2024-25 Season
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I thought the schedule was great. UVA becoming a bad team overnight hurt, but it was completely unforeseen at the time the schedule was made. I don't love having to win to play another great team, but that would be my only complaint. Maybe add a home and home against a perennially good team going forward?
Have to assume this has been attempted already... fact that we couldnt get Kentucky to agree, after that smoke.... strange no?
if the best we can do is New Mexico... we have issues lol. Let's hope Rick/Ed and co can work something out this offseason...
if the wins we did get in OOC don't end up being meaningful for us, that would be a shame, but I still think it is fair to expect Big East play to supply us with meaningful wins. Big East play is roughly 70% of our regular season, every year + a conference tournament. It is exactly where you expect to get good wins, its why you play in a good conference. Even in a year that may be down for the conference - there will be 8-10 games against tournament locks/bubble teams that would look solid on a resume. We finished 5th in the conference last year, 1-7 against the teams that finished above us. To me that was the story of our season. If we write a different story this year, we dance.
But, I hear you. In a shifting college athletics landscape, it appears all the power is shifting towards the Big Ten and SEC. In case the committee starts to make a habit of leaving the Big East behind in March, I do see why getting some more games against top tier opponents in the big conferences has immense value. Where it gets tricky is some of the top teams in the country may look at us and see a team thats more of a risk for them to schedule. Whereas scheduling Marquette and UConn is more of a slam dunk/guaranteed resume builder, we likely don't have that reputation to the elite schools
Not sure if we had any say in Kansas St., since it was part of the challange with the Big 12.
I think this is where MSG can come in handy. Not every school will have a chance to play there.
The UConn schedule is great. They had a horrendous Maui, but have a OOC schedule that allowed them to rebound. I just don't like putting all of our eggs in one MTE. Spread out the risk. i'd even be happy with a H/H against Dayton, St. Mary's, SD State, etc.
Just what we all would want. A potential Round 2 meeting with Duke in Raleigh.
Bracketology: Three No. 1 seeds -- and 13 spots overall -- for the SEC?!
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We can beat Duke. I don't trust their guards.Just what we all would want. A potential Round 2 meeting with Duke in Raleigh.
Bracketology: Three No. 1 seeds -- and 13 spots overall -- for the SEC?!
The conference's utter dominance continues in this week's edition of Bracketology.www.espn.com
I think if the bracket makers can do it, they'll have us on the same side as Baylor 100%
In Raliegh though, I fear that we would be playing 5 vs. 8, if you know what I mean.
tom in salem
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Lunardi? No thanks. He's like an AP voter.Just what we all would want. A potential Round 2 meeting with Duke in Raleigh.
Bracketology: Three No. 1 seeds -- and 13 spots overall -- for the SEC?!
The conference's utter dominance continues in this week's edition of Bracketology.www.espn.com
Not worrying about who we play at this point. Most second round games will be a challenge for us.
Sign me up for a trip to Raleigh. I have places to eat there. Will have to connect with NCJ for some gooooood food
Silly Donovan
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Agree with much of your post and that the reality is that the power is shifting to the Big Ten and SEC, Thats why scheduling OOC games against teams from those conferences, and winning those games, is imperative to prevent the fiasco that occurred from the selection committee last year. Losing to a middle of the pack SEC team Georgia may be more negatively impactful then we may realize when alll is said and done.
Silly Donovan
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If we beat Duke it will take an off game by Flagg. By season’s end he will be a killer to stop.
carmineabbatiello
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What? The Johnnies are just gonna be chalking up BE road wins left and right like it's nothing? Seems pretty far fetched if you ask me.
I think this is the best team we've had since the Big East championship team. If this team will be special, they will have to turn it up on the offensive glass. We are currently #25 in offensive rebounding and I feel that really needs to be in the top 10 with this group. A little more from Scott, a lot more from Kadary on that end, and Wilcher has to carry his weight. Smith is a huge plus there.
From 3: Wilcher needs more looks, even if we have to call set plays for him. His shot is gorgeous. Dunlap and Scott need to pick better shots. I think they need to wait for drive and kicks as well as skip passes. Scott is twice the shooter when he's squared up and Brady is 10x the shooter when getting inside-out looks.
Smith is the X-factor for me.
From 3: Wilcher needs more looks, even if we have to call set plays for him. His shot is gorgeous. Dunlap and Scott need to pick better shots. I think they need to wait for drive and kicks as well as skip passes. Scott is twice the shooter when he's squared up and Brady is 10x the shooter when getting inside-out looks.
Smith is the X-factor for me.
I do think this is the best team we've had in a very long time. Pretty balanced and deep at every position (I think that Vince and more and more Prey will be adequate backing up Zuby). I just want to see a more consistent effort half to half, and more consistent shot making and bulldog defense. But, I think these guys could have a very strong year. Fingers crossed, and prayers...
Hope this is right, and will be happy to eat crow. That would certainly up our ceiling. I just hate what I see so far, and hate to think it is attitudinal. And, I really hate a sense by a player or team that they can turn it on and off at will. That usually, in the end, fails.