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Post by yotemeal on Mar 18, 2013 14:57:31 GMT -6
As much as it pains me to watch our rivals soak up this national attention (again), our league is benefiting from the exposure and stands to benefit more from a respectable tourney showing. The Jacks actually have a decent draw in Michigan. The site is unfavorable, but the Michigan State fans will certainly be in SDSU's corner. I think Dan Patrick said it best on his radio show this morning. This year's tournament doesn't have a lot of Goliaths. More Davids. In other words, with a softer field than usual, the so-called Cinderella run is more than conceivable for a number of mid-majors in the field. If Wolters plays up to the moment, I certainly put SDSU in that group. While I'm not prepared to openly pull for that scenario, I'm bracing myself to see the silver lining
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Post by oldhare on Mar 18, 2013 15:09:24 GMT -6
Since Yotemeal cannot actually cough it out, I would say "Lets Go Rabbits!!!" It is a good thing for the Summit (and South Dakota much like the year the Yote women made their run in DII.)
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Post by yotemeal on Mar 18, 2013 15:19:43 GMT -6
Since Yotemeal cannot actually cough it out, I would say "Lets Go Rabbits!!!" It is a good thing for the Summit (and South Dakota much like the year the Yote women made their run in DII.) I can neither endorse nor condemn this post...
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Post by Yote 53 on Mar 18, 2013 15:22:02 GMT -6
I don't share that sentiment. I hope Michigan wins this going away by 20. If SDSU were to somehow win this game their fans would be even more insufferable (note I don't have a grudge against the SDSU players as I'm sure they are fine kids). For that reason alone I cannot conceive any Coyote fan rooting for them to win. However, if that is not enough reason for you, it is already bad enough they have back-to-back Tournament appearances a win would give them major ammo on the recruiting trail and make USD's job even harder.
By definition, if you are a Coyote fan you cannot root for SDSU. This is one scenario where there are absolutes.
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Post by #1CoyoteFan (Admin) on Mar 18, 2013 15:43:27 GMT -6
As much as it pains me to watch our rivals soak up this national attention (again), our league is benefiting from the exposure and stands to benefit more from a respectable tourney showing. The Jacks actually have a decent draw in Michigan. The site is unfavorable, but the Michigan State fans will certainly be in SDSU's corner. I think Dan Patrick said it best on his radio show this morning. This year's tournament doesn't have a lot of Goliaths. More Davids. In other words, with a softer field than usual, the so-called Cinderella run is more than conceivable for a number of mid-majors in the field. If Wolters plays up to the moment, I certainly put SDSU in that group. While I'm not prepared to openly pull for that scenario, I'm bracing myself to see the silver lining I think Dan Patrick is just jumping into the national media going crazy about cinderella's this year. If you look at the beginning of the year Top 10 and what it is now, it is almost similar to the seedings. There is a gap between the Top 15 and those under it, honestly, and I don't know if I seed that one key cinderella team that can make a huge run. I definitely do not think SDSU is one of those teams because I think Michigan is an absolute horrible team for them. SDSU does not have the defense or inside depth to expose Michigan and it's best player, Nate Wolters, is matching up with one of the best players in the nation and a possible Top 5 draft pick, Trey Burke. Not to mention that Tim Hardaway Jr. is on the Wolverines, so that's two guards that can match up with Wolters. Sorry. Wolters needs to score 30-40 and Dykstra will have to actually show up for a full game for SDSU to even have a chance since it is at Auburn Hills.
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Post by yotemeal on Mar 18, 2013 16:16:36 GMT -6
The mid-majors may be on par with those teams of the past; it's the powers that are having a down year. A lot of teams could win this tournament not because there are so many exceptional squads, but because there are so few. Maybe none. Certainly no 2011-2012 Kentucky.
March Madness has earned its name because paper doesn't always win. Certainly, on paper, Michigan is a superior team to the Summit League representative. But the Wolverines are also the ones shouldering all of the pressure, and they haven't played exceptionally well down the stretch. Funny things happen in March when teams with nothing to lose and one or two impact players play loose and start throwing hay makers.
