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RE: WAC Postseason Thread
(03-18-2019 02:50 AM)AuzGrams Wrote:  UVU should be able to beat 13-20 Northridge. They got spanked by 35 by NMSU.

Northridge has a kid from Albuquerque, NM (by way of China) in Michael Ou. My son played against him in AAU tournaments many times. It was fun to watch him play NMSU and NuM this year.
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(03-18-2019 12:21 AM)SeattleVandals Wrote:  Seattle U will host Presbyterian in CIT round one. 18-15 Blue Hose.

4th post season in 5 years for SU. I do know they were only going to accept postseason bid with 17 wins minimum

Seattle U turned down the CBI because of requirement to play 13-20 CS Northridge. Ironically who UVU plays. Team reportedly wanted to play actual postseason-worthy opponents in postseason, not sub-500 teams.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t Seattle “make” the CBI one year with a losing record?
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Just checked. Yes, SU was 14-16 when they hosted 20 game winner Vermont in the 2016 CBI. Seems really hypocritical to me. SU wasn’t worthy of a post season then, but now deems CSUN unworthy. Okay
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RE: WAC Postseason Thread
So, here are the games WAC fans can look forward to--

Utah Valley hosting CSU Northridge. Tuesday March 19, 9 pm ET. CBI

Grand Canyon at West Virginia Wednesday, March 20 7 pm ET CBI
Loyola Marymount at California Baptist, Wednesday March 20, 10 p.m. ET. CBI
Grambling (17-16) vs. UT Rio Grande Valley (19-16) March 20 8:00 pm ET CIT
Presbyterian (18-15) vs. Seattle (18-14) March 20 10:00 pm ET CIT

New Mexico State vs Auburn Thursday March 21 11:30 AM NCAA
CSU Bakersfield (16-15) vs. Cal State Fullerton (16-17) Thursday March 21 10:00 pm ET. CIT

Please verify all times for your local time zone!
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(03-18-2019 03:53 PM)DoubleRSU Wrote:  Just checked. Yes, SU was 14-16 when they hosted 20 game winner Vermont in the 2016 CBI. Seems really hypocritical to me. SU wasn’t worthy of a post season then, but now deems CSUN unworthy. Okay

Weird, pretty sure SU is taking a shot at UVU and Mark Pope for playing a 13-20 team in their school record breaking year, not going after CSUN for taking advantage of their opportunity?

On top of that fact, differences still:

Different coaching staffs
Not a team with 23+ win talent easy that fell apart with injuries
Not trying to save a HCs job
Not even the same athletic administration

RSU, you should know that.

It's just a further reason Dollars tenure was laughable at the end. And I'm very happy to know Hayford put in place, this year, a minimum of 17-wins and worthwhile opponents. Pride things, especially when I think they feel a bit cheated by the Gazelle Group for being forced into that despite their 3 recent CBI appesrsnces. Zero correlation to prior staff, situation, and administration.
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NMSU getting love from NBCSports.com as a possible Tournament Cinderella:

https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/...nderellas/
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Congrats to UVU on picking up the W in first round of the CBI.

I still can't muster excitement for the tournament overall, but being able to play WVU (even in a down year) in Morgantown is a cool opportunity for our guys. I also didn't realize until reading today that former NMSU player Jermaine Haley made his way to being a Mountaineer, so that's cool.

After hearing and reading quotes coming out of both teams yesterday and today, I'm honestly not very hopeful for a positive outcome for the Lopes. Everything I've seen suggests WVU is taking preparations for GCU seriously, and that Mountaineer players themselves have embraced the opportunity to continue playing, which is probably more than half of what it takes to make a run in one of these things.

Conversely, the only thing I've been able to gather about GCU's preparations & enthusiasm for this game are A) the staff gave the players a couple days off to recover, and B) Majerle said he "hopes the players are excited." That is waaaaaaaaay different than Mountaineer players, who told Coach Huggins they absolutely wanted to keep playing, even though he admittedly preferred to shut the season down after their conference tournament.

Maybe the Lopes will prove me wrong for wishing they would've done exactly that, but probably not.
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(03-20-2019 04:04 AM)gleadley Wrote:  Congrats to UVU on picking up the W in first round of the CBI.

I still can't muster excitement for the tournament overall, but being able to play WVU (even in a down year) in Morgantown is a cool opportunity for our guys. I also didn't realize until reading today that former NMSU player Jermaine Haley made his way to being a Mountaineer, so that's cool.

After hearing and reading quotes coming out of both teams yesterday and today, I'm honestly not very hopeful for a positive outcome for the Lopes. Everything I've seen suggests WVU is taking preparations for GCU seriously, and that Mountaineer players themselves have embraced the opportunity to continue playing, which is probably more than half of what it takes to make a run in one of these things.

Conversely, the only thing I've been able to gather about GCU's preparations & enthusiasm for this game are A) the staff gave the players a couple days off to recover, and B) Majerle said he "hopes the players are excited." That is waaaaaaaaay different than Mountaineer players, who told Coach Huggins they absolutely wanted to keep playing, even though he admittedly preferred to shut the season down after their conference tournament.

