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NIU Basketball Media Day on ESPN3
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10-28-2014 11:32 AM |
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RE: NIU Basketball Media Day on ESPN3
Outstanding picture and sound! Great job to the production team.
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10-28-2014 11:59 AM |
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RE: NIU Basketball Media Day on ESPN3
NIU picked pre-season 4th, in the MAC West. I thought they would be picked 3rd but let the games begin! There are no Huskies on pre-season ALL-MAC team.
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10-28-2014 12:26 PM |
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RE: NIU Basketball Media Day on ESPN3
Very nice production. ESPN3.com will be great for basketball.
Looks like Bill Baker gained a few pounds. Another couple hundred pounds and a loss of hair, and Bill will look just like me.
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10-28-2014 02:25 PM |
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RE: NIU Basketball Media Day on ESPN3
(10-28-2014 02:25 PM)Dog Fan Wrote: Very nice production. ESPN3.com will be great for basketball.
Looks like Bill Baker gained a few pounds. Another couple hundred pounds and a loss of hair, and Bill will look just like me.
Even though you're watching on your computer screen?
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10-28-2014 03:11 PM |
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RE: NIU Basketball Media Day on ESPN3
(10-28-2014 03:11 PM)huskiebob Wrote: (10-28-2014 02:25 PM)Dog Fan Wrote: Very nice production. ESPN3.com will be great for basketball.
Looks like Bill Baker gained a few pounds. Another couple hundred pounds and a loss of hair, and Bill will look just like me.
Even though you're watching on your computer screen?
Better than zero coverage, which was the norm for the basketball teams.
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10-28-2014 03:25 PM |
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RE: NIU Basketball Media Day on ESPN3
Many people have the feed going to their TV screen.
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10-28-2014 03:33 PM |
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RE: NIU Basketball Media Day on ESPN3
(10-28-2014 03:33 PM)dekalb222 Wrote: Many people have the feed going to their TV screen.
I wish I could, but I use my computer to view porn. That would be most inappropriate for TV.
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10-28-2014 03:48 PM |
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RE: NIU Basketball Media Day on ESPN3
Major disrespect for NIU. I hope this team can prove them wrong
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10-28-2014 05:12 PM |
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RE: NIU Basketball Media Day on ESPN3
They basically were picked to finish 7th or 8th. NIU finished 7th last year. I am pretty sure they do better than that.
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10-28-2014 05:40 PM |
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RE: NIU Basketball Media Day on ESPN3
I don't get what we are missing. I think this is easily top 4 MAC team but I have little confidence after seeing coaches and media not thinking the same of NIU. What are they seeing that we aren't or what are we seeing that we shouldn't? I can't imagine other than Toledo there is a deeper team in the conference
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10-28-2014 05:45 PM |
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RE: NIU Basketball Media Day on ESPN3
Because, Johnson, Oriss, Chuks, Highsmith and Maric have not played in a MAC game. I would've put NIU 3rd.
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10-28-2014 05:56 PM |
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RE: NIU Basketball Media Day on ESPN3
(10-28-2014 05:56 PM)dekalb222 Wrote: Because, Johnson, Oriss, Chuks, Highsmith and Maric have not played in a MAC game. I would've put NIU 3rd.
Here are my thoughts on this low ranking bias:
1) Ignorance on the new personnel like you mention
2) Overall a negative view the MAC media takes toward NIU, this has been the case for a long time
3) NIU is a very strong defensive team and a poor to mediocre offensive team ( could be better this year). Rankings seem to project better for stronger offensive teams as opposed to strong defensive teams
4) NIU's recent poor history
I just don't know though if you look at this team objectively, from an informed perspective how you rank this team lower than 4th overall in the MAC this year.
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10-28-2014 06:43 PM |
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RE: NIU Basketball Media Day on ESPN3
They have nothing to go on. I would pick us 7th until we prove something. Use it as motivation.
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10-28-2014 07:22 PM |
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RE: NIU Basketball Media Day on ESPN3
(10-28-2014 06:43 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote: (10-28-2014 05:56 PM)dekalb222 Wrote: Because, Johnson, Oriss, Chuks, Highsmith and Maric have not played in a MAC game. I would've put NIU 3rd.
Here are my thoughts on this low ranking bias:
1) Ignorance on the new personnel like you mention
2) Overall a negative view the MAC media takes toward NIU, this has been the case for a long time
3) NIU is a very strong defensive team and a poor to mediocre offensive team ( could be better this year). Rankings seem to project better for stronger offensive teams as opposed to strong defensive teams
4) NIU's recent poor history
I just don't know though if you look at this team objectively, from an informed perspective how you rank this team lower than 4th overall in the MAC this year.
The transfers (Johnson and Orris) were not factors at Purdue or Kansas State, so no coach or sportswriter is going to project much from them.
I would have thought that Highsmith, added to the returning players would be enough to garner a higher spot in their preseason rankings.
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10-29-2014 11:59 AM |
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10-29-2014 04:25 PM |
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RE: NIU Basketball Media Day on ESPN3
NBCsports preview released today with NIU 3rd in the MAC West and labeled as a "possible surprise team"
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10-29-2014 06:00 PM |
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