  We discuss the properties of a class of saddle point solutions in SU(2) in
three dimensions (SU$(2)_3$), exhibiting localized peaks in the action. These
configurations are generated by deterministic cooling and extremizing
algorithms from analytic configurations. They share some characteristics with
cooled and extremized Monte Carlo generated lattices. We have investigated
physical behavior such as the string tension by averaging over this class of
saddle point configurations. We have also measured the eigenvalues for harmonic
fluctuations around these configurations.
