Schedule Changes

[Lawrence Shocker]

Better to have USF at home (Q4) instead of @Temple (Q3), IMO. Neither win helps the resume, so I'll take the easier win to help make sure we're 2-0 coming into the conference tourney.

[Wuzee]

Take care of business; hang a damn banner.

Here's your possible finishes chart. All three teams have paths to the AAC regular season title. We're the only ones that don't need help. USF in process to finish up with Houston, Memphis and WSU. Not friendly.

1. WSU -- (@TLN / USF)
2-0 .846
1-1 .769
0-2 .692

2. Houston -- (MEM)
1-0 .823
0-1 .764

3.Memphis -- (@USF / @HOU)
2-0 .800
1-1 .733
0-2 .666

[Shockm]

Not a gimme but a whole lot tougher if they get Yetna (6’11) and Durr ( 7’0) back from injury. USF out rebounded us by 11 Rebounds at Tampa.

[shocktown]

It's a Q4 game ... But it's a game to keep some momentum going.

That said a loss in either of the two games remaining would kill the AAC title hopes and our tourney hopes.

Right, losses to either would validate not being AAC title holder as well. We are kind of doing it Tulsa style of 2020 where they shared regular season title by way of playing the weakest schedule in the conference last season.

So if the Shocks take care of business this week they have earned the #1 seed and no one can take that away.

[pie n eye]

Good deal, glad we can get two more games in this week (knock on wood) even if neither will help our NCAA chances.

Although, maybe that’s not 100% true. If we somehow find a way to beat both of them by 20 maybe our predictive metrics will get a small boost.

Most important it gives the guys some motivation and some games before the conference tourney.

[Shockm]

Good deal, glad we can get two more games in this week (knock on wood) even if neither will help our NCAA chances.

Although, maybe that’s not 100% true. If we somehow find a way to beat both of them by 20 maybe our predictive metrics will get a small boost.

Most important it gives the guys some motivation and some games before the conference tourney.

Maybe really smart or maybe really dumb.

[Maizerunner08]

I understand wanting the game this weekend so we don’t have another long layoff. I’m not buying it’ll help our metrics one bit though...unless we blow the doors off both teams.

[Stickboy46]

Doesn't USF still have a couple of guys out due to injury?

Yetna and Durr were out the last game. We will see when they play Memphis tonight if either of them are better.

[apkbaum]

Glad the seniors are getting one last game at home to celebrate them!

[Shock Top]

If WSU can’t beat both teams, then they won’t have earned the title.

Champions need to be able to both close and be able to beat weaker teams.

[ShockerFever]

I understand wanting the game this weekend so we don’t have another long layoff. I’m not buying it’ll help our metrics one bit though...unless we blow the doors off both teams.

Which we’ll unlikely do.

[Shockm]

If WSU can’t beat both teams, then they won’t have earned the title.

Champions need to be able to both close and be able to beat weaker teams.

On a Covid year like this one, I’d take a banner anyone we can get one. Sometimes we need a little good fortune. Maybe we will earn it anyway.

[AZ Shocker]

A couple more wins in the win column no matter which AAC opponent will improve the "optics" in this crazy-ass year. 11-2 in conference will look better than 9-2. Glad we got a couple more games! Now let's go win 'em!!!!

[Walker]

I still don't understand why out of all of the games we had cancelled, this is the one that gets rescheduled. It's not just about us, it seems like the conference is shooting itself in the foot with this blunder.

[Aargh]

If the AAC schedules WSU/Memphis and WSU loses (lost by 20 earlier), WSU is out, and Memphis is likely still out. Give WSU 2 W's as a warmup for the conference tournament and WSU moves up in the bubble and gets more votes in polls.

4-1 the rest of the season, and WSU is an NCAA lock. Giving the Shox a difficult game after a lengthy layoff is a high risk/low reward move. A W over Memphis instead of USF would be unlikely to affect anythig more than about 1 seed line.