn't always mean much. At least I'm hoping it doesn't mean much.

From what I can tell, it appears there will be a free live stream (http://www.glvcsn.com/usi) which is kind of nice. Don't know for sure that it's free, it just appears that it will be.

Excited to see the new faces, specifically Dykman from SDSU and freshman Matt Cartwright from here in Sioux Falls. If we get good production from Dykman and Marcus Asmus, as well as good minutes from Steven Schaefer, I feel pretty good about our possibilities. If several/most of those guys struggle and it becomes the Jordan Spencer show night-in and night-out, it could be a rougher than hoped for season. One way or the other, the season starts tomorrow. It's about time.

[laker]

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For those of you who just can't get enough "Spice" in your diet, here is an article on how the Cody Schilling era is beginning at Mount Marty.

http://www.yankton.net/sports/articl...443a1d73c.html

[MrAugustana]

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I've pondered the existence of this year's Augustana team and believe their success comes down to how well they answer the following questions:

-Will Jordan Spencer give us at least the illusion that he cares about defense?
-Can John Warren display his very specific set of skills on both ends of the court nightly instead of once every other week?
-Does Adam Dykman have the gravitational pull to create space for the guards/wings?

If none of these questions have a positive answer then this team could struggle to finish in the top 4 of the South. If over 1.5 of them are answered affirmatively then this is a team who will battle for a Regional bid.

Timberwolves thoughts I feel compelled to share publicly:
-Based on one regular season game Jimmy Butler might be the most over-hyped player to change teams this summer.
-Why do the Wolves play a single second of basketball without one of Wiggins-Towns-Butler on the floor?
-The Wolves should consider a zero point guard lineup of Butler-Wiggins-Crawford-Towns-Bjelica.
-I love the neon green jerseys

One thing I'd add to this: Will the Vikes get any level of consistency from Steven Schaefer? If Schaefer steps up and provides starter-quality minutes, I really like the potential of a Spencer-Schaefer-Warren backcourt. If Steven pops in and out, alternating between 16-point games and 4-point games, that's a big load for Spencer, Warren, and a bunch of young/inexperienced guards to try to carry, especially with some of the returning backcourts across the NSIC this year.

[Augieholic]

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You are so wrong about this

I hope I am wrong. The lack of offensive playmaking and defensive lapses from Jimmy was jarring after he spent all of training camp talking about "doing things right" and "working hard".

[Stanger86]

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-Based on one regular season game Jimmy Butler might be the most over-hyped player to change teams this summer.

You are so wrong about this

[Augieholic]

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I've pondered the existence of this year's Augustana team and believe their success comes down to how well they answer the following questions:

-Will Jordan Spencer give us at least the illusion that he cares about defense?
-Can John Warren display his very specific set of skills on both ends of the court nightly instead of once every other week?
-Does Adam Dykman have the gravitational pull to create space for the guards/wings?

If none of these questions have a positive answer then this team could struggle to finish in the top 4 of the South. If over 1.5 of them are answered affirmatively then this is a team who will battle for a Regional bid.

Timberwolves thoughts I feel compelled to share publicly:
-Based on one regular season game Jimmy Butler might be the most over-hyped player to change teams this summer.
-Why do the Wolves play a single second of basketball without one of Wiggins-Towns-Butler on the floor?
-The Wolves should consider a zero point guard lineup of Butler-Wiggins-Crawford-Towns-Bjelica.
-I love the neon green jerseys

[Stanger86]

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SMSU breakdown
MN 6
ND 2
IA 1
WI 1
KS 1
VA 1
TX 1
CA 1

[vikingfaithful]

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Roster breakdowns for the 2.

SCSU
3 MN
4 Illinois
1 California(who actually grew up in Ill and spent jr and sr years in Cali)
2 Wisconsin
1 Denmark
1 Spain

msu
3 MN
6 Illinois
3 Missouri
1 Iowa
1 Wisconsin

AU Breakdown
MN 3
SD 3
IA 1
NC 1
NE 1
CO 1
Australia 1
England 1

Rare for Augie to have as many SD as MN. Our football roster as always had more MN kids. MN has always been fertile recruiting grounds for AU. Academics, close enough to TC and a still a good size city. As Simple stated Kids like to get away from home.

[simple as a $3 bill]

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SCSU has more Illinois kids than MN recruits in BB. In football they have more Wisconsin recruits then any other state. MSU #1 state on FB roster is WI. Do not know about BB. WSU rosters have more WI and IL then native sons.

Roster breakdowns for the 2.

SCSU
3 MN
4 Illinois
1 California(who actually grew up in Ill and spent jr and sr years in Cali)
2 Wisconsin
1 Denmark
1 Spain

msu
3 MN
6 Illinois
3 Missouri
1 Iowa
1 Wisconsin

[vikingfaithful]

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It is interesting as I feel MSU does not get the in state kids we want, but find our help from Wisconsin, Illinois and other states. We get our fair share of Minnesota athletes but I think maybe we lose out on quite a few to St. Cloud State

SCSU has more Illinois kids than MN recruits in BB. In football they have more Wisconsin recruits then any other state. MSU #1 state on FB roster is WI. Do not know about BB. WSU rosters have more WI and IL then native sons.