Around The Valley-2020/2021 Edition
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We are one of the four MUST SEE games, in the race to the MVC Championship this year! Our lack of size. is probably the #1 category, that's going to break us. Still, going to be a fun season to watch though!!
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4 games to watch in a loaded Missouri Valley Conference
Northern Iowa, Loyola, and Bradley should all contend at the top of the league
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Sycamorefan96
The All-MVC Level
If there's a season I think we will finish around 5th. Here's my picks as of today.
1 Loyola
2 UNI
3 Bradley
4 S Illinois
5 ISU
6 Missouri St
7 Drake
8 Valpo
9 Illinois St
10 Evansville
1 Loyola
2 UNI
3 Bradley
4 S Illinois
5 ISU
6 Missouri St
7 Drake
8 Valpo
9 Illinois St
10 Evansville
Lindy's Sports Annuals' picked us 4th...
1 Northern Iowa
2 Loyola
3 Bradley
4 Indiana State
5 Drake
6 Missouri St
7 Valpo
8 So. Illinois
9 Illinois St
10 Evansville
1 Northern Iowa
2 Loyola
3 Bradley
4 Indiana State
5 Drake
6 Missouri St
7 Valpo
8 So. Illinois
9 Illinois St
10 Evansville
Sycamorefan96
The All-MVC Level
Everyone has SIU low, but I just don't see it. I know they lost Benson (the center) and a couple others, but Domask and Jones (the freshmen guards) were their best players by far. Their guards should all be pretty strong and as long as they they found a decent big guy they should be fine. Then again I don't think the schools outside of everyone's top 3 (LUC, UNI, and BU) are going to be overly strong this upcoming season.
I don't have SIU in the bottom either.
1 Loyola - I only have Loyola here because of their willingness to play a tad more physical and dirty than Northern Iowa
2 Northern Iowa
3 Bradley - the only thing keeping them out of 1 or 2, can they close out all of their big games at HOME?
4 Southern Illinois
5 Indiana State - I'd have us in 4th and SIU 5th, but our abysmal record and bad luck with SIU speaks for itself
6 Missouri State - Ford can't deliver the goods, regardless of great he looks in a suit and tie.
7 Drake - the loss of Robbins to Minnesota was a killer
8 Valparaiso
9 Illinois State
10 Evansville - rebuilding until the 22nd Century arrives about 80+ years from now
Didn't SIU basically flip their entire team but Domask and Jones? Also, they only combined for like 20ppg so I can see the cause for concern.
They also didn’t really replace Benson (from what I understand, at least), so I would definitely expect them to take a step back.
We should be fighting with Bradley for 3rd.
Looks like I'm not the only person that has SIU finishing in top half...even the league is predicting that.
Key and LaRavia Named Preseason All-Missouri Valley Conference; Sycamores Picked Fourth in MVC Preseason Poll - Indiana State University Athletics
ST. LOUIS – Two returning standouts on the Indiana State men's basketball team received preseason recognition on Thursday as the Missouri Valley Conference announced its preseason teams and poll in advance of the 2020-21 season. The preseason poll and individual awards are decided by a voting...
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May be more of an indictment of how down the league appears to be. I'll be interested to see who steps up. Even with Domask averaging 25, they need at least four more guys at 10ppg to hit their scoring average from last year. We're going to find out just how good the Mullins Bros are this year.Looks like I'm not the only person that has SIU finishing in top half...even the league is predicting that.
Key and LaRavia Named Preseason All-Missouri Valley Conference; Sycamores Picked Fourth in MVC Preseason Poll - Indiana State University Athletics
ST. LOUIS – Two returning standouts on the Indiana State men's basketball team received preseason recognition on Thursday as the Missouri Valley Conference announced its preseason teams and poll in advance of the 2020-21 season. The preseason poll and individual awards are decided by a voting...