The first four games most predictions were going with 1-3, maybe 2-2. Well we went 3-1 in our first conference games after Christmas.
@Murray, Belmont, Home UIC @ Drake
I say 3-1 with our lone loss @Murray
Belmont has some very talented scores, but their defense is horrendous, they made SIU look like the globetrotters last night. If we are hitting our shots we could hang a hundy on them. We match up well versus UIC, Belmont and Murray.
If we win this Saturday, that half full glass analogy is starting to look very accurate. Our 4 headed monster @guard presents a lot of difficult matchups for opponents. Who do you try to stop. All of them for the most part can create off the dribble and have a capable mid range game.
Probably 2-2. Hoping for 3-1
The 4 guards is part of the reason we get to the line frequently-and why we sometimes are mismatched with size and give up offensive boards and put backs. So far getting to the bonus is outweighing the deficits on defense. Gotta stick free throws late! Beating an old drum but dang Id like a glimpse of Scroggins wreaking havoc pinning shots maybe a putback dunk. I guess its not in the cards this year.
Well, before our last 4 games, I said we needed to go 2-2 to think about winning 9 conference games. So, with that logic, 3 wins means 10 wins is realistic. That being said, we just need to win 1 of these next 4 for me to still feel good about going 10-10 in conference play. Anything more than that, I will be thinking we could be one of top four teams and get a 1st round bye in St. Louis. So, I am expecting to go 1-3 and hoping for 2 or more. Regardless, I have seen enough to book my room in St. Louis. This team is fun to watch!
I’m thinking 2-2, Valpo wins their home games.
Agree with Covufan....probably 2-2, hoping for 3-1. More importantly, hoping for the continued strong play with various players stepping up on the offensive end.
I assume 2-2, as well, with wins against UIC and Belmont
Well, before our last 4 games, I said we needed to go 2-2 to think about winning 9 conference games. So, with that logic, 3 wins means 10 wins is realistic. That being said, we just need to win 1 of these next 4 for me to still feel good about going 10-10 in conference play. Anything more than that, I will be thinking we could be one of top four teams and get a 1st round bye in St. Louis. So, I am expecting to go 1-3 and hoping for 2 or more. Regardless, I have seen enough to book my room in St. Louis. This team is fun to watch!
I think this logic is well…. Logical. In the next 4 games we have 3 really tough road games and one home game against a team playing really well. 1-3 is fine by me and leaves us in a good place moving forward. After the last of these 4 games, I believe we then have a homestand against Evansville and Southern IL. So if we go 1-3 in this stretch and then win those next 2 at home, we would be 6-5 in league with some very winnable games left in the last 9. I will take that scenario.
1-3 on this road trip is solid, we could still be fine at 0-4. There is a lot of basketball left. Remember where we came from, expect some bumps, and hope we keep playing well.
It's great to see any sort of high expectations out of this team in year 2 of a rebuild l. This went from "well, this team really needs Stafford to be good" to "Wow, how much better is this roster if Stafford plays" in a short time!
I would be fine with 1-4. With the way the valley is shaping up this year, I may go as far as to say that 1-4 still puts you as a contender for a first round bye. At the end of the day, the team needs to win it's home games. Id be perfectly fine with dropping a few on the road if this team continues to perform as well as they have been the past 2 home games.
No rest for the weary however, Murray is a another tough test at their house. Especially with Murray offering a deal for 8 dollar tickets right now due to the weather conditions. The guys also had to go into Kentucky a day earlier than expected in an attempt to beat the weather.
Well, 0-2 to start. I was hoping for a split. Hopefully, Powell figured out why we didn’t to the Free Throw line the last two games and makes adjustments. The defense travelled well in both of those games, keeping both teams about 10% below their season average. Unfortunately, we did do much better and FT discrepancy lost us both of those games. Today’s game against UIC is our best chance to win. Win today, or likely go 0-4 in this stretch.
