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Stirtz can probably name his price in the portal however...
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That's true. I just wonder if the loyalty to McCollum bringing them up from D2 will be strong enough to keep him there. Just strikes me as a guy that will probably stay.Originally posted by BCPanther View PostComment
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I hope you're right for the league's sake.Originally posted by PantherAlum09 View Post
Luckily, there are more Q1/2 opportunities for everybody in league play this year.
As of today:
Drake, Bradley, UNI will all be Q1 road games and Q2 home games.
Murray and Belmont are Q2 road games
Illinois State is 5 slots away from being a Q2 road game.
Plus UNI and Bradley still have a Q2 game this weekend to solidify that.
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Right now I think with Jacobson, Wardle, Alexander, Prohm, and McCollum you have a group of coaches that will bring some consistency to the league. The jury is still out on Pedon, but I do think he's bringing some talent in there. I like Roger Powell, but Valpo is a tough job in the Valley. Evansville is a dumpster fire, they never should have fired Marty. Cuonzo won't be around next year, but has shown he can have success in the Valley. And I don't know about the other first year guys.
But, overall I think if that group of 5 coaches sticks around the Valley could be a very strong league again.Comment
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Nagy is really good too, he just doesn't have the horses yet to do what he wants to do. You don't win 600 games by not knowing what you're doing.Originally posted by achrist70 View PostComment
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Wichita State lost to Kansas City last night lolComment
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I'm not entirely sold on D+ but winning games is winning games. Period.
I have my doubts about how it holds up in the grind of Valley, especially playing 3 guys 34+ minutes per game. 10 games of film on his players and system in D1 play now. Valley coaches will do more to X and O it than OOC coaches. KSU should have walked away with that one late. They had all the momentum but Tang can't XO his way out of a wet bag and KSU players can't pass for ****, but to give D+ credit they did a good job playing lanes.KSU was extremely undisciplined late.
I think they will have some real issues with scoring enough to play the toss-up 1 or 2 score game thing all-conference season long. They have 3 guys willing to take shots. Anyone else gets the ball and will refuse to look to shoot. There were so many times last night they'd have a guard drive, or Manyawu/Jackson posted, 3 feet from the hoop and they wouldn't even look at the rim. They were spinning their heads around looking for either Mascari or Stirtz. They are only going 6 deep. Yes, I know players 6 and 7 are between 15 and 17 minutes each but with his rotations it is essentially those two combining for 1 bench rotation spot. I think the slog of late Jan into February is going to be a bit of a harsher reality than the 10-0 start. Not that they aren't going to continue to win games, but that's a rough rotation to think it can play that way all year. Especially come Arch Madness where it's 3 in 3 at that kind of intensity.
I guess if Mascari is going to maintain 52% from 3 none of what I think matters.Comment
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Although, he does seem to be able to coach up some tournament runs. Is DIII the same as the Dance - two games each weekend, including the finals, or does the NCAA cheap out at that level?Originally posted by clenz View Post
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Alabama playing at UND and fighting for their lives. Reminder of how tough road games are, no matter what conference you're in. And how rigged this sport has become in regards to the scheduling and tourney selection process.Comment
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Bradley beat San Francisco, who was ranked 48 in the NETComment
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Big win for Bradley. Really needed a bounce back game. Looks like San Fran really struggled shooting the ball, but I wasn't able to watch the game. Anyone know if Bradley was playing really solid defense or if San Fran just had an off night?Originally posted by asihe_1991 View PostComment
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I did watch the entire game.Originally posted by PantherAlum09 View Post
I will say it was a little of both. Bradley played decent. For some reason Atlason didn't start. 6'9" Hannah started but didn't play well. San Fran didn't play well. Maybe that's a by-product of Bradley defense.
I'm not a fan of Wardle but he does get the most from his teams.Comment
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I know Atlason was really struggling for a few games. Looks like coming off the bench gave him a little spark. Hannah has had a couple rough games in a row, now.Originally posted by Neighbor View PostComment
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Our next opponent, Washington State, got blown out by Washington (NET 116) last night. Sounds like they may have lost Isaiah Watts to injury for a while - he's a significant contributor to their team so that hurts. Really need to win this game Saturday.Comment
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It has been a brutal couple of days for Wazzu fans. Lost their head coach, OC, and QB who is the #1 ranked player in the portal on 247.Comment
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