Central Region Talk

[ChoHoopDad]

You could probably say that about 2 or 3 teams in the Central every year.

I would agree. Central region is stacked as always.

[Alfred33]

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If they were in different regions I can see both making the E8.

You could probably say that about 2 or 3 teams in the Central every year.

[NWFanatic]

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NW has been playing much better as of late than UCO has. I would lean towards NW to win the regular season title, but I know Hoffman will have UCO ready to go Thursday. The way UCO has been playing it wouldn't shock me if they beat NW and then lost Saturday at Newman to give it back to NW. Regardless, there could potentially be three more matchups between these MIAA powers over the next month. [/QUOTE
If they were in different regions I can see both making the E8.

[Alfred33]

NW has been playing much better as of late than UCO has. I would lean towards NW to win the regular season title, but I know Hoffman will have UCO ready to go Thursday. The way UCO has been playing it wouldn't shock me if they beat NW and then lost Saturday at Newman to give it back to NW. Regardless, there could potentially be three more matchups between these MIAA powers over the next month.

I hope you're right. I like that it is at home, but Northwest hasn't looked great offensively for a couple of weeks and UCO leads the league in opponents' FG percentage, so I have my concerns. I can see an ugly game of two really good defensive teams slugging it out for 40 minutes. I have the same concern about the aftermath with Mo Southern coming here Saturday... they seem really up and down this year, but there's a really good team in there on the right (or wrong depending on perspective) day.

I almost feel like we're still trying to find the right rotations sometimes. That's unusual for this time of year. Waters is still working his way back from injury I assume, but his minutes have been way down. Isaiah Jackson and Byron Alexander's minutes vary from night to night... down from where maybe they were earlier parts of the year, as both have been starters. As good of defensive players as they are, we can struggle to find points when they're both on the floor, because neither one of them wants to shoot the ball. It's not as easy or fluid as it has been, but it would be hard to expect that it would be.

[ChoHoopDad]

Huge game in Maryville Thursday night vs UCO. MIAA regular season title, #1 seed in the MIAA Tourney and a possible Central Region Tourney Host all on the line.

NW has been playing much better as of late than UCO has. I would lean towards NW to win the regular season title, but I know Hoffman will have UCO ready to go Thursday. The way UCO has been playing it wouldn't shock me if they beat NW and then lost Saturday at Newman to give it back to NW. Regardless, there could potentially be three more matchups between these MIAA powers over the next month.

[MisterWizard]

In all seriousness I wonder when was the last time a school had a champ with one basketball team and the cellar dweller with their other team?

[loper legionnaire]

And now the question we’ve all been wanting to ask:
Would the Loper women beat the Loper men?

🤔

[NWFanatic]

Huge game in Maryville Thursday night vs UCO. MIAA regular season title, #1 seed in the MIAA Tourney and a possible Central Region Tourney Host all on the line.

[southside]

Congratulations to the Nebraska-Kearney women for clinching at least a share of their first MIAA regular season title! They can win it outright with a victory over rival Fort Hays State on Saturday.

Congrats to the lady lopes!

[MisterWizard]

Congratulations to the Nebraska-Kearney women for clinching at least a share of their first MIAA regular season title! They can win it outright with a victory over rival Fort Hays State on Saturday.

And now the question we’ve all been wanting to ask:
Would the Loper women beat the Loper men?

[loper legionnaire]

Congratulations to the Nebraska-Kearney women for clinching at least a share of their first MIAA regular season title! They can win it outright with a victory over rival Fort Hays State on Saturday.

[libertybearcat]

I was definitely trying! Hard to overcome an 18-4 deficit. Lacy had a good look in the lane at the buzzer, but it just wouldn't fall. We have ALOT of work to do now to make the regional. All 6 losses to high quality teams (2 each to Kearney and Pitt, and 1 each to UCM and Hays). High quality wins over UCM, MoWest, Duluth, Angelo State, Lubbock Christian, and Harding. Some very quality wins, but those two losses to Pitt may kill us. We'll have to get a few more high quality wins starting with Hays tomorrow, then pull a couple of upsets in KC. We are definitely the underdogs now!

I was watching it...got back in it, but came up a little short. Top of the MIAA is a Gauntlet this year. Really good teams.

[mosofan1]

No worries. Now if you can pull your women to a victory in the last 3 minutes 😉

I was definitely trying! Hard to overcome an 18-4 deficit. Lacy had a good look in the lane at the buzzer, but it just wouldn't fall. We have ALOT of work to do now to make the regional. All 6 losses to high quality teams (2 each to Kearney and Pitt, and 1 each to UCM and Hays). High quality wins over UCM, MoWest, Duluth, Angelo State, Lubbock Christian, and Harding. Some very quality wins, but those two losses to Pitt may kill us. We'll have to get a few more high quality wins starting with Hays tomorrow, then pull a couple of upsets in KC. We are definitely the underdogs now!

[cat fan]

I vote we just give it to Wayne St. They probably have the most likable fans on the board.

Well, thanks and all that, but I suspect Wayne has a lot of work to do. Last night they looked great, utterly dismantling a good Sioux Falls team. It was probably their most dominant performance of the year.

Wayne likely needs to win tomorrow, and then win at least two games in the NSIC tournament, and even that may not be enough. Because, as we all know, when in doubt the committee will give the last bid to Margenthaler :)

[Augieholic]

Doesn't appear that anyone is interested in that #8 spot.

That spot is reserved for the annual act of GAC cannibalism, aka the GAC Conference Tournament.