by sioux75 » Sat Jan 20, 2007 10:10 pm
At the mid-point of the I think I did a pretty good job with my prediction in June. In the WDA I predicted
1. Mandan
2. Century.
3, Bismarck, and
4. Minot or Jamestown.
I think it is Minot and Dickinson fighting for the fourth spot instead of Minot and Jamestown. Of course I could not predict that one of Jamestown's best players, Morgan Dale, would get injured. Minot is currently ahead of Dickinson and has beat Dickinson.
In the east I picked the four teams that are currently in the top 4. The only difference is that I had Shanley fourth and they are currently in 1st. However, I did not know they would be getting Schuler as a transfer. I did know that Shanley had some good height in their post players. With their good transfer they are a team to be reconned with at least in the east. Also they have had a good schedule. They beat South, West Fargo and Devil's Lake at home. It will be interesting to see if they can win against them on the road.
As I see it Mandan is still the team to beat. Although Century beat Mandan on its home court in Mandan's second game of the year, Century struggled with Dickinson at home, needed a last second shot to beat Minot on the road and lost to Bismarck on its home court. While you have to give Bismarck credit for beating Century on Century's home court you have to take into account that Bismarck lost to Mandan by 37 at home.