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Penquin68:
I agree we didn't have a good night and the rebounding battle was lost by us and our shooting in large part was not good. But we played on Tuesday night till 9 or so. The players got home and the were up the next morning and got on a bus trip to Chicago ( I am fairly sure it was a bus trip). That is a long tiring trip even if it was a flight from Pittsburgh or Cleveland. Then play the next night. UIC stayed home through all of this and was just fresher in my opinion. Should have played on Friday to be more fair.
mudclods:
--- Quote from: Penquin68 on March 06, 2020, 12:10:03 PM ---I agree we didn't have a good night and the rebounding battle was lost by us and our shooting in large part was not good. But we played on Tuesday night till 9 or so. The players got home and the were up the next morning and got on a bus trip to Chicago ( I am fairly sure it was a bus trip). That is a long tiring trip even if it was a flight from Pittsburgh or Cleveland. Then play the next night. UIC stayed home through all of this and was just fresher in my opinion. Should have played on Friday to be more fair.
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I was thinking this as well. While the game not being played at UIC was somewhat of a benefit to YSU, like you said playing 2 days later on the road was going to be tough. It definitely would have made more sense to be played on Friday as that would have still given 3 days before Monday's semi-finals. Was difficult for Oakland too to turn around and play 2 days later at Green Bay against a team that got a bye because of Detroit being ineligible.
And not just because it was YSU in this case, but I've always wished the 2nd tiebreaker would be overall record rather than against the highest seeds.
With Fort Wayne coming into the league next year making for 11 teams, does this mean everyone plays 2 less non-conference games? And I wonder how the tournament will be set up? Will the lowest seed not make the tournament? Don't know if there's time for a play in game.
Wick250:
I don't know what the league will do next year, but I hate this current format. Just take the top 8 teams. Have seeds 1-4 host the quarterfinals about four days before the semis. If the #1 and #2 seeds can't beat #7 and #8 on their home courts, too bad.
YsuPride:
Any chance of YSU making one of those tournaments like CIT or others????
ytownchief22:
--- Quote from: YsuPride on March 07, 2020, 12:20:15 PM ---Any chance of YSU making one of those tournaments like CIT or others????
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I've heard they should be in the CIT and could host the 1st the game.
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