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  • #76
    Originally posted by Thunder View Post
    That possession from NW was basketball porn. How many passes was that to end up with a wide open Hudgins 3
    Lol... this is great!

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    • #77
      Originally posted by Thunder View Post
      That possession from NW was basketball porn. How many passes was that to end up with a wide open Hudgins 3
      They do play pretty. Their efficiency is almost unbelievable.

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      • #78
        Originally posted by Thunder View Post
        That possession from NW was basketball porn. How many passes was that to end up with a wide open Hudgins 3
        You mean this one:

        https://twitter.com/statsbywill/stat...793850882?s=19
        Last edited by Augieholic; 03-25-2021, 08:34 PM.

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        • #79
          I know I'm jumping the gun here, but I'm going to ask a serious question. Let's say McCollum wins this National Championship (his third in the past four years that have actually had tournaments played). And let's reflect on this info piece, pulled from the NWMSU website and updated with what would include this season's numbers if they win it all this year:

          Over the past five seasons, McCollum has guided Northwest to a mark of 159-8 and three NCAA Division II national championships (2017, 2019, 2021).
          If that happens and the Bearcats win the whole thing... how the crap does this guy not get a legitimate D1 offer somewhere? I mean, why even be a Division II head coach if this level of success won't get you to the next level?

          I get it, Bearcat fans will all say, "Maybe he doesn't want to leave Maryville, his family is happy here, he loves this school and program, etc." I get all of that. But let's be real: deep down in their hearts, I'm willing to bet almost every coach wants to work his way to whatever the next level is. It's what competitors do. It's what all (or at least most) of us want to do at our own jobs.

          I also know Bearcat fans will say, "He just hasn't gotten a D1 opportunity that appeals to him so why take a crappy job?, etc." and I get that too. You don't want to just take some low-level, nobody-is-gonna-win-here type of job and struggle for 3-5 years and then get fired and have to go looking for a worsesome
          Last edited by MrAugustana; 03-25-2021, 08:42 PM.

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          • #80
            Originally posted by Augieholic View Post
            Yes, that was sick. And they had several other possessions that looked very much the same.

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            • #81
              Originally posted by Thunder View Post
              That possession from NW was basketball porn. How many passes was that to end up with a wide open Hudgins 3

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                  • #84
                    Originally posted by Thunder View Post
                    That possession from NW was basketball porn. How many passes was that to end up with a wide open Hudgins 3
                    12

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                    • #85
                      Originally posted by Thunder View Post
                      but my theory is after he wins it this year he runs it back one more time with the same crew. They will be damn near impossible to beat next year barring injury. Then he will be offered and accept a Power 5 job.

                      I know all the speculation has to be tough on him and his family (as Saul addressed this week), but a coach this good deserves a shot at the highest level.
                      So normally I would be aligned with you on this thought. But McCollum has seen firsthand how risky that can be. Maybe Bearcat fans would say more factors were involved, but I think Pitts getting injured in 2018 really killed them and took away that chance to make it a solid 2017-2021 National Championship streak. I would imagine this year's Bearcats team is (and next year's will be) more balanced than the 2018 team was so it's possible they would overcome an injury to Hawkins or Bernard or Hudgins more effectively than when they lost Pitts, but still... if the offers are there for a decent mid-major now, it would be a shame to risk coming back and have it not work out in his favor. Not that they won't still be a top 5 team all next year with or without injuries, obviously.

                      Plus, despite the fact that #culturewins, who knows if those other guys (Hudgins, Bernard, etc.) are for sure coming back next year? I know Hawkins said he is, and I won't be surprised if the others do too, but there's no way it can't at least be on their minds that they could be the starting point guard at a solid mid- or even high-major D1 for a year or two.

                      Also, I could see him getting a high-level job in a non-P5 conference, but I would be pretty surprised if any legitimate P5 high-majors gave a D2 guy a shot. As most people have said, Kim Anderson was a unique case as a beloved former player at Missouri coming off of a National Championship win, but I would imagine his failure at Missouri, despite the odds being so stacked against him in the first place, probably give most P5 athletic directors pause at the idea of trying another D2-to-P5 experiment. But who knows? Reality got weird in 2020 and fewer and fewer things seem to make sense anymore these days.

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                        • #87
                          Kind of interesting to look at the similarities between this year's D2 Final Four and the 2016 Final Four.

                          In the 2016 Final Four, 1-seed Lincoln Memorial won a super tight game (103-102) against West Liberty while Augie blew out Western Oregon, 74-55. Then the 2-seed Vikings went on to beat the 1-seed Railsplitters in the National Championship.

                          This year in the Final Four you've got 1-seed West Texas A&M winning a super tight game (87-86) against Lincoln Memorial while NWMSU is blowing out Flagler by 25+, leading to a another 1-seed vs. 2-seed matchup for the National Championship. Should be fun to see if this year's outcome matches the 2016 outcome or not.

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                          • #88
                            Originally posted by Thunder View Post
                            That possession from NW was basketball porn. How many passes was that to end up with a wide open Hudgins 3
                            I had to rewind it and show my kids 3 times. Ball movement with defenders biting on everything. Pure awesome.

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                            • #89
                              The NWMo offensive shot selection is ripped directly from the Warriors/Rockets/etc in the 2010s

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                              • #90
                                Originally posted by Thunder View Post
                                Who would you rather have as coach if you are a fan of a P5 team

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