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Post by Men's League Waterboy on Feb 21, 2019 22:25:47 GMT -6
She without a doubt gives them a different presence that will be highly beneficial when the games get tougher.
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Post by easmus on Feb 21, 2019 22:35:05 GMT -6
Hannah is very similar to Fogg in a lot of ways. With her length and range. Definitely missed that presence last season.
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Post by Men's League Waterboy on Feb 21, 2019 22:38:36 GMT -6
Kind of. But Sjerven's blocked as many shots in 25 games as Fogg blocked in her whole career. She's a different level of athlete at that size than this team has had since Boss. That ability changes games.
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Post by yoteforever on Feb 21, 2019 22:42:28 GMT -6
What was the crowd like and how noisy was it. It looked to me to be about 1200-1500 there
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Post by olifer on Feb 21, 2019 22:55:12 GMT -6
While we all have extremely high hopes for what this special group of young ladies can do moving forward, I am so in awe with what they've already accomplished. On a night when Allison Arens gets herself into the record books, her little sister comes off the bench and nails three pointers like their layups. Where else does that happen? I could go on and on with accolades to every single player on this very special team but those of you who are on this forum certainly don't need an education from me about how talented this team is. Tonight's win was big and Sunday's game is going to put them to a different kind of test. That said, while winning in Brookings would be fantastic, a loss there, if it should happen, certainly won't be the end of this season... and perhaps it may be the preview of the next chapter.... buckle up, sit tight, and let's cheer these ladies on as far as we can!
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Post by elcoyote on Feb 21, 2019 23:04:26 GMT -6
No doubt Sjerven has been a godsend. Don't fall into players like that very often.
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Post by easmus on Feb 22, 2019 13:41:13 GMT -6
Kind of. But Sjerven's blocked as many shots in 25 games as Fogg blocked in her whole career. She's a different level of athlete at that size than this team has had since Boss. That ability changes games. Agree, and to this point Fogg probably has more range but know Hannah is working on that part of her game.
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Post by elcoyote on Feb 22, 2019 16:22:32 GMT -6
What was the crowd like and how noisy was it. It looked to me to be about 1200-1500 there I actually thought it was bigger than that... a nice, boisterous crowd. There were a lot more people in the end sections than usual and the students had a solid showing. Reminded me of the Houston or Colorado State games in the WNIT last year. Crowd was really into it especially in the first half but kind of settled down a bit when we got up by twenty or so in the second half. I thought we played well, Denver is a good team. The preseason thinking that it was going to be all 'Yotes and Bunnies and everyone else should just mail it in has to be rethought a bit because I have a feeling any team that overlooks ORU and Denver in the tournament does so at their own peril. I'd be a little surprised if Western can take out any of these four, but if they would happen to get hot they could certainly pose a problem in any given game.
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Post by kiyoat on Feb 25, 2019 10:14:04 GMT -6
Strange that RealtimeRPI hasn't updated to include Sunday's game yet. Usually they are pretty quick. Right now it shows USD as #33 and SDSU as #36 without that game. I think we will drop a little and they will raise a lot (our SOS will give a boost, plus the win). They might be in the upper 20's when it updates, and us in the upper 30's.
* edit: looks like the NCAA's site has SDSU at 28 and USD staying at 33! That's good news. I thought we would drop.
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Post by gopheryote on Feb 25, 2019 10:17:59 GMT -6
Sorry, I should have actually looked at Charlie Creme's brackets before my post in the other thread. It is out, both SL teams are in (Yotes as a #7).
His note:
All hail these five mid-majors: Gonzaga, Drake, South Dakota State, South Dakota and Central Michigan are making the field. They already have put together NCAA tournament-worthy seasons. That also means these are the teams for which those on the bubble need to root for during conference tournament play. For instance, if South Dakota or South Dakota State doesn't win the Summit League tournament, then three teams from that conference will be going to the NCAA tournament and another at-large spot is gone, because both the Coyotes and Jackrabbits have a spot should they not get the automatic bid.
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Post by kiyoat on Feb 25, 2019 10:31:23 GMT -6
Feb 18 Update: RPI---------(Massey) 32 SDSU----(28) 33 USD------(27)
170 ORU----(151) 172 Denver-(168) 219 WIU----(211) 238 UND----(232)\/ 315 Omaha-(302) 320 NDSU--(294) 335 PFW----(315) Feb 25 Update: RPI---------(Massey) 28 SDSU----(26)33 USD------(29)160 Denver-(166) 166 ORU----(146) 235 WIU----(221)\/ 250 UND----(231)\/ 317 NDSU--(292) 321 Omaha-(305) 334 PFW----(313) USD's RPI fared better than I had guessed in that loss. We could still backslide a little playing the two ND schools, but it won't fall below 40. Denver and ORU (assuming they don't win the SLT) are not locks for the WNIT or WBI with their RPIs and overall records. It's possible, though. The other teams have sub-500 records and wouldn't be eligible for post-season.
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Post by kiyoat on Feb 25, 2019 10:44:46 GMT -6
Sorry, I should have actually looked at Charlie Creme's brackets before my post in the other thread. It is out, both SL teams are in (Yotes as a #7). His note: All hail these five mid-majors: Gonzaga, Drake, South Dakota State, South Dakota and Central Michigan are making the field. They already have put together NCAA tournament-worthy seasons. That also means these are the teams for which those on the bubble need to root for during conference tournament play. For instance, if South Dakota or South Dakota State doesn't win the Summit League tournament, then three teams from that conference will be going to the NCAA tournament and another at-large spot is gone, because both the Coyotes and Jackrabbits have a spot should they not get the automatic bid. www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketologyYup. He's now got us as a 7-seed playing 10-seed Clemson in Eugene, OR (Ducks in 2nd round) He has SDSU as a 6-seed playing 11-seed LSU in Corvallis, OR (Beavs in 2nd round) If that actually happened they should just charter a flight together to save cost. That'd be funny.
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Post by coyoteglory on Feb 25, 2019 12:28:26 GMT -6
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Post by Yotes on Feb 25, 2019 17:26:49 GMT -6
I enjoy the recognition that Charlie Creme gives the SD schools, but he has been doing it for years and we still haven't seen an at-large bid come through.
Going to realtimerpi's archive I see that two years ago sdsu finished 38 with no bid (though they had 8 losses). This year seems different, what with the top 25 spot and a couple ranked wins, but I'm not going to be sold on either team getting an at-large bid until I see the reveal.
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Post by kiyoat on Mar 1, 2019 13:25:31 GMT -6
Here's how the mid-majors sit in RPI vs. Creme's bracket:
#13 Gonzaga ------4 seed (Auto) #23 Drake ---------6 seed #24 Central Mich --7 seed #29 SDSU ---------6 seed (Auto) #30 BYU -----------9 seed #32 Rice ----------11 seed (Auto) #35 USD -----------7 seed
#36 Buffalo --<2nd 4 out> #37 JMU ----------11 seed (Auto) #39 Ohio -----<2nd 4 out> #45 Miami(OH) ---11 seed (Auto) #46 Quinnipiac ---12 seed (Auto) #48 Bucknell - #52 New Mex -
Although Charlie says we're in, it would appear by this analysis that we are still pretty close to the bubble. Rice looks like they might not make it without winning their conference tourney. 30 to 35 is again the line for mid-majors. I don't think we should be breathing easy by any means.
Playing State one more time should give us another RPI boost. Having to play NDSU again will not help. And we need to root against low-RPI teams winning conference tournaments.
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