Ball4Him wrote:I already posted my predictions on another forum but here they are again
1. Thompson
2. Larimore
3. Grafton
4. Hillsboro/CV
5. Midway-Minto
6. Park River/FL
7. Cavalier
8. Hatton-Northwood
9. FSHP
10. MayPortCG
11. Griggs County Central
12. DVE
13. North Border
packers21 wrote:Ball4Him wrote:I already posted my predictions on another forum but here they are again
1. Thompson
2. Larimore
3. Grafton
4. Hillsboro/CV
5. Midway-Minto
6. Park River/FL
7. Cavalier
8. Hatton-Northwood
9. FSHP
10. MayPortCG
11. Griggs County Central
12. DVE
13. North Border
I have a hard time not putting H/CV number 1 preseason in Region 2
Sportsguy24 wrote:1. Thompson
2. Hillsboro/CV
3. Grafton
4. Midway-Minto
5. FSHP
6. Park River/FL
7. Cavalier
8. Hatton-Northwood
9. Larimore
10. MayPortCG
11. Griggs County Central
12. DVE
13. North Border
Ball4Him wrote:Sportsguy24 wrote:1. Thompson
2. Hillsboro/CV
3. Grafton
4. Midway-Minto
5. FSHP
6. Park River/FL
7. Cavalier
8. Hatton-Northwood
9. Larimore
10. MayPortCG
11. Griggs County Central
12. DVE
13. North Border
I think almost all of us agree that Brown will be senior of the year but having a one man team at 5?
If you flip FSHP and Larimore you might be on to something...
Sportsguy24 wrote:Ball4Him wrote:Sportsguy24 wrote:1. Thompson
2. Hillsboro/CV
3. Grafton
4. Midway-Minto
5. FSHP
6. Park River/FL
7. Cavalier
8. Hatton-Northwood
9. Larimore
10. MayPortCG
11. Griggs County Central
12. DVE
13. North Border
I think almost all of us agree that Brown will be senior of the year but having a one man team at 5?
If you flip FSHP and Larimore you might be on to something...
Maybe 5 was a little too much but I think if he's going to be senior athlete there will be guys that step up im sure. Why is Larimore so good?
packers21 wrote:Sportsguy24 wrote:Ball4Him wrote:Sportsguy24 wrote:1. Thompson
2. Hillsboro/CV
3. Grafton
4. Midway-Minto
5. FSHP
6. Park River/FL
7. Cavalier
8. Hatton-Northwood
9. Larimore
10. MayPortCG
11. Griggs County Central
12. DVE
13. North Border
I think almost all of us agree that Brown will be senior of the year but having a one man team at 5?
If you flip FSHP and Larimore you might be on to something...
Maybe 5 was a little too much but I think if he's going to be senior athlete there will be guys that step up im sure. Why is Larimore so good?
Larimore returns almost all of their team that won the regular season last year, plus they had some good underclassmen.
Ball4Him wrote:Does anyone have the Hoopster rankings for the region. I saw the top 5 somewhere and was interested in what the rest of the region was ranked.
Run4Fun2009 wrote:Ball4Him wrote:Does anyone have the Hoopster rankings for the region. I saw the top 5 somewhere and was interested in what the rest of the region was ranked.
Region 2 via ND Hoopster
1. Hillsboro-Central Valley
2. Thompson
3. Grafton
4. Larimore
5. Cavalier
6. Midway-Minto
7. Park River-FL
8. Hatton-Northwood
9. Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page
10. May-Port-CG
11. Drayton/Valley-Edinburg
12. Griggs County Central
13. North Border
grywyn2 wrote:I watched M-M Mustangs every game last year, and Ulland was on the bench most of the time, yes, agreed there were a couple game when everyone fed him the ball he scored well. His rebounding wasn't much to write home about. Stoltman will be missed he was more the play maker and showed leadership to the ball club. This year they are a young team, Elainson was tough under the bucket and I am sure will be again. J Schuster was great on the boards. Watch D Schuster and Altendorf work together, there is a magic in how they work together. But they are young, I wonder if the coach has the skills to fine tune this team.
Ball4Him wrote:grywyn2 wrote:I watched M-M Mustangs every game last year, and Ulland was on the bench most of the time, yes, agreed there were a couple game when everyone fed him the ball he scored well. His rebounding wasn't much to write home about. Stoltman will be missed he was more the play maker and showed leadership to the ball club. This year they are a young team, Elainson was tough under the bucket and I am sure will be again. J Schuster was great on the boards. Watch D Schuster and Altendorf work together, there is a magic in how they work together. But they are young, I wonder if the coach has the skills to fine tune this team.
