Summit MBB 2018-19 conference

[2002jack]

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Watching that last second shot it looked like the ref fell for the flop and awarded the game to NDU by deciding that tap on the fore arm by Western really was a foul?

Anyone else have an opinion on that call?

Should have been a no call. Tough break for WIU.

[THE PRIDE IS BACK!!!]

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Agree that it should have been a no-call at the end of the WIU-UND game. Refs decided the game and that's never how a game should end.

[goon]

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Agree that it should have been a no-call at the end of the WIU-UND game. Refs decided the game and that's never how a game should end.

Like the Rams and Saints?

[OldHare]

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Once and awhile the Jackrabbits get a Midco minute.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm3saWtj6B8

[OldHare]

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It was a tough day on the home teams in the Summit today. Bison win 78-76 at Macomb. Geu is high point bison with 22 in 17 minutes. Mastodons go to Tulsa to win on a late 3 point shot 82-81.

[FargoBison]

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WIU looking pretty solid to be the team that is going to end up 9th after the Dakota sweep. Just two more home games and they are a putrid road team.

Richman must have felt bad for them to only play Gue 17 minutes, he was about the only person in Macomb that could contain him.

[2002jack]

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Yes, WIU is now firmly in the mix for 9th. It will be them or Denver. We will learn a lot tomorrow about DU. Will they come out and fight, or rollover dead?

[Jacked_Up]

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USD and UND remain in the mix for ninth place, too.

[OldHare]

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USD and UND remain in the mix for ninth place, too.

Omaha playing UND now on Midco and they are looking the part of 9th place. Under 4 and 40-27 in favor of Mavs.

[2002jack]

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UND is in the mix for 9th. USD has the easiest schedule remaining.

[Roy]

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After today, if you give a point for a road win (+1) and take a point for a home loss (-1), here is how we stand.

Jacks +5
UNO +2
PFW +2
NDS +1
USD +1
UND -2
ORU -2
Den -3
W IL -4

[GopherHole]

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As long as we are looking at matrixs, it is interesting to see how the top three teams have seperated from the rest of the conference in scoring margin.

SDSU +12.3 pts (average 85.5 pts/game vs giving up 73.2 pts./game)
UNO +5.3
PFW +4.8
NDSU -1.4
UND -3.3
ORU -4.1
W IL -4.2
USD -4.7
Den -5.3

SDSU is 2nd in league scoring behind PFW. Two points seperate the two teams after 10 league games. We've given up 77 less points than PFW. That's a whole game's worth of scoring!

SDSU is first in defense at 73.2 pts/game. There have been several games this season where the Jacks have taken their foot off the accelerator, like yesterday's game at Denver. (Give credit to Denver's coach for developing a game plan to win the last 8 minutes.) The disparity could be worse if we don't lay an egg at PFW or finish off teams in the 2nd halves of some games.

The combination of Daum's rebounding, T King's shutdown ability of top scorers and no weak links defensively, makes for a really good defense. Not the type of defense that will necessarily win games in the Big Dance, but it will keep us in games where our scoring can win. But alas, it is more important to go 1-0 this week instead of talking post season.

[RabbitObsessed]

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As long as we are looking at matrixs, it is interesting to see how the top three teams have seperated from the rest of the conference in scoring margin.

SDSU +12.3 pts (average 85.5 pts/game vs giving up 73.2 pts./game)
UNO +5.3
PFW +4.8
NDSU -1.4
UND -3.3
ORU -4.1
W IL -4.2
USD -4.7
Den -5.3

SDSU is 2nd in league scoring behind PFW. Two points seperate the two teams after 10 league games. We've given up 77 less points than PFW. That's a whole game's worth of scoring!

SDSU is first in defense at 73.2 pts/game. There have been several games this season where the Jacks have taken their foot off the accelerator, like yesterday's game at Denver. (Give credit to Denver's coach for developing a game plan to win the last 8 minutes.) The disparity could be worse if we don't lay an egg at PFW or finish off teams in the 2nd halves of some games.

The combination of Daum's rebounding, T King's shutdown ability of top scorers and no weak links defensively, makes for a really good defense. Not the type of defense that will necessarily win games in the Big Dance, but it will keep us in games where our scoring can win. But alas, it is more important to go 1-0 this week instead of talking post season.

Great thing to look at. Your post made me want to look at the KenPom offense/defense numbers. They have full year numbers adjusted for pace of play and quality of opponent.

1. SDSU +8.49
2. UNO -0.23
3. PFW -3.24
4. NDSU -4.08
5. USD -6.04
6. Western Illinois -9.09
7. UND -9.69
8. Denver -11.53
9. Oral Roberts -11.90

1) I think this shows how wide the gap is between SDSU and everyone else.
2) It also shows how bad the rest of the league is this year. I can't remember a time when there was only one team that had a positive offensive/defensive efficiency differential.
3) If you adjust for pace of play and quality of opponent like KenPom does, SDSU moves to the #1 SL offense (39th overall), UNO moves to #2 SL offense (57th overall), and PFW drops to #3 SL offense (87th overall). Really shows how much their pace pushes their scoring total.
4) Defensively by Ken Pom, USD is baaaaaarely better than SDSU. Remember though, this is a full season look. SDSU struggled a bit at the beginning of the season and USD has been hit hard and cratered more recently. I think by the end of the year, SDSU will jump them defensively.

[OldHare]

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The battle of North Dakota at Grand Forks results in another victory for the Bison over Hawks. 74-70 final takes the Bison to 6-4 in the Summit sitting alone in 4th place. They have a 3 game winning streak going into a 4 game homestand. Has Richman found the combination? He may be getting that contract extension soon!

[OldHare]

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WUI @ PFW 6pm
Denver @ ORU 7pm
Omaha @ USD playing at Pentagon on Midco2/ESPN+ Weather may influence attendance for this home game in SF.