Maybe the Lopes will prove me wrong for wishing they would've done exactly that, but probably not.
I predict complete disaster for the Lopes today. Coach Huggins constant in your face, full court press is exactly the type of defense that the Lopes and Coach Majerle perform poorly against.
My prediction: Lopes lose by 20+.
My hope: This upcoming loss and the WAC championship loss will cause Majerle to go out and find 1 or 2 Levi, Bishop, or Harris Jr. type guards.
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(03-20-2019 11:25 AM)ProfScott Wrote:  
(03-20-2019 04:04 AM)gleadley Wrote:  Congrats to UVU on picking up the W in first round of the CBI.

I still can't muster excitement for the tournament overall, but being able to play WVU (even in a down year) in Morgantown is a cool opportunity for our guys. I also didn't realize until reading today that former NMSU player Jermaine Haley made his way to being a Mountaineer, so that's cool.

After hearing and reading quotes coming out of both teams yesterday and today, I'm honestly not very hopeful for a positive outcome for the Lopes. Everything I've seen suggests WVU is taking preparations for GCU seriously, and that Mountaineer players themselves have embraced the opportunity to continue playing, which is probably more than half of what it takes to make a run in one of these things.

Conversely, the only thing I've been able to gather about GCU's preparations & enthusiasm for this game are A) the staff gave the players a couple days off to recover, and B) Majerle said he "hopes the players are excited." That is waaaaaaaaay different than Mountaineer players, who told Coach Huggins they absolutely wanted to keep playing, even though he admittedly preferred to shut the season down after their conference tournament.

Maybe the Lopes will prove me wrong for wishing they would've done exactly that, but probably not.
I predict complete disaster for the Lopes today. Coach Huggins constant in your face, full court press is exactly the type of defense that the Lopes and Coach Majerle perform poorly against.
My prediction: Lopes lose by 20+.
My hope: This upcoming loss and the WAC championship loss will cause Majerle to go out and find 1 or 2 Levi, Bishop, or Harris Jr. type guards.

Mods can move this over to the GCU board, if needed, but I think those types of guards are already in the pipeline. Northwestern transfer Isiah Brown, St. John's transfer Mikey Dixon (2nd Semester eligible), and incoming freshman Javon Blacksher are stocking the Lopes backcourt for 2019-20. They are all a little bit bigger than the guys you listed, but bring more quickness, court vision, and ball handling ability than what is currently found on GCU's roster.

My personal wishlist includes an active, athletic big or two with the quickness and skill to defend in the paint and/or protect the rim. Those guys don't grow on trees, which is why I think Majerle acknowledged in yesterday's radio interview that they'll need to go out and "beat the bushes" for those exact kinds of players.
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(03-20-2019 11:25 AM)ProfScott Wrote:  
(03-20-2019 04:04 AM)gleadley Wrote:  Congrats to UVU on picking up the W in first round of the CBI.

I still can't muster excitement for the tournament overall, but being able to play WVU (even in a down year) in Morgantown is a cool opportunity for our guys. I also didn't realize until reading today that former NMSU player Jermaine Haley made his way to being a Mountaineer, so that's cool.

After hearing and reading quotes coming out of both teams yesterday and today, I'm honestly not very hopeful for a positive outcome for the Lopes. Everything I've seen suggests WVU is taking preparations for GCU seriously, and that Mountaineer players themselves have embraced the opportunity to continue playing, which is probably more than half of what it takes to make a run in one of these things.

Conversely, the only thing I've been able to gather about GCU's preparations & enthusiasm for this game are A) the staff gave the players a couple days off to recover, and B) Majerle said he "hopes the players are excited." That is waaaaaaaaay different than Mountaineer players, who told Coach Huggins they absolutely wanted to keep playing, even though he admittedly preferred to shut the season down after their conference tournament.

Maybe the Lopes will prove me wrong for wishing they would've done exactly that, but probably not.
I predict complete disaster for the Lopes today. Coach Huggins constant in your face, full court press is exactly the type of defense that the Lopes and Coach Majerle perform poorly against.
My prediction: Lopes lose by 20+.
My hope: This upcoming loss and the WAC championship loss will cause Majerle to go out and find 1 or 2 Levi, Bishop, or Harris Jr. type guards.

I think this is a bad matchup at the wrong time for GCU. Flying cross country, coming off a blowout loss to NMSU in the championship game, this has the feeling of a consolation game for GCU. WVU just has more to play for at home and that is never good for the visiting team. I don't think GCU will gain anything from another blowout loss, other than "crossing off a visit to West Virginia" on the bucket list.
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I agree. The crushing loss in the championship ended a good tournament run. The guys looked out of gas in the second half. I can’t see them getting up for this game. A trip to Morgantown will be a good experience. WVUSports will stream it for free online. Tickets are only 10 bucks and they aren’t even opening the upper bowl. Sounds like they’re expecting a light crowd.

