Depends on their depth. A team going 9-11 deep with some quality can keep up a fast paced style the entire tourney. A 6-8 deep team would struggle. Also can depend on whether they get a blowout game or two before the final. The opponent in the final will have their depth and conditioning tested in the earlier rounds too. Superior depth can be the difference in the tournament. When we lost to Davidson in the 2002 finals we had guys cramping from fatigue in the second half. They had a sub come in and score 22 for the difference in the game.
AROUND THE SOCON
Big game Tuesday at 6PM. Samford at WCU on CBS Sports Network. Only 2 unbeatens.
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Yep, big SoCon game. It will be interesting to see if Samford gets away with their mauling full court press tactics away from home. They were hip checking, shoving and hacking the VMI players like crazy with no calls.
Yep they have yet to really make an impact in Asheville despite their gaudy, beating up on terrible teams nonconference records
Sam at WCU today. Hope they play 3OT
Samford wins, but they both looked pretty darn good to me…
yes SD agrees. They both started out like gang busters but then fizz out IMHO.MidlandsPaladin wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:28 pmSamford wins, but they both looked pretty darn good to me…
If Dins bust the press and then make them round around in the half court with Dins passing SD likes the chances vs sammy
The game tonight was about the starters and the stars. Achor Achor, the 6'9" post for Samford averaged about 6 ppg and 4 rebs. in 14 mpg as a freshman last year but has really blossomed this year. He scored 35 points and had 10 rebounds tonight. He is tough inside but also hitting 50% of his threes this year too.Vontarious Woolbright, 6'6 guard for WCU had 23 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists tonight.
Neither team got much from their bench. Samford got three total points from the 6 guys who came off the bench and WCU got 2 points from their subs. Most of the team stats were even. Samford shot a little better from the three point line - just enough for the 4 point margin of victory. WCU had a scoreless streak of about 5 minutes in the first half that let Samford take a lead that they never gave up, although WCU cut the lead to 1 with 10 seconds left in the game.
Neither team got much from their bench. Samford got three total points from the 6 guys who came off the bench and WCU got 2 points from their subs. Most of the team stats were even. Samford shot a little better from the three point line - just enough for the 4 point margin of victory. WCU had a scoreless streak of about 5 minutes in the first half that let Samford take a lead that they never gave up, although WCU cut the lead to 1 with 10 seconds left in the game.
No teal surprises tonight in other games:
WC at home by 2 over ET
UNCG at home by 6 over Citadel
UTC by 12 at Mercer
BTW Sammy has the longest winning streak in the country at 16 games. They come to town a week from tonight and will probably be riding a 17 game streak. They have MU at home Saturday.
WC at home by 2 over ET
UNCG at home by 6 over Citadel
UTC by 12 at Mercer
BTW Sammy has the longest winning streak in the country at 16 games. They come to town a week from tonight and will probably be riding a 17 game streak. They have MU at home Saturday.
Look at their schedule. Loaded with smaller schools you’ve never heard of. No comparison to Furman’s schedule.
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https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-baske ... 2024-01-19
Interesting... the SOCON is back in the top half of conference rankings after last year, when they were ranked 23rd.
Interesting... the SOCON is back in the top half of conference rankings after last year, when they were ranked 23rd.
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The three at the top (Samford, WCU, UNCG) are all having really good seasons and only one (VMI) is having a terrible season..... but it is a really terrible season.FUBF24 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 5:22 pmhttps://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-baske ... 2024-01-19
Interesting... the SOCON is back in the top half of conference rankings after last year, when they were ranked 23rd.
In the past I've seen more noteworthy OOC victories, can't say that I remember seeing many this year. The top guys had fairly easy OOC schedules.
New Market Kangaroos punk Fort Sumter Luggage Toters.
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'Cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live nor win. That's just the way it is.”
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