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The Big Sky Tournament Thread (men and women)
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I wont even attempt to try and talk about the women's basketball side of things since I have watched very little. I'm happy for those ladies though, seems like Coach White has built a solid foundation there and it seems very legitimate for them to come out of this thing as conference winners.
As for the men's match-up, I think this is about as even as a game as you are going to find. The first game, here in Greeley, was a maddening one to watch. UNC had no business losing that game. They were in control and even had the lead for probably 38 minutes or so. Looking back through the stats, they had an 8-point lead with 7 minutes remaining, from that point on they went 2-8 from the field with 5 turnovers, a porous way to close out the game. Give Montana State credit, they stepped up defensively and hit the big shots down the stretch. That game happened back in early January and I'd like to think that this Bears team has made significant leaps and bounds here in the last two months.
I think the game in Bozeman really jump-started this end-of-season rally to qualify for this Conference Tournament. The Bears came in 4-9 and it looked on the verge of being a lost year. UNC went on a 16-5 run in the last 4:00 minutes of the first half to go up eleven and you could argue they haven't looked back since (with the exception of the North Dakota game).
I compared the two box scores of these games and the one major difference I found was the disparity in Svihovec's numbers. In the loss in Greeley, he went 1-3 from the field for 7 points, 2 assists and 3 turnovers (he also appeared to be in foul trouble). In the victory in Bozeman, he scored 23 points on 9-11 shooting with 3 assists and 3 turnovers. If you're looking for an x-factor in this game, you probably don't need to look much farther than him. If he is playing aggressive and getting into the lane it opens up good looks for some of the other players, he has also proven he can score in various ways.. but if his shot isn't falling, he needs to learn how to impact the game in other ways. When he plays tentative, the offense looks stagnant and it looks like they just throw up contested shots and hope that Barden is able to get a put-back off the glass.
As for the men's match-up, I think this is about as even as a game as you are going to find. The first game, here in Greeley, was a maddening one to watch. UNC had no business losing that game. They were in control and even had the lead for probably 38 minutes or so. Looking back through the stats, they had an 8-point lead with 7 minutes remaining, from that point on they went 2-8 from the field with 5 turnovers, a porous way to close out the game. Give Montana State credit, they stepped up defensively and hit the big shots down the stretch. That game happened back in early January and I'd like to think that this Bears team has made significant leaps and bounds here in the last two months.
I think the game in Bozeman really jump-started this end-of-season rally to qualify for this Conference Tournament. The Bears came in 4-9 and it looked on the verge of being a lost year. UNC went on a 16-5 run in the last 4:00 minutes of the first half to go up eleven and you could argue they haven't looked back since (with the exception of the North Dakota game).
I compared the two box scores of these games and the one major difference I found was the disparity in Svihovec's numbers. In the loss in Greeley, he went 1-3 from the field for 7 points, 2 assists and 3 turnovers (he also appeared to be in foul trouble). In the victory in Bozeman, he scored 23 points on 9-11 shooting with 3 assists and 3 turnovers. If you're looking for an x-factor in this game, you probably don't need to look much farther than him. If he is playing aggressive and getting into the lane it opens up good looks for some of the other players, he has also proven he can score in various ways.. but if his shot isn't falling, he needs to learn how to impact the game in other ways. When he plays tentative, the offense looks stagnant and it looks like they just throw up contested shots and hope that Barden is able to get a put-back off the glass.
beardevil39
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Yea, our Lady Bears don't get the print they deserve sometimes. A great win over SUU. Go Bears , beat Eastern Washington !
And on the mens side, lets hope our Bears shoot the lights out over MSU tonight !
And on the mens side, lets hope our Bears shoot the lights out over MSU tonight !
Bear Fiend
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Nice win!
beardevil39
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yep, aweesome win. MSU was able to shut down Barden but that just opened the door for Unruh , Huskinson, & Svihovic to do the scoring and as I said they needed to sharpen their FT's and they did. Great shooting in the second half . Lets give the Grizz all they can handle ! Go Bears !
beardevil39
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Great OT win by Lady Bears !!! Good luck in Championship !! :thumb:
Blofeld
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Or all the pressure is off once the game is over it's kind of easy to throw up a few shots that go in...
Disapointing season but a decent end, maybe there is hope for next year if some heads get pulled out of asses from the top down. Here's a tip, maybe play with some urgency from day once and not 20 games in?
If you can get on here and not call this team underachievers I'd love to hear your arguement...
Disapointing season but a decent end, maybe there is hope for next year if some heads get pulled out of asses from the top down. Here's a tip, maybe play with some urgency from day once and not 20 games in?
If you can get on here and not call this team underachievers I'd love to hear your arguement...
gobears2010
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Blofeld said:
Sure this team dropped a few games it should have won, probably should've been closer to 13-7 in conference than 10-10, but we weren't breaking into the Montana-Weber stranglehold on top of the conference with a team with no seniors, so I guess I can't be too disappointed with how the season turned out.
beardevil39
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gobears2010 said:
Yea, I think the season ended up on a positive note.The guys really have been playing pretty good the last 6 weeks. I would have loved to have seen them play this good earlier and they would have ended up with a way better record!
Damn, the girls beat themselves (terrible shooting). But a good season none the less. I don't care if we are playing cricket, I hate losing to Montana!
gobears2010
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Brian said:
Baseball?
