First Final Four Prediction Contest...

[Ramesses]

Jeff Ptak is a good player, but he can't play anywhere else except his own gym. He wont have good game at Ohio State.

[roy]

MensDiv1Player said:

You're definetely right because IPFW literally 'spanked' BSU's a** 2 weeks ago (3-0) and showed that they are in good shape. Loyola beat Lewis as well. It doesn't matter who plays good first, what matters is who plays better when it comes to late April. I think IPFW and Loyola are going to play the final game in MIVA.

And the teams which are going to shine in the Pyramid will be Penn State, IPFW, Pepperdine and Stanford.

Ptak and Toppel are just too good for the opposing teams in their conferences. Anybody disagree?

I have to disagree with that. Both Ptak and Toppel are fantastic players, do not get me wrong on that. I can see both with promising futures beyond college. And no team in the country can stop these players. But teams in the country can slow them down and prevent them from being as effective as they usually are. And it takes a team to win, not just one player. Last years championship match was a great example of this. Pepperdine did slow down Costas, but as Heather Cox pointed out (one of the few things I agreed with), that Hawaii's supporting cast was outplaying Pepperdine's supporting cast which was key in helping Hawaii to win.

Which is why I feel that Pepperdine will likely beat Stanford in the MPSF semi's and Lewis or Loyola will win the MIVA. I can see their supporting cast outplaying the other teams.

[sandflea]

Guest-Ramesses said:

Jeff Ptak is a good player, but he can't play anywhere else except his own gym. He wont have good game at Ohio State.

Yeah! You're right, I guess 43 K against Loyola didn't mean anything . We'll see!

[Ramesses]

He had good games only at Loyola and his own gym. He can only play at 'highschool' type of gym's.

Good luck at Ohio State...I hope they beat OS and Lewis...it will make much easier trip for BSU.

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