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Izulde · 03-22-2023, 09:47 PM

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2016 Big West Conference Standings

 TEAM                             CW  CL   Pct  W   L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors           0   0  .000  7   3  .700  128        21
 Cal Poly Mustangs                 0   0  .000  6   5  .545   20        38
 UC Riverside Highlanders          0   0  .000  6   5  .545   24        49
 Cal State Northridge Matadors     0   0  .000  6   4  .600  261        13
 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos          0   0  .000  5   5  .500   49        50
 Pacific Tigers                    0   0  .000  5   5  .500  148        15
 UC Davis Aggies                   0   0  .000  5   6  .455  294        44
 UC Irvine Anteaters               0   0  .000  3   7  .300  188        22
 Cal State Fullerton Titans        0   0  .000  1   8  .111  325        19
 Long Beach State 49ers            0   0  .000  0  11  .000  237        21

Despite the wide spread of records, I feel like the overall quality of talent in the Big West is both higher and has more parity than ever before. Hawaii does indeed look really good: Dietrich Hirschmann is in a shooting slump, but has been playing hurt, and Erhard Engelbrecht is a Green/Green as a sophomore. All 5 of their starters are international players, as are 10 of their players overall. The Rainbow Warriors' domestic recruiting has largely been in the Great Lakes region, saving a player reach from those awful winters in Minnesota and Illinois.

UC-Irvine's Teddy Shores is my pick for Freshman of the Year to date. Don't raise eyebrows at the Gauchos' record - they have one player suspended and two injured. Plenty of time for them to get back into it.

Top 3 Projection
1. UC-Santa Barbara
2. Hawaii
3. UC-Riverside

I'm not comfortable picking beyond that - the conference is just too tightly packed.

@ UC-Davis (5-6)
The Aggies haven't looked like the conference tournament darlings they were the last two years. Bradley Caldaza has been in a sophomore shooting slump and the new coaching staff made the curious decision to move Americo Alvarez to PF. Always tough to win on the road, but I think we can maybe eke this out.

After looking at the data, I decide to keep Reinaldo Gonzalez in the starting lineup despite Rabbithead's return from injury. And it's clear that we're simply better with the Fish Knight on the court despite Block Gawd's heroics. We've bumped our pressure game back up to one, but elsewise haven't changed after those choices.

This is a tight slugfest, with the Aggies up by 2 at the half, 28-26. Neither team is shooting above 40%, so it's going to come down to who can find their shots the best in the second half.

And then my antivirus keeps deleting FBCB because it thinks it's a virus. Unfucking believable.

03-22-2023, 09:47 PM	#21
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Code: 2016 Big West Conference Standings TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 0 0 .000 7 3 .700 128 21 Cal Poly Mustangs 0 0 .000 6 5 .545 20 38 UC Riverside Highlanders 0 0 .000 6 5 .545 24 49 Cal State Northridge Matadors 0 0 .000 6 4 .600 261 13 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 0 0 .000 5 5 .500 49 50 Pacific Tigers 0 0 .000 5 5 .500 148 15 UC Davis Aggies 0 0 .000 5 6 .455 294 44 UC Irvine Anteaters 0 0 .000 3 7 .300 188 22 Cal State Fullerton Titans 0 0 .000 1 8 .111 325 19 Long Beach State 49ers 0 0 .000 0 11 .000 237 21 Despite the wide spread of records, I feel like the overall quality of talent in the Big West is both higher and has more parity than ever before. Hawaii does indeed look really good: Dietrich Hirschmann is in a shooting slump, but has been playing hurt, and Erhard Engelbrecht is a Green/Green as a sophomore. All 5 of their starters are international players, as are 10 of their players overall. The Rainbow Warriors' domestic recruiting has largely been in the Great Lakes region, saving a player reach from those awful winters in Minnesota and Illinois. UC-Irvine's Teddy Shores is my pick for Freshman of the Year to date. Don't raise eyebrows at the Gauchos' record - they have one player suspended and two injured. Plenty of time for them to get back into it. Top 3 Projection 1. UC-Santa Barbara 2. Hawaii 3. UC-Riverside I'm not comfortable picking beyond that - the conference is just too tightly packed. @ UC-Davis (5-6) The Aggies haven't looked like the conference tournament darlings they were the last two years. Bradley Caldaza has been in a sophomore shooting slump and the new coaching staff made the curious decision to move Americo Alvarez to PF. Always tough to win on the road, but I think we can maybe eke this out. After looking at the data, I decide to keep Reinaldo Gonzalez in the starting lineup despite Rabbithead's return from injury. And it's clear that we're simply better with the Fish Knight on the court despite Block Gawd's heroics. We've bumped our pressure game back up to one, but elsewise haven't changed after those choices. This is a tight slugfest, with the Aggies up by 2 at the half, 28-26. Neither team is shooting above 40%, so it's going to come down to who can find their shots the best in the second half. And then my antivirus keeps deleting FBCB because it thinks it's a virus. Unfucking believable. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)