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Post by richsapper on Nov 13, 2012 21:00:46 GMT -6
I know it's very early, but the Duneland could be every bit as good as advertised. They are a combined 8-5 with 4 of the losses (both for Lake Central and Valpo) against highly ranked Hamilton Southeastern and Fishers teams. LaPorte beat New Prairie and SB Washington, Merrillville, no problems with Highland and Andrean, Chesterton beat Munster, Michigan City beat SB Adams, Portage crushed Hammond, LC beat Griffith, and Valpo beat KV. Crown Point is the only team to not have a win yet and they narrowly lost to Munster. Granted, alot of these teams are not world beaters, but still....
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Post by jtjrmoney8 on Nov 17, 2012 9:04:13 GMT -6
Crown Point is awful..losing to Munster tells you all you need to know about them..Valpo is pretty bad as well..only scored 17 against Merrillville..ouch..Portage beat 3 bad basketball teams, watch that 3-0 record turn south quickly..still pretty confident they will finish below .500..Michigan City and Merrillville are solid..One of Laporte's best players just broke her ankle so it could have an effect on their record for the next few weeks..but after that they should be fine..
Lake Central is an OK team..they will probably win in the neighborhood of 12 games and also win their sectional, but they won't beat the "elite" teams like Michigan City or Merrillville
IF Michigan City can hold it together the whole season, they should probably win sectional again
But, you should really just go out and watch these teams play..I watched every DAC team play over the summer and I'm not surprised one bit by what is happening so far..the early season competition these teams are beating up on are terrible..Munster, SB Adams, Highland, New Prairie, Hammond are all not good at all
The only school I think I may have rated too high was KV..they are ok, but losing to Valpo doesn't bode well for them
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Post by richsapper on Nov 18, 2012 10:04:46 GMT -6
What does any of this mean? Yeah, no one said that CP was very good this season. Portage is better than you think. Merrillville, MC, LaPorte, etc are pretty solid, and Portage will be better than you think (I would not call EC a bad team). That's not to say they are better than MC, Merrillville or LaPorte, but they are still top half of the conference. They will have 6 losses to those three teams I mentioned, and will probably lose to Hobart (Which means you are right, they should be 3-3 soon) but they do have a tough conference to play in. Will they win the DAC? No? Sectional? No. but it doesn't mean they are not the 4th best in the conference.
I don't put much stock in summer ball. I'm not saying it means nothing, but playing in the summer is nothing like playing in season and AAU is nothing like the high school game. Even when the high school teams play together, it is not the same because coaches experiment in the summer, and sometimes the experiments fail.
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Post by crowntownmike on Nov 18, 2012 15:27:45 GMT -6
Crown Point is awful..losing to Munster tells you all you need to know about them.. You are a jerk. Who are you to say that these hard working girls are awful? They are just in high school. Who are you to say this? What the hell do you know? Have you seen them every day, going to practice. My niece plays for Crown Point and she works her but off, shooting in the drive way every night after dinner and homework. What are you doing? Sitting on a computer talking poo poo about teenage girls? Did you ever have to put the time and effort into something like this? I doubt it. |
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Post by indianbacker on Nov 18, 2012 15:46:54 GMT -6
Crown Point is awful..losing to Munster tells you all you need to know about them.. You are a jerk. Who are you to say that these hard working girls are awful? They are just in high school. Who are you to say this? What the hell do you know? Have you seen them every day, going to practice. My niece plays for Crown Point and she works her but off, shooting in the drive way every night after dinner and homework. What are you doing? Sitting on a computer talking poo poo about teenage girls? Did you ever have to put the time and effort into something like this? I doubt it. For once crowntownmike and I agree. Who are you? And why do you hate Portage so much too. Monohan is one of the best players in the area and she was an all-star. What the hell? |
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Post by julio on Nov 20, 2012 21:12:49 GMT -6
dude is a hata.
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Post by julio on Nov 20, 2012 21:13:50 GMT -6
dude is a hata.
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Post by crowntownmike on Nov 21, 2012 12:15:24 GMT -6
I am going to see the "just awful" Crown Point girls team play Chesterton tonight. Go Lady Bulldogs! Woot!
