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Post by GBPhoenix1 on Feb 11, 2019 13:09:25 GMT -6
SCHOOL NAME CONF OVERALL NORTHERN KENT 10-3 20-6 WRIGHT STATE 9-4 15-11 UIC 7-5 13-12 OAKLAND 7-6 11-15 IUPUI 6-6 14-11 GREEN BAY 6-6 12-13 YOUNGSTOWN ST 6-7 10-16 DETROIT MERCY 6-7 9-16 MILWAUKEE 4-8 9-16 CLEVELAND STATE 2-11 7-19
With GB owing a sweep over Milwaukee and CSU they don't really need to win a lot of games to make sure they make the conference tournament with a 2 and 4 game lead respectively on those teams. I suppose that is good news.
Of the 6 games that are remaining to be played they are against the five teams ahead of them in the standings and Detroit who is a half game in back of GB. GB was 1-5 against those teams the first time through but that was 0-4 on the road. The road games were all blowout losses. The home games were nail biters. I don't know if that qualifies as good news.
I like the layout of the schedule, it gives GB a better chance to control their future. Yet I honestly don't know what to expect from this team coming down the stretch. Only a game out of third they seem to control their own destiny and have a great shot at playing a home game in the conference tournament. It is time to shake Saturday off and get the mojo back from the previous two games.
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Post by gbbrl97 on Feb 11, 2019 13:40:13 GMT -6
With this team, they can beat NKU one night and lose to UDM by 30 the next. Just get in the tourney and see what happens I guess......
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Post by uscg2012 on Feb 11, 2019 16:11:18 GMT -6
Could they go 4-2 or 5-1 in the last 6 games and avoid having to play in the road the rest of the season?
That IUPUI loss stings more now. Some revenge in Indy would be sweet but that would require Linc to coach a game on the road which we all know is very hard for him to do.
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Post by GBPhoenix1 on Feb 13, 2019 8:59:34 GMT -6
Here is the road record for GB under Darner. Year 1: 8-9 overall, 8-6 when you exclude high major games Year 2: 7-9 overall, 7-7 when you exclude high major games Year 3: 2-13 overall, 2-10 when you exclude high major games Year 4: 3-11 overall, 3-7 when you exclude high major games
That makes him 20-42 overall and 20-30 against mid majors. I know BGSU, UDM, OU, NKU, WSU and YSU have left a sour taste in my mouth this year. I know a 40% overall win percentage and 30% this year against mid major teams doesn't get the juices flowing but it also doesn't have me feeling that it is totally hopeless on the UIC/IUPUI trip.
Let's Go! The team has a big opportunity to finish strong, it starts tomorrow.
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Post by GBPhoenix1 on Feb 18, 2019 11:11:52 GMT -6
As coaches and players they have to take it one game at a time. As fans we can get really far ahead of ourselves. With that said these last two wins open a path to a conference championship.
GB needs to win out to get to 12-6. YSU needs to win out to get to 11-7. YSU is playing at WSU and NKU. GB hosts those two in the last two games. So with GB doing their work and a lot of help from YSU who is super hot right now it is possible for GB to tie those top two teams at 12-6. That group would have a season split. They would all have a split with YSU and GB would be the only team to have swept UIC. So yes I am way ahead of myself but it is fun to think that what was a season on the brink could still end with a lot of promise.
If that doesn't happen what is the next most important thing is to host a first round game. That process starts on national tv this Friday. This UIC game is huge.
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Post by GBPhoenix1 on Feb 22, 2019 6:30:58 GMT -6
Even though YSU lost to NKU that isn't the worst thing to happen from a home court advantage perspective. Catching the top 2 teams with 4 games to play is tough. Starting to get separation in the middle part of the standings is very important as well.
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Post by phearthephoenix on Feb 22, 2019 8:24:36 GMT -6
Even though YSU lost to NKU that isn't the worst thing to happen from a home court advantage perspective. Catching the top 2 teams with 4 games to play is tough. Starting to get separation in the middle part of the standings is very important as well. Quisenberry for YSU only played about 10 minutes because he got hurt pretty early in the game, I wonder if the Penguins could've pulled it off if he didn't get hurt. Still pretty impressive for them to give NKU a scare on their home floor, YSU will be a tough out in the HL Tournament.
