Old School MVC wrote:Stickboy46 wrote:Old School MVC wrote:If I remember correctly, UNI started off conference last year 2-6. Needless to say we know what happened after that. I would never count them out.
"We know what happened after that"?? Last I checked they finished 4th (5 games out of 1st) and was no where near an at large bid. They got in by getting hot during the Arch Madness tournament. They made a respectable run before collapsing against Texas A&M. No where in that sentence were they ever challenging for the MVC regular season title last year. No trashing on their postseason accomplishment, but their regular season was under whelming for sure.
Let me recap what they did since you seem to have blinders on. They went on a 12-1 run in the conference regular season and in St. Louis which included a 2-0 record vs. your vaunted Shockers! Yes the mighty Shockers held on to their 6 game lead over the Panthers to win the regular season title (I had to throw that in or the Wichita fans get a little edgy if we do not tell them how great they are), but collapsed again in St. Louis.
What I am trying to say is you can never count out the fact that UNI will make a run at some time in the season. I think we all understand that when you dig yourself a deep hole (losing 5 of 6) that you will not be in contention for the regular season championship. But yet you can keep your head high knowing that there is a good chance you can play Wichita St on Saturday in St. Louis. AND YES, WE ALL KNOW HOW WELL WICHITA PRODUCES ON SATURDAY IN ST. LOUIS !!!!
No blinders at all on my side. A little bit on your side. I focused on the season as a whole, you focused on a small segment of the season. As i said, not trashing on their post season accomplishments, but its not even January and without a win @ UNC, I don't see any way possible they are an at large team, which means IMO they are done. Their season doesn't restart until the first weekend in March.
Yes, I realize that is a bit dramatic as they could theoretically win out the rest of their games and get an at-large. The chances of that are pretty much zero. Until they learn how to not be nearly 100% dependent on 3 point shooting, they wont be going on any long runs anytime soon.