Originally Posted by
philgarris
NMSU is a solid team, they will compete well and will have many chances to be in the top tier of the conference.
My predictions for the conference
1. Louisiana Tech - 16-0 or no worse than 13-3, I feel that we will protect home court and play solid on the road. There will be some scares but I really think we could run the table if we stay focused on the task at hand.
2. Fresno State - They will struggle on the road but will play solid at home, for some reason people just don't like them and really hound them when they travel. This is a good team and good teams are usually not well liked on the road.
3. New Mexico State - Will have one of the best shots at beating Fresno and Boise on the road and will be hard to beat at home.
4. Boise State - Dangerous team at home and will win the games they are suppose to win on the road. This is a team that has been up and down in non conference but when they are focused can play with anyone in the conference.
5. San Jose State - They are just learing that they can be successful, they have proved they can win on the road with a huge win against Cal. I really think they will have a good home record in the conference but they will be up and down depending on the night. They will play Fresno, Louisiana Tech, Boise and NMSU tough both home and away but will be apt to fall victim to the lower tier teams. They seem to play to the level of their opponents.
6. Utah State - They play well at home in conference year in and year out but for some reason I am not seeing them as a threat to beat the teams I have above them on a consistent basis but they can beat anyone on any given night it the opponent isn't ready.
7. Nevada - This is a team that has no identity, they consistently fall flat and have no sign of life after midway in the game unless they are playing with the lead then they are fine.
8. Hawaii - A team that could make some noise but they seem to play very timid away from the island and they are apt to phone it in at home sometimes.
9. Idaho - I am really surprised that I have them last but they have done NOTHING to show they belong any other place than last.
Don't be mean to me on this these are just my thoughts and predictions