Magic number is down to 3 to win the Big East. Any Marquette win or Villanova loss lowers the number by 1.
Once the number hits 1 a tie is clinched. Let's get it down to 1 Wednesday!
Hope this "magic number" countdown works out better for MU than it did for the Cubs in the MLB thread.
Quote from: wadesworld on February 24, 2019, 02:38:34 PM
Hope this "magic number" countdown works out better for MU than it did for the Cubs in the MLB thread.
I hope it works out exactly the same.
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Quote from: TallTitan34 on February 24, 2019, 02:41:48 PM
I hope it works out exactly the same.
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Once in 106 years? I hope not!!!!!
Quote from: dgies9156 on February 24, 2019, 02:43:44 PM
Once in 106 years? I hope not!!!!!
Or 3 in 111? Which averages to 1 every 37 years.
1977 + 37 = 2014
Yeah good with that as well. We are due.
Quote from: TallTitan34 on February 24, 2019, 02:41:48 PM
I hope it works out exactly the same.
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They won the World Series this year? Weird. Could've sworn they didn't even make it to a Divisional Series...
Personally I hope we don't see a giant lead with very little season left to play dwindle down to losing the conference like the Cubs in the division this year.
Cubs suck!!
What the hell. Marquette is playing for a Big East title and you use this to rip the Cubs.
What is wrong with you?
I came for basketball talk. If we want to talk abour how brewers fans are getting so puffy chested about winning the division last year...I'll just google how many WS they have won...hell ill even include the Seattle pilots
Quote from: TallTitan34 on February 24, 2019, 02:50:20 PM
What the hell. Marquette is playing for a Big East title and you use this to rip the Cubs.
Both sayings sound good. ;)
Quote from: robmufan on February 24, 2019, 02:53:01 PM
I came for basketball talk. If we want to talk abour how brewers fans are getting so puffy chested about winning the division last year...I'll just google how many WS they have won...hell ill even include the Seattle pilots
Clearly you didn't come to talk about basketball. Oh and Cuck the Fubs.
Jesus do the Cubs just live in Brewers fans heads?
Ring out on Wednesday. Statement game!
Quote from: TallTitan34 on February 24, 2019, 02:32:51 PM
Magic number is down to 3 to win the Big East. Any Marquette win or Villanova loss lowers the number by 1.
Once the number hits 1 a tie is clinched. Let's get it down to 1 Wednesday!
Does 3 include Nova's loss to X today?
Quote from: TallTitan34 on February 24, 2019, 02:57:03 PM
Jesus do the Cubs just live in Brewers fans heads?
+1000000000000
Just a reminder that conference tournaments are dumb ways of determining auto bids, if it means there is next to no point to winning a regular season title
Edit: and to clarify, tournaments can still be exciting so long as we admit that they are not the best way so determine best school in conference
Love having a magic number less than how many games are remaining. Allows for an outright title even with a loss somewhere.
Quote from: robmufan on February 24, 2019, 02:53:01 PM
I came for basketball talk. If we want to talk abour how brewers fans are getting so puffy chested about winning the division last year...I'll just google how many WS they have won...hell ill even include the Seattle pilots
That hurts! Congrats on your one title in 104 years! If I could choose one sports franchise's success to call my own it is undoubtedly the Cubs!
The magic number is stupid. Win the game in front of you. 1 is the only number that matters. 1-0 every game.
Quote from: Rick Majerus' Towel on February 24, 2019, 03:00:38 PM
Does 3 include Nova's loss to X today?
Could be wrong but I think it is two. If we win at Nova, we are BE Champs. We'd be up 3 games with 3 left but tie breaker in hand versus Nova.
Quote from: wadesworld on February 24, 2019, 03:03:57 PM
That hurts! Congrats on your one title in 104 years! If I could choose one sports franchise's success to call my own it is undoubtedly the Cubs!
The magic number is stupid. Win the game in front of you. 1 is the only number that matters. 1-0 every game.
So math is stupid compared to your cliche phrase. Got it.
Quote from: WhiteTrash on February 24, 2019, 03:06:04 PM
Could be wrong but I think it is two. If we win at Nova, we are BE Champs. We'd be up 3 games with 3 left but tie breaker in hand versus Nova.
The Big East does co-champs if there is a tie. Tiebreaker is just for seeding the tournament.
How about St. John's? I don't what to see then in the BET. Can they lock up the 3 seed so they face the 2 seed in the semis? (I assume 2 plays 3 and 1 plays 4 in the semis).
