Peaking In The Conference Tourney

bflan · January 15, 2007

If I lived in Denton, I'd go to most all of the basketball games. I am planning on coming to one of the Saturday home games in February, but driving up from Austin is more of "an event" for the football games. That said....

I've been listening to some of the games and following the team this year. The team's record is a big plus, especially with some nice OOC wins. But know this......none of it means anything at this point. The Coach has to ride this team and get them to peak in the SUN BELT TOURNEY! In this conference, a good record gets you nothing but a good conference seed. And, every conference tourney is a toss up really. The automatic bid goes to the Tourney Champ. Twenty wins in the BELT gets nothing. In The Belt....You have to win the tournament to go to The Dance.

If you want to get entertained....go watch the team pile up some nice regular season wins. BUT if you want to get EXCITED, then the team has to win some tournament games!

I went to the Tourney in Salt Lake in the late 80's and saw NT get served up as meat to North Carolina. But...they made it and was damn cool.

foutsrouts · January 15, 2007

If I lived in Denton, I'd go to most all of the basketball games. I am planning on coming to one of the Saturday home games in February, but driving up from Austin is more of "an event" for the football games. That said....
I've been listening to some of the games and following the team this year. The team's record is a big plus, especially with some nice OOC wins. But know this......none of it means anything at this point. The Coach has to ride this team and get them to peak in the SUN BELT TOURNEY! In this conference, a good record gets you nothing but a good conference seed. And, every conference tourney is a toss up really. The automatic bid goes to the Tourney Champ. Twenty wins in the BELT gets nothing. In The Belt....You have to win the tournament to go to The Dance.
If you want to get entertained....go watch the team pile up some nice regular season wins. BUT if you want to get EXCITED, then the team has to win some tournament games!
I went to the Tourney in Salt Lake in the late 80's and saw NT get served up as meat to North Carolina. But...they made it and was damn cool.

Other than a lot of 1-5 hour road trips, the only nice thing about the old SLC. Wonder what ever happened to that Tony Worrell. Sweet baseline jumper.

CMJ · January 15, 2007

The Sunbelt has gotten more than 1 school in before(granted not in awhile). While I recognize it won't happen this year, it's not like it has never happened.

Twenty wins could get us into the NIT if we won our side of the Belt's regular season I suppose. But really the SBC Tourament is what ultimately matters.

chrisfisher · January 15, 2007

The Sunbelt has gotten more than 1 school in before(granted not in awhile). While I recognize it won't happen this year, it's not like it has never happened.
Twenty wins could get us into the NIT if we won our side of the Belt's regular season I suppose. But really the SBC Tourament is what ultimately matters.

Western Kentucky was invited to the NIT last year (and South Alabama went to the NCAA tourny).

CMJ · January 15, 2007

Both Eastern Division schools. Obviously winning the west accomplished little last year.

SUMG · January 15, 2007

Both Eastern Division schools. Obviously winning the west accomplished little last year.

This year they are both Eastern Division schools. But last year, South Alabama was in the Western Division.

Edited January 15, 2007 by SUMG

CMJ · January 15, 2007

This year they are both Eastern Division schools. But last year, South Alabama was in the Western Division.

Good call, my mistake SUMG.

bflan · January 16, 2007

Other than a lot of 1-5 hour road trips, the only nice thing about the old SLC. Wonder what ever happened to that Tony Worrell. Sweet baseline jumper.

How about those ears! They stuck straight out the side of his head!