Validation that St Louis is going to be awesome

[real fan]

Finally JL had WE front his man instead of playing their back. With his jumping ability it makes it real hard for the opposing team to get the ball inside. I'd expect WE to front Lawson the next time around instead of letting him post up. That is why I believe we should beat them next time we match up! We can do the same against ISU red!

Lawson had a nice game against us but we lost because they made too many 3 point shots that they usually don"t make or haven"t made most of the season.

[SFP]

Lawson had a nice game against us but we lost because they made too many 3 point shots that they usually don"t make or haven"t made most of the season.

Open 3 or a closed out 3 are two different things. If they can't pound the ball in and if we keep WE in the game more because Lawson is not touching the ball we are a much better team. Our guards then can play their guy straight up and play better perimeter D.

[houstontxbrave]

Lawson had a nice game against us but we lost because they made too many 3 point shots that they usually don"t make or haven"t made most of the season.

Seems to have been a theme/trend with teams versus Bradley this season. Until we get an answer to the Lawsons of the world, we are going to have difficulties with anyone who has size at the 5, regardless of who is the rest of the team.

And remember good interior scoring/presence often leads to better shooters on the perimeter.

[Double D]

Believe me I understand the "matchup" angle here as it relates to who we play and our odds of advancing. The bigger issue is how well we are playing. If somehow we finish strong enough to finish 3rd (longshot I know) the odds go WAY up of us actually having a chance to win the tournament. Look at the results by seed below per the MVC online press guide:

Tournament Titles, By Seed
1 -- 12 (last : UNI in 2009)
5 in St. Louis
2 -- 13 (last: Creighton in 2007)
7 in St. Louis
3 -- 6 (last: Creighton in 2005)
5 in St. Louis
4 -- 1 (Creighton in 2000)
5 -- 1 (Indiana State in 2001)

FWIW, of the 19 titles in St. Louis, 17 of them have been to seeds 1-3.

[BradleyBrave]

Believe me I understand the "matchup" angle here as it relates to who we play and our odds of advancing. The bigger issue is how well we are playing. If somehow we finish strong enough to finish 3rd (longshot I know) the odds go WAY up of us actually having a chance to win the tournament. Look at the results by seed below per the MVC online press guide:

Tournament Titles, By Seed
1 -- 12 (last : UNI in 2009)
5 in St. Louis
2 -- 13 (last: Creighton in 2007)
7 in St. Louis
3 -- 6 (last: Creighton in 2005)
5 in St. Louis
4 -- 1 (Creighton in 2000)
5 -- 1 (Indiana State in 2001)

FWIW, of the 19 titles in St. Louis, 17 of them have been to seeds 1-3.

And all 19 have not been Bradley!

[Double D]

We have finished 1st once and 2nd three times since moving to STL, and we have made the championship twice. If you only make the top three as many times your odd's obviously go way down. I guess the moral is you need to consistently be in the top 3 in the MVC and our wishes for tourney titles improve greatly.

[SaintLouBrave22]

Believe me I understand the "matchup" angle here as it relates to who we play and our odds of advancing. The bigger issue is how well we are playing. If somehow we finish strong enough to finish 3rd (longshot I know) the odds go WAY up of us actually having a chance to win the tournament. Look at the results by seed below per the MVC online press guide:

Tournament Titles, By Seed
1 -- 12 (last : UNI in 2009)
5 in St. Louis
2 -- 13 (last: Creighton in 2007)
7 in St. Louis
3 -- 6 (last: Creighton in 2005)
5 in St. Louis
4 -- 1 (Creighton in 2000)
5 -- 1 (Indiana State in 2001)
FWIW, of the 19 titles in St. Louis, 17 of them have been to seeds 1-
3.

if I recall correctly too, only once has the 835 pm 3/6 winner won the whole thing in STL