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MWC basketball: Coaches claim MWC never better
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First | 5:14 a.m. Oct. 15, 2008
Go BYU!
Ncaa Tournament Wins | 8:05 a.m. Oct. 15, 2008
Go Utes!
NBA c areer | 9:17 a.m. Oct. 15, 2008
Now which NBA team is Plaistaid playing for?
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Develop-Mental league | 10:19 a.m. Oct. 15, 2008
NBAcareer asked:
Now which NBA team is Plaistaid playing for?
When will these guys learn to stay in school unless they have a shot at a top 5 draft position...
Unsighned by the pistons I believe?
He should still be at the Y
Now which NBA team is Plaistaid playing for?
When will these guys learn to stay in school unless they have a shot at a top 5 draft position...
Unsighned by the pistons I believe?
He should still be at the Y
UNLV | 10:35 a.m. Oct. 15, 2008
You are are playing for 2nd place
The same one | 10:56 a.m. Oct. 15, 2008
Neville will be playing for!
GO YEWTS!!!! | 10:57 a.m. Oct. 15, 2008
NCAA Tournament?? We hope we can make it to the NIT!
Um.... | 10:58 a.m. Oct. 15, 2008
don't they always say this is the best year? It's all PR, the WAC is
a superior conference with better teams, better players, and better coaching.
Football may be the MWC's calling card, but their basketball is second
rate.
Plaistaid | 11:02 a.m. Oct. 15, 2008
Last I heard he had been asked to go and play in Europe for a year, but I am not
sure where I heard that.
FDNMAN | 11:09 a.m. Oct. 15, 2008
Plaisted was drafted by the Pistons and sent to the developmental league in
Europe...he knew that when they drafted him.
He had graduated and he and his wife had no desire to continue the college life.
I wish him luck.
He had graduated and he and his wife had no desire to continue the college life.
I wish him luck.
Re: UNLV | 11:33 a.m. Oct. 15, 2008
Someone's not getting enough love at home. I mean, who peruses a Salt Lake
paper waiting for any mention at all about UNLV so he can post some lame
comment? Sad. Sad indeed.
Re: UNLV | 11:33 a.m. Oct. 15, 2008
Yeah, we'll see about that. Don't get me wrong, the Rebels have a
strong team, but games are played on the hardwood and not on paper.
Idahoan | 12:02 p.m. Oct. 15, 2008
The WAC better in basketball? Any one else care to opine?
WAC vs. Mountain West | 12:07 p.m. Oct. 15, 2008
To the gentleman who called the WAC a "superior conference": Keep
telling yourself that buddy. Look at the head to head records of the Mountain
West vs. the WAC in recent years before you comment. Also, the WAC will be
lucky to win two games against its Mountain West foes this year. The WAC is a
one bid league. The Mountain West will get four teams into the NCAA Tournament
and regularly gets three. Before you make comments, do some research. You have
no argument and you are just another ignorant fan of a second rate conference
who wishes his team was in the Mountain West Conference.
2 things | 12:16 p.m. Oct. 15, 2008
I'm looking to the Cougars to actually win in the postseason.
The need to move the tourny. Rotate it through the schools or something but get it out of Vegas.
The need to move the tourny. Rotate it through the schools or something but get it out of Vegas.
Re: FDNMAN | 12:50 p.m. Oct. 15, 2008
Uhh...correction...Plaisted was drafted by the then Seattle Supersonics (now the
Oklahoma City Thunder) and then traded to the Pistons. He's playing in
Italy but the Pistons still retain his rights for two years. It's been
reported that for him to make it in the NBA he needs to improve his jump shot
and face-up game.
UNLV | 2:57 p.m. Oct. 15, 2008
Superior at every position. Our defense is like none other in the league. Now
we have a 7 foot shot blocker in the middle. No chance for anyone else to win
the conference.
UNLV | 2:58 p.m. Oct. 15, 2008
OH I didn't know that BYU was located in Salt Lake City. Thanks for the
knew info.
UNLV | 3:04 p.m. Oct. 15, 2008
We wish Plaisted would have stayed another year. Joe Darger at 6' 6"
had no problem shutting him down. Plaisted was the best player on our team.
Sorry to see him go.
WAC superior | 3:06 p.m. Oct. 15, 2008
yes the WAC is a superior conference, Utah State will beat both Utah and BYU so
are you telling me nobody else will beat a mighty mtn west team? LOL, good one.
The WAC teams who make the tourney regulary show much better than the overrated
teams from the mtn. west, do some research, look it up, and then when you
actually figure out the math (unless you graduated from the U, then have your
work friend at the gas station help you) you'll see the winning % of WAC
teams is higher. The mtn. west gets the press which is the only reason why they
send more teams to the NCAA, but regularly lose to WAC teams and always choke in
big games. You must be proud of yourself for pretending to have done research
and then called someone else out. Ignorance must be bliss eh buddy?
NIT for U | 3:22 p.m. Oct. 15, 2008
Nah, looks like another invite to NIT Jr. for the u again.
