NCAA Tourney Nope ...NIT Nope

[chicagowarrior]

it's over folks..when we can't beat De Paul when their star is hurt

we needed a win in those close games (Villi for example)

we belong on the bottom


its a bad night

[jaygall31]

bad night, yes. Saying we're outta the NIT? stupid

[chicagowarrior]

if we can't beat DePaul

do you honestly think

we can beat

Syracuse at Syracuse?

[ErickJD08]

ChicagoWarrior, step back from the ledge... its ok...

[MUEng92]

if we can't beat DePaul

do you honestly think

we can beat

Syracuse at Syracuse?

No, but they will probably figure out a way to lose by 2 pts to them too.

[Jay Bee]

if we can't beat DePaul

do you honestly think

we can beat

Syracuse at Syracuse?

 Absolutely.  This team can catch fire in a hurry.  On any given night we can beat nearly anyone.  On 95% of nights we beat DePaul.  

[chicagowarrior]

I'm just stating the obvious...thats all

[chicagowarrior]

well we better put a streak together


cuz this resume is not looking good

[ErickJD08]

No, but they will probably figure out a way to lose by 2 pts to them too.

lol

[madtownwarrior]

 Absolutely.  This team can catch fire in a hurry.  On any given night we can beat nearly anyone.  On 95% of nights we beat DePaul.  

On any given night we can beat nearly anyone - but don't - lots of heartbreaking loses, very few close wins.

On 95% of nights we beat DePaul.   - Yeah but tonight was the 5%, no positive spin on that...


homer just said it - you expect these team to lose some games they shouldn't - but not this one...

[mugrack]

NIT sucks

NIT = Not In the Tourney

[nathanziarek]

There's nothing obvious about your post. It's pessimistic. It's an opinion. But not obvious. We had no business being competitive with Villanova or VW, beating GT or losing to DePaul. These team is anything but obvious.

[ErickJD08]

if we can't beat DePaul

do you honestly think

we can beat

Syracuse at Syracuse?

We had a shot at beating Villanova (the Number One team in BE)... twice.  So, yes... I honestly believe we can beat Syracuse.  If you don't think so, I'll wake you up after the season is over.

[chicagowarrior]

wake me

when we can score more than 50 points on a bottomfeeder in the BE

[warriorfred]

I honestly believe we can beat Syracuse.  If you don't think so, I'll wake you up after the season is over.

Count me among those in need of a wake-up call.  This team will not beat Syracuse.  Boeheim will own Buzz.  I'm counting this season as a learning experience for Buzz and the rest of the team

[ErickJD08]

wake me

when we can score more than 50 points on a bottomfeeder in the BE

Calm down.  Marquette sucked tonight.  They just scored 90 some points and thought they were going to steam roll some team.  Truth is, WE ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO BE GOOD THIS SEASON.  We lost three all time greats.  This stuff happens.

[augoman]

I'm pretty depressed myself, altho a little better after vomiting, over the dismal showing..., 6 made baskets in the second half?  I blame the journal/sent for the jinx.  Another close loss also begs the old saw that 'its the players job to keep the game close, and the coaches job to win'.

[NotAnAlum]

Maybe this will give everyone a reality check.  Lets forget this game and enjoy the season.  We are not an NCAA tourny team, we are rebuilding big time.  We are an underdog looking for the upset.  Our season will be defined by trying to play good teams close, maybe pulling an upset, maybe going to the NIT.  We were picked to finish 12th anything better than that is a decent season.

[Jam Chowder]

I hate watching this team so much. You just know it's coming. It's unbelievable how you just feel the loss coming even early in the game. That's the worst part.


CHOKE ARTISTS

[slingkong]

There's nothing obvious about your post. It's pessimistic. It's an opinion. But not obvious. We had no business being competitive with Villanova or VW, beating GT or losing to DePaul. These team is anything but obvious.

When will people stop getting their jollies on merely being competitive? A loss is a loss is a loss.  A loss by any other name is still a loss.  There is no such thing as moral victories.  The team should be playing with a chip on its collective shoulder in the first place, for being picked 12th.  Now the team should be playing just to maintain some sense of pride in the jersey.  The effort last night is not representative of the normal effort given by the team and expected by the school and alumni.  That is why the team should be embarrassed.

[willie warrior]

When will people stop getting their jollies on merely being competitive? A loss is a loss is a loss.  A loss by any other name is still a loss.  There is no such thing as moral victories.  The team should be playing with a chip on its collective shoulder in the first place, for being picked 12th.  Now the team should be playing just to maintain some sense of pride in the jersey.  The effort last night is not representative of the normal effort given by the team and expected by the school and alumni.  That is why the team should be embarrassed.

Agreed. We should not be satisfied with being "competitive". To me, that is a cop out. There is no reason why we should not be competing for BEast titles--other than our longstanding inability to recruit better bigs.

Why does Wisconsin continue to do well each year in the Big Ten and is able to recruit bigs each year?

Sure, we can blame our problems on injuries, but all teams have those.  We need to get some big guys who can play so we do not end up with two Guards under 6 feet in the game with usually two other Guard types.

[radome]

On any given night we can beat nearly anyone - but don't -

more like we can nearly beat anyone.

[NavinRJohnson]

I'm just stating the obvious...thats all

Why didn't you state it after the Georgetown, Villanova, or Providence games, or anytime before the DePaul game then? Did the team somehow get magically worse on the bus to Chicago?

[NavinRJohnson]

The team should be playing with a chip on its collective shoulder in the first place, for being picked 12th.  Now the team should be playing just to maintain some sense of pride in the jersey.  The effort last night is not representative of the normal effort given by the team and expected by the school and alumni.  That is why the team should be embarrassed.

Exactly what team have you been watching, or is last night the only game you've seen?

[ChicosBailBonds]

if we can't beat DePaul

do you honestly think

we can beat

Syracuse at Syracuse?

What does beating Syracuse have to do with going to the NIT?   This team will make the NIT