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Post by cardfan on Dec 30, 2019 10:39:35 GMT -6
The MAC looks not so good this year so mediocre might actually place high in the West. East teams still the stronger of the divisions.
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Post by williamtsherman on Dec 30, 2019 18:10:42 GMT -6
need a clarification. Does 9-9 count as "breaking .500"?
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Post by cardfan on Dec 30, 2019 18:17:50 GMT -6
need a clarification. Does 9-9 count as "breaking .500"? For our program, yes.
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Post by rmcalhoun on Dec 30, 2019 18:55:30 GMT -6
I predict a win cause Teague plays his best games against turdledo
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Post by CallingBS on Dec 30, 2019 21:57:43 GMT -6
need a clarification. Does 9-9 count as "breaking .500"? Absolutely not
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Post by rgmillikan on Jan 1, 2020 7:33:59 GMT -6
need a clarification. Does 9-9 count as "breaking .500"? I define it as 10+ conference wins.
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Post by 00hmh on Jan 1, 2020 8:48:22 GMT -6
Results in these first 2 games will probably decide the issue. A sweep our way and and we should lose only perhaps 1 game at home. We always win a game on the road we don't expect and we may be favored in games in Michigan.
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Post by 00hmh on Jan 1, 2020 10:20:15 GMT -6
I do not expect a great team that easily wins a championship, but I do see a decent chance we can win the West and get into the mix in Cleveland. If so, I will suffer those who will always want a team capable of an NCAA run, which I don't see this year.
But I'd hope we all celebrate and be pretty happy to see us get a couple of MAC tourney wins for a change.
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Post by 00hmh on Jan 1, 2020 10:22:42 GMT -6
I know this thread is about disappointment and gloomy predictions, so I don't know if anyone has actually considered the possibility this team has some upside along with the usual BSU way of suffering catastrophe and decline as the season progresses. Good news so far.
Coleman has emerged as a solid starter. Teague has avoided his frustrating tendency to space out. No major injury news going into the conference wars. Last few games bounced back from our puzzling showing in a couple of disappointing games.
We had predictable trouble at the start of the season trying out some lineups and testing new players but seem to play pretty good defense and have at our best been a good shooting team. Must find another shooter and continue both things in big games. We have probably played better against the teams of MAC strength, although losing a couple by narrow margins, have played pretty well on the road, and really been disappointing only against one such team. A MAC without a really strong team opens possibilities. What is the case for upside? How much possible?
Here are the good things we could look for. 1. KJ returns to full strength and as a MAC player is a good talent we have been missing. Probability is high for that. Impact is moderate. Would contribute to playing defense and using athleticism as a plus. 2. Bumbalough becomes more the player we saw in the last game in Hawaii than in his previous games. Reasonable chances for this. Especially late in the season as he gets experience. This would be significant, giving us more outside shooting which we much need. 3. We see another newcomer emerge to join Coleman, get it together, step up and become a useful addition. So far this has been something of a disappointment. This is not a favorite, but possible. Impact would be positive, but probably moderate. It would be a step toward our most optimistic hopes coming in, creating real depth which the biggest thing we were looking for to have a much improved team over last year. We are better in that respect, but not as much as hoped.
At least Acree is now playing, Thomas a mystery with potential, Kroft, even Hendricks not factors, but should improve with every week of practice, have an outside chance to help. 4. We will see fewer teams with two good big men, which is our biggest weakness. Odds on this being a positive depend on avoiding injury to Teague. A good bet. 5. We can correct our inconsistency at home. Easier to think of doing before big home crowds. Doing well at home so important. Odds are fairly good we do this. Bottom line: Overall, odds are some things go wrong, they seem to do so every year...but if even a few of these things go right, there is some room for optimism.
Happy New Year!
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Post by bsutrack on Jan 1, 2020 11:19:36 GMT -6
Results in these first 2 games will probably decide the issue. A sweep our way and and we should lose only perhaps 1 game at home. We always win a game on the road we don't expect and we may be favored in games in Michigan.
Probably the most correct statement you have made in the past 6 months (and you have made a lot); other than the part about only losing 1 game at home. I can't see BSU defeating Buffalo. Buffalo just knows how to win close basketball games and have been proving that the past 3 to 5 years. So it pretty much comes down to defeating Toledo. After BSU embarrassed Toledo last year in the MAC home opener for Toledo, I have a sinking feeling Toledo returns the favor this year in BSU's home MAC opener.
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Post by david75bsu on Jan 1, 2020 14:02:31 GMT -6
Big surprise so far has been Coleman, he could be our difference maker down the road. Still need one of our BIGS to step up and be something of a factor. If the Cards can play some of the smothering defense we have seen in recent games, they stand an excellent chance of having a winning MAC season.
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Post by thebsukid on Jan 1, 2020 15:34:48 GMT -6
I believe how we open the MAC season at home against Toledo and Buffalo both good teams will set the tone to have a big MAC season or failure.
Getting out of the gate 2-0 would be huge and a win against pre season favorite Toledo would be our biggest win of the season in my view.
I still like our depth with KJ, Josh, Hazen, and Acree who has been coming on.
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Post by rmcalhoun on Jan 1, 2020 19:26:26 GMT -6
Toledo looks very beatable
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Jan 1, 2020 19:49:21 GMT -6
I predict we’ll go 11-7 in the MAC and be the three seed, but that the tournament will be unexpectedly cancelled minutes before tip off of the second round due to a global pandemic.
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Post by cardfan on Jan 1, 2020 19:51:13 GMT -6
I have reservations about putting any stock in the Toledo game one way or the other and that goes back to last years Toledo game. We hammered them and ended up having a terrible MAC season. So who knows?
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