Realistic shot at NIT?

[Stickboy46]

Furman is

32nd in scoring defense
13th in 3pt attempts
32nd in assists per game
36th in FG%
19th in scoring margin
46th in 3pt FG defense
32nd in steals per game
15th in 3pt FGs per game
12th in total 3pt FGM
23rd in total assists
14th in total steals

While those are good. 19 of their games were Q3 or Q4

They were 10-2 at home. Losses to wofford and Samford. Only 2 home wins that werent Q4 were Q2 (UNCG and ETSU)

They do have that away win at Nova early in the year

[Stickboy46]

2 days seems like a really short turn around to get the team there and for Furman to get their floor modified for the new rules

[pinstripers]

spray paint, no prob

[WuShock Reaper]

I would go with "Sharpie"

[shockerfan]

While those are good. 19 of their games were Q3 or Q4

They were 10-2 at home. Losses to wofford and Samford. Only 2 home wins that werent Q4 were Q2 (UNCG and ETSU)

They do have that away win at Nova early in the year

Yeah I know. We can analyze this to death. But ultimately it's a complete crapshoot trying to guess how these teams truly matchup

[The 'hut]

Okay, I am totally confused. I have an official tweet from Furman saying Wednesday and one from the AAC saying Tuesday.............My family member is saying he heard Tuesday as well.

[Stickboy46]

Okay, I am totally confused. I have an official tweet from Furman saying Wednesday and one from the AAC saying Tuesday.............My family member is saying he heard Tuesday as well.

ESPN shows Tuesday

[shockerfan]

It seems they live and die by the 3. Guards must be pesky with all the steals. But our bigs should be able to work down low. They have a good 3pt defense but overall they give up 48% shooting from what I can find.

Just first blush though. I really dont know much about them.

[1972Shocker]

NM

My guess is the NIT follows the seeding each conference uses for their post-season tournament including any tiebreakers.

In this case Loyola went 2-0 vs Drake this year.

http://mvc-sports.com/news/2018/12/18/arch-madness-revises-tiebreaker.aspx

Two-way Ties
1. Records in head-to-head competition are compared, with the higher seed going to the team that has won the most games against the other.
2. If head-to-head competition does not break the tie, the deadlock will be broken using the NCAA Evaluation Tool (N.E.T.), as published by the NCAA on the morning after the final regular-season MVC games (March 3, 2019). The team with the better N.E.T. rating will receive the higher seed.

[wusphlash]

Thanks

[The 'hut]

Typo on the bracket---Game Wednesday

[shockerfan]

Not much girth however.

No, but they are led by one of those 6'8" guys. A stat stuffer:

"The Paladins have won nine of their last 11 games and are led by 6-foot-8 senior Matt Rafferty, who leads the team with averages of 17.2 points, 9.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.5 steals. Guard Jordan Lyons also averages 16.1 points."

[WichitaStateGuy]

ESPN shows Tuesday

My tickets- and furman’s site- said Wednesday. They will have to modify a lot of stuff if Furman messed up.

[WuDrWu]

You're in row A? I'm in D. Section E1.

[1989]

ESPN shows Tuesday

It did say Tuesday. ESPN now says Wednesday

[Stickboy46]

South Florida to the CBI.

Along with West Virgina and DePaul.

[pie n eye]

Good. I got tired of hearing about how these other tournaments were beneath us. If the team wants to play good for them, I’ll be happy to watch more games. The KU/Creighton attitude was a bit much.

[shockerfanmas]

Yea, basketball is basketball. Any chance to extend the season is a good thing. I'm happy the Shox got an NIT bid, but I would have gladly taken the CBI also.

[WSUwatcher]

Good heavens -- West Virginia, at 14-20 and last in the Awesome 12-2? That's amazing.

[shockerfan]

Looks like 8 guys play 10+ mins per game
6 players score 7.7ppg+ (3 in double figures)
Rafferty does bulk of their rebounding. Only 1 other player has more than 5rpg
Guards not as pesky as I thought. They get 8.8 per game. But Rafferty gets more than twice the amount of steals as anyone else.
Lyons takes bulk of the 3 pointers. But only averages 34%
Another guard, Hunter, takes the 2nd most and is 37%

[shockerfan]

For comparison:

WSU has:

8 current players playing over 10mpg
6 players scoring 6.3ppg+
3 players averaging 5.0rbp+ (JE leads with 5.8)
only 4.8 steals per game (MM leads with 1.1)
MM with most 3pt attempts (34.7%)
SHJ 2nd most 3pt attempts (30.3%)
Stevenson 3rd 3pt attempts (28.1%)
Dennis is rising with attempts and is 4th (38.6%)

Of course this was against tougher competition. So it doesnt really tell us a ton LMAO

[WuDrWu]

Well that sucks some....from ESPNU to 3 on Wednesday. I think because Furman said they couldn't play Tuesday (home baseball game).

[FlyingWheat]

Only bad for those who have cable. For the cheap guys like me, this is a win!

[WSUwatcher]

Home baseball game, my rear -- they should have moved the game to CKA!

[Steeleshocker]

Why does a home baseball game affect the basketball arena availability? Just wanting to avoid poaching their own fans?