Quote from: Rick Majerus' Towel on February 24, 2019, 03:10:36 PM
How about St. John's? I don't what to see then in the BET. Can they lock up the 3 seed so they face the 2 seed in the semis? (I assume 2 plays 3 and 1 plays 4 in the semis).
Agreed. Don't want to have to play them until the finals.
Luckily other teams seem to have success with them.
Quote from: TallTitan34 on February 24, 2019, 03:06:47 PM
So math is stupid compared to your cliche phrase. Got it.
Basketball isn't played on a calculator. The next game on the court is important. The math is not.
Quote from: Rick Majerus' Towel on February 24, 2019, 03:10:36 PM
How about St. John's? I don't what to see then in the BET. Can they lock up the 3 seed so they face the 2 seed in the semis? (I assume 2 plays 3 and 1 plays 4 in the semis).
Sure they could lock up the 3. And we could be the 2 and play them in the semis.
There's still season to be played.
Quote from: wadesworld on February 24, 2019, 03:22:24 PM
Basketball isn't played on a calculator. The next game on the court is important. The math is not.
Are you just talking out of your ass? "Basketball isn't played on a calculator?" What does that even mean? This has nothing to do with a computer projecting outcomes.
The math I'm talking about are the standings that are the result of played basketball games.
Quote from: TallTitan34 on February 24, 2019, 03:08:01 PM
The Big East does co-champs if there is a tie. Tiebreaker is just for seeding the tournament.
And so I am wrong. Thank you for the correction. Co-champs with Nova is cool with me. Outright even better.
No one have fun here looking at possibilities! If it is not the next game, you waste your time. That includes looking at possible seeding!
Quote from: WhiteTrash on February 24, 2019, 03:33:25 PM
And so I am wrong. Thank you for the correction. Co-champs with Nova is cool with me. Outright even better.
2013 was co-champs, good with it then, fine with it now. Ask TT about his tattoo he got because of the big east title
Quote from: robmufan on February 24, 2019, 03:34:58 PM
2013 was co-champs, good with it then, fine with it now. Ask TT about his tattoo he got because of the big east title
Haha it's coming.
Quote from: robmufan on February 24, 2019, 03:34:09 PM
No one have fun here looking at possibilities! If it is not the next game, you waste your time. That includes looking at possible seeding!
Careful now. Someone's trying to get their "next game is the only game" catchphrase over and you're not helping.
Wade's coming out with the double whammy. Hating on the Cubs not getting to 4 straight national league championships and talking about only game is the next game.
Quote from: TallTitan34 on February 24, 2019, 03:08:01 PM
The Big East does co-champs if there is a tie. Tiebreaker is just for seeding the tournament.
Let's beat Nova on Wednesday then hang the f'ing banner at home against Creighton on Saturday!
Quote from: mu03eng on February 24, 2019, 03:53:01 PM
Let's beat Nova on Wednesday then hang the f'ing banner at home against Creighton on Saturday!
Sunday
Quote from: wadesworld on February 24, 2019, 02:45:43 PM
They won the World Series this year? Weird. Could've sworn they didn't even make it to a Divisional Series...
Personally I hope we don't see a giant lead with very little season left to play dwindle down to losing the conference like the Cubs in the division this year.
In all honesty, and with all due respect, you're a massive twat.
Go Marquette.
Quote from: MDMU04 on February 24, 2019, 03:59:35 PM
In all honesty, and with all due respect, you're a massive twat.
Go Marquette.
Ouch!
I sense multiple Scarlet B's coming.
Quote from: MDMU04 on February 24, 2019, 03:59:35 PM
In all honesty, and with all due respect, you're a massive twat.
Go Marquette.
Actually, Wades analogy was accurate. Titan was the one who twatted the thread.
Quote from: MDMU04 on February 24, 2019, 03:59:35 PM
In all honesty, and with all due respect, you're a massive twat.
Go Marquette.
There's something to be said about that.
Quote from: Benny B on February 24, 2019, 04:21:20 PM
Actually, Wades analogy was accurate. Titan was the one who twatted the thread.
By giving the magic number?
On a side.note, should Wojo get mentioned for National Coach of the Year?
Quote from: lawdog77 on February 24, 2019, 04:29:04 PM
On a side.note, should Wojo get mentioned for National Coach of the Year?
