Un-official Missouri Valley Competition thread

[Gboom23]

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Are there any metrics (Sagarin, Ken Pom, etc) where a big blowout gets you more "points" than a normal 8 point victory?

[Panthers to the Bone]

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Most, except RPI, recognize some sort of point spread as part of their algorithm I believe.

[UNIGrainer]

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Going on the record saying I think Drake beats IlSU tomorrow.

[UNI Ka-Bullseye]

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Plenty of pressing, alley oop passes, and fast breaks late in the game up 20 from the Redbirds tonight vs. Drake.

They cranked up the D in the 2nd half and looked impressive. Hawkins left with an ankle injury, but it's iced up on the bench and doesn't look too serious.

A win tomorrow night would be big to put us 2 games up on 7th and with the season sweep.

[UNIdad]

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A win tomorrow night would be big to put us 2 games up on 7th and with the season sweep.

Right according to plan.

[Khan4Cats]

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Plenty of pressing, alley oop passes, and fast breaks late in the game up 20 from the Redbirds tonight vs. Drake.

They cranked up the D in the 2nd half and looked impressive. Hawkins left with an ankle injury, but it's iced up on the bench and doesn't look too serious.

A win tomorrow night would be big to put us 2 games up on 7th and with the season sweep.

Right according to plan.

I prefer to think of it as a win tonight puts in a tie for 3rd place and in control of our own destiny.

[Panther AC]

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Going on the record saying I think Drake beats IlSU tomorrow.

Did you toss a coin, heads or tails, to come up with this prediction, Joe Flip style? The Dogs reverted back to their early year struggles, losing by 30.

[BCPanther]

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Drake played really well for 25 minutes (had a lead) and then Paris Lee took over.

Wasn't a terrible prediction for a sleepy Tuesday night in Des Moines.

[UNIGrainer]

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Did you toss a coin, heads or tails, to come up with this prediction, Joe Flip style? The Dogs reverted back to their early year struggles, losing by 30.

It was close at half! I was feelin' pretty smart at that point!

But I am glad I was wrong.

[SteinPizza]

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IL St. shot 58% from the field, while Drake was at 27%. Timmer also was held to 4 points. Drake probably did well to keep it close for as long as they did.

[BCPanther]

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IL St. shot 58% from the field, while Drake was at 27%. Timmer also was held to 4 points. Drake probably did well to keep it close for as long as they did.

It was kind of one of those games where Illinois State had no energy and waited around for Drake to beat them and when Drake wouldn't do it, Paris Lee said 'Fine, I guess we'll win this one'

[domedays]

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Did ISUr press late in the game? Gotta build that rpi.

[sevelev711]

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Did ISUr press late in the game? Gotta build that rpi.

I thought that RPI doesn't factor in scoring margin?

[Trapped in California]

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Since I am the one that introduced this "pressing on a finished team" discussion, please don't believe that two d-bag coaching decisions make a good decision. Being a jackwagon doesn't go away just because you encounter a bigger jackwagon.

[sevelev711]

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Evansville beats Loyola by two, putting us at a two-way tie for third, owning the tiebreaker over SIU. Seeding right now is

#1 ISUr (12-1)
#2 WSU (11-1)
#3 UNI (7-6)
#4 SIU (7-6)
#5 MSU (6-6)
#6 L-IL (6-7)
#7 DRKE (5-8)
#8 BRAD (4-9)
#9 EVIL (3-10)
#10 ISUb (3-10)

Unless Missouri State pulls off the upset of the century at Wichita State, that's set until Saturday.