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Post by jtjrmoney8 on Nov 21, 2012 16:04:16 GMT -6
Didn't say they were bad PEOPLE..but as a basketball team they are not good..wow, sorry for stating the FACTS..and Munster is a bottom feeder in the NCC, which is not nearly as strong of a conference as the DAC..so yeah, losing to them is not good
And once again..I watch the games..I don't just make blind statements without actually seeing the teams play..Crown Point was a good team last year..they lost ALOT of players..the team will be down this year..sorry, but it's the truth
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Post by jtjrmoney8 on Nov 21, 2012 16:31:39 GMT -6
You are a jerk. Who are you to say that these hard working girls are awful? They are just in high school. Who are you to say this? What the hell do you know? Have you seen them every day, going to practice. My niece plays for Crown Point and she works her but off, shooting in the drive way every night after dinner and homework. What are you doing? Sitting on a computer talking poo poo about teenage girls? Did you ever have to put the time and effort into something like this? I doubt it. For once crowntownmike and I agree. Who are you? And why do you hate Portage so much too. Monohan is one of the best players in the area and she was an all-star. What the hell? Remember when we were talking about the football team and about how many wins they would have?..I said they would win 3, maybe 4 games and you belittled me for saying that..thought I needed my head examined for making a statement like that..guess what, I was right..they beat the teams I said they would beat and that was it..I don't hate Portage, but I'm a realist..Wally is a good coach but it's going to take TIME to repair years of wreckage done by the previous head coaches.. The reason I bring that up is because I'm not an idiot..I see the teams play and I have an understanding of the game..same goes with girls basketball..I see all of these teams play in the area..I know ALOT about basketball in the northern half of the state..I went to AAU tournaments throughout the spring and summer and have seen most of the ELITE players in the state..I have also been involved with one of the most successful AAU programs in girls basketball..so yeah, I think I know an elite player when I see one..I'm pretty good at projecting how good a player will be at the next level The fact is very few people outside of the area know who Nicki Monahan is..the ONLY reason that anyone knows of her is because of her being elected to the junior all-star team last year..and from what I've heard from people in the know, is that she was elected mainly to have someone represent this area..she had the best numbers and there weren't any other worthy candidates in the region..well, I'd say Katie Bobos would have been more deserving, but they went with her Monahan is probably an NAIA or D3 player..she doesn't have the speed or quickness to play D1..she can't guard her position very well..her best asset is her shot..tremendous shooter..if she gets open the shot is most likely going in..but she isn't an elite basketball player..that's not me hating, it's the truth |
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Post by richsapper on Dec 29, 2012 22:28:05 GMT -6
Well, after having seen most of the DAC girls teams play, I would have to say that I have to stand by what I said before. Merrillville and Michigan City are great teams. LaPorte and Portage are very good, and Lake Central is underachieving right now, but I wouldn't count them out. Valpo is struggling, as expected, but they are some talent. Grace Whithrow is pretty good for them and they should develop. Crown Point is better than their record indicates. Not a great team by any stretch, but they had Merrillville on the ropes. That said, not every team in a conference is going to be great, but this year the DAC is pretty solid. Does that mean one of them will win a state championship? Probably not.
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Post by jtjrmoney8 on Dec 30, 2012 0:53:51 GMT -6
Have to agree with most of your assessments..Portage has done better than I thought they would do..I watched them play a little bit at the Northridge Tournament and they were decent..LaPorte is having a good season despite their 2nd best player being out since the 3rd game..I still maintain if they had Kubik that they would be a serious threat down the stretch..but it is what it is..next year will be their year..Michigan City has the most talent but they are also the most inconsistent..a team like them will never be a state title contender..I don't see them stringing together 6 great performances in a row..might win the sectional but the buck stops there
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Post by indianbacker on Jan 1, 2013 21:48:57 GMT -6
Ha Ha Ha jtjrmoney8 is a joke! Portage is really strong. Those girls are hard workers. He owes an apology to Ms. Monohan. The boys are doing good too.
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Post by jtjrmoney8 on Jan 2, 2013 1:54:20 GMT -6
Lol..sure What do I need to apologize for?
Please let me know where she lands for D1
I heard she's getting plenty of interest from IU....Northwest (True, by the way)
I said that Monahan wasn't a D1 player..didn't say she was a terrible basketball player..she's a very good shooter, and that was evident when she won the 3 point contest at the Rumble
Portage is pretty good, and alot of teams work hard..they put on a decent showing at the tournament..but lets not pretend they are winning sectionals or anything like that..not gonna beat Merrillville, Michigan City, or probably even LaPorte
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Post by apollo on Jan 2, 2013 8:40:23 GMT -6
Michigan City is the team to beat in the DAC and the Sectional when Cooper plays, she sat in the 1st half vs Merr. - I am picking them to beat Merr the next go around. But they struggle with the shoot first, pass second offensive mentality in the 4th qt.'s.This doesn't win games down the stretch, as evidenced by there losses at the end to Penn in ot. and Merr. Merr almost got beat by LC and CP, so it is within the realm of possibility that Portage could upset Merr, LC, or LaPorte.
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