Zion wrapped that up months ago
Quote from: lawdog77 on February 24, 2019, 04:29:04 PM
On a side.note, should Wojo get mentioned for National Coach of the Year?
I think at this point he's a shoe in for BE coach of the year. I'm guessing the fact that the Big East is down this season means Wojo won't get NCOY....probably the TTU coach would be my guess at this point.
I've been seeing some Rick Barnes mentions.
Quote from: lawdog77 on February 24, 2019, 04:29:04 PM
On a side.note, should Wojo get mentioned for National Coach of the Year?
Lets not advertise, and keep him as long is all parties are Happy.
Quote from: Bocephys on February 24, 2019, 04:30:57 PM
Zion wrapped that up months ago
Hahah solid.
Wojo should be mentioned, but I haven't seent it anywhere. I would guess you'll see him included amongst the names if MU wins wed night.
Mentioned or not, what a job he's done this year
Quote from: DoctorV on February 24, 2019, 07:34:43 PM
Mentioned or not, what a job he's done this year
Not bad for a coach many here wanted fired after the Indiana and Kansas games.
Quote from: TallTitan34 on February 24, 2019, 02:57:03 PM
Jesus do the Cubs just live in Brewers fans heads?
I like that the projections show the Cubs to finish so poorly this year.
Quote from: AZMarqfan on February 24, 2019, 10:01:45 PM
I like that the projections show the Cubs to finish so poorly this year.
Not a Cub fan so have no axe to grind but what "projections" are you talking about? Cubs are favorites to win their division and their over/under for wins is second in the National League behind LA.
Quote from: lawdog77 on February 24, 2019, 04:29:04 PM
On a side.note, should Wojo get mentioned for National Coach of the Year?
Honestly, I think he is more deserving of National Coach of the Year than he is Big East Coach of the Year, though that's dependent on how things finish. If Kevin Willard earns a big with a team picked 8th, that deserves serious BECOY consideration. But if Wojo earns a 2-seed with a team that wasn't even ranked to start the year, that seems NCOY worthy. I could see them splitting those honors.
Though if Seton Hall doesn't win 2/3, Wojo probably gets the conference award & consideration for national.
Quote from: brewcity77 on February 25, 2019, 12:11:53 AM
Honestly, I think he is more deserving of National Coach of the Year than he is Big East Coach of the Year, though that's dependent on how things finish. If Kevin Willard earns a big with a team picked 8th, that deserves serious BECOY consideration. But if Wojo earns a 2-seed with a team that wasn't even ranked to start the year, that seems NCOY worthy. I could see them splitting those honors.
Though if Seton Hall doesn't win 2/3, Wojo probably gets the conference award & consideration for national.
I think what we do with that seed matters quite a bit (or what we do with another seed). Earning a 2 seed but losing in the 2nd round not NCOY. Earning a 3 seed and making the FF is.
But it's nice to be talking about Wojo's NCOY chances instead of how hot his seat is.
His seat was never hot.
Quote from: tower912 on February 27, 2019, 08:08:13 AM
His seat was never hot.
Didn't stop Scoop from talking about it!
There seems to be ALOT of a Final Four talk on the board right now. I get that every team has a shot (see Loyola last year) but I would just be happy to see this team reach a sweet 16. They have done well this year, now doubt. However, I feel like you need tournament experience, or a starting line up of all Americans, to make a FF run. The tournament is just a different beast.
Our starting line up is all Americans. The only Canadian is Chartouny.
Yes, a few scoop villagers were lighting their torches and sharpening their pitchforks, but that doesn't mean that Wojo's seat was ever warm.
Quote from: tower912 on February 27, 2019, 08:22:24 AMOur starting line up is all Americans. The only Canadian is Chartouny.
I'm pretty sure Theo is a Kryptonian.
And the foul line is his Kryptonite ?
Koby is also from Canada and Ike is from Nigeria. #redshirtsmattatoo
Not for tonight's biggest game of the century.
Quote from: goldeneagle91114 on February 27, 2019, 08:18:29 AM
There seems to be ALOT of a Final Four talk on the board right now. I get that every team has a shot (see Loyola last year) but I would just be happy to see this team reach a sweet 16. They have done well this year, now doubt. However, I feel like you need tournament experience, or a starting line up of all Americans, to make a FF run. The tournament is just a different beast.
