TheObserver wrote:Speaking of putting words into peoples' mouths, who on here has said they were worried about UNI? I'm certainly not and don't think many others have said as much either. You are what your record says you are. Your record has declared that UNI is not very good, not me. Sorry if that's difficult to comprehend.
I'm a UNI fan. UNI is not the best team in the Valley. It's not the second best team in the Valley. I don't think we're gonna get to 20 wins. We're not gonna make the sweet sixteen. We lost a lot of games, and some of them to very bad teams.
But I think we have reason to hope. I think a lot of our issues during our losing streak were mental and because of inexperience. What's changed during our win streak isn't the offense--we still have concerning stretches where we can't score--but the defense. And that's classic UNI basketball. It's unlikely, but I think it would be sweet if UNI ran the table in St. Louis and the Valley carved out 3 bids in the NCAA. I'm not saying it's going to happen, but it could.
As for your record comment, the biggest reason I still find reason to hope our season might be salvaged is that last year, on January 26th, UNI was 10-11. That team went into Koch Arena and ended WSU's home winning streak. They only lost one more game before their historic collapse against Texas A&M. I'm not saying they'll do it again, but I think we could have some interested games down the stretch that should be fun to watch.