Summit MBB 2018-19 conference

[bigticket1]

Re: Summit MBB 2018-19 conference

Denver just got destroyed by USD. Boy, I got think Billups is in trouble.

He's got the highest rated recruiting class in the conference coming in, so that may buy him some time. But they have gone from a team that you didn't want to play in Sioux Falls, to likely not even making the tournament in one year.

[2002jack]

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Golden Eagles lift the Fighting Hawks in loss at Grand Forks. UND 85 ORU 73
That leaves WIU with 3 wins and Denver with 2 wins. Denver has 4 games to garner 2 wins.

Denver just got destroyed by USD. Boy, I got think Billups is in trouble.

[OldHare]

Re: Summit MBB 2018-19 conference

Golden Eagles lift the Fighting Hawks in loss at Grand Forks. UND 85 ORU 73
That leaves WIU with 3 wins and Denver with 2 wins. Denver has 4 games to garner 2 wins.

[goon]

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Omaha has 2 close home wins. I think they will stumble on the road. Im confident we win at home.

They have 2 road games that I think they can lose and I would guess they lose one for sure they lose either at ORU or NDSU. I think they go 2-1 on the road to end the year. I think we beat FW at home but the only game I worry about at home. USD just shouldn't even be close but a rivalry game they maybe can ugly it up enough. As long as their basketball team doesn't play for cheap shots like their football team. Western I think we should handle pretty well.

[mitchellrabbit]

Re: Summit MBB 2018-19 conference

Omaha wins 74-71. They now have the tiebreaker over SDSU should they end tied. Jacks clinch a top 2 seed with a win Thurs night.

Omaha has 2 close home wins. I think they will stumble on the road. Im confident we win at home.

[YanktonJack7]

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Omaha wins 74-71. They now have the tiebreaker over SDSU should they end tied. Jacks clinch a top 2 seed with a win Thurs night.

[mitchellrabbit]

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Fort Wayne up 5 at the half 36-31

I think Omaha winning would be better. It would pretty much give us a top 2 seed. As long as we beat them Thur night which i feel good about that at home.

[Carolina010]

Re: Summit MBB 2018-19 conference

Fort Wayne up 5 at the half 36-31

[OldHare]

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Yotes did not look great, but the dribbling Leathernecks look terrible 80-67. How did they score 80+ against PFW?

[OldHare]

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Today's games will match play among the top 4 against each other and the next 4 against each other with 9th place Denver taking the day off. USD vs WIU matches a couple of the 3 win teams which could be the best chance to stay out of 9th place for those 2 teams. Omaha hosting PFW holds the most interest as the Mavericks are scheduled to play the last 3 games on the road at Fargo, Tulsa, & Denver which could be tough.

[Jacked_Up]

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Denver is close to locking up ninth place. The Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce will be cheering about that. USD and UND could still fail, but the five I-29 teams are all presently positioned to make the tourney.

[Jacked_Up]

Re: Summit MBB 2018-19 conference

First place is important for reasons other than the Summit Tourney, too. Get the trophy. Get a banner. Put a notation in programs and websites. Earn bragging rights to share with recruits and donors for years to come.

[BTownJack]

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I would say that I would like to avoid Fort Wayne. That would mean I want the #1 seed now but if NDSU passes Fort Wayne, it wouldn't be so bad finishing 2nd to play NDSU.

FW is a concern but the way ORU is playing lately I don't think that is a super easy win either.

[91jack]

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While I would like to see SDSU win the regular season, being the #1 seed isn't that big of a deal. It is more important to stay in the top 2 so they have Sunday off. With the bottom of the conference being so bad, there isn't a huge difference between the #7 and #8 seeds.

I would say that I would like to avoid Fort Wayne. That would mean I want the #1 seed now but if NDSU passes Fort Wayne, it wouldn't be so bad finishing 2nd to play NDSU.

[SoDakJack]

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What?! It's a huge deal. The #1 seed gets an auto bid to the NIT. Try to justify all you want but the #1 seed is important.

The #1 seed might be important to any other team but SDSU. Why should we be worried about an auto-bid to the NIT? I guess a last-second shot to beat the Jacks isn't enough to shake my confidence that they will run through the Summit tournament.