Do we still have a chance -- NCAA Tourney?

we have to get to 6th place or above (a tall order) in the league, this way we will only have to win 3 at the Garden in March rather than 4.
 
If we win our next two games we are back in the field, so, yes, we have a "chance"
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If you keep falling off your bicycle, and are banged up and bruised, you have to make it around the block a few times before you start thinking of competing in the Tour de France.
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2 wins in a row and lunardi has us back in the field. Do I think we win 2 in a row is a different question but some posters claiming it's impossible are a little ridiculous. 7 games left against top 30 teams give me 4-3 and then win the games at home (DePaul, Creighton) and we are right there. We have a chance and until Harrison, Dom, or Phil give up I'm gonna keep thinking up ways for us to get in. Sorry
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I agree. Think of it this way. We win tomorrow, it's our first sweep and we haven't gotten swept yet. In one regard, we could even up Creigthon, Seton Hall, and DePaul losses at home. Winning on the road vs. Butler is a possibility. Then we lose at Nova - expected. If those things happen, we are .500 - one sweep, one swept, and 3 splits. Lots of season left, but we have to play better.
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No doubt we have to improve but we have always played up to competition, that's been a constant since Lavin got here. So the fact 7 of our last 11 is against top 30 teams intrigues me
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Always have a chance until you don't anymore. The good news about our schedule is that, as you point out Jack, it is backloaded meaning the opportunity to improve resume is greater. The bad news about our schedule is that it is backloaded and we've performed worse than anyone would have predicted on December 30 against the softer front end of the schedule.

So there is more opportunity but less reason to believe we will do anything with it. Beast makes a good point regarding securing a sweep tomorrow before being swept. For a team looking for something, anything to hang their hat on, this would actually be pretty significant in light of how well Providence has played to date.

The issue is we only have one other sweep set up (Marquette) while five have been set up against us. So we are going to be on the defensive and that's a tough spot to be in a league as good as this one with a team as inconsistent as ours. Franky, we'd have to do a 180 from how we've played to date to fend off 4 of those 5 sweeps. And that still leaves Georgetown and Xavier who, while the joke can and has been made that everybody is a bad matchup for us, are actually awful matchups for us as big, physical teams who are going to pound it in the half court.

But at least the opportunity is there. Here's hoping.
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I kind of felt from the very beginning that because of the schedule set up, we'd be a lot closer to .500 even with a good season. Make no doubt - it's tough to win away in this league unless your team is clearly superior or the home team plays poorly, but not impossible - obviously.

IMO most of our work is internal We simply have to play up to our potential, and hope that the current injuries are not serious or lingering.
 
If we win our next two games we are back in the field, so, yes, we have a "chance"
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If you keep falling off your bicycle, and are banged up and bruised, you have to make it around the block a few times before you start thinking of competing in the Tour de France.
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2 wins in a row and lunardi has us back in the field. Do I think we win 2 in a row is a different question but some posters claiming it's impossible are a little ridiculous. 7 games left against top 30 teams give me 4-3 and then win the games at home (DePaul, Creighton) and we are right there. We have a chance and until Harrison, Dom, or Phil give up I'm gonna keep thinking up ways for us to get in. Sorry
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I agree. Think of it this way. We win tomorrow, it's our first sweep and we haven't gotten swept yet. In one regard, we could even up Creigthon, Seton Hall, and DePaul losses at home. Winning on the road vs. Butler is a possibility. Then we lose at Nova - expected. If those things happen, we are .500 - one sweep, one swept, and 3 splits. Lots of season left, but we have to play better.
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No doubt we have to improve but we have always played up to competition, that's been a constant since Lavin got here. So the fact 7 of our last 11 is against top 30 teams intrigues me
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Always have a chance until you don't anymore. The good news about our schedule is that, as you point out Jack, it is backloaded meaning the opportunity to improve resume is greater. The bad news about our schedule is that it is backloaded and we've performed worse than anyone would have predicted on December 30 against the softer front end of the schedule.

So there is more opportunity but less reason to believe we will do anything with it. Beast makes a good point regarding securing a sweep tomorrow before being swept. For a team looking for something, anything to hang their hat on, this would actually be pretty significant in light of how well Providence has played to date.

The issue is we only have one other sweep set up (Marquette) while five have been set up against us. So we are going to be on the defensive and that's a tough spot to be in a league as good as this one with a team as inconsistent as ours. Franky, we'd have to do a 180 from how we've played to date to fend off 4 of those 5 sweeps. And that still leaves Georgetown and Xavier who, while the joke can and has been made that everybody is a bad matchup for us, are actually awful matchups for us as big, physical teams who are going to pound it in the half court.

But at least the opportunity is there. Here's hoping.
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I kind of felt from the very beginning that because of the schedule set up, we'd be a lot closer to .500 even with a good season. Make no doubt - it's tough to win away in this league unless your team is clearly superior or the home team plays poorly, but not impossible - obviously.

IMO most of our work is internal We simply have to play up to our potential, and hope that the current injuries are not serious or lingering.
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We don't shoot or rebound. We are small and have no quality depth at all. I can't find away to call this team good. If the guys continue to play hard I see 7-11, so when I read" play up to our potential can't figure where that leaves us. I think we had the chance to be good with some of the talent that's there but coach Lav's did not finish the job. Why he got us close and just stopped bringing in useful players I just can't figure.
 
