Tuesday, March 18, 2008

all-state? Mr. BB? all tourney--best weiner?

I love lists..absolutely love lists. And judging by the the number of awards around, most of society loves a list to.

So it's no surprise that All State, Tournament, Spirit, Fan of the Year, best hot dog buns by a Class b school, generate chatter.

That said, take them for what they are. Don't blast the Mr. or Miss BB votes. Start your own if you dont like it.

Don't hate on the All-Tourney team, write down your own.

The beauty of lists is that we all have our own, and we can argue and disagree on them. But don't ever forget. Those that vote count. If you don't vote. You don't count. Plain and simple.

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Austin Dufualt is Mr. BB 2008

Already many Class B fans are saying it's about time. But look back since...i think Hunter Berg in 1993 was the last B player to win. Tell me who from Class A should not have won?

I'm a Class B guy to the core, but it's not about what class...it's about the player.

Tommy Leikas to Adam Dobmeier.....etc etc..not saying there were no deserving players from B in there. But can't argue either way. Let's not say this is about a B player winning. This is about Austin, 2008 ND Mr. BB and leave the rest alone.

Saturday, March 15, 2008

the B at the Fargodome

I've been to every State B that has been held at the Fargodome and have no beef at all with it. Personally the whiners about not being centrally located and having it stay in Bismarck doesnt cut it for me.

Each city Fargo, Bismarck, Minot have their own strengths. Fargodome is 10x easier to get in and out of than the Bismarck Civic. What I mean is that the driving and parking at Civic is horrible compared to Fargodome.

Minot..eh...let's face it. The city needs to upgrade and I'll leave it at that.

So the haters on Fargo can (and have) really toned down since I first went to Fargodome B tourney in I think 1997. Mayville beat Glenburn??? Anyway. Fargodome is more top end than what some detractors say.

Friday, March 7, 2008

Friday Friday Friday

weather stinks but the basketball was HOT last night.

My how things have changed. Last night I had one game on the radio and was listening to two others over the Web at the same time checking score updates on www.ndpreps.com. It was almost better than being there. Seriously.

I've gotten to the point where I almost like listening to a game better than watching it. Sure you dont get the atmosphere. But I love hearing a game on the radio and letting my mind paint the picture.

Seriously I'm almost thinking twice about spending much time at the State B. I'll Tivo them all. But maybe just maybe...i'll let my mind take me to Fargodome.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

exhale

It's the Wednesday night before the Regional finals for boys B. But tonight the Miss BB candidates will be released. Here's hoping Ashley Privatsky, Kayle Roemmich and Mandi Bindas are NOT on the list. Like I've said before, I think with a full senior year all may have been on the list...but they didnt play.

And I can't help but think ND needs to end District basketball tournaments. The are irrelevant. Take the top four teams from the regular season and put them in the regional. As it stands the regular season is like NHL or worse yet the ND Class A system.

Saturday, March 1, 2008

B girls--thank you to KVLY

What I love about North Dakota can be summed up with Bowman County vs Bottineau. When all is said and done these two have earned the title tilt tonight.

Personally I wish more games were web cast. I havent seen Bowman play since last years 3rd place game. Kent Harding has a great team. And for all the East talk about Grafton and Fairmount etc. You can't argue with the play of Abby Nasset, Tivis etc.

For some reason I think Bowman D can shut down Bottineau. We'll see...but thank you to KVLY and NDHSAA for bringing these teams to my TV.