As a coach in the MAC, given the very clear history of the conference as a one bid league, why would you ever have a different focus than building towards the tournament? It makes me crazy when they lose to a "lesser" team and I'd enjoy them winning every game but next week is really all that matters.
I am very much encouraged by the recent run but I am still concerned about the offensive doldrums the team occasionally falls into. A decent team won't allow them to pull away while playing poorly like Ball State did in the first half of last night's game.