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riseagainst wrote:I'd say 5% chance they don't win it...and that's being generous. 4 losses in 7 games just isn't possible for the Heat, unless 2011 NBA finals lebron shows up (or doesn't show up I should say)...
Lebron bugs me too, for many reasons. Mainly because he continues to be compared to Jordan when in reality has no business being put in the same sentence as Jordan AT THIS POINT in his career. When you compare what the 2 have accomplished (both individually and with their teams), there is no comparison. He's 1-3 in finals with a complete choke job in 2011, that to me already ends the conversation as Jordan never, ever disappeared in an NBA finals. Plus, Lebron only started becoming really elite and taking his game to another level over the last 2.5 years or so with his run in Miami. IF Lebron continues to do what he's doing for the next 3-4 years and wins 3-4 championships and continues at the level that he's at, then sure I think the conversation is warranted. But right now? Give me a break.
Also, the way the whole Miami thing went down was extremely weak IMO, with the best player in the game deciding to collude with two other future NBA hall of famers and monopolizing the NBA market to win championships. Lebron has gone on record several times as saying that the league's talent level has been watered down in recent history, and I agree with him. So OK Lebron, since the league is watered down, why did you feel the need to join up with 2 other NBA all stars (and a damn good supporting cast) in order to win championships? Was that really necessary? I realize Lebron can't control what moves Miami's front office makes, which have been stellar by adding the likes of Chris Anderson, Ray Allen, etc. which has made this team virtually unbeatable, but "the decision" has just seemed like a cop out by Lebron from the start.
Just my 2 cents. When did Lebron lose his 3rd NBA finals.. I only remember Spurs and Mavericks??? You said he has only been elite in the last 2.5 years... Have you been under a rock... Forget that Cleveland had multiple 50 win seasons when he was there. Forget he took a terrible roster to the finals with Cleveland. Forget he scored 29 straight points to out the Pistons in those playoffs. You mention about how Lebron joined Miami and that it was extremely weak. Do you feel the same way about Boston and the Big 3 they created a back in 2008? What about the Knicks? (They attempted to create a Big 3 with (Melo, Amare, Chandler). What about Brooklyn and their attempt to create a Big 3 (Williams, Johnson, Lopez). Keep in mind Brooklyn made every attempt to get Dwight Howard as well. Your post is filled with a lot of hate and misguided facts... If you dislike Lebron that is fine, but at least have the facts to support your claim.
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Does WSN do fact checking before they post articles and such. They have a young lady listed for athlete of the week this week and states that she won the 400 in the best time of the year so far. This is not true. The young lady from Milwaukee King beat her by 2 seconds in that event and set a meet record. A simple look at the meet results could of shown this.
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elsmith4 wrote:elsmith4 wrote:I'm still dumbfounded by the number of qb's that will be competing for the starting role next year, and Mcevoy hasn't even started practicing at UW  . It's a good problem to have, no doubt. Stave showed poise and ability to make good throws from the pocket last year, and Curt Phillips showed some leadership and ability to win. Houston, who was highly touted out of high school seems like the smartest choice based off football resume, football iq, throwing mechanics, and mobility. It will be really interesting to see Mcevoy and how he competes when summer comes. I already said this, but when we're in need of a opposite threat of Abby, Mcevoy could honestly do that. 6'4" and 215 with 4.6 speed and he spent most of his life playing wide reciever. Not to mention, his last coach said his unorthodox throwing motion could potentially be a problem, especially at the D-1 level. Not to mention, any of the battling qb's deserve to start. Phillips in his sixth year, Stave already having tasted a starting role, Mcevoy transferring with the intention of playing a lot, and Houston expecting to be the man coming out of high school from Cali. This sounds bad, but I wish Phillips woulda transferred or just graduated.  According to some ESPN chat boards Gunner Kiel might be coming to Wisconsin. That would be another QB in the mix