We've been ranked in the top 10 (ish) for the last 5 or 6 weeks. We only have 2 conference losses . We have a NPOY/Cousy Award contender. And we're alone at the top of the Big East. Seems reasonable to me for fans to be setting their sights high for March.
Sure, the tournament is a crapshoot, and matchups can make or break you (damn you, Stanford '08). But with the way we've been playing, our improved defense, our awesome offense, and all that Markus brings to the table, I really think this team can make a run in the tournament. If we don't move on to the second weekend, honestly, I'll be a little disappointed. I think we're actually that good this year.
Quote from: skianth16 on February 27, 2019, 10:37:44 AM
We've been ranked in the top 10 (ish) for the last 5 or 6 weeks. We only have 2 conference losses . We have a NPOY/Cousy Award contender. And we're alone at the top of the Big East. Seems reasonable to me for fans to be setting their sights high for March.
Sure, the tournament is a crapshoot, and matchups can make or break you (damn you, Stanford '08). But with the way we've been playing, our improved defense, our awesome offense, and all that Markus brings to the table, I really think this team can make a run in the tournament. If we don't move on to the second weekend, honestly, I'll be a little disappointed. I think we're actually that good this year.
Absolutely agree, howver, i also wouldnt be surprised if we lost in the first or second round. Ive had my heart torn out so many times.
Not aging well.
Quote from: wadesworld on March 03, 2019, 04:45:37 PM
Not aging well.
Your posts are old as soon as you post them.
Not sure how a fact can age poorly though.
But hey you wanted to beat Providence instead of Nova so congrats on that.
Quote from: TallTitan34 on March 03, 2019, 04:47:40 PM
Your posts are old as soon as you post them.
But hey you wanted to beat Providence instead of Nova so congrats on that.
Yes when we were playing Providence I wanted to beat Providence since we weren't playing Nova lol.
Quote from: wadesworld on March 03, 2019, 04:48:38 PM
Yes when we were playing Providence I wanted to beat Providence since we weren't playing Nova lol.
Which is wrong because our magic number would be 2 instead of 3 right now. Do you get that yet?
Quote from: TallTitan34 on March 03, 2019, 04:53:10 PM
Which is wrong because our magic number would be 2 instead of 3 right now. Do you get that yet?
No, what you don't get is beating Providence did not guarantee a loss to Nova lol. That's not how sports works. Never has been, never will be. Going into the Providence game I wanted to beat Providence because, well, we were playing Providence and not Nova. You can't beat Nova when you're playing Providence.
The thread was stupid and is proving to be so. The only number that matters is 1. Get a win in your next game. Everything else takes care of itself. But hey, you tried. "Magic number" was at 3. There were 4 results that could've changed that "magic number." Sadly it didn't. Let's focus on the 1, not the 3.
Or we could wonder if the Big East championship trophy is going to be in the building for our next game...because that was a good thought too.
Of all the crazy in this board, you are the only person that drives me bat-crap crazy. I don't know if you are doing a bit or really believe what you are saying.
I'm just going to ignore you and be done with it. Congrats on being the only person in my ignore list!
Quote from: TallTitan34 on March 03, 2019, 05:39:27 PM
I'm just going to ignore you and be done with it. Congrats on being the only person in my ignore list!
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I don't have a dog in this fight. But I'm glad one of you finally did it.
Quote from: TallTitan34 on March 03, 2019, 05:39:27 PM
Of all the crazy in this board, you are the only person that drives me bat-crap crazy. I don't know if you are doing a bit or really believe what you are saying.
I'm just going to ignore you and be done with it. Congrats on being the only person in my ignore list!
Congrats on being the bigger person/adult in this squabble! For that I hereby declare you the winner
Quote from: TallTitan34 on March 03, 2019, 05:39:27 PM
Of all the crazy in this board, you are the only person that drives me bat-crap crazy. I don't know if you are doing a bit or really believe what you are saying.
I'm just going to ignore you and be done with it. Congrats on being the only person in my ignore list!
Oh no! I'm so sad.
Quote from: wadesworld on March 03, 2019, 04:45:37 PM
Not aging well.
I think I speak for the majority of the board here when I say
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Please put a nuke to this thread. Congrats Nova.
Quote from: wadesworld on March 06, 2019, 07:33:00 PM
Please put a nuke to this thread. Congrats Nova.
Why do you keep bringing it back up then?
Quote from: wadesworld on March 06, 2019, 07:33:00 PM
Please put a nuke to this thread. Congrats Nova.
You are a sad strange little man