Oso planning to go pro
The road is open. At the end of the day vs. SH should age better than a CU win would have but my blood pressure didn't need either game.Win even one of the next 6 and we should have a very strong resume barring a Wojo-style February collapse. Win more than one of the next six and we should be talking seed rather than bubble.
Lots of good results. That should remain a Q1 win in the morning and gives us 3 as long as WVU doesn't fall below 50.Illinois blasting Michigan last night helps. St Bonaventure's win moved them to Q2 status, so no more bad losses. K-State beating Texas Tech will push them close to being a Q1 road win. Excellent 24 hours for us.
Dropping their record to 13-3. WVU losing to #9 Kansas at Kansas isn't going to hurt MU.
It is precious that the guy who calls out others for being part of the "cult of low expectations" would be content if we go 1-5 over the next 3 1/2 weeks.
Teal unnecessary.And he hasn’t … so it’s great to see us winning again, too!
The probability we would go at least 2-5 over these 7 was about 67%. The probability we would go at least 3-4 was about 35%. Expecting to go 2-5 before yesterday's game was the reasonable (on the conservative side) expectation.But you're right, now that we won yesterday the probability we win at least 2 of the next 6 is about 50-50. I'll update expectations accordingly - let's win 2 of the next 6!
I'm saying we win 4 of the 6. Sad that Scoopers like you can't free themselves from the cult of low expectations. 2 of 6? Stop settling for mediocrity!
Three weeks ago we would have been big dogs in all, or most, of these games and things have changed in the good guy's favor. While it is interesting to project 3, 4 or 5 games out, I think one game at time is more on spot this year than most years. As we sit today, there is not one game coming up that I do not think they have a chance going into the game, including Wednesday night. Every once in a while, a season totally surprises the majority of fans, and this may be one of those years.
82I will say again, these guys we will be remembered for starting the rebirth of MU basketball. It has been exciting looking forward to the games and they all have brought some excitement. Thus far, every game in the BE has been fun to watch and I have really enjoyed going to the games again. Granted, I have waited 45 years for this style of play and player, which makes me very biased and I have not been disappointed. The hiring of Shaka was a great move by MU and it will pay big dividends for the entire university.
Care to offer your thoughts about the games in order of most/least likely that we win/lose? I think Xavier and Providence offer the best chances of wins (even with P's revenge factor) and Nova in Philly and pissed off "Williard & Co." (as one scooper might describe them) are my picks for least likely to win. I think a win vs. Nova in Milwaukee is a real possibility. There are some chinks in Nova's armor this season. UCONN? They're difficult to read.
I’ll drink whatever you’re drinking. 4 of 6 would be amazing and probably put us in the top 25.
Earlier in this thread I said that I thought there were some chinks in Nova's armor this year, and that we just might win in Milwaukee. That ("chinks in the armor") did not age well. Nova 82, Butler 42 today. I still think we have a fair chance of winning at home, and who knows? Maybe Wednesday is a trap game, although I think it's very unlikely. I'm guessing 3-3 in the next six games and hoping to be proven too conservative.
Nova is one of the slowest teams in the nation, in fact, the 4th slowest team in the nation. They average nearly 10 less possessions per game than Marquette. If the game is played at their tempo, Marquette will have to guard the 3-pt line and force them into a bad shooting night. I’m not sure they can speed Nova up. Nova had played one game with 70+ possessions and that was an overtime game. Nova is also very good on the offensive glass. If Marquette doesn’t clean that up, it could be a long night. I think Nova is a terrible matchup for them. But I’m looking forward to it to see what the staff cooks up.
Hopefully Shaka proves to be Joan of Arc and Atilla the Hun...in a blender.