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Post by gopheryote on Jan 31, 2021 12:50:41 GMT -6
8-0 Yotes vs. 4-0 Jacks
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Post by elcoyote on Jan 31, 2021 15:01:08 GMT -6
With both these games being played in Brookings they are of the everything to gain and nothing to lose variety. Tough to win up there. If the bunnies finish out their schedule with no more cancellations, they'll have played eight home games and only four on the road. That seems like quite the advantage. I maybe off here, but does it seem like the bigger the metro area the more problem they've had with positive tests? Denver, KC and Omaha have had the most problems with cancellations if I remember correctly. That should bode well for the Dakota schools for the rest of the season. USD was probably lucky playing Denver on the opening weekend before schools were back from Christmas break and their players were exposed to other students, but then South Dakota was also one of the worst places in the nation to be during December. I can't figure this stuff out. None of this matters anyway as it's all coming down to the Summit tourney. I expect a whole lot of intense, down to the wire basketball in all the tourney games. There should be some surprises.
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Post by gopheryote on Jan 31, 2021 17:32:41 GMT -6
From Different Thread: Jan 31, 2021 12:33:02 GMT -6 jacks6106 said:The jacks have played western and und. Omaha and Denver were the games that were canceled and it’s definitely not ideal to have such a long layoff going into the games this weekend but it is what it is. The reason people are skeptical of the coyotes 8-0 record in conference is because outside of beating the jacks without Douglas Wilson on a night that umude had a career high in Sioux Falls you haven’t beat anyone with a winning record. The schedule laid out perfect for you guys. You were struggling horribly early in the year picked up a big win and then went on a run. Now you sit at 8-0 in the conference with sky high confidence and think you can beat anyone which you guys have earned that right by beating everyone you have played in the last month. Now we get to see who is for real and who isn’t in the month of February since the schedule is severely back loaded for the top teams in the conference.
OK, I'll bite.
1. USD's record against over .500 teams: 1-4 SDSU's record: 2-3 If you really want make a big deal out of that 1 game difference, then consider that the Yotes have 3 losses against teams in the top 20 NET. Alternatively, you could consider that only WVU (0-0) and St. Marys (1-1) .500 or better when the Jacks played them (SDSU lost both). (And actually USU, NDSU, and USD were all winless when the Jacks played them.) Fun with numbers! 2. Most Yotes fans were concerned after the first five losses for two reasons: 1) 5 losses and 2) how the Yotes looked in those 5 losses. There isn't a stat I can use to prove this, but every 'basketball guy' will be able to use the eye test - the current Yotes team would beat the 0-5 Yotes team by 20+ points. The weird season and COVID protocols affected everyone's early season in some way - but others were affected more. The Yotes were one of them. (And so was USU, as an aside.)
The reason for optimism isn't because of the current win streak - it is because when you watch them play, they are have figured out rolls, strategies, tendencies, and they are pretty good as a result. If you haven't actually watched them, then that doesn't really apply, of course. Now, do I think the could go back and beat those teams they lost to that are Top 20 NET? No. Those teams are really good, and would steamroll the SL.
3. Yes, the final month will be fun to watch. I don't think anyone comes out unscathed, and it is possible the top 4 all beat the heck out of each other.
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Post by elcoyote on Jan 31, 2021 18:14:09 GMT -6
Best post of the season thus far, gopheryote!
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Post by gopheryote on Feb 1, 2021 6:26:39 GMT -6
Best post of the season thus far, gopheryote! That's a pretty low bar to clear.
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Post by kiyoat on Feb 3, 2021 12:17:16 GMT -6
Zimmer and Gaskins discussed this upcoming game in this week's "Nobody's Listening Anyway" podcast. Starts at the 34 minute mark: anchor.fm/nla
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Post by gopheryote on Feb 4, 2021 14:21:13 GMT -6
This series seems unpredictable to me, because I think it is a bad match up for both teams, which is a little odd. Why SDSU is a bad match-up for USD: - Our bigs will have a hard time guarding around the post without getting into foul trouble - Not sure who, other than Stan, can guard Wilson. And Wilson plays around the block more than Stan would typically guard. (Any chance Goodrick is given clearance to come back to the US and play by Friday?) - SDSU can get on fire from 3 as a team, and playing at home helps them. Has USD fixed the 3 point defense issues they had early?
