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MBK: 2019-20 scheduling note

ScottHood

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Per Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports, WSU will compete in the 2019 Cayman Islands Classic as part of an 8-team field.

 
Field may be tough, and probably cause losses, but if I was in Smith's situation, I would use such a schedule to show examples of good defense, to teach, to toughen up.

Such a schedule might result in losses, but will toughen up the team, hopefully lead to future payoffs, either in this season, or next season.

Plus this helps in recruiting. Players might want to come to WSU to play against, beat better teams, not just beat up crappy teams.
 
Field may be tough, and probably cause losses, but if I was in Smith's situation, I would use such a schedule to show examples of good defense, to teach, to toughen up.

Such a schedule might result in losses, but will toughen up the team, hopefully lead to future payoffs, either in this season, or next season.

Plus this helps in recruiting. Players might want to come to WSU to play against, beat better teams, not just beat up crappy teams.
Agreed. This past year's schedule was ridiculously weak and certainly didn't prepare the team to compete even in a soft Pac-12 conference. Even with that OOC schedule, Kent could only produce 11 wins. That team had a good chance of winning 11 before conference play started but underachieved. I'm okay with 4-5 challenging non-conference games each year. This tournament is a step in the right direction.

Glad Cougar
 
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Agreed. This past year's schedule was ridiculously weak and certainly didn't prepare the team to compete even in a soft Pac-12 conference. Even with that OOC schedule, Kent could only produce 11 wins. That team had a good chance of winning 11 before conference play started but underachieved. I'm okay with 4-5 challenging non-conference games each year. This tournament is a step in the right direction.

Glad Cougar

Any idea when the rest of the schedule will come out? Hope they can schedule at least 1 decent nonconference game in Pullman and hope they play a game in Spokane over the break.
 
Schedule usually comes out in August. Pre-season is final at that time. Pac-12 portion of the schedule only finalizes who will play who that week. Pac-12 is finalized with actual dates and times late in September.
 
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