North Dakota Preps

JUST WONDERING WHAT EVERYONE THINKS

1. Dickinson- still sticking with my pre-season pick for 1st
2. Williston- they're proving me wrong
3. Bismarck- should bounce back with embarassing loss in williston
4. Belcourt- they have tons of athletes

4th is a toss up between belcourt, mandan, and minot but i decided to go with belcourt because they're probably the most balanced all-around of the 3

1. Williston

2. Dickinson

3. Belcourt

4. Bismarck High

3 and 4 are a toss up between these two. . .it could go either way

Mr. Me Too wrote:1. Williston

2. Dickinson

3. Belcourt

4. Bismarck High

3 and 4 are a toss up between these two. . .it could go either way

minot has to be in there too

Ming01 wrote:1. Dickinson- still sticking with my pre-season pick for 1st
2. Williston- they're proving me wrong
3. Bismarck- should bounce back with embarassing loss in williston
4. Belcourt- they have tons of athletes

4th is a toss up between belcourt, mandan, and minot but i decided to go with belcourt because they're probably the most balanced all-around of the 3

kick is amazing straigh tup amazing williston - yup bismark - i doubt it belcourt - no because away from home there not beating anyone but st marys jamestown and century that being said

Dickinson - they got the best player
Williston - qvuale is a beast in the west would be a beast in the east too
Mandan - there 2nd in the confrence
Bismarck - they always sneak in regardless

thenextbigthing wrote:

Ming01 wrote:1. Dickinson- still sticking with my pre-season pick for 1st
2. Williston- they're proving me wrong
3. Bismarck- should bounce back with embarassing loss in williston
4. Belcourt- they have tons of athletes

4th is a toss up between belcourt, mandan, and minot but i decided to go with belcourt because they're probably the most balanced all-around of the 3

kick is amazing straigh tup amazing williston - yup bismark - i doubt it belcourt - no because away from home there not beating anyone but st marys jamestown and century that being said

Dickinson - they got the best player
Williston - qvuale is a beast in the west would be a beast in the east too
Mandan - there 2nd in the confrence
Bismarck - they always sneak in regardless

Mandan is second in the conference 3 games in the season.  They can not keep up with belcourt's athlete. They have 2 or three players that can really score the ball. Belcourt has 6 averaging nearly double figures.

Dickinson- Tough as nails

Williston-Can't stop the post

Bismarck, Belcourt, Minot- Toss up between these three for 3 and 4.  Whoever shows up at region with move on

bcourtbraves wrote:Mandan is second in the conference 3 games in the season.  They can not keep up with belcourt's athlete. They have 2 or three players that can really score the ball. Belcourt has 6 averaging nearly double figures.

Dickinson- Tough as nails

Williston-Can't stop the post

Bismarck, Belcourt, Minot- Toss up between these three for 3 and 4.  Whoever shows up at region with move on

williston

dickinson

bismarck

mandan

belcourt doesnt have that many good players on their team only about 3 in my opinion and mandan has one of the states best players which belcourt lacks

cdub1 wrote:

bcourtbraves wrote:Mandan is second in the conference 3 games in the season.  They can not keep up with belcourt's athlete. They have 2 or three players that can really score the ball. Belcourt has 6 averaging nearly double figures.

Dickinson- Tough as nails

Williston-Can't stop the post

Bismarck, Belcourt, Minot- Toss up between these three for 3 and 4.  Whoever shows up at region with move on

williston

dickinson

bismarck

mandan

belcourt doesnt have that many good players on their team only about 3 in my opinion and mandan has one of the states best players which belcourt lacks

1 player cannot beat 5 to 6 players getting in double figures about everynight they've been playing. . .and the reason why Belholavek gets his points is b/c he's the only one who can score and if i remember correctly Belcourt had a player on an ECI team this summer so i guess they do have one of the states best players. . . . .

 

Mr. Me Too wrote:

cdub1 wrote:

bcourtbraves wrote:Mandan is second in the conference 3 games in the season.  They can not keep up with belcourt's athlete. They have 2 or three players that can really score the ball. Belcourt has 6 averaging nearly double figures.

Dickinson- Tough as nails

Williston-Can't stop the post

Bismarck, Belcourt, Minot- Toss up between these three for 3 and 4.  Whoever shows up at region with move on

williston

dickinson

bismarck

mandan

belcourt doesnt have that many good players on their team only about 3 in my opinion and mandan has one of the states best players which belcourt lacks

1 player cannot beat 5 to 6 players getting in double figures about everynight they've been playing. . .and the reason why Belholavek gets his points is b/c he's the only one who can score and if i remember correctly Belcourt had a player on an ECI team this summer. . . .

