Wayyyy Too Early 2019-20 NSIC Predictions

[Moorhead123]

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As I've said in the past. Everyone knows their own team better than the others. After seeing first hand what kind of team it took to get to that runner-up I don't see it with the Wolves. But anything can happen. Saul may bring in a stud along with an assistant or two, unless he chooses to go it alone. Tommy Chatmann, may very well still be a Wolf which would make my heart sing. I didnt do a deep dive into the other teams, if I had the time I would certainly love to be the Witt of the hoops side. Just going off of memory, madd my best educated guess.

Before you get too upset, I feel the top seven on my list will have a gap over the rest and 5-7, at the least, are interchangeable.

[Stanger86]

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Early prediction: SMSU will challenge for a regional berth

[Moorhead123]

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Early prediction: SMSU will challenge for a regional berth

[MrAugustana]

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To quote my friend Stanger86 from one of last year's preseason threads:

SMSU.....always underappreciated.

[Moorhead123]

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He may be right again this year.

[Stanger86]

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Note: nobody specified that this is a thread for only men's basketball predictions

[Moorhead123]

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Note: nobody specified that this is a thread for only men's basketball predictions

So very literal of you

[simple as a $3 bill]

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SCSU in for a rough season. But when you have to replace 6 Sr.'s that's probably going to happen.
But I don't see them finishing 13th as someone predicted. Let's hope anyway.

[Stanger86]

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It's going to be an interesting season. Kinda hard to prognosticate at this point, but here's my shot at it:

NORTH
Northern
Duluth
Moorhead
Bemidji
Crookston
St Cloud
Minot
UMary

SOUTH
Mankato
Augustana
Wayne
Winona
Concordia
Southwest
Sioux Falls
Upper Iowa

[NSU4LIFE]

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SCSU in for a rough season. But when you have to replace 6 Sr.'s that's probably going to happen.
But I don't see them finishing 13th as someone predicted. Let's hope anyway.

Who would do such a thing?

[Augieholic]

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I did some general sleuthing recently and heres where I stand:

1. Augustana
2. Mankato
3. Duluth
4. Northern
5. Moorhead
6. Winona
7. Wayne
8. Crookston
9. Upper Iowa
10. St Cloud
11. Bemidji
12. SMSU
13. USF
14. Mary
15. Minot
16. Concordia

I think the conference title will come down to Augie, Kato, and UMD. I'll take Augie's overall depth compared to Kato's lack of it and UMD's giant question mark in the back court. Obviously this is a contingent on Matt Todd/Isaac Fink/Texas Tom being able to fill the offensive gap left by AJ's visit to varmint town. But a foundation of Bryan/Cartwright/LeBrun/Schaefer/Hanson/Riemersma/Dykman is a helluva place to be coming from.

[Moorhead123]

[Alfred33]

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I'll probably pay more attention to Duluth then ever before.... Looking at all of your predictions, it would seem that they should have a pretty good team. I don't know what kind of depth they have and he may be a year or two away from significant minutes, but I'm interested to see what kind of player Drew Blair turns out to be. There were high hopes when we successfully recruited him a couple years ago. Obviously the fit wasn't right for him or us, and both sides have moved on, but if he ends up being the scorer he was in high school, I'm sure at least internally, I'll be saying "dammit!"

[Moorhead123]

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I'll probably pay more attention to Duluth then ever before.... Looking at all of your predictions, it would seem that they should have a pretty good team. I don't know what kind of depth they have and he may be a year or two away from significant minutes, but I'm interested to see what kind of player Drew Blair turns out to be. There were high hopes when we successfully recruited him a couple years ago. Obviously the fit wasn't right for him or us, and both sides have moved on, but if he ends up being the scorer he was in high school, I'm sure at least internally, I'll be saying "dammit!"

[Moorhead123]