"Dave Reynolds’ view of the Missouri Valley" by The Peoria Journal Star

[WuShock Reaper]

Early Preseason picks by Dave Reynolds of the Peoria Journal Star

http://www.pjstar.com/sports/x1260492996/Dave-Reynolds-view-of-the-Missouri-Valley

[wufan]

Very superficial review.

[1979Shocker]

Early Preseason picks by Dave Reynolds of the Peoria Journal Star

http://www.pjstar.com/sports/x126049...issouri-Valley

Did we really lose all five starters?

[choida]

its a fair assessment, didn't mention FVV, but overall a good read

[1972Shocker]

Did we really lose all five starters?

Technically 4 I suppose (Stuts, Murry, Ragland and Smith) but Kyles was also a key player off the bench. Still his point is valid. We lose a lot and the common denominator of the teams he ranked ahead of us was that they return a lot and didn't lose much.

I think his assessment was very reasonable at this point in time.

[SpanglerFan316]

I think his assessment was very reasonable at this point in time.

I agree. However CU was picked first last year while WSU was the season champion; it would have been nice if he had noted this. My guess is that WSU may have some struggles in the OOC schedule (which might or might not result in loses) which will help the team mature and come out strong in conference play. I am not predicting another MVC title but I would not be completely surprised if this occurs, given the level of talent which APPEARS to be joining the team.

[pogo]

I agree. However CU was picked first last year while WSU was the season champion; it would have been nice if he had noted this. My guess is that WSU may have some struggles in the OOC schedule (which might or might not result in loses) which will help the team mature and come out strong in conference play. I am not predicting another MVC title but I would not be completely surprised if this occurs, given the level of talent which APPEARS to be joining the team.

Your prediction would be correct if we had competent coaching and some proven D 1 talent. But, alas we are stuck with 3G and a bunch of potential. Bwahaha

[ShockTalk]

its a fair assessment, didn't mention FVV, but overall a good read

He didn't need to. Everyone in Peoria already knows who FVV is and where is going to be playing.

[wufan]

Notibly left out was Malcolm Armstead.

[pie n eye]

These rankings make sense to me. CU and ILST have to be the favs based on returning players. UNI is a proven winner over the last 10 years. WSU is the wild card depending on a bunch of new and unproven players but has enough returning from a Valley championship team to warrant a top 3 or 4 prediction. The rest is a bit of a crapshoot.

I'm interested to see what MSU looks like post Weems. For the sake of the Valley I hope they don't step back much.

The sooner SIU and Bradley can return to some prominence the better for the Valley.

[pinstripers]

Exactly.

[45otseoj]

He didn't need to. Everyone in Peoria already knows who FVV is and where is going to be playing.

Not exactly true. FVV didn't do much in Peoria.

[ShockTalk]

Not exactly true. FVV didn't do much in Peoria.

Yup, you're right @45otseoj:. He had an usual amount of turnovers. Of course he did lead the tourney with 40 points, 10 assists, and 7 steals, tied for 1st in blocked shots with 4, and was 4th in rebounding with 15 all this as a 6' PG. I guess he did also lead his under-sized team with no main player over 6' to a 3rd place finish without their injuried 6'2"#1 rebounder and #4 scorer. Oh, and he finished 2nd among the 4A boys in the 3 pt shootout. But you're right, FVV didn't do much. And of course, no one in Peoria would know that he was 1st team 4A All-State.

[another shocker]

Yup, you're right @45otseoj:. He had an usual amount of turnovers. Of course he did lead the tourney with 40 points, 10 assists, and 7 steals, tied for 1st in blocked shots with 4, and was 4th in rebounding with 15 all this as a 6' PG. I guess he did also lead his under-sized team with no main player over 6' to a 3rd place finish without their injuried 6'2"#1 rebounder and #4 scorer. Oh, and he finished 2nd among the 4A boys in the 3 pt shootout. But you're right, FVV didn't do much. And of course, no one in Peoria would know that he was 1st team 4A All-State.

Impressive.

[SpanglerFan316]

Not exactly true. FVV didn't do much in Peoria.

Was this a "tongue-in-cheek" comment?