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Author:  JCT [ Wed Dec 28, 2016 1:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Conference Predictions?
I made mine over at MVCfans.com:

WSU 15-3
ISU- 14-4
UNI 11-7
Loyola 11-7
MSU 10-8
UE 8-10
INSU 7-11
SIU 6-12
BU 5-13
DU 3-15

If UNI and MSU are reversed, we get the 3 seed by virtue of the RPI tiebreaker. Staying out of WSU's side of the bracket would help a lot toward getting to the final of Arch Madness.

Frankly, I think if we can go 11-7 or better (as long as one of the losses isn't to Drake or Bradley) and get to the conference tournament final, I think we have a case for an NIT at large.
Author:  natetheskate [ Wed Dec 28, 2016 7:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Conference Predictions?
our shallow bench concerns me the most at Arch Madness,,,,playing every day....Wish Coach had stretched the bench a little more ....even at the cost of an additional loss....But nothing to do now
Author:  JCT [ Wed Dec 28, 2016 9:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Conference Predictions?
Missouri State making a STATEMENT at Northern Iowa, leading by 19 with 13 minutes left. Wow... that's EMPHATIC.
Author:  ahunte1 [ Thu Dec 29, 2016 8:32 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Conference Predictions?
I'll go with...

WSU - 14-4
ILSt - 13-5
MSU - 11-7
LUC - 11-7
UNI - 10-8
EVAN - 9-9
SIU - 7-11
INSt - 7-11
BRAD - 5-13
Drake - 3-15
Author:  LU Rambler12 [ Thu Dec 29, 2016 9:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Conference Predictions?
WSU 15-3
ISU 14-4
MSU 10-8
UNI 10-8
UE 10-8
LUC 8-10
ISUb 7-11
SIU 6-12
BU 6-12
DU 4-14
Author:  LU Rambler12 [ Thu Dec 29, 2016 9:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Conference Predictions?
JCT wrote:
Frankly, I think if we can go 11-7 or better (as long as one of the losses isn't to Drake or Bradley) and get to the conference tournament final, I think we have a case for an NIT at large.


Well...maybe next year.
Author:  JCT [ Thu Dec 29, 2016 9:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Conference Predictions?
LU Rambler12 wrote:
JCT wrote:
Frankly, I think if we can go 11-7 or better (as long as one of the losses isn't to Drake or Bradley) and get to the conference tournament final, I think we have a case for an NIT at large.


Well...maybe next year.


Yes. If we can't win at Drake, I don't know where we're going to get any road wins. And now we're 1-3 at Drake since we joined the league, and the one win was in OT.
Author:  ahunte1 [ Thu Dec 29, 2016 9:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Conference Predictions?
JCT wrote:
LU Rambler12 wrote:
JCT wrote:
Frankly, I think if we can go 11-7 or better (as long as one of the losses isn't to Drake or Bradley) and get to the conference tournament final, I think we have a case for an NIT at large.


Well...maybe next year.


Yes. If we can't win at Drake, I don't know where we're going to get any road wins. And now we're 1-3 at Drake since we joined the league, and the one win was in OT.


Not trying to sound too rosy, but... at Bradley, at SIU, at Evansville, at Indiana State... those are all winnable games. I'm sticking with 11-7/10-8 for us.

Our biggest problem right now is foul trouble. If we keep Milt and Aundre on the floor, we will be fine.
Author:  JCT [ Thu Dec 29, 2016 10:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Conference Predictions?
I think our biggest problem is energy, pacing and motivation. This was the third consecutive game where we've dug a hole and made a big comeback. Against UIC we trailed by 6 with less than 3 minutes to go, and UIC had a 3-point lead and the ball with :07 left---- after we squandered a 13-point lead from late in the 1st half. We fell behind by 16 at Toledo and closed to within two points. And we trailed by 21 at Drake before cutting it to four on a 19-2 run.
Author:  ahunte1 [ Thu Dec 29, 2016 10:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Conference Predictions?
We had foul trouble in all three of those games. It gets us all out of sorts.
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