Too early 2018-19 predictions

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Re: Too early 2018-19 predictions

Postby MSUDuo » March 5th, 2018, 2:39 pm

MO State will be better simply because Lusk is gone.

Basketball is one of the few sports that can be turned around in a year. The right coach, and I think we will get one, will have us in the thick of things next year.
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Re: Too early 2018-19 predictions

Postby usmcsaluki » March 5th, 2018, 7:46 pm

I really like what SIU has back next year, but Custer and Krutwig will be hard to top:

Loyola
SIU
ISUr
BU
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UE
UNI
Drake
Valpo
MSU
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Re: Too early 2018-19 predictions

Postby freddycat68 » March 5th, 2018, 8:24 pm

There seems to be one consensus here: the Illinois schools are the top 4. Who knows what order. With some good coaching and better luck, any one of them might finish on top. The question is really who might break into that group and disrupt things a bit.

So here' a new question: Which team has the best chance to bust up the Land-of-Lincoln Love Fest in the Valley?

My pick: Valparaiso.
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Re: Too early 2018-19 predictions

Postby Jsnhbe1Birds » March 5th, 2018, 10:34 pm

usmcsaluki wrote:I really like what SIU has back next year, but Custer and Krutwig will be hard to top:


Custer and Krutwig don't have hailed defensive wizard Ben Richardson and good scorer Donte Ingram.
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Re: Too early 2018-19 predictions

Postby Redhawk » March 6th, 2018, 8:08 am

freddycat68 wrote:So here' a new question: Which team has the best chance to bust up the Land-of-Lincoln Love Fest in the Valley?


Way too early to tell but I see UNI as a 5/6 that could sneak up to 3 /4 range. They have two quality MVC starters in Pickford and Brown along with a couple seasoned reserve guards in Lohaus and Haldeman.

The keys for them will be: a healthy McCloud, how quickly AJ Green can make an impact, big improvement
from Austin Phyfe and finding another big to give quality minutes.
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Re: Too early 2018-19 predictions

Postby BirdsEyeView » March 6th, 2018, 9:19 am

Jsnhbe1Birds wrote:
usmcsaluki wrote:I really like what SIU has back next year, but Custer and Krutwig will be hard to top:


Custer and Krutwig don't have hailed defensive wizard Ben Richardson and good scorer Donte Ingram.


And Richardson absolutely frustrated and shut down Keyshawn Evans on Sunday.


Team outside of Illinois to make an impact...Valpo
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Re: Too early 2018-19 predictions

Postby hot nuts » March 6th, 2018, 9:34 am

Seems to me the conference as an aggregate should be better....not bad for the RPI #8 conference. Hopefully we see some tough non-conf schedules and more importantly, a lot of non-conf wins!
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Re: Too early 2018-19 predictions

Postby Bulldog2323 » March 8th, 2018, 7:29 pm

musiccitybulldog wrote:Loyola
Drake
Southern Illinois
Illinois State
Bradley
Indiana State
Evansville
Missouri State
UNI
Valparaiso


Appreciate the love but gotta be realistic here....if you told Drake Nation we would finish 6th in conference and lose Friday night at Arch Madness 90% of them would take it for 2018-19.
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Re: Too early 2018-19 predictions

Postby Drakey » March 8th, 2018, 9:25 pm

It will take a miracle for the Bulldogs to avoid Thursday night next season. About like Bradley in Wardles first year.
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Re: Too early 2018-19 predictions

Postby VU2014 » March 9th, 2018, 11:21 am

I think Niko Medved is a pretty good coach but I think Drake is going to be in for a tough year next season. They're going to be going from the 5th most experienced team in the nation with a all-conference team player to roster with many freshman and they're not going to have Reed Timmer as a safety blanket.
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