MinerInWisconsin
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UTEP to play in Wooden Legacy BB tourney next Thanksgiving.
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Thanksgiving tourney in Anaheim to include Xavier, Washington, Princeton, Western Mich, San Diego, San Jose St,Long Beach St, & UTEP!
Good exempt tournament but I'm not sure of the expected rpi of a couple of these teams.
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03-19-2014 12:34 PM |
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randaddyminer
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RE: UTEP to play in Wooden Legacy BB tourney next Thanksgiving.
hope we don't get stuck playing sjsu, they are not any good. Western Michigan is in the tourney this year, but they will lose their top 2 scorers who account for 50% of their points. The other 2 no names (san diego and long beach st) did okay this year and return pretty much all of their players.
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03-19-2014 12:48 PM |
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RE: UTEP to play in Wooden Legacy BB tourney next Thanksgiving.
This is a good tournament. I watch it every year during the break.
The other plus is that it's not in a gambling city. LOL
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03-19-2014 12:59 PM |
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monarchoptimist
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RE: UTEP to play in Wooden Legacy BB tourney next Thanksgiving.
Long Beach State was pretty good a few years ago they may be on their way back up. San Diego is playing the CIT this year so they could be on the rise as well.
Washington and Xavier are perennially solid teams.
Looks like a really good group to be a part of and winnable.
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03-19-2014 01:05 PM |
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wh49er
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RE: UTEP to play in Wooden Legacy BB tourney next Thanksgiving.
Solid field, wonder if USM is taking note?
(This post was last modified: 03-19-2014 01:12 PM by wh49er.)
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03-19-2014 01:12 PM |
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UTEPDallas
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RE: UTEP to play in Wooden Legacy BB tourney next Thanksgiving.
It's a winnable tournament, who knows how good Xavier and Washington will be.
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03-19-2014 02:20 PM |
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DxfanMiner
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RE: UTEP to play in Wooden Legacy BB tourney next Thanksgiving.
Good excuse to plan a Disneyland/UTEP Basketball trip in Anaheim.
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03-19-2014 02:38 PM |
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RE: UTEP to play in Wooden Legacy BB tourney next Thanksgiving.
I boycott Disney.Those Godless liberals. But I know, it belongs in the Spin Room, LOL.
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03-19-2014 02:39 PM |
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RE: UTEP to play in Wooden Legacy BB tourney next Thanksgiving.
(03-19-2014 01:12 PM)wh49er Wrote: Solid field, wonder if USM is taking note?
We did the Legends "mini-tournament" last year... We beat Georgia (who a lot of teams thought would be decent, but they fell flat on their face), UC Irvine (mid level) and Sam Houston State and LIberty (ugh). But we only took it to face off with Georgia I think.
this past year Hall of Fame Classic with Depaul (like Georgia, who fell flat on their faces), ND State (A good game) and then saddled with South Alabama and Houston Baptist (and barely escaped HB).
The BVI... well, let's say I hope we never go back to that one until they straighten things out (it almost got cancelled during the season)
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RE: UTEP to play in Wooden Legacy BB tourney next Thanksgiving.
(03-19-2014 01:12 PM)wh49er Wrote: Solid field, wonder if USM is taking note?
Hasn't been announced yet, but I believe we're slotted to play in the SWAC/Southland challenge with Lamar, Houston Baptist, Mississippi Valley and Grambling.
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RE: UTEP to play in Wooden Legacy BB tourney next Thanksgiving.
Just win the tournament. When we get in winnable tournaments, we have to win them and prove ourselves, especially our top teams. When we get in unwinnable tournaments, we need to pull an upset and prove ourselves anyway, like Charlotte did against Michigan.
We've gotta step up as a conference and win the big games, especially those on a neutral court.
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EagNBran
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RE: UTEP to play in Wooden Legacy BB tourney next Thanksgiving.
(03-19-2014 02:46 PM)DaSaintFan Wrote: (03-19-2014 01:12 PM)wh49er Wrote: Solid field, wonder if USM is taking note?
We did the Legends "mini-tournament" last year... We beat Georgia (who a lot of teams thought would be decent, but they fell flat on their face), UC Irvine (mid level) and Sam Houston State and LIberty (ugh). But we only took it to face off with Georgia I think.
this past year Hall of Fame Classic with Depaul (like Georgia, who fell flat on their faces), ND State (A good game) and then saddled with South Alabama and Houston Baptist (and barely escaped HB).
The BVI... well, let's say I hope we never go back to that one until they straighten things out (it almost got cancelled during the season)
I'm pretty sure NDSU wasn't in the tournament.
Two years ago, we beat Georgia on their home court. Because of the format, Georgia automatically advanced and played Indiana the next game. We don't need any part in these tournaments. They kill us and don't give us an opportunity to play the big boys if we win.
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USMSTUD
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RE: UTEP to play in Wooden Legacy BB tourney next Thanksgiving.
(03-19-2014 03:05 PM)EagNBran Wrote: (03-19-2014 02:46 PM)DaSaintFan Wrote: (03-19-2014 01:12 PM)wh49er Wrote: Solid field, wonder if USM is taking note?
We did the Legends "mini-tournament" last year... We beat Georgia (who a lot of teams thought would be decent, but they fell flat on their face), UC Irvine (mid level) and Sam Houston State and LIberty (ugh). But we only took it to face off with Georgia I think.
this past year Hall of Fame Classic with Depaul (like Georgia, who fell flat on their faces), ND State (A good game) and then saddled with South Alabama and Houston Baptist (and barely escaped HB).
The BVI... well, let's say I hope we never go back to that one until they straighten things out (it almost got cancelled during the season)
I'm pretty sure NDSU wasn't in the tournament.
Two years ago, we beat Georgia on their home court. Because of the format, Georgia automatically advanced and played Indiana the next game. We don't need any part in these tournaments. They kill us and don't give us an opportunity to play the big boys if we win.
I agree. The tournaments where they pre-determine who plays in the championship rounds are garbage.
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03-19-2014 03:22 PM |
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DaSaintFan
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RE: UTEP to play in Wooden Legacy BB tourney next Thanksgiving.
(03-19-2014 03:05 PM)EagNBran Wrote: Two years ago, we beat Georgia on their home court. Because of the format, Georgia automatically advanced and played Indiana the next game. We don't need any part in these tournaments. They kill us and don't give us an opportunity to play the big boys if we win.
Agreed, that was the Legends Classic tournament (i misread the warren nolan listing, cause it listed all four of the games as Legend Classics (just in different locations))
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Legends Classic
2 Thu, Nov 15, 2012 Final 143 @
Georgia 15 - 17 62 - 60 W
Legends Classic - Huntsville, TX
3 Mon, Nov 19, 2012 Final 223 @
Sam Houston State 14 - 17 61 - 49 W
Legends Classic - Huntsville, TX
4 Tue, Nov 20, 2012 Final 136 vs
UC Irvine 19 - 16 69 - 65 W
Legends Classic - Huntsville, TX
5 Wed, Nov 21, 2012 Final 290 vs
Liberty 12 - 21 74 - 56 W
(This post was last modified: 03-19-2014 04:25 PM by DaSaintFan.)
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