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[Randy]

You were wrong about Newman having an outside chance at KC. They have already been eliminated because the best they can do is 5 wins. 8 teams have already won more than 5. At least 2 of the 4 teams with 5 wins will get to 6 because CentralMO plays Pitt & CentralOK plays Hays.

[MIAAWeekly]

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[MIAAWeekly]

I did a football-specific podcast this week (National Signing Day recap). Back to hoops talk next week.

[Btech#3]

I think Washburn and MO West have the toughest schedules left and I think UNK has the easiest schedule of the 5 schools going after seeds 3 thru 7. Washburn has four road games left. The NSU/Rogers swing is tough and the NWMS/MO West swing is tough with both being undefeated at home. If the home teams hold serve of the games left, I am predicting that the last game between MO West and Washburn might be for the 6 and 7 seeds. However, a lot of stuff can happen and the teams that play the best on the road will get the 3 and 4 seeds.

[MisterWizard]

About a third of the conference season left for most (6 games). Should still be quite a bit of shifting.

[GrifFan]

Rogers, Mo West, UNK, Washburn and Northeastern St all after spots 3 thru 7 and there is going to be a heck of a battle for those last 3 spots with the remaining 7 teams. Should be an interesting last 3 weeks of the regular season.

Head to head in that group (I think, feel free to check my work):
MWSU: 3-1 with 1 game left
UNK: 3-1 with 2 games left
WU: 1-1 with 3 games left
Rogers and NSU: 1-3 with 2 left

Missouri Western still has games against NWMSU and MSSU, WU has a game against Northwest, I think the others are through with both, so that may make a difference too.

[Btech#3]

[Hornetfan]

I know you can't really judge a team based on only one game, but the injuries to Emporia's men's team must have been devastating. The team at the Multi last night looked awful.

Great come from behind win for the Jennies, out scoring the Hornets 40-22 in the second half for a 70-66 win.

Neither men's team looked like they belong in Kansas City, in my opinion. You are right about the injury bug.

Brenden Van Dyke was a dynamic player and one of the best athletes in the league. I felt like they were just getting used to playing without hime when...
Dallas Baily went down with a broken bone in his foot on the first possession of the game. He was really starting to come on. He'd been averaging around 6 points and 7 boards a game and was shooting around 45% from the three-point line over his last six games.
They were both about 6-6, 6-7 and had good versatility.
Also lost Aaron McGee before the season started to an Achilles injury. He started 25 games last year and averaged around 4.3 rebounds per game
The other guy that has been hurt and hasn't played well in a month is Justin Williams at point guard. He was playing pretty well until he got hurt at Washburn and missed four games. He average 13 points in our first three MIAA games before getting hurt and hasn't done squat since he came back.

Wednesday night I bet ESU played with four freshmen on the floor about 80% of the time. I think Keyon Thomas (#2) is a strong candidate for MIAA Freshman of the Year. Mason Thiessen (#30) has all the tools to be a good power forward in this league. Gage McGuire (#3) is solid, Tyreek Robinson (#21) has an All-MIAA body-although it might be better suited for the football field. There are no seniors on the active roster and they have already signed the leading scorer in the state of Iowa. So the two big questions are 1) can they survive the rest of this season and 2) will the injured guys be able to come back next year for their senior seasons?

Speaking of football, why is Shae Wyatt wasting his time on the basketball court. He definitely has an athletes body. That guy is special in football, if I were Swoboda I'd be worried he might get hurt in some freak accident on the court.

[Randy]

I know you can't really judge a team based on only one game, but the injuries to Emporia's men's team must have been devastating. The team at the Multi last night looked awful.

Great come from behind win for the Jennies, out scoring the Hornets 40-22 in the second half for a 70-66 win.

[mosofan1]

I would love to hear more about Northwest Missouri. I think a podcast devoted to Northwest on February 12 would be perfect!

[MisterWizard]

Can you tell us more about Northwest Missouri? Little is known about them, I think they are called the Bearcats and have won quite a few of their games as of late.

[MIAAWeekly]

The first week Western, the next week Emporia and now Kearney. They all lost 2 the week they were talked up on the podcast. Who are you going to put the kiss of death on this podcast?

Don't think I haven't noticed this... I shutter to think of who to curse next!

[Thepeman]

The first week Western, the next week Emporia and now Kearney. They all lost 2 the week they were talked up on the podcast. Who are you going to put the kiss of death on this podcast?

LOL, was thinking the same thing, Randy. Lets see, how bout MoSo?

[Randy]

The first week Western, the next week Emporia and now Kearney. They all lost 2 the week they were talked up on the podcast. Who are you going to put the kiss of death on this podcast?