cant get any worse than this. remember the really bad days. MU still only loses 4 in conference play
I agree. (pending DJ's injury status). I might go as high as 5 losses, but we'll be fine. Its a shame we only play UL once because this one could be big in the standings at the end of the year.
Quote from: NavinRJohnson on January 17, 2008, 08:18:42 PM
I agree. (pending DJ's injury status). Its a shame we only play UL once because this one could be big in the standings at the end of the year.
We get them at home in a couple weeks. We play better then, for sure.
I said before we would be fortunate to go 4-5 on the road and I'm sticking with that.
Quote from: QPSS70 on January 17, 2008, 08:22:57 PM
Quote from: NavinRJohnson on January 17, 2008, 08:18:42 PM
I agree. (pending DJ's injury status). Its a shame we only play UL once because this one could be big in the standings at the end of the year.
We get them at home in a couple weeks. We play better then, for sure.
My mistake. I thought we only played them once this year. That's good news.
Quote from: mudimitri on January 17, 2008, 08:00:39 PM
cant get any worse than this. remember the really bad days. MU still only loses 4 in conference play
Highly, highly unlikely.
Quote from: chapman on January 17, 2008, 08:24:54 PM
I said before we would be fortunate to go 4-5 on the road and I'm sticking with that.
Seven road games remaining ... 6-1 in remaining home games and 4-3 in remaining road games certainly seems possible at this point. But 7-0 and 3-4 certainly possible, too, with the road wins at Cincy, St. John's and Seton Hall, which would leave a tinge of doubt in my mind about their legitimacy entering the NC2A's with no road wins over a good team since Dec. 8.
Quote from: Eye on January 18, 2008, 02:30:47 AM
Quote from: chapman on January 17, 2008, 08:24:54 PM
I said before we would be fortunate to go 4-5 on the road and I'm sticking with that.
Seven road games remaining ... 6-1 in remaining home games and 4-3 in remaining road games certainly seems possible at this point. But 7-0 and 3-4 certainly possible, too, with the road wins at Cincy, St. John's and Seton Hall, which would leave a tinge of doubt in my mind about their legitimacy entering the NC2A's with no road wins over a good team since Dec. 8.
I think 5-2 is a strong possiblity in remaining roadgames. If we win tomorrow, 7-0 isn't out of the question.
What nobody seems to be acknowledging is that we've already played our two toughest road games. Say what you want about WVU, with a 14-2 home record over the past two seasons, nobody has been better. And now that UL is at full strength, they are clearly the toughest team in the league--and yes, I believe they are vastly superior to Georgetown.
UConn: Beatable at home, as proven by Providence. Neutral court, MU is absolutely a better team--UConn has lost to the two conference foes we absolutely destroyed--and unlike WVU we've won there before.
Cincy: Cincinnati shouldn't be overlooked, but they don't match up well with MU's speed. We will be expected to win that one.
ND: We already beat this team by 26. They'll play better at home, but 27 points better? Doubtful.
Seton Hall: Again, MU is clearly a better team, and has the motivation to prove that the close game earlier in the year was an aberration.
St. Johns: MU is clearly better than SJU, who will struggle to get into the BET.
Villanova: This game is very winnable for MU--Villanova has not dominated anyone, and showed weakness against DePaul.
Syracuse: Syracuse simply isn't a good team--their only 3 conference wins are over teams unlikely to qualify for the BET.
Quote from: Marquette84 on January 19, 2008, 04:31:01 PM
Quote from: Eye on January 18, 2008, 02:30:47 AM
Quote from: chapman on January 17, 2008, 08:24:54 PM
I said before we would be fortunate to go 4-5 on the road and I'm sticking with that.
Seven road games remaining ... 6-1 in remaining home games and 4-3 in remaining road games certainly seems possible at this point. But 7-0 and 3-4 certainly possible, too, with the road wins at Cincy, St. John's and Seton Hall, which would leave a tinge of doubt in my mind about their legitimacy entering the NC2A's with no road wins over a good team since Dec. 8.
I think 5-2 is a strong possiblity in remaining roadgames. If we win tomorrow, 7-0 isn't out of the question.
What nobody seems to be acknowledging is that we've already played our two toughest road games. Say what you want about WVU, with a 14-2 home record over the past two seasons, nobody has been better. And now that UL is at full strength, they are clearly the toughest team in the league--and yes, I believe they are vastly superior to Georgetown.
UConn: Beatable at home, as proven by Providence. Neutral court, MU is absolutely a better team--UConn has lost to the two conference foes we absolutely destroyed--and unlike WVU we've won there before.
Cincy: Cincinnati shouldn't be overlooked, but they don't match up well with MU's speed. We will be expected to win that one.
ND: We already beat this team by 26. They'll play better at home, but 27 points better? Doubtful.
Seton Hall: Again, MU is clearly a better team, and has the motivation to prove that the close game earlier in the year was an aberration.
St. Johns: MU is clearly better than SJU, who will struggle to get into the BET.
Villanova: This game is very winnable for MU--Villanova has not dominated anyone, and showed weakness against DePaul.
Syracuse: Syracuse simply isn't a good team--their only 3 conference wins are over teams unlikely to qualify for the BET.
Wow, are you optimistic. I think 4 road wins would be outstanding. The only easier are SJU and the Hall. The others can go either way. I still say we lose tomorrow and drop to 3-3, our shot at Top 4 finish will really be tough.
Quote from: 79Warrior on January 19, 2008, 04:39:48 PM
I still say we lose tomorrow and drop to 3-3, our shot at Top 4 finish will really be tough.
Why would you say that? Even if you conceed the top spot to Georgetown (which I am not prepared to do), we would be no more than a game behind everybody else. They still have to play their schedules as well, you know. Difference is, we would already have @WVU, @UL, and @UConn behind us. Win or lose tomorrow, the BE is still very much up for grabs.
Fair points SJS. A lot of toss-ups still on the docket. An optimist (you, me normally) would go with the better record, a pessimist (me after MU's below-average performances at WVU and UL) would go with the poorer record. I guess I need to see MU play well against somebody in their building before the optimist in me will peek its way back of out the hole it's currently residing in.
Pitt lost a Cincinnatti today. We have no easy road games and will be doing well if we win 3 on the road. The first place team in the league will have 3 probably 4 losses.