Yes indeed! Don’t ever underestimate Redbirds!What a win!
Yes indeed! Don’t ever underestimate Redbirds!What a win!
Well, they sure lost their voice after making all that noise…. for nothing!They were pretty quiet as they were exiting CEFCU Arena.
Thursday:If we have Burford back, I could see us capable of beating anyone and a chance to win 2 games. I have not seen enough, yet, that makes me think we could win 3 in 3 nights with our depth.
It seems there are always senior hero’s in this tournament. We have several seniors that are capable of putting this team on their backs and carrying us to a win or two. That’s not including what MP or a healthy DB could do.
To note: we got more production from Kotov than I expected. If Sissoko can stay out of foul trouble, he can help throw off any team’s star player. We’re going to have to see more guys contribute like this to make a deep run. Playing 7-8 guys may not hurt you night 1 or 2, but it would make it tough to win 3-4 in a row.
And 1-2 against the others in the bottom 4, makes no sense but that’s sportsWe’re 2-1 vs the 2 teams tied for first place!
Thursday:
Win the 8/9 game @ 12:00
#5 seed beats #12 seed
Friday:
Beat #1seed @ 12:00
#5 seed beats #4 seed
Saturday:
Beat #5 seed (also playing 3rd game in 3 days)
Sunday:
Hope 2nd semifinal winner is #6 or #7 seed
Championship game Illinois State vs #6 or #7 seed (will also be playing 4th game in 4 days)
#5 Northern Iowa
#6 Indiana State
#7 Missouri State
#8 Murray
For some reason I don’t think we matchup well with them at all. I’d rather the Birds play anyone else.
I think Kotov upped his case for more minutes. He also defined his roll on the team as well. He passed the ball extremely well leading to open buckets for the Birds.Agreed. Depth will be the issue come STL. I do believe they can take one on Thursday, but going against fresh legs and likely the 1 seed after Mal, Sen, Luke and Klew likely play 95% of Thursday game, tough ask.
I haven’t seen anyone say it yet but Kotov had his best game as a Redbird. Sure, he made some mistakes but he had some clutch rebounds and hustle plays that they really needed off the bench.
Someone said that Liam should start the game with 3 fouls, I’d say Sissoko should.
Would hope that Missouri State would beat Indiana State so we would play the Bears.Sometimes in just about every sport one team or another have the other’s number for some reason. To me that team seem to be Indiana State. When we played them it just looked and felt different for some reason.
My thought exactly!! Tied for team lead yesterday in assists with 4, we may have found our new backup point for Mal or created a point center position.Kotov grabbed 6 boards and had a 4\1 assist to turnover ratio today. Plus a steal. Should consider sliding him to point guard
Looking at the schedule down the stretch I still believe the Birds can still finish at minimum 7th, who knowsWould hope that Missouri State would beat Indiana State so we would play the Bears.
This post started off making me chuckle. However I do agree about the offense. It was different yesterday for sure. Realism to me wouldn’t exist without progress. I must say Pedon and this staff is turning the corner at a good time of the season I believe. So with that said, with more progress this team actually can make a postseason run. Sorry bud but that’s exactly how I see it.Few things after a rewatch.
1. Can we stop planning out the Arch Madness run? We've won four conference games this season and just talked about how gassed we were against Bradley in one game and now we are saying we could win four times in four days. Realism is a good thing this year.
2. The biggest thing I've liked about what Pedon has done this year is he isn't afraid to change things. He'll play Stadelman. He'll play Kotov. He is okay with admitting that he doesn't have the answers. So many coaches are so strict in their view of things. Take a look at the other side - Mullins has had the exact same offense for four years now and never, ever changes it. Could be the reason he's exactly .500 in the Valley in his career.
3. Losing Darius Burford was a blessing in disguise that I hope shows up on film to the coaches because we stopped running ball screen offense. With DB in the lineup, we're so dribble-heavy. You can get back to some of it with the right personnel and in moments of games, but look at these numbers and tell me the offense isn't better without dribbling and in more of a traditional motion. A necessary improvement and change to close the year to sustain the offense we saw yesterday.
SIU: 119.9 offensive efficiency, 13 assists on 22 FG, 13 turnovers.
Bradley: 97.4 offensive efficiency, 9 assists on 25 FG, 24 turnovers.
Valpo: 84.3 offensive efficiency, 6 assists on 19 FG, 15 turnovers.
UNI: 96.2 offensive efficiency, 6 assists on 23 FG. 13 turnovers.
We're 3-9 in away/neutral games this year. I feel like that's more of an indicator of Arch Madness than "turning the corner" because we won a game. Just how I see it pal.This post started off making me chuckle. However I do agree about the offense. It was different yesterday for sure. Realism to me wouldn’t exist without progress. I must say Pedon and this staff is turning the corner at a good time of the season I believe. So with that said, with more progress this team actually can make a postseason run. Sorry bud but that’s exactly how I see it.
I understand your point, but 3-9 is exactly where it’s at in the past. Progress have a way of leaving things behind ya know. Truth be told I think the Birds actually turned the corner in the loss to Bradley although I wouldn’t call the loss a moral victory. Now will they go undefeated the rest of the way? I don’t think so but do believe more people will be jumping in the bandwagon by season’s end.We're 3-9 in away/neutral games this year. I feel like that's more of an indicator of Arch Madness than "turning the corner" because we won a game. Just how I see it pal.
If pointless extrapolations aren't made on a message board, then what are we even doing here?Can we stop planning out the Arch Madness run?
Also, todays team doesn’t get destroyed in the MTE. Do we win 3 games? No. Do we look like we don’t belong again? Hell no.I understand your point, but 3-9 is exactly where it’s at in the past. Progress have a way of leaving things behind ya know. Truth be told I think the Birds actually turned the corner in the loss to Bradley although I wouldn’t call the loss a moral victory. Now will they go undefeated the rest of the way? I don’t think so but do believe more people will be jumping in the bandwagon by season’s end.