Season Predictions

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22 wins minimum. 12 wins OOC 10-8 minimum big east. Sweeping Depaul and Seton Hall and gives us room for a double loss to a Nova potentially but I dont even think that's going to happen but it's still Nova so I'll assume the worst. Also wouldnt be surprised if we swept Providence this year. I could actually see us getting to 24 wins potentially

If Heron plays we are stacked. 2 of the best players in the big east. Simon top 15ish so basically we have 3 of the top 20 players in the big east all older plus an improved Clark. That's not even throwing in Fig and I'm expecting solid contributions from Dixon too

This is the year we bust out on the court
 
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[quote="mjmaherjr" post=294814]22 wins minimum. 12 wins OOC 10-8 minimum big east. Sweeping Depaul and Seton Hall and gives us room for a double loss to a Nova potentially but I dont even think that's going to happen but it's still Nova so I'll assume the worst. Also wouldnt be surprised if we swept Providence this year. I could actually see us getting to 24 wins potentially

If Heron plays we are stacked. 2 of the best players in the big east. Simon top 15ish so basically we have 3 of the top 20 players in the big east all older plus an improved Clark. That's not even throwing in Fig and I'm expecting solid contributions from Dixon too

This is the year we bust out on the court[/quote]

Reasonable guess. Concerned that 22 wins puts us only on the plus side of the bubble given weak OOC schedule. I think it would get us in, but 20 wins may not. Hoping we can pull 11-7 in conference, which would make us pretty solid in terms of a bid.

There are not many easy outs in conference, so winning away games in conference is not an easy task. 10-8 feels right, but I also feel we are due for something better.

Depth of roster should help a ton. We have to avoid serious injuries to our front line players, but witht his roster we may be able to endure the type of injury that keeps a top player out for 1 or 2 games.
 
[quote="Beast of the East" post=294815][quote="mjmaherjr" post=294814]22 wins minimum. 12 wins OOC 10-8 minimum big east. Sweeping Depaul and Seton Hall and gives us room for a double loss to a Nova potentially but I dont even think that's going to happen but it's still Nova so I'll assume the worst. Also wouldnt be surprised if we swept Providence this year. I could actually see us getting to 24 wins potentially

If Heron plays we are stacked. 2 of the best players in the big east. Simon top 15ish so basically we have 3 of the top 20 players in the big east all older plus an improved Clark. That's not even throwing in Fig and I'm expecting solid contributions from Dixon too

This is the year we bust out on the court[/quote]

Reasonable guess. Concerned that 22 wins puts us only on the plus side of the bubble given weak OOC schedule. I think it would get us in, but 20 wins may not. Hoping we can pull 11-7 in conference, which would make us pretty solid in terms of a bid.

There are not many easy outs in conference, so winning away games in conference is not an easy task. 10-8 feels right, but I also feel we are due for something better.

Depth of roster should help a ton. We have to avoid serious injuries to our front line players, but witht his roster we may be able to endure the type of injury that keeps a top player out for 1 or 2 games.[/quote] I agree that 20 wins wont get us in because of the week ooc.
 
Without Heron 12 - 1 OOC and 10-8 in Conference 22 - 9 with one win in the Big East Tournament making us 23-10 and a bubble NCAA team which probably doesn't get a bid due weak strength of schedule.

With Heron, going out on a limb here, 13-0 OOC and 11-7 in conference with two wins in the Big East Tournament making us 26-8 and an NCAA berth. Strength of Schedule doesn't matter due to high finish in the Big East and beating Duke on the road.
 
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Should have added my total doesn't include big east tourney and I think we get 1 win minimum and most likely more
 
26 wins going into Selection Sunday. Some complain about seeding but because of OOC, we really shouldn't gripe. Seth Greenberg has us in his Final Four. Survive first game. Beat crap out of opponent in second game. Crystal ball is hazy beyond that.
 
People will complain.
Mike Zaun will post something.
Mike Zaun will post the same thing again.
People will complain about Mullin.
People will post we need Mike Rice.
People will ask what exactly does Mitch Richmond do.
Mike Zaun will post his gripe from the previous day.
Ponds will shoot and score a lot.
Figueroa will be very good.
Heron thing will not be decided until end of OOC schedule.
Heron will be ruled ineligible.
Mike Zaun will state his opinion "one final time".
People will complain about Mullin and our future even as we move closer to a rare NCAA bid.
We win 22 games.
We make tourney.
We lose in 1st round of tourney in some kind type of tortuous fashion.
 
I am not going to do the number of wins.

I think we make the NCAA's and Advance to the Sweet 16.
I really think this is a big year for us. We need to win this year...
 
[quote="we are sju" post=294822]People will complain.
Mike Zaun will post something.
Mike Zaun will post the same thing again.
People will complain about Mullin.
People will post we need Mike Rice.
People will ask what exactly does Mitch Richmond do.
Mike Zaun will post his gripe from the previous day.
Ponds will shoot and score a lot.
Figueroa will be very good.
Heron thing will not be decided until end of OOC schedule.
Heron will be ruled ineligible.
Mike Zaun will state his opinion "one final time".
People will complain about Mullin and our future even as we move closer to a rare NCAA bid.
We win 22 games.
We make tourney.
We lose in 1st round of tourney in some kind type of tortuous fashion.[/quote] Yep that pretty sums it up.
 