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riseagainst wrote:mickjagger wrote:riseagainst wrote:traviswilson wrote:Lobby your schools and coaches to end indoor season and not begin WIAA track until April 1. Would that make it better? With basketball season running as late as it does, I think they really don't have a choice but to run a short indoor season. I think what would make it better is to stop telling kids they can't travel to an out of state big meet if they want. This shouldn't be school funded. But if a talented kid and his parents want to spend their own money to go fly out to NY for a big indoor meet (which is a once a year thing in March, mind you), I guess I really don't see what the big deal is, especially since the indoor season in WI is pretty much non existant. There is no meaningful indoor state championship or really even a team conference championship feel when you have a 2-3 week "season". And again, we're not talking about kids taking time throughout the season to fly around to prestigeous meets and being 1 man traveling AAU shows...it's ONE meet in March, one very big meet at that. I guess I really don't see how a kid and his family taking 1-2 days of their own time (and spending their own money) is really hurting the team in any way. There has been a significant "state indoor state championship track meet the past few years: the WTFA State High School Indoor Track Championships. It is an "unofficial" state indoor meet in that the WIAA does not hold the meet. However, for all intents & purposes, it is considered by the several dozen teams and individuals that participate to be the "state indoor meet." Last year's top 5 team finshers: Green Bay Preble Grafton Kimberly Marshfield La Crosse Central You're right on with that, Mick. I'm aware of the WFTA state indoor meet, but like you said it's "unofficial". There have been many times in the past where the best athletes in multiple events did not even compete. However, I do applaud the high school track and field powers that be for working to put the WFTA meet together as it's definitely a step in the right direction as far as building up the sport in the state of wisconsin. While this is a pretty competitive meet, the meet is still a joke. There is no 200 Meter dash and the 400 meter dash is not even scored. And this is coming from a person who coached a 2 time winner and record breaker at last years WTFA State Meet.
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db11 wrote:miltownhoopsfan wrote:db11 wrote:carpediem32 wrote:db11 wrote:miltownhoopsfan wrote:db11 wrote:miltownhoopsfan wrote:Brookfield Central 40
Milwaukee King 47
End of 3rd Milwaukee King 60 Brookfield Central 54 Final Blah. Brookfield Central really blew an opportunity here. King had all kinds of problems underneath but hit a few key 3s and forced a few timely turnovers. Malone-Mitchell played well but does not look 100% to me. I thought before the tournament that King might be the only team to give Germantown a run this year, but I don't see any way they can compete with them down low. Another tough ending for Central - you got to feel for them. This year's squad was much more balanced and deep. I think if that game isn't at King, there might have been a different result. BC is junior-dominated, so they still have a good shot next year. You are right. Had the game been at BC the fouls wouldn't have been as even as they were. Even as such the fouls were 8-5 in favor of Central in the 1st half and they only evened up when Central was forced to foul late in the 4th. Give credit where it's due. King smothered LaChance the entire game. Goodman had a nice game but Goodman scoring 20 wasn't going to beat King Who's talking about fouls? And yeah...King never gets enough credit... ...certainly not from their own fan base... Im confused carpediem32. If the game had been at Central the fouls "wouldn't have been as even as they were"? So are you saying if the game had been at Central more fouls would have been called on King? And if, in the second half, the fouls "evened up" when Central was forced to foul as you say - doesn't that mean there were more fouls on King at that point? Not sure if the officiating played a role or if it would have been called any different at another location.
