The Big Question

[BARN BALL]

...and one more thing...

The griz spanked NAU's ass nine days ago!

...just keep that in mind.

Also, I don't buy the elevation argument. It's not like they're playing Nepal University or anything. The best endurance runners seem to come from Kenya, so I don't think there's a correlation between stamina and NAU. If anything, it affects both teams equally.

It will be interesting to see if spanking was related to Hasquet Scoring at a rapid pace for a period of time. Or if it could become habit forming.

 

[Grizbacker1]

Also, I don't buy the elevation argument. It's not like they're playing Nepal University or anything. The best endurance runners seem to come from Kenya, so I don't think there's a correlation between stamina and NAU. If anything, it affects both teams equally.

I've got to respectfully disagree with you, Mung. The difference in oxygen at 3,000' and 7,000' is very real, even though it doesn't sound like much. Just ask those folks who come up to Missoula from sea level and try to hike the "M" and can't catch their breath. I played at NAU twice and there is definitely a physiological effect upon the body from the lack of oxygen. The players from NAU are already acclimated to it and won't notice ANY difference, while folks from lower elevations get winded much faster and tire easier. Not to mention the fact that NAU does a wonderful job of playing head games with their "7000 Feet - Catch Your Breath" signs.

I assume this is at least the third day for the Griz at elevation so they should be getting over it.[/quote]

FirmGriz,

Were you at the game last night? To me the Griz seemed to tire early in the game, which is typical when making the altitude change. It seems to me with 3 days in Flagstaff they should be a bit more acclimated. I would imagine Krysko will adjust his rotations to account for it. Some guys seem to handle it better than others. It isn't like we haven't been to Flagstaff before. In a Championship game I think the adrenaline will carry them some too. We have beter depth than NAU so I don't see it as a big
problem.

 

[firmgriz]

GB1,

I wasn't at the game. I watched it on-line wishing I was there. I agree with you Larry will find a way to manage the elements and that the Griz adrenaline and depth should carry the day. The elevation is only a problem if you allow it to be a psychological hurdle. Block it out, play through it, and keep your eyes on the prize.

 

[ursusmissoulus]

...and one more thing...

The griz spanked NAU's ass nine days ago!

...just keep that in mind.

Also, I don't buy the elevation argument. It's not like they're playing Nepal University or anything. The best endurance runners seem to come from Kenya, so I don't think there's a correlation between stamina and NAU. If anything, it affects both teams equally.

Not to nitpick but the Kenyans train on the slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro, elev. 19,340 ft. The peak is in Tanzania but the mountain is on the border. :thumb:

 

[FootballGuru]

pick'em, according to the oddsmakers.

i like the idea of the "bomb squad." sorta like the "chinese bandits" at l.s.u. back in the billy cannon era. don't know why coaches don't do more of this. gives a kid an identity other than "sub" or "second-stringer." throws an entirely different look at an opponent. plus gives your starters a rest. wasn't it the "bomb squad" that got us back in the game at portland state?

i know this: if we're to win tonight, it'll take an exceptional performance from somebody other than strait, criswell or matthews. those three will get their points. we need a chavez, hasquet, martin, or mayes to go off, as eric hayes did against ucla.

just remember, we've already won two huge consolation prizes:
1. a bid to the n.i.t.;
2. an appearance on national television (because it if doesn't happen on television, it doesn't happen.)

and this: with the recruits (two guards, a power forward and a seven-foot center) in the pipeline, with strait back for two more years and hasquet and sharp for three, and van vliet for four, the best is ahead for griz basketball.

Apparently this isn't true 100% of the time. Case in point. I live in Vegas and just got off the phone with EPSNZONE (an amazing sports bar with big screen plasma high definition tvs...and even lazy boy chairs) on the strip. I was calling to make sure they would be showing the Big Sky Championship tonight, surely they would right, it is on their channel!! And they have more TVs than Heidi Fleiss had customers. Well, they are NOT SHOWING the BSC Championship at ESPNZONE of all places! The person kept saying which game? Montana and Arizona? I had to keep telling them Northern Arizona. :crybaby:

 

[Turd Ferguson]

When you live at high altitudes, your body makes more red blood cells to compensate so your body can get adequate oxygen.

 

[ursusmissoulus]

When you live at high altitudes, your body makes more red blood cells to compensate so your body can get adequate oxygen.

That's what I'm talking about, higher hemoglobin. However, this does not neccessarily mean that some beer swilling, lardass, Walkerville barstool crow is going to smoke the Boston marathon.

 

[Grizbacker1]

When you live at high altitudes, your body makes more red blood cells to compensate so your body can get adequate oxygen.

What you failed to mention is high altitude is not 7000 feet. The vast majority of studies done are at 11,000 feet and higher. There are many studies that show the effects of this elevation (Flagstaff)on an athlete are minimal. Having lived at sea level and at 7500 feet, the adjustment only took a few days. I noticed it the first day, by day 3 my running/biking routine was normal. The Griz are young and in far better condition, it will only be a factor if they allow it to be. Griz win by 6

 

[Turd Ferguson]

When you live at high altitudes, your body makes more red blood cells to compensate so your body can get adequate oxygen.

What you failed to mention is high altitude is not 7000 feet. The vast majority of studies done are at 11,000 feet and higher. There are many studies that show the effects of this elevation (Flagstaff)on an athlete are minimal. Having lived at sea level and at 7500 feet, the adjustment only took a few days. I noticed it the first day, by day 3 my running/biking routine was normal. The Griz are young and in far better condition, it will only be a factor if they allow it to be. Griz win by 6

They've been in FLagstaff for less than a few days.

 

[Grizbacker1]

When you live at high altitudes, your body makes more red blood cells to compensate so your body can get adequate oxygen.

What you failed to mention is high altitude is not 7000 feet. The vast majority of studies done are at 11,000 feet and higher. There are many studies that show the effects of this elevation (Flagstaff)on an athlete are minimal. Having lived at sea level and at 7500 feet, the adjustment only took a few days. I noticed it the first day, by day 3 my running/biking routine was normal. The Griz are young and in far better condition, it will only be a factor if they allow it to be. Griz win by 6

They've been in FLagstaff for less than a few days.

3 says is long enough. If it made that big a difference NAU would never lose in anything.

 

[Mung]

Yeah GB, I was gonna say, if NAU players are in much better shape then they should retain that advantage when they drop some altitude in places like Missoula. But the opposite seemed true last Monday...

 

[BWahlberg]

Another thing the Griz have going is their depth, which NAU lacks. The Griz could keep up if not play better than NAU with most of their bench players in, could NAU do the same? Probably not.

 

[BWahlberg]

Oh yeah, based on last nights preformance I see one guy being able to help push the Griz into the NCAAs.

Assuming the usual guys put in their usual preformance, if Jordan Hasquet can come up and have a good night, somewhere like 12 - 20 points, I think the Griz will win. It seems like he saves some of his "big games" for the tough opponents, and I'd like to see him do just that tonight.

So did I call it, or did I call it??? :wink:

Congrats Jordan!

 

[griz17]

Oh yeah, based on last nights preformance I see one guy being able to help push the Griz into the NCAAs.

Assuming the usual guys put in their usual preformance, if Jordan Hasquet can come up and have a good night, somewhere like 12 - 20 points, I think the Griz will win. It seems like he saves some of his "big games" for the tough opponents, and I'd like to see him do just that tonight.

So did I call it, or did I call it??? :wink:

Congrats Jordan!

Nice call.