Poll
Question:
How many more we gonna play?
Option 1: 9 - we're going all the way baby!
votes: 9
Option 2: 6-8, BET Title, FF or bust!
votes: 12
Option 3: 4-5, Win a couple in BET and NCAA
votes: 76
Option 4: 3, We'll win one more game
votes: 28
Option 5: 2, Pack it up, we're done.
votes: 25
How optimistic are you about the rest of our season?
I'm actually more optimistic about our NCAA games than I am about tonight's game.
I'll say 1 BET game and 3 or 4 NCAA games. All depends on match ups in the NCAAs though.
I am hoping for 4
I picked 3. I think we win the opening game in the NCAA.
Lose tonight then at least two in the NCAA tournament.
Quote from: TallTitan34 on March 14, 2019, 06:51:12 AM
I'm actually more optimistic about our NCAA games than I am about tonight's game.
I'll say 1 BET game and 3 or 4 NCAA games. All depends on match ups in the NCAAs though.
4 NCAA? Pretty optimistic 8-)
April 8, Minneapolis.
We got this.
Quote from: 1SE on March 14, 2019, 08:17:23 AM
4 NCAA? Pretty optimistic 8-)
All depends on matchups.
Quote from: TallTitan34 on March 14, 2019, 06:51:12 AM
I'm actually more optimistic about our NCAA games than I am about tonight's game.
I'll say 1 BET game and 3 or 4 NCAA games. All depends on match ups in the NCAAs though.
The bolded x100. I am not overly optimistic about tonight, but at this point, I am OK with it. But I do think this team will do well against teams that have limited time to prepare, and yes, refs that aren't from the Big East.
I think we're going to our first Big East final, though I'm not bullish on us cutting down nets Saturday. I think we go out in the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, though I like our odds better as a 4/5 than I do a 3, oddly enough.
Quote from: brewcity77 on March 14, 2019, 10:08:59 AM
I think we're going to our first Big East final, though I'm not bullish on us cutting down nets Saturday. I think we go out in the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, though I like our odds better as a 4/5 than I do a 3, oddly enough.
Isn't a 3 pretty much out the window? I kind of doubt we get a 3 even if we win the BET.
Quote from: JamilJaeJamailJrJuan on March 14, 2019, 10:12:02 AM
Isn't a 3 pretty much out the window? I kind of doubt we get a 3 even if we win the BET.
Split between the two tournaments JJjJjJJJjjJj. :)
Quote from: JamilJaeJamailJrJuan on March 14, 2019, 10:12:02 AM
Isn't a 3 pretty much out the window? I kind of doubt we get a 3 even if we win the BET.
Very unlikely, but you never know. As much as we try to project and predict, the committee brings a human element that can't be predicted.
Quote from: jsglow on March 14, 2019, 10:22:46 AM
Split between the two tournaments JJjJjJJJjjJj. :)
Was referring to ncaa seeding, not number of wins.
Total chit shoot, hey?
3 ??????? seriously , we aren't even close , more like 6 seed.
Quote from: Galway Eagle on March 14, 2019, 07:09:27 AM
Lose tonight then at least two in the NCAA tournament.
This.
Quote from: Galway Eagle on March 14, 2019, 07:09:27 AM
Lose tonight then at least two in the NCAA tournament.
I'm pretty pessimistic on things but even I don't see us losing twice in the NCAA tournament
Quote from: dinger on March 14, 2019, 11:33:19 AM
I'm pretty pessimistic on things but even I don't see us losing twice in the NCAA tournament
We'd set an NCAA record and people would still complain
Quote from: JamilJaeJamailJrJuan on March 14, 2019, 10:12:02 AM
Isn't a 3 pretty much out the window? I kind of doubt we get a 3 even if we win the BET.
I outlined it in one of the CS threads the other day. It's not impossible, but it is highly unlikely. Win the BET and get the right collection of results and we can get to the 3 line. I think there are 11 teams concretely on the top-3 lines right now. That last 3 is up for grabs.
Quote from: JamilJaeJamailJrJuan on March 14, 2019, 10:48:25 AM
Was referring to ncaa seeding, not number of wins.
My mistake brother!
A loss tonight likely puts us in the 7-8 seed range, making it awfully tough to get past one more win.
Quote from: 21rooster on March 14, 2019, 11:45:44 AM
A loss tonight likely puts us in the 7-8 seed range, making it awfully tough to get past one more win.
No. 6 seed is the worst MU can get IMHO. People like Brew and TAMU who pay more attention to seeding than I do have been pretty adamant about that as well.
I hope you're right, but we're 29 in NET rankings. Going strictly on that basis, that puts us at an 8 seed as of today. Obviously the committee won't go strictly on that basis, but the eye test over the last five games (if they lose tonight) says that Marquette has been figured out and shouldn't be moved up from the statistical ranking.
Quote from: 21rooster on March 14, 2019, 11:56:43 AM
I hope you're right, but we're 29 in NET rankings. Going strictly on that basis, that puts us at an 8 seed as of today. Obviously the committee won't go strictly on that basis, but the eye test over the last five games (if they lose tonight) says that Marquette has been figured out and should be moved up from the statistical ranking.
They're still evaluating overall resume, and ours is widely better than the teams in the 6+ seeds.
Seven more to go.
Quote from: 1SE on March 14, 2019, 08:17:39 PM
8? or did I count wrong?
8.
I counted wrong. No I didn't. I was right the first time.
Won and dunn, hey?
Quote from: 4everwarriors on March 18, 2019, 03:14:08 PM
Won and dunn, hey?
If only we had Herro. Or maybe Howland. Then you'd be confident and happy.
Yeah I don't understand the pessimism and especially those of you who seem to be openly cheering against MU. It's very odd.
I think this is a good matchup for MU. Ja is great but I spent the last hour or so watching their games. Teams simply didn't have the personnel to double or hedge him in the pick and roll. Marquette does. They'll dare others to beat them and unless Murray State's others get hot I think we'll win by double digits. They have a couple guys we can stash Markus on so he doesn't have to chase Ja around much.
When MU is on offense, Murray State simply doesn't have the personnel to defend us. Their big guy is slow. If we put him in pick and roll then Howard will feast on him. The Hausers should be able to shoot over their wing players. Other than Ja, they don't have a ton of quickness or athleticism.
Of course Morant could go crazy and will them to a win. But give me Marquette giving 4.5 points all day in this one.
Marquette has 6 games in front of them. Keep the faith.