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Post by ALioninWinter on Dec 24, 2017 1:09:12 GMT -5
USF played tough. They kept Nevada well under their season average. On offense they relied on their 3s.
The Dons and Toreros look like they’re ready to challenge the Gael’s and Cougars, especially with the latter two exhibiting some real weakness this year.
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Post by LIONS90045 on Dec 29, 2017 13:48:53 GMT -5
USD had an impressive win over USF last night
USD jumped way ahead early and the Dons never seriously challenged even though they got the lead down to single digits several times
USD is for real
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Post by LIONS90045 on Dec 30, 2017 20:40:47 GMT -5
Gaels take nice overtime win in Provo
Toreros lead all the way vs the striving Waves
Gonzaga led Santa Clara 26-8 early, made me feel a bit better about last night’s game
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Post by ironlion on Dec 30, 2017 22:05:54 GMT -5
Zags edge Broncos by 49
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Post by thx4leavinjimlynam on Dec 31, 2017 9:56:15 GMT -5
Well, after one weekend it’s easy to jump to conclusions, but this appears to be the breakdown:
Gonzaga and St. Mary’s are the top two teams
BYU, San Diego and USF are the next three
Portland, Pepperdine, Pacific, Santa Clara and us are in the lower half
Portland lost at USD and got blown out at home by USF
Santa Clara won their home game but lost by 49 at Gonzaga
Pacific won their home game but lost by 33 to Gonzaga
Pepperdine and us both lost twice on the road, one of which was winnable.
I would really like to think we can finish in sixth place, should have won that game last night!! I would rather be peaking in March, but it’s a shame we aren’t 1-1 right now. Finishing lower than sixth would be really disappointing.
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Post by ironlion on Dec 31, 2017 10:28:09 GMT -5
Pepperdine has really been bit by the injury bug this season. I think if they get everyone healthy they could be a bit better than their current record shows.
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Post by lmu2015 on Jan 5, 2018 12:08:04 GMT -5
Excited for USD to play Saint Marys tomorrow, rooting for Saint Marys just to keep the hopes of getting 2 teams in the tourney alive, but should be a good opportunity to see how good USDs defense is. Also, USD gets about 90+% of their production from non-seniors, I think there will legitimately be a big 4 next year.
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Post by ALioninWinter on Jan 7, 2018 3:22:02 GMT -5
San Diego played the Gaels tough but lost by 7.
Santa Clara edged Portland. But the surprise of the night came from Stockton where the Tigers pulled an upset on the Cougars.
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Post by LIONS90045 on Jan 7, 2018 10:28:22 GMT -5
Great win for the Tigers
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Post by lmu2015 on Jan 18, 2018 13:21:45 GMT -5
I think a win for Saint Mary's tonight will get them back in the top 25 while hopefully keeping Gonzaga in, giving the WCC two top 25 teams. Even a loss for Saint Mary's would still probably keep them in the tournament field, but they would most likely fall to the bubble. As of now it looks like we will get two teams in the tourney, BYUs loss to Pacific almost takes them out. Although if Saint Mary's loses 3 times to Gonzaga, but goes undefeated vs the rest of the league, which I think would give them a 28-5 record come selection Sunday, they would be sitting there with 0 quality wins, and I would not be surprised if they were left out. I think they need to beat Gonzaga once, and not lose to any other WCC team (maybe a loss to BYU or road loss to USD if they keep playing well would be acceptable). Either way, I will be rooting for Saint Mary's tonight as in hopes of seeing two top 25 teams from the WCC.
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Post by lmu2015 on Jan 18, 2018 13:31:55 GMT -5
Also, ESPN BPI ranks our conference 13th in the country out of 32. Not bad, but we really should be top 10. They did they ranking by simply taking the average BPI of all the teams. Below are the WCC BPI rankings (BPI in parentheses):
1. Gonzaga (8)
2. Saint Marys (17)
3. BYU (53)
4. USD (136)
5. USF (160)
6. Pacific (205)
7. LMU (247)
8. Santa Clara (298)
9. Portland (309)
10. Pepperdine (310)
So as always, Big 3 are carrying us, two teams are middle of the back, two teams are mid-bottom, and bottom 3 are really bad. Seems to be the formula for the WCC.
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Post by thx4leavinjimlynam on Jan 18, 2018 21:27:26 GMT -5
We should have beat Pacific! That, and the Santa Clara game, are really the two games we’ve given away this season.
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Post by ALioninWinter on Jan 18, 2018 22:50:38 GMT -5
St Mary’s just beat the Zags in Spokane. Close game
Portland is shutting down San Diego’s offense. Only 2 Toreros have scored.
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Post by lmu2015 on Jan 18, 2018 23:13:57 GMT -5
Good win for Saint Mary’s, looks like USD is picking it up. Between the tourney, NIT, and CIT, WCC has a chance to get four teams in post season play (BYU in NIT and USD in CIT)
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Post by ironlion on Jan 18, 2018 23:52:30 GMT -5
Portland is about to beat San Diego on the road
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