GrizBall said:I am not buying Weber at #2, but for the most part this is pretty good.
https://staringatthefloorboards.wordpress.com/2022/08/21/big-sky-2022-23-season-preview/
Randy seldom said anything to the refs. His wife was a long time official and he woud catch hell if he did. When he did talk to them, he would usually just ask what they saw. Same for WSU players, they could ask, but not complain about a call, or they would come out of the game. Sometimes I felt like it hurt us that he wouldn't get on the refs. It remains to be seen, but I think things won't change much under Coach Duft.Zirg said:GrizBall said:I am not buying Weber at #2, but for the most part this is pretty good.
https://staringatthefloorboards.wordpress.com/2022/08/21/big-sky-2022-23-season-preview/
Until proven otherwise, Weber deserves the respect. I didn't know Rahe was gone. His contract was thru 2023-24'. I loved to hate that little prick. He got more calls than any other visiting coach in Dahlberg that I can recall. Annoying? Yes. Effective? Yes. Too many coaches (Sprinkle and Tinkle included) whine on every single possession so refs ignore them. Rahe knew when to bitch and refs would listen and usually give Weber the next border-line call.
GrizBall said:Top 10 Big Sky players (https://barttorvik.com/conf.php?conf=BSky)
1. Kountz (UNC)
2. Acliese (EWU)
3. Johnson (UNC)
4. Belo (MSU)
5. D. Thomas (UM)
6(T) Jones (WSU)
6(T) Cone (NAU)
6(T)Venters (EWU)
9. Bannan (UM)
10 (T) Battle (MSU)
10 (T) Parker (PSU)
sacstateman said:GrizBall said:Top 10 Big Sky players (https://barttorvik.com/conf.php?conf=BSky)
1. Kountz (UNC)
2. Acliese (EWU)
3. Johnson (UNC)
4. Belo (MSU)
5. D. Thomas (UM)
6(T) Jones (WSU)
6(T) Cone (NAU)
6(T)Venters (EWU)
9. Bannan (UM)
10 (T) Battle (MSU)
10 (T) Parker (PSU)
Are these your own picks? When I go to the site, this is the list I see....
1 Sr 6-4 Daylen Kountz Northern Colorado
2 Sr 6-6 Linton Acliese III Eastern Washington
3 Sr 6-9 Hunter Marks Sacramento St.
4 Sr 6-2 Matt Johnson II Northern Colorado
5 So 6-6 Dillon Jones Weber St.
6 So 6-7 Steele Venters Eastern Washington
7 Jr 6-9 Josh Bannan Montana
8 Jr 5-11 Jalen Cone Northern Arizona
9 Sr 6-9 Jubrile Belo Montana St.
10 Jr 6-11 Jason Spurgin Southern Utah
11 Sr 7-1 Callum McRae Sacramento St.
I added number 11 since the site had a SSU player ranked at number 10.....???? This is quite different than what you posted....
GrizBall said:sacstateman said:Are these your own picks? When I go to the site, this is the list I see....
1 Sr 6-4 Daylen Kountz Northern Colorado
2 Sr 6-6 Linton Acliese III Eastern Washington
3 Sr 6-9 Hunter Marks Sacramento St.
4 Sr 6-2 Matt Johnson II Northern Colorado
5 So 6-6 Dillon Jones Weber St.
6 So 6-7 Steele Venters Eastern Washington
7 Jr 6-9 Josh Bannan Montana
8 Jr 5-11 Jalen Cone Northern Arizona
9 Sr 6-9 Jubrile Belo Montana St.
10 Jr 6-11 Jason Spurgin Southern Utah
11 Sr 7-1 Callum McRae Sacramento St.
I added number 11 since the site had a SSU player ranked at number 10.....???? This is quite different than what you posted....
I did my list by hand. If you look at each team’s page there is a list at the top that says Top 10 contributors. I then took those scores for each team and player and compiled the list. That is the player’s projection for the upcoming year.
The stats at the bottom of the Big Sky page are last year’s numbers for returning players (where I believe your list came from and is based on last year’s numbers). Which is also why (I assume) a SUU guy is listed.
MSU’s Raequan Battle had like a 1.8 last year, but because his role and minutes are projected to increase he is now projected to be a top 10 player in the conference which makes sense to me as I felt he was pretty close at the end of last year.
Hunter Marks (for example) had a 3.6 last year at Hartford. He is projected lower this year. My guess it is because Sac.St is a projected to be better team than Hartford was and the Big Sky is slightly better than the America East was last year so his role and numbers are projected to drop.
oldrunner said:Randy seldom said anything to the refs. His wife was a long time official and he woud catch hell if he did. When he did talk to them, he would usually just ask what they saw. Same for WSU players, they could ask, but not complain about a call, or they would come out of the game. Sometimes I felt like it hurt us that he wouldn't get on the refs. It remains to be seen, but I think things won't change much under Coach Duft.Zirg said:Until proven otherwise, Weber deserves the respect. I didn't know Rahe was gone. His contract was thru 2023-24'. I loved to hate that little prick. He got more calls than any other visiting coach in Dahlberg that I can recall. Annoying? Yes. Effective? Yes. Too many coaches (Sprinkle and Tinkle included) whine on every single possession so refs ignore them. Rahe knew when to bitch and refs would listen and usually give Weber the next border-line call.
As far as how Weber might do this year, I think it is a complete unkown. The most stable lineups are at MSU and EWU. Everyone else has a lot of questions to answer.