I think DB is referring more to the "comforts" of home (and feel free to correct me DB if I am wrong) - the familiar court, the crowd being closer to the court, more Central students maybe, etc. King's gym is a tough place to play. It is unusual in many ways. Its old. There are dead spots on the floor. The walls along the baselines are dangerously close to the court. It takes a quarter or so to get used to the surroundings. Well - at least it does as a spectator. Blaming the refs/claiming bias on the part of officials tends to be the #1 crutch of fans everywhere when assigning blame for losses, and I feel that City fans tend to point that finger even quicker, unfortunately, especially when playing away from home. I'm guessing CarpeDiem32 is saying BC would have had a distinct officiating advantage in Brookfield? Bing. Bang. Boom...regarding the "comforts of home." That King gym is an absolute nightmarish place for anyone who's not familiar with it to play at. That style of gym, coupled with that atmosphere can be just brutal. I think both of those teams were fairly even, and that's where a "home court advantage" can carry more weight. For example, I doubt King has a 10-1 advantage regarding made three-pointers at BC. Well King did beat Central at Central last year just in case you guys forgot. And correct me if I'm wrong but the Friday game where Central beat Riverside the fouls in the first half were 16-3
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miltownhoopsfan wrote:db11 wrote:carpediem32 wrote:db11 wrote:miltownhoopsfan wrote:db11 wrote:miltownhoopsfan wrote:Brookfield Central 40
Milwaukee King 47
End of 3rd Milwaukee King 60 Brookfield Central 54 Final Blah. Brookfield Central really blew an opportunity here. King had all kinds of problems underneath but hit a few key 3s and forced a few timely turnovers. Malone-Mitchell played well but does not look 100% to me. I thought before the tournament that King might be the only team to give Germantown a run this year, but I don't see any way they can compete with them down low. Another tough ending for Central - you got to feel for them. This year's squad was much more balanced and deep. I think if that game isn't at King, there might have been a different result. BC is junior-dominated, so they still have a good shot next year. You are right. Had the game been at BC the fouls wouldn't have been as even as they were. Even as such the fouls were 8-5 in favor of Central in the 1st half and they only evened up when Central was forced to foul late in the 4th. Give credit where it's due. King smothered LaChance the entire game. Goodman had a nice game but Goodman scoring 20 wasn't going to beat King Who's talking about fouls? And yeah...King never gets enough credit... ...certainly not from their own fan base... Im confused carpediem32. If the game had been at Central the fouls "wouldn't have been as even as they were"? So are you saying if the game had been at Central more fouls would have been called on King? And if, in the second half, the fouls "evened up" when Central was forced to foul as you say - doesn't that mean there were more fouls on King at that point? Not sure if the officiating played a role or if it would have been called any different at another location. I think DB is referring more to the "comforts" of home (and feel free to correct me DB if I am wrong) - the familiar court, the crowd being closer to the court, more Central students maybe, etc. King's gym is a tough place to play. It is unusual in many ways. Its old. There are dead spots on the floor. The walls along the baselines are dangerously close to the court. It takes a quarter or so to get used to the surroundings. Well - at least it does as a spectator. The "comforts" of home court can be said about any team that plays on the road. We could say Marquette would have beat South had the game been at Marquette, etc. Yes there were more fouls called on King at the point where Central started fouling to send King to the line. Which Central started fouling the foul count was 7-4 in Central's favor. The fouls they committed down the stretch evened the total out for the game.
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db11 wrote:carpediem32 wrote:db11 wrote:miltownhoopsfan wrote:db11 wrote:miltownhoopsfan wrote:Brookfield Central 40
Milwaukee King 47
End of 3rd Milwaukee King 60 Brookfield Central 54 Final Blah. Brookfield Central really blew an opportunity here. King had all kinds of problems underneath but hit a few key 3s and forced a few timely turnovers. Malone-Mitchell played well but does not look 100% to me. I thought before the tournament that King might be the only team to give Germantown a run this year, but I don't see any way they can compete with them down low. Another tough ending for Central - you got to feel for them. This year's squad was much more balanced and deep. I think if that game isn't at King, there might have been a different result. BC is junior-dominated, so they still have a good shot next year. You are right. Had the game been at BC the fouls wouldn't have been as even as they were. Even as such the fouls were 8-5 in favor of Central in the 1st half and they only evened up when Central was forced to foul late in the 4th. Give credit where it's due. King smothered LaChance the entire game. Goodman had a nice game but Goodman scoring 20 wasn't going to beat King Who's talking about fouls? And yeah...King never gets enough credit... ...certainly not from their own fan base... No its just guys like you try to take the credit away with comments like "I think if that game isn't at King, there might have been a different result." I think that you were implying that King got favorable calls because they played at home which wasn't the case.