Should be interesting. Should SDSU win, I'll swallow the bitter pill and accept the league benefit. Should the real Big Blue prevail, I'll gladly embrace the opportunity for our Coyotes to be the first to advance past the opening round.
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Post by kulawjack on Mar 18, 2013 16:21:32 GMT -6
As much as it pains me to watch our rivals soak up this national attention (again), our league is benefiting from the exposure and stands to benefit more from a respectable tourney showing. The Jacks actually have a decent draw in Michigan. The site is unfavorable, but the Michigan State fans will certainly be in SDSU's corner. I think Dan Patrick said it best on his radio show this morning. This year's tournament doesn't have a lot of Goliaths. More Davids. In other words, with a softer field than usual, the so-called Cinderella run is more than conceivable for a number of mid-majors in the field. If Wolters plays up to the moment, I certainly put SDSU in that group. While I'm not prepared to openly pull for that scenario, I'm bracing myself to see the silver lining I think Dan Patrick is just jumping into the national media going crazy about cinderella's this year. If you look at the beginning of the year Top 10 and what it is now, it is almost similar to the seedings. There is a gap between the Top 15 and those under it, honestly, and I don't know if I seed that one key cinderella team that can make a huge run. I definitely do not think SDSU is one of those teams because I think Michigan is an absolute horrible team for them. SDSU does not have the defense or inside depth to expose Michigan and it's best player, Nate Wolters, is matching up with one of the best players in the nation and a possible Top 5 draft pick, Trey Burke. Not to mention that Tim Hardaway Jr. is on the Wolverines, so that's two guards that can match up with Wolters. Sorry. Wolters needs to score 30-40 and Dykstra will have to actually show up for a full game for SDSU to even have a chance since it is at Auburn Hills. Agree its a tall task, much more daunting than last year to be honest. I would be surprised to see Burke guard Nate. You are more likely to see Hardaway guard him due to the size advantage Nate has on Burke. Hardaway is half a foot taller than Burke and a couple inches taller than Nate. Nate probably won't guard Burke either since both guys are so vital to their team's offense and keeping Nate's legs fresh rather than taking a pounding off of pick and rolls all night is probably a necessity. One thing though, Trey Burke is not a top 5 draft pick. I have not seen one draft prediction claiming that. He's mid to late first round on about every draft board I've seen. He is a tremendous college player, however.
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Post by #1CoyoteFan (Admin) on Mar 18, 2013 22:48:15 GMT -6
NBA Draft.net dropped him quite a few picks after from where he was. If I remember right, he was off the board when the TWolves picked in the last projections, which were just updated.
Burke is down to 15, but Hardaway is up to 23 from about 29 before. That's 2 1st-round draft picks that SDSU would have to guard. Give me Michigan on this one.
Yes, I didn't mention Glenn Robinson III, I don't think he is that great.
I do agree there isn't a dominate team this year, but I think the top 8-10 teams are clearly much better than the teams 15 and below.
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Post by GoYotes on Mar 20, 2013 17:27:27 GMT -6
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Post by 14lbenson on Mar 20, 2013 18:17:17 GMT -6
where is this from?
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Post by GoYotes on Mar 20, 2013 19:06:43 GMT -6
I copied the wrong link. It is fixed now. Go to the 55 second mark and you should figure it out.
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Post by 14lbenson on Mar 20, 2013 19:15:04 GMT -6
HAIL TO THE VICTORS VALIANT!
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Post by filbert on Mar 20, 2013 22:20:35 GMT -6
So, for some of you, swallowing an SDSU win in the tournament isn't worth an extra $150,000 or more over the next six years to the USD athletic department.
OK, then.
Carry on.
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Post by Yote 53 on Mar 21, 2013 7:20:26 GMT -6
So, for some of you, swallowing an SDSU win in the tournament isn't worth an extra $150,000 or more over the next six years to the USD athletic department. OK, then. Carry on. No. It's not. An SDSU win is too big of a hammer for the Jacks to use on the recruiting trail. Also the publicity from the Argus, etc would be massive. While we may share the same conference we are direct competitors.
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Post by jackl on Mar 21, 2013 12:06:20 GMT -6
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