Why USD is a bad match-up for SDSU: - Wilson will likely have to guard Stan, but Stan plays all over the floor which allows him to drive and pick up a ton of fouls. Wilson in foul trouble would negate their biggest positive when SDSU has the ball. (It also pulls Wilson as a secondary defender away from the basket) - USD (and ORU, FWIW) has an off-set to Friedel's production at that position - advantages have to come from somewhere else - There are typically there are always 3 or 4 true shooters on the floor, which makes double teaming nearly impossible (plus Stand and AJ are both great passers)
The only obvious things I see to clearly tilt the scale is if a role player gets hot or one of the four 'stars' gets in foul trouble. But even then, that seems equally likely for each team.
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Post by kiyoat on Feb 4, 2021 15:55:24 GMT -6
... Has USD fixed the 3 point defense issues they had early? opponent | 3PT% | season ave. | diff | Colorado | 400 | 371 | +029 | Drake | 412 | 390 | +022 | Nebraska | 292 | 320 | -028 | UND | 263 | 312 | -049 | NDSU | 208 | 338 | -030 | SDSU | 333 | 419 | -096 | Drake | 389 | 390 | -001 | Mt Marty | 250 | ? | ? | Denver | 308 | 329 | -021 | Denver | 286 | 329 | -043 | KC | 333 | 380 | -047 | KC | 300 | 380 | -080 | WIU | 250 | 319 | -069 | WIU | 435 | 319 | +116 | Omaha | 350 | 314 | +036 | Omaha | 588 | 314 | +274 |
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Post by gopheryote on Feb 4, 2021 20:20:12 GMT -6
Kinda quiet heading into 4 games over 2 days with teams a combined 24-0, isn't it? From both fan bases.
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Post by Coyote Fan on Feb 5, 2021 2:13:35 GMT -6
I agree but life just seems different now a days. I don't follow the Women's team as close as I have in the past. I hope to get back to that but this is just a very strange year. I am equally excited for the men honestly but maybe that is because of the newness of this success. I just hope both teams can get their split out of Brookings. It would put both teams in a very good position to do that. If either sweeps I think the eventual result will be a conference title, especially for the women. If either get swept than it's a battle for second place for both. My question. if one team were to sweep and the other were to get swept which would everyone choose. I honestly don't know.
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Post by kiyoat on Feb 5, 2021 10:02:43 GMT -6
No Gameday tweet, but here's a link to the GoYotes.com pregame article. It has all the links: LINKBoth the men's and women's games will be available on ESPN3 VegasInsider line for the game: Jacks -6.5; O/U 151.5 translation: Jacks win 79-72.5 LINK
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Post by captaincoyote on Feb 5, 2021 12:00:23 GMT -6
Declaring who you would prefer to sweep and get swept is a dangerous game, but I'll play. I would rather the men get the sweep as it would be a huge psychological victory for the program in a broad sense. Have we even won a game in Frost in the D1 era? As for the women getting swept, I trust them more to shrug it off and be hyper-motivated to win out and prepare for the big potential rematch in March.
Realistically speaking, however, I think the most likely outcome will be a split on both sides, and the women are much more likely to sweep as are the men to get swept.
As a side note, I will be (safely) around my wife's all jack rabbit family this weekend, and really can't afford an 0-4 weekend. No matter what I will be looking for an opportunity to make a snarky remark about the Friedel nut shot incident!
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Post by kiyoat on Feb 5, 2021 12:44:48 GMT -6
No matter what I will be looking for an opportunity to make a snarky remark about the Friedel nut shot incident! Bring some almonds or cashews to provide yourself a lead-in.
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Post by gopheryote on Feb 5, 2021 12:56:57 GMT -6
No matter what I will be looking for an opportunity to make a snarky remark about the Friedel nut shot incident! Bring some almonds or cashews to provide yourself a lead-in. What is it with this SDSU team where they put their hands?
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Post by elcoyote on Feb 5, 2021 20:03:13 GMT -6
This is ugly basketball so far. Did both teams forget to take off their mittens before the game? The shooting 10 minutes in has been, how would you say, not very good. Prediction: Someone will make two in a row leading to a 36-34 victory.
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