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db11 wrote:miltownhoopsfan wrote:db11 wrote:miltownhoopsfan wrote:Brookfield Central 40
Milwaukee King 47
End of 3rd Milwaukee King 60 Brookfield Central 54 Final Blah. Brookfield Central really blew an opportunity here. King had all kinds of problems underneath but hit a few key 3s and forced a few timely turnovers. Malone-Mitchell played well but does not look 100% to me. I thought before the tournament that King might be the only team to give Germantown a run this year, but I don't see any way they can compete with them down low. Another tough ending for Central - you got to feel for them. This year's squad was much more balanced and deep. I think if that game isn't at King, there might have been a different result. BC is junior-dominated, so they still have a good shot next year. You are right. Had the game been at BC the fouls wouldn't have been as even as they were. Even as such the fouls were 8-5 in favor of Central in the 1st half and they only evened up when Central was forced to foul late in the 4th. Give credit where it's due. King smothered LaChance the entire game. Goodman had a nice game but Goodman scoring 20 wasn't going to beat King
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miltownhoopsfan wrote:Does anyone have any information on the extent of the shoulder injury to Milwaukee King's Austin Malone-Mitchell?
I had thought it was originally relatively minor and he would be back this week. Although King is very deep and did defeat Hamilton without him - I think whether or not he plays in the post-season will go a long way in determining how far King goes. Injury is a little more serious than originally thought. He won't play tomorrow vs Milwaukee Pulaski but given the week off between tomorrow's game and the 1st playoff game, he will be good to go against Brookfield East.
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thenameisj wrote:Here are my projections for the lower half of Sectional 4. These projections are based on my observations, analysis and trends I have seen over the years. I picked winners up till Fridays games when completing these projections.
1. Milwaukee Vincent
2. Milwaukee Rufus King
3. Brookfield Central
4. Milwaukee South Division
5. Marquette High
6. Milwaukee Riverside
7. Milwaukee Madison
8. Milwaukee Pulaski
9. Brookfield East
This seed meeting is going to get testy. Most notably when it comes to who should be the No.4 and No.5 seeds. Both Marquette and South are solid teams. I give the nod to South, despite picking Washington to beat them Friday night. South coach Ty Mosler is one of the most respected coaches around and he will sway just enough votes to notch the No.4 seed and force Marquette to travel to South. South also will have more wins than Marquette at the time. Also, it should get interesting between King and Brookfield Central as the higher seed will host the regional final. King has some impressive non-conference wins such as Pulaski, Racine Case and Whitefish Bay which will give them the edge. The winner of King-Brookfield Central will be the team that faces Milwaukee Hamilton for the right to go to Madison.
For the upper half of the bracket, the drama takes a nose dive. Simply put, there is Hamilton, and the other eight teams chasing them. The Racine schools all know Milwaukee Hamilton as Park has played them twice in either a sectional final or semifinal. Horlick edged them in 2009 to go to state behind Jamil Wilson. This year, Racine Case looks poised to take their shot at the newest City Conference powerhouse. Case will not be afraid of Hamilton after facing both King and Washington this season.
1. Milwaukee Hamilton
2. Racine Case
3. Racine Horlick
4. Oak Creek
5. Greenfield
6. Franklin
7. West Allis Hale
8. West Allis Central
9. Racine Park
The top four seem set but seeds five through eight could change as many of the teams are under .500. If I had to pick a sleeper, however, I would watch out for Franklin. They have size down low and some guys who can finish around the hoop have proven they can play a few different styles and win a game.
With Vincent's lost to Washington, Do you think King has a shot at stealing the 1 seed away from Vincent?
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