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Post by kiyoat on Jan 10, 2019 14:57:03 GMT -6
the Jacks destroyed Denver last night 76-59. It got ugly in the third Quarter, and Denver just never recovered. Seems like they had a major 3-point shooting drought in that quarter. They were hitting better in the 4th, but it was too late, and the Jacks were scoring well at the end of the game too. It just seems like Denver can both score in bunches, and go on long scoring droughts. Nature of the beast.
Denver shot 33/31/100 on the game. not good enough for a team that relies on offense and arc shots.
Listening to the Coyote game @ Denver, I was amazed how fast Denver was able to score in transition. Watching the Jacks game, it looks like they are really good at quick down-court passing, then converting. The shots just weren't falling for them yesterday, I guess. I will say that Sam Romanowski has really good court vision and ball handling. It's not just the pace that pads her assist stats IMO.
I think the Jacks had a little more motivation in this one.
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Post by elcoyote on Jan 10, 2019 16:07:25 GMT -6
I thought I saw somewhere that Denver's road record is now like 2-7 or some such nonsense. Obviously a different team when travelling with such a dramatic home/road split.
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Post by Yote 53 on Jan 10, 2019 19:28:50 GMT -6
Well duh. Have you ever played a sport at altitude? Not surprising to me at all that Denver has a better home split.
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Post by elcoyote on Jan 10, 2019 20:35:48 GMT -6
Well duh. Have you ever played a sport at altitude? Not surprising to me at all that Denver has a better home split. I lived in a town with a higher elevation than Denver for 16 years. Does that count?
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Post by Yote 53 on Jan 13, 2019 20:18:45 GMT -6
That counts. You should realize the effect that altitude has on us flatlanders.
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Post by elcoyote on Jan 13, 2019 21:32:38 GMT -6
That counts. You should realize the effect that altitude has on us flatlanders. I was noticeable in football, flatland teams would just wilt in the 4th quarter if it was a close contest, but I never noticed it as much in basketball. Don't know why that would be, shorter games, more substitutions maybe.
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Post by kiyoat on Jan 14, 2019 10:34:04 GMT -6
The Leathernecks went to Fargo and Grand forks this weekend. Lost to NDSU and beat UND. Looks like WIU is wildly up and down. Not rebounding, and relying on arc shooting will do that. Still they can be dangerous when they are "on". Like Denver.
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Post by jacksfan29 on Jan 14, 2019 18:09:13 GMT -6
That counts. You should realize the effect that altitude has on us flatlanders. I was noticeable in football, flatland teams would just wilt in the 4th quarter if it was a close contest, but I never noticed it as much in basketball. Don't know why that would be, shorter games, more substitutions maybe. I've lived over 9000' for over a decade and WSCU (Western State) is down the road in Gunnison at 7700'. The school has a department that studies athletics at altitude. I've visited with them and they say that for "fitness" athletics, distance running, x country skiing, triathlon plus basketball and soccer, altitude really has no affect till you get to 7,000'. Those athletes are in such good shape and are used to non-stop running. Football is affected much lower due to the added weight, size of the players and the start/stop aspect of the game. Just over 5,000' will have an affect on FB players. Now, Western have sucked in FB for a long time and play at 7,700 so it still takes talent. Altitude cannot make up for that.
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Post by elcoyote on Jan 14, 2019 22:35:51 GMT -6
I was noticeable in football, flatland teams would just wilt in the 4th quarter if it was a close contest, but I never noticed it as much in basketball. Don't know why that would be, shorter games, more substitutions maybe. I've lived over 9000' for over a decade and WSCU (Western State) is down the road in Gunnison at 7700'. The school has a department that studies athletics at altitude. I've visited with them and they say that for "fitness" athletics, distance running, x country skiing, triathlon plus basketball and soccer, altitude really has no affect till you get to 7,000'. Those athletes are in such good shape and are used to non-stop running. Football is affected much lower due to the added weight, size of the players and the start/stop aspect of the game. Just over 5,000' will have an affect on FB players. Now, Western have sucked in FB for a long time and play at 7,700 so it still takes talent. Altitude cannot make up for that. Interesting information. Thanks for that.
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Post by Yote 53 on Jan 15, 2019 11:51:22 GMT -6
My oldest had a few hockey games out in Denver last year. Hockey is a sport where you have to be in very good shape. He said that by the time they were done with warm-ups his lungs were burning, could not catch his breath, and his legs were jelly. It showed, the entire team looked slow and lethargic.
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Post by kiyoat on Jan 21, 2019 14:13:26 GMT -6
Jan 21 Standings:
USD ---5-1 (wins tie) SDSU --5-1 Denver 5-2 WIU ---4-3 NDSU --3-3 UND ---3-4 (wins tie) ORU ---3-4 Omaha -1-5 PFW ---0-6
WIU and NDSU have done much better in record than their ratings, while ORU has done worse. Lots of games to play still.
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Post by kiyoat on Feb 4, 2019 9:28:04 GMT -6
Jan 21 Standings: USD ---5-1 (wins tie) SDSU --5-1 Denver 5-2 WIU ---4-3 NDSU --3-3 UND ---3-4 (wins tie) ORU ---3-4 Omaha -1-5 PFW ---0-6 Feb 2 Standings: SDSU---9-1 USD ----8-1 WIU ----6-4 Denver -5-4 ORU ----5-5 UND ----4-6 NDSU --3-6 PFW ----2-8 Omaha -1-8 Half the teams have played 9 games, half played 10. SDSU has passed the Denver-Tulsa road test with flying colors, and the remainder of their schedule looks pretty favorable. In other words, I doubt we will be getting any additional help from them in winning the regular season. It will likely come down to the Brookings game. (and taking care of business at home) A road trip to Macomb could also be a little dangerous for us. I'm not surprised about any of the standings other than UND. I was assuming they would have been more competitive than this. If the ND schools want to compete I think both coaches need to be kicked to the curb. JMO
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Post by easmus on Feb 4, 2019 10:08:41 GMT -6
Am I the only USD fan ok with losing in Frost & likely going into the SLT as 2 seed and less perceived pressure of possibly sweeping the SDSU wbb?
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Post by usdcoyote on Feb 4, 2019 10:39:33 GMT -6
Am I the only USD fan ok with losing in Frost & likely going into the SLT as 2 seed and less perceived pressure of possibly sweeping the SDSU wbb? I do agree that we would go in with less pressure as the #2 seed and I do think that would help us in the tournament. However, I also feel our only chance at an at large (if we need it) would be to win the rest of the regular season games.
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Post by kiyoat on Feb 4, 2019 11:29:41 GMT -6
Am I the only USD fan ok with losing in Frost & likely going into the SLT as 2 seed and less perceived pressure of possibly sweeping the SDSU wbb? I do agree that we would go in with less pressure as the #2 seed and I do think that would help us in the tournament. However, I also feel our only chance at an at large (if we need it) would be to win the rest of the regular season games. I think us winning out (including the Jacks game) basically puts us in the tournament regardless of the SLT result. I think the numbers are there. Dropping the Jacks game still doesn't preclude an at-large, but makes it a lot harder. As far as the SLT, we will always be underdogs playing the Jacks there regardless of seed. Our teams just need to deal with the added pressure of being a road team, unfortunately. The red crowd has gotten better at the SLT, but we still have a long way to go. I could be wrong. I certainly was wrong about the Sioux Falls fans showing up at the Wichita State game.
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