BRACKETOLOGY, RPI, SOS

I know this is obvious and has been stated before, but tomorrow's game is critical. I think it's being slightly overstated by some how little breathing room we have. Granted, it's not a lot, but we don't need to be perfect.

Where we really don't have much if any at all is against teams we are "expected to take care of business against". DePaul, Butler, and Seton Hall. I can see the other 4 games on the remaining conference schedule being sliced a lot of different ways and us ending up okay. But a loss to any of the 3 aforementioned would be damaging at this point.

Of those 3, @ SH (a place it feels like we have not won in a long time) is by far the toughest, trickiest game.

Just feels like if we can find a way to get this one we could really be putting ourselves in position. 4 of the last 6 at the Garden where we are a different team. Big swing game.
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We just have to play with the same intensity as we did against Creighton, guard their top scorer as we did against Mc Dermott, play hard for 40 mins and we have a real good chance to win.
 
The Wall Street Journal on our NCAA Tourney Hopes

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304558804579375213926908806

Some High Lights-

"But the team seems to have jelled, as Lavin said it would a month ago. It helps that the coach seems to have settled on a rotation. " (Sarcasm much? or Am I reaching?)

"Rysheed Jordan, the highly regarded freshman guard from Philadelphia, has 20 assists in his last three games." (Nice stat.)

"Several "bracketologists," who predict the 68-team field, are still saying that St. John's (5-6 Big East, 15-9 overall) won't make it. But the Red Storm does have some time, with seven regular-season games remaining on the schedule" (From Here on out we are underdogs)
 
Saying we are not in the field at this point is not the same as saying we wont make it.
 
Saying we are not in the field at this point is not the same as saying we wont make it.
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So true; all this "if the season ended now" nonsense is just that, nonsense. Hopefully the team is not thinking about the tournament, just SHU.
 
@SethDavisHoops: if St. John's keeps playing like this, yes RT @BEandBeyond: any shot at 5 Big East bids?
 
Oklahoma State, a sure NCAA team coming into the season, might be squarely on the bubble by the end of the year... Getting embarrassed by Texas without smart right now.

Might open up another spot in the field if they continue to slide
 
Oklahoma State, a sure NCAA team coming into the season, might be squarely on the bubble by the end of the year... Getting embarrassed by Texas without smart right now.

Might open up another spot in the field if they continue to slide
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Very true......a few other games that could help us.....clemson down 5 at notre dame at halftime.....clemson is 15-7 and notre dame is 12-12 so would be helpful if ND won....

another one to watch......tennessee hosting florida.....tennessee is up 1 at half......their record is 15-8 so a win over florida would be great for their resume......
 
Snippet from Dickie V's February newsletter:

St. Johns. This talented team is finally hitting its stride. The win over Creighton was a huge one for a resume that lacked quality Ws. Remember, the Big East tourney is in New York at Madison Square Garden. This is a factor that could help.
 
Make that # 61.

http://www.teamrankings.com/ncb/rpi/
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Seriously. I thought we'd at least be in the 50's. We jumped like ten spots winning @ Providence. What's crazy is that we might get a bigger benefit from beating SH on the road. A home win counts as 0.6 of a win, while a road win counts as 1.4 wins and a neutral court win is 1.0.

The Nova game has enormous RPI implications. It'd be real nice to win a couple of neutral court games in the BET as well.
The silver lining to poor RPI jump is that most of the teams 20-60 probably have 3 or more losses left.
 
Jay Bilas put us in his top 68 this week.

Here's the link, but you do need to be an ESPN Insider, which I am not, to read the entire article.

http://insider.espn.go.com/mens-col...top-68-teams-college-hoops-college-basketball
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Has us at # 62. Says we are a "solid defensive team with athleticism" but we do not do a good job offensively, because we settle for jump shots when we should "live at the free throw line."
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Has he seen us shoot free throws :yell:
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To be fair they're shooting 71.6% this year, top third of D1 teams, top 1/2 ob BE. Drop CO and it goes up to 73.2%. Much better than past years.
 
6 BE Teams?

http://www.sbnation.com/college-bas...a-basketball-oklahoma-state-georgetown-bubble
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I really don't want to be in the first four, hopefully this team solidifies itself as an easy automatic bid team by selection Sunday.

I know some teams have made runs to sweet sixteens, and even final fours, starting out with the first four, but I don't like the idea of it.
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I wouldn't want to be in it either, since if you lose, you are out before the tournament even begins.

However, if we won it, I do believe the theory that says that would be an advantage heading in to the next round.
 
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