Re: the advantage of overscheduling

Posted by nineralum on 7/2/2009, 11:55 pm, in reply to "Re: the advantage of overscheduling"
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Exactly!! The players are not dumb. They know that they are going into these games as underdogs with very low expectations; and losing to teams like Kentucky or Duke on their home floors would not, I believe, affect the way that our team would approach a UCSB or a CSF later in the year. A loss to Kentucky is a far more valuable element to the overall program than a win over Occidental or CSUDH. We are actually seeing the upgrading of the MBB program that we expected when Monson was hired; far better recruits, better schedule and higher quality play. Most of us thought it would take a few years to recover from a hole that was dug over a 10 years period, but now the fun is beginning. --Previous Message-- : "Gotta remember, if you don't play em, : you can't beat em. This kind of schedule : says more about the direction of the program : and the intent of the coaching staff to : reach for the unexpected." : : Exactly. : : There's always risk involved if you shoot : for the stars. If we are blown out of every : one of those games, the risk is that the : confidence of the players will be in the : dumpster. But, I'm sure the coaches know : that and will do their best to mitigate it. : If the players can keep their mindset : steeped in reality, or if they can actually : win a couple of those games, then it can : only help. Remember, all of those games : will give them valuable experience playing : top competition on the road. If they can : win conference and qualify for the NCAA : tournament, none of those games will be at : home. The experience of playing that kind : of competition in a hostile environment will : be invaluable. : : What are those old sayings? : : "What doesn't destroy you, makes you : stronger." : : and... : : "Nothing ventured, nothing : gained." : : : --Previous Message-- : Gotta remember, if you don't play em, you : can't beat em. This kind of schedule says : more about the direction of the program and : the intent of the coaching staff to reach : for the unexpected. Its always scary to : play a tough road schedule, especially early : on, but it does show that we are on the : upswing. When Seth scheduled Kansas, there, : most people thought he was nuts, but we were : the talk of college basketball for a couple : of weeks after we blew them out on their : home floor. : : --Previous Message-- : We'd probably have to win 1-2 of the games : against the heavyweights for it to have that : type of impact. Of all my years of following : this team, this is definitely the most : ambitious schedule without a doubt. That : Kentucky game is icing on the cake! : : --Previous Message-- : This just passed either of Tex's first 2 : seasons schedules at LB. : : Will this lead to a top 100 national recruit : eventually coming here straight from HS? : Most recent one was Lucious Harris? : : --Previous Message-- : : : : : : http://www.longbeachstate.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/lbst/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10MBKProspectus : : It's not engraved in stone yet, but you can : find the schedule on the men's basketball : page of the athletic site. : : --Previous Message-- : That is a ball buster non-conference : schedule. : : I'm sure Calipari will want to do a : home-and-home!!! Just make sure he's around : after all the Derrick Rose et al stuff flows : out of Memphis. Not sure which is slicker, : all the goo in his hair or his recruiting. : He might end up pulling a Floyd. : : --Previous Message-- : While a loss is a loss, playing Duke, Texas, : and Kentucky on TV helps in a couple ways. : One is that, when recruiting, we can tell : recruits we are planning to play against the : top teams in the country, where they can : showcase their talents on a National scale. : The second is, of course the possibility : that we win a game or two. While unlikely, : we have a talented squad who showed last : season they can play well in tough venues. : Further, the media generally likes Monson : and the exposure on National TV means more : recruits get a chance to find out about us. : As noted above it helps pay the bills too. : And lastly, if we win the BW and dance in : March the kids are less likely to be : overawed because they are playing a tough : team in a bright spotlight. : : --Previous Message-- : For it to be an rpi help, you gotta win one : of : these. Losing is losing, the computer : doesn't give points for making it close. : : Fine line between strong schedule and over : scheduling. : : Just a point.... too bad all on the road. : PRobably very good for the budget though : which given the morons in Sacramento is a : very good idea this year! : : --Previous Message-- : Awesome! Let's just hope we can make it a : competitive game. If we even stay close, it : could be a huge boost in our RPI rankings : because we will have one of the toughest : schedules in the NCAA. : : --Previous Message-- : just got word that we got an away game with : KENTUCKY in December, and it will be : televised on ESPN : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

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