Official 2023-24 MVCfans.com Prediction - 3rd Place

by **MVCfans** » November 4th, 2023, 7:31 am

Every couple of days we will open a poll for users to predict the end of season finish for the MVC 2023-24 basketball season. We will work in reverse order, concluding with the predicted MVC champion chosen by our users between the last two teams remaining.

UNI was recently selected as the likely 4th place finisher (results: https://mvcfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6083 )

Poll 10 - Who will finish in 3rd place during the 2023-24 MVC men's basketball season?
-You are choosing the team that you believe will finish in 3rd place for this regular season.

Official MVCfans.com - Predictions:
12th Place - Valparaiso
11th Place - Evansville
10th Place - UIC
9th Place - SIU
8th Place - Illinois St
7th Place - Murray State
6h Place - Missouri State
5th Place - Belmont
4th Place - UNI
3rd Place ...

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by **Bulldog4life24** » November 4th, 2023, 7:15 pm

Curious ISUb fans, how does losing Grey change the game plan? Assuming he doesn’t win his appeal, is that more a depth loss for you, or do you lose a more key part of your roster?

by **SycamoreBLUE02** » November 4th, 2023, 9:22 pm

Bulldog4life24 wrote:Curious ISUb fans, how does losing Grey change the game plan? Assuming he doesn’t win his appeal, is that more a depth loss for you, or do you lose a more key part of your roster?

Gray was likely to be one of the first off the bench or even a spot starter depending on the matchup. It puts more weight on the shoulders of unproven players to provide meaningful minutes. Highly touted freshmen Jaden Daughtry and Eli Shetlar along with Jayson Kent and Jake Wolfe will likely see the most increased minutes due to Gray's absence. I don't feel like the game plan changes much, but you're hoping you get some solid play from some young guys for sure. I still feel very confident this team will compete for the MVC championship, but having Aaron available would have raised the confidence even more.