GU vs Saint Mary's - Predictions/Thoughts/What you do hope to see

[rennis]

Zags 78
SMC 64

[MJ777]

Zags 75-73.

[Kiddwell]

West Coast Showdown , a poem
<ahem>
There once was a team named "Saint Mary's,"
(This game ofttimes close, ofttimes scary,)
The team near The Bay,
Can sure hit its treys,
A worthy and fit Adversary.

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One Seed - 88
Nine Seed - 71




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[ProVeeZag]

West Coast Showdown , a poem
<ahem>
There once was a team named "Saint Mary's,"
(This game ofttimes close, ofttimes scary,)
The team near The Bay,
Can sure hit its treys,
A worthy and fit Adversary.

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One Seed - 88
Nine Seed - 71




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Nice work Kiddwell! I picked Zags by 12 pts.

[ZagsObserver]

Zags 88
SMC 65

[23dpg]

Bad feeling about this one.

SMC 74
Zags 71

Hope I’m wrong. Feel free to crush me if I am.

[RenoZag]

Gaels 83
Zags 80

[spike_jr]

81-76 GU. A 90%+ Tillie is what I hope to see

[Bogozags]

Gaels 83
Zags 80

Curious about your thought process...what R UR concerns?

[GrizZAG]

If the Zags could ever learn to defend the three ball, tonight would be a great start. Oh yes, and without committing fouls doing so. Not holding my breath. The Wooly D will have to be up to snuff and Kispert and crew must match their 3 ball attack. This one could go either way but these Zags are so balanced I think they win as they have been.
81-72 Zags

[Reborn]

It's 6:16 and counting. I'm gettin ready. Just 44 more minutes. This is going to be so much fun. This should be the best game since we played Arizona. Arizona is also a very hard place to play and win. Maybe even tougher than @St Marys. I was impressed the way the Zags played against Arizona. In fact i was pretty surprised. That was the game that I came to believe in the Zags. I haven't stopped since then. Zags will take this one too.

Go Zags!!!

[TexasZagFan]

It's 6:16 and counting. I'm gettin ready. Just 44 more minutes. This is going to be so much fun. This should be the best game since we played Arizona. Arizona is also a very hard place to play and win. Maybe even tougher than @St Marys. I was impressed the way the Zags played against Arizona. In fact i was pretty surprised. That was the game that I came to believe in the Zags. I haven't stopped since then. Zags will take this one too.

Go Zags!!!

I'm ready to roll...my son solved the issue with the Uverse router last night, there was some sort of conflict that kept the wireless signal from getting through. The dog is resting comfortably at my feet, and I'll be popping a Warsteiner Pils in a few minutes.

The Baylor and Duke games had me fired up for awhile, I was hoping for a couple of upsets. Cole Anthony is obviously a great prospect, but he played like a freshman tonight.

[RenoZag]

Curious about your thought process...what R UR concerns?

My concerns include:

Zags have struggled vs. good three point shooting teams
Each season they have a conference game where they turn into bakers producing more turnovers than Pepperidge Farms. Concerned this might be the night
I don't think they can stop Fitts. Wooly and Admon may be able to cancel out Ford's scoring. Not counting on CK to do the same w/ Fitts
Zebras haven't killed GU this year. Like the turnover comment above, this might be the night.

Maybe I'm giving the Gaels too much respect. . .They're a very good well-coached squad.

I hope the Zags win. I don't expect them to, hence the close score prediction giving a slight edge to SMC. Thanks for asking

[23dpg]

Bad feeling about this one.

SMC 74
Zags 71

Hope I’m wrong. Feel free to crush me if I am.

I’ll do it myself. What a dumbass.
99% of the time I hate being wrong. This is the 1%.

[RenoZag]

I don't mind being wrong tonight, 23dpg.

It happens. The other night I gave krozman a good laugh when I listed the same player twice in the BZ Bulldog thread. . .

It's all good. The enjoyment I get from following the Zags (and college hoops) is worth it.

[Nevada Don]

GREAT game guys. Congratulations !!!!!

[Hoopaholic]

My concerns include:

Zags have struggled vs. good three point shooting teams
Each season they have a conference game where they turn into bakers producing more turnovers than Pepperidge Farms. Concerned this might be the night
I don't think they can stop Fitts. Wooly and Admon may be able to cancel out Ford's scoring. Not counting on CK to do the same w/ Fitts
Zebras haven't killed GU this year. Like the turnover comment above, this might be the night.

Maybe I'm giving the Gaels too much respect. . .They're a very good well-coached squad.

I hope the Zags win. I don't expect them to, hence the close score prediction giving a slight edge to SMC. Thanks for asking

which team this year that is suppose to be good 3 point shooting team scorched us?
USF nope
BYU nope
SMC nope

and those are three of the best in the nation

[willandi]

I’ll do it myself. What a dumbass.
99% of the time I hate being wrong. This is the 1%.

I wouldn't worry too much. My Dad used to tell me that it is 99.9% of the attorneys that give the rest a bad name. You still have .009 to go!

[HenneZag]

I didn't see that coming. Great team win. Ayayi looks like he is in a bit of a slump, but a few others are stepping up in a big way.

[JPtheBeasta]

SMC will slow tempo, stretch the floor and ask Jordan Ford to go to work. This will probably be a tough game to watch for me because SMC is very good at getting the shots they want, and this Zag team has been particularly bad about letting that happen. I’d guess we’re going to see a lot of pick and role involving Petrusev. I’m hoping the last few games were a sign of boredom, because they answered the call against BYU, and they will need a good effort tonight.

Well... I think I got the punctuation in all of the correct places, at least. I'm happy to be wrong on so much tonight. The Zags looked really good-- so good that some other team will probably jump them in the rankings.

[sittingon50]

GREAT game guys. Congratulations !!!!!

Thanks Don. Unexpected.

[JPtheBeasta]

Thanks Don. Unexpected.

+1. I didn't see Don's post the first time around. This reminded me of Maui, when Michigan had everything going and the Zags didn't.

[sittingon50]

+1. I didn't see Don's post the first time around. This reminded me of Maui, when Michigan had everything going and the Zags didn't.

Good take JP.

[Mr Vulture]

BLOW OUT CITY!!

Zags - 88
Gaels - 63

I gave the Gaels too much respect by over projecting them.


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[WallaWallaZag]

+1. I didn't see Don's post the first time around. This reminded me of Maui, when Michigan had everything going and the Zags didn't.

bahamas, but yeah...not a good look for the wcc or the zags though. smc laying an egg just reinforces what all the uneducated out there think about the conference. the announcers got it right...almost a no-win situation for the zags.