What my heart wants: 24+ wins with Heron and knowing we are comfortably in the tourney before the selection show. Myself and others who doubted Mullin tip our caps to him and begin to believe that maybe he can keep us going on the right path. A few top recruits jump on.

What my gut says: Heron ineligible and 19-20 wins total including BET. We are on the outer edge of the bubble and while we were considered, our OOC comes back to bite us. We make the NIT and half the board is ok with it while the other half complains of moving goalposts in clear pro-Mullin bias.

Then the board content police come alive and begin dissecting every post I've made then put them under an electron microscope while everyone else is allowed to post freely without double standards.
 
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I just don't see these lofty win totals from this team. Its a big jump. Don't know about Heron, expecting a lot out of Figeoura, lack of size, etc. I'm still not sure this coaching staff is capable of the number of wins everyone is posting about.
 
[quote="we are sju" post=294822]People will complain.
Mike Zaun will post something.
Mike Zaun will post the same thing again.
People will complain about Mullin.
People will post we need Mike Rice.
People will ask what exactly does Mitch Richmond do.
Mike Zaun will post his gripe from the previous day.
Ponds will shoot and score a lot.
Figueroa will be very good.
Heron thing will not be decided until end of OOC schedule.
Heron will be ruled ineligible.
Mike Zaun will state his opinion "one final time".
People will complain about Mullin and our future even as we move closer to a rare NCAA bid.
We win 22 games.
We make tourney.
We lose in 1st round of tourney in some kind type of tortuous fashion.[/quote]

Actually very funny, but don’t give the Board nightmares about Heron being ineligible. Please!
I think Mustapha plays, and, base case, think we go 12-1 OOC, 12-6, regular season BEC, with 2 losses each to Nova and ‘Quette, and 1 each to Providence and Butler (both away).
We win at least 2 games in the BET and are 26-8 on Selection Sunday. We go to the Sweet Sixteen, perhaps better.
Best case, bordering on fantasy, we go 13-0 OOC, and 13-5 in BEC, with win over ‘Quette at home. We win the BET and are 29-5 on Selection Sunday and go to the Final Four.
Either way, phenomenal seasons.
The roster, with Heron, demands as much.
And we should get 2-3 Top 100-Top 150 recruits.
Let the games begin.
 
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[quote="Delaware" post=294826]I just don't see these lofty win totals from this team. Its a big jump. Don't know about Heron, expecting a lot out of Figeoura, lack of size, etc. I'm still not sure this coaching staff is capable of the number of wins everyone is posting about.[/quote]

If we were talking football I'd worry about unrealistic big jumps. Much easier to do it when only five guys are out there at once and you are potentially adding two big pieces.

Size won't be a huge issue if Clark can rebound. Easier said than done, since he really has no history of being a big rebounder, but he has the body for it. It's going to be a community effort, but if he gives us something we are in business.

Coaching-wise, I'm more worried about the years after this. I think this team can be great.
 
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I’ve said it earlier before and I’ll say it again, This team will at minimum be a sweet sixteen team and at best a final four team.
 
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[quote="Sju grad 13" post=294831]I’ve said it earlier before and I’ll say it again, This team will at minimum be a sweet sixteen team and at best a final four team.[/quote]

I really love your optimism and I pray you are correct but we return 3 very good starters, 1 bench player, add 2 solid transfers, 1 highly rated jc player, and three freshman with potential. Heron has yet to be cleared. 22 wins before post season would be a very positive step and maybe we can squeak into the tourney. But final four ?
 
[quote="redmannorth" post=294833][quote="Sju grad 13" post=294831]I’ve said it earlier before and I’ll say it again, This team will at minimum be a sweet sixteen team and at best a final four team.[/quote]

I really love your optimism and I pray you are correct but we return 3 very good starters, 1 bench player, add 2 solid transfers, 1 highly rated jc player, and three freshman with potential. Heron has yet to be cleared. 22 wins before post season would be a very positive step and maybe we can squeak into the tourney. But final four ?[/quote]

I'd be okay with the final four of the big east tournament.
 
22 regular season wins or something is broken, unless significant injuries occur.
 
vs. Loyola-Maryland - Win
vs. Bowling Green- Win
@Rutgers- Win
vs. Cal- Win
vs. Temple/VCU-Win
Vs. UMES- Win
Vs. GT- Win
Vs Mt St Mary- Win
Vs. Princeton-Win
Vs.Wagner-Win
Vs. St. Francis-Win
Vs.Sacred Heart-Win
@Seton Hall-Win
Vs. Marquette- Loss
@Gtown-Loss
@Nova-Loss
Vs .Depaul-Win
Vs. Creighton-Win
@Butler- Loss
Vs. Gtown- Win
@Creighton- Loss
@Duke-Loss
@Marquette- Loss
Vs. PC- Win
Vs. Butler-Win
Vs. Nova- Loss
@PC- Loss
Vs. Seton Hall- Win
Vs. Xavier- Win
@Depaul- Win
@Xavier- Win

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22-8 ( 10-8 )
 
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With Heron and no major injuries, 12-1 OOC 12-6 or 13-5 in conference with at least two BE tourney wins and sweet 16. W/o Heron and given OOC schedule, we are a bubble team and hopefully squeeze in, but schedule will make it tough.
 
It wouldn't shock me if we floated with being a top 10 team at some point during the season, win the BET and have a very deep run in the tournament. I also wouldn't be surprised if we completely flame out and lose in the first round. Ponds could have a tremendous Kemba-like year.

I'm expecting something in between those 2 scenarios :)
 
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