How can marquette make the tourney

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

Bubble is still soft.

The real question is who is softer - MU or the bubble

[brewcity77]

On the basis of "if the season ended today" it's hard to believe the bubble can't find 48 other teams for bids.  Imploding teams with RPIs of 73 do not make the tournament. 

On the basis of the probability of winning 4 of the next 5?   Let's be serious for a second .. MU would have to reverse course in a dramatic way for that to happen.   Far more possible that Xavier kills us twice, Prov beats us on the road, we finish our last 10 by going 3-7 or worse.

But yeah, there's a chance!

All I can say is start making a list. When you get down to those last 4-8 teams, you'll realize just how bad the bubble is.

[muhoops1]

I gave up it doesn't look like we can make the tourney :/

You're too young to lose hope.  Leave that to all of us old, miserable fans on the board.  Youthful optimism...MU hosts an NIT game and Wojo takes the UMBC job in 2018!

[amen426]

The Big East is a 5 bid conference. That won't change unless us, Seton Hall, and Georgetown crap the bed down the stretch.

So with that being said - we just need to finish 5th in the standings. Seton Hall lost to St Johns today, which is extremely helpful and should help us maintain a small edge over them/Georgetown for the next week..

Since our conference changed to 10-teams/Round-robin scheduling, the NCAA bids have mirrored our standings.

2016 (5 bids): Nova (16-2), Xavier (14-4), Seton (12-6), Providence (10-8), Butler (10-8)

2015 (6 bids): Nova (16-2), Butler (12-6), Georgetown (12-6), Providence (11-7), St Johns (10-8), Xavier (9-9)

2014 (4 bids): Nova (16-2), Creighton (14-4), Providence (10-8), Xavier (10-8)**

** In 2014, St Johns was also 10-8, but lost tiebreaker to Xavier in the conf standings. STJ was snubbed from the tournament. The Big East ended up getting only 4 bids that year, while the A-10 got 6. Strange year. The conference has gotten more respect over the last 2 tournaments, and should continue to this year.

Still hopeful, but check back with me after the Xavier game next Saturday. A loss at home against X will be the dagger.

[willie warrior]

Sounds like Duane is going to be starting next Saturday.

Hopefully he can provide a spark.

Curious who he'll replace in the starting lineup.

How about Cheatham. While the kid still has great potential, he has played poorly for quite a while. He needs a wake up call.

[mileskishnish72]

Amen, the dagger comes in one week. No way is this squad going to beat Xavier.

(Freedom to all to quote this endlessly in the event of a miracle).

[Earl Tatum]

Not by playing this way.

[4everwarriors]

It don't matter. This team ain't gonna do stink in it, ai na?

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Go 3-2. Win a game in BET to be safer.

Guys, literally everyone on the bubble who has played today lost. A few fringe teams like Gtown and Providence won. The opportunity is still there, but right now, this team has no confidence and I'm not sure they get to 9 wins.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

How things have changed.

16 days ago, "if the season ended today" MU was solidly in the NCAAs.

Today, MU is completely out, and needs to play far better than their trend to have a chance.

Completely out? MU had looked terrible for a couple weeks now, but who exactly moved in front of us? Go look at the bubble teams and the teams that are on the pherphery of the bubble. They all suck. They all lost today. This field has to be filled. But MU isn't getting in at 6-12, so better start winning.

[WayOfTheWarrior]

Just trying to expand my imagination on how to revamp a mentally distraught and unfocused team in a week.

- Watch basketball comeback/inspirational propaganda (ie Hoosiers, Glory Road, heck even Air Bud?)
- Lake Michigan baptisms
- DWade wilderness retreat

Also there's a difference between giving up on the season and the season "actually being over".
Just win. Find a way 4 times. Very difficult but still possible.