Re: The NEW Official Thread of the Augustana Vikings
A few quick(er than my last post-game thoughts post) thoughts:
1) I really hope Wayne is substantially improved. If this Wayne team finishes 14th or 15th in the conference, then I fear Augie will only be a spot or two above that. On the flip side, if it's less that Augie played poorly and more that the Wildcats are getting better, that's encouraging for both parties. Plus, it'd be nice to have a competitive travel partner after a handful of years where Augie's Saturday night opponent got to rest starters for the last 7-10 minutes the night before against Wayne on more than a few occasions.
2) Free throw shooting was a disappointment. 30-46 for 65% is not good enough, especially in close games against the top teams in the conference. We barely made it out with the win last night. Would love not to see a similar free throw shooting performance against teams like Mankato and Moorhead.
3) Jordan Spencer -- still good. 23 points, 9 assists (to 3 turnovers) with 4 rebounds and a steal. Those are solid numbers.
4) Lucas Walford -- another (nasty) dunk, this time a putback slam after someone's missed shot. His 9 points and 3 rebounds--in fairly clutch minutes, before he fouled out--continue to be more than I was expecting from him as a freshman.
5) Levi Jansen -- finally had some big shots and had a decent game overall. I've asked around a bit, and it sounds like he's battling some injuries, so hopefully he can get over that sooner than later. For how good he is supposed to be for us in the future, I'd love to see him playing at 100%.
6) Decent fan showing for a Monday night against Wayne a few days before Thanksgiving. Looking forward to some solid weekend crowds when conference play rolls around.
All in all, a conference, in-region win is a win, even if it didn't come the way Augie fans might've been expecting. As has been said, it may just be that Wayne is drastically improved, but there were still a handful of things the Vikes need to be working on before we're fully in the swing of conference play.
One thing Coach Billeter noted in the post-game show is that, when it comes to conference play, only 3 teams have beaten us in the last two years (Mankato and Winona in '14-'15 and Northern in '15-'16) and they're all going to want to get back at us this year. I realized while thinking about that stat that several of those wins were by high double digits. So a lot of these teams are going to be ready to knock us down a peg. I remember feeling that way about Winona for several years after the '08 season. A win against the Warriors just felt...bigger...than a similar win against even Mankato or St. Cloud. There's something about being able to say to people, "Yeah, I mean we just took down the defending National Champions...this is a big win..." And since the Vikes are probably still a year away from being solid Regional contenders again, this is the year for those teams we've been beating by 15, 25, 35 to get us back. Hope the Vikings keep that in mind and come prepared to defend their title every game, because NSIC teams in particularly are certainly going to come at them more aggressively than ever this season.
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Re: The NEW Official Thread of the Augustana Vikings
Not quite as bad on the Augie side, but we did have one foul-out and three guys with 4 fouls. It was a bit of a sloppy night with fouls.Originally posted by digz View Post
It might just be that we aren't as good as I would like to hope, but I'll be surprised if Wayne ends the year 15th out of 16 teams. They looked like they'll throw more than a few teams off this year, especially in the early part of conference play. I know it's early, but Kaminsky is looking like he might have been a pretty good hire by the Wildcats.Originally posted by Stanger86 View PostLeave a comment:
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Re: The NEW Official Thread of the Augustana Vikings
Augie survives Wayne with the help of 46 free throw attempts on 37 Wayne fouls. Spencer ends with 23pts-9ast-4reb to blaze a trail to victory on banner raising night.
I didn't get to watch the game but Wayne is clearly improved and the only two meaningful changes from last year are the hiring of Kaminsky and the return of Kendall Jacks. Fylling and company mentioned numerous times that they play almost exclusively small ball which creates mismatches all over the court.
Augie needs to shore up their FT shooting and dribble drive defense before the Mavericks come to town in two weekends for the Busack Bowl. The offense clearly has firepower but finding any sort of consistency is proving exactly as difficult as replacing three future Hall of Famers should be.Leave a comment:
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Maybe a sliver of hope this year......been a good start despite a 1-2 recordLeave a comment:
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If live stats were correct, WSC had five players foul out and two more with 4.Leave a comment:
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Augie wins 94-87 in overtime. Impressed by how the 'Cats playedLeave a comment:
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Wow, no video....good thing NSIC doesn't charge like other conferences do. (I paid $22 over the weekend for the two SMSU games)Leave a comment:
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Is this game going into overtime?Leave a comment:
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Re: The NEW Official Thread of the Augustana Vikings
Wayne up 77-73 with 4:10 to go.Originally posted by laker View PostLeave a comment:
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Might be a service to Augie fans if it's not.Originally posted by laker View PostLeave a comment:
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Is this video not working? I did get live stats.
https://portal.stretchinternet.com/n...reamType=videoLeave a comment:
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Augie leads Wayne by 4 at the half. Male Jordan Spencer's 11pts-4ast lead 10 Vikings who have scored while Cornelius and something called a Luke TerHark have spearheaded the 'Cat attack.
Fun fact: Augie shot 8-14 from the 3 point line and the FT line in that half.Leave a comment:
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