To: 2 things | 3:47 p.m. Oct. 15, 2008
If the tournament is all about money why would you move it out of Vegas? Tell
me somewhere else to play the tournament that would be as successful as it is in
Vegas? Denver worked out really well!! A great team learns to win on the road
in the weak MWC. Doesn't matter where the tournament is held. Great teams
find a way to win. Or are you just bitter that UNLV keeps beating you when it
counts? Maybe that's why you want the tournament moved? Lame reason.
Re WAC Superior | 4:02 p.m. Oct. 15, 2008
2008 Final RPI Ratings: (According to the NCAA website)
#20 - UNLV ---Mtn. West
#25 - BYU---Mtn. West
#73 - New Mexico---Mtn. West
#82 - Utah State---WAC
#86 - San Diego State---Mtn. West
#89 - Boise State---WAC
#93 - Utah---Mtn. west
#97 - Nevada---WAC
#142 - New Mexico State---WAC
#169 - Air Force---Mtn. West
#212 - TCU--Mtn. West
#240 - Wyoming--Mtn. West
#251 - San Jose St.--WAC
#254 - Fresno State--WAC
#273 - Colorado State--Mtn. West
#289 - Hawaii-WAC
#316 - Idaho-WAC
#331 - La Tech-WAC
#9 - Mtn. West Score:.5261
#20 - Western Athletic Score:.4813
You are just not bright. Your team beats a few teams and your league is better - stupid aggie thinking. I am glad you are earning a valuable education.
#20 - UNLV ---Mtn. West
#25 - BYU---Mtn. West
#73 - New Mexico---Mtn. West
#82 - Utah State---WAC
#86 - San Diego State---Mtn. West
#89 - Boise State---WAC
#93 - Utah---Mtn. west
#97 - Nevada---WAC
#142 - New Mexico State---WAC
#169 - Air Force---Mtn. West
#212 - TCU--Mtn. West
#240 - Wyoming--Mtn. West
#251 - San Jose St.--WAC
#254 - Fresno State--WAC
#273 - Colorado State--Mtn. West
#289 - Hawaii-WAC
#316 - Idaho-WAC
#331 - La Tech-WAC
#9 - Mtn. West Score:.5261
#20 - Western Athletic Score:.4813
You are just not bright. Your team beats a few teams and your league is better - stupid aggie thinking. I am glad you are earning a valuable education.
Numbers? | 5:13 p.m. Oct. 15, 2008
Look at RPIs, scoring averages, and records...but what really matters is post
season success. Frankly, the MWC hasn't had much of it in its existence.
The Utes' run to the Final Four was during the year before the MWC
formation and since then only twice have teams from the conference hit the Sweet
16 (Utah and UNLV) and none have gone farther. This conference is fairly weak in
basketball. The WAC isn't any better.
WAC Sucks | 5:56 p.m. Oct. 15, 2008
Wyoming should play in the WAC.
To: Numbers | 6:01 p.m. Oct. 15, 2008
If the MWC got better seeding then they would do better in the tournament. Last
year UNLV plays Kansas in the 2nd round. Not a good draw. If you get less than
a 6th seed, no chance of going very far. The problem is the MWC needs to go out
in the world and beat good teams early in the year like Ganzaga does. They will
play anyone on their home court. Tell BYU, Utah and UNLV starts taking chances
on the road they will never get good seedings.
Re WAC Superior | 10:16 p.m. Oct. 15, 2008
My good friend. The WAC plays on ESPN, but by your rationale, the Mountain West
gets all the pub. Aren't you contradicting yourself? Let's look at
the numbers. Yes the Mountain West hasn't shown to well in the big dance,
thanks to byu's failures, but outside of Nevada 2004 no WAC team has won an
NCAA Tournament game, and that includes a 5 seed Nevada team that lost to a 12
seeded Montana in 2006. No Mountain West team has ever received higher than a 6
seed. Since 2005, the Mountain West has a record of 5-8 with the 2005 Utah team
advancing to the Sweet 16 and beating UTEP who was a member of the WAC at that
time, and as well as the 2007 UNLV team that advanced to the Sweet 16. The WAC
boasts a record of 2-7 with both wins coming from Nevada. Those are the facts
my friend. The truth hurts. Go back to Utah State and schedule somebody if you
want to compete with the big boys. Try to mix in an NCAA Tournament victory for
yourself as well. How is that for a U of U education?
Go Utes??? | 11:10 p.m. Oct. 15, 2008
to:Ncaa Tournament Wins | 8:05 a.m. Oct. 15, 2008
"Go Utes!"
Ncaa? Maybe if we could get out of the BCI into the NIT this year.
Baby steps, little bro.
"Go Utes!"
Ncaa? Maybe if we could get out of the BCI into the NIT this year.
Baby steps, little bro.
utah_man18 | 10:01 a.m. Oct. 20, 2008
"To: Numbers," I think you ought to check the Utes' schedule. If
Mr. Boylen can get his experienced team to play to their potential and win some
of these big games he has arranged, then the Utes will have plenty of national
attention to go along with their talent. I must say, Jim is looking to be the
shot in the arm that this basketball program needed after Majerus left (good
overall, but we experienced a few too many transition years with the post-Bogut
Giac teams).
4:02 | 10:29 p.m. Oct. 20, 2008
Did you really write a sentence saying, "you are just no bright"
That's hillarious! Rip on more people you're making me laugh.
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