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Post by GBPhoenix1 on Feb 22, 2019 9:17:50 GMT -6
For sure YSU is showing signs of life never before seen in HL play and facing a healthy YSU team is not an easy task for anyone at this time.
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Post by Heartbroken Phoenix Fan on Feb 25, 2019 18:18:05 GMT -6
Anyone know the scenarios of what we need to happen to get a home game?
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Post by phoenixphan87 on Feb 26, 2019 7:23:30 GMT -6
Anyone know the scenarios of what we need to happen to get a home game? Win both games and not have to worry about it!! Thinks sure look like they get murky if GB splits this weekend and they sure look unlikely by getting swept. With the Detroit schools hosting UIC/IUPUI, a lot of things can happen. Maybe by Friday the scenarios will be cleared up.
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Post by uscg2012 on Feb 26, 2019 7:38:01 GMT -6
Yeah let’s just win both games. It’s not like we are playing IUPUI.
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Post by phearthephoenix on Feb 26, 2019 10:18:39 GMT -6
My guesses for the games this weekend:
Northern Kentucky at Milwaukee Wright State at Green Bay UIC at Oakland IUPUI at Detroit Mercy Northern Kentucky at Green Bay Wright State at Milwaukee Cleveland State at Youngstown State UIC at Detroit Mercy IUPUI at Oakland
In this scenario the final standings would be:
01) Wright State (14-4) 02) Northern Kentucky (12-6) 03) Oakland (11-7) 04) Green Bay (10-8) 05) UIC (10-8) 06) Youngstown State (9-9) 07) IUPUI (9-9) 08) Detroit Mercy (7-11) 09) Cleveland State (4-14) 10) Milwaukee (4-14)
Oakland has been kind of meh at home but they've won two in a row in convincing fashion since their loss in Green Bay, so a sweep by them wouldn't be the worst thing as long as we split our games. GB would get the #4 seed in this scenario since we have the tiebreaker over UIC.
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Post by phoenixfan93 on Feb 26, 2019 15:49:54 GMT -6
I think with these last 2 games being against the top 2 in the conference, this will better prepare our guys for competition in the conference tournament. We're a great team at home so I'm confident in the team and coaching staff bringing home 2 W's. That's the momentum we need going into the conference tournament. Once that starts, records go out the window and everybody is 0-0. I'm confident Linc will have his team prepared for the bigger picture at hand .
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Post by phoenixphan87 on Mar 1, 2019 18:00:20 GMT -6
Per Commissioner on the Detroit Board After Thursday's games (I think I've got these right, but no guarantees): 1. Wright State 12-5 2. Northern Kentucky 12-5 Despite tonight's loss, Wright State will be the #1 seed unless Northern Kentucky beats Green Bay AND either Wright State loses to Milwaukee, OR Wright State beats Milwaukee AND Oakland loses to IUPUI. 3. Green Bay 10-7 4. Oakland 10-7 Green Bay clinches the #3 seed with a win over Northern Kentucky. Oakland is #3 seed is they beat IUPUI and Green Bay loses to Northern. If both teams lose on Saturday, Oakland will be the #3 seed if NKU wins the league; Green Bay will be the #3 seed if Wright State wins the league. 5. UIC 9-8 6. Youngstown State 8-9 7. Detroit 8-9 8. IUPUI 8-9 UIC will be the #5 seed if they win on Saturday, or if the three teams below them lose. If UIC loses, they still win a 2 way tiebreaker with any of the other three, or a 3 way tie with Detroit and Youngstown, in which case Detroit would be #6 and YSU #7. However, if there is a 4 way tie, Youngstown State jumps all the way up to #5, with UIC #6, and Detroit #7 unless NKU wins the championship. If YSU and Detroit tie, Detroit will be the higher seed. If Detroit, YSU, and IUPUI tie, YSU will be seeded first, then Detroit and IUPUI, unless NKU wins the league--then IUPUI would pass up Detroit. Same thing for Detroit and IUPUI in a two way tie. Bottom line: we obviously want Detroit to win on Saturday. A Titan win and IUPUI loss gets us the #6 seed. A Detroit loss puts us 7th or 8th, depending on what IUPUI does. A Titan win and an IUPUI win over Oakland is the most complicated. Read more: udtitanbasketball.freeforums.net/thread/855/stretch#ixzz5gy4I6Nm1
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