I'm confused... you say you were at every Mustang game last year but forgot two big players for M-M. I would say the lost of Barclay will probably be the hardest spot for this team to fill. He was a great defender and no teams expected him to score much but he had a couple double digit games. There is also Wasylow who will now be a sophomore and had a good about of court time last year, I would expect him to be one of the top scorers for this team. Eliason was great under the basket, in B-squad, but he did not see more than a couple minutes a game of varsity unless Ulland was in foul trouble which was really the only times he would be on the bench for more than a minute or two. Also you take a jab at his rebounding being bad, but then remark about how good J Schuster is at rebounding. I know there is a difference between post and guard but you are laughing at what was probably around 8 rebound average, but bowing down to a 3-4 average from someone who barely plays defense. I'm expecting M-M to be a dark horse from this region. They will definitely have a learning curve to face, but once they overcome that they can beat any team in this region. I see a team that could easily score 70 points a night, but just as easily let by 70 points with sloppy defense. If these guys want to work for it, I give region 2 to the Mustangs this year. Sorry about the rant, but I wanted to get my thoughts out there.
winner-within wrote:Ball4Him wrote:grywyn2 wrote:I watched M-M Mustangs every game last year, and Ulland was on the bench most of the time, yes, agreed there were a couple game when everyone fed him the ball he scored well. His rebounding wasn't much to write home about. Stoltman will be missed he was more the play maker and showed leadership to the ball club. This year they are a young team, Elainson was tough under the bucket and I am sure will be again. J Schuster was great on the boards. Watch D Schuster and Altendorf work together, there is a magic in how they work together. But they are young, I wonder if the coach has the skills to fine tune this team.
I'm confused... you say you were at every Mustang game last year but forgot two big players for M-M. I would say the lost of Barclay will probably be the hardest spot for this team to fill. He was a great defender and no teams expected him to score much but he had a couple double digit games. There is also Wasylow who will now be a sophomore and had a good about of court time last year, I would expect him to be one of the top scorers for this team. Eliason was great under the basket, in B-squad, but he did not see more than a couple minutes a game of varsity unless Ulland was in foul trouble which was really the only times he would be on the bench for more than a minute or two. Also you take a jab at his rebounding being bad, but then remark about how good J Schuster is at rebounding. I know there is a difference between post and guard but you are laughing at what was probably around 8 rebound average, but bowing down to a 3-4 average from someone who barely plays defense. I'm expecting M-M to be a dark horse from this region. They will definitely have a learning curve to face, but once they overcome that they can beat any team in this region. I see a team that could easily score 70 points a night, but just as easily let by 70 points with sloppy defense. If these guys want to work for it, I give region 2 to the Mustangs this year. Sorry about the rant, but I wanted to get my thoughts out there.
I think M-M will be solid for the 16-17 season also....up top you have them coming in at 5.......but if they work hard they could snatch it (region 2).......so whats to be the difference, I know you state "work hard"
sportsman21 wrote:Larimore lost one of the Hofers twins all year due to an ACL tear so that could be an issue. Larimore has some good underclassmen that could take that spot. I see them as being a top 5 team. A team with talent just gonna have to find ways to score.
Big Blue wrote:To there are three tiers to Region 2. It consists of Tier 1: teams who have a very good chance of making state, Tier 2: squads who are good, but probably won't make a run at state and Tier 3: the rest.
In my predictions below (not necessarily in any particular order, I must note that I think Grafton floats between Tier 1 and 2. I think they look to be the third best teams. I don't think they have a great shot at making state, but will nonetheless be in the mix.
Tier 1: HCV- They have tons back and have the most talent in the region.
Thompson- Coach George and Coach Chandler have this program in the right direction. These kids don't lose.
Grafton- The Spoilers play their butts off and will defend you all day. Just might not have enough scoring.
Tier 2: Larimore: Let me be honest, if Larimore had a track record of any post season success in any sport, they could be a tier 1. But, for some reason this school doesn't do well late in the year.
Hatton-Northwood: This may be a darkhorse. Hatton-Northwood returns a lot and has some pretty night length and athleticism. Wouldn't surprise me to see them knock a top team this season.
May-Port CG: Another team with a shot to beat the best in the region. I think at times the Patriots will be very good. Chandler and Hanson will be fun to watch. Depth and consistency could be issues.
Park River-F-L: The Aggies lost a lot, but they were very deep last year. Omlie should have a big year.
FSHP: Ethan Brown will lead them a ways. He is an excellent player with a lot of tools. If they can get the ball to him and find some balance, they will be on the high-middle in the region.
Cavalier: The Tornadoes were pretty young and some of those underclassmen really impressed me. I look for Cavalier to play uptempo. I think their quickness will give some teams problems.
Midway-Minto: A lot of things to really like about this team. Between the Schusters, Altendorf and Waylow there are a lot of solid pieces to the puzzle. Only strike against them is they had a hard time closing games out last year.
Tier 3
North Border: It's been tough sledding for the Eagles. They do return some experience and a little height. The key for them is learning how to really competing and winning.
Griggs County Central: The Cougars played pretty well last season. I was impressed with them. They will be scrappy, but doesn't look like they will have much for scoring or depth.
D-V-E: The Knights lose a lot. But McCollum and Olson are nice pieces to start re-building with.
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