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WCC Basketball: 5 biggest questions for rest of 2019-20 season

By Tristan Freeman

SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 08: Gonzaga Bulldogs players celebrate at half court after defeating the Washington Huskies 83-76 at Hec Edmundson Pavilion on December 8, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mike Tedesco/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 08: Gonzaga Bulldogs players celebrate at half court after defeating the Washington Huskies 83-76 at Hec Edmundson Pavilion on December 8, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mike Tedesco/Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 05: Jordan Ford #30 of the Saint Mary’s Gaels guards TJ Haws #30 of the Brigham Young Cougars  (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 05: Jordan Ford #30 of the Saint Mary’s Gaels guards TJ Haws #30 of the Brigham Young Cougars  (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

2. Is the WCC a 3-bid league this season?

Hope

I would say the WCC is a 2.6 bid league right now. There is a better chance that they get three bids than two, with Gonzaga, BYU and Saint Mary’s all getting rewarded. However, SMC’s frontcourt weakness and BYU’s historical inconsistency don’t make me 100% confident yet.

Patton

I have a hard time seeing it. Maybe I’m jaded from the many, many conversations about the WCC being a three-bid league that ultimately end with just Gonzaga making the tournament. While I believe BYU and SMC both have the skill to be tournament teams, I think both are susceptible to ugly conference losses to teams like Pepperdine, Santa Clara and Pacific, and one or two of those plus a loss in Vegas will put both those teams squarely on the roster bubble.

SMC has proven capable of losing to just about anybody, and the loss of Matthias Tass already challenges their depth – making them extra susceptible to an embarrassing loss or two – which is certainly enough to put them in the NIT.

Caldwell

BYU is the biggest question to get a bid. Besides Yoeli Childs, BYU does not have the strength inside. The Gaels seem to have found their replacement to Matthias Tass and I believe they will get a bid. Oh ya, Gonzaga will get a bid as well.