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Topic: Official MAC Tournament Quarterfinals Thread: Ball St.
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Victory
3/9/2023 9:16 AM
This puts us at 11:1 which is realistic. Kent and Toledo should have about the same odds. I think that the only real reason to favor Kent is if you believe Toledo choking is a real thing and not a statistical anomaly. Toledo gets the winner of OUr game (if they beat Miami) and that is a pretty big advantage over Akron. I'm a little surprised Pomeroy gives an edge to Kent here.
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GraffZ06
3/9/2023 10:32 AM
I agree Toledo will have an easier path to finals, and are hottest team right now. But the reason I, personally, still favor Kent is simple. Defense.

3rd game in 3 days produces tired legs and sluggish offenses. Defense travels even when your jumper doesn't. It's why defense (and rebounding) wins so much come tournament time (and a big reason Groce has so much March success).

Kent has the best team defense and best individual defender in the league.
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Andrew Ruck
3/9/2023 11:24 AM
I do wonder if this game is playing for a consolation CBI like tourney invite, the winner getting an invite and the loser's season being over. Although Ball St has already hit 20 wins, maybe they get one regardless.
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bobcatsquared
3/9/2023 12:11 PM
Would love to see DWIII get stretches of court time longer than 3-4 minutes.

Anderson Mirambeuax just played the first 6:42 of the second half of the first quarterfinal game. Just saying.
Last Edited: 3/9/2023 12:21:42 PM by bobcatsquared
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Victory
3/9/2023 12:16 PM
Andrew Ruck wrote:expand_more
I do wonder if this game is playing for a consolation CBI like tourney invite, the winner getting an invite and the loser's season being over. Although Ball St has already hit 20 wins, maybe they get one regardless.
I think that Ball State will get an invite even if they lose. What these tournaments do is unpredictable though. The NIT didn't claim to be based only on merit until 10 or 15 years ago. They lesser tournaments, as far as I know, still don't. But bids are also turned down fairly often. Sometimes they have to dip pretty far down the would be order.

FWIW, we are a 1 point favorite again. Vegas is confident that the line should be almost exactly zero but not a all confident who, if anyone, should be the tiny favorite.
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FearLeon
3/9/2023 12:43 PM
bobcatsquared wrote:expand_more
Would love to see DWIII get stretches of court time longer than 3-4 minutes.

Anderson Mirambeuax just played the first 6:42 of the second half of the first quarterfinal game. Just saying.
Yup....you have to go with DW3 as long as you can. Shorten the bench. I said it earlier in this thread. This is March not November.
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FearLeon
3/9/2023 1:42 PM
FearLeon wrote:expand_more
Well ladies and gentleman here we go.
Second week of March is when Bobcat legends are born.
Protect the ball.
Shorten the bench.
Make free throws.
Compete.
Survive and advance.
Pretty much worst case scenario first four minutes. Boals needs to shorten the bench in March and The Whiz comes in and predictably gets called for a moving screen.

Tough start.
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shabamon
3/9/2023 1:55 PM
Getting a whole lot from Elmore on D and Devon on O.
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FearLeon
3/9/2023 1:55 PM
Longest stretch all year that we have seen AJB and Elmore on the court at the same time. Great to see.
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shabamon
3/9/2023 2:05 PM
All of our guards look awesome.
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Buckeye to Bobcat
3/9/2023 2:08 PM
"Ball State is in a free-fall by this Ohio Assault!"

That's a nice way of putting it. Keep it up!
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OhioCatFan
3/9/2023 2:10 PM
FearLeon wrote:expand_more
Well ladies and gentleman here we go.
Second week of March is when Bobcat legends are born.
Protect the ball.
Shorten the bench.
Make free throws.
Compete.
Survive and advance.
Pretty much worst case scenario first four minutes. Boals needs to shorten the bench in March and The Whiz comes in and predictably gets called for a moving screen.

Tough start.
Please give Gabe credit for that beautiful assist to AJB for a 3. He also has a rebound or two and block out so that a teammate could get a rebound in another case. He's improving.
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OhioCatFan
3/9/2023 2:13 PM
Best half of basketball we've played all year. I'm glad that I was wrong in my predictions that OHIO would be one and down in the MAC tournament. Go OHIO!
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GraffZ06
3/9/2023 2:17 PM
Amazing half so far but this thing isn't over. Far from it.
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Cats5
3/9/2023 2:17 PM
Well damn
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AlumDadDad
3/9/2023 2:18 PM
From the start of this game, Brown looks like he's channeling DJ Cooper...freshman March hero?

Keep it going!
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FJC31
3/9/2023 2:18 PM
Damn. That is all.
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FearLeon
3/9/2023 2:20 PM
OhioCatFan wrote:expand_more
Well ladies and gentleman here we go.
Second week of March is when Bobcat legends are born.
Protect the ball.
Shorten the bench.
Make free throws.
Compete.
Survive and advance.
Pretty much worst case scenario first four minutes. Boals needs to shorten the bench in March and The Whiz comes in and predictably gets called for a moving screen.

Tough start.
Please give Gabe credit for that beautiful assist to AJB for a 3. He also has a rebound or two and block out so that a teammate could get a rebound in another case. He's improving.
+1

Now let’s eliminate the moving screen from his arsenal.
Let’s go Bobcats!
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RSBobcat
3/9/2023 2:27 PM
Wow - Just Wow H1!
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GraffZ06
3/9/2023 2:32 PM
Ball St is too good a team. They will make a run this half.

Also we won't shoot as well as we did the first half.

I won't be shocked when this thing is back to single digits.

Now the X factor is if we keep defending like we did in the first half. If we do that and keep this thing 20+ for the first 10 minutes then we're golden.
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shabamon
3/9/2023 2:42 PM
Take a drink every time Reghi gets a name wrong.
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Rollie Merriman
3/9/2023 2:44 PM
Game of the year!
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KC Bobcat
3/9/2023 2:53 PM
shabamon wrote:expand_more
Take a drink every time Reghi gets a name wrong.
I’m drunk.
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Buckeye to Bobcat
3/9/2023 2:57 PM
KC Bobcat wrote:expand_more
Take a drink every time Reghi gets a name wrong.
I’m drunk.
Hammered.
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GraffZ06
3/9/2023 3:01 PM
GraffZ06 wrote:expand_more
Ball St is too good a team. They will make a run this half.

Also we won't shoot as well as we did the first half.

I won't be shocked when this thing is back to single digits.

Now the X factor is if we keep defending like we did in the first half. If we do that and keep this thing 20+ for the first 10 minutes then we're golden.
This aged well.

Nevermind. AJ Brown may never miss again.

Edit to say - really impressed with DeVon Baker's midrange game today in addition to Elmore James.

If we're going to get 20 from AJB, and 12 each from Baker and EJ4, we're going to be a handful.
Last Edited: 3/9/2023 3:02:50 PM by GraffZ06
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