Valley Parity: 5 Good Teams or 5 OK Teams?

by **Ace Dad** » February 17th, 2013, 9:37 pm

I am going to go on a limb and give several of you an opportunity to tell me to put down the Valley Kool-Aid. Typically, we assume that parity means that the top 1-7 teams are average because no team can pull away. I understand how that happens. However, after watching all the teams this year, my "eye test" tells me that we have some pretty good teams beating up on each other and I believe that 5 of our teams could win a 1st round NCAA game.

Am I drinking too much Valley kool aid?

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by **Heinro** » February 17th, 2013, 9:49 pm

I agree with your assessment. Unfortunately all the close losses earlier in the year gives us a max of 3 chances.

by **Heinro** » February 17th, 2013, 9:50 pm

The Valley needs to make a statement next Saturday.

by **GoShockers89** » February 17th, 2013, 9:52 pm

Heinro wrote:The Valley needs to make a statement next Saturday.

This would be really nice.

by **Jet915** » February 17th, 2013, 9:52 pm

Sure the top 5 could win a NCAA game, unfortunately, the majority of the teams in this league s*** the bed during non-conference play so it won't happen and that's why when people see top teams falling left and right, we call it parity, they call it crappy losses.

by **musiccitybulldog** » February 17th, 2013, 9:53 pm

It seems anything can happen on any night/day any more. Nothing surprises me.

by **pafan** » February 17th, 2013, 9:56 pm

5 OK teams, vis a vis the MVC-MWC challenge.

by **Deanthonybowdenfan** » February 17th, 2013, 10:05 pm

whatever it is this is the craziest Valley basketball year ive ever witnessed . The worst team to start conference play might be the best team now. The best team to begin, has now lost 5 of last 9, Indiana State wins all the games they shuldnt and loses all the games they should win, SIU only has like 3 conference wins but theyve beaten 2 of the top 3 conference teams. There is always plenty of upsets in this league, but not the kind of crazy things like this year.

by **Ace Dad** » February 17th, 2013, 10:07 pm

Deanthonybowden wrote:whatever it is this is the craziest Valley basketball year ive ever witnessed . The worst team to start conference play might be the best team now. The best team to begin, has now lost 5 of last 9, Indiana State wins all the games they shuldnt and loses all the games they should win, SIU only has like 3 conference wins but theyve beaten 2 of the top 3 conference teams. There is always plenty of upsets in this league, but not the kind of crazy things like this year.

I believe that ISU Red is as dangerous as WSU or CU right now and has the pieces and parts for match ups at the guard, forward, and post positions. I am not smart enough on bench depth.

by **Kyle** » February 17th, 2013, 10:49 pm

It happens every year, but this year has ben especially bad.

The worst part was MSU failing to win a single division one game prior to conference play and then proceeding to knock off a handful of good teams. This makes the MVC look like a terrible league.