If we win our next two games we are back in the field, so, yes, we have a "chance"
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If you keep falling off your bicycle, and are banged up and bruised, you have to make it around the block a few times before you start thinking of competing in the Tour de France.
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2 wins in a row and lunardi has us back in the field. Do I think we win 2 in a row is a different question but some posters claiming it's impossible are a little ridiculous. 7 games left against top 30 teams give me 4-3 and then win the games at home (DePaul, Creighton) and we are right there. We have a chance and until Harrison, Dom, or Phil give up I'm gonna keep thinking up ways for us to get in. Sorry
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I agree. Think of it this way. We win tomorrow, it's our first sweep and we haven't gotten swept yet. In one regard, we could even up Creigthon, Seton Hall, and DePaul losses at home. Winning on the road vs. Butler is a possibility. Then we lose at Nova - expected. If those things happen, we are .500 - one sweep, one swept, and 3 splits. Lots of season left, but we have to play better.
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No doubt we have to improve but we have always played up to competition, that's been a constant since Lavin got here. So the fact 7 of our last 11 is against top 30 teams intrigues me
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Always have a chance until you don't anymore. The good news about our schedule is that, as you point out Jack, it is backloaded meaning the opportunity to improve resume is greater. The bad news about our schedule is that it is backloaded and we've performed worse than anyone would have predicted on December 30 against the softer front end of the schedule.

So there is more opportunity but less reason to believe we will do anything with it. Beast makes a good point regarding securing a sweep tomorrow before being swept. For a team looking for something, anything to hang their hat on, this would actually be pretty significant in light of how well Providence has played to date.

The issue is we only have one other sweep set up (Marquette) while five have been set up against us. So we are going to be on the defensive and that's a tough spot to be in a league as good as this one with a team as inconsistent as ours. Franky, we'd have to do a 180 from how we've played to date to fend off 4 of those 5 sweeps. And that still leaves Georgetown and Xavier who, while the joke can and has been made that everybody is a bad matchup for us, are actually awful matchups for us as big, physical teams who are going to pound it in the half court.

But at least the opportunity is there. Here's hoping.
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Hope is all we can do, but clearly we need to stem tide v hot PC team who plays well at MSG. Go 2 & 6 and the season's likely outcome becomes unfortunately clearer. Factor in a possible player injury, suspension or abduction along the way & final "chance" is winning BE Tourney. I don't think we can borrow Kemba Walker for that one. :) The proverbial one game at a time works for me. Beat the Friars!
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If they win, which I think they can, it will be just to torture fans to keep the faith alive. It's like when the mob really wants to get you, they just don't shoot you in the head, they make you suffer slowly/
 
Who really knows, certainly no poster here, despite their prowess. Jarvis' last NCAA tournament was with a record of 20 and 11. He then lost to Wisconsin for a final tally of 20 and 12
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We were probably the two ugliest teams that year. I predicted before the selection show that we'd be matched up solely because they didn't want to risk the tournament becoming uglified by having both of us around after round 1.
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Interestingly that was Bo Ryan's first year as coach and the Badgers got in with a record of 18 and 12.
What a career he has had since coming from winning championships at Division 3 level.
 
If we win our next two games we are back in the field, so, yes, we have a "chance"
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If we win our next two?

Better hope that Rysheed can play both then, because I just can't see it going 5 deep.
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Yep, if we win our next two. There's 1. Back off the ledge
 
@VinParise: "I'm glad we don't have to play them again this year because they have our number." - Ed Cooley post-game following St. John's loss.
 
@CBarcaSTJ: .@DangeloHarrison on his health: "I feel better, I got a lot of rest after the Creighton game." #SJUBB
 
If we win our next two games we are back in the field, so, yes, we have a "chance"
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If we win our next two?

Better hope that Rysheed can play both then, because I just can't see it going 5 deep.
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Yep, if we win our next two. There's 1. Back off the ledge
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Still two back from where I had them at this point in the B.E.
Can get one back at Butler (had them losing there.)

Yeah @ Butler will be tough, but we gotta return them a loss. Just get it done.
 
@VinParise: "I'm glad we don't have to play them again this year because they have our number." - Ed Cooley post-game following St. John's loss.
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Has Mr. Cooley forgot about the Big East Tournament? Not in the finals, however, only Villanova and St. John's in that one.
 
Who really knows, certainly no poster here, despite their prowess. Jarvis' last NCAA tournament was with a record of 20 and 11. He then lost to Wisconsin for a final tally of 20 and 12
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We were probably the two ugliest teams that year. I predicted before the selection show that we'd be matched up solely because they didn't want to risk the tournament becoming uglified by having both of us around after round 1.
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Interestingly that was Bo Ryan's first year as coach and the Badgers got in with a record of 18 and 12.
What a career he has had since coming from winning championships at Division 3 level.
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He's definitely all-world coaching ability, and I would love to see them win it all at some point. Beating 39-0 Kentucky on a buzzer-beating three would make for a nice tournament.

Actually, we should investigate who the second or third in command in their athletic department is, and make him/her our AD. Wisconsin is one of those schools that really gets it.
 
Here's my expert analysis: 3-5 is a lot better than 2-6
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4-5 would be damn near orgasmic with a chance to go .500 on mjmaherjr's bday weekend. That would be a nice present
 
Here's my expert analysis: 3-5 is a lot better than 2-6
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4-5 would be damn near orgasmic with a chance to go .500 on mjmaherjr's bday weekend. That would be a nice present
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Ok. With that in mind, should we win at Butler and are gunning for .500 next Sat, I'll find you in your section and buy you a birthday Pale Ale. You're on your own for the near orgasmic part , though.
 
Here's my expert analysis: 3-5 is a lot better than 2-6
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4-5 would be damn near orgasmic with a chance to go .500 on mjmaherjr's bday weekend. That would be a nice present
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Ok. With that in mind, should we win at Butler and are gunning for .500 next Sat, I'll find you in your section and buy you a birthday Pale Ale. You're on your own for the near orgasmic part , though.
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LOL. Let's just hope that I shake this damn bug I have had the last 2 weeks so I can even consume a beer because it's been strictly vitamin water for me last the last couple of games :)
 
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