Growing up outside of Cincinnati, I got to watch a lot of Huggins when he coached the Bearcats. He will have his guys ready to play. I hope the Lopes have the right mindset.
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(03-20-2019 04:04 AM)gleadley Wrote:  Congrats to UVU on picking up the W in first round of the CBI.

I still can't muster excitement for the tournament overall, but being able to play WVU (even in a down year) in Morgantown is a cool opportunity for our guys. I also didn't realize until reading today that former NMSU player Jermaine Haley made his way to being a Mountaineer, so that's cool.

After hearing and reading quotes coming out of both teams yesterday and today, I'm honestly not very hopeful for a positive outcome for the Lopes. Everything I've seen suggests WVU is taking preparations for GCU seriously, and that Mountaineer players themselves have embraced the opportunity to continue playing, which is probably more than half of what it takes to make a run in one of these things.

Conversely, the only thing I've been able to gather about GCU's preparations & enthusiasm for this game are A) the staff gave the players a couple days off to recover, and B) Majerle said he "hopes the players are excited." That is waaaaaaaaay different than Mountaineer players, who told Coach Huggins they absolutely wanted to keep playing, even though he admittedly preferred to shut the season down after their conference tournament.

Maybe the Lopes will prove me wrong for wishing they would've done exactly that, but probably not.

A couple comments:

- Former Aggie Chance Ellis plays for Prairie View A&M. They lost to Farleigh Dickinson last night in the play in game.

- Our former 4* recruit, LJ Figueroa plays for St John's in a play in game today.
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Rough game in Morgantown. Mountaineers had a late second half surge and the Lopes couldn’t stop it. It happened very quickly; WVU showed how they upset Texas Tech. They’ll have a better record next season. Hated to see the GCU seniors go out with two blow out losses.
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(03-20-2019 08:15 PM)Country_Wisdom_359 Wrote:  Rough game in Morgantown. Mountaineers had a late second half surge and the Lopes couldn’t stop it. It happened very quickly; WVU showed how they upset Texas Tech. They’ll have a better record next season. Hated to see the GCU seniors go out with two blow out losses.

As I've said in the past when it comes to these games, buying losses builds nothing.
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(03-20-2019 08:41 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  
(03-20-2019 08:15 PM)Country_Wisdom_359 Wrote:  Rough game in Morgantown. Mountaineers had a late second half surge and the Lopes couldn’t stop it. It happened very quickly; WVU showed how they upset Texas Tech. They’ll have a better record next season. Hated to see the GCU seniors go out with two blow out losses.

As I've said in the past when it comes to these games, buying losses builds nothing.

Probably would have a different take if they would have beat WVU. Just because NMSU fans won’t support it, doesn’t mean other schools won’t.

UTRGV hung on to beat Grambling. Go WAC!
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(03-20-2019 08:15 PM)Country_Wisdom_359 Wrote:  Rough game in Morgantown. Mountaineers had a late second half surge and the Lopes couldn’t stop it. It happened very quickly; WVU showed how they upset Texas Tech. They’ll have a better record next season. Hated to see the GCU seniors go out with two blow out losses.

The Mountaineers were led by former NMSU Aggie Jermaine Haley with 24 points.
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Pleasantly surprised to see NMSU consistently favored over Auburn at all the prediction/odds sites I checked.
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Seattle goes down to Presbyterian. To my eyes, Presby was more athletic. But Seattle battled back from 11 points down with 8 minutes left, cut the lead to 1 point with 20 seconds left, then Presby puts it away. I thought the Redhawks played with grit. Presby had a little better shooting percentage, but SU outrebounded. Next year starts tomorrow.

PS. Congrats UTRGV !
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CBU loses by one point. Spent 33 minutes of the game behind LMU. Get a 2 point lead with 45 seconds. Down by 1 point with 31 seconds. Get a good look as time runs out...and it bounces off the rim. The announcer said that CBU lost their last 3 home games (SU, UVU, LMU) by a total of 4 points. CBU finishes the year 16-15, best ever for a team in 1st year of D1 transition. Congrats. Bright future for them (and their women's team finished 18-12 and received a bid to the WNIT).
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(03-20-2019 11:42 PM)MidWestMidMajor Wrote:  CBU loses by one point. Spent 33 minutes of the game behind LMU. Get a 2 point lead with 45 seconds. Down by 1 point with 31 seconds. Get a good look as time runs out...and it bounces off the rim. The announcer said that CBU lost their last 3 home games (SU, UVU, LMU) by a total of 4 points. CBU finishes the year 16-15, best ever for a team in 1st year of D1 transition. Congrats. Bright future for them (and their women's team finished 18-12 and received a bid to the WNIT).

Just got back from the CBU game. They lost the last three games at home because they could not hit an open shot at the end. They lost to UCI by three at home when they missed two three pointers in the last six seconds. They trailed CSUB 87-84 at home with two minutes left and missed four three pointers that could have tied the game. They lost 88-84. CBU proved that they can compete on the D1 level. Now they just need to learn to finish.
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