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2011-12

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SWeberCat02

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Maybe it's a little premature, but I was just wondering who will be the favorite going into next year. UNC loses a lot (four Senior starters, including Beitzel). Montana only loses Qvale (although that's a big hole to fill) and return one first teamer (Cherry) and one HM (Selvig). And Weber loses two Senior starters (Morris and Hughey) but get Lillard back and return two first teamers (Bamforth and Bullinger) and the freshman of the year (Fulton).
 
Weber, Montana, EWU (they lose nobody), and most their best players were underclassmen this year.
EWU will be tough,providing they keep all their players and add better scoring big in the middle.
 
mtgrizrule said:
Weber, Montana, EWU (they lose nobody), and most their best players were underclassmen this year.
EWU will be tough,providing they keep all their players and add better scoring big in the middle.
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I would agree, EWU could be pretty good. They have some good young athletes.
 
Yep, Weber St., UM, EWU and I do believe the the Cats are going to rebound from the disaster of this year better than some might expect even with Rush and Howard gone.
 
Question for you wsu fans(or anyone else who knows) - does Lillard get a medical redshirt for this year, in other words, will he be a Jr next year, again? Thanks ahead of time.

Go Griz!

Maul'em!

All the way to the NCAA tournament!
 
Gallatin Griz said:
Question for you wsu fans(or anyone else who knows) - does Lillard get a medical redshirt for this year, in other words, will he be a Jr next year, again? Thanks ahead of time.

Go Griz!

Maul'em!

All the way to the NCAA tournament!
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From my understanding to get a medical hardship a student athlete cannot play in more than 30% of his team's games. Lillard got injured in game 9, meaning Weber needs to play at least 30 games (postseason games count, preseason do not) for Lillard to qualify. Weber played its 29th game last night, and the Montana game will make 30. And just to be sure, Weber scheduled a game against St. Mary's for after the conference tournament (they scheduled this game after Lillard's injury to help insure a medical hardship). So the short answer is yes, he gets a medical hardship and will be a Junior next year. But whether he stays for his Senior season is another question. He was already drawing pro scouts this year and was being projected as a draft pick if he came out early.
 
BSC fans have to be liking the possibility of Lillard/Cherry matchups for 2 more years. 2 rare and dynamic basketball players for this conference.
 
mtgrizrule said:
BSC fans have to be liking the possibility of Lillard/Cherry matchups for 2 more years. 2 rare and dynamic basketball players for this conference.
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Agreed. And to add to it all, they are good friends from Oakland.
 
mtgrizrule said:
BSC fans have to be liking the possibility of Lillard/Cherry matchups for 2 more years. 2 rare and dynamic basketball players for this conference.
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Hey, let's shoot for the moon. 2 BSC teams in the Top 25 if not next year, then the year after. Heck, why not dream! :D
 
SeaGrizluvr said:
mtgrizrule said:
BSC fans have to be liking the possibility of Lillard/Cherry matchups for 2 more years. 2 rare and dynamic basketball players for this conference.
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Hey, let's shoot for the moon. 2 BSC teams in the Top 25 if not next year, then the year after. Heck, why not dream! :D
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Would b way awesome. Step aside zags and Gayle!
 
Eastern will probably picked third or fourth, but that's only because outside of Weber and Montana, all of the other top teams will be hit HARD by graduation. Since ewoo has a lot returning, they'll be selected higher than they normally would be, and probably higher than what their team would produce in an average year in the BSC. I have a feeling the league's RPI will be a disaster next year. UM and Weebs will have great nonconf seasons and take very good RPIs into the season, and then they'll watch them fall into the 180 range by playing a bunch of league teams with RPIs in the 280-290 range.
 
EverettGriz said:
Eastern will probably picked third or fourth, but that's only because outside of Weber and Montana, all of the other top teams will be hit HARD by graduation. Since ewoo has a lot returning, they'll be selected higher than they normally would be, and probably higher than what their team would produce in an average year in the BSC. I have a feeling the league's RPI will be a disaster next year. UM and Weebs will have great nonconf seasons and take very good RPIs into the season, and then they'll watch them fall into the 180 range by playing a bunch of league teams with RPIs in the 280-290 range.
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Yeah I think after Weber and Montana, the Big Sky will generally be very weak next year. The conference as a whole is losing a lot of productive seniors.
 
EverettGriz said:
Eastern will probably picked third or fourth, but that's only because outside of Weber and Montana, all of the other top teams will be hit HARD by graduation. Since ewoo has a lot returning, they'll be selected higher than they normally would be, and probably higher than what their team would produce in an average year in the BSC. I have a feeling the league's RPI will be a disaster next year. UM and Weebs will have great nonconf seasons and take very good RPIs into the season, and then they'll watch them fall into the 180 range by playing a bunch of league teams with RPIs in the 280-290 range.
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The (Big)Sky is falling! The (Big)Sky is falling! ;) That's what happened in conference THIS year(a couple teams even below 300) and we still ended up in the lower 100's. The problem is you have to win those close ones in non-conference(that we narrowly lost) and win in your conference. I just don't see next year being much worse for RPI.
 
NAU and UNC both had good RPIs this year. The top half of the conference was rather respectable. That won't be the case next year. There will be two teams with good RPIs, and 7 with horrible ones.
 
EverettGriz said:
NAU and UNC both had good RPIs this year. The top half of the conference was rather respectable. That won't be the case next year. There will be two teams with good RPIs, and 7 with horrible ones.
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I can concede that probability. :D
 
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