 

why do i care that knife was on eci? belohlavek is better than him and belcourt only has 2 good players neway

Shaun knife is averaging a double-double and has been in foul trouble a majority of the time. Sure belohlavek can score the ball but can he do the rest of the things to bring his "team" to state. Belcourt doesn't need Knife to be spectacular to win.  Boswell, Houle, and Keplin  have been solid and Gable off the bench has been instant offense.

bcourtbraves wrote:Shaun knife is averaging a double-double and has been in foul trouble a majority of the time. Sure belohlavek can score the ball but can he do the rest of the things to bring his "team" to state. Belcourt doesn't need Knife to be spectacular to win.  Boswell, Houle, and Keplin  have been solid and Gable off the bench has been instant offense.

belohlavek state leader in steal i believe high assists great scorer team leader team player good rebounder so i will say belohlavek impacts the game more than knife and that the rest of their teams are pretty even

bcourtbraves wrote:Shaun knife is averaging a double-double and has been in foul trouble a majority of the time. Sure belohlavek can score the ball but can he do the rest of the things to bring his "team" to state. Belcourt doesn't need Knife to be spectacular to win.  Boswell, Houle, and Keplin  have been solid and Gable off the bench has been instant offense.

belohlavek state leader in steal i believe high assists great scorer team leader team player good rebounder so i will say belohlavek impacts the game more than knife and that the rest of their teams are pretty even and i think it is knifes own fault he is in foul trouble every game

cdub1 wrote:

 

why do i care that knife was on eci? belohlavek is better than him and belcourt only has 2 good players neway

i don't think they have just 2 good players. . .i've seen them play and there tough yea they have Knife and Houle who can score at will. . .but they also have Boswell he's to quick for anyone on Mandan and Davis whose a dead eye 3 ball shooter and Gable whose coming off the bench scoring in double digits. . .so i guess they just have 2 good players 

Mr. Me Too wrote:

cdub1 wrote:

 

why do i care that knife was on eci? belohlavek is better than him and belcourt only has 2 good players neway

i don't think they have just 2 good players. . .i've seen them play and there tough yea they have Knife and Houle who can score at will. . .but they also have Boswell he's to quick for anyone on Mandan and Davis whose a dead eye 3 ball shooter and Gable whose coming off the bench scoring in double digits. . .so i guess they just have 2 good players 

knife and houle can not get anywhere close to scoring at will and boswell dint even crush the jv team last year i havent seen him play this year but i remember him being a bad shooter who was too quick and dint know wut to do with it

Enough trying to brag our hometown teams up.  December 13th belcourt and mandan will play. I'm sure that it will be a very exciting game to watch.  Enough boasting til then

Belcourt would've beaten Mandan in Mandan last year if it wasn't for the refs and cuz of the coaching. . .the coaches sat out Knife the whole second half. . .but if i remember correctly Knife scored 18 points in the first half. . .and kept belcourt in that ball game during the first half

Both Mandan and Belcourt are pretty even. I would say Knife has more athletes around him than Behlalovek.  Mandan has some good role players that contribute.  But I would prolly give the edge to Mandan inside with Benz and Hoff, but Belcourt has the advantage on the outside with Houle, Knife, Davis, Keplin, Gable, and Slater.

Mr. Me Too wrote:Belcourt would've beaten Mandan in Mandan last year if it wasn't for the refs and cuz of the coaching. . .the coaches sat out Knife the whole second half. . .but if i remember correctly Knife scored 18 points in the first half. . .and kept belcourt in that ball game during the first half

belcourt was not even close to as good as mandan last year and how can you blame coaching?

Mr. Me Too wrote:

cdub1 wrote:

bcourtbraves wrote:Mandan is second in the conference 3 games in the season.  They can not keep up with belcourt's athlete. They have 2 or three players that can really score the ball. Belcourt has 6 averaging nearly double figures.

Dickinson- Tough as nails

Williston-Can't stop the post

Bismarck, Belcourt, Minot- Toss up between these three for 3 and 4.  Whoever shows up at region with move on

williston

dickinson

bismarck

mandan

belcourt doesnt have that many good players on their team only about 3 in my opinion and mandan has one of the states best players which belcourt lacks

1 player cannot beat 5 to 6 players getting in double figures about everynight they've been playing. . .and the reason why Belholavek gets his points is b/c he's the only one who can score and if i remember correctly Belcourt had a player on an ECI team this summer so i guess they do have one of the states best players. . . . .

 

wasnt knife on an ECI team with bakkum?

Belcourt and Mandan will probably split anyway, but If I had to pick one of the two to sweep it would have to go to Belcourt this year.  Knife is playing very well this year averaging 18ppg.  Houle is a returning All WDA-Team member from last year where he averaged 15.6 ppg, as well as one of the leading shooters in the region.  So any inclinations that Houle can not score are not accurate as so far he is averaging 17ppg this season.  Belcourt also has three other players averaging double digits or just under.  Behlohlavek is averaging 23ppg and lorenz is at 13.5 with Riedinger at 10ppg.  All that being said We'll see where both these teams are at the first week into January.  Belcourt will make its first WDA road trip(though two games are St. Mary's and Century, they will also play BHS) which will be a real test and Mandan plays some WDA teams that are decent.

roy32 wrote:Belcourt and Mandan will probably split anyway, but If I had to pick one of the two to sweep it would have to go to Belcourt this year.  Knife is playing very well this year averaging 18ppg.  Houle is a returning All WDA-Team member from last year where he averaged 15.6 ppg, as well as one of the leading shooters in the region.  So any inclinations that Houle can not score are not accurate as so far he is averaging 17ppg this season.  Belcourt also has three other players averaging double digits or just under.  Behlohlavek is averaging 23ppg and lorenz is at 13.5 with Riedinger at 10ppg.  All that being said We'll see where both these teams are at the first week into January.  Belcourt will make its first WDA road trip(though two games are St. Mary's and Century, they will also play BHS) which will be a real test and Mandan plays some WDA teams that are decent.

Who is lorenz? I believe you mean Benz.