Zips Win! Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 There is one critical factor about the regular season -- to earn a first round bye for the MAC Tournament. Without a first round bye, a team would have to win 4 games on 4 consecutive days to make it to the NCAA tournament. Last year, 3 of the 4 teams that won on the first day of the MAC tournament lost the next day. Only Miami won, and they were beaten on the third day.Winning 3 games in 3 days is already a huge challenge. So the Zips really must win enough conference games not to have to play all 4 days of the tournament.The first round of games at the Q is on Tuesday this year. The winners have off Wednesday and play the teams with the bye's on THursday.You will not have to win on four consecutive days this year to win the championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 zips win....thanks for the technical correction....but there is no disputing that NOT having to play in the first round is an advantage that bodes well for those who have it. I don't care if you have to win 4 games in 5 days, or 4 games in 4 days.....you want to do everything you possibly can to only have to play 3 games. It's college basketball....anything can happen...you have to want to play as few games as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Zipwatcher...I agree...we need Ronnie back ASAP. An efficient and dependable ball handler late in the game could make a big difference.Seems like the basketball team has it's own Alex Allen?He's 1.5 years into his career, and has missed 1.4 years due to injury. Even if he comes back next week, he's going to need all of February to get back into game shape. Maybe longer. I can't figure our if we missed him more last season, or this season. We can't catch a break at the PG position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Captain...interesting thought.Could Ronnie have helped us last year? When we really had NO true ball handlers? We'll never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Could Ronnie have helped us last year? When we really had NO true ball handlers? We'll never know.Yes, we do. I checked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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