Bracketology 2015

would you take it, a play in game or play the season and hope for more?
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I have mixed feelings about that. Obviously, you want to get into the tourney much easier.

If you had to play the first four game, a loss would really suck, because you're NCAA tournament experience would be over before it really started. However, if you played that game, and won, I think there is a bit of an advantage for you in the round of 64 game, so playing on the weekend is not that distinct of a possibility.

I like to let the year play out before I make any final judgements on what constitutes a success.
 
St Marys and Providence are in the "last 4 out" so those games are must wins when we play them.

Making the play in game would be a disappointment to me - i hope we play better than being one of the last 4 in when the brackets come out.
 
No! I despise the whole play-in game concept. I think it short changes the smaller conference teams (like the SWAC), because those games never have the juice of the Thursday/Friday games. It's almost like not being in the tournament at all, and conference champions deserve better.
 
The minimum goal for satisfaction should always be an 8 seed or better at a minimum.
 
The minimum goal for satisfaction should always be an 8 seed or better at a minimum.
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As a first goal, you are probably right.

If we're a 10 seed and get hot, knock off the 7 and the 2 to get to the Sweet 16 (which has happened many times before), I think we'd all consider that a success.

That's why I always say let the season play out. One major injury to Harrison or Obekpa (heaven forbid), and all our expectations for this season change.
 
The minimum goal for satisfaction should always be an 8 seed or better at a minimum.
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As a first goal, you are probably right.

If we're a 10 seed and get hot, knock off the 7 and the 2 to get to the Sweet 16 (which has happened many times before), I think we'd all consider that a success.

That's why I always say let the season play out. One major injury to Harrison or Obekpa (heaven forbid), and all our expectations for this season change.
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The tournament is a second season to me, with a lot more luck involved. It takes some prolonged success to get in the top half of the draw in the dance. That's an accomplishment. Sure being a 4 seed and losing in the first round must suck. Been a long time since STJ has had the chance to even consider that proposition though.
 
The minimum goal for satisfaction should always be an 8 seed or better at a minimum.
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As a first goal, you are probably right.

If we're a 10 seed and get hot, knock off the 7 and the 2 to get to the Sweet 16 (which has happened many times before), I think we'd all consider that a success.

That's why I always say let the season play out. One major injury to Harrison or Obekpa (heaven forbid), and all our expectations for this season change.
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The tournament is a second season to me, with a lot more luck involved. It takes some prolonged success to get in the top half of the draw in the dance. That's an accomplishment. Sure being a 4 seed and losing in the first round must suck. Been a long time since STJ has had the chance to even consider that proposition though.
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It happened regularly back in the day.
 
The minimum goal for satisfaction should always be an 8 seed or better at a minimum.
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As a first goal, you are probably right.

If we're a 10 seed and get hot, knock off the 7 and the 2 to get to the Sweet 16 (which has happened many times before), I think we'd all consider that a success.

That's why I always say let the season play out. One major injury to Harrison or Obekpa (heaven forbid), and all our expectations for this season change.
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I'd rather be a 10 than an 8 seed.
 
The minimum goal for satisfaction should always be an 8 seed or better at a minimum.
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As a first goal, you are probably right.

If we're a 10 seed and get hot, knock off the 7 and the 2 to get to the Sweet 16 (which has happened many times before), I think we'd all consider that a success.

That's why I always say let the season play out. One major injury to Harrison or Obekpa (heaven forbid), and all our expectations for this season change.
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I'd rather be a 10 than an 8 seed.
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I think part of me agrees with you., though it probably makes for a more frustrating regular season, and a little sweating on Selection Sunday (though probably not much).

Unless we get the #1 seed (which is a pipe dream at this point), I always root for us to be on the "bottom of the bracket", meaning we wouldn't have to face the #1 seed until the regional final. Since we'll almost never be a 14 or a 15 (we'd have to win the Big East Tournament with a losing record overall for that to happen), I generally like being paired with the 2 and 3 seeds, rather then the 1. All of this being match up dependent, of course.
 
My thinking is the teams seeded 7-11 are all basically even, so why not avoid the 1 in the 2nd round. Now in a perfect world we would love to be a 2 , 3 ,or 4 seed but that's not happening.
 
BE gets no respect with three bids, one being a play in game team.

Cant take these things seriously though- the accuracy preseason til the real tournament - both with seeds and projecting who is in and out isnt great by these "experts"
 
I just want to stay out of the 8/9 game, because the 4 #1 seeds look scary this year. But if we get a 7/10 game or 6/11 game I'm confident on our chances to make a run. But way too early to get into this.
 
I just want to stay out of the 8/9 game, because the 4 #1 seeds look scary this year. But if we get a 7/10 game or 6/11 game I'm confident on our chances to make a run. But way too early to get into this.
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5 seed seems possible. I like Butler's spot. Buffalo and then #4 Maryland. That would be a very reasonable path the Sweet 16.
 
if we continue to play how we have, finishing in the Top 2 of the Big East would be a definite possibility; therefore being on the 8/9 line or even the 6 line for that matter would be a HUGE disappointmentt.

A Top 2 finish in the BE plus a good BET showing should get SJU a 4seed (hypothetically we win out up to the Seton Hall game with this scenario)....or maybe even on the 3 seed line....Creighton was # 2 in the BE last year and they got a 3 seed.
 
How about we make the tournament first? There is a lifetime of ball to play between now and Selection Sunday.
 
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